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Otis Gilliam 1926–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1926

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: 17 Mar 1979

Death Location: Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Father: Horace Sr

Mother: Mary Owens

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lawrence Gilliam, Otis Jr

Otis Gilliam was born in 1926 in Arkansas, the child of Horace Gilliam Sr And Mary Owens. In 1930, Otis Gilliam resided in Nix, Nix, Dallas, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, Otis Gilliam resided in Nix, Dallas, Arkansas. Otis Gilliam married Berdie Lee Jones, Private, and had children including Byrdie Ruth Gilliam, Lawrence Gilliam, Linda Kaye Gilliams, Otis Gilliam Jr. Otis Gilliam passed away in 1979 in Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

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Biography

  • Otis Gilliam was born in 1926 in Arkansas, the child of Horace Gilliam Sr And Mary Owens.
  • In 1930, Otis Gilliam resided in Nix, Nix, Dallas, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Otis Gilliam resided in Nix, Dallas, Arkansas.
  • Otis Gilliam married Berdie Lee Jones, Private, and had children including Byrdie Ruth Gilliam, Lawrence Gilliam, Linda Kaye Gilliams, Otis Gilliam Jr.
  • Otis Gilliam passed away in 1979 in Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Horace Sr
1893–1930
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Mary Owens
1892–1985
Birth Location: Sparkman, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
MO

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lawrence Gilliam
1951–1998
Birth Location: Arkansas
LG
Otis Jr
1950–1950
Birth Location: –
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Otis Gilliam's Ancestors

Self
Otis Gilliam
1926–1979
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
Horace Gilliam Sr
1893–1930
Arkansas, USA
Mary Owens
1892–1985
Sparkman, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Jesse (C) Taylor
1865–
Arkansas, USA
Marsilla Perry
1871–
Arkansas, USA
Monroe Owens
1852–1931
Arkansas
Great-Grandparents
Ben Taylor
1843–1917
America Freeman
1847–
Patrick Perry
1843–
Adeline Perry
1850–1960
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Freeman
1818–1879
John Freeman
1822–

Otis Gilliam's Descendants

1.
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Otis Gilliam (7 Jun 1926–17 Mar 1979)
  1. 1. Lawrence Gilliam 1951–1998
  2. 2. Otis (Gilliam) Jr 1950–1950

Otis Gilliam's Timeline

7 Records

1926
7 Jun 1926
Birth of Otis Gilliam in Arkansas
Arkansas
1930
1930
Age 4
Otis Gilliam resided here in Nix, Nix, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
Nix, Nix, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Otis Gilliam resided here in Nix, Dallas, Arkansas
Nix, Dallas, Arkansas
1940
1940-1945
Age 14
Otis Gilliam resided here in Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, USA
Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Otis Gilliam resided here in Bradley Quarters, Bradley, Arkansas, USA
Bradley Quarters, Bradley, Arkansas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 25
Otis Gilliam resided here in Arkansas
Arkansas
1979
17 Mar 1979
Age 53
Death of Otis Gilliam in Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1926
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Arkansas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nix, Dallas, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00133; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 20-14
    [3] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Nix, Dallas, Arkansas; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2339807
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bradley Quarters, Bradley, Arkansas; Roll: 4007; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 6-14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Nix, Nix, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Nix, Dallas, Arkansas; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2339807

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Nix, Dallas, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nix, Dallas, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00133; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 20-14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940-1945
    Event Place: Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Arkansas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nix, Dallas, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00133; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 20-14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bradley Quarters, Bradley, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bradley Quarters, Bradley, Arkansas; Roll: 4007; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 6-14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Warren, Bradley, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1979
    Event Place: Wisconsin, Milwaukee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1959-1997
    [3] Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1872-2004, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Death Records, 1979-1997
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