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James Reynolds Gilliam 1877–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1877

Birth Location: Poor Fork, Harlan Co., Ky

Death Date: 01 Aug 1963

Death Location: Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Gilliam

Mother: Elizabeth Day

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Florence Gilliam

In 1877, James Reynolds Gilliam entered the world in Poor Fork, Harlan Co., Ky, born to William Gilliam And Elizabeth Day. In 1900, James Reynolds Gilliam resided in Upper Poor Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, USA. James Reynolds Gilliam had children including Florence Violet Gilliam. James Reynolds Gilliam passed away in 1963 in Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1877, James Reynolds Gilliam entered the world in Poor Fork, Harlan Co., Ky, born to William Gilliam And Elizabeth Day.
  • In 1900, James Reynolds Gilliam resided in Upper Poor Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Reynolds Gilliam had children including Florence Violet Gilliam.
  • James Reynolds Gilliam passed away in 1963 in Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gilliam's Ancestors

Self
James Gilliam
1877–1963
Birth Place: Poor Fork, Harlan Co., Ky
Parents
William Gilliam
1846–
Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth Day
1853–1916
Kentucky
Grandparents
John (Blair) Day
1822–1911
Harlan County, Kentucky, USA or Scott County, Virginia, USA
Susannah (Susan Susie Collier) Day
1825–1911
Colliers Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1797–1878
Frances Collier
1797–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gilliam's Descendants

1.
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James (Reynolds) Gilliam (19 Sep 1877–01 Aug 1963)
  1. 1. Florence (Violet) Gilliam 1906–2001

James Gilliam's Timeline

3 Records

1877
19 Sep 1877
Birth of James Reynolds Gilliam in Poor Fork, Harlan Co., Ky
Poor Fork, Harlan Co., Ky
1900
1900
Age 23
James Reynolds Gilliam resided here in Upper Poor Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Upper Poor Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1963
01 Aug 1963
Age 86
Death of James Reynolds Gilliam in Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1877
    Event Place: Poor Fork, Harlan Co., Ky
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Poor Fork, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: 525; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0051

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Upper Poor Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Poor Fork, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: 525; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0051

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Aug 1963
    Event Place: Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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