Brief Life History of Gilmer Jefferson
When Gilmer Jefferson Boaz was born on 2 February 1890, in Morgan, Tennessee, United States, his father, Oliver Samson Boaz, was 38 and his mother, Elvira Cumi Jefferson, was 32. He married Nellie Margaret Hartman on 18 August 1917, in Clark, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Jackson Township, Washington, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Palmyra, Morgan Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States in 1930. He died on 14 February 1978, in Greenville, Greenville Township, Floyd, Indiana, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Greenville Township, Floyd, Indiana, United States.
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- Gilmer Boaz in household of Oliver D Boaz, "United States Census, 1920"
- Gilmer Boaz, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Gilmer J Boaz, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
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Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Boas 1.
English: variant of Boyce . See also Boas 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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