Thomas Gilliland
1843–1890 (Age 47)
Juniata,Pa
The Life of Thomas
When Thomas Gilliland was born in 1843, his father, James Gilliland, was 43 and his mother, Mary Cluggage, was 42. He lived in Cromwell Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 7 March 1890, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 47.
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Family Time Line
James Gilliland
1800–1864
Mary Cluggage
1801–1896
John Rowen Gilliland
1831–1890
Elizabeth Gilliland
1831–1904
William B. Gilliland
1832–1913
George C. Gilliland
1836–1905
Hannah Jane Gilliland
1838–1841
Matthew A. Gilliland
1840–1841
Thomas Gilliland
1843–1890
Parents and Siblings
1800–1864Male
1801–1896Female
siblings
(7)
1831–1890Male
1831–1904Female
1832–1913Male
1836–1905Male
1838–1841Female
+2 More Children
World Events (7)
1846
Age 3
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Age 20
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 20
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaoláin (Scottish) or Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (Irish) ‘son of the servant of St Faolán’. Compare McClellan . Woulfe thinks that the Irish version died out and all modern forms were taken to Ulster from Scotland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Thomas Gilliland in household of James Gilliland, "United States Census, 1860"
- Thomas T Gilleland in household of James Gilleland, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Gilliland - Church record: Cemetery record or headstone: death: 7 March 1890; Pennsylvania, United States
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