Richard is assumed to be a son of Richard Gilliam and Judith Stidham, for in 1840 he is enumerated as Richard, Jr. and is living adjacent to Richard & Judah's son James Gilliam.
It has been said that this Richard was born about 1795 & married Charity Rogers. However, original records shows Charity's name was actually Bogus [Boggess] & not Rogers. Census & other records reveal that Charity actually married James Gilliam, not Richard
Birth
abt 1813 • Russell County, VA
County Formation
1814 • Scott County, VA
Scott was formed from Lee, Russell, and Washington counties in 1814.
Marriage
18 Jul 1839 • Scott County, VA
Mary "Polly" EDWARDS
(1822–1900)
[1]
Residence
1840 • Scott, Virginia, United States
Age 20-29. He is living adjacent to James Gilliam.
[2]
Residence
1850 • Western District, Scott, Virginia, USA
[3]
Residence
1860 • Scott, Virginia, USA
[4]
Military
2 Jul 1861 • Scott County, Virginia
[5]
Death
23 Jul 1864
[6]
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9X-VYM : 29 January 2020), Richard Gillam, 1839. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RM-M9B : 20 December 2020), Richard Gillum, Carter, Carter, Kentucky, United States "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBP-GBR : 18 February 2021), Rich Gillam, 1860.
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