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Rachel Gilliam 1838–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1838

Birth Location: Clay County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 4 May 1918

Death Location: Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, United States of America

Father: Mitchell Gilliam

Mother: Henrietta Taylor

Spouse(s): David Bowman

Children(s): Epaphroditus Bowman, Leonard Bowman, Josephine Bowman, Mary Bowman, Francis Bowman, Lelia Bowman, Belle Bowman, Caroline Bowman, Henrietta Bowman, Alice Bowman

The story of Rachel Gilliam began in 1838 in Clay County, Missouri, USA. Rachel Gilliam married David Spicer Bowman, and had children including Alice Bowman, Belle Bowman, Caroline Carrie Bowman, Epaphroditus Bowman, Francis Marion Bowman, Henrietta Ann Rittie Bowman, Josephine Bowman, Lelia Bowman, Leonard Mitchell Bowman, Mary Bowman. Rachel Gilliam passed away in 1918 in Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Gilliam began in 1838 in Clay County, Missouri, USA.
  • Rachel Gilliam married David Spicer Bowman, and had children including Alice Bowman, Belle Bowman, Caroline Carrie Bowman, Epaphroditus Bowman, Francis Marion Bowman, Henrietta Ann Rittie Bowman, Josephine Bowman, Lelia Bowman, Leonard Mitchell Bowman, Mary Bowman.
  • Rachel Gilliam passed away in 1918 in Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Rachel Gilliam's Ancestors

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Rachel Gilliam
1838–1918
Birth Place: Clay County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Mitchell Gilliam
1815–1882
Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Henrietta Taylor
1816–1890
Logan Co., Kentucky
Grandparents
Benjamin (Taylor,) Capt.
1794–1873
Sanford, York, Georgia, United States
Rachel Earnest
1798–1881
, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wright Taylor
1760–1849
Elizabeth TEMPLE(2nd)(Wife)
1758–1849
William Earnest
1753–1835
Rachel McCrory
1755–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Taylor
1736–1804
Mary Wright
1730–1798
William Temple
1729–1800
THURINA EPPES
1729–1778
Jacob Earnest
1733–1803
Agnes Young
1734–1801
John Jr.
1735–1790
Martha MCCONNALLY
1735–1793

Rachel Gilliam's Descendants

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Rachel Gilliam (21 Jan 1838–4 May 1918) m. David (Spicer) Bowman (4 December 1824–4 March 1906)
  1. 1. Epaphroditus Bowman 1866–1867
  2. 2. Leonard (Mitchell) Bowman 1857–1884 m. Nora (Fields) O'Dell 1860–1924
    1. 1. Leonard (Mitchell (Mitch)) Bowman 1883–1945
  3. 3. Josephine Bowman 1859–1861
  4. 4. Mary Bowman 1862–1937 m. John (William) Higgins 1860–
    1. 1. Frank (William) Higgins 1887–1956
    2. 2. Irene Higgins 1887–
    3. 3. Walter (Bowman) Higgins 1889–1962
  5. 5. Francis (Marion) Bowman 1856–1932 m. Elizabeth (M.) Muir 1884–1956
    1. 1. Frank (Marion) Bowman 1918–1960 m. Margaret (Letah) Brand 1915–1983 m. Nancy (Ruth) Weir 1931–2007
  6. 6. Lelia Bowman 1864–1916
  7. 7. Belle Bowman 1869–1922
  8. 8. Caroline ("Carrie") Bowman 1872–1952
  9. 9. Henrietta (Ann "Rittie") Bowman 1853–1929 m. Samuel (D.) Woodward 1847–1926
    1. 1. Homer (Bowman) Woodward 1893–1938
    2. 2. Oscar (D.) Woodward 1876–
    3. 3. Harriet Woodward 1880–
    4. 4. Harold Woodward 1880–
  10. 10. Alice Bowman 1874–1953 m. Frank (L) Gordon 1871–1921
    1. 1. Elizabeth Gordon 1910–1924

Rachel Gilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1838
21 Jan 1838
Birth of Rachel Gilliam in Clay County, Missouri, USA
Clay County, Missouri, USA
1918
4 May 1918
Age 80
Death of Rachel Gilliam in Colfax, Whitman, Washington, USA
Colfax, Whitman, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1838
    Event Place: Clay County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1918
    Event Place: Colfax, Whitman, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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