JAMES HARTLEY, Sr.

First Generation


1. James, Sr. Hartley. Born Circa 1779 in Augusta, Ga. ?. Died 16 Oct 1855 in Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in Hartley Cem., Cedar Co., Mo. Occupation Farmer.

He married Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Elijah Walker & Mary Elizabeth "Piney" McGill. Born Circa 1790. Died in Bond Co., IL. Buried in Bond Co., IL.

They had the following children:

i. Luvina (Libby) Hartley; Born Circa 1811. Died 7 Nov 1870 in Benton Co., Or. Buried in Dallas Cem., Benton Co., Or.

     She married Richard Tatum.

   ii. Mary E. (Pop) Hartley; Born 9 Oct 1813. Died 8 Aug 1896 in Cedar Co.,  Mo.          Buried in Hopkins Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

    She married Soloman Hopkins.

2 iii. James, Jr. Hartley

iv. Willis Hartley; Born 14 Dec 1818. Died 22 Apr 1892.

       He married Sarah Akins.

v. John Evans Hartley; Born 13 Feb 1821 in Dickson Co., Tn. Died 12Jun 1898.           Buried in Stockton Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

    He first married Sarah Sherrill. Died 1871 in Deer Lodge, Mt.

    He second married Mary Love (Lesley), 4 Mar 1877. Died in Ca.

vi. Solomon Hartley; Born 23 Mar 1823 in Roane Co., Tn. Died 16 Mar 1899 in Mo.

He married Elizabeth Ann DeLozier, daughter of Perrin L. DeLozier & Franciana Minter, Apr 1851 in Cedar Co., Mo. Born 8 May 1832 in Ky. Died 20 Nov 1897 in Stockton, Cedar Co., Mo.

vii. Richard Donovan Hartley; Born 25 Jul 1825 in Dickson Co., Tn. Died 9 Jan 1912.

      He married Almira Underwood, 1847. Died Sep 1909.

viii. Thomas J. Hartley; Born 1 May 1830 in Dickson Co., Tn.

     He first married Church.

     He second married Maggie Montgomery.

ix. William Hartley; Born Circa 1835 in IL. Died 1871.

    He married Elizabeth Paynter.

x. Henry K. Hartley; Born in IL. Died 26 Oct 1905.

       He married Sarah Jane Paynter, 1861. Died 1887.

xi. Chaney Hartley; Born Circa 1828 in IL.

      She married Murray Sherrill.

Second Generation


2. James, Jr. Hartley. Son of James, Sr. Hartley & Elizabeth Walker. Born ? 9 Oct 1814 in Tn. Died 3 Oct 1867 in Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in Hartley Cem., Cedar Co., Mo. Occupation13.

He married Jane Wyley (Wiley) Carson, 12 May 1835. Born 7 Apr 1818 in Bond Co., IL / Ky.?18. Christen 10 in12. Died 16 Jul 1895 in Hartley, Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in Hartley Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

They had the following children:

i. Mary Elizabeth Hartley; Born 22 Apr 1836 in Bond Co., IL.

She married Asa DeLozier, son of Perrin L. DeLozier & Franciana Minter.

Born ? 11 Jul 1830 in Va. Died 12 Jan 1892 in Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in (Leska)Mound Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

ii. John W. Hartley; Born 24 Jun 1838. Died 9 Aug 1866 in Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in Hartley Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

3 iii. James III (Wild Jim) Hartley

iv. Soloman Hartley; Born 1842.

v. Andrew J. Hartley; Born 6 May 1844. Died 1888 in Cedar So., Mo. Buried in Lindley Prairie Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

    He married Sarah Fox. Buried in Lindley Prairie Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

vi. Chaney Ann Hartley; Born 6 Aug 1846. Died 7 Oct 1881 in Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in Hartley Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

vii. Sally Hartley; Born 28 Feb 1849. Buried in Lindley Prairie Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

    She married Milford Fox.

viii. Nancy G. (Ellen) Hartley; Born 5 Jan 1853. Died 24 Jul 1863. Buried in Hartley Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

ix. Serena J. Hartley; Born 15 Jun 1855. Died 12 Apr 1862 in Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in Hartley Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

x. Henry K. Hartley; Born 2 Jan 1859. Died 7 Apr 1862 in Hartley Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

xi. Nathaniel Siegel Hartley; Born 7 Oct 1861. Died 1 Apr 1862 in Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in Hartley Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

Third Generation


3. James III (Wild Jim) Hartley. Son of James, Jr. Hartley & Jane Wyley (Wiley) Carson. Born 24 Mar 1840 in Madison Twp., Cedar Co., Mo. Christen 9.
Died 29 Dec 1927 in Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in Martin Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

He first married Margretta DeLozier, daughter of Perrin L. DeLozier & Franciana Minter, 15 Feb 1861 in Cedar Co., Mo. Born 9 Jul 1842 in Mo. Died 9 Sep 1877 in Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in Hartley Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

They had the following children:

    i. Asa McClellan Hartley; Born 4 Mar 1862 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 18 Oct 1946      in Teague, Tx.

He married Emma Lucretia Jane Worley, 18 Sep 1887. B. 8 Jan 1862. D.13 Apr 1957.

  ii. Andrew Walker Hartley; Born 28 Nov 1864 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 4 Jun 1932.

      He married Adeline Baker, 21 Feb 1884 in Cedar Co., Mo. Born 8 Jan 1862.
      Died 8 Sep 1937.

 iii. Charles Monrod Hartley; Born 19 Aug 1865 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 21
           Jul 1866 in Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in Hartley Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

4 iv. Elizabeth Jane Hartley

    v. Mary Matilda (Mollie) Hartley; Born 25 Mar 1868 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 1947 in Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in Mound Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

    She married John C. Montgomery, 13 Jul 1887. Born 14 Oct 1868. Died 26 Dec      1912 in Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in Mound Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

     vi. Edward Allison Hartley; Born 5 Apr 1870 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 28 Jun 1956.
         He married Josie Cannon. Born 28 Sep 1878. Died 31 Oct 1965.

    vii. Nora Frances Hartley; Born 29 Sep 1872 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 13 Sep              1874/1876 in Hartley Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

    viii. George Walter Hartley; Born 22 Nov 1874 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 13
          Apr 1939 in Fayetteville, N.C.

   He first married Amelia Coloszo, 28 Sep 1899 in Puerto Rico.

   He second married Dora Myrtle (Blennerhassett) Hartley. Born 1881.

   He second married Sarah Jane Meredith8, 11 Apr 1879. Born Circa 1859 in10.

      Died About 1900 in Dade Co., Mo. They were divorced.

      They had the following children:

     i. Bertha Hartley; Born 1880.  She married Albert Stone.

He third married Mary Vaughn.

They had the following children:

    i. Dora Myrtle Hartley; Born 1881.

       She first married Blennerhassett.

       She second married George W. Hartley.

Fourth Generation


4. Elizabeth Jane Hartley7. Daughter of James III (Wild Jim) Hartley &

    Margretta DeLozier. Born 17 Jan 1867 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 29 Jan 1960 in

    McKinney, Collin Co., Tx. Buried in Fitzhugh Cem., Forest Grove, Collin Co.,

    Tx. Occupation Homemaker.

She married William Columbus Dotson, son of John Dodson/Dotson & Martha
(Patsy) Grady, 7 Aug 1884 in Cedar Co., Mo. Born 19 Jan 1858 in Greene Co.,Mo. Died 12 Dec 1946 in Wharton, Tx. Buried in Wharton, Tx. Occupation Farmer.

They had the following children:

      i. Artie Vadera Dotson; Born 28 May 1885 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 13 Jul

        1960 in McKinney, Collin Co., Tx. Occupation Storekeeper.

She married Leonard Cole, 11 Aug 1911 in Collin Co., Tx.

   ii. James Walter Dotson (Twin); Born 9 Sep 1887 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 3

      Jan 1963 in Wharton, Tx. Buried in Wharton, Tx. Occupation School teacher;

      County Clerk.

He married Bessie McFadden.

5 iii. John Wayne Dotson (Twin)

   iv. Coleman Bird Dotson; Born 4 Aug 1889 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 31 Mar

     1904 in Winningkoff Com., Collin Co., Tx.

   v. Joel Omer Dotson; Born 28 May 1891 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 18 Mar 1938.

He married Vessey Osburn.

   vi. Horace Allison Dotson; Born 13 Mar 1893 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 27 Jul 1967.

     He married Ruth Cotter.

  vii. Ola Odessa Dotson; Born 18 Apr 1895 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 3 Feb 1896

     in Cedar Co., Mo. Buried in Hartley Cem., Cedar Co., Mo.

 viii. Eula Dean Dotson; Born 2 Jan 1897 in Cedar Co., Mo. Died 10 Dec 1975

      in Colorado Springs, Co.

      She married Earnest Benjamin Osburn, 10 Oct 1910 in McKinney, Collin Co.,

    Tx.

6 ix. Edwin Bush Dotson

    x. Carson Hartley Dotson; Born 29 Jul 1904 in Winningkoff Com., Collin

       Co., Tx. Died 24 Apr 1986 in Crestview, Fl.

He married Allene Jackson, 15 Jun 1927 in Collin Co., Tx.


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