History of Monroe County, Wisconsin; Past and Present
published: Chicago:  C.F. Cooper & Co.   1912.

MRS. LIZZIE GILLILAND,  wife of Albert E. Gilliland, deceased, and 
a daughter of Henry Van Etten, of Monroe county, was born December 
12, 1868, in the town of Leon.  She was educated in the common schools 
of the county, and was married in 1890 at the age of twenty-two years to 
Albert E. Gilliland.  To them were born four children, three of whom are 
now (1912) living, viz:  Roy A., born February 19, 1894; Alexander, 
born August 4, 1901, and Hazel, born January 11, 1907.

Albert E. Gilliland was a son of A.H. and Sarah (Sherlock) Gilliland, 
natives of Ireland.  He was born September 18, 1860, in Leon, Wis.  His 
education was acquired in the common schools and at La Crosse 
Business College.  He was reared on his father’s farm and remained with 
his parents during their lifetime.  His mother died in 1883 and the death 
of his father occurred October 19, 1885.

Mr. Gilliland was one of the solid, enterprising and successful general 
farmers of Leon, and took pride in breeding and raising good horses, and 
his farm of 300 acres, 140 acres of which was under a good state of 
cultivation and improved with a substantial residence and outbuildings.  
He stood high in his community and enjoyed the confidence of all who 
knew him.  He was an honorable, upright citizen, fond of his home and 
family, and his death, which occurred August 1, 1911, was mourned by a 
large circle of friends and acquaintances. 

Submitted by:  Linda Pingel