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John Erasmus Alley 1801 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1801

Birth Location: Overton, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1 Nov 1878

Death Location: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States

Father: Walter *

Mother: Jane Alley

Spouse(s): Mary Kelly

Children(s): Mary Alley

John Erasmus Alley was born in 1801 in Overton, Tennessee, United States, the child of Walter Watson Alley * and Jane "Jenny" Easley Gilliland Alley. John Erasmus Alley married Mary "Polly" Kelly, and had children including Mary Jane Alley. John Erasmus Alley passed away in 1878 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • John Erasmus Alley was born in 1801 in Overton, Tennessee, United States, the child of Walter Watson Alley * and Jane "Jenny" Easley Gilliland Alley.
  • John Erasmus Alley married Mary "Polly" Kelly, and had children including Mary Jane Alley.
  • John Erasmus Alley passed away in 1878 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Alley's Ancestors

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John Alley
1801 – 1878
Birth Place: Overton, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Walter Watson Alley *
1775 – 1848
Virginia Colony
Jane ("Jenny" Easley Gilliland) Alley
1773 – 1850
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Robert) Gilliland
1745 – 1835
Ireland, Ireland
Elizabeth ("Eliza") Kane
1745 –
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Gilliland
1700 – 1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gilliland
1680 –
Mother Gilliland
1680 –

John Alley's Descendants

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John (Erasmus) Alley (Jul 1801 – 1 Nov 1878) m. Mary ("Polly") Kelly (13 Jul 1806 – 1871)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Alley (2 Aug 1825 – 1 Mar 1880) m. James Rankin (18 Jul 1809 – 5 Jan 1871)
    1. 1. William (Milton) Rankin (28 Aug 1842 – 14 May 1897)
      1. 1. Minnie (Belle) Rankin (2 October 1879 – 24 January 1952) m. John (M) Bentley (May 1877 – 26 October 1962)
        1. 1. Cyntha (A) Bently (May 1897 – )
        2. 2. Effie (Myrtle) Bentley (14 Apr 1900 – 5 Jul 1990)
        3. 3. Milt (Valancourt “Milt”) Bentley (5 April 1903 – 10 August 1991) m. Rebecca (Newsom) Bentley (28 August 1902 – 22 April 1984) m. Stella (Effie) Bentley (8 June 1914 – 6 March 2006)
        4. 4. Lester (Glenn) Bentley (28 Nov 1905 – 29 Sep 1983)
        5. 5. Ribern (Taylor) Bentley (8 Apr 1907 – 23 Jul 1981)
        6. 6. Alethie (“Letha” V) Bentley (13 Dec 1909 – 8 Jun 2005)
        7. 7. Golden (V) Bentley (abt 1913 – )
        8. 8. Clifford (Donely) Bentley (22 Jul 1914 – 19 Nov 1987)
        9. 9. Nora Bentley (abt 1921 – )

John Alley's Timeline

2 Records

1801
Jul 1801
Birth of John Erasmus Alley in Overton, Tennessee, United States
Overton, Tennessee, United States
1878
1 Nov 1878
Age 77
Death of John Erasmus Alley in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1801
    Event Place: Overton, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1878
    Event Place: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States

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