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Gilley, Dianah[1]

Female 1865 - 1958  (~ 92 years)


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  • Name Gilley, Dianah 
    Birth Mar 1865  Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1880  Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1900  Richmond Magisterial District, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1958 
    Person ID I89192  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2019 

    Father Gilley, Alfred Taylor,   b. Abt 1840, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1922, Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Mother Bolling, Mary Ann,   b. 29 Dec 1834, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1928, Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jun 1859  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F37344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cress, John J.,   b. Feb 1862, Leslie, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1943, Esserville, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Marriage 21 Mar 1883  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Children 
     1. Cress, Alfred,   b. 15 Apr 1886, Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1944, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F37348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Mar 1865 - Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Mar 1883 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S97931] Diana Gilley in entry for Alfred Cress, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987".

    2. [S97928] Dianah Gilley, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    3. [S97929] John Cress, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".