Born in Clay County, Missouri
Ancestors 
Daughter of Cornelius Gilliam
and Mary (Crawford) Gilliam
Sister of
Washington Smith Gilliam and Marcus de Lafayette Gilliam
Wife of
Alexander Gage
— married
25 Nov 1847 in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Elizabeth Gage, William Washington Gage, Joseph Cornelius Gage, Millie Ann Adeline Gage and America Francis Gage
Died
at age 30
in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Oct 2011
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Biography
Rebecca was born in 1831 into a family that eventually had 8 children. Rebecca Gilliam traveled the Oregon Trail with her parents. Her father, Cornelius Gilliam, was the leader of the wagon train. The family settled in Polk County, Oregon, and Rebecca married her sister Louisa's brother-in-law, Alexander Gage. She passed away in 1862, leaving children Mary, William, Joseph, Addie, & America.
Sources
- 7 Oct 1850 - Polk Co Oregon p 108A House 193
- Oregon Donation Land Claim No. 1611 GAGE, Alexander, Polk Co; b 1827, Clay Co, Mo; Arr. Ore. 28 Nov 1844; SC 4 Oct 1851; m. Rebecca June 25 Nov 1847, Polk Co, Ore. T. Aff: Wm. Gage (MA) Mary Gilliam, David Grant, A.H. Carter.
- 9 Aug 1860 - Luckamute, Polk Co Oregon p 560
- Family Bible Pages: Copies in the possession of descendant, Glenda Kennerly.
- See the Changes page for the details of edits.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Sylvia (Landreth) Sproed 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch AT7338439 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T271542 [compare], FTDNA kit #257120
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Barbara Johnson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T511806 [compare], FTDNA kit #268889
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Danielle Sproed :
23andMe, GEDmatch M674108 [compare]
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~3.12%
Michelle Rice :
23andMe
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Denise Sproed :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T674236 [compare], FTDNA kit #269509
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Robbie Merritt :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T229843 [compare], FTDNA kit #260640
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~0.78%
Beth Gilliam :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bethclayson62
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~0.78%
Rayne Narron :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JW2315266 [compare], Ancestry member Rayne_Narron
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~0.78%
Lynn Hurt :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T881740 [compare], FTDNA kit #789922
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Rejected matches › Jane Williams (1830-)
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