The Gilreath surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,905 people carried this name — #8,456 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,766 in 2000.

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In print

Gilreath in American newspapers,
1908–1911.

Newspaper page from Bluefield Evening Leader carrying the name Gilreath
Bluefield Evening Leader 1908-10-24
Newspaper page from The Washington Bee carrying the name Gilreath
The Washington Bee 1911-05-20
Newspaper page from The Freeman carrying the name Gilreath
The Freeman 1911-05-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Gilreath,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Esmarch Senn Gilreath 1904–1979 · university teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · 3 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gilreath,
in the records of the United States.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States195 records

195 records of the Gilreath name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 139
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 51
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Linton L. Gilreath

    Born 1921 in Georgia. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe; lineman from Hamilton County, Tennessee. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hixson, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Luther Vermont Gilreath

    Born 1932; from Surgoinsville, Tennessee. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1965 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Jackie Lawrence Gilreath

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1943, died 1999; buried at Jellico Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 195 records for Gilreath in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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