Elkanah Gilley b 1821 VA d 1888 Wise Co VA; s/o John Gilley and Mary Barger. Elkanah Gilley m. Jemima Minny Kelly b 1827 KY. Children of Elkanah Gilley and Jemima Minny Kelly;

1. Julia Ann Gilley b abt 1845 VA; m. Isaac Davis

2. John Shopshire Gilley b 1849 VA d 1927; m. (1) Sarah Collier b 1855 VA. Children of John Shropshire Gilley and Sarah Collier;

i. Sarah F Gilley b 1872 Wise Co VA; m. Male Thompson

ii. Jemima Virginia Gilley b 1874 Wise Co VA; m. Robert E Willis

iii. James E Gilley b 1876 Wise Co VA d 1943; m. Emily Myrtle Reasor

John Shopshire Gilley m. (2) Sarah Roberts. Children of John Shropshire Gilley and Sarah Roberts;

i. Teague Quillen Gilley b 1880

ii. Bonnie L Gilley b 1882; m. Robert Collier

iii. Kiser Ferguson Gilley b 1885; m. Etta Belle Wilson

iv. Ebbiedean Gilley (f) b 1887; m. Hagan Ely

v. Milfrod S Gilley b 1889; m. Carrie Ellen Stanley

vi. Dillard Gilley b 1890 d 1964; m. Beatrice Lillian Unknown.

3. Arminda J Gilley b 1852 VA; m. Male Davis

4. Martha Gilley b 1854 VA; m. 6 Jan 1873 Wise Co VA to Hiram R Shepherd b 1852 VA; s/o Andrew Shepherd and Sarah Sallie Unknown. Children of Hiram R Shepherd and Martha Gilley;

i. Julia Shepherd b 1875 Wise Co VA

ii. Sarah Shepherd b 1876 VA

iii. James Shepherd b 1878 Wise Co VA

iv. Jemima Shepherd b 1879 Wise Co VA

5. Abigail Gilley b 1856 Wise Co VA; m. 3 Apr 1874 Wise Co VA to James Henderson Collier; s/o Aaron Collier and Sallie Unknown. Children of James Henderson Collier and Abigail Gilley;

i. Aaron Collier b 1873

ii. John Benton Collier b 1875 d 1934; m. Annie Lee Barron

iii. Sally Collier b 1879; m. E L Cousins

iv. Elkanah Collier b 1881 d 1936; m. (1) Hannah Barker; m. (2) Elizabeth Rickies

v. Creed Collier b 1884 d 1885

6. Sarah M Gilley b 1857 VA; m. 28 Dec 1881 Wise Co VA to Samuel Alexander Collier; s/o Marion Collier and Luticia Unknown

7. Nancy C Gilley b 20 Jun 1859 Wise Co VA

8. Virginia Gilley b19 Oct 1861 Wise Co VA; m. 27 Nov 1879 Wise Co VA to James Hamilton b 10 Feb 1860 Wise Co VA; s/o Lewis Hamilton and Sarah Sally Hatfield.

9. Melvina Gilley b 1865 Wise Co VA

10. Rebecca Gilley b 1869 Wise Co VA

11. Jemima Gilley b 1873 Wise Co VA; m. John Morgan Willis b 1864 Wise Co VA; s/o Absolom Willis and Lucinda Tate. Children of John Morgan Willis and Jemima Gilley;

i. Vera E Willis b 1889 Wise co VA; m. 3 Feb 1913 Wise Co VA to Henry Hudson Naff

ii. Hatcher A Willis b 1893 Wise Co VA

iii. Mable B Willis b 1896 Wise Co VA

iv. Jemima Willis; m. Earl Grabeal

Source: Jeannie Dobbs - rndobbs@sbcglobal.net

1860 Wise Co VA Census
547 Gilley, Elkanah 39 M Farmer VA
547 Gilley, Jemima 33 F Housekeeper KY
547 Gilley, Julia 15 F VA
547 Gilley, John 11 M VA
547 Gilley, Arminda J 8 F VA
547 Gilley, Martha 6 F VA
547 Gilley, Abagail 5 F VA
547 Gilley, Nancy A 1 F VA
547 Blanton, George 22 M Farm Hand VA
547 Creech, Jonathon 21 M Farm Hand VA