John Thomas Gillam (1838 - 1922)

Born 18 Apr 1838 in , Fairfield, South Carolina

Husband of Bethena W (Young) Gillam — married about 1869 in Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1922 at age 84 in , Clay, Alabama

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Biography

John was born in 1838 in South Carolina. He is the son of Jeremiah Gilliam and Sarah Wood. ^[1][2] He married Bithena Young. They had eight children. ^[3] John died in 1922 in Alabama. ^[4]

Civil War Military Service April 1862 • 50th Alabama Company A Enlisted first time for 12 months. Reenlisted Company A 50th Alabama Infantry Regiment April, 1862 at Corinth, Mississippi. Captured at Resaca, Georgia October, 1864. Paroled at Alexandia, Alabama June, 1865.^[5][6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QX-KH1 : 23 December 2020), John Gillman in household of Jerry Gilman, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDC-5FV : 18 February 2021), John Gillam in entry for Jeremiah Gillam, 1860.
3. ↑ Ancestry Record 6742 #40055003
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 March 2021), memorial page for John Thomas Gillam (19 Apr 1838–26 Apr 1922), Find a Grave Memorial no. 50605307, citing Lystra Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashland, Clay County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Tricia (contributor 48866134) .
5. ↑ ALABAMA DEPT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY - CIVIL WAR SERVICE DATABASE
6. ↑ "Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXK6-6LC : 27 November 2014), John T Gillam, 1864; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M311 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 441.
7. ↑ "Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DP-WVC5 : 17 March 2018), John Thomas Gillam, 1907; citing Ashland, Clay, Alabama, United States, citing Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,533,727.

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• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50605307/john-thomas-gillam : accessed 26 February 2022), memorial page for John Thomas Gillam (19 Apr 1838–26 Apr 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50605307, citing Lystra Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashland, Clay County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Tricia (contributor 48866134) .