I found this in my data. I don't know where I got it. Descendants of John Bragg, Sr. 1 John Bragg, Sr. .. +Hannah Tolson ......... 2 Anna Bragg ............. +Philip Neal ......... 2 Penelope Bragg ............. +Rufus Wiley ......... 2 Sydney Bragg ............. +Archibald Wade ......... 2 Philip Bragg ......... 2 Bonetta Bragg ............. +David Hambleton ......... 2 Thomas Bragg ............. +Margaret Crossland ......... 2 Hannah Tolson Bragg ............. +Sparrow ......... *2nd Husband of Hannah Tolson Bragg: ............. +Thomas M. Wallace ......... 2 Lovey Bragg ............. +John Hall ......... 2 John Bragg, Jr. ............. +Kitturah Hall -----------------------------------------------------At 11:23 PM 9/12/98 -0400, you wrote: >FAMILY MYSTERY > >Main surnames in this text:  WILEY, LILLY (others are listed at end of obit) > >Regarding obituary:    WILEY, Rufus E., b. 14 Jan 1868, Summers Co., WV; d. >1937, Raleigh Co., WV. > > >I found an old obituary that has me totally confused!!!  The obituary was >pasted into an old scrapbook once belonging to my late great-aunt, Bessie >LILLY Logan.  Unfortunately, Aunt Bessie neglected to write dates in the >scrapbook, so all I have is the actual clipping, but nothing regarding dates >or the name of the newspaper.  > >TEXT: >Rufus E. WILEY Dies At Home >Beaver Man Succumbs To Paralysis And Complications > >Rufus E. WILEY, aged 69 years, of Beaver [my note: Raleigh Co., WV], died >yesterday at the home of his son, B.F. WILEY with whom he had lived for a >number of years. > >His death was attributed to paralysis and complications. > >Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. V. H.JULIAN, of Fireco; son, B.F. WILEY, >Beaver; three half brothers, Clyde LILLY, Coolridge; Ray LILLY, Coolridge; >Dave LILLY, Mount Creek; and a half sister, Mrs. Sam STAFFORD, Mullens.  He >leaves also five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. > >Funeral services will be conducted at the Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church >at 11 a.m. today by the Rev. Eugene NICHOLS, of Sophia, with interment >following in the Beaver cemetery. > >Pallbearers will be the following:  Active, Jim BENNETT, Amos EPPERLY, Jim >COCHRAN, Arthur GREEN, O.A. LILLY, T.E. COX. > >Honorary, P.O. MALONE, C.F. JACKSON, Bob NOEL, Clarence NOEL, Tom YUALL, F.P. >Carper, J.P. LEWIS, J.M. GOOCH; J.B. HATCHER, D.M.LEARY, D.J.HARRINGTON, H.B. >WADDELL, W.B. MADDY, F.E. CRAWFORD, V.E. KIRK, and Dr. M.C. BANKS. > >***Why am I confused?*** >I do not know who this man is, yet the half-brothers and half-sister mentioned >in this obituary are the sons and daughter of my great-great-grandparents, >Samuel "Devil Sam" LILLY and Emily F. COMMACK. >i.     Clyde LILLY, Coolridge:  1886-1967. >ii.    Ray LILLY, Coolridge:  1889-1964. >iii.   Dave LILLY, Mount Creek:  1882-1940. >iv.   Mrs. Sam STAFFORD (Myrtle LILLY), Mullens:  1891-1967. >[by 1937, the other half-siblings were already deceased] > >Mr. Rufus E. WILEY was born in Summers Co., WV, in January 1868, and Emily >(16) and Devil Sam (21) were married in Mercer Co., WV, in November 1868, so >it is very possible that either of them could have been the parent of Rufus, >but what is the Summers County connection? > >Can anyone help me out here?  Might anyone know who Rufus WILEY was, his >mother, his father?  Who raised him?  Who did Rufus marry?  What do his son's >initials stand for [B. F. Wiley]?  Who is his daughter, Mrs. V.H. Julian?  > >I would dearly love to hear from anyone who might have an idea as to who this >gentleman was.  Might anyone with access to birth records for Summers County >(1868), or death records for Raleigh County (1937) help me out? > >By the way, this situation bothers me only to the extent that if Rufus *is* >directly related to either Emily or Devil Sam, it means I've gotta add yet >another line to my cherished LILLY connections <grin>.  OFF TO WORK I GO!    > >Many thanks in advance!!! >Lainie Hendrix >Alley34417@aol.com     > > >==== WVRALEIG Mailing List ==== >Other mailing lists I maintain:  Clay Co. WV, Fayette Co. WV, Monroe Co. WV, Nicholas Co. WV, CLAYPOOL-L, DURHAM-L, HARRAH-L, KALER-L, OSBORN-L, and TINCHER-L. > Have a Wonderful Day Sherranlynn, Listowner You can page me online:   <http://wwp.mirabilis.com/3826586>http://wwp.mirabilis.com/3826586