James Wesley Gilley (1866 - 1912)

Born 25 Apr 1866 in Warren, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 8 Aug 1912 at age 46 in Trousdale, Warren, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

James was born probably in Warren County, Tennessee, on April 25, 1866, to John Gilley and Martha Wilson.^{[1] [2]} He married Sarah Brown, parents unknown, in Cannon County, on July 16, 1885.^[3] They had five known children:^{[4] [5]}

• 1886-1952: Martha "Mattie" Emmaline, m. John Thomas Casey, 1904
• 1890-1983: James Wesley, Jr., m. Allie Cunningham, 1914
• 1891: Birdie Elizabeth, m. George Gothard, 1908
• 1892/4-1977: Alma Ammon, m. Arthur Warren Edward Lance, 1917
• 1896: Izzie B.

James died on August 8, 1912, and was buried at Trousdale Cemetery, in Trousdale, Tennessee.^[6] Sarah lived another forty-eight years but is not known to have remarried.^{[7] [8]} She died on June 7, 1960, and was buried near James at Trousdale Cemetery.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8Z-722 : Mon Aug 21 21:33:30 UTC 2023), Entry for John W Gilley and Martha E Gilley, 1870.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQP-4W4 : Thu Aug 03 14:43:24 UTC 2023), Entry for John W. Gilley and Martha Gilley, 1880.
3. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNFQ-FMV : 4 December 2014), James Gilley and Sarah Brown, 16 Jul 1885; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 332, Cannon, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZJ-F25 : Fri Aug 04 05:33:29 UTC 2023), Entry for James Gilley and Sarah E Gilley, 1900.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGNN-2TB : Wed Jul 19 03:16:22 UTC 2023), Entry for James W Gilley Sr. and Sarah Gilley, 1910.
6. ↑ FindAGrave memorial 18342276 for James Wesley Gilley.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNGT-SZ2 : Fri Jul 21 18:15:15 UTC 2023), Entry for J L Casey and Mattie Casey, 1920.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:374P-NT2 : Fri Aug 04 16:54:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Arther W Lance and Alma Lance, 1930.
9. ↑ FindAGrave memorial 18342290 for Sarah Elizabeth Gilley.