Lilly family papers, 1826-1950 (bulk 1892-1940).

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Lilly family papers, 1826-1950 (bulk 1892-1940).

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This collection contains the papers of Judge Grant E. Lilly and his wife, Anna. The family lived in Richmond, Kentucky, then moved to Lexington before moving back to Richmond. The bulk of the collection contains Anna Lilly's papers pertaining to the Huguenot Society of America. She was the founding member of the Kentucky branch and served as its president from 1931 to 1940. After the death of Judge Lilly and due to her own poor health, Mrs. Lilly resigned from the Huguenot Society in 1940. The Huguenot papers include letters from national officers of the society, 1932 to 1940. There are also newsletters, bulletins, convention programs, bank books, rules for admissions, and a brief history of the Huguenots in America. The collection also includes correspondence and papers relating to Mrs. Lilly's involvement in other organizations. The collection contains correspondence and legal documents from Judge Lilly's law practice, including numerous copies of property deeds that were originally filed in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. These property deeds are embossed with the seal of the State of Kentucky Land Office. There are also two items relating to P.A. Lilly, presumably an ancestor of Grant Lilly.

.5 cubic ft.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7447022

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Lilly, Anna.

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Kentucky. Land Office

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Historical note: In an 1835 Act of the Kentucky General Assembly the counties lying East and North of the Tennessee River were given all vacant and unappropriated land within their boundaries. Following this Act, land grants continued to be made by the state but were authorized by county court order. From the description of County Court orders, 1836-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191915477 Historical note: Dr. Thomas Walker, in running his line for the southern boundar...

Huguenot society of America

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Lilly, Grant.

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Lilly family.

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Anna Lilly was a member of many clubs and organizations, including the Huguenot Society, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of the American Revolution, Madison County Historical Society,and the Daniel Boone Bicentennial Commission. She also served as the state director of the Jefferson Davis Historical Foundation and on the Board of Directors of the National Pioneer Monument Association. Before he became a judge, Grant Lilly was an attorney practicing in the cities of Richmond and Le...