William Raleigh
and Mary Louisa Lewis

William Raleigh b 15 Feb 1820 NC d 18 March 1900 Lynch, KY; buried Maggard Cemetery, Oven Fork, KY s/o James Raleigh and Ann Kelly. William Raleigh m. 10 Mar 1845 Harlan Co KY to Mary "Louisa" Lewis b about 1827 KY buried Maggard Cemetery, Oven Fork, KY; d/o John Jarrett Lewis and Elizabeth "Betsy" Morgan. William was a soldier in the Civil War. An 1890 Special Census of Letcher County, Kentucky Civil War Veterans lists: WILLIAM RALEIGH, private, Company F, Harlan Batallion Union Army; October 1863-January 1864. (1850 Letcher Co KY Census and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of William Raleigh and Mary "Louisa" Lewis;

I. John J. Raleigh b about 1846 Letcher Co KY

II. James J. Raleigh b about 1847 Letcher Co KY

III. Hiram Raleigh b 12 MAY 1850 Letcher Co KY d Jul 1936 buried Maggard Cemetery, Oven Fork, Letcher Co KY; m. about 1884 to Margaret Fairchild b Jul 1857 buried Maggard Cemetery, Oven Fork, Letcher Co KY. Children of Hiram Raleigh and Margaret Fairchild;

1. Stephen G. Raleigh b 17 JUL 1885 Colliers Creek, Letcher Co KY m. 17 Dec 1903 to Mary Jane Maggard b 21 Jul 1887 Ovenfork, Letcher Co KY d 16 Jun 1957 Ovenfork, Letcher Co KY buried Maggard Cemetery, Ovenfork, KY; d/o James "Big Jim" Maggard and Charlotte Creech. Children of Stephen G Raleigh and Mary Jane Maggard; i. Joseph Delmar Raleigh b 24 FEB 1905 VA ii. Palmer Douglas Raleigh b 10 SEP 1906 iii. Scalies Denver Raleigh b 23 SEP 1908 iv. James Donald Raleigh b 21 JAN 1911 v. William Harold Raleigh b 12 MAY 1913 vi. Carl Raleigh b 02 MAR 1915 vii. Margaret Lillian Raleigh b 09 JUL 1917 viii. Cleota Lorraine "Odie" Raleigh b 01 NOV 1919 ix. Ralph G. Raleigh b 24 MAR 1922 Kings Creek, Letcher Co KY

2. Samuel Henry Raleigh b 30 APR 1891 Colliers Creek, Letcher Co KY d 22 Mar 1962 KY; m. Samantha Nervesta Caudill b 11 May 1896 Colliers Creek d 27 Jun 1968 Rosswell GA of cancer; buried Maggard Cemetery, Ovenfork, KY; d/o Isom Caudill and Sarah Sylvania Sturgill.

Hiram Raleigh m. 26 Jun 1873 Letcher Co KY to Nancy Scott b about 1855 KY d/o Jesse Scott and Mary "Polly" McKnight. Children of Hiram Raleigh and Nancy Scott;

1. William Raleigh b 4 May 1874 KY d 26 Feb 1960 Letcher Co KY buried Maggard Cemetery, Ovenfork, Letcher Co KY; m. 27 May 1896 Letcher Co KY to Sarah Boggs b Jun 1877 KY d 1954 KY; buried Maggard Cemetery, Ovenfork, Letcher Co KY; d/o Phillip Boggs and Polly Ann Wells. Children of William Raleigh and Sarah Boggs; i. Malisha Raleigh b NOV 1897 Letcher Co KY ii. Louisa Raleigh b about 1898 Letcher Co KY iii. Hiram Raleigh b 24 MAY 1901 Letcher Co KY iv. Ocie Raleigh b about 1905 in KY v. Finley Raleigh b about 1906 in KY vi. John Raleigh b about NOV 1909 in KY vii. Samuel Raleigh b about 1912 in KY viii. Ethel Raleigh b about 1914 in KY ix. Lester Raleigh b about JUN 1916 in KY x. Berna (Twin) Raleigh b about JUL 1919 in KY xi. Bernard (Twin) Raleigh b about JUL 1919 in KY

2. John Raleigh b Dec 1877 KY d 1915 buried Maggard Cemetery, Ovenfork, Letcher Co KY; m. about 1900 to Annie Unknown b Sept 1885.

IV. Wilson Raleigh b MAY 1855 m. Female Everidge; m. (2) Elizabeth Unknown. Children of Wilson Raleigh and Elizabeth Unknown;

1. Preston Raleigh b MAY 1881 KY m. Polly Eldridge b about 1882

2. Clarinda Raleigh b JUL 1883 KY

3. Mary Raleigh b NOV 1885 KY

4. Female RALEIGH

V. Nancy Raleigh b 10 JUN 1857

VI. Martha Jane Raleigh b about FEB 1860

VII. Joseph Raleigh b 16 APR 1862 m. about 1883 to Susannah Unknown b about 1866.

VIII. Henry D. Raleigh b 03 OCT 1869 KY d 16 Nov 1931 buried Maggard Cemetery, Ovenfork, Letcher Co KY; m. 18 Aug 1893 Letcher Co KY to Rebecca Ann Lewis b Dec 1876 KY d 1944; d/o John C Lewis and Clarinda Kelly.

IX. Hezekiah Raleigh b OCT 1873 KY d 10 Sept 1952 m. 25 Jan 1895 Ovenfork, KY to Louisa Jane Mullins b Jul 1879 KY d 1961 d/o John R Mullins and Leodicia "Dicey" Bolling.

X. William Raleigh b 1874

William Raleigh and
Louisa Branson Bolling

William Raleigh b 15 Feb 1820 NC d 18 March 1900 Lynch, KY; buried Maggard Cemetery, Oven Fork, KY s/o James Raleigh and Ann Kelly. William Raleigh m. about 1867 to Louisa Branson Bolling. Children of William Raleigh and Louisa Branson Bolling;

I. Henry D Raleigh b 3 Oct 1869

II. Hezekiah Raleigh b 1873

III. Sarah Raleigh b Feb 1877

(Source: Roxie topaz1946@gmail.com and Ralph Raleigh tatanka@qx.net)