Looking for information on Thomas Madison Lilly who was married to Amanda Melvina Richmond Lilly from Summers County.

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Thomas Madison Lilly was married to Amanda Melvina Richmond Lilly (daughter of Parkerson Richmond and Elizabeth Solesbury/Shrewsbury). He was the father of Margaret Janie Lilly Hatcher Lilly. I'm looking for information on where he is buried, date of death, his parents? Photos? Any help would be greatly appreciated. He married Amanda Feb. 07, 1888. He was born Nov. 25,1856 in Mercer Co. WV according to Amanda Melvina Richmond find a grave.

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Just to help others researching this, Thomas Lilly was born about 1857 in Summers County, West Virginia,

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Thank you.

Answer 1

The West Virginia Death Index shows that Thomas Lilly, son of Lucinda Solesbery and A. A. Lilly, died on 14 July 1925 in Raleigh County, West Virginia. (West Virginia Division of Culture and History. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=1581479)

http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=1581479

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This is an infant so it wouldn't be him. Thank you though.

Answer 2

Source: "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMC7-VX1 : 4 December 2014), Thomas M. Lilly, 25 Nov 1856; citing Mercer, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 804,467.

Name     Thomas M. Lilly Male
Birth      25 Nov 1856  Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Father     Hiram Lilly
Mother     Elizabeth Lilly

Reference ID:  V 1 p.  16 e 34 Image:  http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=804467&ImageNumber=69

Source: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ45-F94 : 17 October 2014), Hiram Lilly, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 17, family 111, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,193.

Hiram Lilly         M     44     Virginia
Elizabeth Lilly     F     46     Virginia
Thomas M Lilly     M     13     Virginia
Sarah E Lilly         F     7     Virginia

More results here: https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22thomas%20madison%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Alilley~%20%2Bbirth_place%3Awv~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1855-1858~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3Ahiram~%20%2Bfather_surname%3Alilly~%20%2Bmother_givenname%3Aelizabeth~

Hiram and Elizabeth: https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Ahiram~%20%2Bsurname%3Alilley~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1824-1826~%20%2Bany_place%3Awv~%20%2Bany_year%3A1830-1920~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3Aelizabeth~

Answer 3

Didn't find a death, but this would make it after 1920.

Source: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN29-657 : accessed 1 December 2016), Thomas M Lilly, Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 142, sheet 9B, line 73, family 145, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1968; FHL microfilm 1,821,968.

Thomas M Lilly     Head     M     64     West Virginia
Mandy M Lilly     Wife     F     53     West Virginia
James M Lilly     Son      M     28     West Virginia
Cyrus W Lilly             Son             M     20     West Virginia
Hettie M Lilly     Dau     F     15     West Virginia

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Thank you