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John Richard McELROY 1871–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1871

Birth Location: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 19 Sep 1963

Death Location: Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA

Father: William McELROY

Mother: Sarah McElroy

Spouse(s): Leah McElroy

Children(s): William McELROY, Mary LEE, Claudie Hooper, Florence Vance, Hubert McELROY, Olive Kitchens, Eudora White

John Richard McELROY was born in 1871 in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA, the child of William Fletcher Mcelroy And Sarah Adeline Crumpton Mcelroy. In 1880, John Richard McELROY resided in Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. In 1900, John Richard McELROY resided in Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. John Richard McELROY married Leah George Wise Mcelroy, and had children including Claudie Mcelroy Hooper, Eudora Jane Lee White, Florence Mcelroy Vance, Hubert Haywood Mcelroy, Mary Bell Lee, Olive Eugenia Mcelroy Kitchens, William Carl Mcelroy. John Richard McELROY passed away in 1963 in Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • John Richard McELROY was born in 1871 in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA, the child of William Fletcher Mcelroy And Sarah Adeline Crumpton Mcelroy.
  • In 1880, John Richard McELROY resided in Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1900, John Richard McELROY resided in Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • John Richard McELROY married Leah George Wise Mcelroy, and had children including Claudie Mcelroy Hooper, Eudora Jane Lee White, Florence Mcelroy Vance, Hubert Haywood Mcelroy, Mary Bell Lee, Olive Eugenia Mcelroy Kitchens, William Carl Mcelroy.
  • John Richard McELROY passed away in 1963 in Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William McELROY
1842–1928
Birth Location: Carroll County, Georgia, USA
WM
Sarah McElroy
1848–1900
Birth Location: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
SM

Spouses(s)

Leah McElroy
1871–1955
Birth Location: Clayton County, Georgia, USA
LM

Children(s)

William McELROY
1890–1921
Birth Location: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
WM
Mary LEE
1894–1988
Birth Location: Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
ML
Claudie Hooper
1900–1987
Birth Location: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
CH
Florence Vance
1905–1992
Birth Location: Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
FV
Hubert McELROY
1903–1986
Birth Location: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
HM
Olive Kitchens
1908–1998
Birth Location: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
OK
Eudora White
1892–1988
Birth Location: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
EW

John McELROY's Ancestors

Self
John McELROY
1871–1963
Birth Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Fletcher McELROY
1842–1928
Carroll County, Georgia, USA
Sarah (Adeline CRUMPTON) McElroy
1848–1900
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (B) McELROY
1808–1903
Georgia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann Betsy JONES) McElroy
1816–1896
Georgia, USA
John (Jehu CRUMPTON) III
1817–1885
Clarke County, Georgia, USA
8 (Mary Franklin HARLAN) Crumpton
1828–1883
De Kalb County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jehu II
1767–1822
Fanny Crumpton
1790–1890
7 HARLAN
1803–1876
7 Harlan
1804–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
6 Sr
1766–1852
6 Harlan
1764–1807
Mark SNOW
1764–1843
Elizabeth Snow
1762–1850

John McELROY's Descendants

1.
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John (Richard) McELROY (31 May 1871–19 Sep 1963) m. Leah (George WISE) McElroy (23 Feb 1871–17 Jul 1955)
  1. 1. William (Carl) McELROY 1890–1921 m. Ninnie (MYERS) McElroy 1894–1944
    1. 1. Lois (Grace McELROY) Fordham 1912–2006 m. Loyce (John) FORDHAM 1911–1988
      1. 1. Willis (Carl) FORDHAM 1939–2022
  2. 2. Mary (Bell) LEE 1894–1988
  3. 3. Claudie (McELROY) Hooper 1900–1987
  4. 4. Florence (McELROY) Vance 1905–1992 m. Kirby (Lee) VANCE 1901–1977
  5. 5. Hubert (Haywood) McELROY 1903–1986 m. Minnie (Pearl BUTLER) McElroy 1907–1994
    1. 1. Kerry (Gwin) McELROY 1943–1994
  6. 6. Olive (Eugenia McELROY) Kitchens 1908–1998 m. Manning (Ponder) KITCHENS 1902–1940
    1. 1. Carolyn (Joy KITCHENS) Jennings 1933–2013
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth Liz KITCHENS) Brent 1931–2011 m. Samuel (Lee) BRENT 1927–2015
  7. 7. Eudora (Jane LEE) White 1892–1988 m. George White 1891–1924

John McELROY's Timeline

10 Records

1871
31 May 1871
Birth of John Richard McELROY in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 9
John Richard McELROY resided here in Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 29
John Richard McELROY resided here in Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 39
John Richard McELROY resided here in Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 49
John Richard McELROY resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 59
John Richard McELROY resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 64
John Richard McELROY resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 69
John Richard McELROY resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 79
John Richard McELROY resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1963
19 Sep 1963
Age 92
Death of John Richard McELROY in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1871
    Event Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00015; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15-12
    [2] Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 26037
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: T625_7; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 64
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2339743
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 9; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0142
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: T624_7; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374020
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Anniston Star; Publication Date: 20 Sep 1963; Publication Place: Anniston, Alabama, USA; ,0.42538536,0.49416795,0.58574754&xid=3355
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 6259; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 15-13

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 9; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0142

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: T624_7; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374020

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: T625_7; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 64

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2339743

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00015; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15-12

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00015; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15-12

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 6259; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 15-13

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 6259; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 15-13

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1963
    Event Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 26037
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Anniston Star; Publication Date: 20 Sep 1963; Publication Place: Anniston, Alabama, USA; ,0.42538536,0.49416795,0.58574754&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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