Brief Life History of Virgil Leroy
When Virgil Leroy Gillam Sr was born on 25 May 1906, in Royal, Garland, Arkansas, United States, his father, Enoch Elisha Gillham, was 33 and his mother, Mary Susan Sorter, was 27. He married Drusilla Ruth Davidson on 25 June 1927, in Jackson, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Ouachita Township, Garland, Arkansas, United States in 1910. He died on 18 November 1953, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States.
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- Virgil L Gillham, "United States 1950 Census"
- Virgil L Gillham, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Virgil Leroy Gillham, "Find A Grave Index"
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1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Gilliam .
Welsh: Anglicized form of Gwilliam .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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