William Elias Colley

Male 1834 - 1890  (56 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Elias Colley was born in 1834 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Dec 1890 in Springs, Carroll, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Ingram. Elizabeth (daughter of Hugh Ingram and Malinda Hortenstein Cannady) was born on 7 Aug 1839 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Nov 1912 in Washington County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Samuel Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1858 in Virginia, USA.
    2. 3. Caldonia Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1859 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA.
    3. 4. Nancy Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1862 in Virginia, USA.
    4. 5. Octavia A Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1864 in Virginia, USA.
    5. 6. Charles W Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jul 1866 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Aug 1892 in Washington County, Virginia, USA.
    6. 7. Elizabeth Minnie B Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1879 in Virginia, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel Colley Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1858 in Virginia, USA.

  2. 3.  Caldonia Colley Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1859 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Edward Sanders Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jun 1883 in Washington County, Virginia, USA.
    2. 9. Ralph Boldwin Colley, Sr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Aug 1892 in Virginia, USA; died on 14 Feb 1969 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1969 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA.

  3. 4.  Nancy Colley Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1862 in Virginia, USA.

  4. 5.  Octavia A Colley Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1864 in Virginia, USA.

  5. 6.  Charles W Colley Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 12 Jul 1866 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Aug 1892 in Washington County, Virginia, USA.

    Charles married Martha Candus Goff on 10 Jul 1887 in Washington County, Virginia, USA. Martha (daughter of Wilson F Goff and Sarah E Colley) was born on 5 Oct 1869 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA; died on 6 May 1939 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. William Jefferson Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Feb 1888 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Jan 1968 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA.
    2. 11. Thomas Wilson Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Dec 1891 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 31 Dec 1927 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, USA.

  6. 7.  Elizabeth Minnie B Colley Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 25 Mar 1879 in Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: William F Taylor. William was born in Jun 1875 in Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Mary E Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1896 in Virginia, USA.
    2. 13. Ira Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1901 in Virginia, USA.
    3. 14. Indiana Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jan 1903 in Virginia, USA; died on 3 Sep 1984 in Haynesville, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
    4. 15. William Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1905 in Virginia, USA.
    5. 16. Mamie E Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1905 in Virginia, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Edward Sanders Colley Descendancy chart to this point (3.Caldonia2, 1.William1) was born in Jun 1883 in Washington County, Virginia, USA.

  2. 9.  Ralph Boldwin Colley, Sr Descendancy chart to this point (3.Caldonia2, 1.William1) was born on 30 Aug 1892 in Virginia, USA; died on 14 Feb 1969 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1969 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Susie Ellen Gillenwater. Susie was born in 1895; died in 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Hilda Ruth Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Oct 1917 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Dec 1999 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA.
    2. 18. Ralph Boldwin Colley, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1920 in Virginia, USA; died on 25 Nov 2001 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA.
    3. 19. Dolyres Christine Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Apr 1926 in Virginia, USA; died on 17 Apr 2019; was buried in 2019 in Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, USA.

  3. 10.  William Jefferson Colley Descendancy chart to this point (6.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 11 Feb 1888 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Jan 1968 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Margaret Pearl Colley. Margaret (daughter of James Monroe Colley and Elizabeth Perkins) was born in 1892 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. James Charles Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Oct 1910 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Mar 2000 in Meadow View, Washington, Virginia, USA.
    2. 21. Pfc Paul Wilson Colley, Sr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 May 1913 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Oct 1987 in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1987 in Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, USA.
    3. 22. Gordon Steve Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Feb 1916 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Jun 1977; was buried in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA.
    4. 23. William Horton Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Aug 1918 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 26 Dec 1971 in San Mateo, San Mateo, California, USA.
    5. 24. Thomas Fay Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 May 1921 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 30 Sep 1989 in Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA.
    6. 25. Joseph McKee Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Mar 1924 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 19 Dec 2003 in Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA.
    7. 26. Clarence Lee Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1926 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Sep 1960 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA.
    8. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 11.  Thomas Wilson Colley Descendancy chart to this point (6.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 20 Dec 1891 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 31 Dec 1927 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Loisise Farris. Loisise (daughter of Mycajah Cage Farris and Mary D Woodward) was born on 21 Jul 1894 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA; died on 12 Mar 1974 in Vansant, Buchanan, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1974 in Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Mary Frances Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Mar 1910 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Mar 2000 in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA.
    2. 30. Virginia Ruth Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Sep 1912 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Apr 1965 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA.
    3. 31. Mildred Magdalene Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Aug 1915 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA; died on 3 Sep 1998 in Chesapeake City, Cecil, Maryland, USA.
    4. 32. Cage Farris Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1919 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA; died on 23 Feb 2004; was buried in 2004 in Cullman County, Alabama, USA.

  5. 12.  Mary E Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (7.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born in Jan 1896 in Virginia, USA.

  6. 13.  Ira Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (7.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born in 1901 in Virginia, USA.

  7. 14.  Indiana Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (7.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born on 29 Jan 1903 in Virginia, USA; died on 3 Sep 1984 in Haynesville, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Joyce Brannen Clark. Joyce was born in 1893; died in 1984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Joyce Brannen Clark, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jan 1924 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Dec 1992.
    2. 34. Ruby Katherine Clark  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Dec 1925 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA; died in 2018.

  8. 15.  William Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (7.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born in 1905 in Virginia, USA.

  9. 16.  Mamie E Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (7.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born in 1905 in Virginia, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 17.  Hilda Ruth Colley Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ralph3, 3.Caldonia2, 1.William1) was born on 2 Oct 1917 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Dec 1999 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Frank Everett Reese. Frank was born on 9 Apr 1911 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; died on 31 Dec 1978 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 18.  Ralph Boldwin Colley, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ralph3, 3.Caldonia2, 1.William1) was born on 12 Oct 1920 in Virginia, USA; died on 25 Nov 2001 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA.

    Ralph married Lela Marie Dobbins on 22 Nov 1944 in Washington County, Virginia, USA. Lela was born on 17 Sep 1917; died on 19 Jan 1994; was buried in 1994 in Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 19.  Dolyres Christine Colley Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ralph3, 3.Caldonia2, 1.William1) was born on 16 Apr 1926 in Virginia, USA; died on 17 Apr 2019; was buried in 2019 in Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Samuel Hugh Helton. Samuel (son of Samuel Grant Helton and Eula Sword) was born on 6 Feb 1918 in Virginia, USA; died on 19 Aug 2013 in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA; was buried in 2013 in Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 20.  James Charles Colley Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 6.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 5 Oct 1910 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Mar 2000 in Meadow View, Washington, Virginia, USA.

    James married Faye Faye Barker on 24 Dec 1946 in Smyth County, Virginia, USA. Faye was born on 24 Jul 1912 in Johnson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 2 Mar 2004 in Washington County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 21.  Pfc Paul Wilson Colley, Sr Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 6.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 14 May 1913 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Oct 1987 in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1987 in Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Rose Irene Wells. Rose was born on 22 Apr 1914 in Grayson County, Virginia, USA; died on 23 Sep 1991 in Bristol, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. Paul Wilson Colley, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 May 1938; died on 28 Jul 1995; was buried in 1996 in Eden, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.

  6. 22.  Gordon Steve Colley Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 6.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 28 Feb 1916 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Jun 1977; was buried in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Lois Jean Colley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Sep 1948 in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, USA; died on 3 Aug 2008 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA; was buried in 2008 in Smyth County, Virginia, USA.

    Gordon married Florence Teaster after 1969. Florence was born on 16 Apr 1927 in Bristol, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Mar 2001 in Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 23.  William Horton Colley Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 6.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 20 Aug 1918 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 26 Dec 1971 in San Mateo, San Mateo, California, USA.

  8. 24.  Thomas Fay Colley Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 6.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 15 May 1921 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 30 Sep 1989 in Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA.

  9. 25.  Joseph McKee Colley Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 6.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 24 Mar 1924 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 19 Dec 2003 in Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA.

  10. 26.  Clarence Lee Colley Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 6.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 19 Nov 1926 in Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Sep 1960 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 27.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 6.Charles2, 1.William1)

  12. 28.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 6.Charles2, 1.William1)

  13. 29.  Mary Frances Colley Descendancy chart to this point (11.Thomas3, 6.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 28 Mar 1910 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Mar 2000 in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Robert Arthur Wooten. Robert was born in 1907; died in 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 30.  Virginia Ruth Colley Descendancy chart to this point (11.Thomas3, 6.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 10 Sep 1912 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Apr 1965 in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: James Gipson Poore. James (son of Samuel George Poore and Annie Smith) was born on 11 Jun 1908 in Smyth County, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Apr 1978 in Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA; was buried in Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  15. 31.  Mildred Magdalene Colley Descendancy chart to this point (11.Thomas3, 6.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 16 Aug 1915 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA; died on 3 Sep 1998 in Chesapeake City, Cecil, Maryland, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Londus Delano McPeaks. Londus was born about 1914. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  16. 32.  Cage Farris Colley Descendancy chart to this point (11.Thomas3, 6.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 18 Apr 1919 in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, USA; died on 23 Feb 2004; was buried in 2004 in Cullman County, Alabama, USA.

  17. 33.  Joyce Brannen Clark, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (14.Indiana3, 7.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Jan 1924 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Dec 1992.

  18. 34.  Ruby Katherine Clark Descendancy chart to this point (14.Indiana3, 7.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born on 9 Dec 1925 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA; died in 2018.

    Ruby married Joseph Bradford Thrift on 24 Oct 1942 in Warwick County, Virginia, USA. Joseph was born in 1920; died in 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. Living  Descendancy chart to this point