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Note: 027; Submission #AF95-10328 / 1856 Iowa State Census, Plattville Twp, Mills Co; Fam of Edward Gilliland; 42, md, in Iowa 4 yrs, b KY, farmer / 1885 Iowa State Census, Plattville Twp, Mills Co; Pg 304; Fam of Edward Gilliland, 70, md, farmer, b KY / 1881 History of Mills Co, Iowa; Plattville Twp, pg 661: Edward Gilliland, farmer, P. O. Pacific City, born in Brown Co, KY, 6 May 1814; moved with parents to Orange Co, IN; im 1851 he moved to Atchinson Co, MO; in May, 1852 came to Plattville Twp; was md 15 Feb 1835 to Miss Florence Wright; they are parents of 8 children, 6 living: Reuben W., John W., Amanda K., Emma, Shirly, an Anna 1901 Mills Co., IA BiographiesGILLILLAND, E.A prominent and substantial farmer of Mills county, Iowa, now living a comfortable retired life is E. Gillilland, the subject of this sketch. He was born in Barren county, Kentucky, May 6, 1814, and was a son of John and Sarah (McCurry) Gillilland, both of whom were natives of Davidson county, North Carolina. John Gillilland removed to Indiana at an early age and is still remembered in his part of the state as an athlete and brave and successful hunter. At the time of his settlement in Indiana the country was yet a wilderness, peopled with Indians and filled with wild beasts, and his life was one of adventure, it often being imperiled. Our subject can relate many thrilling incidents in his father's career, upon several occasions the killing of Indians being necessary for self protection. His physical strength and stature were beyond what was possessed by the majority of men and our subject has inherited a great many of his father's characteristics.One of the most important events in the life of our subject and one that deserves prominence in a sketch of his life, was his marriage to Miss Fanny Wright, February 15, 1835. These worthy people were reared in the same neighborhood, and have passed more than sixty-six years together as man and wife. In 1857 Mr. Gillilland built the present comfortable residence and here the most of their lives have been passed. Of a family of nine children born to them, five survive, these being: Reuben, a resident of Idaho; Amanda, a resident of Iowa; Anna, a resident of Gray's Harbor, Washington; Shirley, an attorney, a resident of Glenwood, Iowa; and Emma, a resident of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Sarah Ann, Lemuel, Cyrena and John W., are deceased. Our subject owns a fine farm of one hundred and twenty acres of land, which is exceedingly productive, having been brought to an excellent state of cultivation. He has been an industrious man all his life, beginning his agricultural labors hoeing corn in Indiana, when but eight years of age. He has served his fellow citizens upon the county board for several years, but has never aspired to office. He has been a consistent member of the Methodist church for many years, where he is beloved and valued. Eighty-seven years have passed over the honored head of our subject, leaving him a fine example of temperate, upright living, he never having been addicted to either drink or tobacco in any form. He retains his eyesight and is able to thread a needle and sight a gun as well as he did in youth. His sweet-faced companion has also borne her years well, being active and healthy, although also advanced along the path of life. If the friends and well-wishers of this admirable couple could be gathered together, it would be one of the largest congregations ever assembled in Mills county, so universal is the feeling of esteem
Note: SOURCE: Ancestral File, ver 4.19; Submitted by Cynthia Poe, 24140 SE 45th Pl, Issaguah, WA 98
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