William Edward Gilligan (1846 - 1921)

Born 1846 in Jordan Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 1921 at about age 75 in West Virginia, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Morgan Land, Pennsylvania One Place Study.

William Edward Giligan was born in 1846 Jordan Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Edward Gilligan and Elzabeth English, both of them immigrants from Ireland.

On 21 Sep 1850 (date of the 1850 census), William, age 5, lived with his parents, Edward, age 45, and mother Elizabeth, age 43, in Jordan Township, Clearfield County. HIs parents and three older siblings were born in Ireland. His other eight siblings were born in Pennsylvania. Two of his older brothers, Patrick, age 20, and James, age 18, were farmers, along with their father. His other siblings include: Mary, age 17, Elizabeth, age 15; Michael, age 13; Martin, age 10; Robert, age 9; Edward, age 7; Joesph, aage 1, and Nancy, age 5 months.^[1]

On 22 Aug 1860 (date of census), William, age 15, lived with his parents, Edward, age 50, and his mother, Elizaabeth, age 48, on their farm in Jordan Township. The farm was valued at $2000 wiht personal property worth $1245. Their postoffice was Ansonville. His oldest two brothers, Patrick, age 28, and James, age 26, were laborers. He worked as a farm hand, as did Michael, age 21; Martin, age 20; Robert, age 18; and Edward, age 16. His three younger siblings were Joseph, age 12; Nancy, age 10, and John, age 8. His parents and oldest three siblings were born in Ireland. He and all his other siblings were born in Pennsylvania. He, Edward, Joseph, Nancy, and John attended school.^[2]

On 13 Jun 1870 (date of 1870 census), William,

. He passed away in 1921. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4H3-96H : Fri Oct 06 22:17:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Gilegand and Elizabeth Gilegand, 1850.
2. ↑ Their postoffice was Ansonville.
3. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Gavin Poag as remembered 16 Mar 2021.