Harris
Gillum
Born about in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Jordan Gilliam
and Mary (McLemore) Gilliam
Brother of
Palestine (Gilliam) Sprouse
Husband of
Jane (Yarborough) Gillum
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (Gillum) Cardwell, Sarah (Gillum) Cotney, Yancy Thornton Gillum and James Lafayette (Gillam) Gillum
Died about
at about age 94
in Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jul 2021
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Biography
Harris' given name has been given/given name and middle as "John" or "John Harris." There is no documentary evidence that Harris went by anything other than Harris. Last name has been written several ways: Gillam, Gillum, Gillem, Gilliam, Gillian
Timeline
Birth
abt 1780 • North Carolina
Marriage
abt 1807
Jane YARBOROUGH
(1790–1840)
County Formation
24 Dec 1825 • Butts County, GA
Butts County was formed on December 24, 1825 as the sixty-fourth county in Georgia from portions of Henry County and Monroe County.
Residence
1830 • Butts, Georgia, USA
Age 40-49
[1]
Will of Jordan Gilliam
24 Mar 1840 • Fairfield County, SC
my desire is that my sons William, Harris, Francis, and Palestine to have one dollar each and the remains to be heirs of the aforesaid Elizabeth Gilliam forever. [2]
Residence
1840 • Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Age 60-69
[3]
Residence
1850 • Township 24, Tallapoosa, Alabama
Age 70
[4]
Residence
1860 • Western Division, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Age 79
Residence
1870 • Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Age 90
[6]
Death
aft 1870
Sources
- ↑ 1830; Census Place: Butts, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 16; Page: 168; Family History Library Film: 0007036
- ↑ Will Book 19, page 15-16
- ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 15; Page: 183; Image: 981; Family History Library Film: 0002335
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 24, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M432_15; Page: 120B; Image: 704
- ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_25; Page: 243; Image: 245; Family History Library Film: 803025
- ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_42; Page: 216A; Image: 433; Family History Library Film: 545541
- 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1830; Census Place: Butts, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 16; Page: 168; Family History Library Film: 0007036
Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 8058 #1744272 (accessed 13 October 2021)
Harris Gillum. - 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1840; Census Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 15; Page: 183; Family History Library Film: 0002335
Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 8057 #1357370 (accessed 13 October 2021)
J H Gillam. - 1855 Census: "Alabama, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890"
Ancestry Record 3531 #622570 (accessed 13 October 2021)
John H Gillem in AL. - 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 24, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 15; Page: 120b
Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 8054 #16812613 (accessed 13 October 2021)
Harris Gillam (70), Farmer, in Township 24, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. Born in North Carolina. - "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDN-16J : 18 February 2021), Harris Gillum in entry for William Haze, 1860.
- 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_42; Page: 216A
Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 7163 #13939052 (accessed 13 October 2021)
Harris Gillam, Farm Laborer, in Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama. Born in South Carolina. - See also: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GK4X-JVL
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harris 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 Harris:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harris 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 Harris:
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