James Bly Gilliam

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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 25, 28.

James married Mary Lou "Louisa" Murphy 20 Apr 1859. Mary (daughter of William Albert B. Murphy and Zillah Ownbey) was born Abt 1844, Black Mountain, McDowell, North Carolina; died Apr 1878. [Group Sheet]

1. William Gilliam was born 1861, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 1921, McDowell County, North Carolina; was buried Gilliam Ledbetter Cemetery.
2. Andrew Jackson Gilliam was born 10 Jan 1865, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 11 Jun 1956, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Riverside Cemetery.
3. Lillie A. Gilliam was born 28 Jun 1867, McDowell County, North Carolina.
4. Newton Alonzo "Lonnie" Gilliam was born 16 May 1872, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 11 May 1959, Jefferson, Kentucky.
5. Lunie S. Gilliam was born 21 Jun 1875, McDowell County, North Carolina.
6. Francis "Fannie" Gilliam was born 22 Aug 1877, McDowell County, North Carolina.

James married Sarah Adeline Ledbetter 23 Mar 1881. Sarah (daughter of George Washington Ledbetter and Rebecca Eliza Murphy) was born 16 Mar 1848; died 18 Oct 1931, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Gilliam Ledbetter Cemetery. [Group Sheet]