Person:William Gilley (6)

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William B. "Buck" Gilley
b.Abt 1794 Henry, Virginia, United States
d.Oct 1880 Henry, Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1792
  1. William B. "Buck" GilleyAbt 1794 - 1880
  2. Gideon GilleyAbt 1795 - Aft 1840
  3. Lucy GilleyAbt 1796 -
  4. Polly GilleyAbt 1798 -
  5. George GilleyAbt 1800 -
  6. Lavina GilleyAbt 1802 - Abt 1836
  7. Nancy Doubett Gilley1806 - 1902
  8. Elizabeth GilleyAbt 1807 - 1901
Spouse and Children
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m. Apr 1822
  1. Malinda "Lynn" Gilley1823 -
  2. Ann Gilley1824 - 1908
  3. Jane Gilley1825 - Abt 1870
  4. Sarah Gilley1827 - 1908
  5. John West Gilley1829 - 1861
  6. Elizabeth Gilley1830 -
  7. Mary Jane Gilley1832 -
  8. Daniel Hayward Gilley1835 - 1911
  9. George H. Gilley1836 -
  10. Martin T. Gilley1836 -
  11. Robert M. Gilley1839 - Abt 1865
  12. William R. "Bill" Gilley1842 - 1910
  13. Louisa "Puss" Gilley1844 - 1918
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Facts and Events
Name William B. "Buck" Gilley
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1794 Henry, Virginia, United States
Marriage Apr 1822 Henry, Virginia, United Statesto Mary "Polly" Gilley
Residence? at one time owned entire Gilley estate
Death? Oct 1880 Henry, Virginia, United States
Burial? Cox-Gilley Cemetery on Cox's Creek and Turkey Cock Creek
Other? 13Number of Children

He was a farmer and lived in Ridgeway, Henry Co VA. The Gilley family was from Turkey Cock Creek, Henry Co VA. Buck & Mary were 2nd cousins. Mary was the daughter of Joseph Gilley (son of Francis Jr). Buck's handiwork - he built a rock chimney in 1827 on a Cox home near Cox's Creek that still stands today. It belonged to one of his daughters who married into the neighboring Cox family. Military - it is thought that Buck was drafted into the War of 1812, but there is no proof. He lived to be 85.

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