KILLION, George M[1]
1832 - 1916 (83 years)
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Name KILLION, George M Birth Dec 1832 Illinois 
[2] - The 1900 Census says he was born in Illinois on Dec 1830
Gender Male Misc 1857 Ellis County, Texas, United States [3] Paid a Poll Tax of $0.50 - Listed as G. M. Killion
Residence 23 Jun 1860 Jackson, McLennan, Texas, United States [2] Farmer - Listed as G. W. and Julia Killian
Military 15 Sep 1861 Ellis County, Texas, United States [4] - He enlisted as G. M. Killion, Private, in a Reserve Co. in the 19th Brigade. This group consisted of men from Navarro, Ellis, Limestone and Freestone counties.
Misc 1881 Ellis County, Texas, United States [5] Paid $1.50 tax on a horse or mule Death 11 Jul 1916 Salado, Bell, Texas, United States [6] - The death certificate provided some erroneous information such as his birth date and place of birth, but it says that he died of "general breakdown and starvation."
Person ID I11765 Pickel_Bartlett Last Modified 10 Dec 2016
Family 1 EDMUNDSON, Julia, b. 11 Feb 1838, Greene County, North Carolina, United States d. 1857, Waxahatchie, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 18 years) Marriage 13 Mar 1856 Ellis County, Texas, United States [1, 7] - Listed as George M. Killion and Julia Edmonson.
Family ID F3495 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
Family 2 UNKNOWN, Anabel Jane, b. Dec 1841, Texas d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Abt 1867 Texas [8] Residence 1 Jun 1880 Bell County, Texas, United States [9] Wagoner - Listed as G. M. and A. J. Killion. Their family included:
Mary L., age 7
Lon B. , age 3
Geo. C., age 1
Residence 14 Jun 1900 Justice Precinct No. 2, Bell, Texas, United States [8] Farmer - Listed as George M. and Anabel J. Killion. They had been married for 33 years and four of seven children were still living. These children included:
Aletha B., age 17
Harry W. age 15
Residence 27 Apr 1910 Justice Precinct No. 2, Bell, Texas, United States [10] - Listed as George M. and Jane Killion, they were living in the household headed by their son, Henry W. Killion. This was her first marriage and his second. The census reported that they had been married for 36 years and four of six children were still living.
Family ID F3497 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
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Notes - Usually his name shows as George M. or G. M. Killion, but on his first marriage it appears as G. W. Killian, but then, his first wife's surname was also misspelled on that marriage certificate.
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Sources - [S99] Family Search (Church of Latter Day Saints), "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX3L-K6P .
- [S316] 1860 Federal Census, McLennan County, Texas Page 49, Dwelling 325.
- [S99] Family Search (Church of Latter Day Saints), Texas County Tax Rolls, Ellis Co. Page 16 of 37.
- [S102] Cer, Civil War Abstracts of Muster Rolls.
- [S99] Family Search (Church of Latter Day Saints), "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8P-TSYX .
- [S102] Cer, Texas Death Certificate, Salado, Bell Co. TX, #15618.
- [S102] Cer, Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: .
- [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 2, Bell, Texas, ED 18, Page 10B, Dwelling 175.
- [S70] 1880 Federal Census, District 2, Bell County, Texas, ED 2, Page 2, Dwelling 14.
- [S74] Ancestry.com, Justice Precinct No. 2, Bell, Texas ED 5, Page 8A, Dwelling 101.
- [S99] Family Search (Church of Latter Day Saints), "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX3L-K6P .