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Homer Marlow Gillstrap

Parents

Father	Milton Harrison Gilstrap (b. 10 April 1862, d. 15 April 1944)
Mother	Emily A Martin (b. 22 May 1864, d. 2 October 1928)

Children with Ethel Redmond (b. 31 August 1885, d. 2 May 1952)

Daughter	Ruth Lavon Gilstrap (b. 18 July 1905, d. 19 September 1973)
Son	Marcus R. Gilstrap (b. 31 March 1907, d. 10 June 1923)
Son	John Henry Gilstrap+ (b. 4 June 1910, d. 30 July 1993)

Biography

ChildParent1,2
Occupation		Homer Marlow Gillstrap was a carpenter and was said to be the kind of person everyone wanted to be around.2
DNA Verified		DNA matches through Homer Marlow Gillstrap
Person Source		He had person sources.3
Name	29 December 1884	As of 29 December 1884, Homer Marlow Gillstrap was also known as Homer Marlow Gilstrap.4
Birth	29 December 1884	He was born on 29 December 1884 in White, Georgia, United StatesBGO.3
Residence	15 June 1900	He lived in Shoal Creek, White, Georgia, United StatesBGO, on 15 June 1900. Name: Homer M Gillstrap, Birth Date: December 1884, Birth Place: Georgia, USA, Record ID: 7602::9694521, Gender: Male, Race: White, Relationship: Son, Marital Status: Single, Father's Name: Milton Gillstrap, Father's Birth Place: Georgia, USA, Mother's Name: Emily A Gillstrap, Mother's Birth Place: Georgia, USA, Can Write: Yes, Occupation: At School, Household Members: Milton Gillstrap, Emily A Gillstrap, Flora D Gillstrap, Gordon G Gillstrap, Oscar D Gillstrap, Coner W Gillstrap.5
Marriage	2 October 1904	He and Ethel Redmond were married on 2 October 1904 in Lumpkin, Georgia, United StatesBGO.6 Marriage License
Residence	20 April 1910	He lived in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United StatesBGO, on 20 April 1910. Name: Marlow Gillstrap, Age: 25, Birth Date: 1885, Birth Place: Georgia, Record ID: 7884::3293426, Gender: Male, Relationship: Head, Marital Status: Married, Spouse's Name: Ethel Gillstrap, Father's Birth Place: Georgia, Mother's Birth Place: Georgia, Native Tongue: English, Able to read: Yes, Able to Write: Yes, Occupation: Carpenter, Industry: House, Years Married: 6, Household Members: Ethel Gillstrap, Ruth Gillstrap, Marcus Gillstrap.7
Military	12 September 1918	He served in the military on 12 September 1918 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United StatesBGO. Draft Card - WW I
Marriage	24 June 1924	He and Mary Lou Parks were married on 24 June 1924.6
Marriage	May 1927	He and Naomi Elizabeth Kanaday were married in May 1927.6
Death	1 October 1931	He died on 1 October 1931 at age 46 in White, Georgia, United StatesBGO. of Acute Indigestion - Stomach Cancer3 Death Certificate
Burial	after 1 October 1931	He was buried after 1 October 1931 at Shoal Creek Baptist Church CemeteryBGO, in Cleveland, White, Georgia, United StatesBGO.

Citations

1. [S211] Gary Neal Gilstrap, A Wiley Bunch (, Nov 2004), p. 36. Hereinafter cited as A Wiley Bunch.
2. [S211] Gary Neal Gilstrap, A Wiley Bunch (, Nov 2004), p. 41. Hereinafter cited as A Wiley Bunch.
3. [S211] Gary Neal Gilstrap, A Wiley Bunch (, Nov 2004). Hereinafter cited as A Wiley Bunch.
4. [S13] Interview with Carol Gilstrap Scott (2921 Rivermeade Drive). (.)
5. [S1749] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Shoal Creek, White, Georgia; Roll: 228; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1240228
6. [S211] Gary Neal Gilstrap, A Wiley Bunch (, Nov 2004), p. 40. Hereinafter cited as A Wiley Bunch.
7. [S1563] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Athens Ward 2, Clarke, Georgia; Roll: T624_180; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1374193