Robert Brierly

1850 - 1930  (80 years)

• Name	Robert Brierly  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Birth	13 Feb 1850	Bracken County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	31 Jul 1850	Bracken County, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Residence	18 Jul 1860	Bracken County, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Residence	5 Jul 1870	Pinhook Township, Robertson, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  Residence	3 Jun 1880	Ellisville, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  Residence	13 Jun 1900	Huffs Stable Township, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA   [8]
  Residence	25 Apr 1910	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [9]
  Residence	24 Jan 1920	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [10]
  Residence	16 Apr 1930	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [11]
  Death	26 Aug 1930	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [14, 15, 17]
  Burial	28 Aug 1930	Brierly Grave Yard, Near Bald Hill, Nicholas, Kentucky, United States   [15, 17]
  Probate	3 Nov 1930	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [14]
  Person ID	I11208	McKelleb
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Leonard Brierly,   b. 1829, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Ann Smitson,   b. 1827, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA d. 22 May 1890, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Jan 1847	Bracken County, Kentucky, USA   [12, 19]
  Family ID	F5948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Ellen Ward,   b. 17 Feb 1848, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA d. 12 Feb 1937, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage License	27 Oct 1870	Robertson County, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  Marriage	28 Oct 1870	Robertson County, Kentucky, USA   [4, 5, 12, 20]
  Children	1. Anna Elizabeth Brierly,   b. Apr 1883, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA d. 23 Jan 1945, Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Arthur G. Brierly,   b. May 1880, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA d. 13 Jul 1952, Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William Ambrose Brierly,   b. 11 Mar 1879, Carlisle, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Orval Warner Brierly,   b. 30 Oct 1875, Robertson County, Kentucky, USA d. 4 Jun 1918, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Blaine Brierly,   b. May 1885, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Thomas R. Brierly,   b. Jun 1888, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Ivy E. Brierly,   b. Apr 1886, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Nancy Mary Brierly,   b. 25 Nov 1873, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Jul 1943, Carlisle, Nicholas, Kentucky, United States (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Bertha May Brierly,   b. 27 Dec 1892, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA d. 3 Sep 1894, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Lenerd A. Brierly,   b. 25 Jul 1871, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA d. 16 Oct 1880, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA (Age 9 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Rena Brierly,   b. 17 Jul 1888, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Aug 1890, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Feb 1850 - Bracken County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 31 Jul 1850 - Bracken County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 18 Jul 1860 - Bracken County, Kentucky, USA Marriage License - 27 Oct 1870 - Robertson County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 28 Oct 1870 - Robertson County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 25 Apr 1910 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 24 Jan 1920 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 16 Apr 1930 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA Death - 26 Aug 1930 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA Probate - 3 Nov 1930 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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