
| Short Name: | J. T. Ely |
| Full Name: | Ely, J. T. |
| Birth Year: | 1882 |
John Thomas (J.T.) Ely was born near Emory, Texas, in Rains County in the little town of Point. He lived on his family farm, and was a frequent teacher at a number of Baptist singing schools. He has numerous songs published in both R.E. Winsett and Stamps-Baxter Catalogues. This picture was taken from V.O. Stamps' “Radio Song Album,” of early 1937.
--Ely's great-granddaughter, July 2023, via D.J. Bulls, in an email to Tina Schneider
ELY, John Thomas ("Tommy")
born : 19 August 1882, Rains Co., TX
parents : Jefferson Isaac Ely & Mattie Cornelious Lennon
married : Annie Bell Coats, 1902
children : Helen Easter, Opa, Jefferson Isaac, Oscar, Inez, Tommy Jewell, Ollie Lee, Helen, Charles Henry, Willie Joseph
| Texts by J. T. Ely (13) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| I am thinking of my Savior, And that home He made for me | J. T. Ely (Author) | English | 1 |
| I owe my all to the blessed Lord | J. T. Ely (Author) | English | 1 |
| I was just a lad and my heart was sad thinking I was lost for aye | J. T. Ely (Author) | English | 1 |
| I was sailing on life's ocean | J. T. Ely (Author) | English | 1 |
| I was sitting by my open window | J. T. Ely (Author) | English | 1 |
| Idly strolling, I was led to the city of the dead | J. T. Ely (Author) | English | 1 |
| I'm glad to know that peace has now come | J. T. Ely (Author) | English | 1 |
| Just at the close of the Mosaic age | J. T. Ely (Author) | English | 3 |
| Lone I wander, sad I roam from my happy childhood home | J. T. Ely (Author) | English | 1 |
| Ninety and nine sheep are safe in the fold | J. T. Ely (Author) | English | 1 |
| Oft I sing for my friends when death's cold form I see | J. T. Ely (Author) | English | 5 |
| Rock of ages, in the storm | J. T. Ely (Author) | English | 1 |
| There is no rest down here for me | J. T. E. (Author) | English | 1 |