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Ivey, J. J. (James Joshua), 1823-1890

 Person

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.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

J. J. Ivey Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-010
Abstract

The J. J. Ivey letter is written by J. J. Ivey in Petersburg, Virginia, on October 1, 1968, to J. W. Ivey in Lynchburg, Virginia, which discusses recent events, such as crops, potential lawsuits, and family.

Dates: 1868