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William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley 1832–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1832

Birth Location: Johnson, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 23 Dec 1899

Death Location: Johnson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Constantine SARS#76252

Mother: Celia Fairchild

Spouse(s): Lorena Auxier

Children(s): James Conley, Henry Conley, Frances Conley, Martilda Conley, Laura Conley, William Conley, Elizabeth Conley, Thomas Conley

In 1832, William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley entered the world in Johnson, Kentucky, United States, born to Constantine Civil War Conley Sars 76252 And Celia Charlotte Fairchild. In 1840, William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley resided in Floyd, Kentucky, USA. In 1850, William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley resided in Johnson, Kentucky, USA. William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley married Lorena Ferina Irene Auxier, and had children including Elizabeth Conley, Frances Helen Conley, Henry Jackson Conley, James Richmond Conley, Laura Alice Conley, Martilda Conley, Thomas R Conley, William Tecumseh Sherman Conley. William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley passed away in 1899 in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1832, William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley entered the world in Johnson, Kentucky, United States, born to Constantine Civil War Conley Sars 76252 And Celia Charlotte Fairchild.
  • In 1840, William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley resided in Floyd, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1850, William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley resided in Johnson, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley married Lorena Ferina Irene Auxier, and had children including Elizabeth Conley, Frances Helen Conley, Henry Jackson Conley, James Richmond Conley, Laura Alice Conley, Martilda Conley, Thomas R Conley, William Tecumseh Sherman Conley.
  • William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley passed away in 1899 in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Constantine SARS#76252
1805–1892
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
CS
Celia Fairchild
1809–1883
Birth Location: Jennies Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States
CF

Spouses(s)

Lorena Auxier
1829–1921
Birth Location: Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
LA

Children(s)

James Conley
1859–1940
Birth Location: East Point, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
JC
Henry Conley
1854–1921
Birth Location: Johnson, Kentucky, United States
HC
Frances Conley
1856–1938
Birth Location: Little Paint Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
FC
Martilda Conley
1858–1895
Birth Location: Little Paint Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
MC
Laura Conley
1862–1959
Birth Location: Johnson, Kentucky, United States
LC
William Conley
1865–1949
Birth Location: East Point, Johnson, Kentucky, United States
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Elizabeth Conley
1868–
Birth Location: Johnson, Kentucky, United States
EC
Thomas Conley
1859–
Birth Location: Johnson, Kentucky, USA
TC

William Conley's Ancestors

Self
William Conley
1832–1899
Birth Place: Johnson, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Constantine Civil War Conley SARS#76252
1805–1892
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Celia (Charlotte) Fairchild
1809–1883
Jennies Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Connelly
1770–1872
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Susan Joynes
1780–1872
Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Abiud Fairchild
1762–1848
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Anne) Jackson
1761–1801
Lewis Fork, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Capt.
1752–1840
Anna Conley
1756–1830
Thos Jones
1750–1835
Mary Caudill
1755–1835
Ebenezer Fairchild
1729–1806
Salome Goble
1730–1786
James Jackson
1736–1784
Susanna Brooks
1740–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Connelly
1720–1783
Mary Harlingen
1724–1800
Archibald MacLarty
1720–1758
Edith MacGregor
1756–1774
Ezekil Goins
1726–1803
Sarah Gunter
1730–1779
Benjamin Caudill
1730–1771
Caleb Fairchild
1693–1777
Anne Sherwood
1691–1777
William Jackson
1717–1782
Mary Franklin
1717–1790
Joseph Brooks
1710–1750
Mary Bliss
1710–1780

William Conley's Descendants

1.
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William (Jefferson "Wiley") Conley (9 Oct 1832–23 Dec 1899) m. Lorena (Ferina "Irene") Auxier (27 Apr 1829–21 May 1921)
  1. 1. James (Richmond) Conley 1859–1940 m. Rhoda May 1857–1940
    1. 1. Laura (Elizabeth) Elliott 1889–1953 m. Spurgeon (T.) Elliott 1886–1941
      1. 1. Bertha (Ruth) Elliott 1920–2005 m. Raymond (Wilton) Jackson 1917–2002
        1. 1. Raymond (Eugene) Jackson 1940–2006
        2. 2. Richard (Lynn) Jackson 1948–2018
      2. 2. Ruby (May) Elliott 1917–1963
        1. 1. Lonita (Sue) McBroom 1938–2005
      3. 3. Irene (E) Elliott 1911–1987 m. Arzie (Eugene) Neely 1911–1999
        1. 1. Lois (Jean) Neely 1934–2005 m. Byron (Earl) White 1932–2003
        2. 2. Jay (Fern) Neeley 1937–2006
        3. 3. Glenna (Mae) Neely 1941–2013 m. Gary (Wayne) Jones 1940–2013
      4. 4. Walter (Eugene) Elliott 1915–1998 m. Clara (Mildred) Loomis 1915–1997 m. Walter (E) Elliott 1916–
      5. 5. June Elliott 1912–1995
      6. 6. Dorothy (F) Elliott 1923–2000 m. Jack Farrell 1922–1991
    2. 2. Enid (Howe) Conley 1895–1954
    3. 3. Nora Conley 1892–1892
    4. 4. Oliver (R) Conley 1893–1972 m. Pearl (Marie) Yost 1890–1980
      1. 1. Dora (Wendolyn) Mahrenholz 1919–2002
    5. 5. Tenah (May) Conley 1888–1962 m. Wesley (Arthur) Davis 1887–1949
      1. 1. Albert (James "Bert") Davis 1915–2007
      2. 2. Chester (Reginald (Rex)) Davis 1911–2001
      3. 3. Iris (Mabel) Davis 1927–2001 m. Roy (E.) Gilpin 1923–2008 m. Lloyd (Wheeler) McKee 1910–1990 m. Doyle (Wayne) Lembke 1922–1947
      4. 4. Arthur (Raymond) Davis 1913–1994
      5. 5. Lorena (M) Hanson 1917–1999
    6. 6. Infant (Son) Conley 1886–1886
  2. 2. Henry (Jackson) Conley 1854–1921 m. Lydia (A) Conley 1858–
    1. 1. Laura Conley 1881– m. Charley (W) Phelps 1880–
      1. 1. May (Marshall) Phelps 1911–1998
      2. 2. Anna Phelps 1914–
      3. 3. Paul (R) Phelps 1903–
      4. 4. Charles (W) Phelps 1919–
      5. 5. Ruth Phelps 1907–
      6. 6. John (H) Phelps 1922–
    2. 2. Jay Conley 1884–
    3. 3. Wallace (B) Conley 1886–
    4. 4. Gracie Conley 1891–
    5. 5. Anna Conley 1888–
    6. 6. Dock Conley 1875–1942
  3. 3. Frances (Helen) Conley 1856–1938
  4. 4. Martilda Conley 1858–1895
  5. 5. Laura (Alice) Conley 1862–1959 m. William (A) Burke 1860–
    1. 1. Hellen (M) Burke 1906–
    2. 2. Isaac (S) Burke 1903–
    3. 3. Roy (E) Burke 1892–
    4. 4. Lorina (M) Burke 1900–
    5. 5. Willie (J) Burke 1898–
    6. 6. Bertie (L) Burke 1894–
    7. 7. Frank (F) Burke 1896–
    8. 8. Bertie (L) Burke 1893–
    9. 9. Ola (L) Burke 1887–
    10. 10. Stella (E) Burke 1889–
  6. 6. William (Tecumseh Sherman) Conley 1865–1949
  7. 7. Elizabeth Conley 1868–
  8. 8. Thomas (R) Conley 1859–

William Conley's Timeline

9 Records

1832
9 Oct 1832
Birth of William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley in Johnson, Kentucky, United States
Johnson, Kentucky, United States
1840
1840
Age 8
William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley resided here in Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 18
William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley resided here in Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Johnson, Kentucky, USA
1853
19 Aug 1853
Age 21
William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley was married in Johnson, Kentucky
Johnson, Kentucky
1860
1860
Age 28
William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley resided here in Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Johnson, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 38
William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley resided here in Johns Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Johns Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
1877
1 Oct 1877
Age 45
William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley resided here in East Point, Johnson, Kentucky
East Point, Johnson, Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 48
William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley resided here in Johns Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Johns Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
1899
23 Dec 1899
Age 67
Death of William Jefferson "Wiley" Conley in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Johnson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1832
    Event Place: Johnson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Marriage Records
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johns Creek, Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: 425; Family History Film: 1254425; Page: 196C; Enumeration District: 046; Image: 0395
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Johns Creek, Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_477; Page: 154A; Family History Library Film: 545976
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: M653_378; Page: 171; Family History Library Film: 803378
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: M432_208; Page: 108B; Image: 221
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1853
    Event Place: Johnson, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: 110; Page: 284; Family History Library Film: 0007825

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Johnson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: M432_208; Page: 108B; Image: 221

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Johnson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: M653_378; Page: 171; Family History Library Film: 803378

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Johns Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Johns Creek, Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_477; Page: 154A; Family History Library Film: 545976

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1877
    Event Place: East Point, Johnson, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 46

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Johns Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Kentucky, 1960-1964; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johns Creek, Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: 425; Family History Film: 1254425; Page: 196C; Enumeration District: 046; Image: 0395

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Johnson
    Record Source: Kentucky, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1899
    Event Place: Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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