John Grier McElroy, Sr
1878 - 1958 (80 years)-
Name John Grier McElroy [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Suffix Sr Birth 4 Feb 1878 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
[1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8] Gender Male Residence 1900 Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA [5] Residence 1930 Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA [3, 6] Burial 1958 Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA [1, 7, 8] Death 27 Dec 1958 Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA [1, 6, 7, 8] Person ID I21850 MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_daughter Martha Montgomery, William Azmon Sample and Esther Garrison Last Modified 8 Oct 2025
Father Samuel Jefferson McElroy, b. 30 Oct 1841, Union County, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Nov 1927, Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 86 years) Relationship natural Mother Margaret Janet Sample, b. 19 Aug 1848, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 28 Dec 1928, Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 80 years) Relationship natural Family ID F3728 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margaret Amanda Barnett, b. 29 Aug 1874, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 21 May 1957, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 82 years) Marriage 27 Mar 1907 [2] Children > 1. John Grier McElroy, Jr, b. 5 May 1908, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 30 Oct 2001, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 93 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Robert S McElroy, b. 11 Mar 1911, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 7 Sep 2004, Marathon, Monroe, Florida, USA (Age 93 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 3. Samuel Jefferson McElroy, III, b. 29 Jul 1917 d. 20 Feb 2001 (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F4866 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Oct 2025
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Birth - 4 Feb 1878 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
Residence - 1900 - Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1930 - Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA 
Burial - 1958 - Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA 
Death - 27 Dec 1958 - Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S335] Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA;), Lists of person buried at Hopewell Presbyterian Church http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=76 Website has drilldowns for more info on individuals http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=174139&CScn=Hopewell&CScntry=4&CSst=29&CScnty=1710& 10500 Beatties Fort Road Huntersville, NC.
- [S455] Davis, Kimberly Bonta McCoy, Email from Kimberly Davis 2010, July 6, (Name: Date: 6 Jul 2010;;), Kimberly is a descendant of William Azmon Sample.
- [S3692] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;;), Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Long Creek, Mecklenburg,North Carolina; Roll: 1707; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 65; Image: 562.0.
Record for John G Mcelroy - [S615] Sommerville, Charles William, History of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, (Name: Hopewell Presbyterian Church; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1939;), Available on ancestry.com. Has many interesting biographies ofmembers, NCR 285.1756 M43 H791 S.
Available on ancestry.com. Has many interesting biographies of members
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/10497/
https://archive.org/details/historyofhopewel01somm - [S4] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Long Creek, Mecklenburg,North Carolina; Roll: T623_1206; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 63.
Record for S J Mcelroy - [S3237] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
Record for John Grier Mcelroy - [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for John Grier Jr McElroy
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=60769713&indiv=try - [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Samuel Jefferson III McElroy
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=60769749&indiv=try
- [S335] Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA;), Lists of person buried at Hopewell Presbyterian Church http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=76 Website has drilldowns for more info on individuals http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=174139&CScn=Hopewell&CScntry=4&CSst=29&CScnty=1710& 10500 Beatties Fort Road Huntersville, NC.