Hi,
Which child are you?? In your posting your say your sister
"My sister Ellen Arlene was born in KS under the name of Wilson."
If your male you would be perfect to test. No, the Y chromosome is the chromosome that creates a male child so a female can not pass it to her son. Only the male carries it.. and only the male passes it to the child.

I have you Gilpin lineage back to Ireland.

Nelda


1st Generation

1. Thomas Arthur (Wilson) Gilpin (James R.4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1) was born July 1879 in Hamilton Co., IN. He married 1st Arling Ballard September 6, 1898 in Hamilton Co., IN / divorced. He married 2nd Arling Ballard March 24, 1905 in Hamilton Co., IN. He married 3rd Neva Jane Redding November 28, 1915 in Culver, KS.

Children of Thomas Arthur (Wilson) Gilpin and Neva Jane Redding:
i. 2. Ellen Arlene Gilpin was born July 21, 1920 in Ottawa County, KS and died February 26, 1998 in Tucson, Arizona.
ii. 3. Richard (Dick) (Gilpin) Wilson was born August 6, 1929 in Saline Co., Kasnas and died March 6, 2009 in Wamego, Kansas.
iii. 4. James Arthur Gilpin was born July 5, 1925 in Noblesville, Hamilton Co., Indiana and died January 12, 2004 in Ottawa County, Kansas.



Notes on Thomas Arthur (Wilson) Gilpin
from Postums at rootsweb.com - Cheryl White
Email: cwhite02@cox.net
Note: Thomas Arthur Gilpin was also known as Art Wilson. Two of his children with Neva Redding had the Gilpin name; one had the Wilson name. Sometimes the Gilpin children were called Wilson, even after Neva married her second husband, Horace McCullick. When I went to the visitation for Dick Wilson, his wife, Mary Lou White Wilson, told me the family story. Needless to say, it's very confusing to research. In my family tree, I refer to him as Thomas Arthur Gilpin/Wilson.

2nd Generation (Children)

2. Ellen Arlene Gilpin (Thomas Arthur (Wilson)5, James R.4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1) was born July 21, 1920 in Ottawa County, KS and died February 26, 1998 in Tucson, Arizona. She married 1st Harlon Max Werhan 1941 . She married 2nd George White .


Notes on Ellen Arlene Gilpin
Notes
Author: CherylWhite9962Surnames: Gilpin, Redding, Werhan, Wilson, WhiteClassification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.gilpin/661/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Minneapolis Messenger, Ottawa County, KS, March 12, 1998, page 2:ELLEN ARLENE WHITEEllen Arlene White, 77, passed away Thursday, February 26, 1998 at Tucson, Arizona. She was born July 21, 1902 (transcriber's note: should be 1920) at Glasco.A graduate of Culver High School, she taught school in Ottawa County before moving to Florida where she resided most of her life. After her husband, George White's death she moved to Rio Rico, Ariz.Survivors include two brothers, James Gilpin of Rio Rico and Thomas Wilson of Olathe; and two half-brothers, Harold McCullick of Minneapolis and Ken McCullick of Delphos.A memorial service was held at Rio Rico with cremation. (Her parents were Thomas Arthur Gilpin and Neva Redding. She was first married to Harlon Max Werhan in 1941; they were divorced. Later she was married to George White.)
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3. Richard (Dick) (Gilpin) Wilson (Thomas Arthur (Wilson)5, James R.4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1) was born August 6, 1929 in Saline Co., Kasnas and died March 6, 2009 in Wamego, Kansas. He married Mary Lou White June 30, 1951 in Camp Chaffee, Arkansas.


Notes on Richard (Dick) (Gilpin) Wilson
Notes
Author: CherylWhite9962Surnames: Wilson, Gilpin, Redding, McCullick
Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.gilpin/662/mb.ashx
Published in the Topeka Capital-Journal on 3/8/2009
Stewart Funeral Home
Thomas Richard Wilson (August 6, 1929 - March 6, 2009) Thomas Richard Wilson, 79, of Wamego, died Friday, March 6, 2009. He was born on August 6, 1929 in Saline County, Kansas the son of Thomas R. and Neva J. (Redding) Gilpin. His father Thomas R. passed away when Thomas was an infant. Neva then married Horace E. McCullick and they raised the family together. Thomas graduated from Culver High School in 1947 and was soon drafted into the United States Army to serve in Korea. Before leaving for Korea he married Mary Lou (White) on June 30, 1951 in Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. He was honorably discharged in time to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. Thomas was a member of the Olathe Presbyterian Church, a member of the Olathe American Legion Post 2993 and a lifetime member of the VFW. He worked for the 7-Up Bottling Company for 31 ½ years and was a school bus driver in Olathe for the last 20 years. He is survived by: his wife Mary Lou of Wamego, KS; his daughters, Candy McKay of Topeka, KS, Elly Neff and husband Harold of Alma!, KS and Marilyn Wilson of Alma, KS; his brothers Harold McCullick of Minneapolis, KS and Ken McCullick of Delphos, KS; his grandchildren, Thomas R. Neff and wife Julie of Wamego, Patricia Baker and husband Aaron of Wamego, KS, August Neff of Alma, KS, Mary Barrett and husband Floyd of White City, KS and James Neff who is serving with the United States Navy; and his 9 great grandchildren; Thomas was preceded in death by his brothers, Gerald and Jim and his sister Ellen. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday March 11th 2009 at Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego with burial following in Wamego City Cemetery. Thomas will lie in state Tuesday starting at 1:00 p.m., and visitation will be held that evening from 6-8:30 p.m. Memorials have been designated in his name for the Kansas Dialysis Center and the VFW and contributions may be left in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 48, Wamego 66547.
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4. James Arthur Gilpin (Thomas Arthur (Wilson)5, James R.4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1) was born July 5, 1925 in Noblesville, Hamilton Co., Indiana and died January 12, 2004 in Ottawa County, Kansas. He married 1st Betty Alcorn 1947 . He married 2nd Lorene Bryant 1968 .

Children of James Arthur Gilpin and Betty Alcorn:
i. 5. Kenneth Gilpin was born in of Bolder, Colorado.
ii. 6. Debra Gilpin was born in of Longmont, Colorado.
iii. 7. Sharon Gilpin was born in of Nogales, Arizona.



Notes on James Arthur Gilpin
Notes
Author: CherylWhite9962
Surnames: Gilpin, Wilson, Redding
Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.gilpin/660/mb.ashx
Message Board Post:
Minneapolis Messenger, Ottawa County, Kansas,
Feb. 12, 2004, page 7:
James Arthur Gilpin died January 12, 2004. He was born July 5, 1925 at Noblesville, Indiana, the son of Thomas Gilpin and Neva Redding. After his father died, his mother married Horace McCullick and they moved to a farm near Culver. He enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and served with the USS Winged Arrow in the Pacific Theater during World War II. After the war he moved to Boulder, Colorado and married Betty Alcorn in 1947. They were divorced. He married Lorene Bryant in 1968 at Boulder. He worked for the Rocky Mountain Flats Arsenal and various chemical companies, retiring from the National Center for Atmospheric Research as a security officer. They retired to Rio Rico, Arizona, where he worked part-time at Rio Rico Swim and Racquet Club. He was a commander of VFW Posts in both Boulder and Rio Rico.Survivors include his wife, Lorene; three brothers, Dick Wilson of Olathe, Kenneth McCullick of Delphos and Harold McCullick of Minneapolis; three children, Kenneth Gilpin of Boulder, Debra Gilpin of Longmont, Colorado and Sharon Gilpin of Nogales,
Arizona;
### Garry Bryant - ??Same man who donated data to the Gilpin Surname study??#####
a step-son Garry Bryant of Farmington, Utah;
six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.The funeral was January 20 at Adair Carroon Mortuary in Nogales. Interment was in Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Sierra Vista.Memorials are to Carondelet Santa Cruz County Hospice, 857 W. Bell Rd., Nogales, Az 85621. (According to Dick Wilson's wife, Thomas Arthur Gilpin was also known as Art Wilson, living in Kansas under an assumed name after having legal problems in Hamilton County, Indiana. The problem -- theft from someone in the family? -- was cleared up, but he still used Wilson as his wife, Neva, thought the story would reflect badly on the family if it came out. I have not been able to find his obit, but believe he died about 1929 in Kansas.)
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3rd Generation (Grandchildren)

5. Kenneth Gilpin (James Arthur6, Thomas Arthur (Wilson)5, James R.4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1) was born in of Bolder, Colorado.

6. Debra Gilpin (James Arthur6, Thomas Arthur (Wilson)5, James R.4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1) was born in of Longmont, Colorado.

7. Sharon Gilpin (James Arthur6, Thomas Arthur (Wilson)5, James R.4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1) was born in of Nogales, Arizona.