When Walter Glick "Dick" Wiley was born on July 16, 1888, in Wilson, Texas, his father, William Preston Wiley, was 23 and his mother, Nannie Spear (Bird) Wiley, was 20. Walter's middle name was his grandmother's maiden name. He had four sisters and four brothers. For a list of his siblings names, click on his parents Find A Grave Memorials.

He married Martha Franklin "Frankie" (Rader) Wiley on November 9, 1910, in Pandora, Texas. He was a Freemason and she was an Eastern Star (See headstone). They had five children in 14 years.

1. Lou Emma (Wiley) SMITH (1911-2002) Find A Grave Memorial# 127641664
2. Ruth Elizabeth (Wiley) Wheeler (1913-2010) Find A Grave Memorial# 63373879
3. Annie Eujean "Jean" (Wiley) Badger (1917-2000)
4. Willie MAE (Wiley) Mayes, Burrer (1922-2013)
5. Ruby MARIE (Wiley) Chisum, Morris (1925-)

W.G. Wiley was asked by the presiding elder of the Methodist Church to move to Christine to build up the Methodist Church there. W.G and Frankie moved their family by covered wagon to Christine. The Methodist Church thrived under their leadership. The 1910 Census indicates they were in Wilson, Texas. By 1916 (98 years ago), they were in Christine, Texas and their 3rd daughter was born there. They had 5 daughters/children total.

He died on September 3, 1973, in Christine, Texas, at the age of 85, and was buried there. Walter was my great grand uncle. He was a Godly man and served his community. Job well done, good and faithful servant! (Matthew 25:21).

NOTE: There is a 3-paged letter engraved in stone on the back of W.G. Wiley's daughter, Lou Emma's, headstone. If you go to her Find A Grave Memorial (mentioned above), you can click on it, zoom in, and read it. She wrote about her life & immediate family, which is helpful family research. On page 1 (toward the bottom), she mentions that in 1944, W.G. built a new home on 500 acres of land on the Christine-Charlotte highway. On page 3 (toward the bottom of the first paragraph), she mentions that W.G. made history by uncovering 69 skeletons while digging a tank on his ranch & named the site, "DEAD MAN'S TANK." For pictures and details about the historical site, go to: http://www.city-data.com/forum/san-antonio/421749-dead-mans-tank.html. That website mentions the discovery took place in 1928 (when Walter was 40 years old), it was apparently near "Turkey Creek," and there's a recorded interview from 1963 with land owner, Mr. Dick Wiley, about it. In 1963, Dick was 75 years old; he died ten years later in 1973. That site also references the following sites mentioning W.G.:

1. 1936 School Annual
2. Small Town Research Project
3. Atascosa County Historical Commission Facebook page

He was my great grand uncle. His sister, Willena 'Willie' Lee (Wiley) McBride, was my great grandmother.