Boston Lilly (abt. 1853)

Born about 24 Sep 1853 in Union Co., Ill

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 24 SEP 1853/4

Place: Union Co., Ill^[2][3]

Note: Lilly, Boston 24 Sep. 1853 Andrew Lilly 1859 534

Tilford Brooks, guardian 1859 1869 579

Nancy Lilly, guardian 1869

Imported only 24 SEP 1853 from Birth Date and marked as uncertain.

Note

Note: Boston Lilley, of Union county, Illinois, a successful farmer of that district and for twelve years a teacher in the public schools. He was born in Union county, Illinois, September 24, 1854. The Lilley family have been residents of Kentucky for many generations back. The mother of Boston Lilley was Nancy Worley Reed. The Worleys were prominent southerners. Her brother, Willis Worley, was a member of the state legislature of Tennessee. Mrs. Copeland‘s ancestry is of the French Huguenot, Scotch-Irish and Dutch nationalities. Boston Lilley was educated in the public schools of Union county, and he was one of the first to attend the Southern Illinois Normal University at Carbondale. He was particularly successful as an exponent of the pedagogic art during his twelve years’ experience in that branch of work. He died December 6, 1886, while a teacher, as well as being an active farmer, and was still a young man when he passed away. He was a kind and genial gentleman, beloved by all who knew him, and his loss was poignantly felt by a large circle of friends and acquaintances.

From A History of Southern Illinois by George Washington Smith

Marriage

Husband: Andrew Lilly

Wife: Nancy Worley

Child: @I902@

Child: Boston Lilly

Child: @I1476@

Marriage:

Date: 24 SEPT. 1852

Place: Union Co., Illinois^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Lilly-821 was created by Glenn Major through the import of Gedcom 2015.GED on Dec 11, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S234
3. ↑ Source: #S238
4. ↑ Source: #S40

• Source: S234 Author: Darrel Dexter Title: Union County, Illinois Guardian Records Publication: http://genealogytrails.com/ill/union/guardianship%20records%20p%20z.html
• Source: S238 Author: George Washington Smith, M. A. Title: A History of Southern Illinois,A Narrative Account of its Historical Progress, its Publication: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, Chicago and New York/1912