General Information

Birth
JUL 1836
Indiana
Death
12 DEC 1912
Farmington, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Farmington Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Notes

GUILLIAMS, George W. - George W. Guilliams died at his home near Farmington at 2 o’clock Sunday morning. He had been in declining health for two years, and a week age he was taken suddenly and violently ill, which brought his useful life to a close. The funeral, conducted by Rev. N.M. Ragland, took place at the Christian Church at Farmington Monday morning and the interment was in the cemetery there. Deceased was 76 years of age and was a native of Indiana, moving when a boy with his parents to Jacksonport, Arkansas. From there they went to Hempstead County, where he grew to manhood and where he enlisted in the Confederate army and fought gallantly throughout the war. He afterward married there and moved to Washington County 40 years ago. He had lived on the farm where he died for thirty years. He was a Christian gentleman and was highly esteemed by those who knew him. He leaves five children as follows: Jesse, teaching in Westville; Robert, photographer at Siloam Springs; Will, of this city; Neal, who lived with his father and Mrs. John Crenshaw of this city. -Fayetteville Daily [Prairie Grove Herald 12/19/1912] [Fayetteville Democrat 12/19/1912]

G.W. Guilliams is on the Confederate Pensioners list to receive $70 from the Washington County Clerk’s office. [Fayetteville Democrat 9/22/1910]

G.W. Guilliams filed Veteran Application #13571 with the Confederate Pension Board of Washington County for a Confederate pension and it was received as allowed August 13, 1907 at the State, citing service with Company E, 4thArkansas Infantry from 1861 thru1865. Mr. Guilliams died December 15, 1912. His widow, Mrs. G.W. Guilliams filed Widow Application #13571 with the Confederate Pension Board of Washington County for a Confederate widow pension and it was received as allowed August 11, 1913 by the State. [State of Arkansas Confederate Pension Archives]

Parents

Unavailable

Spouse

Lounetta Alice Pickens
- Wife
1848 - 1938
Birth
5 SEP 1848
Tennessee
Death
22 OCT 1938
Burial
Farmington Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Children

Jesse "Jess" Manetho Guilliams
- Son
1876 - 1955
Birth
13 JAN 1876
Arkansas City, Arkansas
Death
12 APR 1955
Burial
Bethesda Cemetery, Washington County, Morrow, Arkansas
Robert Franklin Guilliams
- Son
Birth
21 OCT 1869
Arkansas
William Elmus Guilliams
- Son
1871 - 1953
Birth
15 JAN 1871
Death
1953
Burial
Farmington Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
Griffin Neal "O'Neal" Guilliams
- Son
1873 - 1948
Birth
26 APR 1873
Arkansas
Death
1948
Burial
Farmington Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
George Savannah Guilliams
- Daughter
Birth
8 JAN 1879
Arkansas