Ivey, J. J. (James Joshua), 1823-1890
Biographical Note
James Joshua Ivey (1823-1890) was the son of Peter and Sallie (or Sarah) Ivey and a farmer in Chesterfield County near Petersburg, Virginia. His brother was J. W. Ivey of Lynchburg. He married E. Adelaide M. (Ada or Addie) Gresham (1835-1918) on March 24, 1852, and their children included Walter G., Sarah M., and Robert J.
External Sources:
U.S. Federal Census, 1850-1880.
"James Joshua Ivey", FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52375996/james-joshua-ivey, accessed Jan. 26, 2024.
"Adelaide Matilda Gresham Ivey", FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52375978/adelaide-matilda-ivey, Jan. 26, 2024.
"James J. Ivey" in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/3730055:60214, accessed April 3, 2024.
"J J Ivey" in the Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/600217:2558, accessed April 3, 2024.
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J. J. Ivey Letter
James Joshua Ivey (1823-1890) was a farmer in Chesterfield County near Petersburg, Virginia. The letter is written by J. J. Ivey, postmarked from Petersburg, Virginia, on October 1, 1868, to his brother J. W. Ivey in Lynchburg, Virginia. He discusses crops, potential lawsuits, family, illness, and recent events.