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Lessie Lee Rigney

Lessie Lee Rigney[1]

Female 1894 - 1979  (84 years)

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  • Name Lessie Lee Rigney 
    Born 3 Feb 1894  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 3 Jan 1979  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I8986  My Reynolds Line | Pittsylvania Co., VA Holleys
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2023 

    Father Benjamin Lee Rigney,   b. 13 Mar 1866, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1956, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Victoria Celeste Eanes,   b. 27 Jul 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1955, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Family ID F4762  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William 'Willie' Coleman Holley,   b. 6 Nov 1889, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1967  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1916 
    • !MARRIAGE:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary
      Frances Reynolds
    Children 
     1. Julian Swanson Holley,   b. 23 Oct 1917, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1944, Anzio Beachhead in Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     2. Elizabeth Bell Holley,   b. 23 Oct 1917, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 2013  (Age 95 years)
     3. Henry Coleman Holley,   b. 15 Apr 1920, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1995  (Age 75 years)
     4. Ruth Lee Holley,   b. 30 Dec 1921, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 2008, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. Living
     6. Herbert Kenneth Holley,   b. 1 Sep 1929, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 2020, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F2955  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    William Coleman Holley and wife Lessie Holley (nee Rigney)
    William Coleman Holley and wife Lessie Holley (nee Rigney)
    8986-WilliamCHolleyLessieRigney.jpg

    Documents
    Julian Swanson Holley-Killed In Action
    Julian Swanson Holley-Killed In Action
    The Danville Bee
    Apr 11, 1944
    Lessie Rigney Holley-Obit
    Lessie Rigney Holley-Obit
    The Danville Register
    Jan 4, 1979

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Brenda Gregory (nee Holley) .
      Family History by Brenda Holley Gregory, Richmond, Virgini1860 VA Census Pittsylvania Co. Swansonville HeritageQuest Series M653, Roll 1370, Page 185, HH/Fam 196, John W.Gregory 30, Martha 27, Eliza 5, John B 3, Octavia 2, Alice 1
      See Histories

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58319837.
      Lessie Lee Rigney Holley
      Birth 3 Feb 1894
      Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Death 3 Jan 1979 (aged 84)
      Danville, Danville City, Virginia
      Burial
      Highland Burial Park
      Danville, Danville City, Virginia

      Willie Coleman Holley
      Birth 6 Nov 1889, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Death 1 Jun 1967, Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., Va
      Burial: Highland Burial Park
      Danville, Danville City, Virginia

      Family Members
      Parents
      John Henry Holley, 1859?1946
      Virginia White Holley Holley, 1871?1952

      Spouse
      Lessie Lee Rigney Holley, 1894?1979

      Siblings
      Roy Clemons Holly, 1891?1940
      Henry Leonard Holley, 1894?1971
      Hattie W Holley Stegall, 1899?1996
      Louis D. Holley, 1902?1939
      Joel Spencer Holley, 1904?1972
      Snowie Easter Holley Payne, 1907?1959
      Lutie Mae Holley Powell, 1909?1977
      Virginia White Holley Horsley, 1914-1994

      Children
      Julian Swanson Holley, 1917?1944
      Elizabeth Bell Holley Patterson, 1917?2013
      Henry Coleman Holley, 1920?1995
      Ruth L Holley Parrish, 1921?2008
      Harry William Holley, 1924?2012
      Herbert Kenneth Holley, 1929?2020