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John Thomas Ely 1785 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1785

Birth Location: Spruce Run, Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Jan 1861

Death Location: Somerset,Pulaski County,Kentucky,USA

Father: Isaac Ely

Mother: Barbara Fry

Spouse(s): Isabel Shackleford

Children(s): Barbara Ely

In 1785, John Thomas Ely entered the world in Spruce Run, Montgomery, Virginia, USA, born to Isaac JOHN Ely and Barbara Jane Cooper Fry. John Thomas Ely married Isabel Elizabeth Shackleford, and had children including Barbara Fry "Addie" Ely. John Thomas Ely passed away in 1861 in Somerset,Pulaski County,Kentucky,USA.

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Biography

  • In 1785, John Thomas Ely entered the world in Spruce Run, Montgomery, Virginia, USA, born to Isaac JOHN Ely and Barbara Jane Cooper Fry.
  • John Thomas Ely married Isabel Elizabeth Shackleford, and had children including Barbara Fry "Addie" Ely.
  • John Thomas Ely passed away in 1861 in Somerset,Pulaski County,Kentucky,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Ely
1753 – 1838
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
IE
Barbara Fry
1755 – 1857
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
BF

Spouses(s)

Isabel Shackleford
1784 – 1850
Birth Location: Sandy River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
IS

Children(s)

Barbara Ely
1827 – 1880
Birth Location: Sugar Run, Lee Co., VA
BE

John Ely's Ancestors

Self
John Ely
1785 – 1861
Birth Place: Spruce Run, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Parents
Isaac JOHN Ely
1753 – 1838
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Barbara (Jane Cooper) Fry
1755 – 1857
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Ely
1725 – 1782
Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Jane) Smith
1727 – 1796
Diocese of Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
George (Peter FRY) I
1725 – 1793
Orange, Virginia, USA
Margaret SCOTT
1729 – 1787
Orange, Farmington, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas +#^
1712 – 1770
Elizabeth Ely
1710 – 1782
John Smith
1705 –
Jane Ford
1707 –
Johannes Fry
1682 – 1732
Catherine French
1692 – 1733
Joseph Scott
1708 – 1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ely
1678 – 1750
MERCY BLISS
1690 – 1789
Thomas CLOWES
1706 – 1784
Christiana Palmer
1690 – 1784
Johann Frey
1652 – 1695
Anna Erhardt
1658 – 1747
"Colonel" Scott
1672 – 1729
Judith Scott
1672 – 1734

John Ely's Descendants

1.
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John (Thomas) Ely (6 Apr 1785 – 1 Jan 1861) m. Isabel (Elizabeth) Shackleford (22 Dec 1784 – 1850)
  1. 1. Barbara (Fry "Addie") Ely (28 Feb 1827 – 1880) m. Jesse (Terrel) Freeze (1813 – 1881)
    1. 1. Sidney (Faye Bishop) Freeze (Jul 02, 1865 – 16 Jan 1902) m. Pleasant (Pierce 'Kern') Anderson (29 SEP 1850 – 10 JAN 1914)
      1. 1. Carrie (Eugene "Kate") Anderson (26 Aug 1891 – 28 Apr 1982) m. William (Mercer) Norton (17 June 1891 – 18 September 1971)
        1. 1. Eris (N.) Gilroy (22 Aug 1923 – 22 May 2012) m. Philip (William) Gilroy (25 Oct 1924 – 15 Jan 2021)

John Ely's Timeline

2 Records

1785
6 Apr 1785
Birth of John Thomas Ely in Spruce Run, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Spruce Run, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
1861
1 Jan 1861
Age 76
Death of John Thomas Ely in Somerset,Pulaski County,Kentucky,USA
Somerset,Pulaski County,Kentucky,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1785
    Event Place: Spruce Run, Montgomery, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1861
    Event Place: Somerset,Pulaski County,Kentucky,USA
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