Thank you so much for the information! Capt. John MCELROY was the father of my GG grandmother Mary Louisa J. MCELROY.I Really appreciate the help!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bjrydr@aol.com> To: <MCELROY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [MCELROY-L] Capt. John McElroy (SC>Ms.) > 1. CAPT. JOHN3 MCELROY (JAMES2, JOHN1) was born October 29, 1807 in S. C., > and died September 22, 1855 in Union County, Mississippi. He married MATILDA > BERRY Abt. 1826, daughter of JAMES BERRY. She was born November 19, 1809, > and died August 12, 1845 in Tippah County, Mississippi. > > Notes for CAPT. JOHN MCELROY: > Capt. John Mc was in Tippah County, Mississippi in 1850. He was in Dwelling > # 2 and was family 409 where he farmed. His children living with him at that > time: Emaline, 23; Emily, 18; Malinda, 16; Lucinda, 15; Edwin, 12; Louisa, > 10; John, 7; Mary, 7; and Josephine, 4. > > Regarding McElroy-Berry: > Capt. John McElroy was the son of James and Elizabeth Ford McElroy. James is > the brother of my ancestor John McElroy and Son of John and ?? McElroy of > Greenville Co., S.C. [This came from Vivian in TX] > _____________ > Joel H. Berry was administrator of John's will. > > Ref: Tippah County Death Notices 1837-1914 by Don Martini > Researched Aug. 6, 1997 - Dallas Public Library > > Notes for MATILDA BERRY: > Marriage and Death Notices From the Up-Country of South Carolina as taken > from Greenville newspapers 1826 - 1863 compiled by Brent H. Holcomb, C. A. L. > S.: > > Departed this life on Tuesday the 12th ult., in Tippah County, Mississippi, > Mrs. Matilda McElroy, wife of Capt. John McElroy, and eldest daughter of Mr. > James Berry, deceased, aged 35 years, 8 months and 23 days. She left seven > deeply afflicted children, a doating husband, an affectionate mother and a > large circle of relatives and friends, to mourn their irreparable loss. She > was an humble and consistent member of the Baptist Church for about 18 years. > J. H. B. The Pendleton Messenger will please copy. (Sept. 5, 1845) > > Children of JOHN MCELROY and MATILDA BERRY are: > i. EMALINE4 MCELROY, b. Abt. 1827, Alabama1; d. 1869, Tippah Co., Ms.. > ii. EMILY ELIZABETH MCELROY, b. 1832. > iii. PERMELIA MALINDA MCELROY, b. 1834, S. C.. > iv. THERESA LUCINDA MCELROY, b. 1837, S. C.; m. JOHN S. WALKER, Unknown2. > v. JAMES EDWIN MCELROY, b. 1838, S. C.; d. Abt. 1861. > vi. LOUISA J . MCELROY, b. 1840, S. C.; m. E.S.G. WOODS. > vii. JOHN WILSON MCELROY, b. October 20, 1842, S. C.2; d. August 03, > 1916, Sevier Co., AR; m. (1) MALINDA R. ROBERTS, September 08, 1863, Tippah > Co., Ms.2; m. (2) MARGARET H. ALEXANDER, November 29, 1884, Prentiss Co., > MS.; m. (3) NANCY HANNA MORGAN, December 06, 1886, Prentiss Co., MS.. > viii. MARY M. MCELROY, b. 1843, S. C.; m. WILLIAM M. NABORS, December > 05, 1860, Tippah Co., Ms.. > ix. JOSEPHINE MCELROY, b. 1846, Mississippi3. > > > > > > ==== MCELROY Mailing List ==== > I shook my family tree, a bunch of nuts fell out. > >