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Benjamin J Kelley 1848–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 August 1848

Birth Location: Clinton Twp, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 25 October 1925

Death Location: Centenary, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Thomas Kelley

Mother: Sarah Lambert

Spouse(s): Susan Spangler, Susan Spangler

Children(s): Wilheamine Kelley, Enes Kelly, Arminda Kelley, Margaret Kelley, Ernest Kelley, Ina Kelley, Brownie Kelley

Benjamin J Kelley was born in 1848 in Clinton Twp, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA, the child of Thomas Kelley And Sarah Lambert. In 1850, Benjamin J Kelley resided in Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA. In 1860, Benjamin J Kelley resided in Adams, Rockville, Parke, Indiana, USA. Benjamin J Kelley married Susan Elizabeth Spangler, Susan Spangler, and had children including Arminda Minnie Kelley, Brownie Morgan Kelley, Enes Myrtle Kelly, Ernest Kelley, Eva Kelley, Ina Kelley, Margaret N Kelley, Wilheamine Kelley. Benjamin J Kelley passed away in 1925 in Centenary, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin J Kelley was born in 1848 in Clinton Twp, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA, the child of Thomas Kelley And Sarah Lambert.
  • In 1850, Benjamin J Kelley resided in Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1860, Benjamin J Kelley resided in Adams, Rockville, Parke, Indiana, USA.
  • Benjamin J Kelley married Susan Elizabeth Spangler, Susan Spangler, and had children including Arminda Minnie Kelley, Brownie Morgan Kelley, Enes Myrtle Kelly, Ernest Kelley, Eva Kelley, Ina Kelley, Margaret N Kelley, Wilheamine Kelley.
  • Benjamin J Kelley passed away in 1925 in Centenary, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Kelley
1819–1889
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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Sarah Lambert
1823–1887
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Susan Spangler
1853–1925
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Susan Spangler
1851–1925
Birth Location: Clinton Twp, Vermillion Co, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Wilheamine Kelley
1886–1950
Birth Location: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
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Enes Kelly
1878–1933
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Arminda Kelley
1880–1970
Birth Location: Indiana
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Margaret Kelley
1890–1957
Birth Location: Vermillion County, Indiana, United States of America
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Ernest Kelley
1894–1937
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Ina Kelley
1874–
Birth Location: Indiana
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Brownie Kelley
1882–1961
Birth Location: Sandytown, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States of America
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Benjamin Kelley's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Kelley
1848–1925
Birth Place: Clinton Twp, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Thomas Kelley
1819–1889
Kentucky, United States of America
Sarah Lambert
1823–1887
Virginia
Grandparents
Thomas Kelley
1800–1880
Tennessee, United States
Mary Kelley
1800–1884
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kelly
1775–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Kelley's Descendants

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Benjamin (J) Kelley (22 August 1848–25 October 1925) m. Susan Spangler (Dec 1853–17 Jul 1925) m. Susan (Elizabeth) Spangler (12 December 1851–17 July 1925)
  1. 1. Wilheamine Kelley 1886–1950
  2. 2. Enes (Myrtle) Kelly 1878–1933 m. Anna (Eliza) Shannon 1885–1962
    1. 1. Charles (Russell) Kelley 1904–1959
    2. 2. Myrtle (Josephine) Kelly 1923–2011
    3. 3. Hershel (LaVerne) Kelley 1920–1924
    4. 4. Herbert (Raymond) Kelley 1908–1978
    5. 5. Pearl (E) Kelley 1905–1976
  3. 3. Arminda (“Minnie”) Kelley 1880–1970
  4. 4. Margaret (N) Kelley 1890–1957
  5. 5. Ernest Kelley 1894–1937
  6. 6. Ina Kelley 1874–
  7. 7. Brownie (Morgan) Kelley 1882–1961 m. Nellie Kelley 1888–1961
    1. 1. Bonnie (Faye) Kelley 1931–1931
    2. 2. Ruth (Avis) Kelley 1923–1998 m. Mordecai (Morris) Jones 1927–2014
    3. 3. Wilburn (Willis) Kelley 1908–1977 m. Florence (Della) Eggers 1926–2017 m. Viola (Edith) Higgenbothom 1909–1968
    4. 4. Delena (Mae) Kelley 1921–2015 m. Charles (Franklin) Birch 1921–1944 m. William (Washington Cook) Jr 1922–1972
      1. 1. Sharon (Lee) Birch 1942–2005
      2. 2. Deana (Joyce) Birch 1938–2014
      3. 3. Cathy (Jean) Cook 1951–2015
    5. 5. Ruby (Alice) Kelley 1923–1997
    6. 6. Gladys (Flossie) Kelley 1906–1992 m. Neal (McNeal) Dunn 1898–1950
      1. 1. Betty (Jean) Dunn 1929–2015
      2. 2. Donald (Leroy "Kelley") Dunn 1924–2013
      3. 3. Neil (Laverne) Dunn 1927–2011
    7. 7. Basil (Eugene) Kelley 1916–1977 m. Humanza (A) Abernathy 1914–1999
    8. 8. Wayne Kelley 1918–1966
      1. 1. Gary (A) Kelley 1950–1968
    9. 9. Lois (Adeline) Kelley 1910–1995
    10. 10. Oliver (Earl) Kelley 1903–1964 m. Orpha (Edith) Wright 1905–2002
      1. 1. Earl (Eugene) Kelley 1925–2004 m. Betty (Ann) Drumb 1930–2010
    11. 11. Raymond (Willard) Kelley 1914–1979 m. Evelyn (Hesteller) Craft 1918–1996 m. Bessie (Laverne) White 1921–1978
      1. 1. Meridith (William) Kelley 1944–2011
      2. 2. Melvin (Willard) Kelley 1933–2009
      3. 3. Lovetta (Evelyn) Kelley 1936–1937

Benjamin Kelley's Timeline

9 Records

1848
22 August 1848
Birth of Benjamin J Kelley in Clinton Twp, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA
Clinton Twp, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA
1850
1850
Age 2
Benjamin J Kelley resided here in Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 12
Benjamin J Kelley resided here in Adams, Rockville, Parke, Indiana, USA
Adams, Rockville, Parke, Indiana, USA
1870
1870
Age 22
Benjamin J Kelley resided here in Clinton, Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Clinton, Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
1873
7 Nov 1873
Age 25
Benjamin J Kelley was married in Newport, Vermillion, Indiana, United States
Newport, Vermillion, Indiana, United States
1900
1900
Age 52
Benjamin J Kelley resided here in Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 62
Benjamin J Kelley resided here in Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 72
Benjamin J Kelley resided here in Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
1925
25 October 1925
Age 77
Death of Benjamin J Kelley in Sandytown, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Sandytown, Vermillion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 August 1848
    Event Place: Clinton Twp, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: T625_472; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 93
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: M593_365; Page: 17B
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: 408; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0087
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Adams, Parke, Indiana; Roll: M653_287; Page: 377; Family History Library Film: 80
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: T624_384; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 1374397
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Troy, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: 145; Page: 52b
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1925; Roll: 14
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1873
    Event Place: Newport, Vermillion, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Troy, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Troy, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: 145; Page: 52b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Adams, Rockville, Parke, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Adams, Parke, Indiana; Roll: M653_287; Page: 377; Family History Library Film: 80

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Clinton, Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: M593_365; Page: 17B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: 408; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0087

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: T624_384; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 1374397

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: T625_472; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 93

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1925
    Event Place: Sandytown, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1925; Roll: 14
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Centenary, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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