John
Bly
Born in Richland County, Ohio
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Bly
and Rosanna (Wolf) Bly
Brother of
Mary Catherine (Bly) Hisey, Ellen Elizabeth (Bly) Bloodhart, Sarah Ann (Bly) Altaffer, Caroline (Bly) Glenn, Joseph Bly, Rosanna (Bly) Hout, Lydia (Bly) Barr, Arabella Frances (Bly) Laser, James Henry Bly, Virginia (Bly) Dick, Amanda Bly, Alice Adele (Bly) Gates, Eunice (Bly) Gates, William Bly and Dorothy (Bly) Magner
Husband of
Matilda Emma Cline
— married
21 Sep 1893 in Williams County, Ohio
Descendants 
Father of
Boyd Cline Bly and Frank Henry Bly
Died
at age 76
in Williams County, Ohio
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Mar 2017
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Biography
As young man John Bly went to Albuquerque in New Mexico Territory and worked for the Santa Fe railroad during its great western expansion. In 1891 he returned to Ohio due to the death of his mother and decided to remain. He married and settled in the town of Bryan, in Williams County, Ohio and worked as a barber for over 40 years. He added the middle initial "C." to his name after he married.
Sources
- United States Census, 1870, Ohio, Richland County, Bloomingrove Township, p. 5, family #44. Digital image at FamilySearch.org: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYKZ-9JY?
- United States Census, 1880, Ohio, Williams County, Jefferson Township, p. 19, family #168 (continued from p. 18). Digital image at FamilySearch.org: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4243855-00693?pId=18731603
- United States Census, 1900, Ohio, Williams County, Brady Township, p. 6, family #185. Digital image at FamilySearch.org: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4117800_00392?pId=41803155
- Williams County, Ohio, Marriage Register 6, p. 344.
- Family information from Dr. Frank H. Bly, Akron OH. in a letter dated March 9, 1968, to Daniel W. Bly, creator of this profile.
- Tombstone inscription, Floral Grove Cemetery, West Unity, Ohio, = Find A Grave: Memorial #89396870.
- Also see Daniel W. Bly, A History of the Bly Family, Baltimore (1992), p. 84.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Daniel Bly
:
Y-Chromosome Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269
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~0.78%
Christy Melick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A926564 [compare], Ancestry member melickc
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~0.39%
Judy Kearns :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Daniel Bly :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dwbly12
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~0.39%
Donna (Fadely) Housden :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Dfl1221
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