Dr. Henry Elias Killian

1839 - 1916  (77 years)

• Name	Henry Elias Killian
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	15 Sep 1839	DeKalb Co. AL
  	Tombstone reads Sep. 18, 1840.
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Dec 1916	DeKalb Co. AL
  Buried	Gravel Hill Cemetery, Dekalb Co. AL
  	Grave location and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81541340
  Notes	Excerpt from Tate Families of the Southern States, Volume II, 1984, by Laura W. Mentzel & Ethel S. Updike The following letters written in 1911 are of interest to us now, they are from H. E. Killian and written to Martin Van Buren Tate who then lived at Thatcher, AZ: January 18, 1911 Dear Cousin, I want to tell you how good it was to get a letter from you. Mart, I have been practicing medicine for 30 years. I am doing well. Got plenty to live on if I can take care of it. I own a 281 acre farm. Got it well fixed up, a good house and barn, plenty of stock on the farm, horses, cattle and hogs. I have 125 acres in cultivation. Make plenty to live on. I have four living children. 3 boys and one living girl, Georgie (C) Parr he wrote to us last night. He is selling goods at Collbran, doing very well. Artimus Daniel is a fine Physician. He lives at Hold, AL, about 140 miles. Smith W. (heare), Martin C. (E) Killian namesake lives in Meridian MS, he has the yards in Meridian, he is a Rail Road man. Claud D. Killian the babie is in Medical College in Birmingham and he making a Doctor. I think he will make a good one. We have 3 dead, Maud A., she died at 12 1/2 years. She was the best scoller of her age I ever saw. She could read Latin. It was the work thing I ever had to give her up. I thought I never could stand it. I want you to write me and tell me all the latest news from Kaufman County and all the people that I knew when I lived there and all about cousin Nimi and your children. V---Hamilton went back to Texas and died. I guess you head that Henry G. Hamilton died September the 5th day. He had consumption, he had 8 children. Uncle Maban Tate died 1874 or 1877. Grandfather Tate has been dead about 34 years, grandmother Tate has been dead about 27 years. I guess you heard about Nan's death. She died of consumption. She has been dead since August 6, 1876. I heard of Aunt Vinn's death but have never heard about your {a's death. Give my love to all your family. H. E. Killian February 1, 1911 Dear Cousin, Yours of recent date, I was glad to hear from you. I have been busy for the last few days. Have had a lot of sickness in the naborhood. Mart how come you to go out so far West? I am 72 years in September, I am stout and in very good health. I am stout for a man that has done the work that I have for the last 41 years. Mart, I had 4 children by Nan and 3 by last wife. 2 boys and 2 girls by Nan and 2 boys (Martain) and Artemus Daniel. 2 boys by Mat and one girl Maud died at 12 years old and the first one at 11 months old. My babie will be 28 years old the 3rd of next December. He is in school at Birmingham. I am making a doctor of him. Cousin, all of the old Tates are dead. Most of them lived to be very old before they died. Uncle Aaron died 1892. I think Aunt Susannah Cunningham was the last of the family to die. Mart, I can't remember anything about your Pa's people. They did not live in Alabama. They lived in Warren County, TN. If you will write to Uncle James or Dave Cunningham they might give you some information about your family on your pa's side. This leaves us all well, there is but me and (Mat) since Claud went to Coledge. He will be home the last of April for 5 months more. I will close, write soon. H. E. Killian
  Person ID	I14674	Master File
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	George Elias Killian,   b. 18 Nov 1811, North Carolina ,   d. 30 Dec 1885, DeKalb Co. AL  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ann TATE,   b. 25 Dec 1809, Grundy Co. TN ,   d. 27 Apr 1878, DeKalb Co. AL  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F7903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart