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George Baxter Priestley 1839–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 November 1839

Birth Location: West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 20 Mar 1883

Death Location: Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Samuel Priestley

Mother: Mary Bowman

Spouse(s): Amanda Stephens

Children(s): Valeria Lacy, Wilburn Priestley, Fletcher Priestley, Samuel Priestley, Granville Priestley, Cora Priestley, Aquilla Priestley, Sydney Priestley, Laura Priestley, Spurgeon Priestley, Annie Presley

George Baxter Priestley was born in 1839 in West Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Priestley And Mary Polly Bowman. In 1850, George Baxter Priestley resided in District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA. In 1860, George Baxter Priestley resided in Kanawha, Virginia. George Baxter Priestley married Amanda M Stephens, and had children including Annie L Presley, Aquilla Quiller Priestley, Cora Priestley, Fletcher Mitchell Priestley, Granville Priestley, Laura Annie Priestley, Samuel Marion Priestley, Spurgeon Priestley, Sydney J Priestley, Valeria Roxie Lacy, Wilburn Chapman Priestley. George Baxter Priestley passed away in 1883 in Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • George Baxter Priestley was born in 1839 in West Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Priestley And Mary Polly Bowman.
  • In 1850, George Baxter Priestley resided in District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, George Baxter Priestley resided in Kanawha, Virginia.
  • George Baxter Priestley married Amanda M Stephens, and had children including Annie L Presley, Aquilla Quiller Priestley, Cora Priestley, Fletcher Mitchell Priestley, Granville Priestley, Laura Annie Priestley, Samuel Marion Priestley, Spurgeon Priestley, Sydney J Priestley, Valeria Roxie Lacy, Wilburn Chapman Priestley.
  • George Baxter Priestley passed away in 1883 in Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Priestley
1789–1870
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
SP
Mary Bowman
1802–1870
Birth Location: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
MB

Spouses(s)

Amanda Stephens
1844–1873
Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
AS

Children(s)

Valeria Lacy
1860–1943
Birth Location: Rome, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
VL
Wilburn Priestley
1866–1926
Birth Location: Rome, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
WP
Fletcher Priestley
1869–1951
Birth Location: Rome, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
FP
Samuel Priestley
1872–1926
Birth Location: Rome, Lincoln County, West Virginia
SP
Granville Priestley
1873–
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Cora Priestley
1878–1959
Birth Location: Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
CP
Aquilla Priestley
1880–1953
Birth Location: Alum Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
AP
Sydney Priestley
1863–1883
Birth Location: Rome, Lincoln, West Virginia
SP
Laura Priestley
1867–1887
Birth Location: Rome, Lincoln, West Virginia
LP
Spurgeon Priestley
1882–1966
Birth Location: Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
SP
Annie Presley
1867–
Birth Location: Virginia
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George Priestley's Ancestors

Self
George Priestley
1839–1883
Birth Place: West Virginia, United States
Parents
Samuel Priestley
1789–1870
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Bowman
1802–1870
Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Priestley
1765–1821
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Sarah Beach
1768–1856
Kingston Parish, Virginia, United States
Marshall Bowman
1760–1840
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Betheland Jopling
1775–1843
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Priestley
1737–1800
Mary Hall
1740–1800
Waldron Beach
1736–1784
Sarah Cunningham
1745–1822
Thomas Jr
1745–1837
Mary" Stevens
1755–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Priestley
1704–1744
William Hall
1702–1773
Jane COLLIER
1710–1778
Samuel Beach
1698–1753
Hannah Benham
1708–1732
Moses Cunningham
1721–1770
Hannah McCampbell
1725–1798
Ralph Jopling
1708–1791
Catherine Farrar
1725–1791
Beheathland Taliaferro
1738–1828

George Priestley's Descendants

1.
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George (Baxter) Priestley (28 November 1839–20 Mar 1883) m. Amanda (M) Stephens (1844–14 September 1873)
  1. 1. Valeria (Roxie) Lacy 1860–1943 m. Moses (Warren) Lacy 1858–1939
    1. 1. Emma Lacy 1887–1953 m. Monroe Smith 1889–1973
      1. 1. Cyril Smith 1923–2005 m. Blanche Smith 1927–2019
      2. 2. Hazel Mccallister 1912–1990 m. Kermit (Willard) McCallister 1906–1955
        1. 1. Charles (Lester) McCallister 1930–1991 m. Mary (Lee) Lambert 1929–2019
        2. 2. Wilbur (Mac Wayne) McCallister 1938–2015 m. Jacqueline (Sue) Lykins 1941–2011
        3. 3. Helen (Faye) Mccallister 1940–2009 m. Marland Price 1938–1999
      3. 3. Fred ((Bob)) Smith 1913–1992 m. Gynith (Wiladean) Turley 1925–1981
      4. 4. Pansy Anthony 1915–1996
        1. 1. Nevada (Lou) Smith 1934–2019 m. Samuel (Jay) Ruby 1934–1962
        2. 2. Margaret (Joyce) Wheeler 1942–2010
      5. 5. Shelton (Everett) Smith 1918–2008
      6. 6. Glady (V.) Smith 1921–1971 m. Oars Adkins 1920–1978
        1. 1. Glen (Rodger) Smith 1938–2025
        2. 2. Danny (R) Adkins 1945–1988
        3. 3. Gary (D.) Adkins 1949–2017
      7. 7. Lucille Smith 1925–2001 m. Avis (Wilson) Griffith 1923–1983
      8. 8. Eloise Dunlap 1928–1999 m. Roscoe Dunlap 1915–1984
        1. 1. Judy Dunlap 1950–2008
      9. 9. Estel (Arnold) Smith 1909–1965 m. Bervil Wallace 1914–2000
        1. 1. Bertsil (Lyle) Smith 1939–2002
        2. 2. Norma (Jean) Smith 1935–2005 m. Lonceford (Franklin "Frankie") Griffith 1933–2016
        3. 3. Delmer (Vernon) Smith 1936–2020
    2. 2. Virgie (Lee) Lacy 1891–1980
    3. 3. Watson Lacy 1897–1990
    4. 4. George Lacy 1886–1958
    5. 5. Everett Lacy 1893–1894
    6. 6. Laura Lacy 1882–1949
    7. 7. Thomas (Earl) Lacy 1899–1889
    8. 8. Vernie Lacy 1900–1938
    9. 9. Enest Lacy 1890–
    10. 10. Thomas Lacy 1888–1960
    11. 11. Annie (Laurie) Priestley 1884–1949
    12. 12. Gertrude Lacy 1888–1977
    13. 13. Earl Lacy 1902–
    14. 14. Verna (May "Vernie" (Gillispie)) Lacy 1905–1938
    15. 15. George Lacy 1874–1958
    16. 16. Everett Lacy 1903–1978
  2. 2. Wilburn (Chapman) Priestley 1866–1926
  3. 3. Fletcher (Mitchell) Priestley 1869–1951
  4. 4. Samuel (Marion) Priestley 1872–1926
  5. 5. Granville Priestley 1873–
  6. 6. Cora Priestley 1878–1959
  7. 7. Aquilla ("Quiller") Priestley 1880–1953
  8. 8. Sydney (J) Priestley 1863–1883
  9. 9. Laura (Annie) Priestley 1867–1887
  10. 10. Spurgeon Priestley 1882–1966
  11. 11. Annie (L) Presley 1867–

George Priestley's Timeline

7 Records

1839
28 November 1839
Birth of George Baxter Priestley in West Virginia, United States
West Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 11
George Baxter Priestley resided here in District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 21
George Baxter Priestley resided here in Kanawha, Virginia
Kanawha, Virginia
1863
1 July 1863
Age 24
George Baxter Priestley resided here in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
1870
1870
Age 31
George Baxter Priestley resided here in Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 41
George Baxter Priestley resided here in Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
1883
20 Mar 1883
Age 44
Death of George Baxter Priestley in Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 November 1839
    Event Place: West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia; Roll: 1406; Family History Film: 1255406; Page: 221B; Enumeration District: 070
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1691; Page: 484A; Image: 146490; Family History Library Film: 553190
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Kanawha, Virginia; Roll: M653_1356; Page: 13; Family History Library Film: 805356
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 29, Kanawha, Virginia; Roll: M432_954; Page: 42A; Image: 87
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 29, Kanawha, Virginia; Roll: M432_954; Page: 42A; Image: 87

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Kanawha, Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Kanawha, Virginia; Roll: M653_1356; Page: 13; Family History Library Film: 805356

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1691; Page: 484A; Image: 146490; Family History Library Film: 553190

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Lincoln, West Virginia; Roll: 1406; Family History Film: 1255406; Page: 221B; Enumeration District: 070

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1883
    Event Place: Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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