John Onley

1861 - 1932  (70 years)

• Name	John Onley  [1]
  Birth	28 Nov 1861	Accomack Co, Virginia   [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 Co, Virginia   [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 Co, Virginia   [3]
  	His tombstone shows him as the son of Wm. Onley.
  Person ID	I40370	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2001

  
  

  Father	William H. Onley,   b. Abt 1828, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 6 Dec 1889, Accomack Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Triphena 'Tiffany' Hickman,   b. Abt 1832, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 8 Jun 1911 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1854	Accomack Co, Virginia   [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 Co, Virginia 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)   2. John T. Onley,   b. Abt 1891, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   3. (d_o John&H.) Onley,   b. 7 Feb 1892, Metompkin District, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 8 Feb 1892, Metompkin District, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 0 years) + 4. Beulah Land Onley,   b. 1893, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 1956 (Age 63 years)   5. William Edward Onley,   b. Abt 1896, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F12701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.