Adam Baird Gilliland (1794 - 1885)

Born 22 Jan 1794 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Jan 1885 at age 90 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Son of James Gilliland and Frances Baird.

A.B. was born in 1794. He passed away in 1885.

Adam graduated from Jefferson College, PA in 1821, studied Divinity under his father, Rev James Gilliland was licensed April 24, 1824 and ordained the fall of 1824; he was preacher and teacher at Hillsboro, Ohio between 1824-28, He preached in Venice, Ohio between 1839-59 and had the talents of a cabin maker, a stanch Republican, ranting Abolistionist and active slave runner! ^[1]

Married his first wife, Nancy Kinkead, daughter of William Kinkead and Ann Dunlap. Together they had a daughter, Carey Kinkead Gilliland. Nancy died 29 Jan 1816. He married a second time, with Sarah Hopkins, having seven children.

He is buried at Venice Cemetery, Ross, Butler County, Ohio.

Find-A-Grave:^[2] A.B. Gilliland

The men of early generations with the church, often seemed to be admonished to be particularly humble, even in their use of their own names; as such many seemed to employ initials, such as we find here, ie, A.B. Gilliland rather than Adam Baird Gilliland.

Sources

1. ↑ Robert Bell Woodworth, D.SC, Treman, Ebenezar M., and Poole, Murray E. The History of the Treman, Tremaine, Truman Family in America, with the related families of Mack, Dey, Board and Ayers : being a history of Joseph Truman of New London, Conn. (1666); John Mack of Lyme, Conn. (1680); Richard Dey of New York city (1641); Cornelius Board of Boardville, N.J. (1730); John Ayer of Newbury, Mass. (1635); and their descendants. The McClure Printing Company, Staunton, VA, 1954. page31.
2. ↑ Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : memorial page for Rev Adam Baird Gilliland (22 Jan 1794–5 Jan 1885), Find A Grave Memorial no. 110147845, citing Venice Cemetery, Ross, Butler County, Ohio, USA.