Husband Joseph Gilliland 1 2
Born: 6 Jan 1841 - Sprucetown, Centre Co, PA 2 3
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Father: John Gilliland (1806/1808-1888) 2 4 5
Mother: Lydia Smith (1808-1889) 2 6
Marriage: Oct 1880 3 7
Other Spouse: Adeline Yothers ( -1878) 3 7 - 17 May 1866 3 7
Wife Lucetta B. Lucas 3 7
Born: - Centre Co, PA
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Died: Aft 1898
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Father: John Lucas (Abt 1789-1858) 3 7
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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Gilliland
He received a good common-school education. He accompanied his parents on their removal to Clearfield County, and remained with them until his marriage. For three years after his first marriage, he operated rented land, and then engaged in hotel keeping at Salt Lick, Clearfield County, for two years. On selling out there in 1873, he removed to Three Runs, where he secured a position with J. W. Potter in his store and mill, and continued to work for him until May, 1877, when, in connection with a partner, he purchased his employer's store and rented the mill. In 1882 he bought his partner's interest and continued the business alone until September, 1883, when his brother became a member of the firm. Selling out in 1888, he removed to Salt Lick, so that he might care for his mother, and after her death, which occurred the following year, he and his brother bought the entire property, including the store, stock of goods, mill, and 194 acres of land. In 1877 he was appointed postmaster of Three Runs, which position he continued to fill until April, 1881, when he resigned; but on his return to that place the following year, he was re-appointed. In connection with his other property he also owned sixty acres of land which was under cultivation, and upon which was found a good grade of coal and fire clay.
In politics he was always a Democrat, served in a number of township offices, and for one term of three years was auditor of Clearfield County. His wife was a member of the Methodist Church.
He attended school at Centre Hill until he accompanied the family to Karthaus Township, in 1857. After his marriage in 1866, he engaged in farming near Salt Lick and worked at lumbering during the winter seasons. He continued to live on that farm until the autumn of 1869 and then removed his residence to a hotel at Salt Lick, continuing his farm activities and also operated the hotel from 1869 until 1873, when he sold the same. He then became a clerk for Dr. J. W. Potter, at Pottersdale, remaining until 1877, when he disposed of property he still owned in this vicinity and then engaged in operating a mill and general store in partnership with his brother-in-law, Joseph Yothers. In the spring of 1882 he bought his partner's interest and continued the mill and store for six years, when he sold to R. L. Potter and returned to Salt Lick. In 1889 he bought store buildings there and with his brother, Edward I. Gilliland, conducted a mercantile business until the spring of 1898, when he disposed of the same to James Hunter, and then moved to Lock Haven, where he lived until October 31, 1908, then moving to Karthaus. In the following March he bought his present store from Joseph A. Heckendorn and still continues in the mercantile business at this point. During his residence at Lock Haven he was in the cigar manufacturing business and while there he and Aaron Kyler established the second laundry in that city.
From 1877 until 1881 he was postmaster at Pottersdale. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
General Notes: Wife - Lucetta B. Lucas
from Snow Shoe, Centre Co, PA