Descendants of John W. Gilliam

First Generation

1.   John W. GILLIAM was born 24 Jul 1830 in Missouri. He died 26
Apr 1918 in Hood County, Texas and was buried in Fall Creek
Cemetery, Hood County, Texas.
John married Mary Jane HILL, daughter of Jesse A. HILL and Jane
G. JENKINS, after 1872. Mary was born 26 Nov 1846 in Dade County,
Missouri. She died 13 May 1937 in Hood County, Texas and was
buried in Fall Creek Cemetery, Hood County, Texas.
They had the following children:
          2    M    i.   H. A GILLIAM.
          3    M    ii.  W. T. GILLIAM.

Mary married (1) Meredith HAYWARD, son of Edmond/Edward HAYWARD
and Mary Caroline SMITH, on 9 May 1867 in Morgan Township, Dade
County, Missouri. The marriage ended in divorce. Meredith was
born about 1847 in Missouri.

Appendix A  -  Notes

1.  John W. GILLIAM
1880 Census DATE 30 JUN 1880
PLAC Brownwood, Brown County, Texas page # 383

1S.  Mary Jane HILL
I am the great-great-great-granddaughter of Jessee A. Hill and
Jane G. Hill, through their daughter Mary Jane Hill Hayward
Gilliam. Mary Jane Hill married Meredith Hayward of Dade Co. and
they produced two children, one infant boy died, then my
g-grandmother Amanda Josephine Hayward was born in 1869 after her
parents separated and her mother filed for divorce from Meredith.
I find the divorce petition but no divorce occurred in Dade Co.
Within a few years, the Hills with Mary and Amanda moved to
Texas, and later Mary married a Mr. Gilliam, both living to old
age in Hood Co., TX. Earlier they had been in Grayson Co., TX I
believe. I have found Meredith Hayward in later census records
with another family....so, I imagine a divorce occurred, but who
knows! I'm so interested in whether you have any information on
the Hills that we could share. My mother remembers Mary Jane Hill
Gilliam very well....she was a country midwife during pioneer
days in Texas, and Mother remembers her "doctor's bag." Mother's
father was Amanda's (Manda) son. I would love to hear from you.
Sincerely, Ann Boone
PLAC Fall Creek Cemetery, Hood County, Texas

_MDCL: Blind in her old age

She was a midwife

Mary also married (1) Meredith Hayward Meredith HAYWARD 
was born 7 Dec 1846 in Missouri. He died 3 Sep 1920 in Cherokee 
County, Kansas and was buried in Fly Creek Cemetery, Cherokee County, Kansas.

Sylvia King

              Mary Bonsal