Dorothy Louise Gilliam

1919 - 2007  (88 years)

• Name	Dorothy Louise Gilliam  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	14 May 1919	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1940	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Residence	Abt 1941	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [8]
  Census	1950	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to William Dick
  FSID	G3BT-F5Z
  Death	14 Jul 2007	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2]
  Burial	Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Dorothy Gilliam and William Dick, buried together
  		Burial-DICK Dorothy and William Dorothy Gilliam and William Dick, buried together - Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77198636/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77198597/
  		Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum (also known as Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Memorial Park) Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #219110
  Person ID	I23815	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Matt Neely Gilliam,   b. 20 Feb 1892, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. Aft 1958 (Age > 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jennie Louise Caruthers,   b. 9 Feb 1893, Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA d. Mar 1980 (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family Residence	1958	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F8473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Wilson Dick, Jr,   b. 22 Oct 1915, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA d. 10 Jun 2008, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	8 Dec 1941	District of Columbia, USA   [1, 5, 8, 11, 12]
  Family Residence	1992	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F9790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 May 1919 - Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1940 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Residence - Abt 1941 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Marriage - 8 Dec 1941 - District of Columbia, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to William Dick - 1950 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Family Residence - 1992 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Death - 14 Jul 2007 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-DICK Dorothy and William Dorothy Gilliam and William Dick, buried together - Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77198636/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77198597/

  
  

  News		News-DICK Dorothy and Bill (Anniversary) Through the Good Times and the Bad -- Newspapers.com - The Tennessean - 6 Dec 2001 - Page 39
  		News-GILLIAM-DICK (Engagement) GILLIAM-DICK • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 12 Oct 1941, Sun • Page 2

  
  

  People

  GILLIAM-Dorothy Dick Dorothy Louise Gilliam Dick

  
  

• Sources

  [S7596] Find a Grave: GILLIAM Dorothy Dick 1919-2007, Dorothy Louise Gilliam Dick. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77198597/dorothy-louise-dick [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S39] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;). [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 2243; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0200; Image: 454.0; FHL microfilm: 2341977. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 2243; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0200; Image: 454.0; FHL microfilm: 2341977 [S1672] Ancestry.com, District of Columbia, Marriage Records, 1810-1953, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03976; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 99-184. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03976; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 99-184 [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: Nashville, Davidson,. 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: Nashville, Davidson, [S9399] Newspapers.com: Marriage of DICK Dorothy and William • Nashville Tennessean - 12 Oct 1941, Dorothy Louise Gilliam and William Wilson Dick Jr - The Tennessean; Publication Date: 12/ Oct/ 1941; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee. https://www.newspapers.com/image/147846418/?article=de707bb7-233a-40b9-b5db-888bf8f5fa39&focus=0.015385483,0.035756517,0.16046904,0.16589452&xid=3398 [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 [S2547] Newspapers.com: Marriage Anniversary of DICK Dorothy and William (60th) • Nashville Tennessean - Dec 2001, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Tennessee; Date: 6 Dec 2001;), Through the Good Times and the Bad. https://www.newspapers.com/image/112403054/?terms=Bill%2BDick News-DICK Dorothy and Bill (Anniversary) Through the Good Times and the Bad -- Newspapers.com - The Tennessean - 6 Dec 2001 - Page 39 [S2548] Newspapers.com: Marriage Engagement of GILLIAM/DICK • Nashville Tennessean - 12 Oct 1941, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville TN; Date: 12 Oct 1941;), Dorothy Louise Gilliam and William W Dick Jr Engagement. Mr and Mr Matt Neely Gilliam announcea the engagment of their daughter, Dorothy Louise, to Sgt William W Dick Jr, son of Mr and Mrs William W Dick, of Danville VA. Miss Gilliam, of Washington, DC and Nashville, is a granddaughter of Mrs R L Caruthers and the late Mr Caruthers, and a great-great-granddaughter of Judge Abram Caruthers, founder of Cumberland Law School in Lebanon. She is a great-great niece of Robert L Caruthers, governor of Tennessee in 1863. She is also a descendant of the Gilliam-Morrow family of Nashville. Sergeant Dick is a first sergeant of the 191st Tank Battalion of the National Guard, stationed at Ft Meade MD. The wedding will take place in December. • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 12 Oct 1941, Sun • Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/147846418/?article=de707bb7-233a-40b9-b5db-888bf8f5fa39&focus=0.015385483,0.035756517,0.16046904,0.16589452&xid=3398 News-GILLIAM-DICK (Engagement) GILLIAM-DICK • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 12 Oct 1941, Sun • Page 2