"Hardesty’s West Virginia Counties - Gilmer, Ritchie, Lincoln, Wayne"
Volume 7 - Page 238 - Published 1973
by Jim Comstock


George Washington Wiley - is a son of William J. and Roxy A. (Adkins) Wiley, whose record is in the sketch following this one. He was born in Wayne County, April 15, 1846, and his marriage was solemnized in this county, September 7, 1866. On that date Rev. E. Osborne joined in wedlock George W. Wiley and Nancy Catharine McCoy. Their children are six, born: Wade, September 14, 1867; Margaret Elizabeth, April 30, 1872; William Sylvester, December 12, 1874; Helen Amanda, January 6, 1877; Georgia Emma, January 1, 1880; Mary Melissa, October 4, 1882. The wife of Mr. Wiley was born in Russell County, Virginia, April 6, 1844, and in 1855 came with her parents to Wayne County. Her father, Thomas McCoy, was born in North Carolina, and her mother was born in Russell County, Virginia. The former died in July, 1869, and the latter died in October, 1882. Mr. Wiley owns 90 acres of land on Cove Creek in Grant district, 40 acres in high state of cultivation, well watered, with good residence and fine orchard. The rest of the land is well timbered, with coal and iron ore and good building stone. He has a bank of cannel coal opened and in operation.