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John Alexander Willey 1799–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1799

Birth Location: Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Nov 1865

Death Location: Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA

Father: Rev Sr

Mother: Mary Griffith

Spouse(s): Nancy Chapman

Children(s): Mary Willey, Mary Willey, Robert Willey, Moses Willey, Lou Willey, Henry Willey, John Willey, Frederick Willey, Charles Willey, Lutherious Willey, Kate Willey, Elizabeth Willey

The story of John Alexander Willey began in 1799 in Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA. In 1850, John Alexander Willey resided in Wayne, Muskingum, Ohio, USA. In 1860, John Alexander Willey resided in Wayne, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA. John Alexander Willey married Nancy Chapman, and had children including Charles Tatman Willey, Elizabeth Louisa Willey, Frederick Merrick Willey, Henry Bascom Willey, John Alexander Willey, Kate Willey, Lou Sarah Willey, Lutherious Willey, Mary Emelia Willey, Mary Lois Willey, Moses Hinkle Willey, Robert Spencer Willey. John Alexander Willey passed away in 1865 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Alexander Willey began in 1799 in Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, John Alexander Willey resided in Wayne, Muskingum, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1860, John Alexander Willey resided in Wayne, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA.
  • John Alexander Willey married Nancy Chapman, and had children including Charles Tatman Willey, Elizabeth Louisa Willey, Frederick Merrick Willey, Henry Bascom Willey, John Alexander Willey, Kate Willey, Lou Sarah Willey, Lutherious Willey, Mary Emelia Willey, Mary Lois Willey, Moses Hinkle Willey, Robert Spencer Willey.
  • John Alexander Willey passed away in 1865 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Sr
1757–1814
Birth Location: Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
RS
Mary Griffith
1758–1843
Birth Location: Sussex County, Delaware, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Nancy Chapman
1799–1862
Birth Location: Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
NC

Children(s)

Mary Willey
1820–1900
Birth Location: Newark, Licking, Ohio, USA
MW
Mary Willey
1835–1910
Birth Location: Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
MW
Robert Willey
1841–1895
Birth Location: Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
RW
Moses Willey
1822–1887
Birth Location: Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
MW
Lou Willey
1828–1908
Birth Location: Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
LW
Henry Willey
1824–1877
Birth Location: Ohio
HW
John Willey
1830–1870
Birth Location: Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
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Frederick Willey
1844–1915
Birth Location: Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
FW
Charles Willey
1832–1902
Birth Location: Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
CW
Lutherious Willey
1846–
Birth Location: Ohio
LW
Kate Willey
1851–
Birth Location: Ohio
KW
Elizabeth Willey
1838–1910
Birth Location: Muskingum, Ohio, USA
EW

John Willey's Ancestors

Self
John Willey
1799–1865
Birth Place: Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Rev John Alexander Willey Sr
1757–1814
Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Mary ("Polly") Griffith
1758–1843
Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
William Willey
1733–1810
Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Ann Smith
1734–1804
Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
John Griffith
1737–1833
East Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Faulkner
1746–1833
E Nantmeal Twp, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Wiley
1711–1792
Margaret Waitman
1714–1816
John Smith
1704–1750
Bridget Tilney
1708–1768
Samuel Griffith
1693–1758
Elizabeth (Evans)
1695–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Willey
1684–1760
Rebecca Hough
1683–1734
John Waitman
1690–
Henry Griffith
1668–1709
Elizabeth Tassell
1675–1767

John Willey's Descendants

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John (Alexander) Willey (25 May 1799–16 Nov 1865) m. Nancy Chapman (10 Nov 1799–26 May 1862)
  1. 1. Mary (Emelia) Willey 1820–1900 m. William (Jorden) Farmer 1817–1894
    1. 1. Samuel Farmer 1844– m. Sarah (Catherine “Sally”) Gray 1851–1894
      1. 1. Otho (Abner) Farmer 1875–1941 m. Stella (Cora) Watson 1889–1955 m. Eifrezena (Seney) Dittmar 1880–1918
        1. 1. Hazel (M) Farmer 1900–1968 m. Leroy (Merritt) Tillotson 1896–1968
        2. 2. Bert (Samuel) Farmer 1904–1988
        3. 3. Glenn (C) Farmer 1910–1994
      2. 2. Nora (Loueila) Farmer 1871–1938 m. Wm (J) Myers 1874–1948 m. Fitz (Henry Warren) Drummond 1861–1927
        1. 1. Ruth (H) Myers 1908–1999 m. Silas (A) Griffitt 1904–1957
        2. 2. James Myers 1894–
        3. 3. Frank Myers 1902–
        4. 4. Loyd Myers 1905–1936
      3. 3. Myrtle (Anna) Farmer 1876–1933
        1. 1. Alice Flagg 1907–2001
        2. 2. Alta (Aldean) Flagg 1912–1971
        3. 3. Frederick (Irvin) Flagg 1903–1976 m. Ella (Ester) Daniels 1909–1976
      4. 4. Pearl (Mahalia) Farmer 1878–1961 m. Charles Allen 1874–1942
        1. 1. Jessie (Mae) Allen 1903–1985
        2. 2. Elva (Helen) Allen 1904–1983
        3. 3. Alice (Allegra) Allen 1907–1992 m. JAMES (ROBERT) PULLEY 1906–1973
        4. 4. Woodrow (Wilson) Allen 1919–1982
        5. 5. Carrie (Ethel) Allen 1902–1993
        6. 6. Charles (Rudolph) Allen 1909–1994
        7. 7. Virgil (LeRoy) Allen 1910–1992
        8. 8. Baby Allen 1918–1918
        9. 9. Mary (Louise) Allen 1921–1923
        10. 10. James (Frank) Allen 1913–1995
        11. 11. Aaron (William) Allen 1912–1920
        12. 12. John (Abner) Allen 1924–2004
      5. 5. Nellie (Frances) Farmer 1880–1962 m. Melford Maloney 1895– m. Aaron (T) Kain 1877–1957
        1. 1. Tommie Maloney 1912–
        2. 2. Nathaniel Maloney 1916–
        3. 3. Earma Maloney 1919–
        4. 4. C (Francis Frank) Kain 1907–1983
        5. 5. Ruth (E.) Kain 1910–2009
        6. 6. Lloyd (Aaron) Kain 1898–1974
        7. 7. Kenneth (K) Kain 1905–1907
      6. 6. Nancy (Floy) Farmer 1883–1971 m. Christopher (Theodore) Poshard 1872–1948
        1. 1. Russell (Howard) Poshard 1905–1980 m. Dorothy (Mae) Spence 1908–1971
        2. 2. Florence (Yvonne) Poshard 1922–1993
        3. 3. Roy (H) Poshard 1903–1925
        4. 4. Hazel (E) Poshard 1908–1970
        5. 5. Elmo (Dwain "Doc") Poshard 1910–1962
        6. 6. Lyle (Floyd) Poshard 1917–1961
        7. 7. Glenn (C) Poshard 1913–1962
        8. 8. Lester (Harvey) Poshard 1902–1963
        9. 9. Murle (Loren) Poshard 1912–1929
      7. 7. John (William) Farmer 1884–1968 m. Annie (Gladys) Williams 1886–1952
        1. 1. Mildred (Elizabeth) Farmer 1914–1981 m. Joseph (Hickey) McEwan 1914–1958
      8. 8. Ethel (Mary) Farmer 1886–1962
      9. 9. Hazel (Gloria) Farmer 1888–1979
        1. 1. Claude (Amil) Beager 1911–1975
      10. 10. Claude (Loran) Farmer 1889–1960
      11. 11. Howard (Cooper) Farmer 1890–1969
      12. 12. Florence Farmer 1872–1872
    2. 2. Safrona (C) Farmer 1857–1926 m. Charles (W) Fossett 1851–1918
      1. 1. William (W) Fossett 1884–1910
      2. 2. Lena (Ethel) Fossett 1879–
      3. 3. Maude (M.) Fossett 1876–1905
    3. 3. Lloyd (Fener) Farmer 1847– m. Diadema Baird 1853–1877
      1. 1. Mertie (Jane) Farmer 1876–1969 m. James (Alpheus) Booth 1879–1909
        1. 1. Alta (Diadema) Booth 1901–1990 m. Robert (Augustus) Thomas 1897–1940 m. Guy (Graydon) Pointer 1897–
        2. 2. Ethel (Ann) Booth 1909–1995 m. Lewis Skillings 1904–1968
    4. 4. Viola (Samantha) Farmer 1853–1934 m. James (Madison) Hudson 1850–1920
      1. 1. Guida (Marie) Hudson 1891–1978 m. Clare (Thompson Ireland) Sr. 1893–1967
        1. 1. Clare (Thompson Ireland) Jr. 1920–2012 m. Frances Thompson 1921–2014
        2. 2. Jane (H Ireland) (Montgomery) 1923–2011
      2. 2. Clair (Dewitt) Hudson 1893–1944
      3. 3. Cecil (Rhodes) Hudson 1893–1933 m. Velma (Elvoy) Rogers 1900–1997
        1. 1. Cecil (Rhodes Hudson) Jr 1930–2020 m. Catherine (Jean) List 1931–2017
        2. 2. James (Frederick) Hudson 1926–1997
    5. 5. Mary (Armina) Farmer 1845–1869 m. Francis (Marion "Frank") Archer 1843–1913
      1. 1. Steven (Ellsworth) Archer 1867–1914 m. Sarah (Cordelia "Delia") Lambach 1872–1952 m. Mary (Ann) Willford 1870–1898
        1. 1. Mildred (Alma) Archer 1901–1972
        2. 2. James (Vernon Archer) Sr 1889–1967
        3. 3. George (Virgil) Archer 1895–1974
        4. 4. Bessie Archer 1897–1899
        5. 5. Harriet Archer 1901–
        6. 6. Philip (Edward) Archer 1902–1973
      2. 2. Francis (Marion) Archer 1868–1930
      3. 3. Grace (Truman) Archer 1869–
    6. 6. Lleven (Sebastian) Farmer 1848–1909 m. Mary (Rilla) Allison 1865–1922
      1. 1. Minnie (Inez Lavinia) Frantz 1895–1971 m. John (Daniel) Smith 1892–1971 m. George (Wayne (Shug)) Thomas 1892–1941 m. James (Alfred) Holmes 1885–1919
        1. 1. Catherine (Jean) Holmes 1918–2011 m. Harry (H.) Hass 1905–1960
        2. 2. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Thomas 1924–2000 m. Jamie (W) Stepp 1919–2004 m. Erwin (Arthur) Feltz 1924–1970
    7. 7. Matilda (Elizabeth) Farmer 1850–1928 m. George (Washington) Archer 1846–1913
      1. 1. Edith (Adeline) Archer 1877–1919
      2. 2. Mary (Ethel) Archer 1880–1945
      3. 3. Frank Archer 1894–
    8. 8. William (Silas) Farmer 1842–1904
    9. 9. Sarah (Cornelia) Farmer 1841–1923 m. Thomas Stockdale 1847–1938 m. George (D) Beam 1846–1874
      1. 1. Cora (B) Beam 1872–1931 m. Charles Buhrns 1876–1902
      2. 2. Clara (Olive) Beam 1870–1949 m. Charles (William) Warnock 1865–1939
        1. 1. Irl (Beam) Warnock 1896–1984 m. Vesta Reichel 1901–1983
        2. 2. Garnet Warnock 1902–1983 m. Charles (Elmer) Sullivan 1905–1982
      3. 3. Thomas Stockdale 1880–1923
    10. 10. Otho (Harrison) Farmer 1854–1894 m. Mary (Isabelle) Scott 1861–1949
      1. 1. William (Howell Scott) Farmer 1892–1997
      2. 2. Lilla (C) Farmer 1889–1933
      3. 3. Martha Farmer 1894–1975
      4. 4. Gertrude (V.) Farmer 1885–1983 m. Ralph (Waldo) Hankins 1884–1966
        1. 1. Ina (Maxine Hankins) Abboud 1906–1998
        2. 2. Mary (I) Hankins 1913–
      5. 5. Anna (May) Farmer 1887–1982 m. Ralph Benedict 1903– m. George (Washington) Manning 1881–1981
        1. 1. E. (Raymond) Holmes 1905–1983 m. Vivian (Ethel) Krack 1908–1994
    11. 11. Walker Farmer 1858–1916
  2. 2. Mary (Lois) Willey 1835–1910
  3. 3. Robert (Spencer) Willey 1841–1895
    1. 1. Carolyn (Elizabeth Theresa) Willey 1881–1965
      1. 1. Robert (Lee) HARTLAGE 1908–1982
    2. 2. Carolyn (Elizabeth Theresa) WILLEY 1881–1965
    3. 3. Carolyn Wiley 1883–1965
      1. 1. Robert (Lee) Hartlage 1908–1982
    4. 4. Carolyn (Elizabeth Theresa) WILLEY 1881–1965
      1. 1. Robert (Lee) HARTLAGE 1908–1982
  4. 4. Moses (Hinkle) Willey 1822–1887
  5. 5. Lou (Sarah) Willey 1828–1908
  6. 6. Henry (Bascom) Willey 1824–1877 m. Sarah Glasford 1832–
    1. 1. Sarah Willey 1860–
    2. 2. Geo (A) Willey 1863–
  7. 7. John (Alexander) Willey 1830–1870
  8. 8. Frederick (Merrick) Willey 1844–1915
  9. 9. Charles (Tatman) Willey 1832–1902
  10. 10. Lutherious Willey 1846–
  11. 11. Kate Willey 1851–
  12. 12. Elizabeth (Louisa) Willey 1838–1910

John Willey's Timeline

4 Records

1799
25 May 1799
Birth of John Alexander Willey in Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 51
John Alexander Willey resided here in Wayne, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
Wayne, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
1860
1860
Age 61
John Alexander Willey resided here in Wayne, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
Wayne, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
1865
16 Nov 1865
Age 66
Death of John Alexander Willey in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1799
    Event Place: Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wayne, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Wayne, Muskingum, Ohio; Roll: 718; Page: 410a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Wayne, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wayne, Muskingum, Ohio; Roll: M653_1018; Page: 290; Family History Library Film: 805018

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
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