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Emily Polly Gilliam 1868–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1868

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 Jan 1944

Death Location: Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA

Father: John Gilliam

Mother: Sarah Darnell

Spouse(s): Daniel Brickey

Children(s): Clyde Brickey, George Sr, Roy Brickey, Ella Brickey, Bessie Brickey, Rebecca Brickey, Lillian Brickey, Tempe Brickey

Emily Polly Gilliam was born in 1868 in Scott County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Wesley Gilliam And Sarah Elizabeth Darnell. In 1900, Emily Polly Gilliam resided in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Emily Polly Gilliam resided in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA. Emily Polly Gilliam married Daniel Samuel Brickey, and had children including Bessie L Brickey, Clyde Mcconnell Brickey, Ella B Brickey, George Graham Brickey Sr, Lillian A Brickey, Rebecca Cordelia Brickey, Roy Garner Brickey, Tempe E Brickey. Emily Polly Gilliam passed away in 1944 in Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Emily Polly Gilliam was born in 1868 in Scott County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Wesley Gilliam And Sarah Elizabeth Darnell.
  • In 1900, Emily Polly Gilliam resided in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Emily Polly Gilliam resided in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • Emily Polly Gilliam married Daniel Samuel Brickey, and had children including Bessie L Brickey, Clyde Mcconnell Brickey, Ella B Brickey, George Graham Brickey Sr, Lillian A Brickey, Rebecca Cordelia Brickey, Roy Garner Brickey, Tempe E Brickey.
  • Emily Polly Gilliam passed away in 1944 in Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA.

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Emily Gilliam's Ancestors

Self
Emily Gilliam
1868–1944
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Wesley Gilliam
1841–1908
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Darnell
1840–1923
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Gillam
1789–1870
Virginia
Elizabeth Gillam
1798–
North Carolina
Edward Darnell
1812–1870
North Carolina, United States
Rebecca
1816–1872
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Gibson
1794–
Rebecca Edwards
1798–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emily Gilliam's Descendants

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Emily (Polly) Gilliam (10 Jun 1868–9 Jan 1944) m. Daniel (Samuel) Brickey (May 1860–12 December 1938)
  1. 1. Clyde (McConnell) Brickey 1907–1967 m. Bonnie (Mary) Fields 1907–1997
    1. 1. Ted (Lee) Brickey 1934–2017 m. Ina (June) Carter 1933–2017
    2. 2. Joy Brickey 1930–2013 m. Elmer (Carson) Kinkead 1929–2003
    3. 3. Danny Brickey 1938–2021 m. Shirley (Mae) Brickey 1938–2021
    4. 4. Billie (Daugherty) Brickey 1931–2009 m. Roy (Marvin) Taylor 1928–
    5. 5. Rebecca Rainwater 1944–2014 m. Harlon (Gerald) Byington 1939–2012
  2. 2. George (Graham Brickey) Sr 1896–1969 m. Nora (Buelah) Lane 1921–2003 m. Bessie (Nannie) Owens 1899–1929
    1. 1. Emily (Geneva) Brickey 1918–2005
    2. 2. Emmett (Philip) Brickey 1916–1928
    3. 3. George (Graham Brickey) Jr 1928–2004
    4. 4. Barbara Brickey 1921–1921
    5. 5. Roeena (Clarice) Brickey 1919–1920
  3. 3. Roy (Garner) Brickey 1912–1997 m. Lula (Marie) Sawyer 1919–2014
    1. 1. Roy (Roger) Brickey 1943–2014
  4. 4. Ella (B) Brickey 1893–1967 m. Malcolm (James) McConnell 1901–1956 m. James (Auburn) Boatright 1891–1982
    1. 1. Mildred (Bernice) McConnell 1926–2006
    2. 2. Cpl (Gerald Trulia) McConnell 1922–1986
    3. 3. Margaret (Meredith) Boatright 1912–1937
  5. 5. Bessie (L) Brickey 1904–1989 m. Garland (R) Henry 1899–1990
    1. 1. Anita (Gene) Henry 1924–2006
  6. 6. Rebecca (Cordelia) Brickey 1898–1984 m. George (Earnest) Gillenwater 1892–1978
    1. 1. Sinclair Gillenwater 1922–2016
    2. 2. Robert (McConnell) Gillenwater 1918–1988
    3. 3. Daniel (Fred) Gillenwater 1915–1999 m. Barbara (Jean) Terhune 1933–2020 m. Kathryn Kennedy 1915–
    4. 4. Samuel (P) Gillenwater 1920–1995
    5. 5. Peggy (Ann) Gillenwater 1935–2022 m. C.r. Wilson 1933–1981
  7. 7. Lillian (A) Brickey 1891–1929 m. Floyd (B) Gillenwater 1888–1940
    1. 1. Billy (Burns) Gillenwater 1928–1928
    2. 2. Grover (Woods) Gillenwater 1926–1929
    3. 3. George ("Cove") Gillenwater 1920–1999 m. Lelia (Mae) Smith 1922–
    4. 4. Grady (W) Gillenwater 1917–2009
    5. 5. Charles (Graham Gillenwater) -- 1915–1931
    6. 6. Laura (Syrilda) Gillenwater 1912–1992
    7. 7. Lona (V.) Gillenwater 1909–1998
  8. 8. Tempe (E) Brickey 1889–1973 m. Patrick (Henry Starnes Sr.) DNA 1886–1935
    1. 1. Patrick (Henry Starnes Jr.) DNA 1920–2004
    2. 2. Joseph ((Joe) Daniel Starnes) DNA 1923–
    3. 3. Ida (Kate Starnes) DNA 1918–1992
    4. 4. Gladys (Faye Starnes) DNA 1915–2006

Emily Gilliam's Timeline

4 Records

1868
10 Jun 1868
Birth of Emily Polly Gilliam in Scott County, Virginia, USA
Scott County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
Emily Polly Gilliam resided here in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
Emily Polly Gilliam resided here in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
1944
9 Jan 1944
Age 76
Death of Emily Polly Gilliam in Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA
Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1868
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T625_1914; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 91
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1727; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0063

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1727; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0063

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T625_1914; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 91

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1944
    Event Place: Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA

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