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I am interested in the Gilbreaths that descend from John Gilbreath and Mary Coffee, and their son and his wife, Andrew Gilbreath and Mary Richards of Maury County, Tennessee. Andrew of Maury County, Tennessee came to Wood County, Texas in the 1850's and settled there with his family. Andrew's family included his sons: James, Joel, Hugh or Hough, Andrew Farrgie and Amos; and Andrew's daughter, Jane.
I have been able to collect a great deal of information on Joel, Hough, Andrew Farrgie and Jane. I have some information on James and Amos
I am not sure who the parents of John Gilbreath were. I have been told that they were Andrew Galbraith and his wife, Nancy Ann Hicklin of Rockbridge County, Virginia, but I have no definite proof.
Gilbreath Family Reunion - Quitman, Texas
Every year on the 4th Sunday in June, the descendants of Andrew and Mary Richards Gilbreath hold a family reunion in Quitman, Texas at the Carroll Green Civic Center. Quitman serves as the county seat of Wood County, Texas. We normally start meeting at 10:30 a.m., have lunch and then a short program after lunch. Most of the folks who come are direct descendants of Andrew Gilbreath and Mary Richards. If you are interested in more information, feel free to contact me.
Rock Hill Cemetery - Wood County, Texas
The Rock Hill Cemetery, which is located in Wood County, Texas, near the towns of Quitman, Winnsboro and Yantis, is the ancestoral burying place of the Andrew Gilbreath family. The original five acres of the cemetery were part of the Andrew Gilbreath homestead. On the last Sunday of September, Memorial Services are held on the cemetery grounds. The program starts at 10:30 a.m. with a business meeting followed by singing and then a sermon delivered by a local minister. If you are interested in more information about the cemetery or Memorial Day, you can write to:
Rock Hill Cemetery Association of Wood County, Inc.
P. O. Box 1365
Quitman, Texas 75783
Clan Galbraith Association(CGA)
CGA was formed in January 1980 at the request of the Council of Scottish Clan Associations. CGA's goal is to rekindle the Galbraith Clan spirit amd closeness amoung our members, to assist and encourage genealogical research pertaining to the Galbraith family, and to collect, collate and store Galbraith history and genealogical data so that it is readily available to our families and descendants. CGA will also strive to further the preservation of our Scottish traditions, art, music and culture.
Membership in CGA is open to those persons related by blood or marriage to the Galbraith Clan, or who can establish a reasonable presumption of direct descent from an ancestor meeting the name requirement. This shall include the surnames Calbreath, Colbreath, Galbreath, Gilbreth, Gilreath, Kilbreath, Kulbeth or any of the other various spellings. For more information about this organization, you can write to:
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