Israel Exley and Elvira Allan

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Husband Israel Exley ¹

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           Born: Abt 1846
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         Father: Godfrey Exley, Jr. (1822-1895) 2
         Mother: Barbara "Babette" Best (1829-1880) 2

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Wife Elvira Allan

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            AKA: Elvira Dixon
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Children

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1 M Jay Exley ³

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         Spouse: Sarah "Sadie" Wentling (      -      ) 3

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2 F Jessie Exley ³

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         Spouse: [Unk] James (      -      ) 3

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3 M George Exley ³

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         Spouse: Gertrude Neely (      -      ) 3

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4 M Elmer Exley ³

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General Notes: Husband - Israel Exley

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He left Clarion County, PA, after his wife died. He left his daughter Jessie at his mother-in-law's home. His son Jay stayed with his uncle Wash Exley. He took the other two boys with him on a western adventure to seek gold.

1 Terrance L. Johnson-Cooney, The Exley Family 1789 to 2005 (Self-published, Aug, 2005), Pg 10.

2 Terrance L. Johnson-Cooney, The Exley Family 1789 to 2005 (Self-published, Aug, 2005), Pg 7.

3 Terrance L. Johnson-Cooney, The Exley Family 1789 to 2005 (Self-published, Aug, 2005), Pg 13.