1. Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sidney Francis Nicholls
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1858
Marriage Date: 26 Nov 1881
Marriage Age: 23
Marriage Place: Birchfield, Holy Trinity, Staffordshire, England
Spouse: Henrietta Melanie Adele Cohn
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Marriage Age: 20
Father: Thomas Nicholls
Spouse's Father: Phillip Cohn..."
2. 1910 Census, Monongalia Co, WV; Morgantown; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 200A; Image 15 of 54;
Family #121/148.
Listed as Sidney H. Nicholls; age 51; born in England; married once for 27 yrs; alien; entered US in 1886;
decorator in glass works; head of household.
3. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sidney Francis Nicholls
Birth Date: 1858
Death Date: 1933
Cemetery: Coraopolis Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Coraopolis, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA..."
1. 1910 Census, Monongalia Co, WV; Morgantown; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 200A; Image 15 of 54;
Family #121/148.
Listed as Henrietta A.. Nicholls; age 48; born in England; married once for 27 yrs; 6 children; 5 living;
alien; entered US in 1886; in household of husband, Sidney H, Nichols.
1. 1910 Census, Monongalia Co, WV; Morgantown; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 200A; Image 15 of 54;
Family #121/148.
Listed as Adele A.. Nicholls; age 20; born in NY; single; in household of father, Sidney H, Nichols.
1. 1910 Census, Monongalia Co, WV; Morgantown; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 200A; Image 15 of 54;
Family #121/148.
Listed as Theodore H. Nicholls; age 17; born in PA; single; decorator in glass works; in household of
father, Sidney H, Nichols.
1. 1910 Census, Monongalia Co, WV; Morgantown; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 200A; Image 15 of 54;
Family #121/148.
Listed as Emile J. Nicholls; age 15; born in PA; single; decorator in glass works; in household of
father, Sidney H, Nichols.
1. 1910 Census, Monongalia Co, WV; Morgantown; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 200A; Image 15 of 54;
Family #121/148.
Listed as Nelson B. Nicholls; age 13; born in PA; in household of father, Sidney H, Nichols.
1. Alexandria, VA; Marriage License #38231; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Tyrone Bing Harmon; age 22; born in Gary, WV; single; printer; Colored; living at 330 South Patrick, St,
Alexandria, Va; son of Alexander and Evelyn (Saunders) Harmon; married on 30 dec 1961 in
Alexandria, VA; Leola Robinson; age 20; born in Bolton, NC; single; Colored; living at same address;
daughter of Paul and Beatrice (Freeman) Robinson.
1. Alexandria, VA; Marriage License #38231; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Tyrone Bing Harmon; age 22; born in Gary, WV; single; printer; Colored; living at 330 South Patrick, St,
Alexandria, Va; son of Alexander and Evelyn (Saunders) Harmon; married on 30 dec 1961 in
Alexandria, VA; Leola Robinson; age 20; born in Bolton, NC; single; Colored; living at same address;
daughter of Paul and Beatrice (Freeman) Robinson.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; taken 9/11 Jan 1900; Page 126B; Image 10
of 26; Family #83/85.
Listed as William O. Lilly; age 7; born in May 1893 in WV; in household of father, John W. Lilly.
2. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV' Jumping Branch District; taken 15/16 Apr 1910; Page 231B; Image 2
of 23; Family #11/11.
Listed as William O. Lilly; age 16; born in WV; farm hand; in household of mother, Mollie (Epling)
Lilly.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1913); Page: Line #27; WV Archives Web Site.
Oswell William Lilly; age 19; bornin Mercer Co, WV; single; living at Camp Creek, WV; married on
10 Jan 1913 in Mercer Co, WV; Mannie Mae Kissinger; age 18; born in Mercer Co, WV; single;
living at Camp Creek, WV.
4. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Oswell Wm Lilly
[Oswell William Lilly]
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 12 May 1893
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Draft Board: 2
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Light
Eye Color: Grey"Additional Information Listed:
Living at Camp Creek, WV; born at Flat Top, WV; dental student at Louisville Dental College, Louisville,
KY; married; dependent wife and 2 children; 5 Jun 1917/1918?
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; E.D. 24-29; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page
573B; Image 10 of 93; Household #72.
Listed as Oswall Lilly; age 46; born in WV; married; 3 yrs college eduction; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; dentist; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Regsistration Card #U-2007; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Oswell William Lilly; age 48; born 12 May 1893 in Bramwell, WV (sic, Flat Top, WV); living at 34
Hobart St, Welch, WV; self employed dentist; person who will always known address, Mrs, O.W. Lilly;
Welch, WV; 5'6" Tall; 138 lbs; blue eyes; blonde hair; light complexion; birthmark on arm.
5. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #3638; Ancestry.com Website.
Oswell William Lilly; age 56; born in Mercer Co, WV; divorced; 2 previous marriages; living at Camp
Creek, WV; son of John W. and Mollie (Epling) Lilly; married on 22 Feb 1950 in Bluefield, VA; Edna
Kennedy Reed; maiden name Kennedy; age 45; born in Mercer Co, WV; widowed and divorced; 2
previous marriages; housewife; living at Matoaka, WV; daughter of John A. and Rosa A. (Pennington)
Kennedy.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by NaLisa Brown; 27 Jul 2013.
"Dr Oswell William Lilly
Birth 12 May 1893
Bramwell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 23 Dec 1957 (aged 64)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Epling Cemetery
Camp Creek, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 114464256 "Additional Information Posted:
"A member of the Masons
Uncle Oz, a dentist, had a heart attack while pulling a tooth from Leonard Horton Kessinger - his brother-in-law."
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995" edited by Dr. Thomas Hatcher, Geneva Steele, Sandra long and Christine Carr McGuire; 1995. LC #95-61262; "Oswell William Lilly" article; Page 191; submitted by: Jessie Mae Lilly Cha/fam, 34 Quail Valley Manor, Princeton, WV 24740""OSWELL WILLIAM LILLY, D.D.S.
" One of McDowell Count ’s most highly
skilled members of the dental, profession was
Dr. Oswell William Lilly, who practiced dentistry
in Welch for 30 years. Dr. Lilly was born at
Bramwell (sic, Flat Top), West Virginia, May 12, 1893, a son
of John Wallace Lilly and Molly Epling Lilly. His
father died at the age of 37, leaving a young
Widow and six children, ranging in age from
two to fourteen years. Dr. Lilly was the oldest.
"Dr. Lilly received his early education in Mer-
oer County schools. At the age of 16, after suc-
cessfully passing a teachers’ examination, he
became a teacher in a Mercer County school
and taught until 1912. He then started preparing
for his professional career by entering the Ohio
College. of Dentistry in Cincinnati, Ohio, where
he studied for one year. Later, after borrowing
money to further his education, he entered the
Louisville College of Dentistry at Louisville
Kentucky, where he spent two years.
,
"Immediately after graduation from the
Loursvrlle College of Dentistry in 1917 with the
degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, Dr. Lilly
came to McDowell County, and for 18 months
was assistant director of the Jenkinjones Den—
tal Dispensary at Maybeury. After leaving that
position he opened a private practice in Matoa-
ka, West Virginia for one year.
." ln 1919 Dr. Lilly came to Welch, West Vir-
ginia and for four and one-half years was
assistant director of the McDowell County Den-
tal Clinic. In 1924 he opened his office for pri—
vate practice in the First Nation Bank
Building, Welch.
"Dr. Lilly received considerable prominence
for his research in the treatment of mouth and
throat infections. He was awarded patents by
the United States and Canadian governments
on drugs which he had developed as a result of
his research. His Lilly’s Solution, Dental, was
widely used by dentists in West Virginia and
other states for the treatment of Vincent’s
Stomatitis (trench mouth) and other diseases of
the mouth. In 1926 he was summoned to Tren-
ton, New Jersey to assist in the quelling of an
epidemic of trench mouth. In 1937 he intro—
duced Armident, a mouth wash, to the public.
This medicine was for home use and was wide-
ly sold in drug stores of the area. It was said to .
have been one of the most effective of its kind
"Always seeking to improve his dental skills,
in 1925-26 Dr. Lilly took post graduate courses
in X-ray technique and oral surgery in Cincin—
nati, Ohio. He was a member of Delta Sigma
Delta Dental Fraternity, the Knights of Pythias
and Masons, and was a charter member of the
Welch Kiwanis Club. . .
" In 1949, Dr. Lilly sold his practice in Welch
and returned for a time to his beloved farm and
boyhood home at Camp Creek, Mercer
County, where his mother was still livrng. After
spending several months there he opened‘an
office in Princeton, West Virginia. He died
December 23, 1957, and was buried in the
family cemetery at Camp Creek.
"Dr. Lilly’s first wife was Mannie Mae
Kessinger, daughter of Luther Samuel and
Mary Elizabeth Lily Kessinger of Camp Creek,
West Virginia. They were the parents of two
children, Stanley Gail Lilly and Jessie Mae Lilly
Chalfant, both former McDowell County school
teachers now living in Princeton, West Virginia."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; E.D. 24-29; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page
573B; Image 10 of 93; Household #72.
Listed as Ransie Lilly; age 37; born in VA; married; 7th grade eduction; lived in Marion, Smyth Co, VA
on1 Apr 1935;in household of husband, Oswell W. Lilly.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 29 May 2019.
" Stanley Gail Lilly
Birth 23 Jun 1913
Camp Creek, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 10 Apr 1995 (aged 81)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199564368"Additional Information Posted:
"Stanley Gail Lilly, 81, of 1318 Princeton Ave., Princeton, died Monday, April 10, 1995, at his home.
"Born in Camp Creek, he was a son of the late Oswald W. Lilly and Mannie Sue Kessinger Lilly Leake.
He retired from the McDowell County School System where he was a teacher, attended Mercer and McDowell County schools and was a graduate of Concord College. He was of the Protestant faith.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Maybel Farley Lilly."Survivors: daughter, Margaret G. Bailey of Princeton; sister, Jessie Mae Chalfant of Princeton; grandchildren, David Wayne Bailey, Robert Michael Bailey and Michele Hardin; four great-grandchildren.
"The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the George W. Seaver Funeral Home Chapel in Princeton with the Rev. Clifford Schell officiating. Burial will be in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home."
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 29 May 2019.
" Margaret Maybel Farley Lilly
Birth 1916
Spanishburg, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 27 Sep 1990 (aged 73–74)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199564319"Additional Information Posted:
"Mrs. Margaret Maybel Lilly, 74, of 1318 Princeton Ave., Princeton, died Thursday at a Princeton hospital. Born at Spanishburg, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Hallie Bolen Farley."She was a retired 30 year employee of the Maidenform Co., in Princeton, a member of the First United Methodist Church in Princeton, a member of the Weslyen Service Guild of the Church and a life long resident of Mercer County. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Carlos B. Farley and Malcolm B. Farley; sister, Myrl Bailey.
"Survivors: husband, Stanley (Gail) Lilly; daughter, Mrs. Margaret S. Bailey of Princeton; sisters, Maycel Fletcher and Wanda Jennings both of Princeton; grandchildren, David Bailey, Michael Bailey and Michele Hardin all of Princeton; four great grandchildren.
"The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at George W. Seaver Funeral Home Chapel in Princeton with the Rev. Clifford Schell officiating. Burial will be at Rose-lawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Pallbearers are Jim Barker, Bill Tooley, Sam Thurmer, Larry Farley, Danny Farley and Clyde Cooper."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken 2 Apr 1930; Page 173B; Image
2 of 56; Family #19/19.
Listed as Willie Artist; age 4; born in NC; Negro; in household of father, Louis Artis.
2. 1940 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; Meadow Bluff District; Anjean; E.D. 13-32; taken 17 Apr 1940;
Page 239B; Image 12 of 26; Household #117.
Listed as William Artist; age 14; born in WV; Negro; 6th grade education; attending school; lived
in Logan Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Louis Artis.
3. Wise Co, VA; Marriage License #38474; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Artist; age 21; born in Panther, WV; single; Colored; bakery; living at Norton, VA; son of Louis
and Lillie Belle (Hoston, sic, Hairston) Artist; married on 11 Oct 1946, in Wise, VA; Virginia Clark; age
20; born and living in Norton, VA; single; Colored; daughter of Manuel and Maggie (Dukes) Clark.
1. Wise Co, VA; Marriage License #38474; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Artist; age 21; born in Panther, WV; single; Colored; bakery; living at Norton, VA; son of Louis
and Lillie Belle (Hoston, sic, Hairston) Artist; married on 11 Oct 1946, in Wise, VA; Virginia Clark; age
20; born and living in Norton, VA; single; Colored; daughter of Manuel and Maggie (Dukes) Clark.