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James Wesley Foley 1808 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1808

Birth Location: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1892

Death Location: Russell County, KY

Father: Spencer Foley

Mother: Nancy Rector

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The story of James Wesley Foley began in 1808 in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA. James Wesley Foley passed away in 1892 in Russell County, KY.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wesley Foley began in 1808 in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA.
  • James Wesley Foley passed away in 1892 in Russell County, KY.

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James Foley's Ancestors

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James Foley
1808 – 1892
Birth Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Parents
Spencer Foley
1785 – 1850
New River, Pulaski County, VA
Nancy Rector
1790 – 1851
Rowan County, NC
Grandparents
Moses FOLEY
1738 – 1823
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth GREEN
1753 – 1795
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James FOLEY
1715 – 1799
Mary YOUNG
1715 – 1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Foley's Timeline

2 Records

1808
7 Jun 1808
Birth of James Wesley Foley in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1892
1892
Age 84
Death of James Wesley Foley in Russell County, KY
Russell County, KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1808
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Russell County, KY

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