Joanne,
You mentioned in your posting that you have lots of information on the
Salley family. Were they originally from
Virginia?
I am trying to locate the parents of my gggrand father & gggrandmother, Louis Sally and
Dolly (
Holmes) Sally/Salley/Sallie who was born in
Virginia and migrated to
Dallas County,
Arkansas.
Do you have the following names in your database?
If so, could you please e-mail me at
marva.yarrell@comcast.net?
Thank you for checking.
Marva Yarrell
Lansing, MI
marva.yarrell@comcast.net Descendants of Louis
Salley Generation No. 1
1. LOUIS1
Salley was born
Abt. 1790 in
Virginia. He married
Dolly OR POLLY
Holmes 07 Nov 1866. She
was born 1800 in
Virginia.
Notes for LOUIS SALLEY:
The children of Louis and
Dolly Holmes (Samuel,
Sandy A. and John
Salley) are brothers.
Source: Bobby Hunter (4/11/2005)
Notes for
Dolly OR POLLY HOLMES:
Dolly
Salley is enumerated in the June 15th & 16th, 1880
Princeton Township,
Dallas County,
ArkansasCensus, Dwelling 126-139, page 15, Supv. Dist #1, Enumeration District 66. She is enumerated with her son,
Sam
Salley. She is listed as 80 years old having been born in
Virginia.
There are 2 other
Salley families living next door at Dwelling # 125-138 (John
Salley) and Dwelling # 127-140
(Sandy A. Salley).
At Dwelling 128-141 is enumerated a William Daley, mulatto, age 25 and Lucy, his wife age 22. A daughter,
Mela, age 1 is also listed.
Source: Marva Laverne Carpenter-Yarrell
Marriage Notes for LOUIS
Salley and
Dolly HOLMES:
Source:
Dallas County Arkansas Marriage Book A, Page 16. Dolly is listed as "Polly" on the marriage
certificate. This is probably an error because her name was indeed
Dolly.
Children of LOUIS
Salley and
Dolly Holmes are:
2. i. SAMUEL2
Salley, b. Abt. 1821,
Virginia.
3. ii. SANDY A. SALLEY, b. Abt. 1825,
Virginia.
4. iii. JOHN
Salley (
SALLIE), b. Abt. 1830,
Virginia.
Generation No. 2
2. SAMUEL2
Salley (LOUIS1) was born
Abt. 1821 in
Virginia. He married
MILLIE. She was born 1845 in
Virginia.
Notes for SAMUEL SALLEY:
Information taken from the August 15, 1870
Dallas County Arkansas Census and the June 15 & 16, 1880
Census for
Princeton Township,
Dallas County,
Arkansas. There is a Jane or June Atkinson enumerated
with Sam &
MILLIE Salley, but her connection to the family is unknown at this time.
Source: Marva L. Carpenter-Yarrell (8/99)
Sam
Salley and wife Milly purchased a Deed of Mortgage on January 28, 1869 for $130 from Marsha A.
Holmes. The mortgage was paid in full on February 25, 1870. On the side of the mortgage was written "
this mortgage is satisfied in full February the 25th 1870, M.A. Holmes by G. W. Mallett. Received this
mortgage _____ as her receipt on note given to a. Watts by Sam
Salley & M.A. Holmes January 29, 1870.
Signed by M.A. Holmes by G.W. Mallett,
Clerk.
Source: Deed of Mortgage in possession of Marva Laverne Carpenter-Yarrell (2/2001).
Children of SAMUEL
Salley and
MILLIE are:
5. i. AMBER DOLLIE (SHUG)3
Salley, b. 04 Jul 1864,
Princeton, AR; d. Sep 1944,
Princeton,
Arkansas.
6. ii. EDLER C.J. SALLEY, b. 14 Jun 1866; d. 17 Mar 1964,
Princeton,
Arkansas.
iii. LOUISA
Salley, b. 1868; m. RYAL L. FREEMAN, 28 Dec 1887,
Dallas County, Arkansas; b. Sep 1864.
iv. SYLVANNIA M. W. SALLEY, b. 1870; m. GEORGE
WASHINGTON REYNOLDS JR.; b. 1867.
v. CORA W. SALLEY, b. 1872.
vi. RACHEL BELLE
Salley, b. 1875; m. CHARLIE H. LEANDER ROYSTON, 28 Dec 1892,
Dallas Co., Arkansas; b.
Abt. 1870.
Marriage Notes for RACHEL
Salley and CHARLIE ROYSTON:
Source:
Dallas County,
Arkansas Marriage Records, Book F, page 227
vii. WILLIAM G. SALLEY, b. Jul 1879.
3. SANDY A.2
Salley (LOUIS1) was born
Abt. 1825 in
Virginia. He married CANDIS. She was born in
Arkansas.
Child of
Sandy Salley and CANDIS is:
7. i. WILLIAM3
Salley, b. Abt. 1873.
4. JOHN SALLEY2 (
SALLIE) (LOUIS1
Salley) was born
Abt. 1830 in
Virginia. He married (1) HARRIET
THROWER 01 Oct 1866 in
Dallas Co., Arkansas (Source:
Dallas County Marriage Records from Jamilia
Sloan's Note Cards -Website: (
http://freepages.genealogy. rootsweb.com/~dallasar/wc25/wc25_406.html).).
She was born Bet. 1823 - 1830 in
Virginia. He married (2) PRISCILLA "
SILLA" SINQUEFIELD 24 Feb 1876 in
Dallas Co., Arkansas. She was born
Abt. 1850 in
Arkansas.
Notes for JOHN
Salley (
SALLIE):
According to the June 15th & 16th , 1880
Princeton Township,
Dallas County,
Arkansas Census,
SILLA, wife
of John
Salley, was born in
Arkansas. Her Father was born in Tennessee and her mother was listed as born
in Georgia.
Also enumerated in this census with
SILLA & John
Salley is a person named MARTHA
SONGNEFIELD(Sinquifield), black female, age 15 and listed as a sister-in-law of John
Salley.
Marriage Notes for JOHN (
SALLIE) and PRISCILLA SINQUEFIELD:
Source: Marriage record in possession of Marva Yarrell (2/2001)
John & Priscilla were married by Rev. Daniel Claborn Gillett on February 24, 1876. Surety on the marriage
bond was Sil Jefferson. Marriage was recorded March 1, 1876, Book C, page 45 by E.M. Harris,
Clerk and
Recorder of the
Court.
Children of JOHN (
SALLIE) and HARRIET THROWER are:
i. LAFAYETTE3
Salley.
ii. CATHERINE
Salley.
iii. DOLLY
Salley.
iv. WILLIAM
Salley.
Children of JOHN (
SALLIE) and PRISCILLA SINQUEFIELD are:
8. v. THOMAS3
Salley, b. Abt. 1877,
Arkansas.
vi. MARY M. SALLEY, b. Abt. 1879.
vii. MARTHA V. SALLEY, b. Abt. 1879.
viii. ROBERT
Salley.
9. ix. AUSTIN
Salley, b. Abt. 1883,
Arkansas.
x. TOM
Salley, b. Abt. 1880; d. Abt. 1945.
xi. JOHN
Salley.
10. xii. STERLING
Salley, b. Abt. 1887.
xiii. NAN
Salley.
Generation No. 3
5. AMBER DOLLIE (SHUG)3
Salley (SAMUEL2, LOUIS1) was born 04 Jul 1864 in
Princeton, AR, and died Sep
1944 in
Princeton,
Arkansas. She married GEORGE HOUSE 23 Feb 1882 in
Princeton, AR, son of
UNKNOWN and UNKNOWN. He was born Aug 1858 in
Princeton,
Arkansas, and died 14 May 1937 in
Princeton,
Arkansas.
Notes for AMBER DOLLIE (SHUG) SALLEY:
Listed in 1870 U.S. Census,
Arkansas,
Dallas County Princeton Township page 10 6yrs old.
Amber was also known as "Shug". Birth date & death provided by
MILLIE Ann House-Blake (daughter) in a
telephone conversation with her on 6/12/2000. (Marva Carpenter)
Notes for GEORGE HOUSE:
Information taken from the August 15, 1870 Census for
Princeton Township,
Dallas County,
Arkansas.
Charles House, age 15 (b. abt. 1853)
George House, age 12 (b. abt. 1858)
Robert House, age 9 (b. abt. 1861)
Ellen House, age 7 (b. abt. 1863)
are all enumerated with the family of
Jnos B. House, age 57, white male, farmer who was born in North Carolina
wife, Mary E. House, age 55, white female who was born in
Virginiason, Green D. House, age 28, white male who was born in
Arkansasson, William L. House, age 24, white male
daughter, Cornelia House, age 21, white female
son,
WASHINGTON House, age 19, white male
daughter, Mary E. House, age 17
daughter, Isabella House, age 11
Also enumerated with the Jnos B. House family is: James Holt, age 21, white male, farm laborer who was
born in Georgia. It appears that Charles, Robert & Ellen may be our great grandfather, George House's
brothers & sister.
Information taken from 1880 Census, June 22&23,
Princeton Township,
Dallas County,
ArkansasGeorge House (age 21) is listed as residing with John B. House (age 71) and Mary House (age 61), page 22 of
census records, updated by Jerry House
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Information taken from the 1900 Census, June 11, 1900,
Princeton Township,
Dallas County,
Arkansas 1. George House, head of house, black male, born 1858 in
Arkansas. His father & mother were reportedly
born in Tennessee
2. Ambra House, wife, black female, born July 1864 in
Arkansas. Her father was born in
Virginia and her
mother born in Tennessee.
3. Roberta House (also known as "Gillie", daughter, black female, born October 1883 in
Arkansas.
4. Andrew House, son, black male, born April 1886 in
Arkansas.
5. Charley House, son, black male, born January 1889 in
Arkansas.
6. George W. House, son, black male, born March 1892 in
Arkansas.
7. Raybon House, son, black male, born April 1896 in
Arkansas8. Berthia (Bertha) House, daughter, black female, born September 1899 in
Arkansas.
Dallas County Marriage License D-109
according to family bible page, george house was born october 1856.
Marriage Notes for AMBER
Salley and GEORGE HOUSE:
George House & Amber
Salley applied for a marriage license on February 22, 1882. Joe Walsh is listed as
the surety of the $100 bond for the marriage license. The marriage ceremony was performed by Dallas
Winstead, Minister on February 23, 1882. The certificate was filed & recorded in the County of Dallas by
R.A. Lea,
Clerk of the Circuit
Court on March 1, 1882 on Page 109, Book D.
Source: Marriage Records-Dallas County,
Arkansas, Book D, Page 109
Children of AMBER
Salley and GEORGE HOUSE are:
11. i. GILLIE BIRTER4 HOUSE, b. 06 Oct 1883,
Princeton, AR; d. 29 Jul 1956,
Princeton, AR.
12. ii. ANDREW HOUSE, b. 05 May 1885,
Princeton, AR; d. 1946.
13. iii. CHARLIE HOUSE, b. 09 Jan 1889,
Princeton, Arkansas; d. 04 Apr 1944,
Princeton,
Arkansas.
iv. GEORGE
WASHINGTON HOUSE, b. 02 Mar 1892,
Princeton,
Arkansas.
Notes for GEORGE
WASHINGTON HOUSE:
Source:
MILLIE Ann House telephone conversation on 6/12/2000. Information obtained from Aunt
Pat (
MILLIE Ann House), George
WASHINGTON House left
Arkansas at an early age and never returned. Per
MILLIE Ann House,
George left
Arkansas in 1918. Aunt
Pat received letters from him indicating that he had gone to Rockford,
Illinois but lost track with him. Efforts are still pending to locate his descendants in Illinois.
14. v. RAYBON (RAYMOND) HOUSE, b. 13 Apr 1896,
Princeton, AR; d. 07 Apr 1984, Gurdon Municipal Hospital,
Gurdon,
Arkansas.
vi. BERTHIA HOUSE, b. 27 Sep 1899,
Princeton, AR.
Notes for BERTHIA HOUSE:
Berthia was nicknamed "Bertha". According to
MILLIE Ann House-Blake, Berthia died at a young age
(6/12/2000). This information was previously confirmed by James Dailey in 1999.
Berthia and Birter were twins.
vii. MACK HENRY HOUSE, b. 28 May 1903,
Princeton, AR; d. 1972, Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Notes for MACK HENRY HOUSE:
Source: According to
MILLIE Ann House in a telephone conversation with her on 6/12/2000, she stated that Mack
Henry was born before her and that he had moved to Altoona, Pennsylvania where he died. She did not know the
names of any of his descendants or if he had any children.
viii. MILLIE ANN HOUSE, b. 06 May 1907,
Princeton, Arkansas; d. 08 Jun 2002, Arkadelphia, AR; m.
THOMAS SKYLUS BLAKE, 25 Sep 1941,
Dallas Co., Arkansas; b. 01 Apr 1894, Nevada County, Arkansas; d. 05
Oct 1971.
Notes for
MILLIE ANN HOUSE:
Millie Ann was nicknamed "Aunt
Pat". She was the last living member of her family. Her favorite bible scripture
was the 91st Psalms which she could recite by heart. She was at Twin Rivers Nursing Home in Arkadelphia when
she passed on 6-8-2002 at 8:45 a.m.
Dallas County Marriage License U-209
Notes for THOMAS SKYLUS BLAKE:
Birth & death dates taken from photo of his tombstone in Henderson Cemetery,
Dallas County,
Arkansas in
August 1999. Thomas was an
Arkansas Pvt. in the U.S. Army in World War I (per inscription on his tombstone)
Source: Marva Carpenter
6. EDLER C.J.3
Salley (SAMUEL2, LOUIS1) was born 14 Jun 1866, and died 17 Mar 1964 in
Princeton,
Arkansas. She married HENRY
OWENS. He was born 1872 in
Arkansas.
Notes for HENRY OWENS:
Source: June 11, 1900 Census for
Princeton Township,
Dallas County,
Arkansas, Dwelling House 95,
Family #96.
Children of EDLER
Salley and HENRY
OWENS are:
15. i. NAOMI4
OWENS.
ii. WILLIE
OWENS, b. 1889.
iii. CRESSEY (?) OWENS, b. 1891.
iv. SUG
OWENS, b. 1892.
16. v. JOHN "DUFF"
OWENS, b. 17 Oct 1900; d. 05 Nov 1982.
17. vi. MISSOURI
OWENS, b. 21 Oct 1893,
Princeton, Arkansas; d. 12 Sep 1980.
vii. MARIAH
OWENS, b. 1894.
18. viii. SAMUEL "JACK"
OWENS, b. 26 Jun 1898,
Princeton,
Dallas County, Arkansas; d. 24 Nov 1989, Riverwood
Convalescent Home, Arkadelphia,
Arkansas.
7. WILLIAM3
Salley (
Sandy A.2, LOUIS1) was born
Abt. 1873. He married (1) ELLA BUTLER 25 Dec 1892 in
Dallas Co., Arkansas. She was born
Abt. 1878. He married (2) MELVINA SCALES 08 Jun 1903 in
Dallas Co.,
Arkansas. She was born
Abt. 1884, and died Bef. 2004.
Notes for WILLIAM SALLEY:
Nicknamed "Duty"
Salley.
Marriage Notes for WILLIAM
Salley and ELLA BUTLER:
Source: Marriage Certificate in possession of Marva L. Yarrell (2/2001). William of
Princeton, AR. & Ella
of Pine Grove , Ar. were married by Elder N.B. Smith on December 22, 1892. Anthony Ellis was surety on
the marriage bond. Marriage recorded in
Dallas County,
Arkansas, Book B, page 317 on January 9, 1893
by N.H. Clark,
Court Clerk.
Marriage Notes for WILLIAM
Salley and MELVINA SCALES:
Source: Marriage Certificate in possession of Marva L. Yarrell (2/2001). William of Pine Grove & Melvina
of Pine Grove were married by A.S. Russell, Justice of the Peace on June 8, 1903. J. Sanders was surety on
the marriage bond. Marriage filed in
Dallas County,
Arkansas, and recorded in Book H, page 317 on June
17, 1903 by L.E. Purdy,
Clerk of the
Court.
Child of WILLIAM
Salley and ELLA BUTLER is:
19. i. WILLIAM4
Salley, b. 19 Nov 1894, Sparkman, Arkansas; d. 30 Jun 1968.
Children of WILLIAM
Salley and MELVINA SCALES are:
ii. SAMMIE4
Salley.
iii. JUNIOUS
Salley.
iv. ROY
Salley.
v. MILDRED
Salley.
vi. ESTHER
Salley.
vii. JOSEPH
Salley.
viii. ROSIE
Salley.
ix. JOSIE
Salley.
x. CHESTER
Salley.
8. THOMAS3
Salley (JOHN SALLEY2 (
SALLIE), LOUIS1
Salley) was born
Abt. 1877 in
Arkansas. He married
EMMA DELAMAR. She was born
Abt. 1881 in
Arkansas.
Child of THOMAS
Salley and EMMA DELAMAR is:
i. ROBERT4
Salley, b. Abt. 1902,
Arkansas.
9. AUSTIN3
Salley (JOHN SALLEY2 (
SALLIE), LOUIS1
Salley) was born
Abt. 1883 in
Arkansas. He married
(1) MAY LIZA EASON Bef. 1910. He married (2) MARTHA JANE STAMPS 17 Oct 1915 in
Dallas Co.,
Arkansas. She was born
Abt. 1893 in
Arkansas. He married (3) HAZEL LEE Bef. 1927.
Notes for
AUSTIN SALLEY:
Information on the
AUSTIN Salley and Martha Jane Stamps-Salley family were obtained from the 1930
Princeton,
Dallas County,
Arkansas Census, Dwelling # 145, Family #150.
Children of
AUSTIN Salley and MAY EASON are:
20. i. MARTHA4
Salley.
21. ii. WILLIE MAE
Salley.
Children of
AUSTIN Salley and MARTHA STAMPS are:
iii. MARTHA4
Salley, b. Abt. 1918.
iv. MAE
Salley, b. Abt. 1925.
v. HERBERT B. SALLEY.
Notes for HERBERT B. SALLEY:
Source: Per telephone conversation with Tommie Jean Parham Thrower, H.B. left home and went to Mexico and
no one has heard from him since. (3/12/2001)
22. vi. OLLIE VERA
Salley, b. 12 Apr 1917,
Princeton,
Dallas County, AR; d. 03 Aug 1991, Union Hospital, El
Dorado,
Arkansas.
23. vii. JOHN
Salley, b. Apr 1918; d. 29 Aug 1959.
24. viii. BESSIE MAE
Salley, b. 06 Aug 1920.
25. ix. KATTIE BELL
Salley, b. 11 Mar 1922,
Dallas County , Arkansas; d. 18 Jan 1971,
Dallas County Hospital,
Fordyce,
Arkansas.
26. x. BERTHA
Salley, b. 07 Apr 1926,
Dallas County , Arkansas; d. 18 Dec 1968.
Children of
AUSTIN Salley and HAZEL LEE are:
27. xi. LEVICTUS4
Salley, d. 06 Jul 1988, Little Rock, AR..
28. xii. ABRAHAM
Salley.
29. xiii. ALEXANDER
Salley.
xiv. EMMA LEE
Salley, m. ?COATES.
xv. ORA LEE
Salley, m. ?WILSON.
10. STERLING3
Salley (JOHN SALLEY2 (
SALLIE), LOUIS1
Salley) was born
Abt. 1887. He married ARNELLA
(ARMELIA) HUGHES 25 Jan 1916 in
Dallas Co., Arkansas, daughter of JACOB HUGHES and MARY JACOBS.
She was born 15 Dec 1898, and died 26 Jan 1949.
Notes for
STERLING SALLEY:
Sterling is listed in the 1930 US Census, Manchester Township,
Dallas County,
Arkansas, Enumerated April
08, 1920, Vol. 17, E.D. 20-13, SH 3A, Line 29 -36. Household # 50-50, Age 43. Armelia is listed as spouse,
age 31.
Children of
STERLING Salley and ARNELLA HUGHES are:
i. IRENE4
Salley.
ii. MAUD E. SALLEY, b. 1917.
iii. EURA M
Salley, b. 1920.
iv. WILLIAM A. SALLEY, b. 1922.
30. v. ORA DELL
Salley, b. 1924.
vi. MORRIS
Salley, b. 1926.
vii. ELNORA
Salley, b. 1929.
viii. JAMES WILLIS
Salley.
ix. ROBERT
STERLING Salley.
x. JOHNNIE MAE
Salley.
xi. LEE ESTHER
Salley.