Paul was a country music song writer and promoter. His hits included;
"Cold, Cold Heart" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" for Hank Williams. "I Overlooked an Orchid", "If Teardrops Were Pennies", "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes", and "Crazy Arms".
Herbert Gilley was born on October 01, 1929 in Maytown, Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. [1]
His parents were McClellan “Clell” and Nora Alice (Phipps) Gilley. [2]
He died from accidental drowning on June 16, 1957 in Maytown, Morgan County, Kentucky, United States.[3]
↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH5-N9B5 : 11 February 2018), Herbert P Gilley, 01 Oct 1929; citing Birth, Morgan, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMF8-3CT : accessed 26 August 2022), Herbert P Gilley in household of Mccllellan Gilley, District 2, Morgan, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 4B, line 92, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 771; FHL microfilm 2,340,506.
↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-VR2L : accessed 26 August 2022), Paul Gilley, 16 Jun 1957; citing Death, Maytown, Morgan, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,709,309.
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