Elizabeth was born in 1878 in Michigan to German immigrant parents. She was the daughter of Joseph Schwab and Catherina Christman. [1] In 1880 she was living with her parents and five older siblings in Schoolcraft, Michigan.[2]
Elizabeth married Francis "Frank" X. Gillan in Helena, Montana in 1900.[3] In 1920 she was livin gin Pondera County, Montana with two daughters.[4]
By 1930 she and her daughters had moved to San Diego, California for health reasons while her husband remained in Montana. Elizabeth and her daughters were living with Elizabeth's sisters Gertrude Wood and her husband David.[5]
She passed away in 1940 in San Diego, California. She was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in San Diego.[6]
Sources
↑Death:
"California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997"
Place: San Diego; Date: 3 Dec 1940 Ancestry Record 5180 #2675519 (accessed 2 August 2023)
Elizabeth Gillan death 3 Dec 1940 (born 25 Jul 1878) in San Diego, mother's maiden name Christman.
↑1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Schoolcraft, Houghton, Michigan; Roll: 581; Page: 571C; Enumeration District: 008 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #31241697 (accessed 2 August 2023)
Lizzie Schwah (2), single daughter, in household of Joseph Schwah (50) in Schoolcraft, Houghton, Michigan, USA. Born in Michigan.
↑Marriage:
"Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987"
Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950; Certificate Number: 2978 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61578 #90588167 (accessed 2 August 2023)
Lizzie Schwab (22) marriage to Frank X. Gillan on 22 May 1900 in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, USA.
↑1920 Census:
"1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: School District 10, Pondera, Montana; Roll: T625_973; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 234 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #85095009 (accessed 2 August 2023)
Elizabeth Gillan (42), married, Housewife, head of household in School District 10, Pondera, Montana. Born in Michigan.
↑1930 Census:
"1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: San Diego, San Diego, California; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 2339926 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #92153122 (accessed 2 August 2023)
Elizabeth S Gillan (51), married sister-in-law, Matron, in household of David Wood (72) at 3984 Idaho Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA. Born in Michigan.
↑Burial:
"U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #171639645 Ancestry Record 60525 #137335961 (accessed 2 August 2023)
Elizabeth Gillan burial (died on 3 Dec 1940) in Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America.
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