When John Sheely was born in 1761, in Indiana, United States, his father, Christian Sheely Sr., was 11 and his mother, Barbara Neikirk, was 7. He married Nancy Or Polly Combs on 2 May 1789, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1776. He died on 5 May 1815, in Dana, Helt Township, Vermillion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 54.
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