 Birth | 1933 46 41 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. January 28, 1933 |
 Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 8 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Birth of a son #1 | Jerry Carter Gilliam August 6, 1950 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a son | Jerry Carter Gilliam August 8, 1950 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 17 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | James Loranza Gilliam July 27, 1959 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nell Dawson 1970 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Vernon Gilliam August 18, 1972 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 13 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a sister | Marjorie Aleen Gilliam February 4, 1988 (Age 55 years) |
 Death | June 14, 2007 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery |