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Historical and Biographical Sketches

United States

Alabama

• Osce Franklin McKissick of Coosa Co., Pub. 1904 (Word Doc)

Arkansas

• Biography of James Gilliland of Madison County, Arkansas, Pub. 1889(Word Doc)

California

• Biography of R. Emerson Gilliland of Riverside County, CA, 1922 (Word Doc)

Georgia

• John Gilleland's Double Barreled Cannon, Athens, Georgia (Word Doc)

Idaho

• Trail Tales: The Life of James David Gillilan (Word Doc)

Illinois

• William E. Gilliland (Word Doc)
• Biography of John Gilliland of Fulton County, Ill., Pub. 1879 (Word Doc)

Indiana

• John C. Gilliland of Greene County, Indiana (Word Doc)
• James Harvey Gilliland of Greene County, Indiana (Word Doc)
• Robert Gilliland, St. Josephy County (Word Doc)
• Theodore R. Gilleland, Hendricks County (Word Doc)
• Ellison Sligar and wife Margaret Gillland, Monroe County, Indiana (Word Doc)
• A profile of inventor Ezra Gilliland upon his death in 1903 (Word Doc)
• Biography of William C. Gilliland of Montgomery County, Indiana, 1893 (Word Doc)
• Biography of William Gilliland of Montgomery County, Indiana, Pub. 1881 (Word Doc)

Iowa

• Biography of Henry P. Gillilan of Linn County, Iowa, published 1911 (Word Doc)
• Biography of Samuel Gilliland of Linn County, Iowa, published 1901 (Word Doc)
• Biography of Nathan C. Gillilan of Linn County, Iowa, published 1901 (Word Doc)
• Biography of George D. Gillilan of Linn County, Iowa, published 1887 (Word Doc)
• A brief biography of Edward Gilliland of Mills County, Iowa, 1881 (Word Doc)
• James and Jane (Gilliland) Richardson, Black Hawk County (Word Doc)
• Biographical sketches of Edward and John W. Gilliland of Mills County, Iowa (Word Doc)

Kansas

• James F. Gilliland (Word Doc)
• William C. Gilliland, Dickinson County (Word Doc)

Kentucky

• B. F. Gilliland, Hopkins County (Word Doc)
• Dr. Sarah M. Gilliland of Covington, Kentucky, Pub. 1887 (Word Doc)

Michigan

• Robert Gilliland, Lenawee County (Word Doc)
• The Gilliland Electric Company resumes business in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan | 1901 (Word Doc)

Minnesota

• Samuel L. Gilliland, Pipestone County (Word Doc)

Missouri

• William J. Gillilan, Daviess County (Word Doc)
• Robert E. Gilleland, Cass County
• Robert Q. Gilliland, Ozark County
• John E. Gilleland, Macon County
• Charles D. Boisseau and Oscar Gilliland Boisseau, Johnson County

Nebraska

• John J. Gillilan, Lancaster County (Word Doc)
• Josiah Gilliland, formerly of Belmont County, Ohio | Pub. 1904 (Word Doc)
• Biography of Elwood C. Gilliland of York County, Nebraska, Pub. 1899 (Word Doc)

New York

• William Gilliland (b. abt. 1734, d. 1796) and grandson Henry Ross (1790-1862) (Word Doc)
• Biography of William Gilliland by David Glenn (1734-1796) (Word Doc)
• Richard Gilleland (Word Doc)

North Carolina

• Records from the ledgers of the Nisbet brothers' store in Salisbury, from 1700's (Word Doc)

Ohio

Belmont County

• How the town of Fairview, Ohio got its name (Word Doc)

Brown County

• Rev. James Gilliland (South Carolina to Ohio) (Word Doc)
• Biography of William A. Gilliland of Brown County, Ohio, Pub. 1913 (Word Doc)

Jackson County

• Hugh, Nathan B. and Jackson Gilliland (Word Doc)
• Rediscovering Strickland Gillilan (Word Doc)
• William S. Gillilan (Word Doc)
• Captain Coleman Gillilan 1903 (Word Doc)

Licking County

• Reuben Gilliland, Licking Co., Ohio | Pub. 1881(Word Doc)

Madison County

• Clare C. Gettles, Madison & Ross Counties (Word Doc)
• John Gilliland, Madison County, Ohio | Pub. 1883 (Word Doc)

Washington County

• George E Gilliland, Washington & Belmont Counties (Word Doc)

Van Wert County

• A history of the Gilliland family of Van Wert County, Ohio, Pub. 1896 (Word Doc)
• Biography of Thaddeus Stevens Gilliland of Van Wert County, Ohio, Pub. 1896 (Word Doc)
• Biography of Edward B. Gilliland of Van Wert County, Ohio, Pub. 1896 (Word Doc)
• Biography of Shaffner M. Gilliland of Van Wert County, Ohio, Pub. 1896 (Word Doc)
• Biographies of James and John Gilliland of Van Wert County, Ohio, Pub. 1896 (Word Doc)

Wyandot County

• Biographies of William and Jacob Gilliland of Wyandot, County, Ohio, Pub. 1884 (Word Doc)

Oklahoma

• John Wesley Gilliland (Word Doc)
• Ruth Gilliland Hardman (Word Doc)
• J. D. Gilliland, of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma | Pub. 1916 (Word Doc)

Pennsylvania

• From Pennsylvania to Indiana and Michigan:
  Rev. Leland Macaboy Gilleland and his daughter, Tanetta (Word Doc)

Allegheny County

• Jacob Gilliland, Allegheny Co., PA, Pub. 1889 (Word Doc)

Butler County

• Biography of Wilson A. Gilleland of Butler County, PA, Pub. 1915 (Word Doc)

Centre County

• John C. Gilliland, Centre County (Word Doc)
• Colonel James Gilliland, Centre County (Word Doc)
• Edward I. Gilliland, Centre and Clearfield Counties (Word Doc)
• Joseph Gilliland, Centre and Clearfield Counties (Word Doc)
• W. S. Gilliland, M.D., Centre County (Word Doc)
• Short biography of Joseph Gilliland of Centre County, Pa., Pub. 1874, with notes (Word Doc)

Clearfield County

• "Sister Laura" Gilliland, Clearfield Co. | 1938 (Word Doc)

Crawford County

• Nancy Gilliland, Crawford County (Word Doc)

Fayette County

• Gilleland family of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Pub. 1912 (Word Doc)

Mercer County

• David Gilliland of Mercer County | Pub. 1888 (Word Doc)

Venango County

• C. A. Gilliland of Venango County (Word Doc)
• Biography of William K. Gilliland of Venango County, PA, Pub. 1890 (Word Doc)

South Carolina

• Biographical sketch of Robert James Gilliland, Pickens County, S.C.| Pub. 1902 (Word Doc)

South Dakota

• Biographical sketches of brothers William H. and Samuel G. Gilliland, of Yankton, South Dakota | Pub. 1915 (Word Doc)

Texas

• John S. Gilliland, Wise County (Word Doc)
• Rebecca Jane Gilliland Fisher (Pennsylvania to Texas) (Word Doc)
• Famed fiddler Henry Clay Gilliland | Pub. 1916 (Word Doc)
• James Gilleland and the history of the Methodist Church at Bastrop, TX, Pub. 1955 (Word Doc)
• Rebecca Jane Gilleland Fisher of Texas recounts her pioneer life in the "old West" | 1913 (Word Doc)
• Biography of John S. Gilliland of Wise County, Texas | Pub. 1907 (Word Doc)
• Short bio of John Young Gilliland of Tarrant County | Pub. 1895 (Word Doc)
• Two articles of Texas interest concerning the story of Fine Gilliland and the white steer, an incident that occurred in 1889. (Word Doc)
• Short biography of William Gilleland of San Antonio, Texas and one of his more notable poems | Pub. 1885 (Word Doc)

Utah

• Professional profile of the Rev. James David Gillilan, Salt Lake City, Utah | 1897 (Word Doc)

Virginia

• Historical note regarding the family of Hugh Thompson Gilleland, who settled in southeastern Virginia in the late 1800's.

West Virginia

• Mathews Trading Post, Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Other Countries

Ireland

• A Gilleland Family of Dundonald and Collin (Word Doc)

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