Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Family Group Records L
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:
- 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.
- 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.
- Mark J. Lile
Born: 24 January 1822 Granville Co., NC
Died: 10 July 1889 Muhlenberg
Never married
Buried: Lile family burying ground
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Mary Jane Lile
Born: 28 January 1835 Bedford Co., TN
Died: 23 September 1913, age 82, Muhlenberg
Never married
Buried: Lile family burying ground
- Clara Bea Lile
Born: 17 July 1837 Bedford Co., TN
Died: before 1870
Contributed by Jean Wells
Updated August 2, 2017