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Gilley, Martha Ann (b. ABT 1839, d. ?)

Reference: 321

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Gilley, William J. (b. ABT 1841, d. 16 SEP 1862)

Note: Subj: Re: Gilley
Date: 1/13/99 9:13:08 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: RAYEBROWN@@prodigy.net (Ray E Brown)
To: CGTanner@@aol.com

Thanks for your response. As I mentioned Kay descends from the Judge,
William B. Gilley & Matilda Caroline Raper, their daughter married John J.
Crawford and they are buried at the Gilley cemetery. They had nine children,
two of those are young children buried also at the Gilley cemetery.

I have lots of information on the Crawfords.

I am a member of the local Sons of Confederate Veterans and have myself put
out over 20 monuments. One I placed at the Gilley cemetery on 12/25/96 to
remember William J. Gilley, who died during the war. The local cemetery book
mentioned him but there was no marker for him. In case you don't know he was
born 1842 and died 9/16/1862, he was a Private and was in Company F, 7th
Regiment, Georgia Infantry. His papers say he died from a wound received
August 30th, "Vulnus Sclopeticus Left Breast", Warrenton, VA..

I also have one of the free history type newspapers with an article about
Carrollton. One paragraph says, "The first hotel was two log houses joined
together by a passageway and I am told that on one occasion a W. B. Gilley
rode a horse through the building, daring anybody to put up a horse to race
against him."

I do have a copy of the marriage license for WBJ & Matilda Raper. Have you
been able yet to learn anything from her name?

Thanks, Ray

Source: (Birth)

Title: e-mail from Ray E. Brown (January 13, 1999)
Data:
Text: 1842

Source: (Death)

Title: e-mail from Ray E. Brown (January 13, 1999)
Data:
Text: September 16, 1862

Source:
Title: e-mail from Ray E. Brown (January 13, 1999)

Death: 16 SEP 1862

Reference: 322

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Gilley, Alfred M. (b. ABT 1844, d. ?)

Reference: 323

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Gilley, Velsura E. (b. ABT 1845, d. ?)

Reference: 324

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Gilley, Georgia Ann (b. 1847, d. 1932)

Note: Subj: Re: Gilley
Date: 1/13/99 9:13:08 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: RAYEBROWN@@prodigy.net (Ray E Brown)
To: CGTanner@@aol.com

Thanks for your response. As I mentioned Kay descends from the Judge,
William B. Gilley & Matilda Caroline Raper, their daughter married John J.
Crawford and they are buried at the Gilley cemetery. They had nine children,
two of those are young children buried also at the Gilley cemetery.

I have lots of information on the Crawfords.

I am a member of the local Sons of Confederate Veterans and have myself put
out over 20 monuments. One I placed at the Gilley cemetery on 12/25/96 to
remember William J. Gilley, who died during the war. The local cemetery book
mentioned him but there was no marker for him. In case you don't know he was
born 1842 and died 9/16/1862, he was a Private and was in Company F, 7th
Regiment, Georgia Infantry. His papers say he died from a wound received
August 30th, "Vulnus Sclopeticus Left Breast", Warrenton, VA..

I also have one of the free history type newspapers with an article about
Carrollton. One paragraph says, "The first hotel was two log houses joined
together by a passageway and I am told that on one occasion a W. B. Gilley
rode a horse through the building, daring anybody to put up a horse to race
against him."

I do have a copy of the marriage license for WBJ & Matilda Raper. Have you
been able yet to learn anything from her name?

Thanks, Ray

Source: (Birth Field)
tombstone

Death: 1932 Carroll Co., Georgia

Burial: Gilley Cemetery, Carrollton Carrol Co., Georgia

Reference: 325

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Gilley, Hugh Harrison (b. 8 APR 1849, d. 1 JUL 1918)

Source: (Birth Field)
tombstone / Census records

Death: 1 JUL 1918 Carroll Co., Georgia

Burial: Gilley Cemetery, Carrollton Carrol Co., Georgia

Reference: 326

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Gilley, Thomas McDonald (b. 1850, d. 1924)

Source: (Birth Field)
Gilley Cemetery, Carroll Co., Georgia

Death: 1924 Georgia

Burial: Gilley Cemetery, Carrollton Carrol Co., Georgia

Reference: 327

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Jenkins, Hazel Gordon (b. 15 NOV 1927, d. 8 DEC 1994)

Source: (Birth Field)
letter 25A from Pat Jenkins

Death: 8 DEC 1994 Lake Panasofkee, Sumter Co., Florida

Reference: 328

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Gilley, ________ (b. FEB 1880, d. BEF 1900)

Source: (Birth Field)
census records 1880

Source: (Death Field)
1900 U.S. Census Cullman Co., Alabama
ED. 53 p.10

Death: BEF 1900

Reference: 329

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Lanier, James Stanley (b. 7 MAR 1832, d. 30 NOV 1905)

Note: 1880 U.S. Census Polk Co., Florida E.D. 129 p. 12

Source: (Birth Field)
Socrum Cemetery Lakeland, Florida

Event: Type: MILITARY
Place: Co. B, 1st Battalion Florida Special Cavalry, C.S.A. "The Cow Cavalry"

Death: 30 NOV 1905 Kathleen, Polk Co., Florida

Burial: 1 DEC 1905 Socrum Cemetery, Polk Co., Florida

Reference: 330

Census: Date: 1880

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________, Mary (b. , d. ABT 1864)

Death: ABT 1864

Reference: 331

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Lanier, James (b. 1799, d. 7 APR 1864)

Note: 1830 U.S. Census Alachua Co., Florida (near Spring Grove) probably enumerated with brother John Lanier 20-30year old male, sister Nancy Caroline Lanier 10-15 year old female, wife 20-30 year old female and unknown daughter under 5 years old female.

The following sources are given in a letter from Canter Brown, aurthor of "Florida Peace River Frontier", to Pola Lanier Kelly dated January 29, 1990 (letter #136A)

1. Muster rolls of his company (Co. B, 1st Battalion, FLorida Special Cavalry, CSA) note of him "killed in skirmish with the enemy at Bowlegs Creek in April, 1864."

2. Capt. James McKay, Jr. mentioned his death in his recollections which appeared in the "Tampa Times", December 18, 1923.

3. James D. Tillis, one of his fellow soldiers, noted his death as well ["Willoughby Tillis 1808-1895," South FLorida Pioneers, Issue #39/40 (Jan./Apr.1984),p.10]

4. Henry A. Crane, captain of Union troops stationed at Fort Myers, stated in a letter of April 13, 1864, "The detachment sent to Fort Meade in my last (yesterday) had a fight with the Rebs & drove them from the place Thursday last destroying all their stores complete, & killing a leading Guerilla named "Lanier" & rounding out several others with horses & without any loss whatever [Crane to Bowers, April 13, 1864, RG393, Entry 2269, Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands, Letters Received, 1861-1868, National Archives].

Hello All,

Thought someone might find the following useful, an article in the
ST.Petersburg Times Tuesday March 7,2000 (Pasco Times) had this story
about this bridge spanning the Withlacoochee River.

Title: Wobbly Lanier Bridge to be replaced.

Dade City - The Southwest Florida Water Management District plans to
replace the creaky 50 year old wooden bridge that carries hunters and
hikers from River Road into the depths of the Green Swamp east of town.

The span, built sometime in the 1940's, is know as Lanier Bridge. The
crossing is named for early settler James Lanier, who used slaves to
construct the original span in the 1850's, local historian Bill Dayton
said.

Since then, it has been replaced several times, so the hitory isn't in
the structure as much as it is in the Lanier family name and the
tradition of having a passage to the swamp at that location, Dayton
said.

The water district, commomly known as Swiftmud, owns more than 110,000
acres of the Green Swamp, east of Dade City, including the bridge.

The land is open to a variety of outdoor enthusiasts for hiking,
horseback riding and cross-country bicycling, fishing, canoeing and
controlled hunting.

Swiftmud environmental specialist Philip Rhinesmith said monday the
district plans to spend about $400,000 by the end of the year to replace
the wooden span with a concrete bridge that will not only provide a
safer crossing, but also eliminate some of the support posts that rise
from the Withlacoochee River bed. During flood season, the posts can
snag branches and restrict water flow, he said.

"The area is getting a lot of recreational use," Rhinesmith said. "This
will improve access to the land and improve safety. We were worried
about getting fire and rescue vehicles in there if they were needed."

The bridge is an important access point for forest fire trucks during
the dry season, Rhinesmith said.

Dayton said the Lanier Bridge at one time was more than just an avenue
into wild swampland. In the 1800's, the area across the bridge
supported a thriving community called Ashley. Rhinesmith said in its
time, the area produced timber and turpentine.

Rhinesmith said his agency must be permitted by the state DEP before the
structures's installation can be bid. When contractors are put to work,
he said the new span will likely be hauled to the site in one or two
pieces and erected quickly.

He said he hopes a placque will remain to educate travellers about the
wooded area's history.

"It would be nice to call some attention to the bridge and remind people
who pass by that area that there was once a community there," Rhinesmith
said. "It's a little bit of our past."

Darren Osgood
Tarpon Springs

Source: (Birth)

Title: Lanier by Louise Ingersoll
Page: p.81

Source: (Death)

Title: Lanier by Louise Ingersoll
Page: 81
Data:
Text: April 24 1899 Kathleen, Polk Co., Florida

Source: (Death)

Title: letter #136A - Pola Lanier Kelly
Data:
Text: The following sources are given in a letter from Canter Brown, aurthor of "Florida Peace River Frontier", to Pola Lanier Kelly dated January 29, 1990 (letter #136A)

1.Muster rolls of his company (Co. B, 1st Battalion, FLorida Special Cavalry, CSA) note of him "killed in skirmish with the enemy at Bowlegs Creek in April, 1864."

2. Capt. James McKay, Jr. mentioned his death in him recollections which appeared in the "Tampa Times", December 18, 1923.

3. James D. Tillis, one of his fellow soldiers, noted his death as well ["Willoughby Tillis 1808-1895," South FLorida Pioneers, Issue #39/40 (Jan./Apr.1984),p.10]

4. Henry A. Crane, captain of Union troops stationed at Fort Myers, stated in a letter of April 13, 1864, "The detachment sent ot Fort Meade in my last (yesterday) had a fight with the Rebs & drove them from the place Thursday last destroying all their stores complete, & killing a leading Guerilla named "Lanier" & rounding out several others with horses & without any loss whatever [Crane to Bowers, APril 13, 1864, RG393, Entry 2269, Records of U.S. Army Continental COmmands, Letters Received, 1861-1868, National Archives].