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Benjamin Franklin Kelley 1837–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: DEC 11 1837

Birth Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States

Death Date: SEP 11 1905

Death Location: Prattville Town, Autauga, Alabama

Father: Elijah Kelley

Mother: Nancy Ross

Spouse(s): Martha Chritzberg

Children(s): Sabra Kelley

Benjamin Franklin Kelley was born in 1837 in Meriwether, Georgia, United States, the child of Elijah Kelley And Nancy Jane Ross. Benjamin Franklin Kelley married Martha Jane Chritzberg, and had children including Sabra Anna Kelley. Benjamin Franklin Kelley passed away in 1905 in Prattville Town, Autauga, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Kelley was born in 1837 in Meriwether, Georgia, United States, the child of Elijah Kelley And Nancy Jane Ross.
  • Benjamin Franklin Kelley married Martha Jane Chritzberg, and had children including Sabra Anna Kelley.
  • Benjamin Franklin Kelley passed away in 1905 in Prattville Town, Autauga, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Kelley
1805–1849
Birth Location: Hancock County, Georgia, USA
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Nancy Ross
1806–1874
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Chritzberg
1848–1922
Birth Location: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Sabra Kelley
1869–1945
Birth Location: Prattville, Autauga, Alabama, USA
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Benjamin Kelley's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Kelley
1837–1905
Birth Place: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Parents
Elijah Kelley
1805–1849
Hancock County, Georgia, USA
Nancy (Jane) Ross
1806–1874
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Giles (Kelley) Sr.
1764–1849
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Nancy Gossett
1770–1850
Edgefield District, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Kelley's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Kelley (DEC 11 1837–SEP 11 1905) m. Martha (Jane) Chritzberg (7 May 1848–1922)
  1. 1. Sabra (Anna) Kelley 1869–1945 m. Richard (Thomas) Mitchell 1855–1938
    1. 1. Dollie (I) Tippett 1891–1915 m. Moses (Jackson) Woodfin 1887–1967
      1. 1. William (Howard) Woodfin 1912–1998
      2. 2. Sherrill (Jackson) Woodfin 1910–1991 m. eugenia 1914–1988
        1. 1. Sara (Frances) Woodfin 1940–2024
        2. 2. Merrill (Jackson) Woodfin 1935–2022 m. Margaret (Jean) Woodfin 1931–2012 m. rose (angylyn) Jones 1938–1995
    2. 2. Lucy (Mitchell) Woodfin 1894–1985 m. Moses (Jackson) Woodfin 1887–1967
      1. 1. Loraine Woodfin 1918–2012
      2. 2. Jessie (Dene) Woodfin 1925–1979
      3. 3. Frances (Virginia) Manning 1922–2021
    3. 3. Richard (Benjamin) Mitchell 1889–1950
    4. 4. Amanda (Mondene) Mitchell 1901–1990
    5. 5. Annie (Mae) Mitchell 1897–1984
    6. 6. Verdie (V) Mitchell 1891–1985

Benjamin Kelley's Timeline

2 Records

1837
DEC 11 1837
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Kelley in Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Meriwether, Georgia, United States
1905
SEP 11 1905
Age 68
Death of Benjamin Franklin Kelley in Prattville Town, Autauga, Alabama
Prattville Town, Autauga, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: DEC 11 1837
    Event Place: Meriwether, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: SEP 11 1905
    Event Place: Prattville Town, Autauga, Alabama
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