WILLIAM JAMES GILLILAND, b: 1841 - COOSA COUNTY , ALABAMA

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}


			^{WILLIAM GILLILAND}^{b.1862 ST. PAUL PA, GEORGIA d.1840 WARREN CO, GEORGIA}

		^{WILLIAM H. GILLILAND}^{b.1800 WARREN CO, GEORGIA d.1860 TEXAS}	^{SUSAN McCOOK GRANTHAM}^{b.1766 WARREN CO, GEORGIA d.1859 COOSA CO, ALABAMA}

^{ELIZABETH GILLILAND}^{b.1869 CHEROKEE , ALABAMA d.}	^{WILLIAM JAMES GILLILAND}^{b.1841 COOSA CO, ALABAMA d.1902 BROOMTO, ALABAMA}

^{WILLIAM CHAPIN GILLILAND}^{b.1872 CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA d.1966 GADSDEN, ALABAMA}		^{SARAH B.. ALLEN}^{b.1806 FAYETTE CO, GEORGIA d.1864 KELLYTON, ALABAMA}

^{THOMAS MADISON GILLILAND}^{b.1876 CHEROKEE , ALABAMA d.1960 LUMBERT, MISSISSIPPI}			^{JAMES McCULLOUGH}^{b.1755 IRELAND d.1850 AB, SOUTH CAROLINA}

^{EDWARD H. GILLILAND}^{b.1878 CHEROKEE , ALABAMA d.}		^{WILLIAM M. McCULLOUGH}^{b.1804 KNOX COU, TENNESSEE d.1891 CHEROKEE, ALABAMA}	^{ELIZABETH "BETSY" BRANDON}^{b.1784 ALBEMARLE , VIRGINIA d. CHEROKE, ALABAMA?}

^{MARY GILLILAND}^{b.1882 CHEROKEE , ALABAMA d.}	^{MARGARET ANN McCULLOUGH}^{b.1847 CHEROKEE , ALABAMA d.1925 BROOMTO, ALABAMA}		^{WILLIAM S. GOUNDS}^{b. d.}

^{JOE GILLILAND}^{b.1883 CHEROKEE , ALABAMA d.1972 CHEROKEE , ALABAMA}		^{ELIZABETH "ELIZA" GOUNDS}^{b.1814 MADISON , TENNESSEE d.1887 CHEROKEE COUNTY AL}	^{MARY "POLLY" RODGERS}^{b. d.}