Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Gillham was born on 29 September 1904, in Royal, Garland, Arkansas, United States, his father, Enoch Elisha Gillham, was 31 and his mother, Mary Susan Sorter, was 26. He married Marguerite Curtin on 17 November 1924, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States. He lived in Ouachita Township, Garland, Arkansas, United States in 1910 and Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1920. He died on 22 October 1959, in Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 55.
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- George Gillham in household of A D Piatt, "United States Census, 1920"
- George Gillham, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- George W Gillham, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1906
Historical Boundaries 1906: Garland, Arkansas, United States
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 The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.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 (southeastern): variant of Gillam .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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