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James Westley Hartley 1837 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1837

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 27 May 1925

Death Location: Aiken County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Bazil Hartley

Mother: Elizabeth Gantt

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Preston Hartley

The story of James Westley Hartley began in 1837 in South Carolina. James Westley Hartley had children including Preston Brooks Hartley. James Westley Hartley passed away in 1925 in Aiken County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Westley Hartley began in 1837 in South Carolina.
  • James Westley Hartley had children including Preston Brooks Hartley.
  • James Westley Hartley passed away in 1925 in Aiken County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bazil Hartley
1809 – 1878
Birth Location: Batesburg, Lexington, South Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Gantt
1819 – 1848
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Preston Hartley
1860 – 1933
Birth Location: Batesburg, Lexington, South Carolina, United States
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James Hartley's Ancestors

Self
James Hartley
1837 – 1925
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Bazil H Hartley
1809 – 1878
Batesburg, Lexington, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Gantt
1819 – 1848
Grandparents
Willis Hartley
1780 – 1857
Leesville, Lexington, SC
Margaret (Ann) Taylor
1793 – 1864
South Carolina
Jacob (Israel) Gantt
1791 – 1854
Giddy Swamp, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Gauntt
1786 – 1858
Of Giddy Swamp, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ann Holston
1760 – 1820
Elizabeth Bolton
1767 – 1820
George Stedman
1763 – 1838
Elizabeth Steedman)
1765 – 1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Federick
1745 – 1835
William Boulton
1738 – 1792
Hannah Campbell
1743 – 1808
Elizabeth Steedman)
1735 – 1775
Ezra Hayward
1729 – 1808

James Hartley's Descendants

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James (Westley) Hartley (21 Feb 1837 – 27 May 1925)
  1. 1. Preston (Brooks) Hartley (15 Jan 1860 – 11 Feb 1933)
    1. 1. Effie Hartley (2 August 1893 – 26 Sep 1970) m. Richard (Horace) Rankin (02 Jul 1897 – Feb 1984)
      1. 1. Gladys Rankin (09-Jun-1917 – 09 Jan 2005) m. Barney (Brooklyn "Brooks") Smith (06 May 1916 – 26 Mar 1988)
        1. 1. Ferris (Ervin) Smith (29 Aug 1937 – 28 December 2016) m. Norma (Jean) Westwick (23 Jan 1940 – 2014)

James Hartley's Timeline

2 Records

1837
21 Feb 1837
Birth of James Westley Hartley in South Carolina
South Carolina
1925
27 May 1925
Age 88
Death of James Westley Hartley in Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
Aiken County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1837
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1925
    Event Place: Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
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