Martin EALY

  General Notes:

Martin was a son of George Ealy and Christina Earnest.


1846 MARRIAGE of Martin Ealy and Nancy McConnell on June 20 in Washington County, Pennsylvania

1850 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Washington County, East Finley Township (October 28) ("Martin," age 23, "Farmer," and wife "Nancy," age 22, are in the household of Martin's father, George "Ely," age 72, "Farmer")

1860 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Washington County, East Finley Township, P. O. East Finley (June 29) ("Martin," age 35, "Farmer") (wife "Nancy," age 32) ("Ely" on census)

1863 REGISTRATION, Pennsylvania, Washington County, East Finley Township, 24th Congressional District (May & June) ("Martin Ealy," age 36, "Farmer," born in Pennsylvania) (Class 2)

1870 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Washington County, East Finley Township, P. O. Claysville (August 19) ("Martin," age 43, "Farmer") (wife "Nancy," age 43)

1880 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Washington County, East Finley Township (June 18) ("Martin," age 54, "Farmer") (wife "Nancy," age 51)

1885 DEATH, Martin Ealy, at 59 years 2 months 4 days

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1900 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Washington County, Donegal Township, West Alexander Borough (June 1) ("Nancy," age 71, is "mother-in-law" in the household of John and Julia Booth)

1907 DEATH of wife, Nancy (McConnell) Ealy, at 78 years 4 months 22 days




BOOK: COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, J.H. Beers & Co., Chicago, Illinois, page 537:


MRS. NANCY EALY, widow of Martin Ealy, was born September 10, 1828, in Greene county, Penn., a daughter of Benjamin McConnell, of that county. On June 20, 1846, she was married to Martin Ealy, an industrious and successful farmer of East Finley township, Washington county. Martin Ealy was born January 15, 1826, in East Finley township, and passed his early youth in assisting his father in the duties of the farm. On attaining the age of maturity he was united in marriage, as above related, with Miss Nancy McConnell, and to their union were born children, of which the follwoing is a brief record: Rosanna, born April 20, 1847, in early womanhood was married to Albert Sampson, and died October 14, 1870; Silas, born June 10, 1849, is now living in East Finley township, Washington Co., Penn., married to Belle Almus (sic) [should be Allum --DeeAnna]; Martha Jane, born August 10, 1851, is the wife of James Supler, and they reside in West Alexander, Washington Co., Penn.; Clarissa, born March 17, 1853, married George Smith, and resides in Greene county, Penn.; Lucinda, born December 10, 1854, is the wife of John Hunt, and is also living in Greene county; Hannah Minerva, born December 25, 1857, and is living in West Alexander, Donegal township, this county, wife of Wilson Rockey; John Richard, born June 29, 1859, is married to Addie Whitam, their home being also in West Alexander, this county; Mary Ellen, born December 28, 1861, married to John Burns, and lives in East Finley township, this county; Juda Ann, born January 22, 1865, is married to John Booth, and lives in West Alexander, Penn.; Sarah Catherine and Ida Florine (twins), born November 17, 1868, died in infancy; Martin Ellsworth, born October 26, 1869, is united in marriage with Miss Addie Sprowls (they are residents of East Finley township); James Albert, born March 25, 1872, is living at home with his widowed mother and has attended to the work of the farm since the death of his father. After his marriage Mr. Ealy settled on his father's farm, which is situated in East Finley township, opposite East Finley postoffice, and there made his home sixteen years when he purchased the well-improved farm upon which his widow resides. Mr. Ealy was a very successful farmer and a man whose death was deeply mourned by the community in which he lived. He was a member of the U.B. Church at Fairmount and contributed liberally to its support. In politics, he was an active worker in the Republican party. Mr. Ealy died March 19, 1885, and his widow now manages the farm with much skill. She is a member of the Baptist Church at Enon.



OBITUARY (Nancy) from an undocumnted newspaper:

Mrs. Nancy Ealy, widow of the late Martin Ealy, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Smith of Harveys, Greene county, Pa., at three o'clock Friday afternoon, February 1, 1907, aged 78 years. Her death was caused by a stroke of paralysis with which she was afflicted about five weeks before. She was formerly a member of the Fairmount United Brethren church where the funeral was held Sunday afternoon, conducted by H. A. Newell. Interment in the Fairmount cemetery. Mrs. Ely (sic) is survived by three sons and six daughters; John R., Mrs. John Booth and Mrs. James Supler, of West Alexander, James and Mrs. George Smith of Harveys, M. E. Ealy of Nineveh, Mrs. John Hunt of Simpson's Store and Mrs. John Burns of Waynesburg, and J. W. H. Rockey of Lancaster, Ohio.

Precious mother, she has left us,
Left us, yes, forevermore;
But we hope to meet our loved one
On that bright and happy shore.

Thy hands are clasped across thy breast,
We have kissed the lovely brow,
And in our aching hearts we know
We have no mother now.

Though from this earth she now is gone,
We know that we shall meet again,
Yes, we shall meet in that bright home
That knows no sorrow, toil or pain;

Her life was such we need not weep,
As those to whom no hope remain,
We'll trust in Christ our souls to keep,
And strive that heavenly home to gain.

Daughter-in-law


This page was posted in March, 2006, updated in 2011

Martin married Nancy McCONNELL on June 20, 1846 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. (Nancy McCONNELL was born on September 10, 1828, died on February 1, 1907 in Greene County, Pennsylvania and was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, East Finley, Washington County, Pennsylvania.)