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Mary Jane Alley 1825 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1825

Birth Location: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 Mar 1880

Death Location: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Alley

Mother: Mary Kelly

Spouse(s): James Rankin

Children(s): William Rankin

In 1825, Mary Jane Alley entered the world in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA, born to John Erasmus Alley and Mary "Polly" Kelly. Mary Jane Alley married James Rankin, and had children including William Milton Rankin. Mary Jane Alley passed away in 1880 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Mary Jane Alley entered the world in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA, born to John Erasmus Alley and Mary "Polly" Kelly.
  • Mary Jane Alley married James Rankin, and had children including William Milton Rankin.
  • Mary Jane Alley passed away in 1880 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Alley's Ancestors

Self
Mary Alley
1825 – 1880
Birth Place: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Erasmus Alley
1801 – 1878
Overton, Tennessee, United States
Mary ("Polly") Kelly
1806 – 1871
Old Liberty, Marion County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Walter (Watson Alley) *
1775 – 1848
Virginia Colony
Jane ("Jenny" Easley Gilliland) Alley
1773 – 1850
Augusta, Virginia, USA
John (Isaac) Kelly
1779 – 1845
Greenbrior, , Virginia, USA
Nancy Mayho\Mayo
1777 – 1857
Marion, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Gilliland
1745 – 1835
Elizabeth Kane
1745 –
Alexander Kelly
1755 – 1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gilliland
1700 – 1778

Mary Alley's Descendants

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Mary (Jane) Alley (2 Aug 1825 – 1 Mar 1880) m. James Rankin (18 Jul 1809 – 5 Jan 1871)
  1. 1. William (Milton) Rankin (28 Aug 1842 – 14 May 1897)
    1. 1. Minnie (Belle) Rankin (2 October 1879 – 24 January 1952) m. John (M) Bentley (May 1877 – 26 October 1962)
      1. 1. Cyntha (A) Bently (May 1897 – )
      2. 2. Effie (Myrtle) Bentley (14 Apr 1900 – 5 Jul 1990)
      3. 3. Milt (Valancourt “Milt”) Bentley (5 April 1903 – 10 August 1991) m. Rebecca (Newsom) Bentley (28 August 1902 – 22 April 1984) m. Stella (Effie) Bentley (8 June 1914 – 6 March 2006)
        1. 1. Bathus (Lee) Bentley (21 October 1923 – 31 October 2007)
        2. 2. James (Patton) Bentley (4 April 1926 – 17 May 2009)
        3. 3. Blanch (Irene) Bently (17 Jan 1928 – 6 September 2002) m. Guy (Vernard) Johnson (08-Mar-1926 – 14 Nov 2000) m. Guy (Vernard) Johnson (8 Mar 1926 – 14 Nov 2000)
        4. 4. Bathus (Lee) Bentley (21 October 1923 – 31 October 2007)
        5. 5. James (Patton) Bentley (4 Apr 1926 – 17 May 2009)
      4. 4. Lester (Glenn) Bentley (28 Nov 1905 – 29 Sep 1983)
      5. 5. Ribern (Taylor) Bentley (8 Apr 1907 – 23 Jul 1981)
      6. 6. Alethie (“Letha” V) Bentley (13 Dec 1909 – 8 Jun 2005)
      7. 7. Golden (V) Bentley (abt 1913 – )
      8. 8. Clifford (Donely) Bentley (22 Jul 1914 – 19 Nov 1987)
      9. 9. Nora Bentley (abt 1921 – )

Mary Alley's Timeline

2 Records

1825
2 Aug 1825
Birth of Mary Jane Alley in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA
Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA
1880
1 Mar 1880
Age 55
Death of Mary Jane Alley in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA
Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1825
    Event Place: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1880
    Event Place: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA

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