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Joseph Jonathan Gilliam 1867–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 August 1867

Birth Location: California

Death Date: 3 October 1951

Death Location: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America

Father: Robert Gilliam

Mother: Julia Chance

Spouse(s): Jessie Durward

Children(s): Robert Gilliam

The story of Joseph Jonathan Gilliam began in 1867 in California. In 1870, Joseph Jonathan Gilliam resided in Tule River, Tulare, California, USA. In 1880, Joseph Jonathan Gilliam resided in Lynns Valley, Kern, California, USA. Joseph Jonathan Gilliam married Jessie Durward, and had children including Robert Burns Gilliam. Joseph Jonathan Gilliam passed away in 1951 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Jonathan Gilliam began in 1867 in California.
  • In 1870, Joseph Jonathan Gilliam resided in Tule River, Tulare, California, USA.
  • In 1880, Joseph Jonathan Gilliam resided in Lynns Valley, Kern, California, USA.
  • Joseph Jonathan Gilliam married Jessie Durward, and had children including Robert Burns Gilliam.
  • Joseph Jonathan Gilliam passed away in 1951 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Gilliam
1817–1886
Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Julia Chance
1824–1919
Birth Location: Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Jessie Durward
1877–1940
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Gilliam
1916–1959
Birth Location: Bakerfield, California
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Joseph Gilliam's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Gilliam
1867–1951
Birth Place: California
Parents
Robert Alexander Gilliam
1817–1886
Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Julia (Ann) Chance
1824–1919
Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Jesse (Israel) Gilliam
1790–1867
Wilkes, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Jeanette ('Jenny') McDowell
1792–1860
Baldwin, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Epaphroditus Gilliam
1768–1842
Sarah Israel
1763–1840
William Major
1741–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gilliam
1740–1792
Elizabeth Murrell
1740–1830
Michael Sr
1736–1819
Sarah Graves
1738–1824
John McDowell
1724–1799
Agnes O'Neil
1716–1789

Joseph Gilliam's Descendants

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Joseph (Jonathan) Gilliam (24 August 1867–3 October 1951) m. Jessie Durward (13 April 1877–19 October 1940)
  1. 1. Robert (Burns) Gilliam 1916–1959

Joseph Gilliam's Timeline

9 Records

1867
24 August 1867
Birth of Joseph Jonathan Gilliam in California
California
1870
1870
Age 3
Joseph Jonathan Gilliam resided here in Tule River, Tulare, California, USA
Tule River, Tulare, California, USA
1880
1880
Age 13
Joseph Jonathan Gilliam resided here in Lynns Valley, Kern, California, USA
Lynns Valley, Kern, California, USA
1900
1900
Age 33
Joseph Jonathan Gilliam resided here in Township 1, Kern, California, USA
Township 1, Kern, California, USA
1920
1920
Age 53
Joseph Jonathan Gilliam resided here in Township 1, Kern, California, USA
Township 1, Kern, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 63
Joseph Jonathan Gilliam resided here in Township 1, Kern, California, USA
Township 1, Kern, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 68
Joseph Jonathan Gilliam resided here in Same House, Kern, California
Same House, Kern, California
1940
1940
Age 73
Joseph Jonathan Gilliam resided here in Judicial T 1, Kern, California, USA
Judicial T 1, Kern, California, USA
1951
3 October 1951
Age 84
Death of Joseph Jonathan Gilliam in Kern County, California, United States of America
Kern County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 August 1867
    Event Place: California
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00211; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 15-3
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Township 1, Kern, California; Roll: T625_100; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 78
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Township 1, Kern, California; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2339856
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lynns Valley, Kern, California; Roll: 66; Page: 545D; Enumeration District: 017
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tule River, Tulare, California; Roll: M593_92; Page: 264A; Family History Library Film: 545591
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 1, Kern, California; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1240087
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Tule River, Tulare, California, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tule River, Tulare, California; Roll: M593_92; Page: 264A; Family History Library Film: 545591

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lynns Valley, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lynns Valley, Kern, California; Roll: 66; Page: 545D; Enumeration District: 017

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Township 1, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 1, Kern, California; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1240087

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Township 1, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Township 1, Kern, California; Roll: T625_100; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 78

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Township 1, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Township 1, Kern, California; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2339856

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House, Kern, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00211; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 15-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Judicial T 1, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00211; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 15-3

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 October 1951
    Event Place: Kern County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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