Bonnie May Gilliam: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Bonnie May Gilliam was born 14 May 1895, McDowell County, North Carolina (daughter of Andrew Jackson Gilliam and Laura Brezet Allison); died 8 Jul 1983, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Bonnie — Charles W. Woody. Charles was born 1892, North Carolina; died 12 Aug 1910, Buncombe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Andrew Jackson Gilliam was born 10 Jan 1865, McDowell County, North Carolina (son of James Bly Gilliam and Mary Lou "Louisa" Murphy); died 11 Jun 1956, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Riverside Cemetery.

Andrew married Laura Brezet Allison 25 Oct 1889. Laura was born 16 Apr 1869; died 15 Feb 1910, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Riverside Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

Laura Brezet Allison was born 16 Apr 1869; died 15 Feb 1910, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Riverside Cemetery.

Children:

James Blaine Gilliam was born 24 Jan 1893, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 14 Oct 1954, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Mountain View Memorial Park.
1. Bonnie May Gilliam was born 14 May 1895, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 8 Jul 1983, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Mary Gilliam was born Jun 1898, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Annie Gilliam was born Abt 1902, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Generation: 3

James Bly Gilliam was born 20 Oct 1839; died 7 Jun 1918, McDowell County, North Carolina; was buried Gilliam Ledbetter Cemetery.

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]

Mary Lou "Louisa" Murphy was born Abt 1844, Black Mountain, McDowell, North Carolina (daughter of William Albert B. Murphy and Zillah Ownbey); died Apr 1878.

Children:

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.
Lillie A. Gilliam was born 28 Jun 1867, McDowell County, North Carolina.
Newton Alonzo "Lonnie" Gilliam was born 16 May 1872, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 11 May 1959, Jefferson, Kentucky.
Lunie S. Gilliam was born 21 Jun 1875, McDowell County, North Carolina.
Francis "Fannie" Gilliam was born 22 Aug 1877, McDowell County, North Carolina.

Generation: 4

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William Albert B. Murphy was born 1 Jul 1812 (son of James Murphy and Nancy Ledbetter); died 26 Jul 1869; was buried Ledbetter Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

William married Zillah Ownbey Abt 1840. Zillah (daughter of Ambrose "Little Ambrose" Ownbey and Margarette "Peggy" Hodge) was born 11 Jul 1818; died 9 Jun 1911; was buried Ledbetter Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

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Zillah Ownbey was born 11 Jul 1818 (daughter of Ambrose "Little Ambrose" Ownbey and Margarette "Peggy" Hodge); died 9 Jun 1911; was buried Ledbetter Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Children:

William Murphy was born Abt 1841, North Carolina; died Mar 1896, Huntsville, Tennessee.
Nancy Murphy was born 19 May 1847, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 18 Dec 1932; was buried Stone Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Eliza Jane Murphy was born 10 Sep 1863, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 23 Apr 1942, McCowell County, North Carolina; was buried Ledbetter Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
5. Mary Lou "Louisa" Murphy was born Abt 1844, Black Mountain, McDowell, North Carolina; died Apr 1878.
Margaret Murphy was born 22 Jul 1862, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 26 May 1946, Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried Sunset Cemetery, Cleveland County, North Carolina.