John William H. Bly (1863 - 1914)

Born 5 Jun 1863 in Shelby County, Illinois

Ancestors

Husband of May (Moore) Bly — married 27 Aug 1891 in Moultrie County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 7 Dec 1914 at age 51 in Mott, Hettinger, North Dakota, United States

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Biography

John Bly was born in Shelby County, Illinois, oldest child of Samuel and Margaret, married there and was a farmer. About 1911 he and his family moved to Mott, North Dakota, to homestead, but he died there in December 1914 and the following year his widow and children moved on west to eastern Washington and settled near the town of Dayton.

Sources

• United States Census, 1880, Illinois, Shelby County, Penn Township, family #4, p. 158D. Digital image at FamilySearch.org: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBM-59N?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMXKV-CRS&action=view
• United States Census, 1900, Illinois, Shelby County, Pickaway Township, family #44, p. 3A. Digital image at FamilySearch.org: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-68F3-PR2?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMSHK-V4J&action=view
• United States Census, 1910, Illinois, Penn Township, family #66, p. 12A. Digital image at FamilySearch,org: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJN-6HV?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMKXP-3Y5&action=view
• North Dakota Death Certificate #1583-Hettinger County, Digital image accessed at Ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/509545:61747?tid=&pid=&queryId=ed25b9998fbb6f6f8852a9f8a822ff27&_phsrc=gsm678&_phstart=successSource (The date of birth has been transcribed as "5 Jan 1823," however the age at death is given as 51 years, 6 months and two days. That would put his birthdate as 5 June 1863. This is consistent with his age in the 1900 census).
• Tombstone inscription, Sunny Slope Cemetery, Mott, ND. Find A Grave: Memorial #251339827 There is no photograph of a marker. This appears to be a memorial based on the death certificate.
• Records of the Bly family, from Shelby W. Bly, Sepulveda, California (grandson).