Brief Life History of Hugh Madison
When Hugh Madison Gilliland was born in 1794, in Fayette, Georgia, United States, his father, William Hugh Gilliland Sr., was 33 and his mother, Susan Grantham, was 29. He married Lucinda Sanders on 6 August 1818, in Hancock, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 18 October 1857, in Coosa, Alabama, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Alabama, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Hugh Gilliland in entry for Howell Welch and Nicey E Gilliland, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Hugh Gilliland in entry for Robert M. Gilliland, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
- Hugh Gilliland, "United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910"
Spouse and Children
1794–1857 Male
1805–1840 Female
Children (12)
1819–1847 Female
1821–1891 Male
1823–1866 Male
1823–1866 Male
1824–1867 Female
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1761–1840 Male
1766–1859 Female
Siblings (6)
1780–1840 Female
1792–1870 Male
1794–1857 Male
1795–1860 Male
1800–1844 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (7)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 0
1795 · Yazoo Land Fraud
Age 1
1812
Age 18
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Ulster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain (Scottish) or Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (Irish) ‘son of the servant of St. Faolán (Fillan)’. Compare McClellan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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War of 1812
Gilliland, Hugh, Volunteered 23 Sep 1814 in Hancock County, GA. Commissioned 2nd. Lieutenant in Captain Willis Shiver's Company G, Major Mitchell's Battalion of the 3rd. Regiment commanded by Col. Ign …
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