William Green Lilley (1868 - 1938)

Born 4 Jul 1868 in Albion, Mendocino, California, United States

Husband of Mignon A (Stoddard) Lilley — married 25 Jan 1905 in San Francisco, California, United States

Died 17 Dec 1938 at age 70 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

Biography

William Lilley was a Californian.

This profile is part of the Andersonia, California One Place Study.

On 4 Jul 1868, William Green Lilley was born in Albion, California to John Samuel Lilley and Elizabeth Jane Bacon.^[1][2][3][4]

In 1905, he married Mignon Stoddard.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

He and his wife "Minnie" stayed on as caretakers of the mill and community at Andersonia after the mill accident that caused the death of mill president and founder of the town, "Pap" Anderson.^{[7][3][8][4][9][10]}

He died on 17 Dec 1938 at the Saint Francis Hospital located in San Francisco, San Francisco, California.^[11][12][13] William is buried in the Little River Cemetery, located in Little River, Mendocino County, California.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN6V-73K : 19 March 2020), William Green Lillie in entry for James T Lillie, 1870
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PM-HR9 : 26 August 2017), Wm G Lilley in household of J S Lilley, Big River, Mendocino, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 64, sheet 292C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,068
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "John Samuel Lilley Dies At His Little River Home" database w/images (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 20 Apr 2021) Mendocino Coast Beacon (Mendocino, California) 16 Aug 1919, Sat Page 1
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Last Rites Held For James E Lilley" database w/images (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 20 Apr 2021) Fort Bragg Advocate and News (Fort Bragg, California) 01 Jul 1925, Wed Page 5
5. ↑ "California Marriages, 1850-1945", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9ZL-VYPZ : 24 March 2020), William G. Lilley, 1905.
6. ↑ "California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4Y-YB2H : 28 November 2018), William G Lilley and Mignon A Stoddard, 25 Jan 1905; citing Marriage, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, San Francisco Public Library, California; FamilySearch digital folder 004270646.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVL6-Y6J : accessed 14 October 2020), William G Lilley, Westport, Mendocino, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 72, sheet 6B, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 88; FHL microfilm 1,374,101
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH72-WMV : accessed 14 October 2020), William G Lilley, Westport, Mendocino, California, United States; citing ED 127, sheet 4B, line 66, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 121; FHL microfilm 1,820,121.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCD8-9WJ : accessed 14 October 2020), William G Lilley, Ten Mile River, Mendocino, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 4B, line 62, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 177; FHL microfilm 2,339,912.
10. ↑ "Andersonia - Fate thwarted a dream of lumbering" Eureka Times Standard (Eureka, California) December 28, 1975 Page 22 (https://newspaperarchive.com/ : accessed 13 Oct 2020)
11. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HXLJ-L93Z : 24 January 2020), William Green Lilley, 1938.
12. ↑ "California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKD4-RTXT : 5 August 2017), William G Lilley, 17 Dec 1938; citing Death, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, San Francisco Public Library, California; FamilySearch digital folder 004879160.
13. ↑ "Lilley Rites in Ukiah Tuesday". Redwood Journal (Ukiah, California) December 19, 1938 Page 1
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 October 2020), memorial page for William Green Lilley (4 Jul 1868–17 Dec 1938), Find A Grave: Memorial #88454601, citing Little River Cemetery, Little River, Mendocino County, California, USA ; Maintained by Ellen Stanton (contributor 46774660) .

• "California Great Registers, 1866-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNNS-KGR : 25 July 2019), William Green Lilley, 15 Aug 1890; citing Voter Registration, Albion, Mendocino, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 976,935.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9P5-W8V : accessed 14 October 2020), William G Lilley in household of Henrich Hollander, Westport Township, Mendocino, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 15A, family 263, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,093.