James H. ELY
Minerva TURNER
Adeline M. Parsons CARTER

Husband:  James H. ELY
Birth:  5 Sep 1867, Rocky Station Twp., Lee Co., Virginia
Death:  27 Aug 1945, Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia
Burial:  Aug 1945, Brown-Parsons Cemetery, Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia
Father:  George Washington ELY
Mother:  Sarah Ann GARRISON

Marriage-1:       19 Oct 1886, Lee Co., Virginia
Divorce:    Aft 1893, Lee Co., Virginia

Wife-1:  Minerva TURNER
Birth:  22 Jan 1868, Harlan Co., Kentucky 
Death:  1964, Tumwater, Thurston Co., Washington   
Burial:  1964, Little Falls Cemetery, Vader, Lewis Co., Washington
Father:  William TURNER
Mother:  Elizabeth Ann SERGENT

Marriage-2:       4 Dec 1896, Lee Co., Virginia 

Wife-2:  Adeline M. Parsons CARTER
Birth:  4 Feb 1871, Lee Co., Virginia 
Death:  15 Mar 1951, Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia
Burial:  Mar 1951, Brown-Parsons Cemetery, Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia
Father:  James Donaldson PARSONS
Mother:  Sarah M. PANCAKE

Children - Matrriage-1:   
1. Ralph Henderson ELY, b: 21 Oct 1887, Rocky Station, Lee Co., Virginia
                                      d: 20 May 1959, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., Californi
                                   bur: (Ashes) Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo Co., California
2. George Cling ELY, b: 2 Oct 1889, Rocky Station, Lee Co., Virginia 
                                d: 11 Sep 1946, Seattle, King Co., Washington              
                             bur: Little Falls Cemetery, Vader, Lewis Co., Washington
3. Hagan Henry ELY, b: 27 Mar 1892, Rocky Station, Lee Co., Virginia
                                d: 14 May 1978, Olympia, Thurston Co., Washington      
                             bur: Little Falls Cemetery, Vader, Lewis Co., Washington

Children - Matrriage-1:   
1. Ada Dorothy ELY (Parsons), b: 5 Nov 1887, Rocky Station, Lee Co., Virginia
                                           d: 9 Dec 1988, Eastpointe, Macomb Co., Michigan
                                        bur: Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Orange Co., Florida
2. Allie Marie ELY (Slemp), b: 21 Mar 1899, Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia
                                      d: 9 Oct 1998, Bristol, Bristol Co., Virginia
                                   bur: Powell Valley Cemetery, Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia
3. (Twin) Ora Dell ELY, b: 18 Jul 1901, Rocky Station, Lee Co., Virginia
4. (Twin) Paris Bell ELY, b: 18 Jul 1901, Rocky Station, Lee Co., Virginia
5. Kittie G. ELY (Brown), b: 20 Sep 1904, Rocky Station, Lee Co., Virginia
                                   d: Jan 1988, Mitchell, Lawrence Co., Indiana
6. Howard J. ELY, b: 8 Dec 1908, Rocky Station, Lee Co., Virginia
                           d: aft 1910, Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia
7. Eura Venus ELY (Maxwell), b: 22 May 1910, Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia
                                          d: 19 Sep 1998, Duffield, Scott Co., Virginia
                                        bur: Powell Valley Cemetery, Dryden, Lee Co., Virginia
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Notes:    

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_1715, Page 83A), Hursts Store, Lee Co., Virginia,
                                                                                    Enumeration District: 30, Enumeration Date: 7-Jun -1900, Family #108

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_1633, Page 227B), Yokum Station Dist., Lee Co., Virginia
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 40, Enumeration Date: 21-Apr-1910, Family #79

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_1896, Page 237B), Yokum Station Dist., Lee Co., Virginia,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 54, Enumeration Date: 3-Feb-1920, Family #12

1930 Federal Census Data (T626_2449, Page 290A), Yokum Station Dist., Lee Co., Virginia,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 17, Enumeration Date: 9-Apr-1930, Family #67

1940 Federal Census Data (T626_4273, Page 491A), Yokum Station Dist., Lee Co., Virginia,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 53-24, Enumeration Date: 24-Apr-1940, Family #145

After James and Minerva divorced, she married James H. Kelly and moved to Washington.  Her sons soon followed and remained in the West.

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_1671, Page 46B), Spokane Ward 3, Spokane Co., Washington,
                                                                                    Enumeration District: 179, Enumeration Date: 26-Apr-1910, Family #175

1940 Federal Census Data (T626_4351, Page 593B), Vader, Lewis Co., Washington,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 21-89, Enumeration Date: 3-Apr-1940, Family #21

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Sources:    
1) Death - Child #2 - Marriage-1:  King County Washington Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. #003933
2) Death - Child #3 - Marriage-1:  Thurston County Washington Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. #012241