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Delis Foley 1896 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 6, 1896

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 3 Oct 1974

Death Location: Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Father: Joseph Foley

Mother: Mary Reeves

Spouse(s): Nancy Engle

Children(s): Lorene Foley, Glenda Foley, Goldie Foley, Joseph Foley, Zora Foley, Monnie Foley, Mable Foley, Ruby Foley, Truya Foley, Jackie Foley, Violet Foley, Vivian Foley, James Foley, Arthur Foley

According to available records, Delis Foley was born in 1896 in Knox, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Widnes Foley and Mary Ellen Reeves. Following those early years, Delis Foley married Nancy E "Nannie" Engle, and their family grew to include Lorene Beatrice Foley, Glenda A Foley, Goldie Marie Foley, Joseph William Foley, Zora Belle Foley, Monnie Foley, Mable L Foley, Ruby Jean Foley, Truya Foley, Jackie Foley, Violet L Foley, Vivian Glee Foley, James Henry Foley and Arthur L Foley. In the later years of life, Delis Foley died in 1974 in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Joseph Foley
1872 –
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, United States
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Mary Reeves
1875 – 1964
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Engle
1898 – 1981
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Lorene Foley
1916 – 1996
Birth Location: Indian Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Glenda Foley
1918 –
Birth Location: –
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Goldie Foley
1919 – 2004
Birth Location: Indian Creek, Kentucky
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Joseph Foley
1920 – 1995
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Zora Foley
1924 – 1924
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Monnie Foley
1926 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Mable Foley
1928 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Ruby Foley
1931 –
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Truya Foley
1933 –
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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Jackie Foley
1936 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Violet Foley
1939 –
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Vivian Foley
1939 – 2006
Birth Location: Indian Creek, Kentucky
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James Foley
1941 –
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Arthur Foley
1945 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 Apr 1896
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Kentucky, Death Index, 1911-2000, Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01326; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 61-18, Number: 405-05-6171; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 7, Knox, Kentucky; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340498, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Knox; Roll: 1653497, Year: 1900; Census Place: Indian Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240536, Year: 1910; Census Place: Indian Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T624_489; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1374502, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Knox, Kentuc

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Apr 6, 1896

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Indian Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Indian Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240536

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Indian Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Indian Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T624_489; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1374502

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 7, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 7, Knox, Kentucky; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340498

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Knox, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01326; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 61-18

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist #7, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01326; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 61-18

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Indian Creek, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Knox, Kentuc

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Knox
    Record Source: Kentucky, Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Knox; Roll: 1653497

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Oct 1974
    Event Place: Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, Death Index, 1911-2000, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 405-05-6171; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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