Sylvia: Sorry, but the full name was Tilghman LAYTON Willey. I can find no sons Levin and Joseph. Jim Moore On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Sylvia Greenhawk <[email protected]>wrote: > I am trying to trace the lineage of George Washington Willey b. a 1891 - > 1892 married 1931 to Nellie F. Bramble. His ( George W's. ) parents > were > Joseph and Elnora Insley Willey and I think Joseph's father may have been > Levin Willey. My question is -- from the message below -- could Tilghman > L. > Willey be Tilghman Levin Willey father of Levin and Joseph Willey. > If anyone has info regarding this family to share, I will appreciate your > help. > Sylvia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:40 AM > Subject: Re: [LDR] Ulysses S. G. Willey > > > > > > OK.. .had to dig out the work I had done previously to figure this out. > > > > I have a Ulysses S. Willey (no G.) who was the son of Tilghman L. Willey. > > Ulysses was born on Feb. 8, 1866 in Georgetown, Sussex County, DE per > > handwritten notes that appear to be the transcription of a family Bible. > > The transcriber is unknown but the handwriting suggests Mrs. Nora F. > > Isaacs of Georgetown, Sussex County, DE. He was married to Leone Jolly > > per the birth certificate from the State of Colorado (file # 8900) for > > their son, Ulysses S. Willey, Jr. (DOB: June 22, 1922). Ulysses Sr. was > > 56 years of age at the time and Leone was a tender 27 and Ulysses Jr. was > > her fourth child. Ulysses Sr.'s occupation while in Denver, CO was that > > of a grocer per the birth certificate of his son. > > > > Ulysses Sr. was married to Katherine Alice D'Eye per the same handwritten > > transcription, stated as follows: "Ulyses S. Willey sone of T. L and C. > > J. Willey and Keteringe Alice D'Eye were married Dec 20th 1902 in Toronto > > Canada by Rev C. E. Thompson" > > > > Ulysses Sr. was the son of Tilghman L. Willey who was born on July 12, > > 1828 and died Augus 5, 1903. These dates are imprinted on his tombstone, > > which is located at the Cokesbury M. E. Church on Route 18, Seashore > > Highway, west of Georgetown, Sussex County, DE. He was married on June > 2, > > 1859 (per handwritten transcription) to Rebecca Jane Conrad, who was born > > Dec. 9, 1839 and died Jan. 3, 1917. Rebecca is also buried at Cokesbury > > M.E. Church. > > > > Their children were: Catherine Jane Willey, Ulysses S. Willey, George > > H.R. Willey and Tilghman L. Willey > > > > The father of Tilghman L. Willey the elder was Waitman Willey, born June > > 14, 1792 and died July 17, 1873. He was married to Nancy (maiden name > > unknown) who was born Aug. 20, 1791 and died Oct. 4, 1857. They are > > interred at the Isaacs Family Cemetery (on private property) near > > Cokesbury, west of Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. There is a > > possibility that Waitman remarried after the death of Nancy, but I have > no > > substantial proof of that in my files. > > > > That's the bare bones I have without doing a lot of scanning and > > downloading and emailing. I'm not sure if Ulysses S. G. and Ulysses S. > > Willey are the same guy, but this is what I have. I hope it helps. > > > > Teresa A. Derrickson > > > > *************************************** > > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > 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 >