Veterans Gravesite Records for Gillelan, Gilliean, Gilleylen
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Nationwide Gravesite Locator

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs operates a "Nationwide Gravesite Locator" search engine at http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1

According to the Dept of Veterans Affairs, this search engine allows you to "Search for burial locations of veterans and their family members in VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, various other military and Department of Interior cemeteries, and for veterans buried in private cemeteries when the grave is marked with a government grave marker.

"The Nationwide Gravesite Locator includes burial records from many sources. These sources provide varied data; some searches may contain less information than others. Information on veterans buried in private cemeteries was collected for the purpose of furnishing government grave markers, and we do not have information available for burials prior to 1997.

"Erroneous information can be corrected, but we are unable to add to the information contained in the existing record.

"If your search returns incorrect information about a veteran or family member buried in a national cemetery, please contact the cemetery directly to discuss your findings.

"To report incorrect information about a veteran buried in a private cemetery, click on "Contact the VA" at the bottom of this page. Names cannot be added to the listing if a government grave marker was not furnished for the grave, or if the existing government grave marker was furnished prior to 1997."

Please refer to the URL at the top of this post for more information regarding other types of information, including overseas gravesites. I have gleaned the locator for Gilliland records and have placed two documents in the Gilliland Trails file. Although the Veterans Affairs burial records include over three hundred entries for Gilliland, the list is by no means complete. I have noticed many gaps in the Civil War records and the locator will be of little use for those searching for burial sites for veterans who served their country prior to the Civil War. Still, the sheer number of entries and the information they contain may be of great benefit to our Gilliland families here in the U.S.

Any similar records to be found among the archives of the UK, Canada, Australia, or else where would be a most welcome addition to our library.

-- Kate

GILLEYLEN VETERANS

1.
GILLEYLEN, ESSIE    
 STM1   US NAVY 
 WORLD WAR II 
 DATE OF BIRTH: 02/28/1910 
 DATE OF DEATH: 11/14/1991 
 BURIED AT: 
AMORY MASONIC CEM 
 AMORY, MS 38821 
 (601) 256-3801 

 2.
GILLEYLEN, EXCELL JR  
 1SGT   US ARMY AIR FORCES 
 WORLD WAR II 
 DATE OF BIRTH: 11/26/1918 
 DATE OF DEATH: 04/19/2006 
 BURIED AT: SECTION 1CC  SITE 351   
JEFFERSON BARRACKS NATIONAL CEMETERY 
 2900 SHERIDAN ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO 63125 
 (314) 260-8691 
 
3.
GILLEYLEN, GEORGIA    
 DATE OF BIRTH: 01/06/1921 
 DATE OF DEATH: 11/24/1971 
 BURIED AT: SECTION J  SITE 2505   
JEFFERSON BARRACKS NATIONAL CEMETERY 
 2900 SHERIDAN ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO 63125 
 (314) 260-8691 
 WIFE OF GILLEYLEN, HERSHELL SR 
 PFC   US ARMY 
 
4.
GILLEYLEN, HERSHELL SR  
 PFC   US ARMY 
 WORLD WAR II 
 DATE OF BIRTH: 08/29/1922 
 DATE OF DEATH: 06/21/2002 
 BURIED AT: SECTION J  SITE 2505   
JEFFERSON BARRACKS NATIONAL CEMETERY 
 2900 SHERIDAN ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO 63125 
 (314) 260-8691 
 
5.
GILLEYLEN, WRASE J    
 S1   US NAVY 
 WORLD WAR II 
 DATE OF BIRTH: 04/24/1924 
 DATE OF DEATH: 07/29/1990 
 BURIED AT: SECTION DD  SITE 244   
JEFFERSON BARRACKS NATIONAL CEMETERY 
 2900 SHERIDAN ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO 63125 
 (314) 260-8691

GILLELAN VETERANS

1.
GILLELAN, J W    
 PVT   INFANTRY 
 CIVIL WAR 
 BURIED AT: SECTION A  SITE 174   
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY 
 1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404 
 (423) 855-6590 
 
2.
GILLELAN, THOMAS III S/O THOMAS JR  
 DATE OF BIRTH: 09/29/1959 
 DATE OF DEATH: 01/09/1960 
 BURIED AT: SECTION 38  SITE 3732 LL 
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY 
 C/O DIRECTOR ARLINGTON, VA 22211 
 (703) 607-8000 
 UNKNOWN RELATIONSHIP TO VETERAN 
 SGT 1400 REPL CENT FT HAMILTON NY USA

GILLIEAN VETERANS

GILLIEAN, HELEN C    
 DATE OF BIRTH: 09/14/1904 
 DATE OF DEATH: 07/29/2005 
 BURIED AT: SECTION 49B  SITE 4849   
RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY 
 22495 VAN BUREN BOULEVARD RIVERSIDE, CA 92518 
 (951) 653-8417 
 WIFE OF GILLIEAN, CHARLES S 
 SN   US NAVY