George Rufus Gilliam (1859 - 1941)

Born 26 Apr 1859 in Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet Didymus (Holloway) Gilliam — married 1881 in Spring City, Rhea, TN

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1941 at age 81 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States

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Biography

George was born 1859 in Tennessee. He was the son of James Gilliam and Sophronia Paul. He was a school teacher. ^[1]

He passed away January 2, 1942 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States. ^[2] He was laid to rest in Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, Hamlin, Jones, Texas, United States. ^[3]

DNA Profile

Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 4 cM segment on chromosome 20, consisting of Don Giddens, GEDmatch kit # A684385, and Arvella (Brawley) Godbey, his 4th cousin, GEDmatch kit # M959897, and Andy Groshans, his 5th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A233901. (Arvella and Andy are 5th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Moses Paul and Margaret Gladney, the 4x great grandparents of both Don Giddens and Arvella (Brawley) Godbey and 5x great grandparents of Andy Groshans.

Sources

1. ↑ Ella Burnett. B. O. Giddens.
2. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3MY-2BH : 13 March 2018), George R Gilliam, 02 Jan 1941; citing certificate number 782, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,243.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 April 2019), memorial page for George Rufus Gilliam (26 Apr 1859–2 Jan 1941), Find A Grave: Memorial #44209460, citing Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, Hamlin, Jones County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Don Giddens (contributor 47010052) .

See also:

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZB-QCY : 12 April 2016), George R Gilliam in household of James D Gilliam, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 2, family 8, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,053.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWQ-LL6 : 15 July 2017), George Gilliam in household of James Gilliam, District 2, Rhea, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 108, sheet 222D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1275; FHL microfilm 1,255,275.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3GS-NLR : accessed 26 August 2018), George R Gilliam, Justice Precinct 3, Fannin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70, sheet 2A, family 19, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,633.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC96-SVL : accessed 26 August 2018), George Gilliam, Hamlin, Jones, Texas, United States; citing ED 136, sheet 10B, line 74, family 242, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1824; FHL microfilm 1,821,824.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW28-WHG : accessed 26 August 2018), George R Gilliam in household of R B Boyd, Hamlin, Justice Precinct 5, Jones, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 127-13, sheet 10B, line 67, family 239, 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 4083.