Was he related to Bob Salley? My uncle and grandpa knew him well. He got shot on election day. Thomas Brewer, a relative of mine also got shot in the cross-fire. He was shot by Clifford Peck. I have more info, if anyone knows them. Wanda Brewer Shepherd --- "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to > this mailing list. > > Author: billthel > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.wolfe/4365/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Stephen Salley passed away in Kingsport, Tennessee > on May 1, 2007. > > Stephen was the last living grandchild of Green > Berry Salley and Mary Church of early Wolfe County, > Kentucky . Green Berry and Mary moved their family > from Lee County, Virginia to the Red River section > of Morgan County in about 1860. Their son, Robert > Salley, married Phoebe Caudill and eventually moved > to Wise County, Virginia where Stephen Salley was > born in 1924. > > Stephen was a much-decorated WW-II veteran having > survived the climb up the Normandy Cliffs on D-Day. > He was one of only a dozen infantrymen that survived > from his Big Red unit. He was asked by France to > return there several years ago to receive the French > Medal of Valor. > > Although Stephen lived in Virginia and Tennessee all > of his life, he returned to visit relatives in Wolfe > and Breathitt Counties each year and gave a speech > several years ago at the dedication of his > grandfather's Civil War gravestone. At that time, > Stephen was one of the relatively few living > grandchildren of a Civil War veteran. > > Dr. Bill Rice > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to > this list. If you would like to reply to them, > please click on the Message Board URL link above and > respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com