Eugene Seymor Gilliam

   Cause of his death was Coronary ... hard to read the rest.

  General Notes:

The 1946 Norfolk City Directory records:
Eug S. Gilliam bldg contr 120 Randolph h do [ditto]

The 1942 Norfolk City Directory records:
Eug S. Gilliam bldg contr 120 Randolph h do
located elsewhere in the directory ...
John M. Daughtry fruits 204 Market r Sewll's rd

The 1941 Norfolk City Directory records:
Eug S. Gilliam genl contr 701 Fairfax av h do [ditto]
Neither Lilliam nor John are listed here ... however, located elsewhere in the directory ...
John M. Daughtry fruits 204 Market r Virginia Beach ... and ...
Wm T. Daughtry real est 158 Granby R22 r Virginia Beach

The 1940 Norfolk City Directory records:
Eug S. Gilliam (Lillian C) bldg contr 148 Granby R45 h 701 Fairfax av [Lillian's son, John M Daughtry, is living there as well]

The 1938 Norfolk City Directory records:
Eug S. Gilliam (Lillian D; Lynnhaven Oyster House) h 200 Drumond pl apt B22

The 1936 Norfolk City Directory records:
Eug S. Gilliam (Lillian; Lynnhaven Restr) h 200 Drumond pl apt2

See general notes on his 2nd wife, Lillian Daughtrey, for 1930 & 1940 census facts.

The 1920 Federal Census for Norfolk Jefferson Ward, Norfolk (Independent City),Virginia, District 242, page 283B records the widower Eugene S. Gilliam (43 - VA/VA/VA) with his children Crystal (18) and Byron (14) living at 414 Duke Street. Eugene works with Freight Transportation.

The WWI Draft Registration Card for Eugene Seymor Gilliam records his date of birth as Feb 2, 1874. He is living at 414 Duke Street in Norfolk, VA. His nearest relative is P. Q. Gilliam [Eugene's brother, Quincy] living at 310 W 27th Street in Norfolk. Eugene is employed as the Master & owner of the "W. S. Fentress" [a ship].

The 1910 Federal Census for Chuckatuck, Nansemond Co., VA, District 7, page records Eugene S. (35 - VA/VA/VA) and Pearl L. (30) Gilliam with children Chrystal (8) and Byron P. (4). Eugene and Pearl have been married for 12 years and have had 3 children of which 2 are still living. Eugene is an Oyster Boatman.

The 1900 Federal Census for Chuckatuck, Nansemond Co., VA, District 22, page records Eugene (Feb 1876) and Pearl (Dec 1878) Gilliam. Eugene and Pearl have had 1 child who died. Also in the household is Pearl's mother, Sarah A. Powell (August 1838 - VA/VA/VA). Eugene is a Boatman.

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Eugene Seymour Gilliam (widower)
Residence: 120 Randolph St., Norfolk
Occupation: General Contractor
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 73
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1876 at Crittendon, VA
Death Date: 25 Jul 1949
Death Place: Norfolk, Virginia
Burial: July 23, 1949 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk
Registration Date: 27 Jul 1949
Father: Capt Peter Q Gilliam
Mother: Mary Susan Crittendon
Spouse: Lillian Daughterty
Certificate Number: 1949014731
Informant: Mrs. Claude L. Leach

Eugene married Annie Lillian (Lilly) Daughtrey, daughter of Joseph John Morgan Daughtrey and Anna Elizabeth Moore, circa 1925 in Norfolk City, VA. (Annie Lillian (Lilly) Daughtrey was born on 8 Mar 1885 in Isle of Wight Co., VA, died on 22 Nov 1940 in Norfolk City, VA ³⁰ and was buried on 24 Nov 1940 in Daughtrey Family Cemetery just inside the Isle of Wight Co. line on Lee's Mill Road coming from the City of Suffolk (old Nansemond Co.).) The cause of her death was Peritonitis / Carcinoma of the sigmoid.

Eugene next married Pearl L. Powell circa 1897 in Virgina. (Pearl L. Powell was born in Dec 1878 in Virginia and died circa 1915 in Norfolk City, VA.)