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Polley descendants part of Wilson County history

Polley descendants part  of Wilson County history
COURTESY PHOTO Josephine Polley Golson was born in the historic Polley Mansion in 1869 to Joseph Benjamin and Martha LeGette Polley of Floresville.
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January 28, 2009
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Josephine Polley Golson was the daughter of Joseph Benjamin and Martha LeGette Polley of Floresville. The Polleys were an important family in the early days of Wilson County.

She was the granddaughter of Joseph and Mary Bailey Polley of Sutherland Springs.

Born in 1869 in the historic “Polley Mansion,” Josephine married Edward M. Golson, an early merchant of Floresville, on Dec. 22, 1866.

Josephine, who died in 1956, was the author of “Bailey’s Light” and other articles about Texas. She was a member of the Alamo Chapter Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her name appears on a charter of the Floresville Chapter No. 765 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, dated March 7, 1904.

There will be a special meeting of the Sesquicentennial Committee on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the district courtroom in the Wilson County Courthouse in Floresville. The meeting is open to the public.

Sesquicentennial Committee members: LaJuana Newnam-Leus, 830-393-2166; Shirley and John Grammer, 830-947-3176;
Maurine Liles, 830-393-4959; Gene Maeckel, 830-484-2536

The Sesquicentennial Committee is organizing celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of Wilson County. Anyone interested in helping with one of the celebration committees is invited to contact one of these individuals.
 
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4th Generation Texan  
Sutherland Springs  
October 13, 2009 2:38pm
 
 
I many years I lived just a mile down the road from the old Poley Mansion and the Grave Yard across the road... heard many spooky tales about the place when I was a kid ... Read More Read More
 
 
Joe Golson  
Tampa, Florida 33609  
October 13, 2009 1:49pm
 
 
Very good !!!!! I am the only grandson of Josephine Polley Golson, there were no other children to Uncles and Aunts. My Father, Joseph Maurice Golson, was born in Floresville, ... Read More Read More
 
 
M. O'Neill  
May 12, 2009 11:34pm
 
 
Any other information or pictures of Josephine Polley Golson would be appreciated. My wife is the daughter of Joseph M. Golson, II and grandson to her. -
 

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