Bob Lilly

Birth Name: Robert Lewis Lilly

Place of Birth: Olney, Young, Texas, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 26, 1939

Ethnicity: English, German, Scottish, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh

Bob Lilly is an American professional football player. A defensive tackle, he played for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He is nicknamed “Mr. Cowboy.” He is 6′5″.

Bob is the son of Margaret and John Ernest Lilly. He was raised in a farming and ranching family. They later moved to Pendleton, Oregon. He is married to Ann.

Bob’s paternal grandfather was Robert Emmett Lilly (the son of John Jones Lilly, Jr. and Mary Lucy “Molly” Lilly). Robert was born in Nacogdoches County, Texas. John was born in Nacogdoches County, the son of John Jones Lilly and Lucinda Eleanor Power. Mary Lucy was born in Louisiana, the daughter of David Daniel Lilly and Sarah Elizabeth Owens.

Bob’s paternal grandmother was Minnie Belle Longan (the daughter of The Rev. John H. Longan and Martha A. “Mattie” Kizer). Minnie was born in Round Timber, Baylor County, Texas, to parents from Missouri. Martha was born in Polk County, the daughter of William B. Kizer and Martha Jane King.

Bob’s maternal grandfather was Lewis Barry Redwine (the son of John Jackson Redwine and Anna Belle Smith). John was born in Georgia, the son of Lewis/Louis Sanford Redwine, and of a woman surnamed Sailors. Anna was the daughter of James Berry Smith and Ellen Huffman.

Bob’s maternal grandmother was Lola/Leona Emma Condron (the daughter of Albert Oliver Condron and Lucy Jane Purvis). Lola was born in Texas. Albert was born in Washington County, Texas, the son of Riley Nelson Condron and Addie Leola Slaughter. Lucy was the daughter of James Henry Purvis, whose paternal grandmother was Irish, and of Emma Wooten.

Source: Genealogies of Bob’s parents – https://www.findagrave.com