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family story to pass along

I heard the following story about my ancestors from a Lilly cousin, who heard it from my uncle Darrell, who heard it at one of my family's little Lilly reunions at Camp Creek State Park.

Our ancestor, Sarah Elizabeth Lyon Lilly, once had a dream in which she and her husband, Andrew Jackson Lilly, both died. Andy entered Heaven but Sarah had to wait an hour before she was allowed to enter. Here comes the amazing part. Later when Andy died for real, Sarah died the same day, an hour or nearly an hour following his death. I personally believe this could've actually happened. I do not know the amount of time that elapsed between the dream and the day they died.

If I heard correctly, this story was published, or someone intended on publishing it in a book.

I remember hearing Andrew went by, or was sometimes called Andy, but I'm not certain. I cannot say his name was ever shortened to Andy or not.

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