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Martha Elledge Gilley

6 Jul 1845 – 12 Feb 1934

Birth	6 Jul 1845
Death	12 Feb 1934
Cemetery	Riverside Cemetery Woodbury , Cannon County , Tennessee , USA
Added by	Patsy Paterson on 29 Sep 2005
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11844233

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MRS. S. A. GILLEY, 88, CLAIMED BY DEATH......Martha Elledge Gilley, member of one of the county's prominent pioneer families and wife of S. A. Gilley, died at her home in the 7th district of this county on Monday, Feb. 12, at the age of 88 years, 7 months and 6 days after a lingering illness of several months. Mrs. Gilley was a member of the Church of Christ and was well known as one of the outstanding women of the community, being a highly respected Christian woman, and was loved by all who knew her. She and her husband have drawn many close friends during their married lives and were united in matrimony in 1870. They reared a family highly respected by everyone. Mrs. Gilley's passing is a sad thought, but she has gone to her reward with God. Surviving her is her husband, S. A. Gilley, three sons, Bob and Shelah Gilley of Marten, Texas, two daughters, Mrs. T. H. Young of this county and Mrs. A. L. Carnahan of Murfreesboro, with a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ in Woodbury, Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock by Prof. Rex C. Turman with interment in Riverside Cemetery with McMillen & Co. Funeral Directors in charge. Published in the Cannon Courier, Woodbury, TN., 16 Feb 1934

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wife of S. A. Gilley

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Family

Parents

• Isaac William Elledge 1804–1877

Spouse

• Samuel A. Gilley 1850–1941 FaG

Siblings

• William Clinton Elledge 1827–1893
• Margaret Elizabeth "Eliza" Elledge Cox 1829–1877
• Joseph Elledge 1834–1899
• John French Elledge 1837–1885
• Mary Elizabeth Eledge Bunch 1838–1909
• Susan Elledge Turner 1841–1871
• Sarah E. Elledge Turner 1843–1912
• Roxie Carnahan 1847–1912
• Nancy Clementine Elledge Inglis 1849–1927
• George W. Elledge 1855–1931
• Talitha Bridget Elledge Kerley 1858–1941

Children

• John Gilley 1871–1933 FaG
• Ella Jane Gilley Carnahan 1874–1962 FaG
• Robert F. "Bob" Gilley 1876–1937 FaG
• Joe Wiley Gilley 1882–1954 FaG
• Frenchie Gilley Young 1885–1977 FaG
• William Shelah Gilley 1889–1940 FaG

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