William T Alley

Male26 October 1840–22 February 1926

Brief Life History of William T

When William T Alley was born on 26 October 1840, in Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas Alley, was 22 and his mother, Jedidah Ann Gloshen, was 21. He married Martha Ann Alley in 1866. They were the parents of at least 8 sons. He lived in Saline, Kansas, United States in 1865 and Marion Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States for about 50 years. He died on 22 February 1926, in Mercer, Missouri, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Alley Cemetery, Marion Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

William T Alley
1840–1926
Martha Ann Alley
1843–1921
Marriage: 1866
David H. Alley
1867–1940
Thomas Eli Alley
1869–1944
John Ellsworth Alley
1870–1940
James H. Alley
1876–1962
Henderson Alley
1878–1970
Warren Alley
1880–1881
Monroe Alley
1882–1882
Elwyza Alley
1884–1884

Sources (14)

  • William Alley in household of Thomas Alley, "United States Census, 1850"
  • William T. Alley, "Find A Grave Index"
  • William J Alley in entry for John E Alley, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1866
  • Children (8)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1843

    Age 3

    Historical Boundaries 1843: Mercer created from Non-County Area 18.

    1846

    Age 6

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1863

    Age 23

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

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Ally, Alli, as forms such as Johannes filius Alli (Norfolk, 1205) make clear. It may be a pet form of Alexander , Alan , Alice , or Alison , or a survival of Old Danish Alli, Old Swedish Alle, found as Alli in the Domesday Book.

    In some cases also an altered form of French Hallé (see Halle 2) or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

    Variant of Allee 2, a surname of French origin.

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

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