John W Holt

M, b. 1859, d. before 1901
  • Birth*: John W Holt was born in 1859 at Missouri.
  • Death*: He died before 1901.

Parents:

Father*: Michael King Holt b. 27 Nov 1816, d. 4 Sep 1879
Mother*: Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford b. 18 Nov 1823, d. 25 Aug 1901

Phillip G. Holt

M, b. 1842

Parents:

Father*: Michael King Holt b. 27 Nov 1816, d. 4 Sep 1879
Mother*: Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford b. 18 Nov 1823, d. 25 Aug 1901

Thomas Smith Holt

M, b. 1850
  • Birth*: Thomas Smith Holt was born in 1850 at Missouri.
  • Note*: He !1901-Living in Holt, MO.
    Descendant-Chad Means, 505 Waller, Excelsior Springs MO 64024.
    1992-Chad C. Means, 3800 Porter St. NW Apt. 303, Washington DC 20016.
  • (Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of July 1860 in the household of Michael King Holt at Clinton County, Missouri.
  • (Witness) Census: Thomas Smith Holt appeared on the census of 14 June 1870 in the household of Michael King Holt at Clinton County, Missouri.
  • (Surviving child Mom) Obituary: Thomas Smith Holt survived his mother (Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford) and was listed in the obituary as (Obituary dated after 25 August 1901.)

Parents:

Father*: Michael King Holt b. 27 Nov 1816, d. 4 Sep 1879
Mother*: Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford b. 18 Nov 1823, d. 25 Aug 1901

George L. Holt

M, b. 1854
  • Birth*: George L. Holt was born in 1854 at Missouri.
  • Note*: He !1901-Living in Holt, MO.
  • (Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of July 1860 in the household of Michael King Holt at Clinton County, Missouri.
  • (Witness) Census: George L. Holt appeared on the census of 14 June 1870 in the household of Michael King Holt at Clinton County, Missouri.
  • (Witness) Census: George L. Holt appeared on the census of 17 June 1880 in the household of Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford at Clinton County, Missouri.
  • (Surviving child Mom) Obituary: George L. Holt survived his mother (Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford) and was listed in the obituary as (Obituary dated after 25 August 1901.)

Parents:

Father*: Michael King Holt b. 27 Nov 1816, d. 4 Sep 1879
Mother*: Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford b. 18 Nov 1823, d. 25 Aug 1901

Andrew C "Andy" Holt

M, b. 1856
  • Birth*: Andrew C "Andy" Holt was born in 1856 at Missouri.

Parents:

Father*: Michael King Holt b. 27 Nov 1816, d. 4 Sep 1879
Mother*: Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford b. 18 Nov 1823, d. 25 Aug 1901

Laura A Holt

F, b. 1846

Parents:

Father*: Michael King Holt b. 27 Nov 1816, d. 4 Sep 1879
Mother*: Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford b. 18 Nov 1823, d. 25 Aug 1901

Ida Lee Holt

F, b. 1865
  • Birth*: Ida Lee Holt was born in 1865 at Missouri.
  • Note*: She !1901-Living in Holt, MO. Married to Mr. Isley.
    Descendant-Marjorie Carignan, 6520 Montero Dr. #3, Prospect KY 40059-9423.
  • (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 14 June 1870 in the household of Michael King Holt at Clinton County, Missouri.
  • (Witness) Census: Ida Lee Holt appeared on the census of 17 June 1880 in the household of Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford at Clinton County, Missouri.
  • (Surviving child Mom) Obituary: Ida Lee Holt survived her mother (Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford) and was listed in the obituary as (Obituary dated after 25 August 1901.)

Parents:

Father*: Michael King Holt b. 27 Nov 1816, d. 4 Sep 1879
Mother*: Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford b. 18 Nov 1823, d. 25 Aug 1901

Josephine "Josie" Holt

F, b. 1848
  • (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 29 October 1850 in the household of Michael King Holt at Washington, Clay County, Missouri.
  • (Witness) Census: Josephine "Josie" Holt appeared on the census of July 1860 in the household of Michael King Holt at Clinton County, Missouri.
  • (Witness) Census: Josephine "Josie" Holt appeared on the census of 14 June 1870 in the household of Michael King Holt at Clinton County, Missouri.
  • Residence*: Josephine "Josie" Holt lived in 1901.
  • (Surviving child Mom) Obituary: She survived her mother (Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford) and was listed in the obituary as (Obituary dated after 25 August 1901.)

Parents:

Father*: Michael King Holt b. 27 Nov 1816, d. 4 Sep 1879
Mother*: Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford b. 18 Nov 1823, d. 25 Aug 1901

Mary "Mollie" Holt

F, b. 1860
  • Birth*: Mary "Mollie" Holt was born in 1860 at Missouri.
  • Note*: She !1901-Living in Lebo, KS. Married to Mr. Arnold.
  • (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 14 June 1870 in the household of Michael King Holt at Clinton County, Missouri.
  • (Witness) Census: Mary "Mollie" Holt appeared on the census of 17 June 1880 in the household of Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford at Clinton County, Missouri.
  • (Surviving child Mom) Obituary: Mary "Mollie" Holt survived her mother (Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford) and was listed in the obituary as (Obituary dated after 25 August 1901.)

Parents:

Father*: Michael King Holt b. 27 Nov 1816, d. 4 Sep 1879
Mother*: Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Crawford b. 18 Nov 1823, d. 25 Aug 1901

Cornelius Gilliam "Gilliam" Nelson

M, b. 31 December 1835, d. 31 October 1898

Parents:

Father*: George Stephen Nelson b. 30 Jul 1801, d. 30 Dec 1884
Mother*: Margaret Crawford b. Aug 1805, d. 15 Apr 1886

Family:

Delilah Ellen Carter b. 22 Mar 1845, d. 1914

Children:

Robert E. Lee Nelson b. 1867, d. 28 Oct 1890
Sterling Price Nelson b. 31 Oct 1868, d. 22 Jun 1871
George Goucher Nelson+ b. 22 May 1872, d. 20 Oct 1954
Franklin Pomeroy Nelson b. 9 Jul 1875, d. 2 May 1899
Daisy Blanche Nelson b. Mar 1876, d. 18 Dec 1932
Josiah Colby Nelson b. 9 Oct 1881, d. 16 Sep 1947
Bertha Maude "Maude" Nelson+ b. 6 Apr 1883, d. Feb 1970
William Jesse Nelson b. 30 Oct 1886, d. Aug 1930

Nancy Ellen Noble

F, b. 2 February 1842, d. 15 May 1930
  • SOURCE*: Gene. Forum of Portland Bulletin, Vol. 30, p. 116, 98.
  • PARENTS*: She was the child of Mary Ann Layton & Henry Noble.
  • Census*: She appeared on the census of 15 November 1850 at Yamhill County, Oregon.
  • Married Name: As of 30 July 1857,her married name was Nelson.
  • (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 20 June 1860 in the household of Thomas H. Benton Nelson at Chehalem Valley, Yamhill County, Oregon.
  • (Witness) Census: Nancy Ellen Noble appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 in the household of Thomas H. Benton Nelson at Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon.
  • (Witness) Census: Nancy Ellen Noble appeared on the census of 1900 in the household of Thomas H. Benton Nelson at Yamhill County, Oregon.
  • (Witness) Census: Nancy Ellen Noble appeared on the census of 2 May 1910 in the household of Thomas H. Benton Nelson at Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon.
  • (Witness) Census: Nancy Ellen Noble appeared on the census of 7 April 1930 in the household of Delilah E. Nelson at Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Family:

Thomas H. Benton Nelson b. 9 Nov 1838, d. 15 Jun 1924

Children:

Charles Emerson Nelson+ b. 8 Mar 1862, d. 23 Oct 1945
Delilah E. Nelson b. 1 Oct 1864, d. 14 Jun 1942
Florence B. Nelson b. 26 Jul 1865, d. 2 Sep 1953
Stephen A. Douglas Nelson+ b. 28 Apr 1867, d. 22 Dec 1942
Elizabeth Jane "Lib" Nelson+ b. 15 Sep 1870, d. 13 Mar 1950
Sarah Viola Nelson+ b. 28 Feb 1874, d. 8 Jun 1954

Charles Emerson Nelson

M, b. 8 March 1862, d. 23 October 1945
  • Note*: He Source-Gene. Forum of Portland Bulletin Vol. 30 p. 116.
  • (Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 in the household of Thomas H. Benton Nelson at Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon.
  • Note: Charles Emerson Nelson Newspaper notice -Local and General - C.E. Nelson, of Lafayette, has opened a saloon at Tillamook.6 Aug 1891 The Telephone-Register McMinnville, Oregon on 6 August 1891 at McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon.
  • Note: He daughter adopted - married John Myers of San Antonio, Texas.

Parents:

Father*: Thomas H. Benton Nelson b. 9 Nov 1838, d. 15 Jun 1924
Mother*: Nancy Ellen Noble b. 2 Feb 1842, d. 15 May 1930

Family:

Lavinia Belle Hooker b. 29 Aug 1871, d. 17 Apr 1926

Children:

Ersel Roy Nelson (Twin) b. 29 May 1891, d. Aug 1891
Irma Rean Nelson (Twin)+ b. 29 May 1891, d. 5 Oct 1998

Delilah E. Nelson

F, b. 1 October 1864, d. 14 June 1942

Parents:

Father*: Thomas H. Benton Nelson b. 9 Nov 1838, d. 15 Jun 1924
Mother*: Nancy Ellen Noble b. 2 Feb 1842, d. 15 May 1930

Family:

Elveron Martin "Vede" Olds b. Sep 1857, d. 6 May 1925

Florence B. Nelson

F, b. 26 July 1865, d. 2 September 1953
  • Birth*: Florence B. Nelson was born on 26 July 1865 at Oregon.
  • Marriage*: She married E. K. Martin on 6 December 1881 at Yamhill County, Oregon.
  • Death*: Florence B. Nelson died on 2 September 1953, at the age of 88.

Parents:

Father*: Thomas H. Benton Nelson b. 9 Nov 1838, d. 15 Jun 1924
Mother*: Nancy Ellen Noble b. 2 Feb 1842, d. 15 May 1930

Family:

Stephen A. Douglas Nelson

M, b. 28 April 1867, d. 22 December 1942

Parents:

Father*: Thomas H. Benton Nelson b. 9 Nov 1838, d. 15 Jun 1924
Mother*: Nancy Ellen Noble b. 2 Feb 1842, d. 15 May 1930

Family:

Eva V. (?) b. Mar 1868

Child:

Charles R. Nelson b. 27 Jun 1893

Elizabeth Jane "Lib" Nelson

F, b. 15 September 1870, d. 13 March 1950

Parents:

Father*: Thomas H. Benton Nelson b. 9 Nov 1838, d. 15 Jun 1924
Mother*: Nancy Ellen Noble b. 2 Feb 1842, d. 15 May 1930

Family:

Wilfred Nathan Unger b. 29 Jun 1867, d. 17 Jul 1949

Children:

James Eris W. "Eris" Unger b. 15 Jan 1891, d. 27 Jun 1964
Harry Horace Unger b. 5 Dec 1896, d. 16 May 1984
Carl D Unger b. 1902
Agnes Unger b. 1904
Lyle R Unger b. 1906

Sarah Viola Nelson

F, b. 28 February 1874, d. 8 June 1954
  • (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 in the household of Thomas H. Benton Nelson at Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon.
  • Married Name: As of 1896,her married name was Duncan.
  • (Witness) Census: Sarah Viola Nelson appeared on the census of 19 April 1910 in the household of Lewis M. Duncan at Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
  • (Witness) Census: Sarah Viola Nelson appeared on the census of 2 January 1920 in the household of Lewis M. Duncan at Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
  • (Witness) Census: Sarah Viola Nelson appeared on the census of 10 April 1930 in the household of Lewis M. Duncan at Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
  • (Surviving Spouse) Obituary: Sarah Viola Nelson survived her husband (Lewis M. Duncan) and was listed in his obituary as residing in Viola (obituary dated on 28 November 1944.)
  • (Surviving Parent F) Obituary: Sarah Viola Nelson survived her daughter (Lorraine M. Duncan) and was listed in the obituary as (Obituary dated on 25 June 1945.)
  • Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the on Thursday, 10 June 1954 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Parents:

Father*: Thomas H. Benton Nelson b. 9 Nov 1838, d. 15 Jun 1924
Mother*: Nancy Ellen Noble b. 2 Feb 1842, d. 15 May 1930

Family:

Lewis M. Duncan b. Feb 1867, d. 27 Nov 1944

Children:

Lorraine M. Duncan b. 1897, d. 21 Jun 1945
Velma R. Duncan b. 1906
Vera L. "Billie" Duncan+ b. 1906

William Grant

M, b. 10 July 1841, d. 26 September 1908
  • SOURCE*: Mrs. Elizabeth Collins' Story-Polk County Pioneer Sketches.
  • Occupation*: He was carpenter.
  • (Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of 17 October 1850 in the household of David Grant at Polk County, Oregon.
  • (Witness) Census: William Grant appeared on the census of 14 June 1860 in the household of David Grant at Dallas, Polk County, Oregon.
  • Milit-Beg*: William Grant began military service Civil War-Served in 1st Oregon Infantry until close of war (OR Hist. Soc.)
  • Occupation: He was County Treasurer for Polk Co. but resigned to serve in Civil War in June 1864 at Polk County, Oregon.
  • Census: He appeared on the census of 7 July 1870 at Springfield, Lane County, Oregon.
  • Census: He appeared on the census of 14 June 1880 at Dallas, Polk County, Oregon.
  • Census: He appeared on the census of 1890 at Dallas, Polk County, Oregon.
  • Census*: He appeared on the census of 12 June 1900 at Dallas, Polk County, Oregon.
  • Biography*: He Bio of William Grant in 1903 Oregon.

Parents:

Father*: David Grant b. 27 Aug 1810, d. 29 Dec 1880
Mother*: America Gilliam b. 18 Dec 1823, d. 5 Sep 1896

Family:

Beatrice Aurelia Robertson b. 30 Oct 1845, d. 23 Aug 1936

Children:

Ulysses S. Grant b. 5 Aug 1863, d. 2 Sep 1948
Napa McCoy "Mac" Grant+ b. 6 Jun 1869, d. 8 Apr 1952
Glenn Oscar Grant+ b. 5 Mar 1870, d. 17 Apr 1935
Belden Herbert Grant+ b. 28 Aug 1872, d. 12 Dec 1952
Viola Estelle "Ola" Grant+ b. 20 Apr 1887, d. 24 Jun 1976

Retta Blanche "Blanche" Collins

F, b. 12 August 1860, d. 11 March 1951
  • Married Name: As of 16 December 1885,her married name was Fenton.
  • Census*: She appeared on the census of 1900 at Dallas, Polk County, Oregon.
  • Census: She appeared on the census of 1910 at Dallas, Polk County, Oregon.
  • Note*: She Ernest Raymond Anderson Jan. 29, 1915 - April 20, 2008

    Ernest Ray Anderson, 93, of Rickreall died April 20 in Rickreall.
    Ernie was born in Monmouth to Nels and Petrea Madsen Anderson and soon after the family moved to Dallas. His mother died when he was barely 3 years old.
    His father was a brick mason, and as Ernie got older he worked with his father carrying bricks and doing other jobs. His father had built many of the fireplaces in homes in Dallas and the surrounding area. His father died when Ernie was 15, after which Ernie lived with a sister and her family until they moved to Eastern Oregon.
    His sister learned of Mrs. Blanch Fenton, a widow who lost her only son, Carl Fenton, soon after returning home from World War I. She needed someone to help keep up her home. Ernie went to live with her and helped her for his room and board. He was still in high school and after school each day he would work for a creamery, going on a milk truck delivering milk to homes.
    After graduation he worked inside making butter, cottage cheese, and other products. Later, Joe Card and Howard Fleming asked him to come and work with them at the Chevron gas station that at that time stood on the corner of Washington and Main streets.
    On May 15, 1939, Ernie married Ann Fritz, and Mrs. Fenton wanted Ernie to remain close by so rented him the small house in back of hers on Court Street (the area is now the new county jail).
    When the country became involved in World War II, Ernie received orders to report to Keyport, Wash., which was a Marine torpedo station. He and Ann lived there for three years. They returned to Dallas when the war ended to work again at the Chevron station and live in the house on Court Street. After Mrs. Fenton died in 1952, Ernie moved to Rickreall where he went to work for Polk County Farmer's Coop (now AG West).
    Ernie had joined the fire department in Dallas when he was about 16 years old. So when he moved to Rickreall, the fire chief asked if he would take a fire truck to Rickreall. The manager of Rickreall Farm Supply offered to keep it in their building temporarily. It was later moved to a building next to the grocery store, and two more trucks were added and Ernie bought a fire siren.
    When the church on Highway 99W burned down, the land was donated for building a fire hall. Lloyd Larkin, a local resident and member of the fire board, arranged for financing the new fire hall. Ernie was their first fire chief.
    When Polk County Housing Authority started building housing units for the elderly on Tabin Road in West Salem and later in Dallas, Ernie went to work there as maintenance supervisor, from which he retired in 1979. After having remodeled three homes, he wanted to build himself a new home on the acre of ground he bought in Rickreall where he wanted to remain for the rest of his life.
    Ernie enjoyed fishing and camping with his family and friends. He and Ann enjoyed playing golf, doing some traveling, and working on their place.
    Ernie was preceded in death by seven sisters and one brother.
    Survivors include his wife, Ann; daughter, Kristine (James) Blodget of Salem; son, Ernest Anderson Jr. of Idaho; and three grandchildren.
    Service was April 29 at Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center.
    Contributions are suggested to Willamette Valley Hospice or Rickreall Fire Department.
    To send an online condolence: www.dallastribute.com. circa 1930.

Parents:

Father*: Francis Marion "Frank" Collins b. 19 Nov 1834, d. 27 Jul 1926
Mother*: Martha Elizabeth Gilliam b. 1 Jul 1839, d. 6 Mar 1925

Family:

Henry Lee "Lee" Fenton b. 17 Feb 1863, d. 10 Jan 1930

Child:

Carl B. Fenton b. 19 Apr 1890, d. 3 May 1919

Anna Bertha "Bertha" Collins

F, b. 26 November 1876, d. 24 March 1945
  • Married Name: As of 12 January 1908,her married name was Toner.

Parents:

Father*: Francis Marion "Frank" Collins b. 19 Nov 1834, d. 27 Jul 1926
Mother*: Martha Elizabeth Gilliam b. 1 Jul 1839, d. 6 Mar 1925

Family:

A. Fred Toner b. 28 Aug 1863, d. 20 May 1953

Alice S. Gilliam

F, b. 22 July 1864, d. 3 April 1922

Parents:

Father*: Marcus de Lafayette Gilliam b. 16 Jan 1834, d. 27 Mar 1868
Mother*: Sarah Catherine Waters b. 14 Jul 1843, d. 11 Oct 1914

Family:

William Douglas Mohney b. 30 Jan 1852, d. 12 Apr 1936

Children:

John Frank "Frank" Mohney+ b. 7 Jul 1894, d. 25 Mar 1965
Curtis Gilliam Mohney b. 15 Oct 1897, d. 8 Oct 1986
William Douglas Mohney Jr.+ b. 22 Jan 1900, d. 24 Jul 1981

Esther Jane Gilliam

F, b. 12 August 1866, d. 16 July 1898

Parents:

Father*: Marcus de Lafayette Gilliam b. 16 Jan 1834, d. 27 Mar 1868
Mother*: Sarah Catherine Waters b. 14 Jul 1843, d. 11 Oct 1914

Family:

John P. Lindeman b. 29 Jan 1861, d. 11 Aug 1893

William Franklin Gilliam

M, b. 11 April 1861, d. 6 August 1932
  • (Witness) History: He witnessed (an unknown value.)
  • Note*: He no children.
  • (Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of 1870 in the household of Sarah Catherine Waters at Luckamute, Polk County, Oregon.
  • (Witness) Census: William Franklin Gilliam appeared on the census of 19 June 1880 in the household of Larkin Price at Luckamute, Polk County, Oregon.
  • (Witness) Census: William Franklin Gilliam appeared on the census of 12 June 1900 in the household of Sarah Catherine Waters at Luckamute, Polk County, Oregon.
  • Census*: William Franklin Gilliam appeared on the census of 3 May 1910 at Luckamute, Polk County, Oregon.
  • Census: He appeared on the census of 19 January 1920 at PeDee, Polk County, Oregon.
  • Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the The 71 yr old descendant of a pioneer family died at Dallas hospital Saturday. Son of Marquis Gilliam, Frank was born in April 1861. Survived by 3 nephews. Itemizer Observer 1-5/6, Dallas Library Index; Justine Jones file (no newspaper or date cited) on Thursday, 11 August 1932 Dallas, Polk County, Oregon.

Parents:

Father*: Marcus de Lafayette Gilliam b. 16 Jan 1834, d. 27 Mar 1868
Mother*: Sarah Catherine Waters b. 14 Jul 1843, d. 11 Oct 1914

Family:

Iva Irene Hooker b. 11 Apr 1883, d. 28 Nov 1907

Estelle Geneva Burnett Hoskinson

F, b. 1885, d. 15 November 1975

Parents:

Father*: Stewart F. Hoskinson b. 1843, d. b 1889
Mother*: Nellie Maria Burnett b. 1846, d. 1891

Family:

Marcus Heath Gilliam b. 17 Sep 1868, d. 27 Nov 1948

Child:

Gardner Burnett "Gill" Gilliam+ b. 18 Jul 1914, d. 22 Mar 1996

Gardner Burnett "Gill" Gilliam

M, b. 18 July 1914, d. 22 March 1996
  • (Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of 2 January 1920 in the household of Marcus Heath Gilliam at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
  • (Witness) Census: Gardner Burnett "Gill" Gilliam appeared on the census of 14 April 1930 in the household of Marcus Heath Gilliam at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
  • Milit-Beg*: Gardner Burnett "Gill" Gilliam began military service in 1932 Began Carrier in the Merchant Marines.
  • Note*: He Mentioned in sailing adventure on 27 August 1936 at California.
  • (ofSp) Death: He became a widower upon the death of his wife Joyce, on 18 January 1950 died of Subacute Endocarditis - Source-"California Dreamin" by daughter.
  • Education*: Gardner Burnett "Gill" Gilliam was educated in 1951 Studied Sociology and Psychology in Mexico City. Lived with Frances Chapman, a Canadian with a 3 yr old, David.
  • Residence*: He lived in 1956.
  • Occupation*: He was Probation Officer at Juvenille Hall in LA. Retired when kids matured.
    Returned to Merchant Marines and retired from there in 1975 in 1960.
  • Residence: He lived in 1994.
  • Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the GILLIAM, Gardner Burnett, 81, bridge Golden Age Master. Born in San Diego in 1914 to Marcus and Estelle Gilliam. After a brief illness on March 22nd, Mr. Gilliam passed away on March 22, 1996. He attended Hemet High School before enlisting in the Merchant Marines where he sailed the world, landing finally in the South Pacific to live and begin his illustrious bridge career. Married in 1940 to Joyce Poole, they produced two daughters, Russell Ann and Holly Michelle before his wife's death in 1950. During the war he served as a Coxman First Class with the Coast Guard as that service's only practicing Druid. He relocated to Mexico City to study sociology at Mexico City College while single-handedly raising his daughters on his GI Bill pension, his income supplemented by regular poker game winnings. After graduating with a BA in 1956 he returned to join the Juvenile Probation Department in the County of Los Angeles as a counselor. In 1961 he rejoined the Merchant Marines and survived the bombing of his ship, the S. S. Greenbay which was sunk in Saigon Harbor in 1972. He retired four years later to play bridge full time, earning the Ace of Clubs Award several times and eventually the Golden Age Master's Award in 1996 shortly before his death.
    Los Angeles Times, Sunday, April 7, 1996 p. A24. on Sunday, 7 April 1996 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

Parents:

Father*: Marcus Heath Gilliam b. 17 Sep 1868, d. 27 Nov 1948
Mother*: Estelle Geneva Burnett Hoskinson b. 1885, d. 15 Nov 1975

Family:

Joyce Leone Poole b. 2 Nov 1919, d. 18 Jan 1950

Child:

Russell Ann Gilliam+ b. 17 Apr 1943, d. 10 Dec 2018

Joyce Leone Poole

F, b. 2 November 1919, d. 18 January 1950
  • Married Name: As of 10 May 1940,her married name was Gilliam.

Parents:

Father*: Henry Cecil Poole b. 4 Nov 1892, d. 26 Dec 1969
Mother*: Alice Mary Salter b. 1895

Family:

Gardner Burnett "Gill" Gilliam b. 18 Jul 1914, d. 22 Mar 1996

Child:

Russell Ann Gilliam+ b. 17 Apr 1943, d. 10 Dec 2018

Russell Ann Gilliam

F, b. 17 April 1943, d. 10 December 2018
  • Education*: She was educated on 1 November 1986 TV Guide mentions she was a recent law-school grad.
  • Note*: She Bi-lingual-does contract work for D.A. in 1994.
  • Residence*: She lived in 1996.
  • Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the April 17, 1943 - December 10, 2018 Ms. Russell Ann Gilliam Esq., 75, passed away in her sleep on December 10th, 2018 at her home in Guanajuato, Mexico, where she had lived for several years. She leaves her son Dem Pilafian, her daughter Dr. Molly Pilafian Swick, and her sister Michelle Phillips. She had three grandchildren: Jake, Abegail, and Jessica Swick, and nieces and nephews Chynna Phillips Baldwin, Austin Hines, and Aron Wilson. Other family members include Peter Pilafian, Gary Swick, and William, Jameson, Vance, and Brooke Baldwin. Her mother Joyce died when Russell was six, and her father Gardner (Gil) passed in 1996. Russell practiced in the Los Angeles Children's Court, where she will be remembered for her tenacity, obstinance, and tough but tender-hearted approach to the law as both a prosecutor and defense attorney. She will be sorely missed by her family, colleagues and friends in both the United States and Mexico. Her remains will be shared by the two countries she loved.
    Los Angeles Times on Saturday, 12 January 2019 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

Parents:

Father*: Gardner Burnett "Gill" Gilliam b. 18 Jul 1914, d. 22 Mar 1996
Mother*: Joyce Leone Poole b. 2 Nov 1919, d. 18 Jan 1950