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James Emmett McLeroy 1884 – 1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1884

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 26 Jan 1963

Death Location: Wilcox, Georgia, USA

Father: James McLeroy\McKleroy

Mother: Sarah Cronin

Spouse(s): Mary Barbour

Children(s): James Mcleroy, Eva McLeroy, Ben McLeroy, Mabel McLeroy

James Emmett McLeroy Sr was born in 1884 in Alabama, the child of James W. McLeroy\McKleroy and Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" MCLEROY BOYKIN Cronin. In 1900, James Emmett McLeroy Sr resided in Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama. James Emmett McLeroy Sr married Mary MCLEROY Barbour, and had children including James Emmett Mcleroy, Eva McLeroy, Ben G McLeroy, Mabel McLeroy. James Emmett McLeroy Sr passed away in 1963 in Wilcox, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Emmett McLeroy Sr was born in 1884 in Alabama, the child of James W. McLeroy\McKleroy and Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" MCLEROY BOYKIN Cronin.
  • In 1900, James Emmett McLeroy Sr resided in Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama.
  • James Emmett McLeroy Sr married Mary MCLEROY Barbour, and had children including James Emmett Mcleroy, Eva McLeroy, Ben G McLeroy, Mabel McLeroy.
  • James Emmett McLeroy Sr passed away in 1963 in Wilcox, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James McLeroy\McKleroy
1862 – 1891
Birth Location: Barbour County, Alabama, USA
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Sarah Cronin
1861 – 1917
Birth Location: Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Mary Barbour
1892 – 1971
Birth Location: Georgia
MB

Children(s)

James Mcleroy
1907 – 1981
Birth Location: Alabama
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Eva McLeroy
1909 – 1963
Birth Location: Georgia
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Ben McLeroy
1913 –
Birth Location: Georgia
BM
Mabel McLeroy
1915 – 1963
Birth Location: –
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James McLeroy's Ancestors

Self
James McLeroy
1884 – 1963
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
James W. McLeroy\McKleroy
1862 – 1891
Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie" MCLEROY BOYKIN) Cronin
1861 – 1917
Alabama
Grandparents
Charles (Gibson "C.G." or Snicher) McLeroy
1820 – 1860
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Susan (Frances McLEROY) Barnett
1830 – 1918
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Michael (A M.A. Cronin O'Cronine O Cronyne Croning) Croneen
1815 – 1872
County Cork, Ireland OR Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Martha (A Augusta? McNEAL CRONIN\CRONING) Weathers
1828 – 1876
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
John McLeroy
1794 – 1846
Tabitha Buchanan
1793 – 1884
David Barnett
1776 – 1861
Levicy Hayes
1794 – 1861
John Cronin
1792 – 1883
Bridget CRONIN
1808 – 1850
William Weathers
1775 – 1870
Dicy Tribble
1784 – 1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry McLeroy
1750 – 1806
Pellatiah Hunter
1760 – 1821
Dennis Cronin
1770 –
Catherine CRONIN
1770 –
John Weathers
1752 – 1790
Mildred Home
1753 – 1812
Stephen Tribble
1754 – 1830
Mary Allen
1755 – 1830

James McLeroy's Descendants

1.
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James (Emmett) McLeroy (Jul 1884 – 26 Jan 1963) m. Mary (MCLEROY) Barbour (abt 1892 – 14 Nov 1971)
  1. 1. James (Emmett) Mcleroy (9 Oct 1907 – 10 May 1981) m. Nettie (Corrine McLEROY) Booth (abt 1906 – )
    1. 1. Gloria (Jeanette "Nettie" TURK) Mcleroy (1 July 1929 – 3 September 2021) m. Jewel (Eugene "Gene") Turk (13 June 1929 – 7 December 1990)
    2. 2. Jeanette Mcleroy (abt 1930 – )
    3. 3. Jimmy (Bruce) McLeroy (18 May 1933 – 23 Oct 1993) m. Ruby McLeroy
      1. 1. Ray (Mc Leroy Jamie Vic) McLeroy
      2. 2. Mike McLeroy
      3. 3. Gerald McLeroy
    4. 4. Robert Mcleroy (abt 1940 – 12 Aug 1940)
  2. 2. Eva McLeroy (abt 1909 – Before 1963)
  3. 3. Ben (G) McLeroy (abt 1913 – )
  4. 4. Mabel McLeroy (1915 – January 1963)

James McLeroy's Timeline

15 Records

1881
22 Nov 1881
Birth of James Emmett McLeroy Sr in Alabama
Alabama
1884
Jul 1884
Birth of James Emmett McLeroy Sr in Alabama
Alabama
1900
1900
Age 16
James Emmett McLeroy Sr resided here in Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama
Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama
1900
1900
Age 16
James Emmett McLeroy Sr resided here in Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 16
James Emmett McLeroy Sr resided here in Precinct 1 Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama
Precinct 1 Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 26
James Emmett McLeroy Sr resided here in Glenville, Russell, Alabama, USA
Glenville, Russell, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 26
James Emmett McLeroy Sr resided here in Glenville, Russell, Alabama, USA
Glenville, Russell, Alabama, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 33
James Emmett McLeroy Sr resided here in Muscogee County, Georgia, USA
Muscogee County, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 36
James Emmett McLeroy Sr resided here in Steam Mill, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
Steam Mill, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 51
James Emmett McLeroy Sr resided here in Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia
Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 56
James Emmett McLeroy Sr resided here in Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia, USA
Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 66
James Emmett McLeroy Sr resided here in Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia, USA
Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 67
James Emmett McLeroy Sr resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1963
26 Jan 1963
Age 79
Death of James Emmett McLeroy Sr in Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia, USA
Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia, USA
1963
26 Jan 1963
Age 79
Death of James Emmett McLeroy Sr in Wilcox, Georgia, USA
Wilcox, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00700; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 111-3
    [2] Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 04103
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Muscogee County
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1240001
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glenville, Russell, Alabama; Roll: T624_32; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0200; FHL microfilm: 1374045
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Fort Valley, Peach

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1884
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0001
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glenville, Russell, Alabama; Roll: T624_32; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0200; FHL microfilm: 1374045
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1240001

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0001

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precinct 1 Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hawkinsville, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1240001

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Glenville, Russell, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glenville, Russell, Alabama; Roll: T624_32; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0200; FHL microfilm: 1374045

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Glenville, Russell, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glenville, Russell, Alabama; Roll: T624_32; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0200; FHL microfilm: 1374045

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Midland, Muscogee, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Muscogee County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Muscogee County

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Steam Mill, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00700; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 111-3

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00700; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 111-3

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Fort Valley, Peach

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1951
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 7 Feb 1951 - Page 21, 7 Feb 1951

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1959
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 3 Jun 1959 - Page 23, 3 Jun 1959

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1963
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 4 Jan 1963 - Page 21, 4 Jan 1963

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Macon News; Publication Date: 28 Jan 1963; Publication Place: Macon, Georgia, USA; ,0.17105585,0.36779156,0.30304143&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilcox, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 04103

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1963
    Event Place: Fort Valley, Peach, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1963
    Event Place: Wilcox, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 04103
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