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Catherine Victoria "Kate" Joyner 1871–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1871

Birth Location: Munford, Tennessee

Death Date: 19 Jun 1942

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

Father: William Joyner

Mother: Mary Forbess

Spouse(s): Rufus Gillihan

Children(s): Wilda Gross", Mary Gillihan, Leather Gillihan, Donna Gillihan, Maude Gillihan, Marion Gillihan, Chalmers Gillihan

Catherine Victoria "Kate" Joyner was born in 1871 in Munford, Tennessee, the child of William Henry Joyner And Mary Elizabeth Forbess. Catherine Victoria "Kate" Joyner married Rufus Marion Gillihan, and had children including Chalmers H Gillihan, Donna Lorene Gillihan, Leather Lillian Gillihan, Marion Talmage Gillihan, Mary Gillihan, Maude Belle Gillihan, Wilda Cleo Gilliham Granny Gross. Catherine Victoria "Kate" Joyner passed away in 1942 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Catherine Victoria "Kate" Joyner was born in 1871 in Munford, Tennessee, the child of William Henry Joyner And Mary Elizabeth Forbess.
  • Catherine Victoria "Kate" Joyner married Rufus Marion Gillihan, and had children including Chalmers H Gillihan, Donna Lorene Gillihan, Leather Lillian Gillihan, Marion Talmage Gillihan, Mary Gillihan, Maude Belle Gillihan, Wilda Cleo Gilliham Granny Gross.
  • Catherine Victoria "Kate" Joyner passed away in 1942 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

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Catherine Joyner's Ancestors

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Catherine Joyner
1871–1942
Birth Place: Munford, Tennessee
Parents
William Henry Joyner
1845–1920
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Forbess
1847–1904
Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
William (Asberry *) Joyner
1808–1881
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Dalton
1822–1922
, , Virginia, USA
Thomas (Jefferson Jeff) Forbess
1821–1863
York, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Catherine) Goforth
1813–1899
North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Joyner's Descendants

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Catherine (Victoria "Kate") Joyner (29 Jun 1871–19 Jun 1942) m. Rufus (Marion) Gillihan (14 Nov 1867–23 Oct 1931)
  1. 1. Wilda (Cleo Gilliham "Granny) Gross" 1906–1992 m. Obie (Ellis) Gross 1895–1963
    1. 1. Betty (Sue) Gross 1932– m. Mark (Duane) Lenagar 1932–2000
    2. 2. James (Wallace "Wally") Gross 1927–2006
  2. 2. Mary Gillihan 1890–
  3. 3. Leather (Lillian) Gillihan 1896–1936
  4. 4. Donna (Lorene) Gillihan 1898–1979
  5. 5. Maude (Belle) Gillihan 1900–1991
  6. 6. Marion (Talmage) Gillihan 1909–1964
  7. 7. Chalmers (H) Gillihan 1911–1980

Catherine Joyner's Timeline

2 Records

1871
29 Jun 1871
Birth of Catherine Victoria "Kate" Joyner in Munford, Tennessee
Munford, Tennessee
1942
19 Jun 1942
Age 71
Death of Catherine Victoria "Kate" Joyner in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1871
    Event Place: Munford, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1942
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

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