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Thomas Brooks

• Birth*: Thomas Brooks was born.

• NAME*: He Provided by Carol Tackett on Ancestry.com board.

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Margaret Wilma "Wilma" Minden

• Birth*: Margaret Wilma "Wilma" Minden was born on 31 August 1918 at Potlatch, Latah County, Idaho.
• Marriage*: She married Alfred Ernest Gilliam, son of Alfred Jesse Gilliam and Mayme Amelia Merriman, on 11 August 1936 at Princeton, Latah County, Idaho.
• Death*: Margaret Wilma "Wilma" Minden died in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho, on 7 March 2011, at the age of 92.
• Burial*: She was buried after 10 March 2011 in Potlatch Cemetery (Find a Grave Memorial ID: 13509480) at Potlatch, Latah County, Idaho.

• Married Name: As of 11 August 1936,her married name was Gilliam.
• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 1940 in the household of Alfred Ernest Gilliam at Princeton, Latah County, Idaho.
• (Witness) Census: Margaret Wilma "Wilma" Minden appeared on the census of 1950 in the household of Alfred Ernest Gilliam at Latah County, Idaho.
• (Surviving Parent M) Obituary: Margaret Wilma "Wilma" Minden survived her son (Gary Robert Gilliam Sr.) and was listed in the obituary as Alfred and Wilma Gilliam of Princeton (Obituary dated on 6 July 1996.)
• (Witness) Obituary: Margaret Wilma "Wilma" Minden witnessed the of Gary Robert "Chip" Gilliam Jr. on Saturday, 6 July 1996 Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho.
• (Surviving Sibling F) Obituary: Margaret Wilma "Wilma" Minden survived her sister (Evangeline Booth "Vangie" Gilliam) and was listed in the obituary as Wilma Gilliam of Potlatch (Obituary dated on 25 October 2009.)
• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the on Thursday, 10 March 2011 Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho.

Ernest Norman "Norman" Gilliam

• Birth*: Ernest Norman "Norman" Gilliam was born on 19 May 1939 at Princeton, Latah County, Idaho.
• Marriage*: He married Sherry Juanita Peterson.
• Death*: Ernest Norman "Norman" Gilliam died in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, on 9 May 2011, at the age of 71.
• Burial*: He was buried on 21 May 2011 in Tahoma Cemetery (Find a Grave Memorial ID: 83097709) at Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.

• (Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of 1940 in the household of Alfred Ernest Gilliam at Princeton, Latah County, Idaho.
• (Witness) Census: Ernest Norman "Norman" Gilliam appeared on the census of 1950 in the household of Alfred Ernest Gilliam at Latah County, Idaho.
• (Surviving Sibling M) Obituary: Ernest Norman "Norman" Gilliam survived his brother (Gary Robert Gilliam Sr.) and was listed in the obituary as Norman Gilliam of Moxec, Wash (Obituary dated on 6 July 1996.)
• Residence*: Ernest Norman "Norman" Gilliam lived in 2004 at Moxee, Yakima County, Washington.
• (Surviving Spouse) Obituary: He survived his wife (Sherry Juanita Peterson) and was listed in her obituary as residing in Ernest Norm of Moxee (obituary dated on 6 August 2009.)
• (Surviving child Mom) Obituary: Ernest Norman "Norman" Gilliam survived his mother (Margaret Wilma "Wilma" Minden) and was listed in the obituary as Norman of Moxee, Wash., (Obituary dated on 10 March 2011.)
• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the on Wednesday, 18 May 2011 Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.

Parents:

Gary Robert Gilliam Sr.

• Birth*: Gary Robert Gilliam Sr. was born on 2 June 1941 at Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.
• Death*: He died in Harvard, Latah County, Idaho, on 3 July 1996, at the age of 55.
• Burial*: He was buried after 3 July 1996 in Woodfell Cemetery (Find a Grave Memorial ID: 8264487) at Latah County, Idaho.

• Occupation*: He was Truck Driver - Employed at Central Pre-Mix (Moscow) (1968-
  Employed at Jack Buell Trucking (1982-1996.)
• Hobbies*: He Boy Scouts (was an Eagle Scout); reading, attending sporting events.
• Milit-Beg*: He began military service Served in the US Army for two tours in Korea. Discharged in 1968.
• (Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of 1950 in the household of Alfred Ernest Gilliam at Latah County, Idaho.
• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the Gary R. Gilliam Sr., 55, and Gary R. (Chip) Gilliam Jr., 16, father and son of Harvard
  PRINCETON, Idaho-- A joint service will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. here at the Princeton Church of the Nazarene for Gary Robert Gilliam Sr., 55, and his son, Gary Robert (Chip) Gilliam Jr., 16, of Harvard, Idaho.
  The two drowned Wednesday near Harvard while on a family outing.
  The Rev. John Smalldridge of that church and the Rev. Kathy Williams of the Elmore United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will follow at the Woodfell Cemetery near Harvard. Viewing will be at Short's Funeral Chapel in Moscow Sunday and Monday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. both days.
  Gary Robert Gilliam Sr. was born June 2, 1941, to Alfred and Wilma Minden Gilliam at Moscow. He grew up in Princeton and graduated from Potlatch High School in 1959. He served in the U.S. Army for two tours of duty in Korea.
  He married Janet Nichols in Princeton May 26, 1967. They lived in Alexandria, Va., until his discharge in 1968.
  They then returned to the Moscow area, where he was employed by Central Pre-Mix of Moscow. They moved to Harvard in 1974.
  He was a truck driver all of his working life, the past 14 years for Jack Buell Trucking.
  He had been active in Boy Scouts and attained the rank of Eagle Scout.
  He enjoyed reading and spending time with his family. Together, they attended sporting events and fiddling contests.
  He is survived by his wife, Janet Gilliam of Harvard; three daughters, Cindy Miles of Weippe, Wendy Killmer of Spokane and Amy Gilliam of Pullman; his parents, Alfred and Wilma Gilliam of Princeton; two brothers, Norman Gilliam of Moxec, Wash., and Raymond Gilliam of Dallas, Ore; a sister, Karen Tish of Greenleaf, Idaho; and six grandchildren.
  Chip Gilliam, a Potlatch High School student, was born Jan. 27, 1980, in Pullman to Gary and Janet Nichols Gilliam. He was raised at Harvard and he attended Potlatch schools where he had just completed his sophomore year at Potlatch High School.
  At school he was involved in the Math Counts and Knowledge Bowl programs and the basketball, baseball and cross-country teams. He also was involved in 4-H, Boy Scouts and the Moscow American Legion Baseball Team.
  He collected baseball cards and enjoyed playing the fiddle and piano. He was president of the Potlatch Junior Jammers, a fiddle group. He competed in fiddle contests throughout the Northwest and consistently placed in the top five of his division for the past eight years. He had recently competed at the Grand Master's Fiddle Contest in Nashville, Tenn.
  Survivors in addition to those listed above include his maternal grandparents, Kenneth and Martha Nichols of Emida, Idaho.
  Memorials may be made to the Potlatch Ambulance Fund or to West One Bank at Potlatch in Gilliam's name to be used for the purchase of baseball equipment for Potlatch High School and to establish scholarships for fiddlers.
  
  Lewiston Tribune
  6 July 1996 p 5A on Saturday, 6 July 1996 Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho.

Parents:

Sherry Juanita Peterson

• Birth*: Sherry Juanita Peterson was born on 5 April 1955 at Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.
• Marriage*: She married Ernest Norman "Norman" Gilliam, son of Alfred Ernest Gilliam and Margaret Wilma "Wilma" Minden.
• Death*: Sherry Juanita Peterson died in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, on 30 July 2009, at the age of 54.
• Burial*: She was buried on 8 August 2009 in Tahoma Cemetery (Find a Grave Memorial ID: 57098446) at Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.

• PARENTS*: She was the child of Sidney Paul and Lina (Hicks) Peterson.
• Married Name: Her married name was Gilliam.
• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the on Thursday, 6 August 2009 Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.

Loren Martin Cone

• Birth*: Loren Martin Cone was born on 13 October 1921 at Princeton, Latah County, Idaho.
• Marriage*: He married Evangeline Booth "Vangie" Gilliam, daughter of Alfred Jesse Gilliam and Mayme Amelia Merriman, on 9 June 1949 at Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.
• Death*: Loren Martin Cone died in Richland, Benton County, Washington, on 6 December 2010, at the age of 89.
• Burial*: He was buried after 6 December 2010 in Sunset Memorial Garden (Find A Grave Memorial# 81482171) at Richland, Benton County, Washington.

• Milit-Beg*: He began military service on 23 October 1942 at Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
• (Surviving Spouse) Obituary: He survived his wife (Evangeline Booth "Vangie" Gilliam) and was listed in her obituary as residing in (obituary dated on 25 October 2009.)
• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the on Sunday, 12 December 2010 Kennewick, Benton County, Washington.

Gary Robert "Chip" Gilliam Jr.

• Birth*: Gary Robert "Chip" Gilliam Jr. was born on 27 January 1980 at Pullman, Whitman County, Washington.
• Death*: He died in Harvard, Latah County, Idaho, in July 1996, at the age of 16.

• Hobbies*: He Boy Scouts, 4-H and American Legion Baseball. Played piano &
  fiddle. Competed in fiddle contests as far away as Nashville TN.
• Education*: He was educated attended Potlatch High School.
• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the Gary R. Gilliam Sr., 55, and Gary R. (Chip) Gilliam Jr., 16, father and son of Harvard
  PRINCETON, Idaho-- A joint service will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. here at the Princeton Church of the Nazarene for Gary Robert Gilliam Sr., 55, and his son, Gary Robert (Chip) Gilliam Jr., 16, of Harvard, Idaho.
  The two drowned Wednesday near Harvard while on a family outing.
  The Rev. John Smalldridge of that church and the Rev. Kathy Williams of the Elmore United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will follow at the Woodfell Cemetery near Harvard. Viewing will be at Short's Funeral Chapel in Moscow Sunday and Monday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. both days.
  Gary Robert Gilliam Sr. was born June 2, 1941, to Alfred and Wilma Minden Gilliam at Moscow. He grew up in Princeton and graduated from Potlatch High School in 1959. He served in the U.S. Army for two tours of duty in Korea.
  He married Janet Nichols in Princeton May 26, 1967. They lived in Alexandria, Va., until his discharge in 1968.
  They then returned to the Moscow area, where he was employed by Central Pre-Mix of Moscow. They moved to Harvard in 1974.
  He was a truck driver all of his working life, the past 14 years for Jack Buell Trucking.
  He had been active in Boy Scouts and attained the rank of Eagle Scout.
  He enjoyed reading and spending time with his family. Together, they attended sporting events and fiddling contests.
  He is survived by his wife, Janet Gilliam of Harvard; three daughters, Cindy Miles of Weippe, Wendy Killmer of Spokane and Amy Gilliam of Pullman; his parents, Alfred and Wilma Gilliam of Princeton; two brothers, Norman Gilliam of Moxec, Wash., and Raymond Gilliam of Dallas, Ore; a sister, Karen Tish of Greenleaf, Idaho; and six grandchildren.
  Chip Gilliam, a Potlatch High School student, was born Jan. 27, 1980, in Pullman to Gary and Janet Nichols Gilliam. He was raised at Harvard and he attended Potlatch schools where he had just completed his sophomore year at Potlatch High School.
  At school he was involved in the Math Counts and Knowledge Bowl programs and the basketball, baseball and cross-country teams. He also was involved in 4-H, Boy Scouts and the Moscow American Legion Baseball Team.
  He collected baseball cards and enjoyed playing the fiddle and piano. He was president of the Potlatch Junior Jammers, a fiddle group. He competed in fiddle contests throughout the Northwest and consistently placed in the top five of his division for the past eight years. He had recently competed at the Grand Master's Fiddle Contest in Nashville, Tenn.
  Survivors in addition to those listed above include his maternal grandparents, Kenneth and Martha Nichols of Emida, Idaho.
  Memorials may be made to the Potlatch Ambulance Fund or to West One Bank at Potlatch in Gilliam's name to be used for the purchase of baseball equipment for Potlatch High School and to establish scholarships for fiddlers.
  
  Lewiston Tribune
  6 July 1996 p 5A on Saturday, 6 July 1996 Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho.

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Deborah "Debbie" Sleeth (Twin)

• Birth*: Deborah "Debbie" Sleeth (Twin) was born on 7 September 1961 at Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.
• Death*: She died in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, on 2 July 2015, at the age of 53.
• Burial*: She was buried after 5 July 2015 in Garver Cemetery at Oreana, Macon County, Illinois.

• Married Name: Her married name was Fleckenstein.
• CHILD*: She Decatur Herald-Review p. A8 lists daughter born June in Decatur to Deborah Sleeth Fleckenstein & William E. Carnahan Jr; Brandon Jacob Fleckenstein, son of Debbie Sleeth & Lawrence Joseph Fleckenstein (listed on Fleckenstien family web page). on 7 June 1999.
• (Surviving child Dad) Obituary: She survived her father (Robert Frank "Bob" Sleeth) and was listed in the obituary as Debbie Sleeth and fiancee Ed Carnahan of Decatur (Obituary dated on 3 November 1999.)

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