Biography of John Gilliland
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]
Page 879
JOHN GILLILAND, a well-known citizen of Madison County, and a merchant of London, was born in what is now Fairfield Township, July 25, 1812. His father, Andrew Gilliland, was a native of Virginia. and came to Pickaway County, Ohio in 1807 or 1808. He removed to Logan County, but subsequently back to Pickaway County where be died in August, 1836. He was a son of Samuel Gilliland and Elizabeth Smith. He married Mary, daughter of John Williams and a native of Maryland. Of their nine children, six are living -- three daughters and three sons. Our subject was the second child of this family, and was reared in Pickaway Courty. He has been engaged in farming nearly all his life, and resided in Fairfield Township, where he now owns sixty-five acres of land. In March, 1874, he came to London, entering into the boot and shoe trade. He has gradually drifted into general merchandise, and his success has been fair. He was formerly a Democrat, but is now Republican in politics. He was married November 3, 1836, to Palmyra. daughter of Shubal and Esther Crippen Waldo, natives of the Eastern States. Of their ten children six survive -- all daughters. Mrs. Gilliland is a member of the Christian Church.
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Fall Genealogy Seminar
For anyone in your area who is interested in genealogy that they are invited to
the Annual Fall Seminar of Ohio Chapter Palatines to America:
Researching German Immigration in the 18th Century
Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
Four presentations by Marianne S. Wokeck, Ph.D., on Indentured Servitude
and Immigration to America in the 18th Century
Renowned author of Trade in Strangers
Registration Fee $45; Ohio Chapter PalAm Members Discounted Fee $39; Students ages 17-21 $20
Includes morning coffee or tea, Lunch and Gratuity.
Deadline October 4, 2010; For Late Registration add $5.
The seminar is the Culmination of German Heritage Week in Columbus
For more information visit
http://www.oh-palam.org/bookstore/images/2010fallregistrationform.pdf
or write to Ohio Chapter Palatines to America, P.O. Box 302, Worthington, OH 43085
Richard E. Hartle,
Publicity Chairman,
Ohio Chapter Palatines to America
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