I am doing some genealogy work for my friend, Brenda Creek. I have traced her family back to Killian Creek, the stonemason. She is descended from Killian - Jacob J. - Isham - Sylvester - Edwin - Eugene - Claud (her father). Have you ever found where Killian contributed to the American Revolution? Brenda is wanting to join the DAR through her Creek lineage. If none can be found, she has proof through one of the female lines.

The odd thing I have found is that Brenda's father, Claud, was known locally as an outstanding stonemason. Two of his brothers, Robert & Harvey, were also brickmasons. It seems that working as a stone/brickmason runs in the blood.

Any help on providing documented proof of this lineage would also be appreciated.

Thanks,

Deborra

We've researched Killian pretty thoroughly and have found no indication that he was a soldier during the Revolution.

We think that Killian used his sons and sons-in-law to help with building. There are stone masonry tools and surveying tools listed in the estate papers of different members of the family. We know that, at least, one of Killian's Sandusky grandsons was a mason by trade.

Did he ever pay taxes or take the oath of allegiance?

in response to this I myself am trying to find out information on all this Killion Creek is my great great great grandfather .any more info please contact me at redneckgirl33909@aol.com thanx Tina

Hi Shelia, it has been a while, hope all s well with you. I don't have any estate information on any of the fam extension lines, any leads on whom I should contact or resources? I haven't gone down this path yet but i do somewhere have a list of items purchased by Killion at Callends store before he left Virginia. This is thanks to Pat Hatcher who has written for ancestry in the past and is a professional. I can't remember which is her line though.