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Harmon Benton (Bent) Gilliam 1898–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1898

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Oct 1987

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Father: Marcus Gilliam

Mother: Sarah Pendleton

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Harmon Benton (Bent) Gilliam was born in 1898 in Scott County, Virginia, USA, the child of Marcus L Gilliam And Sarah Ann Sally Pendleton. Harmon Benton (Bent) Gilliam passed away in 1987 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Harmon Benton (Bent) Gilliam was born in 1898 in Scott County, Virginia, USA, the child of Marcus L Gilliam And Sarah Ann Sally Pendleton.
  • Harmon Benton (Bent) Gilliam passed away in 1987 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Harmon Gilliam's Ancestors

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Harmon Gilliam
1898–1987
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Marcus L. Gilliam
1868–1955
Virginia
Sarah (Ann (Sally)) Pendleton
1874–1958
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Samuel (Billy)) Gilliam
1822–1909
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Gilliam
1839–
Scott County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas McConnell
1797–1872
Elizabeth Compton
1801–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy *
1778–1845
Abraham Compton
1772–1856
Lucy Berry
1780–1822

Harmon Gilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1898
8 Mar 1898
Birth of Harmon Benton (Bent) Gilliam in Scott County, Virginia, USA
Scott County, Virginia, USA
1987
27 Oct 1987
Age 89
Death of Harmon Benton (Bent) Gilliam in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1987
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

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