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Descendants of George Ely

Generation No. 9

10. MARY REBECCA⁹ ELY (JOHN KNOX⁸, JAMES GOULD⁷, JOHN⁶, JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, JOHN³, JOSHUA², GEORGE¹) was born June 18, 1870 in Grundy County, Illnois, and died March 19, 1957 in Morris , ILLINOIS. She married BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOLROYD February 22, 1893 in Home of John K. Ely, Mazon, Illinois, son of BENJAMIN HOLROYD and SUSAN LAW.

Children of MARY ELY and BENJAMIN HOLROYD are:

14.

ANNA¹⁰ HOLROYD, b. April 3, 1855, Will County, Illinois.

ii.

ALLIE HOLROYD, m. OSCAR E. COLLINS, November 2, 1888.

iii.

NELLIE HOLROYD.

iv.

LOVINA SUSAN HOLROYD, b. July 11, 1894, Wauponsee Township, Grundy County, Illinois; d. April 24, 1980, St.Joseph's Hospital, Joliet, Illionis; m. (1) ROBERT CHARLES JORDAN, September 10, 1918; m. (2) HARRY GORHAM, January 3, 1953, Vienna Township, Grundy County, Illinois.

Notes for LOVINA SUSAN HOLROYD:
IN LOVINA'S OBIT. IT IS SAID THAT SHE HAD TWO SISTERS, EDITH AND MILDRED. SHE HAD 5 SISTERS.

MILDERD LUCILLE HOLROYD, b. December 12, 1898; d. June 30, 1909.

vi.

EDITH VIRGINIA HOLROYD, b. November 22, 1896; d. December 25, 1897.

11. JOHN MAURICE⁹ ELY (JOHN KNOX⁸, JAMES GOULD⁷, JOHN⁶, JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, JOHN³, JOSHUA², GEORGE¹) was born January 2, 1875 in Lisbon Township, Kendall County, Illinois, and died January 16, 1942 in Mazon, Illinois. He married VALLIE VIOLA FULLER December 5, 1899, daughter of PERLEY FULLER and MARY HOUGH.

Notes for JOHN MAURICE ELY:
JOHN MAURICE ELY WAS BORN IN 1875, THE SON OF JOHN KNOX AND LOVINA MOSSMAN ELY. AFTER HIS MARRIAGE TO VALLIE VIOLA FULLER HE AND ED STRONG
OWNED AND OPERATED THE ELEVATOR. MR. ELY WAS A COMMUNITY SPIRITED MAN, HAVING SERVED ON THE HIGH SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION, BEING PRESIDENT OF THE GRUNDY COUNTY FARM BUREAU. AND A MEMBER OF THE MASONIC ORDER. ORDER
OF THE EASTERN STAR, AND KNIGHT TEMPLAR ORGANIZATION.HE WAS ALSO AN ARDENT WORKER IN THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN MAZON.
IN 1919 MR. ELY MOVED TO A FARM 2 MILES NORTH OF MAZON WHERE HE BECAME A NOTED BREEDER OF DUROC JERSEY PIGS AND A PIONEER IN RAISING HYBIRD SEED
CORN.
VALLIE V. BECAME THE WIFE OF JOHN MAURICE.
HIS CHILDREN ARE BEATICE MAINEY,MAYBELLE CRYDER, JOHN VERNON AND MYRTLE CLITHERO, ALL BORN IN MAZON TOWNSHIP, AND ARE STILL REPRESENTATIVES
FAMILIES OF THE AREA. HE PASSED AWAY IN 1942.

More About JOHN MAURICE ELY:
Occupation: OWNED AND OPERATED THE MAZON ELEVATORS
Personality/Intrst: BREEDER OF DUROR JERSEY PIGS
Residence: 2 MILES NORTH OF MAZON
Ethnicity/Relig.: CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH , MAZON
Cause of Death: DIABETES
Medical Information: Diabetes

Children of JOHN ELY and VALLIE FULLER are:

15.

BEATRICE VIOLA¹⁰ ELY, b. September 3, 1900; d. July 4, 1976, St.Joseph's Hospital, Joliet, Illionis.

16.

ii.

MAYBELLE LORINA ELY, b. September 1, 1902, Mazon, Illinois; d. October 18, 1987, Morris , ILLINOIS.

17.

iii.

JOHN VERNON ELY, b. July 23, 1906, MAZON, ILLINOIS; d. January 1976, MORRIS, ILLINOIS.

iv.

MYRTLE MARGUERITE ELY, b. 1906; d. 1983; m. LOREN L. CLITHERO, October 3, 1931.

Notes for MYRTLE MARGUERITE ELY:

12. WILLIAM RAY⁹ ELY (JOHN KNOX⁸, JAMES GOULD⁷, JOHN⁶, JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, JOHN³, JOSHUA², GEORGE¹) was born May 29, 1879 in Pennsylvannia. He married SUSAN SUPER.

More About WILLIAM RAY ELY:
Occupation: SCHOOL TEACHER, FARMER

More About SUSAN SUPER:
Residence: MAZON , ILLINOIS IN DECEMBER 1892

Children of WILLIAM ELY and SUSAN SUPER are:

18.

WILLIAM LEE¹⁰ ELY, b. December 13, 1892, MAZON, ILLINOIS.

19.

ii.

HENRY ELY, b. May 1888, Grundy County, Illnois; d. November 6, 1952, Dwight, Illinois.

20.

iii.

CHARLES A. ELY, b. 1892, Mazon, Illinois.

13. HAMLIN MOSSMAN⁹ ELY (JOHN KNOX⁸, JAMES GOULD⁷, JOHN⁶, JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, JOHN³, JOSHUA², GEORGE¹) was born November 11, 1882 in Mazon, Illinois. He married LENA SMALL.

Notes for LENA SMALL:
IN HAMLIN'S BIRTHCERTIFICATE LENA'S NURSE WAS MRS. PHILENA SMALL. NOT
KNOWN IF PHILENA IS A RELATIVE.

Child of HAMLIN ELY and LENA SMALL is:

HAMLIN HAROLD¹⁰ ELY, b. August 15, 1907, MAZON,ILLINOIS.

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