Jasper Newton Jolly

Brief Life History of Jasper Newton

When Jasper Newton Jolly was born on 28 October 1857, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, John Lowrey Jolly, was 29 and his mother, Matilda Hester Ann Van Cleave, was 28. He married Jennie Nellie Gary on 1 January 1882, in Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, United States in 1920 and Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1930. He died on 9 June 1941, in Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Vineland Cemetery, Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jasper Newton Jolly
1857–1941
Jennie Nellie Gary
1861–1928
Marriage: 1 January 1882
James Thomas Jolly
1882–1958
Minnie Alice Jolly
1883–1959
Hattie May Jolly
1885–1969
Myrtle Izetta Jolly
1887–1940
John L Jolly
1889–1900
Ida Jane Jolly
1891–1976
Effie Matilda Jolly
1893–1945
Charles William Jolley
1896–1976
Frederick Russell Jolly
1898–1898

Sources (24)

  • Jasper N Jolly in household of Charles Hudkins, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Jasper N. Jolly, “Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995”
  • Jasper Newton Jolly, "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960"

World Events (8)

1861

Historical Boundaries 1861: Nez Perce, Washington Territory, United States 1863: Nez Perce, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Nez Perce, Idaho, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1880 · The Great Gale of 1880

The Great Gale of 1880 was a severe snow and wind storm that devastated parts of Oregon and Washington on January 9, 1880. The extratropical cyclone caused tides to rise seven feet, gale force winds, and snow accumulations of up to 18 inches.  

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and French: nickname for someone of a cheerful or attractive disposition, from Middle English, Old French jolif, joli ‘cheerful, lively, pretty’. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the most common French variant Joly .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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