William Wriley Solomon
Abt 1832 - Yes, date unknown
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Name William Wriley Solomon Birth Abt 1832 Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I1242 Main Tree Last Modified 1 Sep 2022
Family Judah Hicks, b. Abt 1833 d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1856 Children 1. James Solomon, b. Solomon Hollow, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States 
2. Nancy Solomon, b. Solomon Hollow, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States 3. John Solomon, b. 1858, Solomon Hollow, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States d. 1956, Solomon Hollow, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States (Age 98 years)4. Lucinda Solomon, b. Feb 1862, Solomon Hollow, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown5. Margaret Solomon, b. Aft 1870, Solomon Hollow, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown6. George Solomon, b. 1880, Solomon Hollow, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States d. 1976, Oakdale, Morgan, Tennessee, United States (Age 96 years)Last Modified 24 Jun 2009 Family ID F588 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - From "A History of the Coalfield Area" by W.B. Lyles - - Another family was Solomons, who came from Virginia. They had a son by the name of William Riley Solomon. He was in his early twenties the winter they came through in 1855. They stayed until the weather was good enough, so they could go west. During their stay, he fell in love with a girl by the name of Julie Hicks. He decided to remain here with the Hicks family. They got married in early 1856. Their children were as foollows: Nancy, John, Lucinda, James, Margaret, Martha, and George. There is little known as about Mary and Nancy Solomon. Undoubtedly, they must have died in their infancy. John Solomon, who was born in 1858, died in the same place he was born in 1956 at the age of 98. He did not have any schooling, but he did know how to work. He was a hard worker. His line of work was farming and working in the log woods. He was a gardener and made the last one when he was 97 years old.
Not long after John was born, they had another daughter. When she was a year old, the Civil War started. The father, William Riley Solomon,had to go to war. He was a bugler during the Civil War. A few months after he left, Riley Solomon's wife had another daughter born in 1862. Her name was Lucinda, and she was the one who later was my (W.B.Lyles) grandmother. Her grandfather was the Cherokee Indian, Joseph Hicks.
After the war was over and William Riley Solomon got back home, a son was born, James. Two years later the daughter, Margaret, was born. Then, in the early 1870's, Martha was born. She had a terrible handicap - a very bad hairlip. It was verery difficult for her to eat. I can today remember her in her old age. It was very hard for me to understand the words she said. She never married, but when she was about 20, she had a son by the name of George. Everyone said that a boy by ththe name of Liles was his father, and he went by the name of George Liles. George grew up to be a big man - 6 feet, 6 inches, about 245 pounds. He left Tennessee and never did come back. The story is told that he went to Texas and married. It is said that he died in the state of Texas and was buried there. When Martha was in her 80's she died. She did not have an income. She stayed with people, working to earn her board - she did this all her life.
In 1880, Riley and Julie Solomon had their last child. George was born. He lived to be 94 and died in 1976 in Oakdale, Tennessee. All of these people earned their living by hard work. About 93% were listed as farmers. Some worked in the mines and log woods cutting timber.
1860 MORGAN COUNTY CENSUS, DISTRICT 1 (page 14)
SOLOMON, Wm27MWFarmerTenn
Juda26FWDomesticTenn
Mary6MWTenn
Nancy4FWTenn
John1MWTenn
1880 MORGAN COUNTY CENSUS, DISTRICT 1
SOLOMON, Wm. Riley46MWFarmerTN
Judah46FWKeepHouTN
John W.20MWFarmWorTN
James A.15MWFarmTN
Margret E.14FWHousWoTN
Marthy An12FWTN
Louiza5FWTN
MOORE, Jackson17MWFarmTN
- From "A History of the Coalfield Area" by W.B. Lyles - - Another family was Solomons, who came from Virginia. They had a son by the name of William Riley Solomon. He was in his early twenties the winter they came through in 1855. They stayed until the weather was good enough, so they could go west. During their stay, he fell in love with a girl by the name of Julie Hicks. He decided to remain here with the Hicks family. They got married in early 1856. Their children were as foollows: Nancy, John, Lucinda, James, Margaret, Martha, and George. There is little known as about Mary and Nancy Solomon. Undoubtedly, they must have died in their infancy. John Solomon, who was born in 1858, died in the same place he was born in 1956 at the age of 98. He did not have any schooling, but he did know how to work. He was a hard worker. His line of work was farming and working in the log woods. He was a gardener and made the last one when he was 97 years old.