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  1. Joseph Donald Ely: Birth: 17 JAN 1914 in Nineveh, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Death: AUG 1983

  2. Jack Huffman Ely: Birth: 27 OCT 1919 in Greene County, Pennsylvania. Death: 24 NOV 2016


Sources
1. Title:   Obituary of Joseph Huffman
Text:   Given name/Married surname
2. Title:   1900 Federal Census
Text:   Given name/Middle initial/Maiden surname
3. Title:   Obituary of Mrs. Charles B. Durbin
Text:   Married surname (sp)
4. Title:   Obituary of Mrs. Minnie L. Huffman
Text:   Given name/Married surname (sp)
5. Title:   "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, Donald J. Ely and Jessie M. Huffman, 1911
Text:   Given name/Middle initial/Maiden surname
Url:   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF3M-ZKF
6. Title:   "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, Donald Joseph Ely and Bessie Oleda Townsend, 1938
Text:   Given name/Middle name/Maiden surname/Married surname
Url:   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQM-T18
7. Title:   Obituary of Jessie Huffman Ely
Text:   Given name/Maiden surname/Married surname
8. Title:   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certificate of Death - Jessie Huffman Ely
Text:   Given name/Maiden surname/Married surname
9. Title:   Find A Grave
Text:   Date [Year]
Url:   http://www.findagrave.com
10. Title:   1900 Federal Census
Text:   Date [Month/Year]/Location [State]
11. Title:   "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, Donald J. Ely and Jessie M. Huffman, 1911
Text:   Date [Estimated]
Url:   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF3M-ZKF
12. Title:   "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, Donald Joseph Ely and Bessie Oleda Townsend, 1938
Text:   Location [State]
Url:   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQM-T18
13. Title:   Obituary of Jessie Huffman Ely
Text:   Date/Location [Township/County]
14. Title:   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certificate of Death - Jessie Huffman Ely
Text:   Date/Location
15. Title:   Find A Grave
Text:   Date [Year]
Url:   http://www.findagrave.com
16. Title:   Obituary of Jessie Huffman Ely
Text:   Date/Location
17. Title:   Obituary of Donald J. Ely
Text:   Date
18. Title:   Find A Grave
Url:   http://www.findagrave.com
19. Title:   "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, Donald J. Ely and Jessie M. Huffman, 1911
Text:   Date/Location
Url:   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF3M-ZKF
20. Title:   1930 Federal Census
Text:   Date [Estimated]
21. Title:   Obituary of Jessie Huffman Ely
Text:   Date

Notes
a. Note:   N16767 Married surname (Ely), residence (Nineveh) and status (not deceased) in August, 1916, from the obituary of Mrs. James I. Thompson - "Waynesburg Republican" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, September 7, 1916
  Given name (Jessie), CONFLICTING MARRIED SURNAME (Ealy), residence (East Finley) and status (not deceased) in November, 1925, from the obituary of Joseph Huffman - "Waynesburg Republican" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, November 19, 1925
  Married surname (Ely), residence (Claysville, R. D.) and status (not deceased) in August, 1929, from the obituary of Mrs. Charles B. Durbin - "Waynesburg Republican" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, August 22, 1929
  Given name (Jessie), middle name (Mae and May), maiden surname (Huffman), married surname (Ely), residence (Claysville, R.D.#3), occupation (housewife) and birthplace (Pennsylvania) from FamilySearch, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, Donald Joseph Ely and Bessie Oleda Townsend, 1938, Volume 30, Page 422, No. 7428, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQM-T18, accessed 10 September 2018
  Given name (Jessie), married surname (Ely), residence (Claysville, R. D.) and status (not deceased) in December, 1940, from the obituary of Mrs. Minnie L. Huffman - "Democrat Messenger" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Monday, December 23, 1940
  Given name (Jessie), maiden surname (Huffman) and date (November 23, 1946) of death from the obituary of Donald J. Ely - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, October 25, 1977, page D-5
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 1900 (June 2) census data from the census images for Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (ED 95 - sheet 1B - image 2 - line 83) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 12 years old and born in May, 1888. She had attended school for 7 months. She was single and living with her parents, 5 brothers and 1 sister on a farm, which was owned free of any mortgage. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name and middle initial are listed as ÒJessie MÓ in this census.
  1910 (April 18) census data from the census images for Morris Township (East), Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 112 - sheet 1A - image 1 - line 14) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was a 21 year old teacher, working in a school house as an employee. There is no listing as to whether she was out of work on April 15, 1910, or the number of weeks she was out of work during 1909. She was single and living with her parents, 2 brothers and her maternal grandmother on a farm, which was owned free of any mortgage, on the Sycamore Road. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name is listed as ÒJessieÓ in this census.
  1920 (January 27) census data from the census images for Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 140 - sheet 3B - image 6 - line 64) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 31 years old. She was married and living with her husband and 2 sons on a farm, which was rented. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name is listed as ÒJesseÓ in this census.
  1930 (April 21) census data from the census images for East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 60 - sheet 6B - image 12 - line 54) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 41 years old. She had first been married at the age of 23 and was living with her husband and 2 sons on a farm, which was owned and valued at $6,000, in the Jordan and Stony Point School Districts. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name and middle initial are listed as ÒJesse HÒ in this census.
  1940 (April 24) census data from the census images for East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 63-72 - sheet 7A - image 14 - line 10) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 51 years old and engaged in home housework. She had worked 0 weeks in 1939, earning $0. She did receive income of $50 or more from other sources. She had completed 1 year of college. She was married and living with her husband and 1 son on a farm, which was owned and valued at $4,000. On April 1, 1935, she lived in the same house. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name is listed as ÒJessieÓ in this census.
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 JESSIE HUFFMAN ELY
  Mrs. Jessie Huffman Ely, 58, wife of Donald J. Ely, of Morris Township, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 1946, at 11:40 p. m. at her home near Old Concord, following an illness of seven months.
  Mrs. Ely was born in Morris Township, Greene County, on May 9, 1888, a daughter of Joseph and Minnie Lightner Huffman, but had resided in Washington County the past 25 years.
  She was united in marriage to Donald J. Ealy (sic) on August 15, 1911.
  Mrs. Ely was a member of Old Concord Presbyterian Church and the WomenÕs Missionary Society of the Church.
  She leaves her husband and two sons, Joseph D. Ely, of Harrisburg, and Jack H. Ely, of Dayton, O.; five brothers: William C. Huffman, and Joseph Huffman, Washington; Cage Huffman, Nineveth (sic); Harley Huffman, Holbrook, and Ray F. Huffman, Waynesburg. Two sisters are deceased.
  ELY - Friends of Mrs. Jessie Huffman Ely, of Morris Township, who died Nov. 23, 1946, will be received at her late home near Old Concord, where funeral service will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. in charge of Rev. R. L. Biddle, pastor of Old Concord Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Claysville Cemetery. H. H. Brownlee and Son, Claysville, funeral directors.
  Source - ÒThe Washington ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, November 25, 1946, pages 2 and 12
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 HVS-20008-150M-4-44
  COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS __ 400 __
 CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
  Primary Dist. No. __ 63-16-85 __
 File No. __ 98761 __
 Registered No. __ 505 __
  1. PLACE OF DEATH
 (a) County ___ Washington ___
 (b) Township ___ Morris Twp. ___
 (c) Borough __________
 (d) City __________
 (e) Name of hospital
 or institution: __________
 (If not in hospital or inst. write street number or location)
 (f) Length of stay:
 In hospital or inst. __________ (g) In this community ___ Life ___
 (Specify whether years, months or days)
 2. USUAL RESIDENCE OF DECEASED:
 (a) State ___ Pa. ___ (b) County ___ Washington ___
 (c) City or town ___ Rural ___
 (If outside city or town limits, write RURAL)
 (d) Street No. ___ Dunns Station, Pa. R. D. ___
 (If rural give location)
 (e) If foreign born, how long in U. S. A.? __________ years.
 3. (a) FULL NAME ___ Jessie Huffman Ely ___
 3. (b) If U. S. Veteran, complete
 reverse side of certificate
 3 (c) Social Security No. __________
 4. Sex ___ F. ___
 5. Color or
 race ___ W. ___
 6. (a) Single, widowed, married,
 divorced ___ Married ___
 6. (b) Name of husband or wife
 ____ Donald J. Ely ____
 6. (c) Age of husband or
 wife if alive ______ years
 7. Birth date of deceased ___ May ___ (Month) __ 9, __ (Day) __ 1888 __ (Year)
 8. AGE: Years __ 58 __ Months __ 6 __ Days __ 14 __
 If less than one day
 _____ hr. _____ min.
 9. Birthplace ___ Morris Twp. Green (sic) Co. ___ (City, town, or county) ___ Pa. ___ (State or foreign country)
 10. Usual occupation ___ Housewife ___
 11. Industry or business __________
 FATHER
 12. Name ___ Joseph Huffman ___
 13. Birthplace __________ (City, town, or county) ___ Penna ___ (State or foreign country)
 MOTHER
 14. Maiden name ___ Minnie Lightner ___
 15. Birthplace __________ (City, town, or county) ___ Penna ___ (State or foreign country)
 16. (a) InformantÕs own signature ___ Donald J. Ely ___
 (b) Address ___ Dunns Station, Pa R. D. ___
 17. (a) ___ Burial ___ (Burial, cremation, or removal)
 (b) Date thereof ___ 11- ___ (Month) __ 26- __ (Day) __ 46 __ (Year)
 (c) Place ___ Claysville ___ County ___ Wash. ___ State ___ Pa. ___
 18. (a) Signature of funeral director ___ H. H. Brownlee & Son ___
 (b) Address ___ Claysville, Pa. ___
 19 (a) ___ 11-25-46 ___ (Date received local registrar)
 (b) ___ Lillian E. Wolf ___ (RegistrarÕs signature)
  MEDICAL CERTIFICATION
 20. Date of death: Month ___ Nov. ___ day __ 23 __
 year __ 1946 __ hour ___ 11- ___ minute ___ 40 A.M. ___
 21. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from ______
 ___ June 10, ___, 19 _ 46 _, to ___ Nov. 23 ___, 19 _ 46 _
 that I last saw h __ er __ alive on ___ Nov 23 ___, 19 _ 46 _
 and that death occurred on the date and hour
 stated above.
 Immediate cause of death _______________
 ___ Carcinoma of the Liver, - ___
 ___ Metastatic ___
 Due to ___ Primary carcinoma ___
 ___ of the right breast. ___
 Due to ___ 50 ___
 ___ 46F ___
  DURATION
 __________
 ___ 2 1/2 mo. ___
 __________
 ___ 18 mo. ___
 __________
 __________
 __________
  Other conditions __________
 (Include pregnancy within 3 months of death)
 _______________
 Major findings:
 Of operations ___ Carcinoma of rt. ___
 ___ breast, - June 1945. ___
 Of autopsy ___________
 _______________
  PHYSICIAN
 Underline
 the cause to
 which death
 should be
 charged sta-
 tistically.
  22. If death was due to external causes, fill in the following:
 (a) (Probably) Accident, suicide, or homicide (specify) __________
 (b) Date of occurrence __________
 (c) Where did injury occur? __________ (City or town) __________ (County) __________ (State)
 (d) Did injury occur in or about home, on farm, in industrial
 place, in public place? __________ (Specify type of place)
 While at work? __________ (e) Means of injury __________
 23. Signature ___ J H Corwin ___ (M. D. or other (lined out))
 Address ___ Washington, Pa ___ Date signed ___ 11-25-46 ___
  MARGIN RESERVED FOR BINDING
 WRITE PLAINLY WITH UNFADING INK - THIS IS A PERMANENT RECORD
 N. B. - Every item of information should be carefully supplied. AGE should be stated EXACTLY. PHYSICIANS should state CAUSE
 OF DEATH in plain terms, so that it may be properly classified. Exact Statement of OCCUPATION is very important. See instruc-
 tions on back of certificate.
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 The following inscription is from a picture of her monument on Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com), Claysville Cemetery, Claysville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Jessie M. Huffman Ely, April 07, 2016, Memorial #160645676, created by Kenneth Neundorf:
  MOTHER
 JESSIE H. ELY
 1888 - 1946


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