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James Mathiaus Gililland
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James Mathiaus Gililland

21 Jul 1858 - 6 Apr 1913
bornBlue Springs, Missouri, USA
diedTempe, Arizona, USA
SchooltblData
BiographyFarmer.
Came to Tempe in 1882.
He owned a 160-acre farm six miles south of Tempe.
He drove from Missouri to Arizona with four mules and two covered wagons. He fought Indians on way, and arrived in Tempe on July 23, 1882.
He lived on Creamery Road (E. 8th Street), c1913.
OSB 23; OSB 29
OSB 31; OSB 32; OSB 90
BIO-Gililland
BIO-Cosner
BIO-Corbell
Old Settlers Collection, THM
Federal census (Tempe), 1900, 1910
Tempe CD, 1913-1914
Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe
Person TypeIndividual