His death certificate records Nathen Gilliam, age 77 years 11 months 0 days, born 27 Sep 1866 in Carter Co., farmer, widowed, died 27 Aug 1943 in Emerson, Lewis Co., Ky, father John Gilliam, mother’s maiden name Nancy Ash, both born in Virginia, cause of death T.B. of lungs.

Rowan Co. birth report to the Kentucky state auditor for 1876 records Mary J. McClerg, born 3 Mar 1876 in Rowan Co., father A. B. McClerg, born in Morgan Co, maiden name of mother Martha G. Pettit, born in Bath Co.

Most likely this birth record is for Cordelia, and they changed their minds about what to call her. It is possible, though, that Mary died before 1880, and that Cordelia’s age is wrong by a year in census records. In 1910, she was listed as Elizabeth, age 14, born April 1876.

Her death certificate records Delia Gillam, age 65, birthdate blank, born in Round Co., father Abb McClerg, born in Round Co, died 20 Mar 1943 in Lewis Co., Ky, maiden name of mother do not know, cause of death intestinal tuberculosis, informant Stant (?) Richmond, head of Grassy.

Rowan Co. marriage book 4, p. 309, records the marriage on 14 Sep 1902 of Nathanel Gillam, age 35, farmer, residence Munson, born in Carter Co., both parents born in Scott Co., Va, to Cordelia McClurg, age 25, residence Triplett, born in and father born in Rowan Co., mother born in Ky, to be at residence of bride, at A. M. Waltz’s by Ts Parsons, witnesses Robert Salyers and Marion McClurg.

1910 census of Lewis Co., Ky, Grassy precinct, enumerated 16 April, lists on p. 1B as family #13:
Gillam, Nathan, 42, farmer, b. Ky Va Va; Cordelia, wife, 33, first marriage for both, married 8 years, number of children columns blank, Della, dau, 1; McClerg, Lilly, sister in law, 14. All except Nathan born Ky Ky Ky.