Wiley Family

The earliest WILEY for whom we have a record is William WILEY.

The line of direct descendants from him to Jim is:

1. William WILEY. He was a lieutenant, North Carolina forces, in the Revolutionary War.
   +Ann
   1. Elisabeth Ann WILEY, b 1807
      
   2. Josiah WILEY, b unk
      
   3. Jonathan WILEY, b unk
      
   4. Jesse WILEY, b unk
      
   5. Ebenezer WILEY, b unk

2. Elisabeth Ann WILEY, b 1807, d 1852.
   +Reddick MYATT, b 1785, NC, d 1853, Graves Co, KY
   1. William MYATT, b 1831
      
   2. Elizabeth Ann MYATT, b 1834
      
   3. Alsey Utley MYATT, b 1834
      
   4. James A. MYATT, b Dec 29, 1836
      

3. Elizabeth Ann MYATT, b 1828, Dickson Co, TN, d about 1863, Dickson Co, TN. She stayed in Dickson Co when her parents and three brothers moved to Graves Co, KY.
   +Robert A. HUDSON, b 1824, NC, d 1901, Dickson Co, TN, m Nov 6, 1850, Dickson Co, TN. He was in 59th Tennessee Infantry, CSA; was captured at Missionary Ridge and spent year and a half in POW camp at Rock Island, IL
   1. Nancy J. HUDSON, b Jul 14, 1851
      
   2. Becky HUDSON, b abt 1853-1857
      
   3. Fanny HUDSON, b abt 1853-1857
      
   4. Thomas HUDSON, b abt 1853-1857

4. Nancy J. HUDSON, b Jul 14, 1851, Dickson Co, TN, d Apr 30, 1919, Fulton, KY, bur Fairview Cem, Fulton, KY
   +Thomas Jefferson JAMES, b Jul 15, 1849, Dickson Co, TN, d Aug 9, 1903, Fulton, KY, bur Fairview Cem, Fulton, KY, m Nov 24, 1870, Dickson Co, TN. He was a lay preacher, Disciples of Christ (Christian Church). Their children migrated: J.F. & Albert, Miami; Ella JOHNSON, Gary, IN; Nora BAKER, southern CA; Beulah STEVENSON & Maggie ENGLISH, Chattanooga; Oscar, Memphis; George, Fulton, KY. Five grandsons became military pilots: George's Tom, Jim, & Joe; J.F.'s son Grady's son James W (Bill) JAMES, and Maggie JAMES ENGLISH's Bud ENGLISH (Navy).
   1. Ella JAMES JOHNSON, b Sep 14, 1871, Dickson Co, TN
      
   2. James Franklin JAMES, b 1877, Dickson Co, TN Photograph of four brothers
      
   3. Nora JAMES BAKER, b Jan 28, 1880, Dickson Co, TN
      
   4. Albert R. JAMES, Sr, b Dec 24, 1882, Texas
      
   5. Oscar JAMES, b Feb 18, 1887, Graves Co, KY
      
   6. Beulah JAMES STEVENSON, b Apr 24, 1889, Graves Co, KY
      
   7. George Thomas JAMES, Sr, b Jan 21, 1891, Graves Co, KY
      
   8. Maggie JAMES ENGLISH, b 1893, Graves Co, KY

5. George Thomas JAMES, b Jan 21, 1891, Graves Co, KY, d Nov 10, 1968, Fulton, KY, bur Fairview Cem, Fulton, KY. Served in Corps of Engineers railroad battalion, France, WWI.
   +Anne Verna KENDALL, b Aug 29, 1893 Hickman Co, KY, d Apr 12, 1982, San Antonio, TX, bur Fairview Cem, Fulton, KY, m Nov 27, 1919. She had three sons; all three became Air Force pilots; she lived through it; they did too.
   1. George Thomas JAMES, Jr
      
   2. James Kendall JAMES
      
   3. Joseph Rankin JAMES

6. James Kendall JAMES
   +Martha Lou CHAMBERS

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Revised 14 Jan 2001