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Billie Faye Gilliam 1940–2023 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1940

Birth Location: Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 23 Sep 2023

Death Location: Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Preston Gilliam

Mother: Hazel Williams

Spouse(s): John Gardiner

Children(s):

Billie Faye Gilliam was born in 1940 in Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA, the child of Preston Gilliam And Hazel Pauline Williams. In 1940, Billie Faye Gilliam resided in Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA. In 1950, Billie Faye Gilliam resided in Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, USA. Billie Faye Gilliam married Charles Allen Messersmith, John Eugene Gardiner, and had children including John Brent Gardiner, Karicia Lee Gardiner. Billie Faye Gilliam passed away in 2023 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Billie Faye Gilliam was born in 1940 in Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA, the child of Preston Gilliam And Hazel Pauline Williams.
  • In 1940, Billie Faye Gilliam resided in Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1950, Billie Faye Gilliam resided in Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, USA.
  • Billie Faye Gilliam married Charles Allen Messersmith, John Eugene Gardiner, and had children including John Brent Gardiner, Karicia Lee Gardiner.
  • Billie Faye Gilliam passed away in 2023 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Billie Gilliam's Ancestors

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Billie Gilliam
1940–2023
Birth Place: Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Parents
Preston Gilliam
1916–2006
Tennessee
Hazel (Pauline) Williams
1919–2003
Commerce, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (William) Gilliam
1878–1954
Alto, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Julia (Ann) Wagoner
1885–1968
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Houston Gilliam
1836–1915
Louisa Simpson
1840–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Billy Gilliam
1798–1841
Elizabeth Roark
1798–1875
Zilpha Simpson
1812–

Billie Gilliam's Timeline

10 Records

1940
7 Mar 1940
Birth of Billie Faye Gilliam in Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
1940
1940
Billie Faye Gilliam resided here in Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 10
Billie Faye Gilliam resided here in Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, USA
Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, USA
1956
1956
Age 16
Billie Faye Gilliam resided here in Selma, Indiana
Selma, Indiana
1957
1957
Age 17
Billie Faye Gilliam resided here in Selma, Indiana, USA
Selma, Indiana, USA
1959
1959
Age 19
Billie Faye Gilliam resided here in Muncie, Indiana, USA
Muncie, Indiana, USA
1995
23 Jan 1995
Age 55
Billie Faye Gilliam resided here in Muncie, Indiana, USA
Muncie, Indiana, USA
1996
1996
Age 56
Billie Faye Gilliam resided here in Winchester, IN
Winchester, IN
1996
1996-2020
Age 56
Billie Faye Gilliam resided here in Winchester, Indiana, USA
Winchester, Indiana, USA
2023
23 Sep 2023
Age 83
Death of Billie Faye Gilliam in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1940
    Event Place: Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Selma High School; Year: 1956
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Selma High School; Year: 1957
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00686; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 78-3
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1996 Apr; Certificate Range: 028000 - 029999
    [7] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gainesville, Hall, Georgia; Roll: 4660; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 69-35

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00686; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 78-3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gainesville, Hall, Georgia; Roll: 4660; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 69-35

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Selma, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Selma High School; Year: 1956

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Selma, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Selma High School; Year: 1957

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1995
    Event Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Muncie Evening Press; Publication Date: 23 Jan 1995; Publication Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Winchester, IN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996-2020
    Event Place: Winchester, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gainesville, Hall, Georgia
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gainesville, Hall, Georgia; Roll: 4660; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 69-35

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 2023
    Event Place: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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