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Nelson JOLLY 1787–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1787

Birth Location: Hynes Fort, Hardin, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 27 Sep 1878

Death Location: Union Star, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Nelson Jolly

Mother: Mary Graham

Spouse(s): Barbara Barr

Children(s): Sarah Jolly

The story of Nelson JOLLY began in 1787 in Hynes Fort, Hardin, Kentucky, USA. Nelson JOLLY married Barbara Barr, and had children including Sarah Jolly. Nelson JOLLY passed away in 1878 in Union Star, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nelson JOLLY began in 1787 in Hynes Fort, Hardin, Kentucky, USA.
  • Nelson JOLLY married Barbara Barr, and had children including Sarah Jolly.
  • Nelson JOLLY passed away in 1878 in Union Star, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nelson Jolly
1740–1818
Birth Location: Middleton Twp, Newtown Bucks, PA
NJ
Mary Graham
1741–1825
Birth Location: Calvert, Maryland, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Barbara Barr
1790–1863
Birth Location: –
BB

Children(s)

Sarah Jolly
1814–1844
Birth Location: Kentucky
SJ

Nelson JOLLY's Ancestors

Self
Nelson JOLLY
1787–1878
Birth Place: Hynes Fort, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Nelson Jolly
1740–1818
Middleton Twp, Newtown Bucks, PA
Mary Graham
1741–1825
Calvert, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Letitia Jolly
1721–1801
Bucks, Pennsylvania
Lieutenant (Colonel James) Graham
1709–1771
Dunbarton, Scotland
Sarah Graham
1714–1785
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alice Wildman
1687–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ann Wildman
1655–1692

Nelson JOLLY's Descendants

1.
NJ
Nelson JOLLY (20 Feb 1787–27 Sep 1878) m. Barbara Barr (1790–1863)
  1. 1. Sarah Jolly 1814–1844 m. Joseph (Brumfield) Ball 1805–1852
    1. 1. John (Nelson) Ball 1833–1912 m. addeliza (rachel) Pindall 1837–1878
      1. 1. X (P) Ball 1860–1929 m. Minnie (Bell) Jones 1887–1967 m. Emma (J) Ball 1860–1881
        1. 1. Maxine Norman 1925–1985 m. Clarence (M) Norman 1917–2001
        2. 2. Lebbius (M) Ball 1919–1982
        3. 3. Luna (Lee) Ball 1889–1952
        4. 4. Thelma (Rose) Ball 1912–1913
        5. 5. John (N) Ball 1914–1926
        6. 6. Arch (L.) Ball 1879–1956
    2. 2. Barbara Ball 1841–

Nelson JOLLY's Timeline

2 Records

1787
20 Feb 1787
Birth of Nelson JOLLY in Hynes Fort, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
Hynes Fort, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
1878
27 Sep 1878
Age 91
Death of Nelson JOLLY in Union Star, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
Union Star, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1787
    Event Place: Hynes Fort, Hardin, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1878
    Event Place: Union Star, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Union Star, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
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