 Birth | about 1812 62 37 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 20 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 23 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Marriage | Sarah A Cooley — View this family about 1838 (Age 26 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Georgia Ann Gilliam 1839 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Florence Gilliam 1844 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Luther Gilliam December 25, 1847 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 34 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Nancy Elizabeth Gilliam January 11, 1849 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | America Capitola Gilliam 1853 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Thomas Gray Gilliam October 23, 1855 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 45 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a son #7 | Emerson Gilliam 1859 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Emma B Gilliam November 23, 1863 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 49 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Althea G Gilliam June 2, 1865 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 55 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 55 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a child | Allen Dodd Fields — Nancy Elizabeth Gilliam — View this family 1868 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Robert Arthur Fields September 25, 1869 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 57 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Death | about 1871 (Age 59 years) |