From The Gettysburg Times
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
23 April, 1928

Emmitsburg Woman
Marks Eighty-Fifth
Birth Anniversary
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   Emmitsburg, Md., April 23 -- Mrs. Virginia Gillelan, one of the few octogenarians in Emmitsburg, passed her 85th milestone on Wednesday.
   A quiet, unassuming citizen, she determined to give no other expression or sign of recognition to the day save among those of her household. But friends deemed otherwise and showered her with expressions of gratitude and felicitations.
   Mrs. Gillelan, who was born in this section and very active for her years, is the oldest member of St. Elias Lutheran church here, always keeping up active association with those public-spirited citizens who cooperate in the social and religious uplift.
   Mrs. Gillelan attributes her longevity to proper diet, substantial rest and plenty of sunshine.

-- transcription by Kate Maynard, 2010