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Edward Benjamin Gilliam 1845–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1845

Birth Location: Yamhill, Polk, Oregon, United States

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States

Father: Mitchell Gilliam

Mother: Henrietta Taylor

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The story of Edward Benjamin Gilliam began in 1845 in Yamhill, Polk, Oregon, United States. Edward Benjamin Gilliam passed away in 1861 in Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Benjamin Gilliam began in 1845 in Yamhill, Polk, Oregon, United States.
  • Edward Benjamin Gilliam passed away in 1861 in Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States.

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Edward Gilliam's Ancestors

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Edward Gilliam
1845–1861
Birth Place: Yamhill, Polk, Oregon, United States
Parents
Mitchell Gilliam
1815–1882
Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Henrietta Taylor
1816–1890
Logan Co., Kentucky
Grandparents
Benjamin (Taylor,) Capt.
1794–1873
Sanford, York, Georgia, United States
Rachel Earnest
1798–1881
, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wright Taylor
1760–1849
Elizabeth TEMPLE(2nd)(Wife)
1758–1849
William Earnest
1753–1835
Rachel McCrory
1755–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Taylor
1736–1804
Mary Wright
1730–1798
William Temple
1729–1800
THURINA EPPES
1729–1778
Jacob Earnest
1733–1803
Agnes Young
1734–1801
John Jr.
1735–1790
Martha MCCONNALLY
1735–1793

Edward Gilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1845
4 Jan 1845
Birth of Edward Benjamin Gilliam in Yamhill, Polk, Oregon, United States
Yamhill, Polk, Oregon, United States
1861
1861
Age 16
Death of Edward Benjamin Gilliam in Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States
Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1845
    Event Place: Yamhill, Polk, Oregon, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States

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