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SEVENTH GENERATION

84. Killion CREEK (1) was born about 1750 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He died in Mar 1852 in Gibson, Indiana. He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Indiana. Guillian Greig was in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in the first census of the U. S. of Virginia and of definite German Orgin. Name was also spelled Kreek on some documents. He built a grist mill (Kreek's Mill) on Beaver Creek Glasgow (Beaver Valley Road) in Barren County, Kentucky in 1799-1800, it is still standing. Killian and Margaret deed selling the mill with their German names, Gullian and Margaret Greig. He sold out to move to Gibson County, Indiana.

Killion Creek is listed in the 1790 census for Fayette County, Kentucky.

Second census of kentucky, 1800 Killion Kreek was listed in Warren county, Kentucky.

First name spelled on different documents Killion, Killian, Guillian, Kila.

Last name spelled on different documents Kreek, Creek, Greig, Gunrig.

He contracted as a stonemason on the Princeton Courthouse.

The Kentucky mill has been designated "Kentucky Landmark" for Historical value.

Said to have between 15 and 17 children. Decendants of 11 children have been recorded.

Killian is on the 1810 Warren County, Kentucky census page 246.

He was married to Margaret HOLLOWAY about 1769 in Frederick County, Virgina.

85. Margaret HOLLOWAY (1) was born about 1755. she was of German decent Children were:

child i. infant CREEK was born in 1769.
child ii. Catherine (Caty) CREEK was born in 1772 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. She died on 12 Oct 1851 in Liberty Church, Franklin County, Illinois. She was buried in Liberty Church Yard, Franklin County, Illinois.
child36 iii. John CREEK.
child iv. Solomon CREEK was born in 1778.
child v. CREEK.
child vi. Nancy CREEK was born on 15 Apr 1780 in Warren County, Kentucky. She died in 1868 in Ewing, Franklin County, Illinios. at home of son Milton She was buried in Middle Fork Cemetary, Franklin, Illinois. Since Kentucky did not become a state untill 1792, it means that Nancy was actually born in Va. They moved to Illinois in 1812 first settling in Saline County, but soon moved to Franklin County, Illinois.
child vii. CREEK.
child viii. Jacob Joseph CREEK was born in 1782 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He died before 1870 in Gibson County, Indiana. He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Indiana.
child ix. Abraham CREEK was born on 31 Jan 1783 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He died on 14 Oct 1859 in Liberty, Clay County, Missouri.
child x. Isaac CREEK was born in 1784 in Warren County, Kentucky. He died between 1855 and 1860 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. He was buried in McCawley Cemetery.
child xi. David CREEK was born in 1786 in Warren County, Kentucky. He died in 1855.
child xii. Lavisa Lucy CREEK was born on 5 Dec 1788 in Warren County, Kentucky. She died on 3 Dec 1863 in Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois. She was buried in Jolly Cemetery.
child xiii. Susannah CREEK was born in 1792 in Warren County, Kentucky. She died on 12 Oct 1851 in Grayson County, Kentucky. She was buried in Richland Comunity Cemetary, Ohio County, Kentucky.
child xiv. Killian CREEK Jr was born about 1793 in Warren County, Kentucky. He died on 4 Apr 1852 in Gibson County, Indiana.
child xv. Thomas CREEK was born in 1794 in Warren County, Kentucky.
child xvi. James CREEK was born about 1795 in Warren County, Kentucky.
child xvii. Philadelphia CREEK was born on 28 Jul 1796 in Warren County, Kentucky. She died on 7 Jun 1863 in Union, Cumberland County, Illinois. She was buried in Johnson Cemetery.
child xviii. William W. CREEK was born in 1797 in Warren County, Kentucky.