Brief Life History of Elias P.
When Elias P. Gilpin was born in 1817, in Ohio, United States, his father, Elias P. Gilpin, was 36 and his mother, Lydia Ball, was 31. He married Ailsey Jones about 1841, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Newton Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Benton Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States in 1860. He died in 1864, at the age of 47.
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Sources (17)
- Elias P Gilpin, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elias P Gilpin, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Elias Gilpin in entry for Caleb Gilpin and Lottie Coakley, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
Spouse and Children
1817–1864 Male
1823–1870 Female
Children (10)
1842– Male
1844– Female
1847– Male
1847– Male
1848–1917 Male
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1781–1848 Male
1786–1857 Female
Siblings (11)
1800–1879 Male
1802–1856 Female
1805–1885 Male
1807–1880 Female
1811– Male
+6 More Children
World Events (7)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 2
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 3
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 13
Name Meaning
English: unexplained. This surname is found mainly in Devon and Yorkshire.
Irish (Connacht): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Fionn ‘son of the fair-haired lad’. In Ulster, the name may be of northern English origin (see 1 above).
History: A family of this name (see 1 above) is recorded in the 13th century in south Westmorland; it apparently gave its name to the River Gilpin there.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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