Barnett Gilstrap b. Abt. 1790 in North Carolina; d. Abt. 1844 in Lauderdale, Tennessee. He married (1) Rebecca d. Abt. 1846 in Lauderdale, Tennessee.
Children of Barnett Gilstrap and Rebecca: (1) John Grant Gilstrap (2) Mary Ann Gilstrap (3) EDMUND GILSTRAP b. Abt. 1823 in Jones, North Carolina; d. abt. 1885 in Bell, Texas. Married (1)Mary Crow April 4, 1844 in Shelby, Tennesse; b. Abt. 1820 in Tennessee. Married (2) Mary Harper February 27, 1881 in Lafayette, Mississippi. (4) Sarah Gilstrap (5) Nancy Gilstrap (6) Olive Gilstrap (7) William Gilstrap (8) Susan Gilstrap (9) Barnett Gilstrap (10) Amanda Gilstrap
Children of Edmund Gilstrap and Mary Crow: (1) Emeline Gilstrap (2) GEORGE WASHINGTON GILSTRAP b. Jan. 17, 1851 in Lafayette, Mississippi; d. June 27, 1930 in Marshall, Rusk, Texas. He married Nancy Ann Wilson July 5, 1874 in Hamilton, Texas. b. June 5, 1859 in Mississippi; d. June 14, 1919. (3) Mary E. Gilstrap (4) John C. Gilstrap (5) Susan Gilstrap
Children of Edmund Gilstrap and Mary Harper (1) Sally Gilstrap (2) Joseph Gilstrap (3) Enoch Gilstrap
Children of George Washington Gilstrap and Nancy Wilson: (1) William E. Gilstrap (2) Lee Onidice Gilstrap (3) Linnie Etta Gilstrap (4) JAMES WILSON GILSTRAP b. April 6, 1884 in Texas. d. Jan. 2, 1957 in San Jose, Santa Clara Co., California shot to death by his son-in-law. Married Laura Frances Brannon b. April 10, 1886 in Texas; d. May 18, 1951 in Oceano, California. (5) Ola Gilstrap (6) Margaret Davis Gilstrap (7) Ethel Mae Gilstrap (8) Guy Gilstrap
Children of James Wilson Gilstrap and Laura Frances Brannon: (1) VIVIAN W. GILSTRAP b. February 23, 1906 in Texas; d. Feb., 1973 in Nipomo, California. He married(1)Bernice Stone June, 1925 in Fresno, California. He married (2) Zoe Violet Wristen Sept. 1931 in Napa, California. (2) Clyde Gilstrap (3) Billie Jean Gilstrap
Children of Vivian W. Gilstrap and Bernice Stone:] (1) Wilbur Dean Gilstrap
Children of Vivian W. Gilstrap and Zoe Wristen: (1) Walter Wayne Gilstrap (2) WANDA JEAN GILSTRAP b. Jan. 21, 1937 in San Jose, Santa Clara Co., California. Married (1) Lester Melvin Hoobery March 28, 1953 in Santa Maria, California. Married (2) Albert Wayne Patton June 16, 1974 in Reno, Nevada. (3) Rodney Warren Gilstrap (4) Michael Stewart Gilstrap
Picture is of JAMES WILSON GILSTRAP, my grandfather. He followed the rodeo circuit when he was young From what I've heard he could ride anything.