John was born in 1867. He was the son of Charles Ely and Addie Watt. He passed away in 1937.
Sources
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YP-WYX : 14 January 2022), John B. Ely in household of Charles T. Ely, Guide Rock, Webster, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLHW-2TD : accessed 4 May 2022), John B Ely, Guide Rock, Webster, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 198, sheet 11B, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 856; FHL microfilm 1,374,869.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ2V-STV : accessed 4 May 2022), John B Ely, Guide Rock, Webster, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 4B, line 60, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1295; FHL microfilm 2,341,030.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32475488/john-benjamin-ely : accessed 04 May 2022), memorial page for John Benjamin Ely (24 Nov 1867–10 Jul 1937), Find A Grave: Memorial #32475488, citing Guide Rock Cemetery, Guide Rock, Webster County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Bob & Sandi Hamilton (contributor 46980472) .
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