# Name: Eber WILLEY Jr.
# Sex: M
# Birth: 9 MAY 1846 in Monroe Co., VA
# Death: 21 MAR 1926 in Summers Co., WV
# Event: Military Civil War, Union Army # Military Service: BET 18 AUG 1864 AND 7 JUN 1865 Private G Co. Regiment 2 WV Cavalry
Father: Eber WILLEY, Sr b: 5 JUL 1797 in Peachem, VT d:2 feb 1870 soldier in the war of 1812 out of NY...moved to Va sometime after 1817..see Notes*
Father: Ahijah Willey b: 1770
Mother: Susan Grant b: 1770
Mother: Judah (judith) Nancy SIMMS b: 1 MAY 1824 in Virginia
Father: Robert Simms b: 1777
Mother: Sarah Paynter b: 1790
Marriage 1 Elizabeth Ellen Eliza LILLY b: 7 Dec 1848 d: 1927 in Virginia
* Married: 12 OCT 1865 in Monroe Co., VA
# Name: Elizabeth Ellen Eliza LILLY
# Sex: F
# Birth: 7 DEC 1848 in Virginia
# Death: 22 DEC 1927 in Summers Co., WV
Father: Tollison LILLY b: 9 MAY 1825 in Monroe Co., VA
Mother: Luverna CALES b: 1830 in Monroe Co., VA
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Eber Willey Jr and Elizabeth lilly willey had the following children:
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1. Tollison WILLEY b: 1866 in Virginia
2. Eber Wayne WILLEY b: 1869 in Virginia
3. Sira R WILLEY b: 1871 in Summers Co., WV
4. John WILLEY b: 1873 in Summers Co., WV
** 5. Juda E WILLEY b: 1875 in Summers Co., WV
6. Ahyah H WILLEY b: 1877 in Summers Co., WV
7. Eliza E WILLEY b: 1879 in Summers Co., WV
Juda L. Willey..or jennie Married John Westly Hamilton in 1892 and had
1 Russel Earl
2 Elsie Evelyn Hamilton
3 Nellie Lillian
**John W. Hamilton was killed in the Stuart Mine Explosion in 1907 in fayette county
Juda went on to marry a man named Cambell who died a year later and then married Reese Workman . She past away in 1959 in Raliegh County where she is buried.
Elsie Evelyn Hamilton Married Lewis Lonnie Nelson about 1914/1915 and had the following Children:
Harmon b.1913, Ray b.1917, Thelma beatrice b.1919, Basil b.1923, Catherine b.1926 and Billie b.1929
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Family Group Sheet 4 May 2009
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Husband Eber WILLEY Sr.
Birth 5 Jul 1797 Peacham, VT1
Census 1820 Monroe County, VA
Census 1830 Monroe County, WV2
Census 1840 Monroe County, VA
Census 1850 Monroe County, WV3
Death 1 Feb 1870 Summers County, WV1,4
Burial Feb 1870 Wm. Wikel Cemetery, Zion Mountain, Summers Co., WV1
Census 1870 Monroe County, WV
Census 1880 Summers Co., WV
Military April 1814 to New York5
Occupation Miscellaneous
Description 18 Apr 1814, 5"6" tall, blue eyes, light hair, light complexion; Troy, NY6
Property Farm; Zion Mountain, Summers County, WV
Census Census, 1860 Monroe County, WV7
Misc Family stories from Hilda Creasy
Misc Nancy and Lucinda as daughters?
Misc More stories from Hilda Creasy
Misc Information from John A. Willey
Misc Basham connection?
Marriage 2 Apr 1825 Monroe County, WV8
Father Abijah (Ahijah) WILLEY ( -1814)
Mother Susan GRANT ( -1813)
Other spouse Rhoda BASHAM ( - )
Other spouse Judah SYMS (1824-1904)
Marriage abt 15 Aug 1844 Monroe County, WV1,9
Wife Rebecca MADDY
Birth abt 1805 10
Death bet 1840-1844
Father Matthew MADDY (1766- )
Mother Judith CHRISTIAN ( - )
Children
1 M Justus WILLEY
Census 1830 Monroe County, VA
Census 1840 Monroe County, VA
Death aft 1851
Birth 1827 ?
2 F Nancy WILLEY
Birth Feb 1830 11
Census 1870 Monroe County, VA
Census 1880 Summers Co., WV
Death aft 1888
Census 1900 Kanawha Co., WV
Spouse John SUTPHIN ( - )
Marriage 14 Apr 1888 Raleigh County, WV
Spouse Issac C. VASS (1829-1870)
Marriage 24 Jan 1848 Monroe County, VA
3 F Judy WILLEY
Birth 23 Jun 1834 3,12
Census 1860 Monroe County, VA
Census 1870 Monroe County, WV
Census 1880 Monroe County, WV
Census 1900 Monroe County, WV
Burial Apr 1907 Greenville Cemetery, Monroe County, WV
Death 15 Apr 1907 Monroe County, WV1
Spouse Allan SYMS (1838-1900)
Marriage 18 Mar 1858 Monroe County, WV13
4 F Lucinda WILLEY
Birth abt 1835
Census 1860 Mercer County, VA
Death
Spouse Rice Curtis VASS (1835-1887)
Marriage 23 Dec 1851 Monroe County, VA
5 F Rebecca WILLEY
Birth 1837 3
Death 21 Apr 1859
Spouse Henly EPLING (1827- )
Marriage 13 Nov 1852
Family Group Sheet 4 May 2009
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SOURCES
1. Tombstone.
2. Census, 1830, Monroe Co., WV, Roll #198, p42.
3. Census, 1850, Monroe Co., WV, roll #961, p394.
4. Census, 1860.
5. Record of Enlistment. "Record of men enlisted in the U.S. Army prior to the peace establishment, May 17, 1815," record
group 99, National Achives.
6. Ibid., Record of enlistment, War of 1812, record group 99, National Archives.
7. Census, 1860, Monroe Co., WV, Roll #1363, p44.
8. Marriage Bond, Monroe Co., WV, file 4, J-2507.
9. Ibid., Monroe Co., WV.
10. Census, 1830.
11. Census, 1900.
12. Tombstone. SIMS, Judy 23 June 1834 - 15 Apr 1907.
13. Marriage Record, Monroe Co., WV.
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Family Group Sheet 4 May 2009
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Husband Eber WILLEY Jr.
Birth 9 May 1846 Monroe County, WV1-3
Military 23 Aug 1864 Parkersburg, WV4
Military 7 Jun 1865 Discharge from Union Army; Alexandria, Virginia
Misc abt 1866 Picture
Census 1890 Hinton, Summers County, WV
Census 1900 Greenbrier District, Summers County, WV
Census 1910 Summers Co., WV
Census 1920 Summers Co., WV
Burial Mar 1926 Hartwell-Cales Cemetery, Zion Mountain, Summers Co., WV3
Death 21 Mar 1926 Summers Co., WV3
Description August, 1864, Blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion, five feet seven 3/4 inches tall; Wheeling, WV5
Census Census, 1870 Monroe County, WV6
Census Census, 1880 Summers Co., WV7
Census 1890 Veteran'
Misc Civil War Pension
Marriage 12 Oct 1865 Monroe County, WV8
Father Eber WILLEY Sr. (1797-1870)
Mother Judah SYMS (1824-1904)
Wife Eliza Ellen LILLY
Birth 7 Dec 1848 Mercer County, WV8,9
Census 1920 Summers Co., WV
Burial Dec 1927 Hartwell-Cales Cemetery, Zion Mountain, Summers Co., WV3
Death 22 Dec 1927 Summers County, WV3,10
Education
Misc Grandmother
Father Tollison LILLY (1825-1863)
Mother Luverna CALES (1830-1893)
Children
1 M Tolison WILLEY
Birth 22 Aug 1866 WV6,11
Death 30 Nov 1888 11
Namesake Grandfather Tollison Lilly?
2 WILLEY
Birth Oct 1867 12
Death 17 Nov 1867 12
3 M Eber Wayne WILLEY
Birth 9 Oct 1868 Monroe County, WV13,14
Census 1900 Summers County, WV
Census 1910 Summers Co., WV
Census 1920 Summers Co., WV
Death 8 Sep 1948 Talcott, WV3,14
Burial 10 Sep 1948 Boyd Cemetery, Willow Wood Bridge, Hinton, WV3
Spouse Mary Alice ELLISON (1869-1938)
Marriage 12 Sep 1894 Summers County, WV3,15
4 M Sira Rufus WILLEY
Birth 20 Jun 1870 WV11,16
Census 1900 Summers Co., WV
Census 1910 Summers Co., WV
Census 1920 Summers Co., WV
Death 3 Mar 1942 Hinton Hospital, Summers County, WV
Occupation Car inspector, C & O Railroad10
Namesake Uncle Sira Willey?
Spouse Lucinda O'Della CALES (1877-1957)
Marriage 7 Jun 1894 Summers Co., WV
5 M John W. WILLEY
Birth 9 May 1872 WV11,16
Burial 1900 Summers Co., WV
Census 1900 Summers Co., WV
Census 1910 Summers Co., WV
Census 1920 Summers Co., WV
Death 19 Apr 1940 Summers Co., WV
Spouse Lula C. BEASLEY (1879-1924)
Marriage
6 F Juda Lurverne (Jennie) WILLEY
Birth 8 Jun 1874 WV11,17
Census 1900 Fayette County, WV
Census 1910 Kanawha Co., WV
Census 1920 Kanawha Co., WV
Census 1930 Kanawha Co., WV
Death 26 Mar 1959 Huntington, Cabell County, WV18
Burial 28 Mar 1959 Union Cemetery, Colcord, Raleigh County, WV18
Namesake Grandmother Judah (Syms) Willey?
Misc Information from Karen Hill
Misc Descendant chart from Jamie McDaniel
Misc Information from Jeanne Haydel
Spouse Reece WORKMAN (1857-1939)
Marriage 23 Jan 1909 Carbon, Kanawha County, WV19
Spouse James H. CAMPBELL (1872-1908)
Marriage 3 Dec 1907 Fayette County, WV
Spouse John Wesley HAMILTON (1865-1907)
Marriage 28 Dec 1892 Summers Co., WV
7 M Ahijah Hayes WILLEY
Birth 13 Mar 1877 WV3,11,16
Census 1910 Summers Co., WV
Military 12 Sep 1918 World War I Draft Card
Census 1920 Summers Co., WV
Death 15 Feb 1934 3
Burial 1934 Hartwell-Cales Cemetery, Zion Mountain, Summers Co., WV20
Spouse Bessie Missouri WEBB (1883- )
Marriage 1905 Summers Co., WV
8 F Eliza Ellen WILLEY
Birth 22 May 1879 WV11,16
Census 1900 Summers Co., WV
Death 22 Jun 1951 Summers Co., WV
Burial Greenbrier Cemetery, Summers County, WV
Namesake Mother Eliza E.?
Spouse Robert Fulton BEASLEY (1871-1948)
Marriage 29 Nov 1894 Summers Co., WV
9 F Susan Sarah WILLEY
Birth 18 Jun 1882 12
Death 10 Nov 1888 21
10 WILLEY
Birth 5 Apr 1885 12
Death 5 Apr 1885 12
. Census, 1850, Monroe Co., WV, Roll #961, p394.
2. Census, 1860.
3. Tombstone.
4. Record of Enlistment, Military Record, National Archives.
5. Ibid., National Archives.
6. Census, 1870, Monroe Co., WV, roll #1695, p31.
7. Census, 1880. Summers Co., WV, Volume 12, sheet 4, line 1, data from Soundex.
8. Marriage Record, Monroe Co., WV.
9. LDS, Newark, DE.
10. Record of Death, Summers County, WV.
11. Military Records, Pension Application of Eber Willey.
12. Records of her father.
13. Record of Birth, Monroe Co., WV.
14. Record of Death, Summers Co., WV.
15. Marriage Record, Summers Co., WV.
16. Census, 1880, Summers Co., WV, Volume 12, sheet 4, line 1.
17. Ibid., Summers Co., WV, volume 12, sheet 4, line1.
18. Official certificate of death.
19. Marriage Record.
20. Cemetery Book, Summers County, WV, Hist. Soc.
21. Record of Death.
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Seated woman is Eliza Ellen Willey, sister of Jennie Willey. Seated man
is her husband Robert Fulton Beasley. The two standing women are not
identified -
Man is Eber Wayne Willey, brother of Jennie Willey, and my
great-grandfather. Seated woman is Mary Alice Ellison, his wife.
Arley
My thanks go to Arley Meadow who kindly sent me the pictures and misc information of the Willey Family
