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Amburgey, Wiley Francis

Male 1846 - 1930  (83 years)


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  • Name Amburgey, Wiley Francis 
    Nickname Little Wiley 
    Birth 12 Jun 1846  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1930  East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 14 May 1930  Thornton, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Wiley Francis Amburgey Cemetery, Bath, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I87646  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2020 

    Father Amburgey, Thomas Francis,   b. 13 Apr 1825, Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1897, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Madden, Mary,   b. 10 Jun 1827, Perry (Now Knott), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1899 (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jul 1845 
    Family ID F13211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mullins, Matilda,   b. 16 Nov 1848, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1889, Bath, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 7 Dec 1865  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Amburgey, Jasper J.,   b. 29 May 1870, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1931, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    +2. Amburgey, Jasper J.,   b. Abt 1871, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F36923  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Pigman, Elizabeth Jane,   b. 1861, Letcher (Now Knott), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1888, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Marriage 1881 
    Children 
    +1. Amburgey, Monroe,   b. 17 Sep 1882, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1963, Bath, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F36924  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Thomas, Nancy,   b. Oct 1857, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1916 (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Marriage 19 Aug 1895  Hindman, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Amburgey, John Wesley Sr.,   b. 1892, Bath, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1969, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +2. Amburgey, Hiram Wesley,   b. 19 Jan 1892, Littcarr, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1967, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +3. Amburgey, Esmond Emanuel,   b. 8 Oct 1895, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1956, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    +4. Amburgey, Lucinda,   b. 15 May 1898, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1984, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F36925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 4 Pugh, Cordelia Catherine,   b. 21 Dec 1862, Floyd, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1938, Thornton, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 3 Dec 1917  Bath, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F36926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Jun 1846 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Dec 1865 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Aug 1895 - Hindman, Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Dec 1917 - Bath, Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 May 1930 - Thornton, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 43-600.

    2. [S22173] Willey Amburgy in household of Wesley Amburgy, "United States Census, 1930".