Mary Frances Gilliam b. Abt 1902 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Nov 1969 California, USA: Smith Family Tree

Mary Frances Gilliam

Abt 1902 - 1969 (67 years)

Name	Mary Frances Gilliam [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Birth	Abt 1902	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 5]
Gender	Female
Census	1930	Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA [1]
Census	Marital Status: Widowed (McConnell); Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Census	1940	Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA [2]
Census	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of James Plowden
Residence	1945	Greenville County, South Carolina, USA [4]
Census	1950	Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA [5]
Census	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to James Plowden
Residence	1959	Greenville County, South Carolina, USA [3]
Death	23 Nov 1969	California, USA [7]
Person ID	I12340	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Francis Furman 'Frank' Gilliam, b. 5 Jul 1869, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Apr 1931, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA (Age 61 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Mannion, b. 17 Aug 1872, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. 29 Jul 1937, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 64 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F8202	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Frank Brower McConnell, b. 2 Jul 1894, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Jun 1927, Langley Field, Hampton, Elizabeth, Virginia, USA (Age 32 years)

Marriage 5 Jul 1920 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA [6, 8]

Marriage End Jun 1927 Virginia, USA [9]

Death of FB McConnell at Langley Field

Children

1. Frances McConnell, b. Abt 1921, Tennessee, USA

[Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F635 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2 James Guthrie Plowden, b. 20 Oct 1895, South Carolina, USA d. 9 May 1983, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 87 years)

Marriage 10 Jun 1929 Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA

Children

1. James Guthrie Plowden, Jr, b. 5 Apr 1935, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

d. 24 May 2003, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

(Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F1861 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1902 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 5 Jul 1920 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
	Marriage End - Death of FB McConnell at Langley Field - Jun 1927 - Virginia, USA
	Marriage - 10 Jun 1929 - Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Widowed (McConnell); Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of James Plowden - 1940 - Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
	Residence - 1945 - Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to James Plowden - 1950 - Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
	Residence - 1959 - Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
	Death - 23 Nov 1969 - California, USA

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Sources

[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 2198; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 279.0; FHL microfilm: 2341932.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 2198; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 279.0; FHL microfilm: 2341932
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3811; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 23-11.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3811; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 23-11
[S177] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
[S177] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Greenville, Greenvil.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Greenville, Greenvil

[S9928] Ancestry.com, Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
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[S3957] Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2019;), The Greenville News; Publication Date: 25 Nov 1969; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/188783041/?article=473dc447-64bc-4180-a073-03957edd60ef&focus=0.61370313,0.2548766,0.73245233,0.35805875&xid=3355.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/188783041/?article=473dc447-64bc-4180-a073-03957edd60ef&focus=0.61370313,0.2548766,0.73245233,0.35805875&xid=3355
[S9928] Ancestry.com, Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
[S10245] Newspapers.com: Obituary of McCONNELL Lt Frank B • Nashville Tennessean - 15 Jun 1927, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville TN; Date: 15 Jun 1927;), Lieutenant Frank Brower McConnell Obituary.
At Langley Field, VA, June 13, 1927, Lieut Frank Brower McConnell, Mr and Mrs A Frank McConnell of this city, aged 29 years.
The remains will arrive over the Louisville and Nashville railroad, tomorrow (Thursday) morning and will be taken to the residence of his father, 1304 Sixteenth avenue, south. Funeral from the residence tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, services at the Vine Street Christian church at 2 o'clock, conducted by Dr. Rogers T. Nooe.
Officers of the 105th Observation Squadron, Tennessee National Guards, will serve as Pallbearers: Adjt. Gen. WC Boyd, Major Nat H Dye, and Captains Richard D Gleaves, JB Hibbetts, Herbert F Fox, Charles G Blackard, Walter M Williams, Major J C Bennett Jr, Lieut's Samuel E Hartsfield, James H Douglas, John F Outlaw, William V Andrews, Louis H Hibbitts, Bailey Rascoe, Lee Conway, David S Lansden, Jesse Zellner, Jas P McFarland, Albert Roberts Jr, William E Barr, John McCall, Richard Barr Jr, Justin Potter, August S Keim, Clarence L Sanders, Richard Boutell, Lieut Edwards.
Interment at Mt. Olivet cemetery. Dorris, Karsch and Co. in charge.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/178955195/?article=6f1e5176-1c44-4457-9d92-348a354d44ea&focus=0.027492883,0.56641936,0.15343748,0.7260336&xid=3355

Obituary-McCONNELL Frank
Lieutenant Frank Brower McConnell Obituary • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • Wed, Jun 15, 1927 • Page 5

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