Were the McElroys now being discussed any relation to John W. McElroy who was born about 1800-1805 in South Carolina (according to the 1850 and 1860 census records of Marshall Co, MS)? He married Elizabeth R. Statler of Rutherford Co. about 1830. He is possibly the Jonathan McElroy on the 1840 Rutherford Co. census. He and his family had moved to Mt. Pleasant, Marshall Co, MS before 1847 and lived there through the 1860 census. They had the following children: 1. Mary Rebecca McElroy, born abt 1832, TN; married Jacob B. Hunter, 23 Dec 1847, Marshall Co, MS. She was still living in Marshall Co. in 1887. 2. Samuel McElroy, born abt 1835 TN; he was killed in Nicaragua (bef 1887) 3. Tennessee H. McElroy, born abt 1838 TN; died 22 May 1914, probably Clarksville, Red River Co, TX. She married George L. Moorman abt 1883. 4. Elizabeth R. McElroy, born abt 1840 TN; died before 1880; married William R. Crawford, 20 Dec 1859, Marshall Co, MS. 5. Robert B. McElroy, born abt 1847 Marshall Co, MS; died before 1887; married Mary E. Crawford 6. William M. McElroy, born Apr 1852, Marshall Co, MS; died 1928, probably Red River Co, TX. John W. McElroy's wife, Elizabeth R. Statler, was the daughter of Abraham Statler and his wife, Mrs. Hannah (Wright) Miller Statler, daughter of Isaac and Rebekah (Thompson) Wright of Rutherford Co. She was born 13 Apr 1813, probably Rutherford Co, TN and died 1 June 1887, probably Clarksville, Red River Co., TX and is buried Clarksville Cemetery. Abraham Statler moved to Murfreesboro about 1811 and was a Hatter there in the early years.

Flo, I am not sure this will help any, but I could not help but notice several of the children ended up in Clarksville, Red River Co., TX. My Bledsoe family came from Carroll Co, TN. to Clarksville, Red River Co., TX. some time after 1857. My 3rd Great Grandfather was Ballard Gates Bledsoe b. 1835, on 17 May 1857 in Carroll Co. TN, he married Elizabeth Helen Crawford b.1837. She died in 1890 in Clarksville, Red River Co., TX and is buried in the Madras Cemetery in Clarksville. I noticed that two of the McElroys children married Crawfords. You never know where a lead might come from, just thought I would pass this on to you. Diane Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Flo Stevens" <flos@earthlink.net> To: <TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 7:51 PM Subject: [TNRUTHER] McELROY-STATLER > Were the McElroys now being discussed any relation to John W. McElroy > who was born about 1800-1805 in South Carolina (according to the 1850 > and 1860 census records of Marshall Co, MS)? He married Elizabeth R. > Statler of Rutherford Co. about 1830. He is possibly the Jonathan > McElroy on the 1840 Rutherford Co. census. He and his family had moved > to Mt. Pleasant, Marshall Co, MS before 1847 and lived there through > the > 1860 census. They had the following children: > > 1. Mary Rebecca McElroy, born abt 1832, TN; married Jacob B. Hunter, > 23 > Dec 1847, Marshall Co, MS. She was still living in Marshall Co. in > 1887. > > 2. Samuel McElroy, born abt 1835 TN; he was killed in Nicaragua (bef > 1887) > > 3. Tennessee H. McElroy, born abt 1838 TN; died 22 May 1914, probably > Clarksville, Red River Co, TX. She married George L. Moorman abt 1883. > > 4. Elizabeth R. McElroy, born abt 1840 TN; died before 1880; married > William R. Crawford, 20 Dec 1859, Marshall Co, MS. > > 5. Robert B. McElroy, born abt 1847 Marshall Co, MS; died before 1887; > married Mary E. Crawford > > 6. William M. McElroy, born Apr 1852, Marshall Co, MS; died 1928, > probably Red River Co, TX. > > John W. McElroy's wife, Elizabeth R. Statler, was the daughter of > Abraham Statler and his wife, Mrs. Hannah (Wright) Miller Statler, > daughter of Isaac and Rebekah (Thompson) Wright of Rutherford Co. She > was born 13 Apr 1813, probably Rutherford Co, TN and died 1 June 1887, > probably Clarksville, Red River Co., TX and is buried Clarksville > Cemetery. Abraham Statler moved to Murfreesboro about 1811 and was a > Hatter there in the early years. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >