WILEY, WILLIAM HENRY
William Henry Wiley was the only son of Oliver Harper and Mary Ann Miller Wiley and lived on Yellow Leaf Creek with his family about 7 miles east of Oxford on an Indian Trail from Pontotoc to Memphis. Indians often stopped asking for food, water, or tobacco. William Henry (9/27/1844-11/21/1927) married Martha Tennessee King (8/3/1848-7/16/1907) on 2/10/1869 and moved to near Toccopola where he owned some 500 acres of land, possession of which was lost during the Civil War. While serving in the war, he was shot in the knee during the battle of Chattanooga. He later moved his family near the Hopewell Community. He was a farmer, had a sawmill, and at one time, a flour mill. William Henry and Martha were the parents of 10 children, six boys and 4 girls: Baxter Julian (12/14/1869-3/7/1958), James Madison (7/7/1871-2/12/1963), Margaret Ann (11/11/1857 [sic]- 6/9/1886), Daniel Elton (10/16/1877- 12/17/1943), Mittie Mae (1/7/1880- 4/1970), Hugh Christopher (2/21/1882-5/4/1960), Lawson Waddell (7/19/1886-10/16/1933), Dinkie Etoy (3/20/1888-11/2/1973) and Mattie Lou (2/27/1890-1/21/1927).
The Wiley family, whether in Lafayette County or elsewhere, have all been God-loving people, hard workers, frienly, and with a sincere desire to leave their community a better place because they were there.
by Lucille Wiley Ashby and Gladys Delle Wiley
WILEY, WILLIAM HENRY
William Henry Wiley was the only son of Oliver Harper and Mary Ann Miller Wiley and lived on Yellow Leaf Creek with his family about 7 miles east of Oxford on an Indian Trail from Pontotoc to Memphis. Indians often stopped asking for food, water, or tobacco. William Henry (9/27/1844-11/21/1927) married Martha Tennessee King (8/3/1848-7/16/1907) on 2/10/1869 and moved to near Toccopola where he owned some 500 acres of land, possession of which was lost during the Civil War. While serving in the war, he was shot in the knee during the battle of Chattanooga. He later moved his family near the Hopewell Community. He was a farmer, had a sawmill, and at one time, a flour mill. William Henry and Martha were the parents of 10 children, six boys and 4 girls: Baxter Julian (12/14/1869-3/7/1958), James Madison (7/7/1871-2/12/1963), Margaret Ann (11/11/1857 [sic]- 6/9/1886), Daniel Elton (10/16/1877- 12/17/1943), Mittie Mae (1/7/1880- 4/1970), Hugh Christopher (2/21/1882-5/4/1960), Lawson Waddell (7/19/1886-10/16/1933), Dinkie Etoy (3/20/1888-11/2/1973) and Mattie Lou (2/27/1890-1/21/1927).
The Wiley family, whether in Lafayette County or elsewhere, have all been God-loving people, hard workers, frienly, and with a sincere desire to leave their community a better place because they were there.
by Lucille Wiley Ashby and Gladys Delle Wiley
Family Members
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Baxter J. Wiley
1869–1958
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Dr James Madison Wiley
1871–1963
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William Oliver "Willie" Wiley
1873–1961
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Margaret Ann "Maggie" Wiley
1875–1886
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Daniel Elton "Dan" Wiley
1877–1943
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Mittie Wiley Black
1880–1970
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Hugh C. Wiley
1882–1960
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Lawson Waddel Wiley
1886–1933
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Dinkie Etoy Wiley Craig
1888–1973
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Mattie Lou Wiley Hipps
1890–1927
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