JW Gailey's Siblings
JW had two full blood siblings and three half siblings. Jane Jemima Gailey and Asa Nelson Gailey were his full blood siblings.
Starrett Annie Smith, Lola Maude Gailey, and Lester Ellsworth Gailey were his half siblings. It is unclear whether JW knew about Lola and Lester
as they were born in Chicago. The following is a break down on each of JW's siblings.
NEW PHOTO! Jane J. Gailey and Asa Nelson Gailey (Around 1867) -
J.W.'s two full blood siblings. Photo Courtesy of the MC Fry family.
Jane Jemima (Gailey) Harding
Jane Gailey was the first born child of Permelia Jane (Tudor) Gailey and Asa Lomax Gailey. She was born in 1858 in Bell County Texas. She
married Samuel "Doke" Harding and settled in northern Erath County, Texas near the communites of Sims Valley and Exray.
Jane Jemima "Gailey" Harding - This is most likely a photo of Jane as she appeared sitting next to her mother.
Margaret "Harding" Hood Family - Margaret (far right in the photo) was a daughter of Jane Jemima Gailey (JW's Sister)
and Samuel Doke Harding and was born on January 2, 1878. Pictured above are (from left to right) Martin Hood, John, Fowler, Minnie, Margaret holding Pearl. The photo was taken
around 1903.
Asa Nelson Gailey
L-R: Asa Nelson Gailey (Brother of JW - holding Walter), Asa, Laura Alice Bigham Gailey, Luther Lewis Gailey. This family lived in Christoval, Texas.
 Asa Nelson Gailey's Grave at Christoval Cemetery.
Starrett Annie (Smith) Lee
Cordie Gailey Lee and Starrett Annie (Smith) Lee - (MC and Edna Fry Photo)
This photo is believed to have been the John Abel Lee and Starrett Annie Smith family. Starrett was JW's half sister through their mother. The man standing
in the center may be JW. Dee Lee is not present in this photo as he was the oldest and had possibly left home at the time of the photo. The photo was taken
around 1910.
This photo was in possesion of Pernia Gailey Jones.
Starrett was the daughter of Permelia Jane and her second husband S. Smith. She was born in 1870 in Bell County, Texas right before the family
relocated to Eastland County. She married John Abel Lee. John Abel Lee's his parents and older siblings
were killed by Indians when he was young. The were living in central Stephens County at the time. John and his sister were taken by the Indians and held captive
for several months before being released. John and Starrett Annie had several children together, Dee Lee (who married Cordelia Gailey) being the oldest.
Late in their life
they moved from Texas to Tulare County, California where they are both buried at the Exeter Cemetery. A backstory on John Abel Lee is that his parents and older siblings
were killed by Indians when he was young. The were living in central Stephens County at the time. John and his sister were taken by the Indians and held captive
for several months before being released. John and Starrett Annie had several children together, Dee being the oldest.
Lola Maude (Gailey) Chace
Lola was born to Asa Lomax Gailey and his second wife Mary Murray in Chicago, IL. She married George B. Chace and the two had one daughter, Alice Marie Chace.
Alice married James Smith Pardee and together they had three children: George, Willis, and Jean. Willis and George settled in Texas.
Lester Ellsworth Gailey
Lester was the second born child to Asa and Mary Murray Gailey in Chicago. He was married to Agnes Tegardine and they had one son, Arthur Lester Gailey. Arthur settled in Dallas, Texas
where he died in July of 1964.
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