Gilliland Home

ID: 2588 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection, SC651

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This photograph shows the home of Rev. James Gilliland, which no longer stands. It is not known if Eliza and her child had shelter in Gillilland’s home or the church nearby.

This file appears in: Red Oak Presbyterian Church and Rev. James Gilliland

Red Oak Presbyterian Church and Rev. James Gilliland

By Joanna E. Hahn

John Rankin, whose home Eliza Norris first sheltered in after escaping slavery in Kentucky and entering Ohio, was a Presbyterian minister. Presbyterians were split over the role of slavery in the nation with some supporting slavery and others…