George Gilley
and Ora "Orry" Willis
George Gilley b 1838; s/o John Barger "Jack" Gilley and Mary Polly Huff. George Gilley m. 4 Jul 1856 Lee Co VA to Ora "Orry" Willis b 5 Feb 1833 Lee Co VA d 5 Nov 1927; d/o Isaac Willis and Elizabeth Gilley. (1860 Wise Co VA Census). Children of George Gilley and Ora "Orry" Willis;
1. Sarah E Gilley b 1857 VA d 1880
2. Francis Gilley b 1861 VA d 1948; m. 1 Apr 1886 Wise Co VA to Mary Dorton b 1859 VA; d/o John M Dorton and Sarah "Sallie" Whilhite.
3. George M Gilley b 1863 VA d 1947; m. Hester Ann Collier; d/o William D Collier and Elizabeth Parsons. Children of George M Gilley and Hester Ann Collier;
i. Aby F Gilley; m. 20 Dec 1904 Wise Co VA to W A Robinette; s/o William M Robinette Jr and Malissa P Holbrook
ii. George W Gilley; m. 30 Jun 1909 Wise Co VA to Bonnie A Willis; d/o Isaac N "Ike" Willis and Anna Lee Gilley.
Hester Ann Collier m. 31 May 1906 Wise Co VA to Gar Wilson; s/o John T Wilson.
4. Darthula B Gilley b 1876 Wise Co VA; m. 8 Feb 1893 Wise Co VA to Henry Clay Stewart b 1864 VA; s/o James Wesley Stewart and Mary "Polly" Unknown.
Henry Clay Stewart m. 22 Aug 1888 Wise Co VA to Ardelia Gilley b 1870 Wise Co VA d 1892 Wise Co VA; d/o Jesse Gilley and Nancy M Riggs. Child of Henry Clay Stewart and Ardelia Gilley;
i. Cora E Stewart b 1891 Wise Co VA; m. 28 Aug 1909 Wise Co VA to William A Stidham b 1887 Wise Co VA; s/o Samuel Alexander Stidham and Loucinda Neely.
Source; Jeannie Dobbs - rndobbs@sbcglobal.net