James Wilson ELY & Melissa CLEMMENS

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James Wilson ELY
Melissa CLEMMENS

Husband: James Wilson ELY
Birth: 29 Aug 1811, Washington Co., PA
Death: 24 Jul 1890
Father: Jonas ELY
Mother: Euphen "Effie" WILSON

Marriage: 1 Dec 1836, probably in Washington Co., PA

Wife: Melissa CLEMMENS / CLEMENS
Birth: 18 Nov 1820, VA
Death: 29 Nov 1905

Children — born in Washington Co., PA:

1. John ELY, b. 1837/8
2. Nancy ELY, b. 1838/9; m. Mr. GRIMM
3. Mary J. ELY, b. 1840/1
4. Jonas ELY, b. 1842/3
5. James W. ELY, b. 1844/5
6. Margaret ELY, b. 1846/7
7. Hiram ELY, b. 1849

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Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: International Genealogical Index (IGI).

James ELY
Spouse: Malissa CLEMENS
Marriage: Abt. 1837, of Greene, Pennsylvania
Source: [patron submission]

Almost certainly married in Washington Co., not Greene Co.; James's father didn't move to Greene Co. until after 1840.

2. 1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #13-14 of 14; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 PA Washington Co. Canton Twp. pp. 73B-74A Jas Eley 100 010 - 100 100 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = John (b. 1837/8)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = James (b. 1811)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Nancy (b. 1838/9)

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Melissa (b. 1820)

1 persons engaged in agriculture

Listed four lines above James's father, Jonas ELY.

3. 1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com): Canton Twp., Washington Co., PA, p. 430AB, 180/181, enumerated 7 Aug 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Abraham Elliott 25 M Laborer Pennsylvania

Elizabeth " 21 F      "

Sarah A    " 1 F      "

James Ely 39 M Farmer      "

Melissa " 30 F Virginia

John    " 12 M Pennsylvania

Nancy   " 11 F      "

Mary J. " 9 F      "

Jonas   " 7 M      "

James   " 5 M      "

Margaret Ely 3 F Pennsylvania

Hiram     " 9/12 M      "

The census enumerator should have given James his own family number, even if they were living in the same domicile.

4. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

5. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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