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William Jefferson McElroy 1832 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 June 1832

Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee

Death Date: 13 February 1905

Death Location: Callahan, Texas

Father: Archibald McElroy

Mother: Elizabeth Hurley

Spouse(s): Mary Loper

Children(s): Sarah McElroy

The story of William Jefferson McElroy began in 1832 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. William Jefferson McElroy married Mary Jane Loper, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth McElroy. William Jefferson McElroy passed away in 1905 in Callahan, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of William Jefferson McElroy began in 1832 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
  • William Jefferson McElroy married Mary Jane Loper, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth McElroy.
  • William Jefferson McElroy passed away in 1905 in Callahan, Texas.

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William McElroy's Ancestors

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William McElroy
1832 – 1905
Birth Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee
Parents
Archibald McElroy
1780 – 1839
Wake, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Hurley
1800 – 1855
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Micajah) McELROY
1760 – 1832
Wake, Craven County, North Carolina, United States
Sarah Cooley
1758 – 1835
Johnston, North Carolina, USA
mary bryan
1776 – 1830
NC
Great-Grandparents
Archibald McElroy
1738 – 1760
Sarah Dawson
1740 – 1835
Obediah (Bryant)
1744 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William McElroy's Descendants

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William (Jefferson) McElroy (4 June 1832 – 13 February 1905) m. Mary (Jane) Loper (9 June 1836 – 19 April 1919)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) McElroy (24 Apr 1854 – 28 Jun 1928) m. Richard (Young) Scott (12 Oct 1851 – 02 Apr 1891)
    1. 1. Charles (E) Scott (abt 1873 – )
    2. 2. Clarence (Eugene) Scott (27 Feb 1873 – 12 Aug 1936)
    3. 3. Mary (Benena (Nena)) Scott (21 Sep 1878 – 05 Nov 1951)
    4. 4. Ruby (M) Scott (ABT. 1881 – 10 Sep 1974)
    5. 5. Richard (Young (Jake)) Scott (16 June 1883 – 23 Mar 1966)
    6. 6. Ida (Mae) Scott (Jul 1885 – abt 1912) m. Reuben (Wilson) Paddock (August 22 1878 – 31 May 1955)
      1. 1. Jacob (W) Paddock (1908 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Jewel) Paddock (15 Feb 1910 – 15 January 1991) m. Edgar (Charles) Hunter (12 Sep 1913 – 14 Jul 1971) m. Robert (D) Reynolds (14 May 1910 – 30 Dec 1963) m. Lowell (Vastine) Overcash (12 Nov 1902 – 31 Mar 1987) m. Presley (Jackson) Turner (19 Sep 1903 – Nov 1974)
        1. 1. Addie (Jean) Turner (9 Oct 1929 – 8 May 2002) m. James (Owen Fred) Freeman (30 JUN 1924 – 5 NOV 1987) m. Gene Cunningham (24 JUL 1918 – 8 JAN 1998)
      3. 3. Mike Paddock (1912 – )
      4. 4. Raymond (Wilson) PADDOCK (abt 1912 – 03 Sep 1960) m. Ethel (M) Paddock (1913 – 21 February 1956)
        1. 1. Bruce Paddock (abt 1938 – )
        2. 2. Pamela (Sue) Paddock (24 Feb 1946 – ) m. Ted Simpson (abt 1945 – ) m. Jeff Halstead
      5. 5. Louis Paddock (Abt. 1915 – )
    7. 7. Fred (Edwin) Scott (22 Nov 1888 – 2 July 1968)
    8. 8. Minnie (Eunice) Scott (12 Apr 1890 – 10 Sep 1974)
    9. 9. Roy Scott
    10. 10. Jack Scott

William McElroy's Timeline

2 Records

1832
4 June 1832
Birth of William Jefferson McElroy in Lincoln County, Tennessee
Lincoln County, Tennessee
1905
13 February 1905
Age 73
Death of William Jefferson McElroy in Callahan, Texas
Callahan, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 June 1832
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1905
    Event Place: Callahan, Texas

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