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James Hester Lile & Margaret Lucy Nance

James Hester Lile
Born: 12 October 1794 Granville Co., NC
Married: Margaret Lucy Nance 7 November 1816 Granville Co., NC
Died: of Dropsy 18 March 1855 Muhlenberg (Muhlenberg Vital Statistics transcribed by Carol Brown: “"James Hester Lile, age 60, died 18 March 1855 of dropsy, born in North Carolina, father was Jackson Lile”)
Father: Jackson Lile Sr. (1761 NC - 1842 TN) (May have been William Jackson Lile)
Mother: Elizabeth Hester (1774 NC - 1855 Christian Co., KY)

Spouse: Margaret Lucy Nance
Born: 16 January 1795 VA
Died: after 1870 Muhlenberg (She is found in the 1870 Muhlenberg Census, age 68 with son Mark J. Lile, but not found in the 1880 Census.)
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown

James and Lucy are buried at the Lile family burying ground.

Children of James H. Lile & Margaret L. Nance:

  1. William Thomas Lile
    Born: 13 August 1817 Granville Co., NC
    Died: 29 July 1860 Muhlenberg
    Married: about 1843 Bedford Co., TN
    Spouse: Margaret Short
    Born: 18 January 1823 Bedford Co., TN
    Died: 15 January 1901 Muhlenberg
    Father: William Short
    Mother: Miss Bunton
    William Thomas and Margaret are buried at the Lile family burying ground in Muhlenberg.
  2. Robert J. Lile
    Born: 6 May 1820 Granville Co., NC
    Died: 29 October 1883 Muhlenberg and is buried in the Lile family burying ground
    Married: 16 February 1857 Muhlenberg
    Spouse: Sarah Lee Keith
    Born: 29 November 1835 TN
    Died: 13 June 1909 Hopkins or Christian Co., KY
    Buried at Rock Bridge Cemetery, Christian Co., KY.
    Father: Alexander Keith (1808 TN - 1859 Christian Co., KY)
    Mother: Ellen Wadley (1812 TN - 1894 Christian Co., KY)
    After Robert's death, Sarah Keith Lile married John Crunk.
  3. Mark J. Lile
    Born: 24 January 1822 Granville Co., NC
    Died: 10 July 1889 Muhlenberg
    Never married
    Buried: Lile family burying ground
  4. Benjamin W. Lile
    Born: November 1824 Bedford Co., TN
    Died: 25 September 1854 of typhoid fever
    Married: 20 August 1851 Muhlenberg
    Spouse: Martha Owens
    Born: 28 November 1835
    Died: 31 March 1929
    Father: John Owens
  5. Jasper Lile
    Born: 4 April 1828 Bedford Co., TN
    Died: 1874 Muhlenberg
    Married: 30 October 1849 Muhlenberg
    Spouse: Miranda Owens
    Born: about 1820
    Father: John Owens
  6. Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Lile
    Born: 4 April 1830 Bedford Co., TN
    Died: 25 March 1912, age 86, Muhlenberg
    Never married
    Buried: Lile family burying ground
  7. Joseph McDonald Lile
    Born: 14 September 1832 Bedford Co., TN
    Died: 25 October 1911 Muhlenberg
    Married: 4 November 1874 Muhlenberg
    Spouse: Rachel Ellen Knight
    Born: 22 June 1854 Christian Co., KY
    Died: 31 March 1929 Muhlenberg
    Father: Henry Farley Knight
    Mother: Mary Elizabeth Keith
    Joe and Ellen are buried in the Lile family burying ground.
  8. Mary Jane Lile
    Born: 28 January 1835 Bedford Co., TN
    Died: 23 September 1913, age 82, Muhlenberg
    Never married
    Buried: Lile family burying ground
  9. Clara Bea Lile
    Born: 17 July 1837 Bedford Co., TN
    Died: before 1870

Contributed by Jean Wells

Updated August 2, 2017