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William Jehu McELROY 1867–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1867

Birth Location: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 7 Jul 1890

Death Location: Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA

Father: William McELROY

Mother: Sarah McElroy

Spouse(s): Leah McElroy

Children(s): William McELROY

William Jehu McELROY was born in 1867 in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA, the child of William Fletcher Mcelroy And Sarah Adeline Crumpton Mcelroy. In 1870, William Jehu McELROY resided in Wehoga, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. In 1880, William Jehu McELROY resided in Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. William Jehu McELROY married Leah George Wise Mcelroy, and had children including William Carl Mcelroy. William Jehu McELROY passed away in 1890 in Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • William Jehu McELROY was born in 1867 in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA, the child of William Fletcher Mcelroy And Sarah Adeline Crumpton Mcelroy.
  • In 1870, William Jehu McELROY resided in Wehoga, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1880, William Jehu McELROY resided in Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • William Jehu McELROY married Leah George Wise Mcelroy, and had children including William Carl Mcelroy.
  • William Jehu McELROY passed away in 1890 in Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William McELROY's Ancestors

Self
William McELROY
1867–1890
Birth Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Fletcher McELROY
1842–1928
Carroll County, Georgia, USA
Sarah (Adeline CRUMPTON) McElroy
1848–1900
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (B) McELROY
1808–1903
Georgia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann Betsy JONES) McElroy
1816–1896
Georgia, USA
John (Jehu CRUMPTON) III
1817–1885
Clarke County, Georgia, USA
8 (Mary Franklin HARLAN) Crumpton
1828–1883
De Kalb County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jehu II
1767–1822
Fanny Crumpton
1790–1890
7 HARLAN
1803–1876
7 Harlan
1804–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
6 Sr
1766–1852
6 Harlan
1764–1807
Mark SNOW
1764–1843
Elizabeth Snow
1762–1850

William McELROY's Descendants

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William (Jehu) McELROY (1867–7 Jul 1890) m. Leah (George WISE) McElroy (23 Feb 1871–17 Jul 1955)
  1. 1. William (Carl) McELROY 1890–1921 m. Ninnie (MYERS) McElroy 1894–1944
    1. 1. Lois (Grace McELROY) Fordham 1912–2006 m. Loyce (John) FORDHAM 1911–1988
      1. 1. Willis (Carl) FORDHAM 1939–2022

William McELROY's Timeline

4 Records

1867
1867
Birth of William Jehu McELROY in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 3
William Jehu McELROY resided here in Wehoga, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Wehoga, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 13
William Jehu McELROY resided here in Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1890
7 Jul 1890
Age 23
Death of William Jehu McELROY in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wehoga, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1890
    Event Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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