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Jerry James Gilliam 1856–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1856

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 19 May 1917

Death Location: Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA

Father: Robert Gilliam

Mother: Elizabeth Busby

Spouse(s): Nancy Gillen

Children(s): Daisy Gilliam

Jerry James Gilliam was born in 1856 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Robert Andrew Gilliam And Elizabeth Jane Busby. Jerry James Gilliam married Nancy Margaret Gillen, and had children including Daisy Ann Gilliam. Jerry James Gilliam passed away in 1917 in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Jerry James Gilliam was born in 1856 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Robert Andrew Gilliam And Elizabeth Jane Busby.
  • Jerry James Gilliam married Nancy Margaret Gillen, and had children including Daisy Ann Gilliam.
  • Jerry James Gilliam passed away in 1917 in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Gilliam
1823–1878
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Elizabeth Busby
1826–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Gillen
1863–1909
Birth Location: New Albany, Union, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Daisy Gilliam
1898–1961
Birth Location: Texas, USA
DG

Jerry Gilliam's Ancestors

Self
Jerry Gilliam
1856–1917
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Robert Andrew Gilliam
1823–1878
South Carolina
Elizabeth (Jane) Busby
1826–
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Moseby) Gilliam
1788–1836
Virginia, USA
Cynthia Powell
1803–1883
Tennessee, USA
Meredith Busby
1805–1847
Tennessee, USA
Minerva Hunt
1808–1870
Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Gilliam
1766–1805
Priscilla Moseby
1762–1833
James Jr
–1847
David Hunt
1778–1841
Elizabeth Larkin
1785–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Jr
1733–1794
Martha Isbell
1740–1799
Stephen Moseby
1732–1763
Abeonaday Minor
1740–
James Sr
1771–1815
John Hunt
1749–1822
Joanna Holbrook
1752–
David Larkin
1752–1822
Eliza Armstrong
1750–1838

Jerry Gilliam's Descendants

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Jerry (James) Gilliam (21 May 1856–19 May 1917) m. Nancy (Margaret) Gillen (30 May 1863–14 Nov 1909)
  1. 1. Daisy (Ann) Gilliam 1898–1961 m. Preston (Allen) Bates 1893–1952
    1. 1. James (Hurrel) Bates 1925–1991 m. Edna (Marie) Jones 1923–2017
    2. 2. Preston (Clyde) Bates 1918–1994 m. Jewel Bates 1919–2004
    3. 3. Alma Davis 1920–1984 m. Woodrow (Wilson) Davis 1915–1977
    4. 4. Nannie (S) Grooms 1914–1987
    5. 5. Troy (Lee) Bates 1933–1969 m. Nelda (Martyne "Mimi") Wright 1936–1995

Jerry Gilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1856
21 May 1856
Birth of Jerry James Gilliam in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1917
19 May 1917
Age 61
Death of Jerry James Gilliam in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1856
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1917
    Event Place: Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
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