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Joseph L "Preacher Joe" Lilly 1802–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1802

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 13 Sep 1883

Death Location: Dunns, Mercer, West Virginia, United States

Father: Edmund Lilly

Mother: Edith Meador

Spouse(s): Catherine Thompson

Children(s): Henry LILLY

Joseph L "Preacher Joe" Lilly was born in 1802 in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, the child of Edmund Lilly And Edith Edy Meador. Joseph L "Preacher Joe" Lilly married Catherine Elizabeth Thompson, and had children including Henry Lee Lilly. Joseph L "Preacher Joe" Lilly passed away in 1883 in Dunns, Mercer, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph L "Preacher Joe" Lilly was born in 1802 in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, the child of Edmund Lilly And Edith Edy Meador.
  • Joseph L "Preacher Joe" Lilly married Catherine Elizabeth Thompson, and had children including Henry Lee Lilly.
  • Joseph L "Preacher Joe" Lilly passed away in 1883 in Dunns, Mercer, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Lilly
1772–1832
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Edith Meador
1775–1860
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, United States
EM

Spouses(s)

Catherine Thompson
1822–1915
Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, United States
CT

Children(s)

Henry LILLY
1849–1902
Birth Location: Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia (later WV), United States
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Joseph Lilly's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Lilly
1802–1883
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Parents
Edmund Lilly
1772–1832
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Edith ("Edy") Meador
1775–1860
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert Lilly
1726–1810
Albemarle County, VA
Mary (Frances) MOODY
1732–1818
Bristol, Washington, Virginia, USA
Josiah (Francis Meador (Meadows)) Sr
1738–1836
Caroline County, Virginia, USA // Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Lavina ('LILLY') Moody
1730–1798
Prince George, Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Moody
1684–1790
Ann Lounds
1701–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Lilly's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (L "Preacher Joe") Lilly (26 Sep 1802–13 Sep 1883) m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Thompson (27 May 1822–3 May 1915)
  1. 1. Henry (Lee) LILLY 1849–1902 m. Emmeline Roles 1851–1901
    1. 1. Jefferson (Davis) Lilly 1872–1960 m. Elizabeth (Caroline) Lilly 1875–1962
      1. 1. Nathan (Lee) Lilly 1900–1960 m. Elizabeth (Isabell "Lizzie") Williams 1901–1969
      2. 2. Edna (E) Lilly 1907–
      3. 3. Jasper (J) Lilly 1896–
      4. 4. Hilda (M) Lilly 1894–
      5. 5. Lorena Lilly 1899–
      6. 6. Wallace (B) Lilly 1920–

Joseph Lilly's Timeline

2 Records

1802
26 Sep 1802
Birth of Joseph L "Preacher Joe" Lilly in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
1883
13 Sep 1883
Age 81
Death of Joseph L "Preacher Joe" Lilly in Dunns, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Dunns, Mercer, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1802
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1883
    Event Place: Dunns, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
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