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Robert Lee (Gilliam) Gillian Sr (1904 - 1972)

Robert Lee Gillian Sr formerly Gilliam
Born in Richmond, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of and [half]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 1 Nov 1943 (to 6 Nov 1947) in Richmond, Virginia, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 68 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United Statesmap
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Biography

Robert was born in 1904[1][2][3] to Joseph Thomas Gilliland and Ada Madison Turner.

  • Fact: Residence (1910) Richmond Madison Ward, Virginia, United States[4]
  • 1920 census record not found
  • Fact: Marriage to Lillian Mae Daily (about 1924) Maryland, United States (they divorced before 1943)
  • Fact: Residence (1930) Baltimore (Districts 251-500), Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States[5]
  • Fact: Residence (1935) Same Place
  • Fact: Residence (1940) Baltimore City, Baltimore City, Ward 20, Baltimore City, Maryland[6]
  • Fact: Military Draft (16 Feb 1942) Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States[1]
  • Fact: Marriage to Mary Elizabeth Meacham (1 Nov 1943) Richmond, Virginia, United States[7][8]
  • Fact: Divorce from Mary Elizabeth Meach (6 Nov 1947) Richmond, Virginia, United States[9]
  • Fact: Marriage to Eulith R Watkins

He passed away in 1972 at the age of 68.[2][3][10][11]

  • Fact: Burial (15 May 1972) Lake View Memorial Park, Sykesville, Carroll, Maryland, United States[10][11][12]

Research Notes

His name is spelled "Gilliam" on most documents, but it is spelled "Gillian" on his headstone. His father's name is spelled in a variety of ways also - Gillian, Gilliam, and Gilliland. Gilliland is on his father's headstone.

Not to be confused with Robert Gwilliam of Baltimore, Maryland, married to Lillian Stamp, with child named Robert Gwilliam.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947", Ancestry.com, accessed 2 Jan 2022, http://search.ancestry.com/collections/2238/records/6048160, Robert Lee Gilliam, 16 Feb 1942, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRCH-XTL : 8 January 2021), Robert Gilliam, May 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010", Ancestry.com, accessed 2 Ja 2022, http://search.ancestry.com/collections/2441/records/3594301, Robert Lee Gilliam, 13 Feb 1904 - 12 May 1972 (NAVY: 28 Jul 1943 - 5 Dec 1945).
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPLV-3JK : accessed 2 January 2022), Robert L Gillam in household of Joseph T Gillam, Richmond Madison Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 115, sheet 5A, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1645; FHL microfilm 1,375,658.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X349-87R : accessed 2 January 2022), Robert Gilliam, Baltimore (Districts 251-500), Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 343, sheet 11A, line 33, family 203, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 864; FHL microfilm 2,340,599.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7XK-4F1 : 8 January 2021), Robert L Gillian, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-605, sheet 2A, line 16, family 24, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1532.
  7. ↑ Marriage of Meacham / Gilliam, Newspapers.com, accessed 2 Jan 2022, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91662393/marriage-of-meacham-gilliam/
  8. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9F-L1VT : 20 February 2021), Robert Lee Gilliam and Mary Elizabeth Meacham, 01 Nov 1943; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richmond, , Virginia, United States, certificate 29037, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  9. ↑ "Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB2-HR66 : 3 March 2021), Mary M Gilliam and Robert Lee Gilliam, 06 Nov 1947; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richmond, , Virginia, United States, certificate #6129, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Obituary for Robert L. Gillian Sr, Newspapers.com, accessed 2 Jan 2022, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91663191/obituary-for-robert-l-gillian-sr/
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Obituary for Robert L Gillian Sr, Newspapers.com, accessed 2 Jan 2022, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91663115/obituary-for-robert-l-gillian-sr/
  12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227279351/robert-l-gillian : accessed 02 January 2022), memorial page for Robert L Gillian Sr. (1904–1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 227279351, citing Lake View Memorial Park, Sykesville, Carroll County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Beth Ann (contributor 49091298) .

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Acknowledgement

Gilliam-507 was created by Sherry Reynolds through the import of Alford, Pippin, Turner Family .ged on Nov 1, 2014. Gillam-41 created through the import of The Gatewoods _ Lovings of Vir.ged on Apr 10, 2012 by Richard Gatewood. A merge was proposed by Karen Ivey Herndon on 2 Jan 2022 and was completed on 27 Mar 2022 by Stephanie Martin White. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Sherry, Richard and others.





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Ivey-594 Karen (Ivey) Herndon
Gillam-41 and Gilliam-507 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same people; his name is spelled differently in different records; Gillian is how it is spelled on his headstone
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Rejected matches › Robert Lee Williams (1907-1993)

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