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John Ely Napier 1821 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 December 1885

Death Location: Clay, Kentucky, USA

Father: Robert Napier

Mother: Nancy Napier

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John Ely Napier was born in 1821 in Lee, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Napier and Nancy Ely Napier. John Ely Napier passed away in 1885 in Clay, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • John Ely Napier was born in 1821 in Lee, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Napier and Nancy Ely Napier.
  • John Ely Napier passed away in 1885 in Clay, Kentucky, USA.

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John Napier's Ancestors

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John Napier
1821 – 1885
Birth Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Napier
1787 – 1860
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Ely) Napier
1786 – 1850
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edward Napier
1764 – 1832
Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Rachel (Jane) Ely
1763 – 1853
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
John (Ealy) (Ely)
1755 – 1839
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Barbara (Jane) Fry
1755 – 1857
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Napier
1722 – 1800
THOMAS 5GG
1725 – 1819
Elizabeth Smith
1727 – 1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Napier
1697 – 1763
Mary Napier
1697 – 1775
William Eley
1708 – 1742
Elizabeth Taylor
1705 – 1779

John Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1821
1821
Birth of John Ely Napier in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA
1885
1 December 1885
Age 64
Death of John Ely Napier in Clay, Kentucky, USA
Clay, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 December 1885
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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