Brief Life History of Williamson Wesley
When Williamson Wesley Jolley Sr was born on 16 July 1839, in Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, United States, his father, Henry Bryant Manning Jolley, was 25 and his mother, Brittanna Elizabeth Mayo, was 25. He married Mary Ann Chambers on 14 February 1858, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 11 January 1911, in Heyburn, Minidoka, Idaho, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States.
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- Westly Jolly in household of H B N Jolly, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Williamson Wesley Jolley Sr - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth: 16 July 1839; Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
- Williamson Wesley Jolley, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Jolly .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Jolleys begin to leave Southern Utah, Some Jolleys move to Arizona...etc.
Source: "The Jolley Family Book" published by Brigham Young University Press 1966, written by Bryant Manning Jolley and his committee. JOLLEYS BEGIN TO LEAVE SOUTHERN UTAH Prosperity was enjoyed by …
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