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Okey Elbert Tilley 1903–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1903

Birth Location: McGraw, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Nov 1952

Death Location: United States

Father: John Tilley

Mother: Mary Tolliver

Spouse(s): Gladys Belcher, Annie Simmons

Children(s): Edna Tilley

Okey Elbert Tilley was born in 1903 in McGraw, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA, the child of John William Wesley Tilley And Mary Alice Tolliver. In 1935, Okey Elbert Tilley resided in Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia. In 1940, Okey Elbert Tilley resided in Slab Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA. Okey Elbert Tilley married Annie Ruth Simmons, Gladys Geneva Belcher, and had children including Archie M Tilley, Carrie Lou Tilley, Edna Mae Tilley, Georgia Kathleen Tilley, Jane Tilley, Jerry Ray Tilley, Mack H Tilley, Pauline Alice Pat Patty Tilley. Okey Elbert Tilley passed away in 1952 in United States.

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Biography

  • Okey Elbert Tilley was born in 1903 in McGraw, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA, the child of John William Wesley Tilley And Mary Alice Tolliver.
  • In 1935, Okey Elbert Tilley resided in Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia.
  • In 1940, Okey Elbert Tilley resided in Slab Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA.
  • Okey Elbert Tilley married Annie Ruth Simmons, Gladys Geneva Belcher, and had children including Archie M Tilley, Carrie Lou Tilley, Edna Mae Tilley, Georgia Kathleen Tilley, Jane Tilley, Jerry Ray Tilley, Mack H Tilley, Pauline Alice Pat Patty Tilley.
  • Okey Elbert Tilley passed away in 1952 in United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Tilley
1876–1952
Birth Location: –
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Mary Tolliver
1880–1965
Birth Location: Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Gladys Belcher
1907–1983
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
GB
Annie Simmons
1910–1930
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Edna Tilley
1921–
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Okey Tilley's Ancestors

Self
Okey Tilley
1903–1952
Birth Place: McGraw, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
John William Wesley Tilley
1876–1952
Mary (Alice) Tolliver
1880–1965
Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Monroe Tilley) Jr.
1847–1921
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Jan) Nichols
1852–1912
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
William ("Will" John) Tolliver
1854–1914
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth ("Liza" Jane) Acord
1857–1885
Wyoming County, VA, Wyoming, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1804–1879
Temperance Roberts
1813–1888
Allen Tolliver
1831–1873
Nancy Hill
1830–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hiram Toliver
1808–1895
Nancy Jones
1804–1889

Okey Tilley's Descendants

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Okey (Elbert) Tilley (22 Jul 1903–11 Nov 1952) m. Gladys (Geneva) Belcher (10 Apr 1907–15 Aug 1983) m. Annie (Ruth) Simmons (1910–Unknown; disappears after 1930 census)
  1. 1. Edna (Mae) Tilley 1921–

Okey Tilley's Timeline

7 Records

1903
22 Jul 1903
Birth of Okey Elbert Tilley in McGraw, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
McGraw, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Okey Elbert Tilley resided here in Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 37
Okey Elbert Tilley resided here in Slab Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Slab Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Okey Elbert Tilley resided here in Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
1952
11 Feb 1952
Age 49
Death of Okey Elbert Tilley in Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
1952
9 Nov 1952
Age 49
Death of Okey Elbert Tilley in Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
1952
11 Nov 1952
Age 49
Burial of Okey Elbert Tilley in United States
United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1903
    Event Place: McGraw, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04455; Page: 38B; Enumeration District: 55-12
    [2] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index
    [3] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: 5705; Page: 38; Enumeration District: 55-38

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04455; Page: 38B; Enumeration District: 55-12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04455; Page: 38B; Enumeration District: 55-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: 5705; Page: 38; Enumeration District: 55-38

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Saulsville, West Virginia
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1952
    Event Place: Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1952
    Event Place: Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1952
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
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