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Elisha " Elijah Lige " Kelley 1784–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 8 Nov 1844

Death Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Father: William Kelley

Mother: Rebecca Jennings

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Johnson

Children(s): Elizabeth Kelley, Elisha Jr., Alfred Kelley, Bayliss Kelley, Nancy Kelley, Harvey Kelley, James Kelley, Malinda Kelley, Tincey Kelley, Amanda Kelley, Jane Kelley, Mary Kelley, Harvey Kelley, Mary Kelly

The story of Elisha " Elijah Lige " Kelley began in 1784 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States. Elisha " Elijah Lige " Kelley married Elizabeth Johnson, and had children including Alfred H Kelley, Amanda Lee Kelley, Bayliss Kelley, Elisha Kelley Jr, Elizabeth Kelley, Harvey Kelley, James Allen Kelley, Jane Kelley, Malinda Kelley, Mary Kelley, Mary Kelly, Nancy Kelley, Tincey Kelley. Elisha " Elijah Lige " Kelley passed away in 1844 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha " Elijah Lige " Kelley began in 1784 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.
  • Elisha " Elijah Lige " Kelley married Elizabeth Johnson, and had children including Alfred H Kelley, Amanda Lee Kelley, Bayliss Kelley, Elisha Kelley Jr, Elizabeth Kelley, Harvey Kelley, James Allen Kelley, Jane Kelley, Malinda Kelley, Mary Kelley, Mary Kelly, Nancy Kelley, Tincey Kelley.
  • Elisha " Elijah Lige " Kelley passed away in 1844 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Kelley
1758–1841
Birth Location: Sussex County, Virginia, USA
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Rebecca Jennings
1752–1794
Birth Location: –
RJ

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Johnson
1791–1863
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
EJ

Children(s)

Elizabeth Kelley
1827–1865
Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
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Elisha Jr.
1824–1864
Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
EJ
Alfred Kelley
1814–1849
Birth Location: Anderson Dist, SC
AK
Bayliss Kelley
1821–1901
Birth Location: South Carolina
BK
Nancy Kelley
1817–1884
Birth Location: Central, Pickens Co, SC
NK
Harvey Kelley
1823–1863
Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
HK
James Kelley
1816–1856
Birth Location: Anderson, South Carolina, United States
JK
Malinda Kelley
1811–1888
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
MK
Tincey Kelley
1833–1908
Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
TK
Amanda Kelley
1820–1896
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
AK
Jane Kelley
1819–1866
Birth Location: Pendleton Dist, SC
JK
Mary Kelley
1812–1892
Birth Location: Central, Pickens Co, SC
MK
Harvey Kelley
1828–1856
Birth Location: South Carolina
HK
Mary Kelly
1832–
Birth Location: –
MK

Elisha Kelley's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Kelley
1784–1844
Birth Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Parents
William Kelley
1758–1841
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Jennings
1752–1794
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Kelley's Descendants

1.
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Elisha (" Elijah Lige ") Kelley (1784–8 Nov 1844) m. Elizabeth Johnson (1791–18 Nov 1863)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Kelley 1827–1865 m. Robert (Dudley) Crymes 1810–1880
    1. 1. Dudley (Harrison) Crymes 1846–1904 m. Mary (E “ Mollie Elizabeth ”) Bryan 1846–1909
      1. 1. Julian (James Crymes) Wilson 1890–1929 m. Margaret (Mae) Duncan 1894–1998
        1. 1. Viola (Mae) Wilson 1916–2009 m. Holman (Louis) Moredock 1910–1967 m. Thomas (James) Fagan 1920–1993
      2. 2. William (Harrison) Crymes 1877–1923 m. Emily (Elizabeth) Stanley 1882–1969
        1. 1. Eva (Mae) Crymes 1923–1997 m. Edward (Warren) Trainer 1919–1996
        2. 2. James (William) Crymes 1918–2002 m. Cecil (Montez) Dodd 1920–2008
        3. 3. Fred (Harrison) Crymes 1904–1965 m. Sara (Frances) Jones 1914–2000
        4. 4. Hazel Crymes 1909–2005 m. Robert (Harvey) Watts 1905–1970 m. Wallace (Roberts) Updike 1906–1998
        5. 5. Edna (Irene) CRYMES 1914–1998 m. William ("Bill" Means) Mitchell 1909–1999
        6. 6. Dudley (Harrison) CRYMES 1907–1967
        7. 7. Richard CRYMES 1910–1911
        8. 8. Stanley CRYMES 1911–1911
        9. 9. Vera Crymes 1921–2022 m. Robert (Elmo) Holbrook 1914–1990
      3. 3. Claude (Festus) Crymes 1873–1950 m. Letitia (Nancy "Tishia") Stanley 1873–1951
        1. 1. Nora Crymes 1906–
        2. 2. Myrtle (Lee) Crymes 1908–1981
      4. 4. John (Robert) Crymes 1874–1941 m. Lizzie Strickland 1878–1974
      5. 5. Columbus (Walter "Lum") Crymes 1876–1921 m. Emma Messer 1870–1935
        1. 1. Leona (Beatrice) Crymes 1900–1976
        2. 2. Lola (C) Crymes 1897–1989
        3. 3. Ernest (Cone) Crymes 1903–1977 m. Mary (Elmina) McKnight 1903–1978
      6. 6. Newton (Coggin) Crymes 1887–1954 m. Ammer (Colola (Alma)) Laney 1889–1954
        1. 1. Martha (Glynn) Crymes 1921–1985 m. Charles (Tillman) Rutledge 1917–2005
        2. 2. James (Lawrence) Crymes 1913–1972 m. Annie (Mae) Smith 1915–1993
        3. 3. Dudley (Harrison) Crymes 1907–1967 m. Louise Diaz 1908–1949 m. Lyndall Roberts 1915–1984
        4. 4. Richard (Newton) Crymes 1910–1911
        5. 5. Clifford (King) Crymes 1915–1917
        6. 6. Delmar (Lee Crymes) Pfc 1923–1971 m. Opal (Jean) Land 1929–1996
      7. 7. Arthur (Eugene) Crymes 1880–1961 m. Mary (Frances) Keen 1883–1945
        1. 1. Wilbur (Eugene) Crymes 1918–1975
        2. 2. Alton (Dudley) Crymes 1904–1929
        3. 3. Ethel (E) Crymes 1907–2000
      8. 8. Maude (E) Crymes 1884–1974 m. Thaddeus (Pickett) Chastain 1880–1957
      9. 9. Ella (Lee) Crymes 1886–1962 m. Waymon (Richardson) Jones 1871–1929
        1. 1. Columbus (M.) Jones 1908–1970 m. Norma Foard 1902–1981
        2. 2. Harry (Lee Jones) Sr 1918–1984 m. Evelyn Brogdon 1918–1989
        3. 3. Maude (E) Jones 1912–1984
    2. 2. Roselee (A) Crymes 1848–1930 m. Miles (P) Browne 1849–1896
    3. 3. Elizabeth Crymes 1850–
    4. 4. Robert (C) Crymes 1860–1942
    5. 5. Thomas Crymes 1854–1894
    6. 6. William (Landrum) Crymes 1853– m. Mary (Jane) Cain 1858–
      1. 1. Floyd Crymes 1895–
      2. 2. Ola Crymes 1881–1928
    7. 7. Nancy (E) Crymes 1852–
  2. 2. Elisha (Kelley) Jr. 1824–1864
  3. 3. Alfred (H.) Kelley 1814–1849
  4. 4. Bayliss Kelley 1821–1901
  5. 5. Nancy Kelley 1817–1884
  6. 6. Harvey Kelley 1823–1863
  7. 7. James (Allen) Kelley 1816–1856
  8. 8. Malinda Kelley 1811–1888
  9. 9. Tincey Kelley 1833–1908
  10. 10. Amanda (Lee) Kelley 1820–1896
  11. 11. Jane Kelley 1819–1866
  12. 12. Mary Kelley 1812–1892
  13. 13. Harvey Kelley 1828–1856
  14. 14. Mary Kelly 1832–

Elisha Kelley's Timeline

2 Records

1784
1784
Birth of Elisha " Elijah Lige " Kelley in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1844
8 Nov 1844
Age 60
Death of Elisha " Elijah Lige " Kelley in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1844
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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