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Alexander "Elick" Stanley 1870–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1870

Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Sep 1925

Death Location: Branchland, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Henry Stanley

Mother: Nancy Jenkins

Spouse(s): Rebecca Smith, Rhoda Chapman

Children(s): Frank Stanley, Benjamin Stanley, Virginia Stanley, Ralph Stanley

The story of Alexander "Elick" Stanley began in 1870 in Ritchie, West Virginia, USA. Alexander "Elick" Stanley married Rebecca Lee Smith, Rhoda Chapman, and had children including Benjamin Richard Stanley, Frank Willard Stanley, Ralph Robert Stanley, Virginia Mae Stanley. Alexander "Elick" Stanley passed away in 1925 in Branchland, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander "Elick" Stanley began in 1870 in Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.
  • Alexander "Elick" Stanley married Rebecca Lee Smith, Rhoda Chapman, and had children including Benjamin Richard Stanley, Frank Willard Stanley, Ralph Robert Stanley, Virginia Mae Stanley.
  • Alexander "Elick" Stanley passed away in 1925 in Branchland, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Stanley
1840–1901
Birth Location: Wood, West Virginia, USA
HS
Nancy Jenkins
1842–1911
Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
NJ

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Smith
1882–1947
Birth Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
RS
Rhoda Chapman
1871–
Birth Location: Wood, West Virginia, USA
RC

Children(s)

Frank Stanley
1912–1956
Birth Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
FS
Benjamin Stanley
1919–1992
Birth Location: West Virginia
BS
Virginia Stanley
1915–1996
Birth Location: Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
VS
Ralph Stanley
1917–
Birth Location: West Virginia
RS

Alexander Stanley's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Stanley
1870–1925
Birth Place: Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Farson Stanley
1840–1901
Wood, West Virginia, USA
Nancy (Ann) Jenkins
1842–1911
Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Adam Stanley
1816–1883
Wood County, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Farson
1815–1851
Wood County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stanley
1778–1841
Catherine Cheuvront
1779–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Stanley
1746–1840
Nancy Mullins
1760–1850

Alexander Stanley's Descendants

1.
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Alexander ("Elick") Stanley (11 May 1870–23 Sep 1925) m. Rebecca (Lee) Smith (22 Feb 1882–29 May 1947) m. Rhoda Chapman (ABT 1871–)
  1. 1. Frank (Willard) Stanley 1912–1956
    1. 1. Robert (Ralph) Stanley 1941–2015
  2. 2. Benjamin (Richard) Stanley 1919–1992
  3. 3. Virginia (Mae) Stanley 1915–1996
  4. 4. Ralph (Robert) Stanley 1917–

Alexander Stanley's Timeline

2 Records

1870
11 May 1870
Birth of Alexander "Elick" Stanley in Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1925
23 Sep 1925
Age 55
Death of Alexander "Elick" Stanley in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1870
    Event Place: Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1925
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Branchland, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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