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Herbert Leslie Gilliam 1915–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1915

Birth Location: Hurricane, Wise County, Virginia

Death Date: 12 Jan 1986

Death Location: Marion, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Gilliam

Mother: Mattie Gilliam

Spouse(s): Mary Gilliam

Children(s): John Gilliam

The story of Herbert Leslie Gilliam began in 1915 in Hurricane, Wise County, Virginia. Herbert Leslie Gilliam married Mary Melvina Hillman Gilliam, and had children including John Wayne Gilliam, Rebalawson1 Gilliam, Sylvia Yvonne Gilliam Gardner Whitely Stillman. Herbert Leslie Gilliam passed away in 1986 in Marion, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Herbert Leslie Gilliam began in 1915 in Hurricane, Wise County, Virginia.
  • Herbert Leslie Gilliam married Mary Melvina Hillman Gilliam, and had children including John Wayne Gilliam, Rebalawson1 Gilliam, Sylvia Yvonne Gilliam Gardner Whitely Stillman.
  • Herbert Leslie Gilliam passed away in 1986 in Marion, Virginia, United States of America.

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Herbert Gilliam's Ancestors

Self
Herbert Gilliam
1915–1986
Birth Place: Hurricane, Wise County, Virginia
Parents
William Milburn Hawk Gilliam
1875–1942
Pound, Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
Mattie (Lou Addington) Gilliam
1882–1968
Indian Creek, Wise, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (B) Gilliam
1849–1942
Wise, Russell, Virginia, USA
Martha (Jane Dale) Gilliam
1853–1928
Russell, Virginia, USA
Andrew (Senter "Drury") Gilliam
1850–1915
Russell, Virginia, USA
Esther Addington
1855–1924
Russell, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Gilliam
1827–1864
Elizabeth Skeen
1836–1899
Hardin VA
1803–1899
Anna Dale
1816–1903
Ira Gilliam
1831–1895
NANCY Gilliam
1834–1871
Charles Addington
1821–1905
Elizabeth Kilgore
1829–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gilliam
1804–1888
Martha Gilliam
1807–1864
Stephen Skeen
1788–1870
Susannah KISER
1794–1860
Arthur (Iriquois)
1776–1865
Judith Cotton
1786–1870
Simon Dotson
1761–1849
John Gilliam
1804–1888
Martha Gilliam
1807–1864
Stephen Skeen
1788–1870
Susannah KISER
1794–1860

Herbert Gilliam's Descendants

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Herbert (Leslie) Gilliam (5 July 1915–12 Jan 1986) m. Mary (Melvina Hillman) Gilliam (10 Sept 1922–23 May 1987)
  1. 1. John (Wayne) Gilliam 1945–2001

Herbert Gilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1915
5 July 1915
Birth of Herbert Leslie Gilliam in Hurricane, Wise County, Virginia
Hurricane, Wise County, Virginia
1986
12 Jan 1986
Age 71
Death of Herbert Leslie Gilliam in Marion, Virginia, United States of America
Marion, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1915
    Event Place: Hurricane, Wise County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1986
    Event Place: Marion, Virginia, United States of America

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