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Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham 1861–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1861

Birth Location: Graves Co, KY

Death Date: 3 July 1919

Death Location: Pilot Oak, Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: James Jr

Mother: Eliza Gilliam

Spouse(s): John Willingham

Children(s): Voy Morgan, Clara Waggoner, Joseph Willingham, Edgar Coltharp

The story of Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham began in 1861 in Graves Co, KY. In 1860, Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham resided in Graves, Kentucky, USA. In 1870, Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham resided in Feliciana, Graves, Kentucky, USA. Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham married John Lycurgus Willingham, and had children including Clara Willingham Waggoner, Edgar Jefferson Coltharp, Joseph R Willingham, Voy Louise Willingham Morgan. Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham passed away in 1919 in Pilot Oak, Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham began in 1861 in Graves Co, KY.
  • In 1860, Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham resided in Graves, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1870, Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham resided in Feliciana, Graves, Kentucky, USA.
  • Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham married John Lycurgus Willingham, and had children including Clara Willingham Waggoner, Edgar Jefferson Coltharp, Joseph R Willingham, Voy Louise Willingham Morgan.
  • Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham passed away in 1919 in Pilot Oak, Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Jr
1828–1893
Birth Location: Jackson, Tennessee, United States
JJ
Eliza Gilliam
1834–1905
Birth Location: Kentucky
EG

Spouses(s)

John Willingham
1847–1925
Birth Location: Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America
JW

Children(s)

Voy Morgan
1889–1966
Birth Location: Graves, Kentucky, USA
VM
Clara Waggoner
1878–1947
Birth Location: Graves, Kentucky, USA
CW
Joseph Willingham
1882–1926
Birth Location: Graves, Kentucky, USA
JW
Edgar Coltharp
1893–1971
Birth Location: KY
EC

Mary Willingham's Ancestors

Self
Mary Willingham
1861–1919
Birth Place: Graves Co, KY
Parents
James M Gilliam Jr
1828–1893
Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Eliza Gilliam
1834–1905
Kentucky
Grandparents
James Gilliam
1790–1850
, , Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Wilkes) Gilliam
1795–1815
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gilliam
1744–1805
Sarah Williamson
1758–1814
Thomas Wilkes
1764–1810
Sarah Gunn
1775–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gilliam
1702–1793
Mary Clements?
1702–1789
Joseph Wilkes
1735–1784
Hannah Henryetta
1736–1811
Captain Gunn
1731–1807
Joice
–1795

Mary Willingham's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Boyd Gilliam) Willingham (5 Apr 1861–3 July 1919) m. John (Lycurgus) Willingham (2 October 1847–11 May 1925)
  1. 1. Voy (Louise Willingham) Morgan 1889–1966
  2. 2. Clara (Willingham) Waggoner 1878–1947 m. T (Edward) Waggoner 1878–1961
    1. 1. Moris Waggoner 1899–1976
  3. 3. Joseph (R) Willingham 1882–1926
    1. 1. Henry (Orville) Willingham 1916–1973
  4. 4. Edgar (Jefferson) Coltharp 1893–1971
    1. 1. Edgar (Fredric) Coltharp 1918–2014

Mary Willingham's Timeline

8 Records

1860
1860
Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham resided here in Graves, Kentucky, USA
Graves, Kentucky, USA
1861
5 Apr 1861
Birth of Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham in Graves Co, KY
Graves Co, KY
1870
1870
Age 9
Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham resided here in Feliciana, Graves, Kentucky, USA
Feliciana, Graves, Kentucky, USA
1879
10 Feb 1879
Age 18
Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham was married in Graves
Graves
1880
1880
Age 19
Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham resided here in Water Valley and Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, USA
Water Valley and Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 39
Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham resided here in Magisterial District 1, Graves, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 1, Graves, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 49
Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham resided here in Magisterial District 1, Graves, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 1, Graves, Kentucky, USA
1919
3 July 1919
Age 58
Death of Mary Boyd Gilliam Willingham in Graves Co, KY
Graves Co, KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Graves Co, KY
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Marriage Records
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [3] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Water Valley and Wingo, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: 416; Page: 355D; Enumeration District: 095
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Feliciana, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: M593_464; Page: 93A; Family History Library Film: 545963
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Magisterial District 1, Graves, Kentucky; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1240522
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Graves, Kentucky; Page: 298; Family History Library Film: 803369
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 1, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: T624_475; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1374488
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1879
    Event Place: Graves
    Record Source: Kentucky, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Graves, Kentucky; Page: 298; Family History Library Film: 803369

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Feliciana, Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Feliciana, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: M593_464; Page: 93A; Family History Library Film: 545963

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Water Valley and Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Water Valley and Wingo, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: 416; Page: 355D; Enumeration District: 095

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 1, Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Magisterial District 1, Graves, Kentucky; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1240522

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 1, Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 1, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: T624_475; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1374488

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Graves
    Record Source: Kentucky, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 July 1919
    Event Place: Graves Co, KY
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pilot Oak, Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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