During the Civil War, he served as a private in the Georgia Cavalry.
One report states that he was a Methodist minister, like so many of his offspring and descendants. His father was a Methodist minister and member of the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church from 1845-1869. Two of his brothers, Fletcher Arnold Quillian and Asbury Hull Quillian, were also Methodist ministers.
His wife, Jane, was referred to as the "mother of Methodism" because she had so many sons that became part of the North Georgia Methodist Episcopal Church Conference. The book "A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians" reports on Osborne P. and Jane W. Quillian's children stating that "all the sons chose professional careers, four becoming preachers and two other dying before like intentions were carried out ..." A report of her memoirs states that from their union also sprung prominent lawyers, doctors, teachers, and jurists to make an impact on the medical, cultural, legal, and religious life of our nation.
During the Civil War, he served as a private in the Georgia Cavalry.
One report states that he was a Methodist minister, like so many of his offspring and descendants. His father was a Methodist minister and member of the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church from 1845-1869. Two of his brothers, Fletcher Arnold Quillian and Asbury Hull Quillian, were also Methodist ministers.
His wife, Jane, was referred to as the "mother of Methodism" because she had so many sons that became part of the North Georgia Methodist Episcopal Church Conference. The book "A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians" reports on Osborne P. and Jane W. Quillian's children stating that "all the sons chose professional careers, four becoming preachers and two other dying before like intentions were carried out ..." A report of her memoirs states that from their union also sprung prominent lawyers, doctors, teachers, and jurists to make an impact on the medical, cultural, legal, and religious life of our nation.
Family Members
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Sarah Malinda Quillian Chitwood
1839–1890
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Rev William Fletcher Quillian
1843–1905
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Rev George Knox Quillian
1845–1890
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Dr Asbury Chappell Quillian
1848–1921
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Harwell Parks Quillian
1850–1924
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Martha Quillian Finger
1853–1936
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Mary Elizabeth Quillian Quillian
1855–1881
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Barney Milligan Quillian
1858–1878
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Rev Osborne Benson Quillan
1858–1893
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Dr John Wiley Quillian
1861–1934
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