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James Shoemaker Alley 1822–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1822

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Jun 1911

Death Location: Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA

Father: David Sr.

Mother: Nancy Kilgore

Spouse(s): Eliza Lane, Sarah Williams, Sarah Quillen

Children(s): Mary Alley, Virginia Alley, Mary Alley, Hiram Alley, Hettie Alley, Emma Alley, Amanda Alley

The story of James Shoemaker Alley began in 1822 in Scott County, Virginia, USA. In 1850, James Shoemaker Alley resided in District 42, Scott, Virginia, USA. In 1866, James Shoemaker Alley resided in Virginia, USA. James Shoemaker Alley married Eliza Eleanor Lane, Sarah Sally Quillen, Sarah Jane Williams, and had children including Amanda Elizabeth Alley, Emma Rettie Alley, Hettie Lee Alley, Hiram L Alley, Mary Polly Alley, Mary Drucilla Alley, Virginia D Alley. James Shoemaker Alley passed away in 1911 in Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Shoemaker Alley began in 1822 in Scott County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, James Shoemaker Alley resided in District 42, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1866, James Shoemaker Alley resided in Virginia, USA.
  • James Shoemaker Alley married Eliza Eleanor Lane, Sarah Sally Quillen, Sarah Jane Williams, and had children including Amanda Elizabeth Alley, Emma Rettie Alley, Hettie Lee Alley, Hiram L Alley, Mary Polly Alley, Mary Drucilla Alley, Virginia D Alley.
  • James Shoemaker Alley passed away in 1911 in Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Sr.
1791–1834
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
DS
Nancy Kilgore
1799–1891
Birth Location: Fort Kilgore, Scott, Virginia
NK

Spouses(s)

Eliza Lane
1843–1920
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
EL
Sarah Williams
1861–1891
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
SW
Sarah Quillen
1825–1882
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
SQ

Children(s)

Mary Alley
1877–1965
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
MA
Virginia Alley
1888–1953
Birth Location: Virginia
VA
Mary Alley
1848–1874
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
MA
Hiram Alley
1867–1952
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
HA
Hettie Alley
1869–1899
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
HA
Emma Alley
1853–1941
Birth Location: Johnson, Scott, Virginia, USA
EA
Amanda Alley
1864–1946
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
AA

James Alley's Ancestors

Self
James Alley
1822–1911
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
Parents
David Jesse Alley Sr.
1791–1834
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Ann) Kilgore
1799–1891
Fort Kilgore, Scott, Virginia
Grandparents
Robert (Kilgore) Rev.
1778–
Russell County, Virginia
Jane Porter
1761–1842
Guilford County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Robert Kilgore
1749–1782
Patrick Porter
1737–1805
Susannah Walker
1739–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Walker
1705–1778
Ann Houston
1710–1747

James Alley's Descendants

1.
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James (Shoemaker) Alley (4 Jan 1822–8 Jun 1911) m. Eliza (Eleanor) Lane (1 May 1843–1 Oct 1920) m. Sarah (Jane) Williams (1861–25 Nov 1891) m. Sarah ((Sally)) Quillen (25 Oct 1825–30 Nov 1882)
  1. 1. Mary (Drucilla) Alley 1877–1965 m. Orbin (R.) Hammond 1882–1969
    1. 1. Naomi (Aurelius) Hammonds 1908–1991 m. Charles (M.) Toth 1904–1989
    2. 2. Kannie (F) Hammond 1911–
    3. 3. Lawton (Fay) Hammond 1913–1995 m. Olene Spears 1917–2008
    4. 4. Clyde (Clay) Hammonds 1913–1984
    5. 5. Waneda (L) Hammond 1917–
    6. 6. Lena (M) Hammond 1918–2017
    7. 7. Thelma (Valentine) Hammond 1905–1994 m. John (H) Mcconnell 1905–1984
      1. 1. Thomas (C) McConnell 1925–1980 m. Jessie (Virginia) Gatewood 1924–2015
      2. 2. Ernest (Randolph (Doc)) McConnell 1928–2008 m. Virginia (Mae) Russell 1930–1999
      3. 3. Cecil (E) McConnell 1926–1977 m. Geraldine R 1924–2002
        1. 1. John (Paul) McConnell 1946–1988 m. Carol (Sue) Smith 1941–2014
        2. 2. James (Edward) McConnell 1948–2004
  2. 2. Virginia (D.) Alley 1888–1953 m. Floyd (Washington) Quillen 1881–
    1. 1. Josephine Quillen 1908–1982 m. Ernest (Carl) White 1903–
    2. 2. Granville (Fay) Quillen 1910–1975
    3. 3. Brommell (Bartley) Quillen 1905–1974 m. Garnett Tarrent 1905–1997
  3. 3. Mary ((Polly)) Alley 1848–1874 m. John (M.) Addington 1842–1923
    1. 1. Sarah (E.) Addington 1869–
    2. 2. James (Robert) Addington 1874–1943 m. Mary (Delilah) Frazier 1874–1895 m. Eliza (Winnie) Elliott 1882–1970 m. Nancy (Jane) Easterling 1875–1910
      1. 1. Stephen (Earl) Addington 1901–1969
      2. 2. O. (W.) Addington 1908–2004 m. Constance (Nell) Bowman 1910–1995
      3. 3. Omer (Cecil) Addington 1915–2015 m. Violet (Gertrude) Smith 1923–
      4. 4. Olin (Monroe) Addington 1903–1986 m. Viola (E.) Walters 1917–2000 m. Docta (Sally) Brummett 1907–1989
      5. 5. Luther (Foster) Addington 1899–1978 m. Lou (Emma) Keys 1904–1988
      6. 6. Anna (Mae Doty) Addington 1905–1950 m. William (P.) Chapman 1902–1984
        1. 1. Preston Chapman 1926–
    3. 3. Nancy (Jane) Addington 1867–1958 m. Isaac (N.) Porter 1871–
      1. 1. Malinda (D.) Porter 1905–1993 m. James (A.) Neil 1904–
      2. 2. Louverna (M.) Porter 1895–1953 m. Sylvester (V.) Culbertson 1888–1928
        1. 1. Thomas (E) Culbertson 1920– m. Margaret (Cecila Jean) Stallard 1926–1999
        2. 2. Sylvester (V.) Culbertson 1918–1928
        3. 3. Pansy Culbertson 1915– m. Dalton Burgess 1914–
      3. 3. Ezra (F.) Porter 1899–1966
      4. 4. Charles (R.) Porter 1897–
  4. 4. Hiram (L.) Alley 1867–1952 m. Hyla Smith 1895– m. Eliza (J.) Addington 1870–1912
    1. 1. Rosa (Edith) Alley 1897–1984 m. Clayton (C.) Alley 1885–1960
      1. 1. Blanche (O.) Alley 1915– m. Robert Martin 1908–
    2. 2. Everett (Lee) Alley 1894–1970 m. Rosa (D.) Collins 1898–
      1. 1. Drucilla Alley 1916–
  5. 5. Hettie (Lee) Alley 1869–1899 m. William (Canary) Hartsock 1862–
    1. 1. Luther Hartsock 1890–
    2. 2. Roy Hartsock 1893–
    3. 3. James (Richard) Hartsock 1888–1959 m. Ethel (Reva) Knott 1902–1986 m. Eliza (Jane) Collier 1892–1917 m. Emma Bryant 1887–1931
      1. 1. Ezra (Glen) Hartsock 1912– m. Mary (Kathryn) Poer 1919–
      2. 2. Sylvan (Eugene) Hartsock 1914–1997 m. Nina (Jean) Gerrity 1921–
      3. 3. Claude (E.) Hartsock 1910– m. Helen Romines 1919–
      4. 4. Norma (Helen) Hartsock 1932–1934
    4. 4. Flora (E.) Hartsock 1886–1966 m. John (Monroe) Addington 1881–1961
      1. 1. Bayard (Edwin) Addington 1920–1988 m. Dorothy (Lee) Brooks 1921–2001
      2. 2. Willard (M.) Addington 1904–1964 m. Audrey (Lee) McConnell 1910–
      3. 3. Naomi (Muriel) Addington 1906–1992 m. Carlos (L.) Harris 1897–1983
        1. 1. Jessie (Flo) Harris 1923–2019 m. James (Kenneth) McConnell 1917–1996
        2. 2. Gladys (S.) Harris 1926–
        3. 3. Eileen Harris 1926–
  6. 6. Emma (Rettie) Alley 1853–1941 m. Joseph (J.) Addington 1848–1926
    1. 1. Caldonia (Elvira Victoria (Callie)) Addington 1872–1926 m. Milton (Sevier) McConnell 1864–1927 m. Henry (Arthur Fletcher) Rev. 1871–1926
      1. 1. Robert McConnell 1887–1890
      2. 2. Dovie (Ethel) McConnell 1889–1959 m. Charles (H) Bush 1879–1965
        1. 1. Mary (Ruth) Bush 1924–2010 m. John (Henry) McConnell 1922–2008
        2. 2. Joseph (Droke) Bush 1922–1953 m. Lois (Helen) Mullins 1926–2012
      3. 3. Victor (B.) Fletcher 1913–1989 m. Mable Henry 1918–1992
      4. 4. Joseph (William) Fletcher 1908–1942 m. Goldie (Ethel) Harris 1910–1983
        1. 1. Sibyl (Nell) Fletcher 1928–1979
        2. 2. Joseph (William) Fletcher 1938–2003
        3. 3. Frances (Delores) Fletcher 1941–1942
        4. 4. Doris (Janet) Fletcher 1934–1989 m. Kedrick Dockery 1926–1999
      5. 5. Cecil (Dwight) Fletcher 1905–1983 m. Mayda (Verda) Kilgore 1907–1996 m. Lula (Beatrice) Foster 1906–1972 m. Maud (S.) Addington 1907–1995
        1. 1. Roy (C) Fletcher 1929–2007
    2. 2. Hugh (M) Addington 1877–1960 m. Mattie E. 1888–1976
      1. 1. Virginia (Dare) Addington 1919–2005 m. Hoyt (B.) Bond 1912–1957 m. G (W) Addington 1921–1999
      2. 2. Victor (Gladstone) Addington 1922–2014 m. Margaret (Ann) Edger 1921–2013
      3. 3. R. (G.) Addington 1908–1908
      4. 4. Lyndell (Vivian) Addington 1913–1922
      5. 5. Louella (Bess) Addington 1911–1980
      6. 6. Larlyn (Eugene) Addington 1908–1995 m. Edith (Wilson) Dougherty 1913–2007
        1. 1. Mattie (Elizabeth) Addington 1934–2021 m. Bruce (Gordon) Culbertson 1934–2005
      7. 7. Elva (Lucille) Addington 1906–1906
      8. 8. Delmar (Dalton) Addington 1916–2004 m. Leta (Jane) McConnell 1915–2012
    3. 3. Hettie (Lee) Addington 1874–1882
  7. 7. Amanda (Elizabeth) Alley 1864–1946 m. Nathan (Daugherty) McConnell 1859–1939
    1. 1. Nell (Dove) McConnell 1913–1992 m. Eugene (Malcolm) McConnell 1906–1986
      1. 1. Faye (E.) Littrell 1942–2009 m. Harlan (Kyle) Templeton 1936–2015
    2. 2. Maxie (Mae) McConnell 1902–1989 m. John (F Collins) Sr 1898–1962
      1. 1. Kelly (Franklin) Collins 1921–1991 m. Betty (Jean) Ege 1925–2017
      2. 2. Lyndell (Mae) Collins 1923–1996
      3. 3. Nathan (David) Collins 1925–2003
      4. 4. John (Frazier Collins) Jr 1928–1993
    3. 3. William (Worley) McConnell 1885–1948 m. Dove (Amanda) Alley 1889–1971
      1. 1. Emma (Lillian) McConnell 1914–1979 m. William (D.) Salyer 1924–1999 m. Paul (L.) Cross 1899–1967
      2. 2. William (Lyle) McConnell 1922–1983
      3. 3. Wanda (Bell) McConnell 1926–2004
      4. 4. Venice (A.) McConnell 1928–2004
      5. 5. Robert (Eugene) McConnell 1913–1985 m. Monnie (Agnes) Peters 1917–2003
        1. 1. Almedia (Dell) McConnell 1949–1990
      6. 6. Frankie (Lee) McConnell 1919–1983 m. Carl (Alley) Peters 1915–1982
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Ann) McConnell 1924–2011 m. Harry (Lee) Snodgrass 1922–2000
      8. 8. Dora (M.) McConnell 1911–2001 m. Clarence (Bascom) Pendleton 1910–1993
      9. 9. Callie (Dona) McConnell 1907–1996 m. Kelly (Parker) White 1903–1967
        1. 1. Ella (Ruth) White 1927–2010 m. Earl (Cranston Pippin) Jr 1924–2016
        2. 2. Kay (P) White 1929–2012 m. Nellie (Jane) Gamble 1932–2016
        3. 3. Billie (Jo) White 1925–2006
      10. 10. Agnes (Pauline) McConnell 1917–1999 m. Lloyd (Clayton) Bellamy 1908–1977
    4. 4. 1882–1954 m. Jane (L.) Frazier 1902– m. Emma (Eliza) Davidson 1867–1958
      1. 1. Milligan (Kyle) McConnell 1906–1980 m. Polly (Etta) Gilliam 1907–2005
        1. 1. Kay (Ova) McConnell 1927–1988
      2. 2. Guilmette (Virginia) McConnell 1904–1963 m. Glen (Howard) Baker 1906–1956
        1. 1. Frances (Juanita) Baker 1929–2008 m. Glenn (Merrett) Phillips 1925–1997
    5. 5. James (Hopkins) McConnell 1880–1910 m. Laura (Canzada) Moore 1882–1977
      1. 1. Walter (Ellis) McConnell 1908–1996 m. Leona (May) Klelnatauber 1913–2000
    6. 6. Ezra (Lee McConnell) Sr. 1891–1971 m. Norma (Edith) Quillen 1895–1981
      1. 1. Nina (Lee) McConnell 1931–2010
      2. 2. Ezra (Lee McConnell) Jr. 1927–2014 m. Mattie (Naomi) Pierson 1930–2017
      3. 3. Dorothy (Emma) McConnell 1911–1999
      4. 4. Odell (C.) Mcconnell 1914–
    7. 7. Emma (Mozella) McConnell 1888–1967 m. Everson (V. B.) Quillen 1885–1973
      1. 1. Paul (Lee) Quillen 1906–1986
      2. 2. Herman (Carson Quillin) Rev. 1915–2010 m. Glennie (Margaret) Spears 1913–1979 m. Helen (Irene) Lawson 1931–2009
        1. 1. Dwight (Edmund) Quillin 1944–2017
    8. 8. Dewey (Lee) McConnell 1905–1993 m. Ora (Myrtle) Ervin 1903–1981
      1. 1. Ryland (Fredrick) McConnell 1925–1987 m. Ruby (Lawanda (Wanda)) Winegar 1935–1994
      2. 2. Charles (Dougherty "C.D.") McConnell 1928–1993
      3. 3. Caroyn (E) McConnell 1931–2014
      4. 4. Ronald (Wayne) McConnell 1948–2013
    9. 9. Creloa (R. (Kate)) McConnell 1894–1981 m. Kenneth (Roselyn) Hammond 1887–1979
      1. 1. Elma (Dove) Hammonds 1915–2003 m. Claude (Monroe) Williams 1912–1997
        1. 1. Wilma (Jean) Williams 1934–2014 m. Roy (Lee Kaylor) Sr. 1919–2004
        2. 2. Dorothy (Ilene) Williams 1934–2006 m. Russell (K.) Johnson 1929–2018
        3. 3. Hansel (Monroe) Williams 1936–1996
      2. 2. Herbert (W) Hammond 1913–1970 m. Mildred (Florence) White 1916–1970 m. Ollie (Clyde) Gillenwater 1916–1986 m. Ollie Bronson 1919–1994
      3. 3. Ewell (Jessee) Hammond 1924–2015
      4. 4. Madeline (Beatrice) Hammond 1917–2003 m. Kelly (Asbury) Spears 1912–1987
    10. 10. Clifford (L.) McConnell 1897–1963 m. Elsie (Rebecca) Webb 1894–1960
      1. 1. Taskell (Lee) McConnell 1918–1986 m. Emily (Drucilla) Alley 1915–1997
        1. 1. Freddie (Lee McConnell) Ph.D. 1942–2014
      2. 2. Ima (Ruth) McConnell 1927–1995 m. Emerson (L) Brickey 1922–1995
    11. 11. Beechard (C. McConnell) Sr. 1900–1997 m. Esther (Jo) Harris 1898–1988
      1. 1. Beryl (Catherine) McConnell 1921–2014 m. Frank (Gordon) Beville 1923–2009
      2. 2. Lillian (June) McConnell 1925–1999
      3. 3. Bobby (Daugherty) McConnell 1931–2022
      4. 4. Mary (Frances Elizabeth) McConnell 1922–1923

James Alley's Timeline

8 Records

1822
4 Jan 1822
Birth of James Shoemaker Alley in Scott County, Virginia, USA
Scott County, Virginia, USA
1850
29 Aug 1850
Age 28
James Shoemaker Alley resided here in District 42, Scott, Virginia, USA
District 42, Scott, Virginia, USA
1866
1866
Age 44
James Shoemaker Alley resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 48
James Shoemaker Alley resided here in De Kalb, Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA
De Kalb, Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
James Shoemaker Alley resided here in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 78
James Shoemaker Alley resided here in De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 88
James Shoemaker Alley resided here in Dekalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
Dekalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
1911
8 Jun 1911
Age 89
Death of James Shoemaker Alley in Scott County, Virginia, USA
Scott County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1822
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Family History Film: 1255389; Page: 148C; Enumeration District: 072
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1727; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1241727
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dekalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T624_1648; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375661
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Scott, Virginia; Roll: M432_975; Page: 428A; Image: 424
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1850
    Event Place: District 42, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1850; Census Place: District 42, Scott, Virginia
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Scott, Virginia; Roll: M432_975; Page: 428A; Image: 424

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: De Kalb, Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Family History Film: 1255389; Page: 148C; Enumeration District: 072

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1727; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1241727

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dekalb, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dekalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T624_1648; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375661

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gate City, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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