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Bessie Ray Gilliam 1902–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1902

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 7 Dec 1964

Death Location: Precinct 1, Fannin, Texas, USA

Father: James Gilliam

Mother: Mary GOREE

Spouse(s): Fane Hodges

Children(s): Hobert Hodges

Bessie Ray Gilliam was born in 1902 in Texas, the child of James H Gilliam And Mary Ophelia Goree. Bessie Ray Gilliam married Fane Albert Hodges, and had children including Hobert F Hodges. Bessie Ray Gilliam passed away in 1964 in Precinct 1, Fannin, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Ray Gilliam was born in 1902 in Texas, the child of James H Gilliam And Mary Ophelia Goree.
  • Bessie Ray Gilliam married Fane Albert Hodges, and had children including Hobert F Hodges.
  • Bessie Ray Gilliam passed away in 1964 in Precinct 1, Fannin, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Gilliam's Ancestors

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Bessie Gilliam
1902–1964
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
James H Gilliam
1870–1916
Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
Mary (Ophelia) GOREE
1877–1957
Grayson County, TX
Grandparents
Robert (Archie) Gilliam
1847–1925
Warsaw, Benton, Missouri, USA
Missouri Walthall
1851–1905
Grayson Co., Texas
Robert (Gilliam) Goree
1838–1911
Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Rebecca "Nannie") Johnson
1844–1917
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
John Gilliam
1801–1879
Nancy Wallace
1811–1886
Redden Goree
1802–1843
Sarah Gilliam
1809–1843
William Johnson
1815–1864
Rebecca Callahan
1822–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Epaphroditus Rev
1768–1842
Sarah Gilliam
1763–1840
Josiah Goree
1745–1816
Leannah ASHFORD
1773–1828
William Callahan
1782–1850
Sarah "Sally"
1780–1843

Bessie Gilliam's Descendants

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Bessie (Ray) Gilliam (23 Jul 1902–7 Dec 1964) m. Fane (Albert) Hodges (17 DEC 1898–25 Nov 1956)
  1. 1. Hobert (F) Hodges 1927– m. Tommy (Jinks Smith) Hodges 1929–2025

Bessie Gilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1902
23 Jul 1902
Birth of Bessie Ray Gilliam in Texas
Texas
1964
7 Dec 1964
Age 62
Death of Bessie Ray Gilliam in Precinct 1, Fannin, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Fannin, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1902
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1964
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Fannin, Texas, USA

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