John Onley

1861 - 1932  (70 years)

• Name	John Onley  [1]
  Birth	28 Nov 1861	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	The 1870 census puts his birth at 1863 and his 1885 marriage puts it at 1862.
  Gender	Male
  Census with parents	1870	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as John Onley, age 7 in HH#MT57 headed by William Onley, a 44 year old farmer.
  Record ID	40370
  Death	19 May 1932  [3]
  Burial	Parksley Cemetery, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	His tombstone shows him as the son of Wm. Onley.
  Siblings	1 brother and 4 sisters
  1. Sinah Onley,   b. Abt 1856, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═George M. Dix, Jr.,   b. Abt 1829, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 18 Dec 1887, Lee Mont, Accomack Co, Virginia     2. John Onley,   b. Abt 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 24 Aug 1860, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 2 years) + 3. John Onley,   b. 28 Nov 1861, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 19 May 1932  (Age 70 years) ╚═Henrietta Northam,   b. 3 Oct 1862, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 7 Jan 1885, Onancock, Accomack Co, Virginia     4. Polly Onley,   b. 4 Apr 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Apr 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years) + 5. Polly Onley,   b. 1866, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Gordon H. Gravenor,   b. 1866, Maryland, USA d. 1933  (Age 67 years),  m. 21 May 1899, Onley, Accomack Co, Virginia     6. Lovey Onley,   b. 13 Oct 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Nathan Davis,   b. 30 Mar 1848, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 31 Jul 1921, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age 73 years),  m. 12 Feb 1889, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Living,   b. Abt 1847, Penn Yan, New York  (Age 177 years),  m. 29 Aug 1900, Rew, Accomack Co, Virginia   ╚═George W. Wright,   b. Abt 1856, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Feb 1929, Rue, Metompkin District, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 73 years),  m. 21 Nov 1914, Woodbury, Accomack Co, Virginia ,  div. 21 Nov 1919, Northampton Co, Virginia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Clement Onley,   b. Abt 1640, Warwickshire, England d. Aft 1 Jun 1703, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age > 63 years)  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Zipporah G. 'Tippah' Pettitt,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1871, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 71 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I40370	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2001

  
  

  Father	William H. Onley,   b. Abt 1828, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Dec 1889, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Triphena 'Tiffany' Hickman,   b. Abt 1832, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jun 1911 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1854	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2, 4]
  	He was shown as William Onley, the son of John and she was shown as Tiffany Hickman, the daughter of Thomas. Geo. T. Satchell said both were over age 21.
  Family ID	F11853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henrietta Northam,   b. 3 Oct 1862, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	7 Jan 1885	Onancock, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	He was shown as John Onley, a 23 year old farmer, the son of Wm. H. & Trephenia Onley and she was shown as Henrietta Northam, age 22, the daughter of George & Elizabeth Northam. They were married by W.C. Vaden.
  Children	1. Edith J. Onley,   b. 10 Jul 1886, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Apr 1975 (Age 88 years) ╚═ James A. Barnes  (Age 64 years)  m. 21 Dec 1916;    ╚═ William Tucker Evans  (Age 84 years)   2. John Tom Onley,   b. 10 Nov 1890, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Oct 1963, Parksley, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 72 years) ╚═ Margaret 'Maggie' R. Johnson  (Age 67 years)  m. 20 Sep 1916   3. (d_o John&H.) Onley,   b. 7 Feb 1892, Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Feb 1892, Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years) + 4. Beulah Land Onley,   b. 1893, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1956 (Age 63 years) ╚═ Noah Ellis Killmon  (Age 88 years)  m. 29 Jun 1917   5. William Edward Onley,   b. Abt 1896, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Lillian Mary Watkinson  m. 10 Jul 1921
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F12701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Nov 1861 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Parksley Cemetery, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S675] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 1, Accomack Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1999), 675. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551. [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.