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William Clay Douglas Gilliam 1861–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1861

Birth Location: Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America

Death Date: 16 January 1946

Death Location: Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Andrew Gilliam

Mother: Sarah Gilliam

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In 1861, William Clay Douglas Gilliam entered the world in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America, born to Andrew Jackson Gilliam And Sarah Thompson Gilliam. In 1880, William Clay Douglas Gilliam resided in Bridgeport, Polk, Oregon, USA. William Clay Douglas Gilliam passed away in 1946 in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1861, William Clay Douglas Gilliam entered the world in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America, born to Andrew Jackson Gilliam And Sarah Thompson Gilliam.
  • In 1880, William Clay Douglas Gilliam resided in Bridgeport, Polk, Oregon, USA.
  • William Clay Douglas Gilliam passed away in 1946 in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America.

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William Gilliam's Ancestors

Self
William Gilliam
1861–1946
Birth Place: Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America
Parents
Andrew Jackson Gilliam
1818–1890
Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA
Sarah (Thompson) Gilliam
1822–1895
Cole County, Missouri, 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

William Gilliam's Timeline

3 Records

1861
23 May 1861
Birth of William Clay Douglas Gilliam in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America
Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 19
William Clay Douglas Gilliam resided here in Bridgeport, Polk, Oregon, USA
Bridgeport, Polk, Oregon, USA
1946
16 January 1946
Age 85
Death of William Clay Douglas Gilliam in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, United States of America
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1861
    Event Place: Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bridgeport, Polk, Oregon; Roll: 1083; Page: 492A; Enumeration District: 106
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Polk, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bridgeport, Polk, Oregon; Roll: 1083; Page: 492A; Enumeration District: 106

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1946
    Event Place: Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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