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John Oldham CONNALLY

John Oldham CONNALLY[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Male 1783 - 1845  (61 years)

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  • Name John Oldham CONNALLY  [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17] 
    Birth 07 Sep 1783  Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 7 Sep 1783 
    Residence 1800  Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Residence 1810  Madison County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Residence 1816  Alabama Territory, Madison County, AL Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Residence 1830  Ranges 3 and 4, Madison, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1840  Madison, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    _WLNK https://familysearch.org 
    Death 11 March 1845  Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Burial Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Person ID I312070499630  Green Family
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2024 

    Father John CONNALLY,   b. 1751, Chapel Hill, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1807, Franklin Co, GA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Family ID F506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Polly KAVANAUGH,   b. 1787, Madison, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1834 (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 29 Nov 1807  Williamson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Oldham CONNALLY,   b. 14 Sep 1808, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 September 1849, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     2. Catherine (Katura) CONNALLY,   b. 1810   d. 1875 (Age 65 years)
     3. Charles Preston CONNALLY,   b. 1818, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1893, of Hayes, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     4. John Larkin CONNALLY,   b. 1 Dec 1818, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 April 1898, San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F424  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2024 

    Family 2 Elizabeth FERGUSON 
    Marriage 14 Feb 1826 
    Family ID F210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2024 

    Family 3 Rachel O. BEALE,   b. 1813, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. September 14, 1878, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 12 Oct 1834  Madison, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. Mary CONNALLY,   b. 1835, Alabama, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1915, Normal, Madison, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     2. Andrew Jackson CONNALLY,   b. 14 Nov 1836, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 April 1862, Madison, AL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     3. Sallie Polk Connally SALE,   b. 20 Jul 1839, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 August 1931, Madison, AL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    Family ID F206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2024 

    Family 4 Likely Slave 
    Children 
     1. James CONLEY,   b. Abt. 1800, of Cumberland, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft. 1850, of Limestone, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    Family ID F340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2024 

  • Photos
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  • Notes 
    • "Green Bottom Inn, famous old hostelry erected by John Connelly in 1815. The inn had a private race track, where President Andrew Jackson raced his horses without success against Innkeeper Colnnelly's famous Gray Gander, once rated the world's fastest horse and winner of a $20,000 purse. Many notables, including president James Monroe and President James K. Polk, gathered here for rest and diversion. A monument marks the location of the inn, which was destroyed by fire in the winter of 1930." - Alabama Guide

      • The Inn's tavern and grounds was a "mecca of sporting men from all parts of the South". Connally was a race horse breeder "of no mean renown." At his "Old Green Bottom Race Track," he raised and trained "Gray Gander," the fastest horse then known to the racing world." Andrew Jackson was a frequent visitor to Connally's Inn and there he raced his horses and fought his cocks. - Betts

      • "Court records in Madison County indicate John Connally died about 1845, leaving an estate that included 2,073 acres. He left a wife Rachel O. Beal Connally who served as administrator of his estate along with John R.B. Eldridge. It took 15 years for the estate to reach a final settlement." - Betts

      • "One of Huntsville's earliest hostelries, was located on Meridian Pike on site now occupied by Alabama A & M. Built in 1815 by John Connelly, the inn attained widespread fame for its adjoining race track, over which many of the outstanding race horses of the period completed. Gen. Andrew Jackson, an avid follower of the sport, often stopped here to race his horses and fight his cocks. For many years the table where he dined was preserved." - Card Cow

      • "The Green Bottom Inn was one of Huntsville's earliest hostelries. The inn and tavern were built in 1815 by John Connely... The Inn was located on Meridian Street where Alabama A&M University now stands. It was favorite haunt of General Andrew Jackson where he 'raced his horses and fought his cocks.' The Inn burned in 1931." - Huntsville Madison County Public Library

      • "It would be in 1815 when the Green Bottom Inn would be built by John Connally near what is now Normal. Here (Andrew) Jackson and (John) Coffee and other early sportsmen came to witness horse races and practice their own skill at horsemanship." - Record

      • Married: (1.) Mary Kavanaugh (born 1787, Madison county, AL - died 1834, Madison County, AL) on November 28 1807 in Huntsville, AL. Their children are: Preston Connally, Margaret Oldham Connally Blevins, Catherine Connally (married twice: William Lewis and Cortez D. Kavanaugh), John Larkin Connally. (2.) Rachel O. Beal Ellett (born 1813, Huntsville, AL - died 1878, Huntsville, AL)on October 1824 in Madison county, AL. Their children are Sally Polk Connally Sale, Andrew Jackson Connally, Mary Connally Kelley. - OneWorldTree

      • He bred many famous horses, among them being the world renowned "John Bascomb," named by consent after Rev, Henry Bascomb; "Bill Austin," "Red Mariah," "Longfellow," " Mollie Long," and many others.

      • John Oldham Connally and John William Connally (both settling in Madison County) were born in the same place. They do not appear to be brothers. They might be cousins.

      • Early Settler in North Alabama

      • Some of them say the year of birth is 1788 and others say 1783. The tallies on each date are approximately equal. Since 8 and 3 could be easily confused in old documents, it is hard to say which date is correct. - Editor's Note

      • Son of John Connally (born 1751, Virginia - died 1807, Georgia) and Sicily Moore (born 1759, Virginia) - OneWorldTree


      Related Links:
      • Alabama Guide - Alabama: a Guide to the Deep South By Writer's Program, © 1941, p. 329.

      • Ancestry.com - Page owned by wise1ok and requires Ancestry.com membership to view. (Originally found at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1449961/person/-1082750777.)

      • Betts - Historic Huntsville 1804 - 1870, by Edward Chambers Betts, 1909, p. 33-4.

      • Card Cow - Description on the back of a post card. (Originally found at http://www.cardcow.com/search4.php?section=all&substring=Huntsville%2C+AL&x=18&y=22.)

      • Find a Grave - Paged created by Frank Brown with photos.

      • Huntsville Madison County Public Library - Photo of the Green Bottom Inn with a caption (Originally found at http://digitalarchives.hmcpl.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15431coll1&CISOPTR=63&CISOBOX=1&REC=1.)

      • OneWorldTree - Genealogical information

      • Record - A Dream Come True: The Story of Madison County and Incidentally of Alabama and the United States, Volume One, by James R. Record, © 1970, p. 49."

      https://huntsvillehistorycollection.org/hhc/browse-person.php?id=282&a=person&f=

      It is important to note that in the 1840 census, he had 10 free black males living in his household in Madison County, Alabama. This is where his son James who was likely a mulatto lived at the time he was having most of his children. His son James was trained to be a blacksmith (for his father's horse ranch) and became very wealthy in life.

  • Sources 
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    3. [S1081931150] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Burke, North Carolina; Page: 3; NARA Roll: M33_83; Image: 14.

    4. [S1120495332] Ancestry.com, Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

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    7. [S1120495389] Ancestry.com, Web: Alabama, U.S., Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Obituary Index, 1819-2006, (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library).
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