He married Agnes Fields, the widow Samuel Casteel.
It has been said that after 1850 James abandons Agnes and removes to Kentucky where he married the widow Charity Boggess.
Timeline
Birth
abt 1799 • Buckingham County, VA
Marriage
13 Dec 1815 • Scott County, VA
Agnes FIELDS
(1785–)
Residence
1820 • Scott, Virginia, United States
[1]
Chancery: George McConnell vs Heirs of Samuel Casteel
1822 • Scott County, VA
Suit refers to James' wife as "Agnes, Late Agnes Casteel" and his father-in-law as "Fields." Deed of 1831 proves these relationships.
Chancery: James Gillam vs Isaac Lowe
1826 • Scott County, VA
Arche Isham left a note in the hands of Isaac Lowe. Jesse Gilliam disposes that James Gilliam satisfied the obligation by sawing planks. [2]
Residence
1830 • Scott, Virginia, USA
Male age 30-39, female age 40-49
[3]
Deed: James Gilliam and Agnes, et al to John Strong
10 Aug 1831 • Scott County, VA
Signed by James and Agness Gillam, Hiram and Sally Lawson, Obadiah Casteel and William Casteel
Chancery: James Gillam vs Robert H Williams, etc
1832 • Scott County, VA
James sends five of his children to William's school. A disagreement arises and James seeks tuition paid to be refunded. [4]
Chancery: James Gillam & wife vs Heirs of Samuel Casteel
1833 • Scott County, VA
Samuel dies intestate and Agnes as wife of James Gilliam petitions for her dower of the estate of Samuel Casteel.
Residence
1840 • Scott, Virginia, United States
Male age 40-49, female age 40-49
[5]
Residence
1850 • Western District, Scott, Virginia, USA
[6]
Marriage
19 Nov 1853 • Carter County, KY
Charity W
(1818–1893)
[7]
↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Carter, Kentucky; Roll: M653_361; Page: 323; Image: 323; Family History Library Film: 803361
WikiTree profile Gillum-34 created through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Jack Templeton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jack and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Greg, I agree they are the same. Can you do the merge or do I need to? I have not done a merge and did not want the descendants to double or lose information.
Thank you, Janet