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John Merlin Ely 1926–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 October 1926

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 May 2012

Death Location: Lee Regional Medical Center, Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA

Father: Daniel Ely

Mother: Daisy Cooper

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In 1926, John Merlin Ely entered the world in Lee County, Virginia, USA, born to Daniel Ely And Daisy Cooper. In 1935, John Merlin Ely resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia. In 1940, John Merlin Ely resided in Rocky Station, Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA. John Merlin Ely passed away in 2012 in Lee Regional Medical Center, Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1926, John Merlin Ely entered the world in Lee County, Virginia, USA, born to Daniel Ely And Daisy Cooper.
  • In 1935, John Merlin Ely resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia.
  • In 1940, John Merlin Ely resided in Rocky Station, Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • John Merlin Ely passed away in 2012 in Lee Regional Medical Center, Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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John Ely's Ancestors

Self
John Ely
1926–2012
Birth Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Daniel Ely
1897–1982
Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Daisy Cooper
1899–1989
St Charles, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Cooper
1876–1962
St Charles, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Minerva) Ewing
1879–1947
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Cooper
1853–1937
Mildred Kirk
1842–1937
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William FRANCE
1820–1892
Mary Cooper
1833–
Leroy Kirk
1815–1887
Catherine Woodard
1822–1876

John Ely's Timeline

5 Records

1926
29 October 1926
Birth of John Merlin Ely in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
John Merlin Ely resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 14
John Merlin Ely resided here in Rocky Station, Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
John Merlin Ely resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
2012
13 May 2012
Age 86
Death of John Merlin Ely in Lee Regional Medical Center, Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee Regional Medical Center, Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 October 1926
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 2012
    Event Place: Lee Regional Medical Center, Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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