Edmund Connelly Sr. (1775 - aft. 1865)

Born 2 Jun 1775 in Guilford County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Joines) Connelly — married [date unknown] in North Carolina

Descendants

Died after 1865 after age 89 in Magoffin County, Kentucky

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Biography

Edmund Connelly was born on 02 Jun 1775, Guilford County, North Carolina. Edmund was the son of Capt. Henry and Ann (MacGregor) Connelly. He was married to Lydia Joynes, followed by Nancy (Williams) Tackett. He passed away in 1865, and was laid to rest at the Caudill Cemetery, Johnson County, Kentucky.

Children

Henry J. Conley

Thomas Conley

David Conley

Edmund Conley Jr

William W. Conley

Isaiah Conley

Elizabeth (Connelly) Salyer

John Conley

Note

In Feb 2012, an article appeared in the Salyersville Independent which listed his gravesite as unmarked, and detailed how they were collecting money to erect a marker. According to the article, "He was buried in the "Edmund Field" above what has become known as the Abel Caudill Cemetery".

Noted Family

Edmund was the maternal third great-grandfather of Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle.

Sources

• United States 1850 Census (Slave Schedule). Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Original index: United States Census (Slave Scehdlue), 1850. FamilySearch, 2014(https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1592/rd/39784/358/1036470718)
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ19-644 : 18 February 2021), Edmond Conley, 1860.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z5Y-9QCR : 10 June 2021), Edmond Conley, ; Burial, Falcon, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States of America, Edmond Conley Cemetery; citing record ID 224478178, Find a Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224478178)
• Connelly Book in Magoffin Co. KY
• https://www.geni.com/people/Edmund-Connelly-Sr/6000000002106431600
• First-hand information as remembered by Julieann Simms, Monday, November 17, 2014.
• See also: https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/a/t/Ernest-Watson-CA/GENE12-0010.html#CHILD590850

[PROBABLE MATCH]: 1820 United States Federal Census Record of Floyd County, Kentucky"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLN-TYS : accessed 26 April 2017), Edmond Conley, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 35, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 22; FHL microfilm 186,182.
[PROBABLE MATCH]: 1830 United States Federal Census Record of Floyd County, Kentucky"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPB-KDB : 18 August 2015), Edmund Conley, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing 103, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 36; FHL microfilm 7,815.
[PROBABLE MATCH]: 1840 United States Federal Census Record of Floyd County, Kentucky"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT8-BYW : 24 August 2015), Edmund Conly, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 282, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 110; FHL microfilm 7,825.
1850 United States Federal Census Record of Johnson County, Kentucky"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65C-2PP : 9 November 2014), Edmund Conley, Johnson county, part of, Johnson, Kentucky, United States; citing family 281, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
1860 United States Federal Census Record of Magoffin County, Kentucky"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ19-644 : 30 December 2015), Edmond Conley, 1860.
Burial memorial at Find A Grave"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG8-84CM : 13 December 2015), Edmund Connelley, ; Burial, Falcon, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States of America, Abel Caudill Cemetery; citing record ID 224478178, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Similar Burial Memorial at Find a Grave (Same individual, different cemetery location)"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVQ-7DBF : 13 December 2015), Edmund Conley, 1865; Burial, , Johnson, Kentucky, United States of America, Caudill Cemetery; citing record ID 224478178, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.