Obituary Record

Francis Marion Gilliland
Died on 11/22/1919
Buried in Blair Cemetery

F. M. Gilliland died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Dave Lane, at 2 o'clock last Saturday morning and the funeral was held at the Baptist Church at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, Rev. C. M. Foreman officiating.

Francis Marion Gilliland was born in Indiana March 23rd, 1839, and was therefore, 80 years, 7 months and 29 days old at the time of his death.

When a young man, he moved with his parents to Iowa, where he was married to Miss Wealty Cook 53 years ago the 24th of last June. Ten years later they moved to Nebraska and have made their home in and near Blair ever since. To this union six children were born, five daughters and one son. Mrs. Arch McManigal of Decatur, Mrs. Abner Puffer of Tekamah, Mrs. Dave Lane of this city, Mrs. Jas. Montgomery of Oklahoma City, and John Gilliland of Tekamah.

He leaves two brothers, Wesley and Martin, and two sisters, Mary Gilliland and Mrs. Serena Carter, all of Iowa. There are 27 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

~~~Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clipping on file at the Blair Public Library.~~~

Printed in the Blair Pilot on 11/26/1919


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