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Joseph Joshua Jolley

Joseph Joshua Jolley

Male 1817 - 1889  (71 years)

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  • Name Joseph Joshua Jolley  [1, 2] 
    Born 15 May 1817  Ireland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Birth and death dates from cemetery stone.

      Birthplace from his 1850 census. Also granddaughter Ella's 1930 census named her father's birthplace as "Free Ireland. Her father was Robert T. Jolly, born prior to immigration. Another of Robert T. Jolly's children, Nancy, stated in 1930 her father's birthplace of "Northern Ireland." Mary Effie Jolly, daughter of Joseph Webster Jolly stated her father's birth place as ""Irish free state."

      While these granddaughters are addressing only the place of birth of their own two fathers, not the grandfather, they are still helpful clues to the family's whereabouts.

    Gender Male 
    Census 3 Aug 1850  Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    1. Queen, James, 34, male, landlord ["hotel" penned in margin], Ohio
    [7 Queen family members listed, followed by 17 additional servants and lodgers]
    10. Jolly, Joseph, 30, male, servant, Ireland 
    Immigration 1851  [7, 8, 9] 
    His family probably joined him around this time. His son Robert T. Jolley stated in his 1920 census that he immigrated from Ireland in 1851. This may be close to right as his father was enumerated alone the previous year, the family was with him in 1855, and daughter Mary was born about 1854. 
    Census 1855  Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    2 males under 10
    2 males 10-20
    1 male 20-30
    2 females under 10
    1 female 20-30
    [value of livestock?] $200
    [males eligible for militia?] 3 
    Census 1860  Montgomery County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    1. Jolley, Joseph, 38, male, farmer, [no real estate value], personal $350, Ireland
    2. _____, Mary, 27, female, Ireland
    3. _____, Ellen, 14, female, Ireland
    4. _____, Robt, 12, male, Ireland, attending school
    5. _____, Joseph, Jr., 10, male, Ireland, attending school
    6. _____, Mary, 6, female, Illinois
    7. _____, John, 4, male, Illinois
    8. _____, Jane, 2, male, Illinois
    9. _____, Cyrus, 1, male, Illinois 
    Milit-Beg 21 Aug 1862  [12] 
    Enlisted in Co. D, 126th Illinois Infantry, as a private. 
    Milit-End 12 Jul 1865  Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Move Between 1865-1868 
    The youngest, Ulysses, was born abt 1865 in Illinois. Robert T. Jolley married in Laclede Co in 1868. The family was enumerated in Laclede in 1870.

    According to the 1870 Laclede Co census Joseph Jolley owned real estate valued at $960--the BLM has no record of a homestead, though that seems a likely motivation for the move from Illinois. 
    Census 1870  Laclede County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    1. Jolly [Jolley], Joseph J., 52, male, white, farmer, real estate $960, personal $520, Ireland, parents of foreign birth, male citizen over 21
    2. _____, Mary, 46, female, white, keeping house, Ireland, parents of foreign birth
    3. _____, Mary A., 16, female, white, Illinois, mother and father of foreign birth, cannot write
    4. _____, John C., 13, male, white, Illinois, mother and father of foreign birth
    5. _____, Lutchia J., 11, female, white, Illinois, mother and father of foreign birth, cannot write
    6. _____, Cyrius J., 9, male, white, Illinois, father and mother of foreign birth
    7. _____, Francis R., 7, female, white, Illinois, mother and father of foreign birth
    8. _____, Ulysses G., 5, male, white, Illinois, mother and father of foreign birth 
    Census 1880  Franklin township, Laclede County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1. Jolly [Jolley], Joseph J., white, male, [46? 66?], married, farmer, Illinois, Ireland, Ireland
    2. _____, Adeline Elizabeth, white, female, 55, wife, married, keeping house, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia
    3. Chambers, Magy, white, female, 8, orphan, Missouri 
    Died 9 May 1889  Laclede County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Biography 1986  [14] 
    Written by Clara Farmer, a granddaughter of Joseph Webster Jolley and great granddaughter of Joseph Joshua Jolley, in 1986, when she was 90. Clearly flawed but still useful and interesting.
    "Joseph Joshua Jolley left Dublin, Ireland in 1855 to seek his fortune in America. He left behind his wife, Mary, and three children: Robert, Nellie [Ellen], and Joe, who would follow him a year and a half later. Settling in a small town in Illinois, near Chicago, he built the first log cabin in that State.
    He worked long hard hours and finally got the money to send for his family. Mail and transportation were slow and after several months of waiting, he gave up hopes of his family joining him. Through his work on the School Board he met a young woman, Bessie Johnson, who had moved soon after their meeting to New York. Grandpa wrote and asked Bessie to marry him. When Bessie got his letter, she was thrilled and took the next stage back to Illinois to marry Joseph.
    On the stage, Bessie met and became friendly with a young woman who was coming from Ireland with her three children to be with her husband. Traveling as they did for several weeks the two women became close friends. They soon learned they were meeting the same man! Bessie returned to New York.
    Joseph became a naturalized citizen about 1860 and served in the Civil War. He served with his son, Robert until 1866. Returning to civilian life, he became the treasurer of the school board and "borrowed" money for a new house, from the school funds. The shortage was discovered, before he could "repay" the money and spent a year in jail.
    He then became a Bible salesman. Returning drunk one night from a long sales trip, he fell from the wagon and broke his neck. So ended the long and colorful life of Joseph Joshua Jolley. By Clara Farmer, his granddaughter.
    Written in 1986 when she was 90."
     
    Email 28 Jun 2016 
    From the Illinois State archives in Springfield (uis_irad@hotmail.com), regarding the location of files about Joseph abusing school funds and doing some jail time for it:
    "Dear Ms. Gilmore,

    We received your email request regarding the Montgomery County Court Records for a Joseph Webster Jolly. We do not typically communicate via email and do request a mailing address so if need be, we can send you further information. I did however want to ask if you knew a more specific date than just 1860 for the possible court case. Our Montgomery County Court Record Files are not indexed and the only form of organization is by Court terms (i.e. September 1860). If there is any further information you can provide for us regarding this court case we would greatly appreciate it. We did however, search our Montgomery County Court Record Books but were unable to locate anyone with the last name of "Jolly" in those records for the time period of 1860.

    Thank you,
    Eowyn M
    UIS IRAD Intern" 
    RESEARCH A Robert Jolley appears in the tithe applotment books for County Carolow, Moyacomb parish, Clonegall townland.

    Joseph Joshua Jolley named his eldest son Robert.  [15] 
    RESEARCH https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L2ML-HB3/margaret-joley-1818-1895

    FamilySearch entry for Margaret Joley, b. 1818 Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland. Emigrated to Australia and in New South Wales, Australia, on 14 April 1845, she married Robert Sexton (1814-1870. The record states that her parents were Robert Jolly and Ellen (--?--).

    Our Joseph Joshua Jolley named his first two children Ellen and Robert.

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    https://www.ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/Clonegal_Ferns.pdf

    Anglican records from County Carlow indicate a Robert Jolly who died in Clonegal 23 November 1857 at age 80, suggesting birth in 1777; also an Ellen Jolly who died in Clonegal on 3 August 1869, age 94, suggesting birth in 1775.She would have been of childbearing age in 1818 for Margaret Joley who immigrated to Australia--and also for Joseph Joshua Jolly born in 1817.  
    RESEARCH Other Jollys listed in Clonegal, St. Fiaac's Church:

    John Jolly, baptized June 1804 to parents Samuel and Jane, Clonegal

    Ann Jolly, baptized 16 Oct 1808 to parents Samuel and Jane, Clonegal

    Samuel Jolly, buried 2 Sept 1821, Clonegal

    Eleanor Jolly, born 8 October 1844, baptized 24 Nov 1844, Clonegal, to parents Joseph and Mary

    Ellen Jolly, b. 8 Oct 1844, baptized March 1845, Clonegal, to parents Joseph and Mary.

    Joshua Jolly, b. 7 June 1846, baptized 13 June 1846, Clonegal, to parents Joseph and Mary

    [Twin of above?] Robert Jolly, b. 7 June 1846, baptized 14 June 1846, Clonegal, to parents Joseph and Mary

    Joseph Jolly, b. 12 April 1848, Clonegal, to parents Joseph and Mary

    Websters at St. Fiaac's, and Clonegal:

    John Webster, b. 20 Dec 1842, baptized 19 March 1843, Clonegal, to parents Edward and Eliza.

    Eliza Webster, b. 6 April 1841, baptized 8 August 1841, Clonegal, to parents Edward and Eliza.

      [16] 
    Buried Stith Cemetery, Laclede County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I241  Gilmore-Donald
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2022 

    Father [POSSIBLE] Robert Jolly,   b. Abt 1777,   d. 23 Nov 1857, Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother [POSSIBLE] Ellen [Jolly],   b. Abt 1775,   d. 4 Jun 1869, Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 94 years) 
    Family ID F586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Webster,   b. 4 May 1824, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1874, Laclede County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married Abt 1845  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Date of marriage estimated from birth of eldest daughter about 1845.
    Children 
    +1. Ellen Jolley,   b. 8 Oct 1844, Clonegal, County Carolow, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Robert T. Jolley,   b. 7 Jun 1946, County Carlow, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1926, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Joshua Jolley,   b. 7 Jun 1847, Clonegal, County Carolow, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Joseph Webster Jolley,   b. 12 Apr 1848, Clonegal, County Carolow, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1935, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +5. John C. Jolley,   b. 3 Jan 1854, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1912, Laclede County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    +6. Mary Ann "Anna" Jolley,   b. 16 Aug 1855, Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1914, Laclede County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    +7. Lutchia Jane Jolley,   b. 1855-1860, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1927, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     8. Cyrus [Cyrius?] Jolley,   b. 1859, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. After 1870  (Age 12 years)
     9. William Jolley,   b. 7 Jan 1859, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1890, Laclede County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     10. Francis R. Jolley,   b. 1861-63, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1893, Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 183 years)
     11. Ulysses Grant Jolley,   b. Apr 1862, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. after 1931 Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F80  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Adeline Stith 
    Married 1 Jul 1877  Laclede County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2016 
    Family ID F241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S558] Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 March 2011), memorial 56182468, 6 August 2010 by Jane Anne Pennington, for Joseph Joshua Jolly (1817-1889), citing Stith Cemetery (Laclede County, Missouri, USA). No image of marker.

    2. [S560] 1930 U.S. census, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Norman, enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 4B, p. 145 (stamped, verso), dwelling 73, family [75?], Charles C. Devore household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 March 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1898.

    3. [S559] 1850 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Carlinville, p. 345 (penned), p. 175 (stamped), dwelling 2, family 2, James Queen household, detail for Joseph Jolley; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 March 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M413, roll 118.

    4. [S561] 1930 U.S. census, Multnomah County, Oregon, population schedule, Darlington, precinct 530, enumeration district (ED) 268, sheet 9B, p. 82 (stamped, verso), dwelling 266, family 266, William H. Stanfill household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 March 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1955.

    5. [S509] 1930 U.S. census, Laclede County, Missouri, population schedule, Osage township, enumeration district (ED) 11, sheet 2A, p. 230 (stamped, recto), dwelling 34, family 34, Charles L. Wood household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 Mar 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1207.

    6. [S664] 1850 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Carlinville, p. 345 (penned), p. 175a (stamped), dwelling 2, family 2, James Queen household (hotel landlord), for Joseph Jolley, servant; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 26 June 2016); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 118.

    7. [S779] 1855 Illinois State census, Macoupin County, population schedule, [no twp. stated], p. 26 (penned), line 35, Jos. Jolly household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 27 June 2016); citing Illinois State Census, 1855, collection no. 103.008, roll no. 2192, Illinois State Archives, Springfield. [Census notation after name: "Irish"].

    8. [S780] 1920 U.S. census, Multnomah County, Oregon, population schedule, precinct 317 1/2, Portland, enumeration district (ED) 192, sheet 3A, p. 63 (stamped, recto), dwelling 55, family 70, Robert Jolley; digital images, Ancestry.com.

    9. [S781] 1860 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Illinois, population schedule, township 7 North Range 4 West (North two-thirds), p. 178 (penned), dwelling 1293, family 1315, Joseph Jolley household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 March 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 214.

    10. [S665] 1855 Illinois State census, Macoupin County, population schedule, [no twp. stated], p. 26 (penned), line 35, Jos. Jolly household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 27 June 2016); citing Illinois State Census, 1855, collection no. 103.008, roll no. 2192, Illinois State Archives, Springfield. [Census notation after name: "Irish"].

    11. [S669] 1860 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Illinois, population schedule, township 7 North Range 4 West (North two-thirds), p. 178 (penned), dwelling 1293, family 1315, Joseph Jolley household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 March 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 214.

    12. [S666] Joseph Jolley (Pvt., Co. D, 126th Ill. Inf., Civil War), pension application no. 524,893, certificate no. 437,347, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications. . . , 1861?1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

    13. [S667] 1870 U.S. census, Laclede County, Missouri, population schedule, Lebanon, township p. 58 (penned), p. 52 (stamped), dwelling 362, family 362, Joseph J. Jolly [Jolley] household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 March 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 786.

    14. [S782] Internet posting by Pam Johnson (johnpame1@yahoo.com), 1990?s.

    15. [S963] ?Tithe Applotment Books, 1823-1837,? digital images, The National Archives of Ireland (http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ : accessed 11 September 2017), Robert Jolley, 1837, County, Carlow, Moyacomb Parish, Clonegall (townland). .

    16. [S1685] Church of Ireland, Church of Ireland A Member of the Anglican Communion (https://www.ireland.anglican.org/about/rcb-library/anglican-record-project : accessed 2 December 2021), "The Parish Registers of St. Fiaac's Church, Clonegal: Baptisms 1792-1831, Marriages 1792-1831, Burials 1792-1831," p. 115 [pdf]. p. 6 [internal numbering], burial no. 144, Robert Jolly (1857), Clonegal. https://www.ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/Clonegal_Ferns.pdf .

    17. [S668] ?Missouri Marriage Records, 1805?2002,? digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 March 2011), Laclede County, [vol. not stated]: 171, for Jolly-Stith (1877).


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