Cousins working on this line - Brian Bookwalter, Annemarie Halfpap
Gillam Family
The Gillam family has been a bit of a challenge. We have a few possible leads, but for now we can only verify to John W. Gillam born abt 1804, died 1871 in Pennsylvania USA. He was married to Elizabeth Easley. Now the Easley family is much more documented thanks to John F. Easley of East Norwalk, CT who wrote the "Easley-Rooker Family History" in 1987.
Brian Bookwalter made a great breakthrough with the line when he obtained John W. Gillam's pension file. It wasn't so much the pension information but little bits of information in the affidavits that led to new places to look and results. There is still so much to discover about the Gillam family. The photograph above is Emily Claypool Gillam with her daughters, l-r Ollie, Lyda, and Mary. This is what was written on the back. We are assuming Mary is Mollie on the 1870 and 1880 census'. But we have not as yet been able to discover what became of her.
John Gillam Family Line
1 John Gillam b: Abt. 1804 in Pennsylvania, d: 1871 in Pennsylvania
... + Elizabeth Easley b: Abt. 1807 in Pennsylvania
......2 Enoch Gillam b: Abt. 1834 in Pennsylvania, d: 1923 in Armstrong Co, Pennsylvania
...... + Jane W St. Clair b: 06 Jul 1846 in Pennsylvania, d: 08 Sep 1899 in Pennsylvania
.........3 Phoebe Anna Gillam b: 28 Mar 1866 in North Buffalo, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, d: 14 Apr 1951
......... + Alfred M Ashe b: 14 Mar 1863 in Pennsylvania, d: 16 Sep 1936 in Pennsylvania
.........3 William Austin Gillam b: 13 Aug 1867 in North Buffalo, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, d: 23 Oct 1957 in Applewold, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
......... + Lyda A Claypool b: Apr 1873 in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, m: 15 Nov 1892 in Wm Claypool's home, d: 09 Jun 1906 in Pennsylvania
......... + Etta Jane Dougherty b: 02 Apr 1881 in Armstrong Co, Pennsylvania, d: 03 Jan 1965 in South Buffalo, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
.........3 John A Gillam b: Sep 1869 in North Buffalo, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
......... + Ida U Unknown
.........3 Luella Gillam b: Sep 1871 in Pennsylvania
.........3 Samuel S Gillam b: Feb 1875 in Pennsylvania, d: 31 May 1968 in DeLand, Florida
......... + Amanda Jane Duncan b: Abt. 1889 in Pennsylvania, m: 28 Oct 1908 in Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
.........3 James C Gillam b: Oct 1877 in Pennsylvania
.........3 Elizabeth Maude Gillam b: 07 Feb 1882 in Applewold, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, d: 27 Apr 1976 in Brookville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA
......... + John E Cox
.........3 Guy M Gillam b: Nov 1883 in Freeport, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, d: 10 Apr 1963 in Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
...... + Susan A. Veihte m: 24 Mar 1904 in Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
......2 Mary Gillam b: 07 Feb 1836 in Pennsylvania, d: 18 Jan 1919 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
...... + James Giles b: Abt. 1837 in Pennsylvania, d: Bet. 1870–1880
.........3 Harry Giles b: Abt. Jan 1860 in Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
.........3 Martha E Giles b: Abt. 1859 in Pennsylvania
......... + William Masters
.........3 Oliver Giles b: Abt. 1870 in Pennsylvania
.........3 Elmer Giles b: Abt. 1873 in Pennsylvania
.........3 John Giles b: Abt. 1865 in Pennsylvania
.........3 James Giles b: Abt. 1867 in Pennsylvania
.........3 Oliver Giles b: Abt. 1869 in Pennsylvania
......2 Rachel Gillam b: Abt. 1838 in Pennsylvania
...... + George A Watson b: Abt. 1838 in Pennsylvania, d: Bef. Jan 1862 in Pennsylvania
.........3 John William Watson b: Abt. 1860 in Slate Lick, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
...... + Hugh Dever b: Abt. 1841 in Ireland
.........3 Lawrence Edward Dever b: Abt. 17 Jan 1868 in Pennsylvania, d: 29 May 1903 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
......... + Ida M Bishop b: Abt. 1874 in Pennsylvania, m: 21 Mar 1896 in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
......2 John W Gillam b: 1840 in Pennsylvania, d: 10 Oct 1884 in Pennsylvania
...... + Nancy Bullman d: 27 Nov 1863 in Pennsylvania
.........3 Bertha Gillam d: at 4 months old
.........3 William Gillam d: at 5 months old
.........3 Joseph Gillam b: Jul 1861 in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
...... + Emily Claypool b: 22 Nov 1840 in Pennsylvania, m: 29 Mar 1866 in At her father's house, North Buffalo Twp., Armstrong Co., Pa, d: 21 Jun 1924 in Pennsylvania
.........3 Wilson D Gillam b: Mar 1868 in Pennsylvania, d: 1955 in Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
......... + Minerva H Bowser b: Jun 1872 in Pennsylvania, m: 15 Jul 1902 in Slate Lick, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, d: 1954 in Grove City, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
.........3 Molley Mary Gillam b: Abt. 1869 in Pennsylvania
.........3 Samuel Weston Gillam b: Jul 1870 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, d: 23 Nov 1932 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia
......... + Maude T Sias b: Oct 1877 in Pennsylvania, m: Abt. 1902
.........3 Minerva A Gillam b: 16 Mar 1872 in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, d: 07 Dec 1956 in Tarentum, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
......... + Judson Wayne Claypool b: 29 Aug 1860 in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, m: 24 Jan 1890 in At the home of Mrs. Emily Gillam, d: 02 Sep 1930 in Armstrong, Pennsylvania
.........3 Olive M Gillam b: 23 Jul 1874 in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, d: 10 Sep 1964 in Alliance, Mahoning, Ohio
......... + Harry Miles Walker b: 20 Aug 1874 in Pennsylvania, m: 19 Jan 1893 in Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, d: 1938 in Butler County, Pennsylvania
.........3 Lyda Bell Gillam b: 25 Aug 1876 in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, d: 16 Jul 1949 in Ford City, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
......... + James Marshall Walker b: 29 Apr 1875 in North Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania, m: Abt. 1898, d: 01 Dec 1945 in Ford City, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania
.........3 Bessie Anise Gillam b: 08 May 1878 in North Buffalo, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, d: 18 May 1969 in Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
......... + Samuel Mann m: 05 Oct 1898
......... + Lawson Park Grafton b: Abt. 1868 in Pennsylvania, m: 26 May 1909 in McHaddon, Pa, d: 25 Nov 1925
.........3 J Tailor Gillam b: Apr 1880 in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, d: Bef. 1890
.........3 John Knox Gillam b: 14 Dec 1882 in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, d: 19 Apr 1968 in Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
......... + Dessie Trusal b: 06 Sep 1881 in Pennsylvania, m: 01 Aug 1908 in near Willet, Indiana, Pennsylvania, d: 01 Nov 1960 in Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
......2 James C Gillam b: 11 Aug 1841 in Pennsylvania, d: 27 Nov 1887 in Pennsylvania
...... + Mary J Stewart b: 21 May 1841, d: 16 Jan 1905
......2 George B Gillam b: 11 Apr 1845 in Pennsylvania, d: 15 Jun 1915 in Butler County, Pennsylvania
...... + Ellen Unknown b: Abt. 1849 in Pennsylvania, d: Bef. 1900
.........3 Harry W Gillam b: Abt. 1867 in Pennsylvania
......... + Maggie Boyer b: Abt. 1871 in Pennsylvania, m: 01 Oct 1867 in Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
.........3 Louisa E Gillam b: Abt. 1869 in Pennsylvania
.........3 George A Gillam b: Abt. 1874 in Pennsylvania
...... + Ezora E Unknown b: Mar 1860 in Ohio
Sources for primary Gillam family members:
John Gillam - 1850, 1860, 1870 U.S. census'. Pennsylvania Probate Records, Wills 1805-1873, have copy of will
Elizabeth Easley Gillam - death certificates of children proving marriage to John Gillam
John W. Gillam - 1850 with father, 1870, 1880 U.S. census'. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, Pension Index, have Pension File No 322116 for Emily Gillam which also gave marriage information. findagrave.com burial information
Emily Claypool Gillam -
1900, 1910, 1920 U.S. census'. Pensioner Drop Report, findagrave.com burial information
Many leads for the research on this branch were found in the Simpson-Leader Times (Kittanning, Pennsylvania)