Barham
Bobo
(Barrum)
Gilliam
Born in Union County, South Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Sampson Gilliam Sr
and Drucilla (Hill) Gilliam
Brother of
Robert Duke Gilliam, Marcus Mark Gilliam, Sarah (Gilliam) Canady, Scota (Gilliam) Hollums, Sion Murphey Gilliam and Bird Hill Gilliam
Husband of
Diana Dodd (Blackburn) Gilliam
— married
about 1846 [location unknown]
Husband of
Frances (Wesson) Gilliam
— married
after 1860 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Ann Elizabeth Gilliam, WIlliam Wesley Gilliam, John Robert Gilliam, Margery Roseanna (Gilliam) Ray, McSwain Blackburn Gilliam, Corrie Lula T. (Gilliam) Jacks, James Samuel Gilliam, Martha Lavonia (Gilliam) Wardell, Thomas Byrd Gilliam and Ella Florence (Gilliam) Bedenbaugh
Died
at age 70
in Jacks Township, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Sep 2020
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Biography
Barham was the son of Sampson Gilliam and Drucilla Hill
Barham Bobo Gilliam's first name appears in records in various ways. It is most commonly spelt "Barrum." He often appears in records as "B. B." Barham was named after the Barham family of Sussex County, VA who intermarried with the Gilliam family.
Barham before 1850 married Diana Dodd Blackburn.
Barham married secondly Frances M. Wesson. It should be noted that Barham's son, William Wesley Gilliam married Frances A. Wesson, daughter of Johnson Wesson. The two Frances Wessons should not be confused.
Timeline
Birth
5 Aug 1826 • Union County, SC
Residence
1850 • Union, South Carolina
[1]
Residence
1860 • Laurens, South Carolina, United States
[2]
Civil War
11 Feb 1863
Enlistment
[3]
Residence
1870 • Jacks, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
[4]
Residence
1880 • Jacks, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Marital Status: Widower; Relation to Head of House: Self
[5]
Death
3 Jun 1897 • Jacks, Laurens, SC
Sources
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Union, South Carolina; Roll: M432_859; Page: 16B; Image: 282
- ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1222; Page: 322; Family History Library Film: 805222
- ↑ U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, Author: National Park Service. Film Number: M381 roll 12
- ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Jacks, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1501; Page: 77A; Family History Library Film: 553000
- ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Jacks, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: 1233; Page: 178D; Enumeration District: 103
- South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Richland - listed on son's death certificate (Thomas Byrd Gilliam)
- Year: 1850; Census Place: Union, South Carolina; Roll: M432_859; Page: 16B; Image: 282
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1222; Page: 322; Family History Library Film: 805222
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Jacks, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1501; Page: 77A; Family History Library Film: 553000
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Jacks, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: 1233; Page: 178D; Enumeration District: 103
- North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1976, Certificate #11939 (Mattie Louvenia Wardell, daughter)
- South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Richland. Certificate # 06550 (Thomas Byrd Gilliam, son)
- U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, Author: National Park Service. Film Number: M381 roll 12 (B. B. Gilliam)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barrum by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barrum:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barrum by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barrum:
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