John Tilden Pence Lilly Sr

Brief Life History of John Tilden Pence

When John Tilden Pence Lilly Sr was born in 1812, in Giles, Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Lilly, was 37 and his mother, Rosanna Meador, was 41. He married Nancy Payne Meador about 1833, in Giles, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 12 daughters. He died in 1863, in Mercer, Virginia, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Lilly Cemetery, Pipestem, Summers, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Tilden Pence Lilly Sr
1812–1863
Nancy Payne Meador
1818–1870
Marriage: about 1833
Mahala Lilly
1834–1874
Louisa Lilly
1835–
Mary Louisa Lilly
1837–1880
Rhoda V. Lilly
1838–1874
Docia Elizabeth Lilly
1839–1911
Lydia Frances Lilly Hatcher
1841–1886
Julia A Lilly
1843–
Elizabeth Emaline Lilly
1845–1903
Susan Ann Lilly
1848–
Martha Jane Lilly
1848–1922
John Tilden Pence Lilly Jr.
1849–1930
Rachel Anne Lilly
1851–1932
Nancy Jane Lilly
1855–

Sources (11)

  • John Lilly, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John Tilden Pence Lilly, "Find A Grave Index"
  • John Sr. Lilly in entry for John Jr. Lilly, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"

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World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English female personal name Lylie, probably from the name of the flower, Middle English lilie, lelie ‘lily’.

English: habitational name from Lelley in East Yorkshire or Lilley in Hertfordshire. The Yorkshire placename probably derives from Old English lǣl ‘twig, brushwood’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. The Hertfordshire placename derives from Old English līn ‘flax’ + lēah.

Irish: Anglicized shortened form of Allely .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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