Person:George Lilly (5)

X-Message: #10 Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 13:23:18 -0500 From: Doris Slaughter To: WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com

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Hi all. Note below* in the Mercer County Marriage Records (Book 1 page 15 line 48) George W Lilly is listed as single when he married Martha A Worley (note her name). Also, note Martha's parents names. I found George, Martha A and son Levi L Lilly (age 1 month) on the Mercer County 1870 census, but didn't find them on the 1880 census. George and his father Levi Lilly were in the household of Thomas Lilly on the 1850 census. So this is about 18 years unaccounted for George. Has any one found where George was on the 1860 or 1880 census? But Naomi is living with her parents on 1870 census. Have I missed something? When and where did Naomi and George get together? Or is this just one more case, which seem to be the costume at this time, where a man keeps two (or more) families at the same time. Doris

• George W Lilly, age 25 years, 1 month & 7 day, single, born in Mercer

County, VA son of Levi Lilly and Rebecca Shrewsbury, was married 12 March 1868 to Martha Abigail Worley, age 18, single, born Franklin County, VA, daughter of George W Worley and Mary (Polly) Via. )

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In a message dated 8/14/99 2:22:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, writes:

> George and his father Levi Lilly > were in the household of Thomas Lilly on the 1850 census.

I looked for them in the 1850 but no Thomas Lilly listed, what county?

______________________________ From: Doris Slaughter > To: WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVMERCER] George W Lilly > Date: Saturday, August 14, 1999 2:23 PM > > Hi all. > Note below* in the Mercer County Marriage Records (Book 1 page 15 line > 48) George W Lilly is listed as single when he married Martha A Worley > (note her name). Also, note Martha's parents names. I found George, Martha > A and son Levi L Lilly (age 1 month) on the Mercer County 1870 census, > but didn't find them on the 1880 census. George and his father Levi Lilly > were in the household of Thomas Lilly on the 1850 census. So this is about > 18 years unaccounted for George. Has any one found where George was on the > 1860 or 1880 census? But Naomi is living with her parents on 1870 census. > Have I missed something? When and where did Naomi and George get together? > Or is this just one more case, which seem to be the costume at this time, > where a man keeps two (or more) families at the same time. Doris > X-Message: #4 Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 22:20:30 -0500 From: Doris Slaughter To: WVMERCER-L@@rootsweb.com

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On 1850 Mercer County Census #258 in Thomas Lilly Sr Household is George W Lilly age 7 and his father Levi Lilly age 27. Also, on 1850 Mercer County Census #268 in Josiah Lilly Household is Rebecca Solesberry age 28 and her daughter Catharine F Solesberry age 4.

November of 1999, I made a little progress in proving Naomi was married to George W. Lilly. In the Archives in Charleston, WV there are 2 books, Descendants of Josiah Meador II and Juda Lilly by Kenneth L. Moody and Edna I. Moody, on page 015 of this one it says Naomi married ______Lilly and had 1. Mahlia 2. Alice 3. Myrtle Forgot name of author of second book but it's title was Descendants of Josiah Meador I and it says same thing.

IGI Record

 Naomi (or Nora) MEADOR   
Sex:  F   

Marriage(s):

Spouse:  LILLY  
Marriage:  Abt. 1866  
 Of, Mercer, West Virginia  
Source Information: 
 Film Number: 1761049   

 
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Gender: F Marriage: Abt. 1866 Of, Mercer, West Virginia  

Mercer County Marriage Records Book 1 page 15 line 48 George W Lilly, age 25 years, 1 month and 7 day, single, born in Mercer County, VA son of Levi Lilly and Rebecca Shrewsbeury, was married 12 March 1868 to Martha Abigail Worley, age 18, single, born Franklin County, VA, daughter of George W. Worley and Mary (Polly) Via

1850 Mercer County census #258 Lilly Thomas Sr. household Levi Lilly age 27 George W age 7

1850 Mercer County census #268 Lilly, Josiah household Rebecca Solesbury age 28 Catherine F Solesbury age 4

March 29 1850 Levi remarried to Louise Caroline Ellison.

1860 mercer census #947 Meador Joseph 36 Nancy Lilly 25 STEP MOTHER Naomi 15 William M 13 Creed T 11 Lorenzo D 9 Sarah 7 Malinda 6 Julia 2 Joseph 1/12

1870 Mercer County Census Lilly, George W 27 Martha A 24 Levi L age 1 month

1870 Mercer County census#141 Meador, Lidda 27 naomis first cousin by mothers brother john pence lilly Naomi 24

1. 142 lilly, william m naomis brother
2. 140 lilly, joab
3. 139 lilly, john t lidias brother
4. 138 lilly , nancy lidias mother

SUMMERS COUNTY MARRIAGES 15 OCT 1872 THOMAS T(C)MEADOWS 21 SINGLE, FARMER, BORN MERCER S/O SYLVESTER AND MARY MEADOWS AND NAOMI MEADOR 26, SINGLE, BORN MERCER D/O JOSEPH AND JULIA MEADOR

igi RECORD NAOMI(OR NORA) MEADOR SEX F MARRIAGES SPOUSE: LILLY MARRIAGE ABOUT 1866 OF MERCER WEST VIRGINIA SOURCE INFORMATION FILM NUMBER 1761049

GENDER F MARRIAGE ABOUT 1866 OF MERCER WEST VIRGINIA

IGI RECORD NAOMI MEADOR BORN 1845 JUMPING BRANCH MERCER VA PARENTS JOSEPH AND JULIA MEADOR

IGI RECORD NAOMI MEADOR MARRIED 10-15-1872 SUMMERS, WV THOMAS T. MEADOR BATCH# 8429907 SHEET 29

descendants of josiah meador II AND JUDA LILLY BY KENNETH L MOODY AND EDNA I MOODY PG 015 NAOMI MARRIED _______LILLY AND HAD 1. MAHALIA 2. ALICE 3. MYRTLE

Estimated Timeline 1850 George Washington Sr's father Levi and his mother Rebecca are divorced and Levi remarries. 1860 Naomi is 15 and in census with father and stepmothers household. 1863-64 when she was about 18 Naomi married George W. this is estimated due to the fact that she had 3 daughters before Mary Ann was born in 1866. 1866 Naomi gives birth to Mary Ann 1867 Naomi gives birth to George W Jr. 1868 George marries Martha A Worley 1870 Naomi is living with her cousin Lydia maybe the kids are with her parents. 1870 George and Martha are in census with one month old Levi. 1872 Naomi remarries to Thomas C(Charlie) Meadows.

Based on this I think Naomi and George Sr must have separated between February 1866 and March of 1868. February would have been nine months before George Jr. was born. and March was when George Sr remarried.

Found George and Martha in 1880 census Jumping Branch, Summers Co., WV George W Lilly37 Martha A30 Levi L10 Lewis L8 Almeda E(not sure of spelling)6 Arminta or Amanda E5 Logan L2 Lorenzo L3/12 Mary E Roe17 Francis Phillips19 James Lilly15