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Willis Sloan Lyle 1875–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 OCT 1875

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 1 FEB 1948

Death Location: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: Willis Lyle

Mother: Georgiana Silmon

Spouse(s): Louise Reid

Children(s): Vernie Lyle, Zadie Lyle, Minnie Lyle, Rena Lyle, Frances Lyle, Pauline Lyle, Thelma Lyle, Henry Lyle, Annie Lyle, Jesse Lyle

In 1875, Willis Sloan Lyle entered the world in Georgia, born to Willis Parks Lyle And Georgiana Silmon. Willis Sloan Lyle married Louise Ella Reid, and had children including Annie Lou Lyle, Frances Pearl Lyle, Henry Erbie Lyle, Jesse Christopher Lyle, Minnie Marie Lyle, Pauline Lyle, Rena Lyle, Thelma Elizabeth Lyle, Vernie Bernice Lyle, Zadie Ora Lyle. Willis Sloan Lyle passed away in 1948 in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1875, Willis Sloan Lyle entered the world in Georgia, born to Willis Parks Lyle And Georgiana Silmon.
  • Willis Sloan Lyle married Louise Ella Reid, and had children including Annie Lou Lyle, Frances Pearl Lyle, Henry Erbie Lyle, Jesse Christopher Lyle, Minnie Marie Lyle, Pauline Lyle, Rena Lyle, Thelma Elizabeth Lyle, Vernie Bernice Lyle, Zadie Ora Lyle.
  • Willis Sloan Lyle passed away in 1948 in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willis Lyle
1827–1903
Birth Location: Jackson County, Georgia
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Georgiana Silmon
1842–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Louise Reid
1883–1927
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Children(s)

Vernie Lyle
1906–1997
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Zadie Lyle
1910–1970
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Minnie Lyle
1915–1974
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Rena Lyle
1918–1993
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Frances Lyle
1920–1995
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Pauline Lyle
1913–1962
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Thelma Lyle
1924–1991
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Henry Lyle
1902–1968
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Annie Lyle
1903–1933
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Jesse Lyle
1909–1975
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Willis Lyle's Ancestors

Self
Willis Lyle
1875–1948
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Willis Parks Lyle
1827–1903
Jackson County, Georgia
Georgiana Silmon
1842–
Georgia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Lyle's Descendants

1.
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Willis (Sloan) Lyle (19 OCT 1875–1 FEB 1948) m. Louise (Ella) Reid (29 SEP 1883–27 APR 1927)
  1. 1. Vernie (Bernice) Lyle 1906–1997 m. Clarence Miller 1904–1985
    1. 1. Roy (D.) Miller 1941–1950
    2. 2. James (Willis) Miller 1935–2012
  2. 2. Zadie (Ora) Lyle 1910–1970 m. Voidrue (Willis) Duvall 1910–1997
    1. 1. Joe (Sloan) Duvall 1931–1991
  3. 3. Minnie (Marie) Lyle 1915–1974 m. Warren (Edward) Smith 1916–1995
  4. 4. Rena Lyle 1918–1993
  5. 5. Frances (Pearl) Lyle 1920–1995 m. Ralph Miller 1916–
  6. 6. Pauline Lyle 1913–1962 m. George McAdams 1908–1986
  7. 7. Thelma (Elizabeth) Lyle 1924–1991
  8. 8. Henry (Erbie) Lyle 1902–1968 m. Dessie Collins 1902–1979
    1. 1. Dorris (Guynelle) Lyle 1938–2012
    2. 2. Willie (Furman) Lyle 1922–1980
    3. 3. Ernest Lyle 1924–1925
    4. 4. Ruth Lyle 1936–1936
    5. 5. Willis (Sloan) Lyle 1926–1967
    6. 6. Edwin (J.) Lyle 1929–2016 m. Mary (Lou) Lyle 1930–2015
  9. 9. Annie (Lou) Lyle 1903–1933 m. Paul (Ebenezer) Haney 1900–1980
    1. 1. Paul Haney 1931–1981
  10. 10. Jesse (Christopher) Lyle 1909–1975 m. Mary (Irene) Petty 1910–1997
    1. 1. Willis (Sloan) Lyle 1949–2008
    2. 2. Mary (Lou) Lyle 1930–2015 m. Edwin (J.) Lyle 1929–2016
    3. 3. Annie (Louise) lyle 1934–2023
    4. 4. Jaunita (Evelyn) Lyle 1938–2009
    5. 5. Dessie (Earline) Lyle 1943–2010 m. Bobby (Joe) Brucke 1942–2020
    6. 6. Ruby (Frances) Lyle 1941–2004 m. Dale (William) Culp 1933–2009
    7. 7. Hazel (Pauline) Lyle 1932–2017 m. Lewis (L.) Lee 1931–1980

Willis Lyle's Timeline

2 Records

1875
19 OCT 1875
Birth of Willis Sloan Lyle in Georgia
Georgia
1948
1 FEB 1948
Age 73
Death of Willis Sloan Lyle in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 OCT 1875
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 FEB 1948
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina
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