Born in Cooper County, Missouri, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Elijah Begley
— married
25 Feb 1857 in Cooper County, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph E. Begley, Sarah E (Begley) Jones, William E Begley, John P Begley, James H Begley, Mary Ann (Begley) Whitesell and Robert Elmer Begley
Died
at age 68
in Cedar County, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Oct 2020
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Biography
Jerusha (Pursley) Begley was a Missourian.
Jerusha Ann Pursley was born 2 March 1834 in Missouri, United States, the daughter of John and Betsy Pursley.[1]
Jerusha (22) married Elijah Begley (32) on 25 February 1857 in Cooper County, Missouri.[2] Their children were:
- Joseph E. Begley (1858–1950)[3]
- Sarah E Begley (1862–1944)
- William E Begley (1864–1916)
- John P Begley (~1866–1938)
- James H Begley (1869–1899)[4]
- Mary Ann Begley (~1871–1948)
- Robert Elmer Begley (1873–1964)[5][6]
She died on 3 June 1902 in Cedar County, Missouri, aged 68. She was buried in Wright Cemetery, Filley, Missouri.[7]
Research Notes
Needs profiles created for her parents, siblings. See bio for father on fg.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZW-23J : 22 December 2020), John Pursley, Cooper, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- John Pursley M 54 South Carolina
- Betsy Pursley F 50 South Carolina
- Runey Pursley F 34 Missouri
- Joseph Pursley M 21 Missouri
- Ruthy Pursley F 17 Missouri
- ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGTX-5NZM : 1 October 2019), Elijah Begley to Jerusha Ann Pursley, 25 Feb 1857; citing Marriage, Cooper, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007424330.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZG-YR1 : 14 December 2017), Eliza Begley, 1860. Box, Cedar, Missouri.
- Eliza Begley [Elijah] Male 37 Tennessee
- Jonaha A Begley [Jerusha] Female 25 Missouri
- Joseph Begley Male 2 Missouri
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XX-S3R : 19 March 2020), Jerusha Begly in entry for Elijah Begly, 1870. Cedar, Mo.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M66L-XQ2 : 14 August 2017), Jerasha Ann Begley in household of Elijah Begley, Box, Cedar, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 244, sheet 257B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,680.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3C3-RR3 : 10 March 2022), John P Begley in entry for Robert S Begley, 1900. Cedar, Missouri. Jerusha and bro., John, is living with them.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21848472/jerusha-ann-begley: accessed 23 June 2023), memorial page for Jerusha Ann Pursley Begley (2 Mar 1834–3 Jun 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21848472, citing Wright Cemetery, Filley, Cedar County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Karen Sipe (contributor 46846911).
See also:
- "History of Howard and Cooper Counties, Missouri 1883,"Published by St. Louis National Historical Co., John Pursely biography.
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