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Egbert Francis Lilly

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Egbert Francis Lilly

Birth
Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
Death
22 Mar 1935 (aged 67)
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.03075, Longitude: -81.00835
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Per his death certificate found on Ancestry.com: he was a son of Capt. C. A. Lilly and Jane Ann Oliver and the husband of Eva Bowers Lilly. He was an electrical engineer. He died of coronary thrombosis and anemia. The informant was Mrs. E. F. Lilly.

Found in The State 25 March 1935: Last rites for Egbert Francis Lilly, 67, were held yesterday afternoon from the residence at Windy Ridge farm, conducted by the Rev. F. T. Cox, pastor of Crescent Hill Baptist church. Interment followed in Crescent Hill Memorial Park cemetery. A pioneer in the hydro-electric field, he was the inventor of many electrical devices, the patents of which are held by the General Electric and Westinghouse companies. His death is widely regretted. He died at the Columbia hospital Friday night.
Per his death certificate found on Ancestry.com: he was a son of Capt. C. A. Lilly and Jane Ann Oliver and the husband of Eva Bowers Lilly. He was an electrical engineer. He died of coronary thrombosis and anemia. The informant was Mrs. E. F. Lilly.

Found in The State 25 March 1935: Last rites for Egbert Francis Lilly, 67, were held yesterday afternoon from the residence at Windy Ridge farm, conducted by the Rev. F. T. Cox, pastor of Crescent Hill Baptist church. Interment followed in Crescent Hill Memorial Park cemetery. A pioneer in the hydro-electric field, he was the inventor of many electrical devices, the patents of which are held by the General Electric and Westinghouse companies. His death is widely regretted. He died at the Columbia hospital Friday night.


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  • Created by: rdsxfan
  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94166321/egbert_francis-lilly: accessed ), memorial page for Egbert Francis Lilly (22 May 1867–22 Mar 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94166321, citing Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by rdsxfan (contributor 47525613).