Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameJames Alexander Grant Gillan Sr. 
Birth10 Jul 1917, Buffalo NY2865
Death10 Sep 2001, Randolph, Cattaraugus Co NY11 Age: 84
FatherLouis Gillan (1868-ca1921)
MotherJessie Ann Grant (1882-1974)
Spouses
Birth17 Mar 1924, Buffalo NY
Death31 Jan 2004, Buffalo NY Age: 79
FatherWilliam Bates(?)
MotherJessie M. Thomson (1903-2000)
Notes for James Alexander Grant Gillan Sr.
1920 Census of Buffalo NY
Name Age
Louis Gillan 52
Jessie Gillan 37
Joan Gillan 12
Louis J Gillan 7
William Gillan 4 [4 8/12]
James Gillan 2 [2 5/12]
Marion Gillan 1
1930 Census of Buffalo NY
Name Age
Robert Johnson 45
Jessy Johnson 47
Robert Johnson 5
Carl Johnson 3 11/12
Joan Gillen 22
Lewis Gillen 16
William Gillen 12
James Gillen 11
Marion Gillen 9
1940 Census of Buffalo NY
Name Age
Robert Johnson 47
Jessie Johnson 58
Robert Johnson 15
Carl Johnson 13
Lewis Gillan 25
James Gillan 24
Joan Gillan 32
The Gillans to celebrate their 45th anniversary on Thanksgiving Day2867
A gathering of the Gillan family on, Thanksgiving Day will not only celebrate Thanksgiving but also the forty-fifth wedding anniversary of James and Madeline Gillian of Conewango. James Alexander Gillan and Madeline Brown, both of Buffalo, were married Nov. 28,1942 in the Community Church in Miami Beach, Fla. while Mr. Gillan was serving with the U.S. Air Force. The Gillians have lived here in Conewango for the past 15 years, coming there from Buffalo. They are parents of four children, Jessie Sole of Buffalo. Jeanie Amell of Conewango, James Gillan of San Diego, Calif, and Jill Smith of Randolph. They also have five grandchildren and are looking foward to their sixth expected in May. Mr. Gillan is now retired after a career in sales. The family gathering will be hosted by their daughter, Jill, and her husband, Casey Smith, who live on Martin Road. All of the family will be present except for the honored couple's son, Jim but they are looking forward to his return home in time for Christmas.
Name Age
Louis Gillan 52
Jessie Gillan 37
Joan Gillan 12
Louis J Gillan 7
William Gillan 4 [4 8/12]
James Gillan 2 [2 5/12]
Marion Gillan 1
1930 Census of Buffalo NY
Name Age
Robert Johnson 45
Jessy Johnson 47
Robert Johnson 5
Carl Johnson 3 11/12
Joan Gillen 22
Lewis Gillen 16
William Gillen 12
James Gillen 11
Marion Gillen 9
1940 Census of Buffalo NY
Name Age
Robert Johnson 47
Jessie Johnson 58
Robert Johnson 15
Carl Johnson 13
Lewis Gillan 25
James Gillan 24
Joan Gillan 32
The Gillans to celebrate their 45th anniversary on Thanksgiving Day2867
A gathering of the Gillan family on, Thanksgiving Day will not only celebrate Thanksgiving but also the forty-fifth wedding anniversary of James and Madeline Gillian of Conewango. James Alexander Gillan and Madeline Brown, both of Buffalo, were married Nov. 28,1942 in the Community Church in Miami Beach, Fla. while Mr. Gillan was serving with the U.S. Air Force. The Gillians have lived here in Conewango for the past 15 years, coming there from Buffalo. They are parents of four children, Jessie Sole of Buffalo. Jeanie Amell of Conewango, James Gillan of San Diego, Calif, and Jill Smith of Randolph. They also have five grandchildren and are looking foward to their sixth expected in May. Mr. Gillan is now retired after a career in sales. The family gathering will be hosted by their daughter, Jill, and her husband, Casey Smith, who live on Martin Road. All of the family will be present except for the honored couple's son, Jim but they are looking forward to his return home in time for Christmas.
Notes for Madeline (Spouse 1)
Madeline Gillan was the adopted daughter of Edward Brown, who married Madeline’s mother Jessie Thompson after Jessie had been abandoned by her first husband, whose actual name is not known.2868
2/1/2004 - Madeline Gillan2869
RANDOLPH - Madeline Gillan, 79, of 4835 Elm Creek Road, Randolph, died at 12:38 a.m. Saturday () in Hospice Buffalo, Inc. She was born March 17, 1924, in Buffalo, the daughter of Edward and Jessie Thomson Brown.
She was a graduate of Buffalo City Schools. She retired from the J.C. Penney Company in Jamestown, where she had been a sales clerk.
She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother and for her wonderful cooking.
Surviving are a son, James A. Gillan Jr. of Buffalo; three daughters: Jessie M. Sole of Tonawanda, Jeannie Stanislowski of West Seneca and Jill Smith of Randolph; 11 grandchildren: John Sole Jr., David Sole, Jane Rounds, Justin and Jared Amell, Byron, Collin and Iain Gillan, Jenna, Lauren and Amanda Smith; and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Gillan Sr., whom she married Nov. 28, 1942, in Florida and who died Sept. 10, 2001.
Private services will be held by the family in the East Randolph Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Buffalo, 225 Como Park Blvd., Buffalo, N.Y.
Arrangements are by the VanRensselaer & Son Funeral Home, Randolph.
2/1/2004 - Madeline Gillan2869
RANDOLPH - Madeline Gillan, 79, of 4835 Elm Creek Road, Randolph, died at 12:38 a.m. Saturday () in Hospice Buffalo, Inc. She was born March 17, 1924, in Buffalo, the daughter of Edward and Jessie Thomson Brown.
She was a graduate of Buffalo City Schools. She retired from the J.C. Penney Company in Jamestown, where she had been a sales clerk.
She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother and for her wonderful cooking.
Surviving are a son, James A. Gillan Jr. of Buffalo; three daughters: Jessie M. Sole of Tonawanda, Jeannie Stanislowski of West Seneca and Jill Smith of Randolph; 11 grandchildren: John Sole Jr., David Sole, Jane Rounds, Justin and Jared Amell, Byron, Collin and Iain Gillan, Jenna, Lauren and Amanda Smith; and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Gillan Sr., whom she married Nov. 28, 1942, in Florida and who died Sept. 10, 2001.
Private services will be held by the family in the East Randolph Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Buffalo, 225 Como Park Blvd., Buffalo, N.Y.
Arrangements are by the VanRensselaer & Son Funeral Home, Randolph.