This page contains the information about my own surname ISLEY. As far as I have been able to surmise, my ancestors came to the United States from England in 1883, settling in Jersey City, NJ.

 

James Isley and Elizabeth Vince, lived in England, immigrated to the United States with some of their children.

James was born 6 April 1806 in Trowbridge, England. married June 10, 1825 in Trowbridge. Died May 10, 1881, buried May 13, 1881 in Bay View/New York Bay Cemetery, NJ. He was a carpenter.

 

Elizabeth Vince was born in 1808 in Trowbridge, Englnd. Died Jan 7, 1882, buried Jan 10, 1882 in Bay View/New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, NJ.

Their children:

James Jr. b. 1825 in England

Edward b. 1829 in England

Henry b. 1829 in England

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Mathilda b. 1836 in N.J.

Selina b. 1840 in NJ

Gideon b. 1842 in NJ

Simeon b. 1846 in NJ (see below)

William b. 1848 in NJ

 

James Isley, Jr. b. September 18, 1825 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, and died on September 4, 1890 in LaMotte, Iowa. He was a carpenter. He was buried in East Hill Cemetery, LaMotte, Iowa.

 

He was married to Mary Ann Sealey in 1847 in Jersey City, N.J., she was born in 1828 in England. She died in 1854 in Jersery City of tuberculosis.

Their children:

 George Henry Isley

 Mary Elizabeth Isley

 

James then married Alice L. Sealey on July 3, 1855 in LaMotte, Iowa. She was born on August 6, 1838 in Jersey City, N.J. She died on July 12, 1925 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was buried on July 13, 1925 in Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls.

Their Children:

Alice Selina Isley

Rosella C. Isley

John Elsworth Isley

Edward James Isley

James (or William?) Isley was born in 1872 in LaMotte, and died 1872 in LaMotte.

Gilbert Haven Isley

Milo Eugene Isley

 

Simeon Isley was born in 1846 in N.J. He died on August 7, 1902 in Bayonne, N.J. He was buried on August 10, 1902 in Bay View/New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, NJ. He was a jeweler, and died of endocreditis.

He married Mary (or Sarah?)

Their children:

Chester

George Albert Isley (see below)

Lillie

 

George Albert Isley

b.orn 1875 in Jersey City, N.J., d. 1958 in Ocean Grove, N.J.

employed as Accountant for: Jewel Tea Company, A&P Company, Stagg, Mather & Hough Accounting Firm

married Sadie Frances Strow b. 1874 in Jersey City, N.J., d. 1959 in Wellesley, Mass.

Their children:

Raymond Alfred Isley

Milton

George Albert Isley Jr- (See below for more in this line)

Marian

Dorothy

 

Raymond Alfred, b. July 21, 1898 d. 1992

married Ethel May Thomson (divorced)

Their children:

Robert Andrew Isley

 

Then he married Ruth E. Hoffman, November 10, 1934 in Audubon, NJ

 

George Albert Isley, Jr.

born February 10, 1910 in Dundee Lake, New Jersey

Education: Garfield Elementary School, Sussex Avenue School, Newark Vocational School, Newark Technical School, later employed by General Electric, Inc. May 1926 through August 1968 in Bloomfield, NJ, Schenectady, NY, Bloomington, IL

married June 23, 1934 in Montclair, New Jersey to Dorothy Lillian Curtin, born January 22, 1909 in Newark, New Jersey

 

Their children:

George Albert Isley III

Carol Mae

 

Rev. George Albert Isley III

born February 13, 1936 in East Orange, N.J.

died Nov 24, 2006 in Hudson, NY of melanoma

Education: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School, Ballston Lake, NY 1954

Wheaton College (Ill.), B.A. 1958

Princeton Theological Seminary, B.D. 1961

ordained as a United Presbyterian Minister, Bloomington Ill. 1961

Pastored First Presbyterian Church, Valatie New York, 1961–June 1976

Ordained member of Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 1976-present

Elder/co-pastor of Christian Community Church,

Kinderhook, New York, 1976 - 2006

Chaplain, Berkshire Farm, Canaan, NY 1982-2001

married August 30, 1958 in Charlton, New York to Carol Jean Carpenter

born March 26, 1935 in Berwyn, Illinois

Education record:

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School, 1953

Mildred Elley Secretarial School, Albany, NY, 1954

Houghton College (NY) 1956 - 1958

Their children:

George (Skip) Albert Isley IV

Geoffrey Allen Isley

Colin Elizabeth Isley

Merian Frances Isley

 

 

Carol Mae Isley

Born January 19, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey

Education: Bloomington High School, Bloomington IL 1957, Wheaton College, B.S. 1961, Kansas University, M.S. 1975, Elementary teacher for Lawrence City Schools, 1961-2001, married July 22, 1961 to

Daniel Franklin Abrahamson

born October 15, 1935 in Appleton, MN

Education: Illinois Wesleyan University, BSM 1959

employed by Reuter Organ Company, Lawrence, KS

Their children:

Emily Anne Abrahamson

Heather Joy Abrahamson

Jennifer Erin Abrahamson

Erik Michael Abrahamson

 

(Skip) George Albert Isley IV

born April 12, 1963 in Hudson, New York

Education: Loudonville Christian School, Loudonville, NY, Pineview Christian Academy, Albany, NY, New School of Contemporary Radio, Albany, NY

Employed by Radio Stations in Maryland, Illinois, and New Mexico, and with promotions firms.

1) married October 11, 1986 in Ocean City, Maryland to Margaret Jane Dawson (divorced)

2) married September 20, 1997 to  Dana Sandra Goldstein (divorced) born May 8,1970

Their children:

Jacob Braden Isley  9/7/98

Dylan Chase Isley 7/22/2001

3) Married October 9, 2016 to Jennifer Jill Bowen in Charleston, SC

 

Geoffrey Allen Isley

born September 21, 1965 in Hudson, New York

Education record: Loudonville Christian School

Pineview Christian Academy, Messiah College, B.A. 1987, Grantham, PA

Employment: Messiah College as art director 1987-95, Freelancing as Isley Design, 1995-present

married October 15, 1988 in East Earl, Pennsylvania to

Dawn Marie Weaver, born January 11, 1965

Education: Locust Grove Mennonite School

Lancaster Mennonite High School, Messiah College, B.S. 1987

Employment: Penn View Christian School, 5th grade teacher, 1987-1988, Children’s Family Center, 1988 -1990, Full-time Homemaker and Mother, 1990-1995

Director of Children’s Ministries, Grantham Church, 1995-1998, Childcare Teacher 1998-present.

Their children:

Perry Lewis Victor Isley b. 8/4/90

Micah David Charles Isley b. 9/16/92

James Christopher Allen Isley b. 5/14/96

 

Colin Elizabeth Isley

born November 29, 1966 in Hudson, New York

Education:

Loudonville Christian School

Faith Christian Academy

Troy Beauty School

married May 26, 1986 in Stottville, New York to

Timothy John Oravec, born April 10, 1959 in Hudson NY

Education:

Valley Forge Bible College

Their children:

Julie Anna Oravec Aug 1, 1987

Vanessa Louise Oravec Feb 20, 1990

Theodore John Oravec July 4, 1991

William Arthur July 1, 1993

Jonathan Lewis Oravec b. March 16, 1995

Charlotte Elizabeth May 27, 1997

Samuel Martin Oravec May 22, 1999

Anna Marie-Jean Oravec b. Oct. 13, 2001

Shawn Asher Oravec b. October 12, 2003

Timothy George Oravec b. December 16, 2005

Emmet Geoffrey Oravec b. Nov 7, 2007

 

Merian Frances Isley

born August 4, 1968 in Hudson, NY

Education: Loudonville Christian School, Faith Christian Academy, Messiah College, 1986-1988

married February 18, 1989 in Castleton-on-Hudson, NY to

William R. Coler, born January 21, 1968

Their children:

Jeremy William Coler July 10, 1989

Rachel Ann Coler June 1, 1995

Morgan Frances Feb. 6, 1998

 

Emily Anne Abrahamson

born September 12, 1962, in Lawrence, Kansas

married July 31, 1981 in Lawrence, to Richard Dean Cates, born January 7, 1960

Education: University of Kansas, B.S. 1980

Their children:

Richard Bradley Cates  b. July 13, 1984

Christopher Daniel Cates  b. July 5, 1987

 

Heather Joy Abrahamson

born August 3, 1965 in Lawrence, Kansas

Education: Washburn University, A.S. 1987

married March 31, 1987 in Lawrence, Kansas to

Kevin Lee Williams (divorced)

born February 18, 1966 in Topeka, Kansas

Their children:

Brandon Lee Williams  b. September 7, 1987

Brittany Michelle b. May 15, 1991

 

Jennifer Erin Abrahamson

born November 22, 1968 in Lawrence, Kansas. Died June 22, 2018, Topeka, Kansas

Education: University of Kansas, B.S. 1991

Married July 13, 1996 to Francis (Frank) Charles Towle, b. May 22, 1967

Their children:

Amarais Raine b. January 19, 1998

Dolci Pavanne b. November 23,1999

 

Erik Mikel Abrahamson

born October 7, 1969, in Lawrence, Kansas

Married September 16, 1995 to Shannon Denise

Antisdel, b. February 13, 1970

Their son:

Kyle Robert Abrahamson, b. October 25, 1999

 

Perry Lewis Victor Isley

b. Aug. 4, 1990 in Harrisburg, PA

Education: Mechanicsburg Schools, Messiah College,

Married Sept. 2014 to Magdalena Jeffrey (divorced)

Their son:

 Wallace Donald Reuel Isley b. July 9, 2015

 

Married Nov. 11, 2018 to Kaytee Moyer

Their son:

 Theodore James Raymond Isley b. Jan. 29, 2019

 Francine Lois Rose Isley b. 10/25/2020

 

Micah David Charles Isley

b. Sept 16, 1992 in Harrisburg PA

Education: Mechanicsburg Schools, Eastern University

Married Betsy Grace Arnesen, b. 12/11/1992 in Princeton, NJ. Educated at Eastern Univ. St. Davids, PA

Their children:

 Freya Edith Isley b. June 9, 2016

 Phares Dane Isley b. October 22, 2020

Sylvie Grace Isley b. February 2025

 

James Christopher Allen Isley

b. May 14, 1996 in Harrisburg, PA

Education: Mechanicsburg Schools, Messiah College

Married Madeleine Joy Larriore, b. 12/11/1992 in Havre de Grace, MD Educated at Towson Univ. MD

Their son:

 Calvin James Larrimore Isley, b. December 30, 2024

 

 

Julie Anna Oravec Aug 1, 1987 married August 10, 2008 to Joshua Ryan Manning b. 8-1-1987 (div. 2013)

married 4-28-2015 to to Jill Michelle Philips b. 6-2-1985 (div. 2019)

married 2-20-2020 to Kimberly Ann Drew b. 4-5-1987

has 5 children

Syler Joshua Manning b. 5-9-2008

Remmy James Manning b. 7-31-2009

Asher Jonathon Manning b. 1-2-2011

Maddox Joy Oravec Philips b.  11-17-2015

Delaney Rae Drew b. 11-14-2020

 

Vanessa Louise Oravec Feb 20, 1990 married 7-19-08 to Ryan Crocoll 3-5-90 (divorced)

married 10-10-15 to Charles Reed

has three children

Ephraim 6-25-09

Cera 9-8-10

Abby 8-12-16

 

Theodore John Oravec July 4, 1991 married 12-30-2010 to Rebecca Villeneuve b. 9-21-91 (div. 2015)

married Amanda 7-23-1991

Their children

Emelia Violet Oravec b. 12-16-2018

Elliot George Oravec b. 9-16-2020

Eleanor Marjorie Oravec b. 5-20-2022

 

 

Charlotte Elizabeth b. May 27, 1997

Zero Vincent Legend 11-16-17

Kai Phoenix Legend 11-29-19

 

Jeremy William Coler July 10, 1989

 

Rachel Ann Coler June 1, 1995 married Nov 18, 2016 to Josh Garcia

Children:

Riley Elizabeth Garcia b. Feb 11-2020

Olivia Francis Garcia b. May 26, 2023

William Alexander Coler, b. Dec 19, 2024

 

Morgan Frances Coler Feb. 6, 1998 married August 18, 2018 to Colin (divorced)

married to Tyler Throckmorton