John Thomas Haley (1853 - 1915)

Born 3 Aug 1853 in Butler, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy M. (Foster) Haley — married 17 Dec 1879 in Boone County, Kentucky, USA

Died 10 Oct 1915 at age 62 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Though at the time of recording his birth he was named John M. Haley, the names this man used regularly were James and/or J.T. The use of initials was a jaunty custom in the decades leading up to and following the Civil War - especially so for Confederate sympathizers.

From his Death Certificate: James Thomas Haley was born on July 12, 1853 in Tennessee, the son of Joseph B Haley (ca 1832–1894) and his wife Tabitha Jane (Tracy) Haley (1827–1896). He was married about 1880 to Nannie M "Binkie" Foster (1854-1935), and she was the daughter of Jesse H Foster (ca 1825- ) and America Frances (Cochran) Foster (ca 1829- ). As of the 1900 and 1910 censuses, Binkie had had no children. An insurance solicitor living at 713 16th Avenue South, Nashville, James was 62 years old and married when he died at Saint Thomas Hospital on October 10, 1915 of a peptic ulcer. Burial was the next day in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Sources

• "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWJT-5B7 : accessed 10 Jun 2014), John M. Haley, 03 Aug 1853; citing , , BUTLER, KENTUCKY, reference ; FHL microfilm 216818.

• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD8X-WBD : accessed 30 December 2014), James T Haley in household of Joseph B Haley, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 25, family 183, NARA microfilm publication M593, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 553,071.

• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FW5F-T2S : accessed 30 December 2014), James T. Haley and Nannie M. Foster, 17 Dec 1879; citing Boone Co., Kentucky, reference 85; FHL microfilm 523,729.

• "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N91F-C5X : accessed 10 Jun 2014), Tabitha J Tracey in entry for James Thomas Haley, 10 Oct 1915; citing Mt Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, v 11 cn 133, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1299635.

• "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NS41-DGR : accessed 30 December 2014), James T. Haley in entry for Nannie M. Haley, 25 Aug 1935; citing Mt. Olivet Cemetery Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, cn 17219, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,828.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 September 2019), memorial page for James Thomas Haley (12 Jul 1853–10 Oct 1915), Find A Grave Memorial no. 181076374, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Syd Gardner (contributor 47902230) .