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Mary “Polly” <I>Bolling</I> Gilly

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Mary “Polly” Bolling Gilly

Birth
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Death
13 Jan 1928 (aged 93)
Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Ezekiel Bolling and Sharon Nancy Carr
Married 1st Andrew Jackson Boggs 12/6/1852 in Letcher County, KY
Married 2nd Alfred Taylor Gilley 6/6/1859 in Letcher County, KY

Polly had 9 children. Two by her first husband: Andrew Jackson Boggs, Born 1833 in Lee County, Virginia, Died Bef. 1859
Children:
1. Aaron Carr Boggs
Birth: Dec 1853 in Lee (now Wise) County, VA
Death: Aft. 1920
Married Sylvania Blair in 1877 Letcher Co., KY

2. Mary Ann Boggs
Birth: 26 Jul 1855 in Lee (now Wise) County, VA
Death: 29 Jan 1936
Married 1: Mathew Stiltner 25 Jul 1879 in Buchanan Co., VA
Married 2: John W. O'Quinn 30 Apr 1899 in Buchanan Co., VA

Seven children by her second husband Alfred Taylor Gilly, Born 04 Aug 1840 in Lee (now Wise) County, VA, Died 25 Feb 1922 in Appalachia, Wise County, VA,
Children:
1. Celia "Lillie" Gilly
Birth: Abt. 1859 in Letcher County, KY
Death: Sep 1918
Married 1: William Stodghill Sturgill 28 Dec 1876 in Letcher Co., KY
Married 2: Henry Y. Hodge 22 Feb 1900 in Wise Co., VA

2. William Riley Gilly
Birth: 01 May 1863 in Eolia, Letcher County, Kentucky
Death: 27 Aug 1953 in Tremont, Harlan Co., KY at the home of his daughter, Dora Gilley Lay
Burial: 29 Aug 1953 in Black's Cemetery, Gray, Knox, KY
Married Margaret Marie Riddle 01 Oct 1881 in Letcher Co., KY

3. Diannah Gilly
Birth: Mar 1865 in Eolia, Letcher, KY
Death: Bet. 1917–1919
Married John J. Cress 21 Mar 1883 in Letcher Co., KY

4. Cynthia Ann Gilly
Birth: Oct 1868 in Eolia, Letcher, KY
Death: 1958
Burial: American Legion Cemetery, Powell Valley, Wise Co., VA
Married Henry Cress 12 Apr 1886 in Alfred Taylor Gilly's Home in Wise Co., VA

5. David Franklin Gilley
Birth: 27 Nov 1869 in Eolia, Letcher, KY
Death: 02 Jun 1955 in Cumberland, Harlan, KY
Burial: 04 Jun 1955 in Huff Cemetery, Cumberland, Harlan Co., KY
Married 1: Sara Catherine Sergent 15 Jan 1886 in Letcher Co., KY
Married 2: Lucy Ann Hall 24 Nov 1938 in Harlan Co., KY

6. Rosa Lee Gilly
Birth: Jul 1877 in Eolia, Letcher, KY
Death: Aft. 1953
Burial: American Legion Cemetery, Powell Valley, Wise Co., VA
Married John W. Oliver 14 Jul 1893 in Alfred Taylor Gilly's Home in Wise Co., VA

7. James Shaler Gilley
Birth: 30 Jan 1879 in Eolia, Letcher, KY
Death: 23 Dec 1940 in Sheas Fork, McRoberts, Letcher Co., KY
Burial: 26 Dec 1940 in Blair Cemetery, Cowan Creek, Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY
Married Virginia Belle "Lina" Wilburn 30 Apr 1899 in Jellico, Campbell Co., TN
Daughter of Ezekiel Bolling and Sharon Nancy Carr
Married 1st Andrew Jackson Boggs 12/6/1852 in Letcher County, KY
Married 2nd Alfred Taylor Gilley 6/6/1859 in Letcher County, KY

Polly had 9 children. Two by her first husband: Andrew Jackson Boggs, Born 1833 in Lee County, Virginia, Died Bef. 1859
Children:
1. Aaron Carr Boggs
Birth: Dec 1853 in Lee (now Wise) County, VA
Death: Aft. 1920
Married Sylvania Blair in 1877 Letcher Co., KY

2. Mary Ann Boggs
Birth: 26 Jul 1855 in Lee (now Wise) County, VA
Death: 29 Jan 1936
Married 1: Mathew Stiltner 25 Jul 1879 in Buchanan Co., VA
Married 2: John W. O'Quinn 30 Apr 1899 in Buchanan Co., VA

Seven children by her second husband Alfred Taylor Gilly, Born 04 Aug 1840 in Lee (now Wise) County, VA, Died 25 Feb 1922 in Appalachia, Wise County, VA,
Children:
1. Celia "Lillie" Gilly
Birth: Abt. 1859 in Letcher County, KY
Death: Sep 1918
Married 1: William Stodghill Sturgill 28 Dec 1876 in Letcher Co., KY
Married 2: Henry Y. Hodge 22 Feb 1900 in Wise Co., VA

2. William Riley Gilly
Birth: 01 May 1863 in Eolia, Letcher County, Kentucky
Death: 27 Aug 1953 in Tremont, Harlan Co., KY at the home of his daughter, Dora Gilley Lay
Burial: 29 Aug 1953 in Black's Cemetery, Gray, Knox, KY
Married Margaret Marie Riddle 01 Oct 1881 in Letcher Co., KY

3. Diannah Gilly
Birth: Mar 1865 in Eolia, Letcher, KY
Death: Bet. 1917–1919
Married John J. Cress 21 Mar 1883 in Letcher Co., KY

4. Cynthia Ann Gilly
Birth: Oct 1868 in Eolia, Letcher, KY
Death: 1958
Burial: American Legion Cemetery, Powell Valley, Wise Co., VA
Married Henry Cress 12 Apr 1886 in Alfred Taylor Gilly's Home in Wise Co., VA

5. David Franklin Gilley
Birth: 27 Nov 1869 in Eolia, Letcher, KY
Death: 02 Jun 1955 in Cumberland, Harlan, KY
Burial: 04 Jun 1955 in Huff Cemetery, Cumberland, Harlan Co., KY
Married 1: Sara Catherine Sergent 15 Jan 1886 in Letcher Co., KY
Married 2: Lucy Ann Hall 24 Nov 1938 in Harlan Co., KY

6. Rosa Lee Gilly
Birth: Jul 1877 in Eolia, Letcher, KY
Death: Aft. 1953
Burial: American Legion Cemetery, Powell Valley, Wise Co., VA
Married John W. Oliver 14 Jul 1893 in Alfred Taylor Gilly's Home in Wise Co., VA

7. James Shaler Gilley
Birth: 30 Jan 1879 in Eolia, Letcher, KY
Death: 23 Dec 1940 in Sheas Fork, McRoberts, Letcher Co., KY
Burial: 26 Dec 1940 in Blair Cemetery, Cowan Creek, Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY
Married Virginia Belle "Lina" Wilburn 30 Apr 1899 in Jellico, Campbell Co., TN


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  • Created by: Michael Holbrook
  • Added: Feb 3, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104562631/mary-gilly: accessed ), memorial page for Mary “Polly” Bolling Gilly (29 Dec 1834–13 Jan 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104562631, citing American Legion Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Michael Holbrook (contributor 47846706).