BIO: W. S. GILLILAND, M. D., Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, page 824.
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  W. S. GILLILAND, M. D., who was been engaged in the practice of medicine at 
Karthaus, Clearfield county, Pa., for the past twenty years and for a like 
period has conducted a hardware store, was born at Sprucetown, Center county, 
Pa., December 9, 1842, and is a son of John and Lydia (Smith) Gilliland, the 
former of whom was born in Center county in 1806, and died in Karthaus township, 
Clearfield county, in 1888.  He was a well known man.  The mother of Dr. 
Gilliland was born in Center county in 1808, and died in 1889.  Dr. Gilliland 
was the third child and second son born in a family of six children.
  W. S. Gilliland was about fifteen years old when his parents came to Karthaus 
township and he attended the local schools, and secured his professional 
training in Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.  He commenced to practice 
at Salt Lick, where his family lived, and went from there to Keewaydin, in 
Covington township, where he practiced for fifteen years, removing then to 
Lecontes Mills, where he practiced for ten years and then came to Karthaus, 
where he has been established ever since.  He is one of the leading citizens.  
Like his father he is a Democrat but has not been an aspirant for public honors, 
his professional duties and business affairs demanding his time and attention.  
He is a public spirited citizen, however, and accepted the position of township 
auditor when elected to the same.
  Dr. Gilliland was married in May, 1870, to Miss Martha A. Murray, who was born 
in Girard township, a daughter of Alexander Murray, and the following of their 
children survive:  Blanche, who is the wife of George Spears and they have one 
son, William Andrew; Alda, who married James McKee Hipple, of Morristown, N. J., 
and they have one daughter, Martha; Harvey T., who resides at Karthaus, married 
Vida Wooldridge and they have two sons - Lynn and William; and Mabel, Julia, 
Jennie and Paul Warren.