My Family History

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Family Photos

• Mahala Connelly (26 KB)
  Mahala was the daughter of Henry Connelly and the great granddaughter of Captain Henry Connelly. Her daughter, Clarinda Spradlin was the mother of the Trimble family at the mouth of Pickle Fork of Barnetts Creek
• My Great Great Grandfather, James Hayden Conley (35 KB)
  James Hayden brought my family from the Middle Fork of Jennys Creek to Rockhouse in Johnson County, Kentucky. More can be learned of this man described by William Elsey Connelly as "a man of culture and ability" by accessing The Ancestors of Henry Connelly
• Milton Forrest Conley (24 KB)
  Milton Forrest was a banker and businessman in Lawrence County, Kentucky
• Four Generations from John Connelly (15 KB)
  Brack, Aster, Clayton, and Jeff Conley
• Dr. Henry B. Connelly (27 KB)
  Dr. Henry Connelly was a famous trader and pioneer in the south west United States and Mexico. He served as the territorial mayor of New Mexico until his death in 1866
• Pheobe Rice Conley (312 KB)
  This is my great grandmother, Phoebe Rice Conley. I never met her, but my father adored her. Her goodness was such that folks would come from all around just to ask Granny Phoebe to pray for them.
• Wallace and Joey (21 KB)
  Me and my father, Wallace Conley in the winter of 62/63
• Ruth Salyer (6 KB)
  Author Ruth Salyer whose Blair Families of Johnson County opened my mind to the world of genealogy
• Willie Blair (1 KB)
  Major Leaguer Willie Blair, currently with the Detroit Tigers
• Martha Jane Witten Rice (100 KB)
  This is my great great grandmother, Martha Jane Witten Rice. She was the dauther of George Hamilton "Tiger" Witten and Arminta Bulter. This photo was taken at the old Samuel Marion Rice homeplace at the intersection of Little Mud Lick and what is now Rt. 201 in Johnson Co., Ky.
• Henry Jr.'s Grave (35 KB)
  This is the grave of Henry Connelly, Jr. It is located in the Jacob Borah Cemetary in Grant Co., Wisconsin. Photo courtesy of Jerry Conley
• Winfield Spradlin (8 KB)
  The Winfield Spradlin family
• H.B.Conley (11 KB)
  Noted Freewill Baptist minister, Harvey Burns Conley
• The John Conley Clan (84 KB)
  This is my grandfather John's family in November of 1972. From left to right: Me in the cool suit, my sister Sally, my dad Wallace, my grandpa John, my aunt Ruth, my granny Alma Fairchild Conley, my aunt Carma Lee, and my aunt Helen McKenzie.
• Captain Henry's Grave (31 KB)
  This is the grave of Captain Henry Connelly. The headstone was place by the D.A.R.
• Constantine Connelley (46 KB)
  Constantine was the father of William Elsey Connelley
• The Author, Joseph Eugene Conley (17 KB)
  Myself in the arms of my grandfather Jesse Carroll Pelphrey and under the gaze of my grandmother, Sally Blanton Pelphrey
• Poppy Fonso's Obituary (32 KB)
  This is the obituary of my Great Grandfather, Alphonso Conley as it appeared in the Ashland Daily.
• Alphonso and John Conley (13 KB)
  My Great Grandfather, Alphonso and my Grandfather, John Conley. This photo was taken around 1950 on Rockhouse in Johnson County, Kentucky
• William Elsey Connelley (44 KB)
  Author, historian, and caretaker of the Connelly family, William Elsey Connelley
• John R. and Sadie Lafferty Conley (60 KB)
  This is the son of David M. and Mahala Roberson Conley. He and Sadie raised their family in Ashland, Ky.
• Pappa John (28 KB)
  My Grandfather, John D. Conley with my daughter, Kasi and son, Josh in 1984
• The Grave of Samuel Marion Rice (44 KB)
  This edifice stands tribute to the war hero, Samuel Marion Rice at Sitka, Kentucky
• Will Pippens and Ella Webb Conley (90 KB)
  This is William L. (Will Pippens) and his first wife, Ella Webb Conley. Ella has been listed as a Lavender, however, Lavender was her step-name. Will was the son of John A. and Rhoda Pippens Conley.
• Wallace M. Conley (22 KB)
  My Father Wallace M. Conley as a twelve year old boy
• H.B. Rice (49 KB)
  The photo of Judge H.B. Rice taken from his eulogy in the Paintsville Herald
• Nancy Connelly Fairchild (135 KB)
  This is Nancy Connelly Fairchild. She was the grand-daughter of Captain Henry Connelly. Her parents were Thomas Connelly and Susan Joynes. She married Asa J. Fairchild. Asa was the son of Abiud Fairchild and Rebecca Jackson. Asa and Nancy raised a large family at Asa's Creek on Jenny's Creek in Johnson County, Kentucky.
• Albemarle Point, Charleston, S.Ca. (17 KB)
  Albemarle Point was the original home of the Connelly Family in America
• Pat and Fanny Spears Meade (36 KB)
  Fanny was the granddaughter of Tempy Jane Connelly.
• John Elliot Conley (16 KB)
  This is noted Freewill Baptist Minister, John Elliot Conley

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• Genealogy Report: The Blair Family of East Kentucky


• Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Joseph Eugene Conley


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Henry Connelly


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Rice


• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Thomas Witten

Related Files

• The War Record of Captain Henry Connelly (16 KB)
  This is the statement made before the Floyd County, Kentucky Fiscal Court by Captain Henry Connelly. This was done in order to obtain his Revolutionary War pension.
• David Connelly's War Record (7 KB)
  This is the pension statement given to the Floyd County Fiscal Court, by David Connelly
• The Will of John Connelly (7 KB)
  The last will and testament of my Great Great Great Grandfather, John Connelly
• The Will of James Hayden Conley (8 KB)
  The last will and testament of my Great Great Grandfather, James Hayden Conley
• The Pension Statement of Sarah Connelly (6 KB)
  The pension request of Sarah Connelly, wife of Henry Connelly, Jr. in reguard to his service in the War of 1812
• The Sale of Thomas Connelly's Farm - Millers Creek (4 KB)
  The deed of conveyance from Henry Connelly's heirs after his decease in 1842
• The Unknown Children of Captain Henry Connelly (32 KB)
  A study on the lesser documented children of Captain Henry and Ann MacGregor Connelly. This report deals with the families of David, Henry Jr., Elizabeth, William and Joseph Connelly.

Related Links

• The Connelly Clan of East Kentucky
• The Pelphrey Page
• The Fairchild Page
• The Blanton Page
• Jerry Conley. com