Jessie Ghilyard was born 10 Aug 1903 in Sumpter, South Carolina to Andrew Ghilyard (1886-1920) & Lizzie.
The above wanted poster was obtained from the Washington online digital archives.
Here's some info believed to be his victim: He murdered him 8 Oct 1933, what's interesting is he was also born in South Carolina and they might have been related somehow.
Name: Erie Harrison
[Eric Harrison]
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1901
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1920: Pittsburgh Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Street: Elm Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Mill
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Willard 35
May Willard 33
James Mccargo 23
Guy Jones 32
Erie Harrison 19
Jessie was married in 1925 to Lillian Thomas in Philadelphia, PA. She was born about 1906 in Maryland. They had the following children:
James Edward Ghilyard 1923-
Walter Lee Ghilyard 1925
Iva Elizabeth Ghilyard 1926-2007
Ivol Ghilyard 1928-
The article below was published 24 July 1973 and is his son.
This is his daughter Iva's Obit.
Name: Jessie Gilyard
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Residence Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Sentenced Date: 4 May 1923
institution: Allegheny County Workhouse
Prisoner Number: 91350
1920 he was living with his step grandparents
John & Carry McCutchen.
Jessie died 13 May 1992 in New York. It took me along time to gather this information, his last name being spelled so many different ways. I had finally posted his wanted poster in Criminal Genealogy Group on Facebook and we pieced it together.
The above wanted poster was obtained from the Washington online digital archives.
Here's some info believed to be his victim: He murdered him 8 Oct 1933, what's interesting is he was also born in South Carolina and they might have been related somehow.
Name: Erie Harrison
[Eric Harrison]
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1901
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1920: Pittsburgh Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Street: Elm Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Mill
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Willard 35
May Willard 33
James Mccargo 23
Guy Jones 32
Erie Harrison 19
Jessie was married in 1925 to Lillian Thomas in Philadelphia, PA. She was born about 1906 in Maryland. They had the following children:
James Edward Ghilyard 1923-
Walter Lee Ghilyard 1925
Iva Elizabeth Ghilyard 1926-2007
Ivol Ghilyard 1928-
The article below was published 24 July 1973 and is his son.
This is his daughter Iva's Obit.
In 1923 Jessie was arrested I am not sure for what.
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Residence Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Sentenced Date: 4 May 1923
institution: Allegheny County Workhouse
Prisoner Number: 91350
1920 he was living with his step grandparents
John & Carry McCutchen.
Jessie died 13 May 1992 in New York. It took me along time to gather this information, his last name being spelled so many different ways. I had finally posted his wanted poster in Criminal Genealogy Group on Facebook and we pieced it together.
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