From: Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens by Roland B. Swoope, Jr. Published by
Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, ILL., 1911

Transcribed by Kate Maynard, 2008

   W. S. GILLILAND, M. D., who has 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, Centre county, Pa., December 9, 1842, and is a son of John and Lydia (Smith) Gilliland, the former of whom was born in Centre 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 Centre 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 fifteeen 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; Alsa, who married James McKee Hipple, of Morristown, N. J., and they have one daughter, Martha; Harvey T., who resides at Karthaus, married Vida Woolridge and they have two sons -- Lynn and William; and Mabel, Julia, Jennie and Paul Warren.