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Gilbreth Falls

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Gilbreth Falls

Birth
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Death
19 Dec 1876 (aged 64)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 68, grave 5, Chapel Hill circle
Memorial ID
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Age 64. Cause of death: Paralysis. Source: Elmwood Burial Records

Notable Men of Tennessee, vol. 2
Gilbreath Falls was one of the earliest cotton buyers in Memphis, and his firm, Falls & Cash, were not only extensive domestic buyers, but among the pioneers in buying for foreign export.


Memphis Daily Appeal
December 20 1876
DIED in this city, on the morning of the 19th inst., in the 64th year of his age, G. Falls. The friends and acquaintances of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, corner of Jefferson extended and Orleans streets this Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Services by Rev. George Stainback. Carriages at residence and Holst's.

Married February 9 1859 to Livonia McKinney, Shelby County TN.

1850 Census Memphis TN
Gilbriath Falls 38
Frances Falls 27
Jas Falls 10
Geo Falls 9
John Falls 7
Frank Falls 4
Nancy Falls 58

1860 Census Memphis TN
G Falls 47
Laura Falls 29
James Falls 19
George Falls 18
John Falls 16
George Cash 14
Jno L Cash 10
Frank Falls 7
Ann Falls 68


1870 Census Shelby County TN
Gilbert Falls 58, cotton broker, NC
Levonia Falls 38, Oh
Walter Falls 9, TN
Jesse Falls 5, TN
Napoleon Falls 29, TN
John Falls 26, TN
Frank Falls 23, TN
Age 64. Cause of death: Paralysis. Source: Elmwood Burial Records

Notable Men of Tennessee, vol. 2
Gilbreath Falls was one of the earliest cotton buyers in Memphis, and his firm, Falls & Cash, were not only extensive domestic buyers, but among the pioneers in buying for foreign export.


Memphis Daily Appeal
December 20 1876
DIED in this city, on the morning of the 19th inst., in the 64th year of his age, G. Falls. The friends and acquaintances of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, corner of Jefferson extended and Orleans streets this Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Services by Rev. George Stainback. Carriages at residence and Holst's.

Married February 9 1859 to Livonia McKinney, Shelby County TN.

1850 Census Memphis TN
Gilbriath Falls 38
Frances Falls 27
Jas Falls 10
Geo Falls 9
John Falls 7
Frank Falls 4
Nancy Falls 58

1860 Census Memphis TN
G Falls 47
Laura Falls 29
James Falls 19
George Falls 18
John Falls 16
George Cash 14
Jno L Cash 10
Frank Falls 7
Ann Falls 68


1870 Census Shelby County TN
Gilbert Falls 58, cotton broker, NC
Levonia Falls 38, Oh
Walter Falls 9, TN
Jesse Falls 5, TN
Napoleon Falls 29, TN
John Falls 26, TN
Frank Falls 23, TN


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