Kate’s notes:  Biographical information on the family of William Gilliland, Sr., founder of this Gilliland line, may be found among the biographical sketches in the Gilliland Trails library. Most recently, David Glenn, who provided one of said biographies, has contributed more research that will be included among “Family Trees”.
   The full names and birth names of H. P. Gilliland’s family were not provided in the obituary. Those are: Henry Phagan Gilliland, son of William Gilliland 3rd; wife Katheryn Mary Smith, of Cote St. Paul, Canada; daughter Margaret, who was the wife of Major Charles Herrick. Another daughter, Kathryn, preceded him in death.
    The newspaper from which I was transcribing this obituary had a sizeable tear, so a portion of the text (about three or four sentences) was missing.

Lake Placid News
Lake Placid, New York
16 May, 1924

JUDGE GILLILAND DIES
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Born and Died in Plattsburgh –
Studied Law in Elizabethtown
Sturdy Ancestors

    Judge H. P. Gilliland, for many years a leading member of the Clinton County bar, died at the Physician’s Hospital, Plattsburgh, a week ago last Tuesday, after a short illness. Although his health had been failing for about a year Judge Gilliland continued with his duties as an attorney until ten days ago. From that time on his decline was rapid.
    He was born in Plattsburgh in 1850. He was educated at the Plattsburgh Academy and at High Schools in Jonesville and Isle La Motte, Vermont. He studied law with Hall, Smith & Kellogg of Elizabethtown, N. Y., and was admitted to the bar in May, 1878 in Binghamton.
    He was a Justice of the Peace for 20 years; United States Commissioner, 14 years; Corporate Counsel for the Village of Plattsburgh from 1885 to January, 1897. Mr. Gilliland was a life member of the Knights Templar of Clinton Lodge, Chapter 39, and a 32d Degree Mason. He was a Knight Templar for 38 years and was also a Royal Arch Mason.
    Mr. Gilliland was very active in civic affairs and enjoyed prominence in his profession and as a citizen. He was a direct descendant of William Gilliland, the pioneer and patriot of the Revolutionary War.
    Mr. Gilliland is survived by his wife, Mrs. H. P. Gilliland, one daughter, Mrs. C. C. Herrick, wife of Major M. G. Herrick of Philadelphia, and one sister, Miss Mary E. Gilliland of Plattsburgh.
    Henry Phagan Gilliland was the son of William and Mary E. Gilliland. He came from the old pioneer stock of Northern New York, being a lineal descendant of William Gilliland, native of Tyrone, Ireland, who came to this country a few years previous to 1758. In 1759 he married Elizabeth Phagan from whom Judge Gilliland took his middle name, the daughter of a wealthy New York merchant, and in 1763 purchased 3,500 acres of land on Lake Champlain. He took possession of his property in May, 1765. The village of Willsboro was named after William Gilliland. Elizabethtown took its name from his wife. His ambition was to found a baronial estate such as he had seen in his native land, but his dream was shattered by the War of the Revolution, his estate having been caught between devastating armies and ruthless Indians. He was obliged to flee with his family to New York for safety, but returned seven years later to find his [……] scattered and his […………………………………………………………………] these he became lost in the woods where he perished from hunger and cold. He is believed to have been the first white man to set eyes on Ausable Chasm.
    One of the cemeteries at Willsboro is named Gilliland Cemetery from this family.
    His grandfather served in the War of 1812.

-transcription by Kate Maynard, 2013