Ohio Imprints and Directories of the 1800’s

Vital genealogical clues are to be found not only in books but in pamphlets, directories, copies of speeches and sermons, catalogues, broadsides and other types of references that might otherwise be ignored or overlooked.

One of the very best indices of such collections is the Morgan Bibliography of Ohio Imprints, 1796-1850. I’ve harvested the Gilliland records from the bibliography and when possible, also provided the list of libraries where the source material may be viewed.

The second reference from which I compiled Gilliland records is Wiggins & Weaver’s Ohio River Directory For 1871-72. This reference is available for online reading from the Google digitized library. 
-- Kate Maynard 2008

Link: http://www.morganohiolibrary.com/
Morgan Bibliography of Ohio Imprints, 1796-1850

The Morgan Bibliography of Ohio Imprints, 1796–1850 describes books, pamphlets, and broadsides printed in Ohio, from the earliest in 1796 through 1850. The  bibliography is compiled and maintained by Richard P. Morgan. The  bibliography includes names of libraries that own copies of these  historical materials to aid in locating originals. Through a  partnership with the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester,  Massachusetts, many titles formerly owned by the Morgan Library  are now in the AAS collections. Total imprints: 10,237 imprints added on  10/05/2007.

The Morgan Library of Ohio Imprints is also compiling an  Morgan Index of Ohio People, Businesses and Institutions, 1796-1850 of those names and  institutions mentioned in the imprints.

© 1995–2008 Morgan Library of Ohio Imprints.  Notes by the American Antiquarian Society.

1. Title: The Cincinnati Directory for 1842. Charles Cist, Compiler.
Imprint: Cincinnati: E. Morgan and Co., 1842.
Description: 456 p. : folded map ; 20 cm.
Library Locations:
	• 	American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA
	• 	Cincinnati Historical Society, Cincinnati, OH
	• 	Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
	• 	Illinois State Historical Library, Springfield, IL
	• 	Kent State University, Kent, OH
	• 	Library of Congress, Washington, DC
	• 	Marietta College, Marietta, OH
	• 	Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, MO
	• 	New England Genealogical Society, Boston, MA
	• 	Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
	• 	Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH
	• 	Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH
Gilland, John (Carpenter) Symmes bw Ludlow and Lawrence, Cincinnati, OH (Male),
Citation: Cincinnati. Directory. The Cincinnati Directory for 1842. Charles Cist, Compil (Cincinnati, 1842) Page 175.

Gilliand, Lewis L. (Carpenter) Main West Side bw Fifth and Sixth, Dayton, OH (Male),
Citation: Dayton. Directory. Odell's Dayton Directory and Business Adviser. To Which (Dayton, 1850) Page 81.

Gilliland, Jacob (Steamboat Pilot) Water bw Elm and Plum, Cincinnati, OH (Male),
Citation: Cincinnati. Directory. The Cincinnati Directory for 1842. Charles Cist, Compil (Cincinnati, 1842) Page 251.

Gilliland, Mary, Mrs. (Boarding House) Vine bw 6th and 7th, Cincinnati, OH (Female),
Citation: Cincinnati. Directory. The Cincinnati Directory for 1842. Charles Cist, Compil (Cincinnati, 1842) Page 310.

2. Author: Washington County, Citizens of.
Title: To the Honorable the Board of Commissioners of the County of Washington. The undersigned inhabitants of said Washington county, having understood…the present board contemplate the erection of a new court house. [Marietta, 1822].
Imprint: Marietta: [No Publisher], 1822.
Description: Broadside. ; 31 x 19.5 cm.
(undersigned)
Name : Gilliland, Ruben
City : Washington Co.
State : OH
Occupation : n.a.
Type : Male
Date : 1822

3. Author: Farmers' College. College Hill.
Title: Second Annual Catalogue of Farmers' College, Hamilton County, Ohio, for the Academical Year 1848.
Imprint: Cincinnati: Printed by E. Shepard, Columbia Street., 1848
Description: [1-5], 6-12, [13]-22, 1 l. p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
"The location of Farmers' College is near the center of Hamilton County, on the summit between the two Miamies, six miles north of Cincinnati.
Name : Gilliland, W. A.
City : Ripley
State : OH
Occupation : Student, College, Junior
Type : Male
Date :1848

4. Author : Hanover College. Union Literary Society.
Source : Hanover College. Union Literary Society. Catalogue of the Union Literary Society of Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana (Cincinnati, 1850), Page 20.
Name : Gilliland, W. W.
City : Ripley
State : OH
Occupation : Exhibitioner, 8th Annual Exhibition, March, 1838, Influence of Natural Scenery on Character
Type : Male
Date :1850

5. Author : Hanover College. Union Literary Society.
Source : Hanover College. Union Literary Society. Catalogue of the Union Literary Society of Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana (Cincinnati, 1850), Page 21.
Name : Gilliland, W. W.
City : Ripley
State : OH
Occupation : Exhibitioner, 9th Annual Exhibition, March, 1839,
Permanence and Importance of Early Impressions
Type :Male
Date :1850

6. Author : Hanover College. Union Literary Society.
Source : Hanover College. Union Literary Society. Catalogue of the Union Literary Society of Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana (Cincinnati, 1850), Page 24.
Name : Gilliland, W. W.
City : Ripley
State : OH
Occupation : Graduate, Union Literary Society, 6th Commencement, 1839; Subject, Just Estimation of Popery; Valedictory
Type : Male
Date :1850

7. Author: Miami University. Oxford.
Title: Catalogue of the Officers and Students. July, 1829.
Source : Miami University. Oxford. Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Mia (Oxford, 1829), Page 8.
Imprint: Oxford: Printed at the Societies' Press, 1829.
Description: 15 p.
Library Locations:
	• 	Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
	• 	Miami University, Oxford, OH
	• 	Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
	• 	University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Name : Gilliland, William
City : Switzerland Co.
State : IN
Occupation : Student, College, English Scientific Dept.
Type : Male
Date :1829

8. Author: Farmers' College. College Hill.
Title: First Annual Circular of Farmers' College, Hamilton County, Ohio, for the Academical Year, 1847-48.
Source : Farmers' College. College Hill. First Annual Circular of Farmers' College, Hamilton County, Ohio (Cincinnati, 1847), Page 7.
Imprint: Cincinnati: Printed by R.P. Donogh & Co. 106 Main Street., 1847.
Description: 16 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes: Farmers' College was charted in 1846 as the successor to Cary's Academy which was founded in 1833.
Library Locations:
	• 	Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH
Name : Gilliland, William
City : Brown Co.
State : OH
Occupation : Student, College
Type : Male
Date :1847

9. Author: Marietta College. Marietta.
Title: Catalogue of the Officers and Students in Marietta College, 1848-9.
Source : Marietta College. Marietta. Catalogue of the Officers and Students in Marietta College, 1848-9. (Marietta, 1848), Page IX.
Imprint: Marietta, Ohio: Printed at the Intelligencer Office., 1848.
Description: 24 p. ; 23 cm.
Library Locations:
	• 	American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA
	• 	Library Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Name : Gilliland, William Addison
City : Ripley
State : OH
Occupation : Student, College, Freshman, Scientific Course
Type : Male
Date :1848

10. {author same as above}
Title: Catalogue of the Officers and Students in Marietta College. 1849-50.
Source : Marietta College. Marietta. Catalogue of the Officers and Students in Marietta College, 1848-9.(Marietta, 1849), Page VII.
Name : Gilliland, William Addison
City : Ripley
State : OH
Occupation : Student, College, Junior, Scientific Course
Type : Male
Date :1849

11. Author: Gilliland, James, 1769-1845.
Title: The Duty and Blessedness of Considering the Poor, a Missionary Sermon, Delivered October 12, 1810, before the Synod of Kentucky. [Quotation] By James Gilliland, Pastor of the Red Oak Congregation, Adams County, Ohio.
Imprint: Chillicothe: Printed at the Office of the Supporter, by Nashee & Denny., 1811.
Description: 23 p. ; 21 cm.
Library Locations:
	• 	American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA
	• 	Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
	• 	Library of Congress, Washington, DC
	• 	Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH
	• 	Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
	• 	Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH
	• 	University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
	• 	Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH
Name : Gilliland, James, 1769-1845.
Occupation : Author
Type : Male

12. Author: Gilliland, James, 1769-1845.
Title: The Universal Caution: A Sermon Delivered in Chillicothe, October 15, 1818, at the Opening of the Synod of Ohio. By the Rev. James Gilliland, Pastor of the Red Oak Church, Brown County, Ohio.
Imprint: Chillicothe: Printed by John Andrews., 1818.
Description: 14, [2] p. ; 20 cm.
Library Locations:
	• 	American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA
	• 	Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH
	• 	Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
	• 	Ross County Historical Society, Chillicothe, OH
Name : Gilliland, James, 1769-1845.
Occupation : Author
Type : Male

13. Author: Gilliland, James, 1769-1845.
Title: A Sermon Delivered at the Opening of Ripley Presbytery, at Its First Meeting November 13, 1838.
Imprint: Georgetown: Printed by P.W. Sellers, 1839.
Description: 20 p.
Subjects:
	• 	Ripley Presbyterian Church.
Library Locations:
	• 	Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
	• 	Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH
Name : Gilliland, James, 1769-1845.
Occupation : Author
Type : Male

***End Morgan Index of People, Business and Institution, 1796-1850***

Wiggins and Weaver’s Ohio River Directory for 1871-72 is not part of the Morgan Bibliography but is available as a Google digitized book.

Title: Wiggins & Weaver’s Ohio River Directory For 1871-72.
Imprint: Cleveland, Ohio: Fairbanks, Benedict & Co., Printers and Binders, Herald Office. 1871.

Library Locations:
Harvard University, Harvard College Library 
Cambridge, MA 02139 United States

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library 
Springfield, IL 62701 United States

Wheeling (WV)

Gilliland, George, telegraph operator, b (boards) head Monroe, s.s. (south side)

Portsmouth (OH)

Gillilan, C., clerk, Third, nr. (near) Sinton
Gilliland, John, traveling agent, Fourth, nr. Barr

Ripley (OH)

Grocers.
Gilliland, W. H., 3 Commerical Row

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