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William Swain Killian 1809–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1809

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Sep 1885

Death Location: Sato, Jackson, Illinois, USA

Father: Michael Killian

Mother: Millicent Swaim

Spouse(s): Mary Blake

Children(s): William Killian, Lewis Killian, Henry Killian, George Killian, Eliza Killian, Sarah Killian, Michael Killian, Ailsey Killian, Ellen Killian

William Swain Killian was born in 1809 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Michael Killian And Millicent Milly Swaim. In 1850, William Swain Killian resided in Northern District, Jackson, Illinois, USA. In 1860, William Swain Killian resided in Township 7 Range 3 W, Ava, Jackson, Illinois, USA. William Swain Killian married Mary B Blake, and had children including Ailsey Jane Killian, Eliza Elizabeth Killian, Ellen Killian, George Marion Killian, Henry Jackson Killian, Lewis Allen Killian, Michael Anderson Killian, Sarah Killian, William Franklin Killian. William Swain Killian passed away in 1885 in Sato, Jackson, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Swain Killian was born in 1809 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Michael Killian And Millicent Milly Swaim.
  • In 1850, William Swain Killian resided in Northern District, Jackson, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1860, William Swain Killian resided in Township 7 Range 3 W, Ava, Jackson, Illinois, USA.
  • William Swain Killian married Mary B Blake, and had children including Ailsey Jane Killian, Eliza Elizabeth Killian, Ellen Killian, George Marion Killian, Henry Jackson Killian, Lewis Allen Killian, Michael Anderson Killian, Sarah Killian, William Franklin Killian.
  • William Swain Killian passed away in 1885 in Sato, Jackson, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Killian
1779–1850
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
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Millicent Swaim
1783–1818
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Blake
1811–1895
Birth Location: Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

William Killian
1837–1925
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, USA
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Lewis Killian
1841–1925
Birth Location: Sato, Jackson County, Illinois, USA
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Henry Killian
1844–1935
Birth Location: Jackson County, Illinois, USA
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George Killian
1848–1924
Birth Location: Sato, Jackson, Illinois, USA
GK
Eliza Killian
1851–1930
Birth Location: Sato, Jackson County, Illinois, USA
EK
Sarah Killian
1853–1936
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Michael Killian
1832–1865
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana
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Ailsey Killian
1834–1919
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, USA
AK
Ellen Killian
1855–1884
Birth Location: Illinois
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William Killian's Ancestors

Self
William Killian
1809–1885
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Michael Killian
1779–1850
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Millicent (Milly) Swaim
1783–1818
Grandparents
William Swaim
1746–1813
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Ann) Robbins
1747–1823
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Robbins
1709–1789
Anne Parsons
1715–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Robins
1671–1709
Anna Pack
1663–1709

William Killian's Descendants

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William (Swain) Killian (25 Apr 1809–1 Sep 1885) m. Mary (B.) Blake (10 Mar 1811–Mar 1895)
  1. 1. William (Franklin) Killian 1837–1925
  2. 2. Lewis (Allen) Killian 1841–1925 m. Margaret (Alice) Stephens 1852–1922
    1. 1. Cassa (Delphine) Killian 1868–1949
    2. 2. Joseph (Kent) Killion 1870–1962
    3. 3. William (Montgomery) Killion 1873–1880
    4. 4. Martha (Rosilla) Killion 1877–1934 m. Leopold (Paul) Barbary 1871–1959
    5. 5. John (Edwin) Killion 1880–1922
    6. 6. Thomas (Leslie) Killion 1886–1963
    7. 7. Davada (Killion) Crow 1885–1938 m. Dempsey (Monroe) Ditzler 1877–1899 m. Calvin Swain 1885–1958 m. William (Franklin) Crow 1871–1905
      1. 1. Bertha (Alice) Ditzler 1899–1988 m. Grover (Stevenson “Doc”) Garner 1893–1938
        1. 1. Gerald (G) Garner 1918–1992 m. Lois (Rebecca) Hill 1921–2002
        2. 2. Erma (Aileen) Garner 1923–2000 m. Willis (Marvin) Bowen 1919–2003
        3. 3. Norma (Jeane) Garner 1925–2005 m. Robert (Lewis) Chrisman 1925–2013
      2. 2. Hazel (Beatrice) Crow 1905–1991 m. Frank (Ernest) Duncan 1903–1986
        1. 1. Kenneth (W) Duncan 1924–
        2. 2. Robert (L) Duncan 1926–
      3. 3. Harold Swain 1913–1974
      4. 4. Lois (Imogene) Swain 1920–1993 m. Howard (W.) Smith 1918–1992
      5. 5. Norma (Delphine) Swain 1924–2014 m. Woodrow (“E Z”) Dean 1928–2001
      6. 6. Alma (Lucy) Swain 1910–1979 m. Orville (Edward) Cline 1908–1982 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Smith 1888–1973
        1. 1. La (Vona Jean) Cline 1929–2005 m. Donald (Lewis) Wolverton 1928–1986 m. William Bergholdt 1921–1999
        2. 2. Betty (June) Cline 1931–1983 m. Eugene (R) Sparman 1925–
    8. 8. Bertha (A) Killion 1899–
    9. 9. James (L) Killion 1888–1910 m. Grace (Ann) Uhles 1888–
      1. 1. Homer (Kenneth) Killion 1908–1987
  3. 3. Henry (Jackson) Killian 1844–1935
  4. 4. George (Marion) Killian 1848–1924
  5. 5. Eliza (Elizabeth) Killian 1851–1930 m. John (Edwin) King 1849–1922
  6. 6. Sarah Killian 1853–1936 m. Samuel Morgan 1848–1917
  7. 7. Michael (Anderson) Killian 1832–1865
  8. 8. Ailsey (Jane) Killian 1834–1919 m. Joseph Shannon 1822–1871 m. James Wilson 1846–1928
  9. 9. Ellen Killian 1855–1884 m. John (Wesley) McCoy 1852–1937

William Killian's Timeline

6 Records

1809
25 Apr 1809
Birth of William Swain Killian in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 41
William Swain Killian resided here in Northern District, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Northern District, Jackson, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 51
William Swain Killian resided here in Township 7 Range 3 W, Ava, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Township 7 Range 3 W, Ava, Jackson, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 61
William Swain Killian resided here in Killian Precinct, Ora, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Killian Precinct, Ora, Jackson, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 71
William Swain Killian resided here in Ora, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Ora, Jackson, Illinois, USA
1885
1 Sep 1885
Age 76
Death of William Swain Killian in Sato, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Sato, Jackson, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1809
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ora, Jackson, Illinois; Roll: 214; Page: 25c; Enumeration District: 034
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Killian Precinct, Jackson, Illinois; Roll: M593_232; Page: 136A
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 7 Range 3 W, Jackson, Illinois; Roll: M653_186; Page: 349; Family Histor
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Northern District, Jackson, Illinois; Roll: 110; Page: 217b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Northern District, Jackson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Northern District, Jackson, Illinois; Roll: 110; Page: 217b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 7 Range 3 W, Ava, Jackson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 7 Range 3 W, Jackson, Illinois; Roll: M653_186; Page: 349; Family Histor

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Killian Precinct, Ora, Jackson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Killian Precinct, Jackson, Illinois; Roll: M593_232; Page: 136A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ora, Jackson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ora, Jackson, Illinois; Roll: 214; Page: 25c; Enumeration District: 034

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1885
    Event Place: Sato, Jackson, Illinois, USA
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