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James McElroy 1761 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 September 1761

Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 4 Oct 1841

Death Location: Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States

Father: William McElroy

Mother: Dau Ghaskey

Spouse(s): Lucy Arthur

Children(s): Mary McElroy, Sarah McElroy, Sallie McElroy, William McElroy, Josiah McElroy, John McElroy, James McElroy, Henry McElroy, Mary McLeroy, Ghaskey McElroy, Minnie McElroy, Isaac McElroy

In 1761, James McElroy entered the world in Johnston, North Carolina, United States, born to William McElroy and Dau Ghaskey. In 1820, James McElroy resided in Dallas, Alabama. James McElroy married Lucy Arthur, and had children including Mary McElroy, Sarah McElroy, Sallie McElroy, William McElroy, Josiah McElroy, John McElroy, James A McElroy, Henry McElroy, Mary Polly McLeroy, Ghaskey McElroy, Minnie McElroy, Isaac Willis McElroy. James McElroy passed away in 1841 in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1761, James McElroy entered the world in Johnston, North Carolina, United States, born to William McElroy and Dau Ghaskey.
  • In 1820, James McElroy resided in Dallas, Alabama.
  • James McElroy married Lucy Arthur, and had children including Mary McElroy, Sarah McElroy, Sallie McElroy, William McElroy, Josiah McElroy, John McElroy, James A McElroy, Henry McElroy, Mary Polly McLeroy, Ghaskey McElroy, Minnie McElroy, Isaac Willis McElroy.
  • James McElroy passed away in 1841 in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William McElroy
1717 – 1800
Birth Location: St George, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Dau Ghaskey
1722 – 1788
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Arthur
1761 – 1802
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Mary McElroy
1786 –
Birth Location: –
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Sarah McElroy
1790 – 1827
Birth Location: –
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Sallie McElroy
1790 – 1827
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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William McElroy
1790 – 1831
Birth Location: –
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Josiah McElroy
1791 – 1868
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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John McElroy
1796 – 1864
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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James McElroy
1802 – 1843
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Henry McElroy
1804 – 1853
Birth Location: Pike, Georgia, United States
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Mary McLeroy
1805 – 1798
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Ghaskey McElroy
1807 – 1853
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
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Minnie McElroy
1811 – 1820
Birth Location: –
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Isaac McElroy
1812 – 1894
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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James McElroy's Ancestors

Self
James McElroy
1761 – 1841
Birth Place: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William McElroy
1717 – 1800
St George, Baltimore, MD, USA
Dau Ghaskey
1722 – 1788
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
John McElroy
1690 – 1732
Cecil, Maryland, United States
Frances Durham
1694 – 1732
Hartford, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James McElroy's Descendants

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James McElroy (16 September 1761 – 4 Oct 1841) m. Lucy Arthur (1761 – 1802)
  1. 1. Mary McElroy (1786 – )
  2. 2. Sarah McElroy (1790 – 1827) m. James (Jim) Reeves (1784 – 6 Apr 1858)
    1. 1. Lucy (N) Reeves (1805 – 1847) m. Smith Barron (1 Aug 1805 – 1868)
      1. 1. William (Jay) Barron (5 May 1825 – 19 May 1914) m. Sarah (Caroline) Scogin (23 Dec 1823 – 1883)
      2. 2. James (F) Barron (27 Oct 1826 – 25 Sep 1900) m. Zilla Scoggins (20 Dec 1828 – 26 Oct 1893)
        1. 1. William (H) Barron (29 Jan 1846 – 16 Jun 1896)
        2. 2. James Barron (1849 – 13 Sep 1935)
        3. 3. Joseph (Reeves) Barron (31 Aug 1852 – 1930) m. Fannie Tilly (Nov 1854 – 6 Jun 1909)
        4. 4. Mary Barron (1855 – )
        5. 5. Joe Barron (1857 – 1930)
        6. 6. Cynthia Barron (1859 – )
        7. 7. Charlie (May) Barron (18 Oct 1861 – 17 Sep 1917)
        8. 8. Thomas (J) Barron (Jan 1861 – )
      3. 3. Martha Barron (1827 – 1900) m. Elisha (Harrison) Scoggins (22 Aug 1822 – 1900)
        1. 1. Levi (V) Scogin (1846 – 1930)
        2. 2. Cynthia (Emeline) Scogin (1848 – )
        3. 3. Wiley (G) Scogin (1850 – )
        4. 4. Silendia (Caroline) Scogin (Feb 1852 – 18 Dec 1940)
        5. 5. Sanford (Fuller) Scogin (Mar 1856 – 28 Dec 1940)
        6. 6. Mary (Evelyn) Scogin (1 Oct 1859 – 6 Mar 1913)
        7. 7. Amanda (Alice) Scogin (Feb 1861 – 20 Aug 1915)
        8. 8. twin Scogin (Feb 1861 – 1861)
        9. 9. twin Scogin (1869 – 1869)
        10. 10. Zella (Zillian A M) Scogin (4 Feb 1869 – 31 Jan 1946)
        11. 11. Virgil (F) Scogin (Apr 1876 – )
      4. 4. Lovica (Lavisy) Barron (25 Apr 1830 – 9 Jan 1914) m. Wiley (Gresham) Scoggins (7 Feb 1826 – 9 Nov 1909)
        1. 1. Smith (Delaney) Scoggin (23 October 1847 – 4 August 1939)
        2. 2. Winnie (Angeline) Scoggin (1848 – )
        3. 3. Emily Scoggin (1850 – )
        4. 4. Harrison Scoggin (1853 – )
        5. 5. James Scoggin (25 Jan 1855 – 13 Nov 1917)
        6. 6. Sinia Scoggin (1857 – )
      5. 5. Nancy Barron (14 Feb 1832 – )
      6. 6. John (Wood) Barron (14 Feb 1832 – 27 Jan 1894) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Adams (1 Jun 1828 – 15 Jun 1903)
        1. 1. Mary (Josephine) Barron (22 Jul 1852 – 24 Mar 1888)
        2. 2. Martha (Ann) Barron (27 Nov 1853 – 12 Jan 1907)
        3. 3. Theodosia (T J) Barron (17 Oct 1859 – 10 Sep 1867)
        4. 4. Joseph (F) Barron (Jul 1860 – 5 Sep 1911) m. Sophronia (E.) Caltharp (12 Apr 1870 – 1 Mar 1943)
        5. 5. Johnnie (Rebecca) Barron (1 Mar 1863 – 23 Jul 1951) m. John (Z) Ferrell (3 Mar 1859 – 27 Oct 1923)
        6. 6. William (Nep) Barron (28 Feb 1866 – 15 Dec 1942) m. Mary (E) Blake (9 Sep 1871 – 1 Mar 1947)
        7. 7. Susan (Evelyna) Barron (16 Dec 1868 – 13 Oct 1952) m. J (William) Stanley (25 Nov 1870 – 26 Jul 1941)
      7. 7. Thomas (Jefferson) Barron (1834 – 27 Dec 1878) m. Sarah (Isabel) Tucker (6 Aug 1836 – 1 Oct 1904) m. Sarah (J.) Tucker
        1. 1. Joseph Barron (1854 – 1856)
        2. 2. Martha (Elizabeth or Lizzie) Barron (16 Mar 1856 – 3 Nov 1946) m. John (Martin) Starnes (13 Nov 1849 – 28 Jan 1891)
        3. 3. Wilmuth (Sarah Jane) Barron (02 Aug 1858 – 12 Dec 1899) m. Jourdan (Anderson) Morris (15 Feb 1851 – 8 Oct 1881) m. John (L) Wood (1854 – ) m. Pleasant (Polk) Cates (26 Dec 1852 – 10 May 1912)
        4. 4. Nancy (Ann Amanda) Barron (7 Feb 1861 – 21 Jan 1935) m. James (Pleasant) Starnes (9 Jun 1858 – 14 Nov 1941)
        5. 5. Mary (Emma Theodosia) Barron (30 Oct 1864 – 1935) m. Franklin (Lafayette) Ray (1861 – 24 Feb 1927)
        6. 6. Jessie (Lee) Barron (25 Nov 1867 – 23 Aug 1936) m. George (W) Cates (abt 1848 – 13 May 1919)
        7. 7. Fannie Barron (1 Jan 1870 – 22 Jul 1948) m. William Maxwell (Oct 1852 – )
        8. 8. Thomas (Frances Letitia) Barron (1 Jan 1870 – 22 Jul 1948) m. Edward (William) Maxwell (16 Oct 1849 – ) m. Marion Alewine (1866 – 6 Nov 1891)
        9. 9. Eugenia (Isabel) Barron (13 Feb 1876 – 15 Nov 1966) m. Thomas (Peyton) Cooper (1872 – 29 Apr 1948)
      8. 8. Jeremiah (M) Barron (1837 – 1865) m. Caroline Tucker (1839 – 1906) m. Caroline Tucker (1839 – 1906)
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Barron (7 Jan 1858 – 27 May 1916)
        2. 2. Olive Barron (1859 – )
        3. 3. Smith Barron (1860 – 12 Jun 1951)
        4. 4. Joseph (Daniel) Barron (17 Jun 1866 – 26 Jun 1918)
      9. 9. Joseph (Smith) Barron (2 Jun 1838 – 18 Sep 1923) m. Mary (Ann) Tomlinson (7 Jun 1842 – 3 Oct 1918) m. Mary (A.) Barron (abt 1842 – )
        1. 1. William (Smith) Barron (31 Dec 1866 – 12 Jun 1951)
        2. 2. John (Thomas) Barron (6 Jan 1869 – 10 Jun 1917)
        3. 3. James (J) Barron (1 Aug 1870 – 11 Aug 1870)
        4. 4. Callie (M) Barron (Feb 1872 – 11 Jun 1921)
        5. 5. Joseph (Newton) Barron (24 Sep 1873 – 10 Sep 1941)
        6. 6. Robert (E Lee) Barron (11 Mar 1874 – 15 Jan 1940) m. Jennie (May 1875 – )
        7. 7. George (Beckham) Barron (24 Sep 1875 – 1930) m. Annie (abt 1883 – )
        8. 8. Alis (A.) Barron (25 May 1878 – 3 Dec 1960)
        9. 9. Sabbina Barron (25 Jan 1884 – 15 Dec 1969) m. Walter (W) Wooten (abt 1881 – )
        10. 10. William Barron (abt 1867 – )
        11. 11. John (T.) Barron (abt 1868 – )
        12. 12. Joseph (M.) Barron (abt 1873 – )
        13. 13. Robert (E.) Barron (abt 1874 – )
        14. 14. George (B.) Barron (abt 1876 – )
      10. 10. Susan (Jane) Barron (1840 – 14 Aug 1902) m. William (W) Cross (23 Sep 1830 – 27 Sep 1880)
        1. 1. Joseph (R) Cross (3 Oct 1853 – 1930)
        2. 2. Sarah (F) Cross (22 Aug 1855 – )
        3. 3. Martha (Mattie E or Sweet) Cross (20 Feb 1857 – 15 Dec 1937)
        4. 4. George (W) Cross (14 Mar 1859 – 10 Sep 1945)
        5. 5. Isaac (Newton) Cross (1865 – 28 Oct 1930)
        6. 6. James (A) Cross (2 Jan 1869 – 17 Mar 1904)
      11. 11. Sarah (Cynthia) Barron (23 Aug 1843 – 1 Jan 1877) m. Michael (Thomas) Peacock (29 Mar 1833 – 16 Apr 1926)
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen Josefene) Peacock (8 Sep 1865 – 25 Oct 1866)
        2. 2. Arnold (Smith) Peacock (26 Sep 1867 – 26 Dec 1955)
        3. 3. Sarah (Aurifera) Peacock (25 Feb 1870 – 22 Apr 1943)
        4. 4. Arthur Peacock (May 1870 – 10 Oct 1876)
        5. 5. Hetty (Ann) Peacock (26 Feb 1872 – 24 Feb 1905)
        6. 6. Michael (Thomas) Peacock (6 May 1875 – 10 Oct 1876)
      12. 12. Cynthia Barron (1844 – 1900) m. Isaac (F) Peacock (1843 – 1904)
        1. 1. Jas (L) Peacock (Jun 1865 – 1910)
        2. 2. E (Cora) Peacock (1868 – 26 May 1903)
        3. 3. C (Ida) Peacock (1870 – )
        4. 4. M (Ella) Peacock (1872 – )
        5. 5. T (Mary) Peacock (1874 – )
        6. 6. L (Miney) Peacock (1876 – )
        7. 7. P (Maude) Peacock (1879 – )
    2. 2. JOEL (A) REEVES (1810 – )
    3. 3. John (B) Reeves (1812 – )
    4. 4. Josiah Reeves (4 Aug 1812 – 12 Feb 1877)
    5. 5. Humphrey REEVES (1814 – )
    6. 6. James Reeves (1814 – )
    7. 7. Jeremiah Reeves (1815 – 17 Jun 1853)
    8. 8. Andrew (Jackson) Reeves (1819 – )
    9. 9. Jabez (Pleides Marcellus) Reeves (2 Jul 1824 – 15 Oct 1881) m. Martha (Eleanor) Sellars (1836 – 4 May 1911)
      1. 1. Mary Shelley (1857 – )
      2. 2. Marie (Octavia) Reeves (5 March 1857 – 5 May 1890)
      3. 3. Mattie Reeves (1863 – 1918)
  3. 3. Sallie McElroy (1790 – 1827)
  4. 4. William McElroy (1790 – 1831)
  5. 5. Josiah McElroy (10 Sep 1791 – 22 Jan 1868)
  6. 6. John McElroy (1796 – 20 Mar 1864)
  7. 7. James (A) McElroy (22 Jan 1802 – 1843)
  8. 8. Henry McElroy (13 Jan 1804 – 1853)
  9. 9. Mary (Polly) McLeroy (1805 – 1798)
  10. 10. Ghaskey McElroy (19 Feb 1807 – 1853)
  11. 11. Minnie McElroy (Oct 1811 – 1 Oct 1820)
  12. 12. Isaac (Willis) McElroy (5 Oct 1812 – 18 Oct 1894)

James McElroy's Timeline

4 Records

1761
16 September 1761
Birth of James McElroy in Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
1820
1820
Age 59
James McElroy resided here in Dallas, Alabama
Dallas, Alabama
1841
4 Oct 1841
Age 80
Death of James McElroy in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States
Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States
1841
1841
Age 80
Burial of James McElroy in Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, USA
Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Dallas, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama State Census, 1820-1866

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 September 1761
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1841
    Event Place: Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012
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