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Okey Elbert Tilley 1912–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Mar 1912

Birth Location: Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1978

Death Location: Oakdale Cemetery

Father: Lacy Tilley

Mother: Lula Warden

Spouse(s): Minnie Williams, Annie Simmons

Children(s):

Okey Elbert Tilley was born in 1912 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Lacy Lee Tilley And Lula Mae Warden. Okey Elbert Tilley married Annie Ruth Simmons, Minnie Jane Williams. Okey Elbert Tilley passed away in 1978 in Oakdale Cemetery.

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Biography

  • Okey Elbert Tilley was born in 1912 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Lacy Lee Tilley And Lula Mae Warden.
  • Okey Elbert Tilley married Annie Ruth Simmons, Minnie Jane Williams.
  • Okey Elbert Tilley passed away in 1978 in Oakdale Cemetery.

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Okey Tilley's Ancestors

Self
Okey Tilley
1912–1978
Birth Place: Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Lacy Lee Tilley
1888–1961
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Lula (Mae) Warden
1891–1972
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Monroe Tilley) Jr.
1847–1921
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Jan) Nichols
1852–1912
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1804–1879
Temperance Roberts
1813–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Okey Tilley's Timeline

3 Records

1912
02 Mar 1912
Birth of Okey Elbert Tilley in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1978
11 Apr 1978
Age 66
Death of Okey Elbert Tilley in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1978
1978
Age 66
Burial of Okey Elbert Tilley in Oakdale Cemetery
Oakdale Cemetery

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1912
    Event Place: Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1978
    Event Place: Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Oakdale Cemetery

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