1. 1880 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 599B; Image 10 of 14;
Family #82/88.
Listed as Elizabeth Tilley; age 28; born in NC; single; Black; farmer; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Mount Bethel Cemetery; Caldwell Co, NC; submitted by Sandi Daniels;
27 Nov 2013.
Elizabeth "Betsey" Tilley; born in Dec 1849 in Kings Creek (Township), Caldwell Co, NC; died 29 Dec
1924 in Kings Creek, Caldwell Co, NC.; Death Certificate shown.
"Betsey was born to Fannie
Tilley (1799) in Kings Creek,
Caldwell, North Carolina. There is an
Isaac Tilley (1795) also on the 1870
Census with them, but I am not aware
as to whether he is her father or uncle."She is the mother of:
"Sophia Ann Tilley-Horton (Sep 1862-1935)
Queen Tilley (1866)
Samuel M. Tilley (1872)
Sidney Tilley (1875)"NOTE** ALL information is "strictly"
Census driven. Her earliest Birth
Year was found on the 1870 Census
while she was living with her mother.
Then, on subsequent Census' it went
up and down."She may be buried with the Birth
Year of 1844 since her granddaughter
Cora thought she was 80 years old...."
1. 1880 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 599B; Image 10 of 14;
Family #82/88.
Listed as Ann Tilley; age 28; born in NC; single; Black; in household of mother Elizabeth Tilley.
2. 1900 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken in 11 Jun 1900; Page 36B; Image
8 of 24; Family #77/80.
Listed as Ann Tilley; age 36; born in Sep 1863 in NC; married; Black; 6 children; all living; farmer;
head of household.
3. 1910 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page 45B; Image
12 of 29; Family #101/101
Listed as Anne Tilley; age 45; born n NC; single; mulatto; 2 children; head of household.
4. 1920 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 39A; Image
13 of 20; Family #122/122.
Listed as Anne Horton; age 60; born n NC; married; Black; in household of husband, Ben Horton.
5. 1930 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 13B; Image
6 of 20; Family #46/47.
Listed as Annie Horton; age 66; born in NC; married at 46; Negro; in household of husband, Ben
Horton.
6. North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994; LDS Web Site.
Ann Horton; age 74; born in 1861 in NC; married; Negro; wife of Ben Horton; daughter of Betsy
Tilley; died 29 May 1935 at Kings Creek, NC; buried 30 May 1935 in Mt. Bethel Cemetery.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Mount Bethel Cemetery; Caldwell Co, NC; submitted by Sandi Danielle;
27 Nov 2013.
Ann Tilley Horton; born in Sep 1862 in Kings Creek (Township), Caldwell Co, NC; died 29 May 1935
in Kings Creek, Caldwell Co, NC; Death Certificate Shown.
""Ann" was the wife of Benjamin
"Ben " Horton (1840) in Kings
Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina."Born Sophia Ann Tilley, she is the
daughter of Elizabeth "Betsey"
Tilley (Dec 1849-1924) of Kings Creek,
Caldwell, North Carolina."She had children with Sidney
Livingston, Wes Moody, and Jules Ferguson"She is the mother of:
"Adeline Tilley-Ferguson (1876-1941)
Lucinda Tilley-Tilley (Sep 1881)
James Tilley (Mar 1884)
Cora Tilley-Ferguson (May 1888-1965)
Jessie Tilley (Aug 1890)
Robert Garnett Tilley (Dec 1892-1961)
Mote Tilley (Nov 1901-1975)
Faye Tilley (1904)"
1. 1880 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 599B; Image 10 of 14;
Family #82/88.
Listed as Ann Tilley; age 28; born in NC; single; Black; in household of mother Elizabeth Tilley.
2. 1900 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken in 11 Jun 1900; Page 36B; Image
8 of 24; Family #77/80.
Listed as Ann Tilley; age 36; born in Sep 1863 in NC; married; Black; 6 children; all living; farmer;
head of household.
3. 1910 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page 45B; Image
12 of 29; Family #101/101
Listed as Anne Tilley; age 45; born n NC; single; mulatto; 2 children; head of household.
4. 1920 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 39A; Image
13 of 20; Family #122/122.
Listed as Anne Horton; age 60; born n NC; married; Black; in household of husband, Ben Horton.
5. 1930 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 13B; Image
6 of 20; Family #46/47.
Listed as Annie Horton; age 66; born in NC; married at 46; Negro; in household of husband, Ben
Horton.
6. North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994; LDS Web Site.
Ann Horton; age 74; born in 1861 in NC; married; Negro; wife of Ben Horton; daughter of Betsy
Tilley; died 29 May 1935 at Kings Creek, NC; buried 30 May 1935 in Mt. Bethel Cemetery.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Mount Bethel Cemetery; Caldwell Co, NC; submitted by Sandi Danielle;
27 Nov 2013.
Ann Tilley Horton; born in Sep 1862 in Kings Creek (Township), Caldwell Co, NC; died 29 May 1935
in Kings Creek, Caldwell Co, NC; Death Certificate Shown.
""Ann" was the wife of Benjamin
"Ben " Horton (1840) in Kings
Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina."Born Sophia Ann Tilley, she is the
daughter of Elizabeth "Betsey"
Tilley (Dec 1849-1924) of Kings Creek,
Caldwell, North Carolina."She had children with Sidney
Livingston, Wes Moody, and Jules Ferguson"She is the mother of:
"Adeline Tilley-Ferguson (1876-1941)
Lucinda Tilley-Tilley (Sep 1881)
James Tilley (Mar 1884)
Cora Tilley-Ferguson (May 1888-1965)
Jessie Tilley (Aug 1890)
Robert Garnett Tilley (Dec 1892-1961)
Mote Tilley (Nov 1901-1975)
Faye Tilley (1904)"
1. 1880 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 599B; Image 10 of 14;
Family #82/88.
Listed as Adline Tilley; age 2; born in NC; Black; in household of grandmother Elizabeth Tilley.,
with mother.
2. 1900 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken in 11 Jun 1900; Page 3&A; Image
9 of 24; Family #77/80.
Listed as Adline Tilley; age 17; born in Sep 1883 in NC; single; Black; 1 child; 1 living; in household
of mother, Ann Tilley.
3. NC Deaths, 1931-1994; LDS Web Site.
Adaline Ferguson; age 80; born in 1875 (est 1861 in) in NC; married; wife of Sank Ferguson; Negro;
living at Kings Creek, NC; daughter of Ann Horton; died 23 Feb 1941 at Kings Creek, NC; buried in
Mt. Bethel Cemetery.
1. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joseph Lewis; age 23; born in NC; single; son of Alfred; married on 8 Apr 1889 in
Tazewell Co, VA; Martha Stephenson.
2. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; yaken on 22 Jun 1900; Page 119B;
Image 38 of 44; Family #337/337.
Listed as Joseph H. Lewis; age 33; born in Jul 1866 in NC; married 11 yrs; farmer;
head of household.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 14 May 1910; Page 210B;
Image 48 of 48; Family #416/430.
Listed as Joseph H. Lewis; age 43; born in NC; married once for 21 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 13 Feb 1920; Page 96A; Image
15 of 38; Family #119/120.
Listed as Joseph Lewis; age 54; born in NC; married; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #10306; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph Harris Lewis; age 63 yrs, 20 days; born 23 Jul 1865 in Ashe Co, NC; married; farmer;
living at Newhall, WV; son of Jessie and Lucinda (Parker) Lewis; died 13 Aug 1928 at Newhall,
WV; from carcinoma of mesentery; no burial information.
1. 1870 Census, McDowell Co, WV, page 9, taken 21 July 1870.
Big Creek Township, Tug River P.O. Family #61.
Listed as Martha Stephenson, age 2, in household of father, James Stephenson.
2. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 803.
Big Creek District, page 014.
Listed as Martha Stevenson, age 12, in household of father, James Stevenson.
3. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joseph Lewis; age 23; born in NC; single; son of Alfred; married on 8 Apr 1889 in
Tazewell Co, VA; Martha Stephenson.
4. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; yaken on 22 Jun 1900; Page 119B;
Image 38 of 44; Family #337/337.
Listed as Martha Lewis; age 32; born in Oct 1867 in WV; married 11 yrs; 6 children; 4 living;
in household of husband, Joseph H. Lewis.
5. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 14 May 1910; Page 210B;
Image 48 of 48; Family #416/430.
Listed as Martha Lewis; age 42; born in WV; married once for 21 yrs; 10 children; 6 living;
in household of husband, Joseph H. Lewis.
6. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 13 Feb 1920; Page 96A; Image
15 of 38; Family #119/120.
Listed as Martha Lewis; age 52; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Joseph H. Lewis.
7. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Newhall: taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 186B;
Image 14 of 36; Family #122/137.
Listed as Martha Lewis; age 62; born in WV; widow; married at 22; in household of son, Roy Lee
Lewis.
8. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Squire; E.D. 24-24; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 474B; Image 24 of 49; Household #184.
Listed as Martha Lewis; age 72; born in WV; widow; no education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of son-in-law, Robert Tucker.
9. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1949); Page ___; Big Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Martha Lewis; age 81 yrs, 7 mons, 9 days; born ay Valls Creek, WV; housewife; widow; daughter
of James and Susie (Christian) Stevenson; died 9 Jun 1949 in Big Creek District, McDowell Co, WV
from pneumonia.
1. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; yaken on 22 Jun 1900; Page 119B;
Image 38 of 44; Family #337/337.
Listed as Fanny E. Lewis; age 6; born in Dec 1893 in VA; in household of father; Joseph H.
Lewis.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 14 May 1910; Page 210B;
Image 48 of 48; Family #416/430.
Listed as Fanny Lewis; age 16; born in VA; in household of father, Joseph H. Lewis.
1. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; yaken on 22 Jun 1900; Page 119B;
Image 38 of 44; Family #337/337.
Listed as Kelly G. Lewis; age 3; born in May 1897 in VA; in household of father; Joseph H.
Lewis.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 14 May 1910; Page 210B;
Image 48 of 48; Family #416/430.
Listed as Kelly Lewis; age 12; born in VA; in household of father, Joseph H. Lewis.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 14 May 1910; Page 210B;
Image 48 of 48; Family #416/430.
Listed as Albert Lewis; age 1 yr, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph H. Lewis.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 13 Feb 1920; Page 96A; Image
15 of 38; Family #119/120.
Listed as Albert B. Lewis; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph H. Lewis.
1. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; yaken on 22 Jun 1900; Page 119B;
Image 38 of 44; Family #337/337.
Listed as Leroy Lewis; age 8 mons; born in Sep 1899 in VA; in household of father; Joseph H.
Lewis.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 14 May 1910; Page 210B;
Image 48 of 48; Family #416/430.
Listed as Leroy Lewis; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Joseph H. Lewis.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 13 Feb 1920; Page 96A; Image
15 of 38; Family #119/120.
Listed as Lee R. Lewis; age 20; born in VA; single; in household of father, Joseph H. Lewis.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 98; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Lewis; age 29; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Newhall, WV; son of
J.H. and Martha Lewis; married on 2 Jul 1929 at Newhall, WV; Nile Steveson; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of B.S. and Bessie.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Newhall: taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 186B;
Image 14 of 36; Family #122/137.
Listed as Roy L. Lewis; age 30; born in VA; married at 29; motorman in coal mine; head of
household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 3/4 Feb 1920; Page 93B; Family #79/80.
Listed as Nelie Stephenson; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Beverly S. Stevenson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 98; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Lewis; age 29; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Newhall, WV; son of
J.H. and Martha Lewis; married on 2 Jul 1929 at Newhall, WV; Nile Steveson; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of B.S. and Bessie.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Newhall: taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 186B;
Image 14 of 36; Family #122/137.
Listed as Nila F. Lewis; age 17; born in VWV married at 17; in household of husband, Roy Lee
Lewis.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Squire; E.D. 24-24; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 474B; Image 24 of 49; Household #184.
Listed as Robert Tucker; age 30; born in NC; married; 6th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 13 Feb 1920; Page 96A; Image
15 of 38; Family #119/120.
Listed as Birtie M. Lewis; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph H. Lewis.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Squire; E.D. 24-24; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 474B; Image 24 of 49; Household #184.
Listed as Bertie Tucker; age 29; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Robert Tucker.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Squire; E.D. 24-24; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 474B; Image 24 of 49; Household #184.
Listed as Pauline Tucker; age 9; born in WV; 3rd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Robert Tucker.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Squire; E.D. 24-24; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 474B; Image 24 of 49; Household #184.
Listed as Joe Tucker; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Robert Tucker.
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1931); Page ___; Line 9; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Lester; age 23; born in WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; common laborer; son of
Pleasant and H.J. (Rose) Lester; married on 1 Aug 1931 at Clothier, WV; Mabel Young; age
17; born in WV; single; living at Monah(sp?), WV; daughter of Bennett and Bertha Young.
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1931); Page ___; Line 9; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Lester; age 23; born in WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; common laborer; son of
Pleasant and H.J. (Rose) Lester; married on 1 Aug 1931 at Clothier, WV; Mabel Young; age
17; born in WV; single; living at Monah(sp?), WV; daughter of Bennett and Bertha Young.