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Dorothy Kelley 1798–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Elberta, Houston County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Bath Springs, Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Higginbotham

Mother: Dolly Gatewood

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Children(s):

The story of Dorothy Kelley began in 1798 in Elberta, Houston County, Georgia, United States of America. Dorothy Kelley passed away in 1856 in Bath Springs, Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Kelley began in 1798 in Elberta, Houston County, Georgia, United States of America.
  • Dorothy Kelley passed away in 1856 in Bath Springs, Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Dorothy Kelley's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Kelley
1798–1856
Birth Place: Elberta, Houston County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
William H Higginbotham
1755–1842
Amherst, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Dolly Gatewood
1763–1829
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Higginbotham
1729–1791
USA Amherst VA
Elizabeth Graves
1733–1791
USA Essex VA
Larkin Gatewood
1736–1805
King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
Catherine Penn
1741–1806
St Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Captain (Higgenbotham)
1695–1742
Frances Higgenbotham)
1695–1746
Francis Graves
1679–1748
Mary REYNOLDS
1680–1748
Henry Gatewood
1690–1777
Dorothy Dudley
1695–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Higginbottom
1669–1734
Ann Rawlings
1673–1740
John Ford)
1676–1723
Mary FORD
1676–1764
Capt. Graves,
1630–1691
Jane Doughty
1630–1694
Richard blood
1647–1716
Elizabeth Ransome
1669–1718

Dorothy Kelley's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Dorothy Kelley in Elberta, Houston County, Georgia, United States of America
Elberta, Houston County, Georgia, United States of America
1856
1856
Age 58
Death of Dorothy Kelley in Saltillo, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America
Saltillo, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Elberta, Houston County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Saltillo, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bath Springs, Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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