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Elisha Franklin Kelley 1795–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Spartenburg, , South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1858

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

Father: Elijah Kelley

Mother: Margaret Garrett

Spouse(s): Dorothy Higginbotham

Children(s): Albert Kelley, Martha Kelley, Elizabeth Kelley, Dolly Kelley, Leonard Kelley, Almarene Kelley, Mahala Kelley, Pleasant Kelley, Elizabeth (Moore), Levicy Kelley, Riley Kelley, William Kelley, Kinchen Kelley, Lawson Kelley, Louisa Kelley, Almeda Kelley

Elisha Franklin Kelley was born in 1795 in Spartenburg, , South Carolina, USA, the child of Elijah William Kelley And Margaret Riley Garrett. Elisha Franklin Kelley married Dorothy Dolly Higginbotham, and had children including Albert Ambrose Kelley, Almarene Kelley, Almeda Kelley, Dolly Dorothy Kelley, Elizabeth Caroline Kelley Moore, Elizabeth Lucinda Kelley, Kinchen F Kelley, Lawson Kelley, Leonard Elisha Kelley, Levicy Kelley, Louisa Kelley, Mahala Thomas Kelley, Martha Ann Kelley, Pleasant Alexander Kelley, Riley G Kelley, William Higginbotham Kelley. Elisha Franklin Kelley passed away in 1858 in Bath Springs, Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elisha Franklin Kelley was born in 1795 in Spartenburg, , South Carolina, USA, the child of Elijah William Kelley And Margaret Riley Garrett.
  • Elisha Franklin Kelley married Dorothy Dolly Higginbotham, and had children including Albert Ambrose Kelley, Almarene Kelley, Almeda Kelley, Dolly Dorothy Kelley, Elizabeth Caroline Kelley Moore, Elizabeth Lucinda Kelley, Kinchen F Kelley, Lawson Kelley, Leonard Elisha Kelley, Levicy Kelley, Louisa Kelley, Mahala Thomas Kelley, Martha Ann Kelley, Pleasant Alexander Kelley, Riley G Kelley, William Higginbotham Kelley.
  • Elisha Franklin Kelley passed away in 1858 in Bath Springs, Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Kelley
1755–1800
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Margaret Garrett
1759–1795
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Higginbotham
1798–1856
Birth Location: Elberta, Houston County, Georgia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Albert Kelley
1831–1910
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Martha Kelley
1825–1826
Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Kelley
1828–1889
Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
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Dolly Kelley
1832–1914
Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, United States
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Leonard Kelley
1835–1889
Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
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Almarene Kelley
1837–1900
Birth Location: Hardin County, Tennessee
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Mahala Kelley
1842–1894
Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
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Pleasant Kelley
1823–1895
Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth (Moore)
1832–1915
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Levicy Kelley
1814–1883
Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
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Riley Kelley
1819–1879
Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
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William Kelley
1818–1881
Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
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Kinchen Kelley
1820–1886
Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee
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Lawson Kelley
1823–1890
Birth Location: Saltillo, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
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Louisa Kelley
1827–1828
Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
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Almeda Kelley
1839–1840
Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, United States
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Elisha Kelley's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Kelley
1795–1858
Birth Place: Spartenburg, , South Carolina, USA
Parents
Elijah William Kelley
1755–1800
North Carolina, United States
Margaret (Riley) Garrett
1759–1795
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Nelson) Kelley
1730–1811
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Jefferies
1730–1813
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jefferies
1704–1733
Mary Rives
1708–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Kelley's Descendants

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Elisha (Franklin) Kelley (1795–1858) m. Dorothy ((Dolly)) Higginbotham (1798–1856)
  1. 1. Albert (Ambrose) Kelley 1831–1910
  2. 2. Martha (Ann) Kelley 1825–1826
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Lucinda) Kelley 1828–1889 m. Caswell Ashcraft 1816–1876
    1. 1. Martha ('Mattie') Ashcraft 1862–
    2. 2. Emma Ashcraft 1854–
    3. 3. Katherine ("Cassie" Elizabeth) Ashcraft 1869–1933 m. John (Elgin) Stokes 1862–1925
      1. 1. Ruth (Elizabeth) Stokes 1893–1919 m. David (Wade) Kochtitzky 1890–1956
      2. 2. Helen Stokes 1896–1988 m. Charles (LaValle "Val" Mitchell) Jr 1897–1986
        1. 1. Martha (Stokes) Mitchell 1926–2012
      3. 3. Roberta (E) Stokes 1891–1975 m. Louis (Sidney "Sid") Davis 1886–1956
        1. 1. John (Sidney) Davis 1917–1993
    4. 4. Thomas (Elisha) Ashcraft 1857–1937
    5. 5. Lawson (K) Ashcroft 1860–1925
    6. 6. Virginia (Lee) Ashcraft 1864–1944 m. John (Baxter) Omohundro 1841–1906
      1. 1. Peyton (Randolph) Omohundro 1906–1974 m. Mildred (Bernice) Neefce 1911–
      2. 2. Baxter (Allen) Omohundro 1901–1988
    7. 7. Georgia (Ann) Ashcraft 1866–1942
    8. 8. Elizabeth ("Noda") Ashcraft 1869–1933
    9. 9. Eugenia (Guy) Ashcraft 1856–1943
  4. 4. Dolly (Dorothy) Kelley 1832–1914
  5. 5. Leonard (Elisha) Kelley 1835–1889 m. Sarah (Jane) Wilson 1849–1892
    1. 1. Mary (Etta) Duncan 1887–1977
    2. 2. Sallie (Adell) Kelley 1877–1945
    3. 3. Thomas (Leonard) Kelley 1879–
    4. 4. Albert (Ray) Kelley 1883–1887
    5. 5. Ioma (Levicie) Kelley 1881–1961
  6. 6. Almarene Kelley 1837–1900
  7. 7. Mahala (Thomas) Kelley 1842–1894
  8. 8. Pleasant (Alexander) Kelley 1823–1895
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Caroline Kelley) (Moore) 1832–1915
  10. 10. Levicy Kelley 1814–1883 m. Moses Heskew 1806–1880 m. Thomas (Hensley) Higginbotham 1807–1842
    1. 1. William (Earl) Heskew 1849–1934
    2. 2. Amanda (Elizabeth) Heskew 1847–1934
    3. 3. Gilpin ((Gip) Moses) Heskew 1859–1921
    4. 4. Eliza (Lucinda) Heskew 1845–1938
    5. 5. Ann (D) Heskew 1851–1946
    6. 6. Armitta (Levicey) Heskew 1855–1880
  11. 11. Riley (G) Kelley 1819–1879 m. Susan (Rickman) (McClarrin) 1819–1879
    1. 1. Christopher (Columbus "C.C.") KELLEY 1844–1928
    2. 2. Willian (Henry) Kelly 1842–1850
    3. 3. Frances (M.) Kelley 1850–1851
    4. 4. Sarah (A) Kelly 1847–1850
    5. 5. Leander (Lafayette) Kelley 1852–1903 m. Fanny (Samuel) Ware 1861–1945
      1. 1. William ("Will" Ely) Kelley 1882–1922 m. Bessie Kelly 1892–
        1. 1. Nellie Kelly 1912–
      2. 2. Elzie (Evans) Kelley 1885–1918
      3. 3. Fred (L.) Kelley 1886–1974 m. Mary (Frances) Moore 1891–1984
        1. 1. Fred (L. Kelley) Jr 1923–2002 m. Mavis (Evelyn) Whistle 1920–1963
        2. 2. Charles (Ray) Kelley 1924–2002
        3. 3. Dal (Moore) Kelley 1921–1921
      4. 4. Leanna Kelly 1893–1979
      5. 5. Ellen (Raye) Kelley 1890–1985
      6. 6. Pleasant (Lafayette) Kelley 1893–1966 m. Winnie (Irene) Talley 1902–1996
        1. 1. David (Ellington) Kelley 1930–2020 m. Barbara (Ann) Kelley 1933–1995
      7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Kelley 1896–1974
      8. 8. Emma (Byrd) Kelley 1898–1991
      9. 9. Nell (Maude) Kelley 1900–1904
    6. 6. Emma (Jane) Kelley 1856–1922 m. Samuel (Eli) Reid 1856–1932
      1. 1. Gordon (Eli) Reid 1892–1977
      2. 2. John (Vernard) Reid 1895–1962
      3. 3. Eula (Samantha) Williams 1888–1959
      4. 4. Gilbert (Wiley Reid) Sr 1885–1966
      5. 5. Riley (Hollis) Reid 1878–1893
      6. 6. Bertha (Rickman) Reid 1883–1958 m. Rufus (M) Cherry 1881–1906 m. John (Daniel "Dan") Dunn 1889–1948
        1. 1. Rufus (M "Rufie") Cherry 1906–1982
      7. 7. Walter (Albert Reid) Sr 1880–1952
    7. 7. John (Riley) Kelley 1857–1934 m. Carrie (L) Dodds 1858–1882 m. Serilda ('Rhilda' Alice) Rasberry 1856–1951
      1. 1. William (Riley) Kelley 1880–1970 m. Mary (Lou) Gibson 1884–1970
        1. 1. Floyd (Randolph) Kelley 1903–1981
        2. 2. William (Edwin) Kelley 1907–1978
        3. 3. John (Clifford) Kelley 1905–1960
        4. 4. Mary (Lou) Kelley 1915–
      2. 2. Max (Lafayette) Kelley 1887–1955 m. Carry (L) Sigler 1899–1987
        1. 1. Mike (Lee) Kelley 1923–2001 m. Dorris (M) Maloney 1928–2007
      3. 3. Albert (Andrew) Kelley 1889–1951
      4. 4. Johnnie Kelly 1891–1954
      5. 5. Major (Fredrick 'Fred') Kelley 1893–1980
      6. 6. Thomas (Floyd) Kelley 1881–1893
  12. 12. William (Higginbotham) Kelley 1818–1881 m. Susan (Elizabeth Abagail) Harmon 1837–1914 m. Amanda (M) Johnson 1827–1854
    1. 1. Elisha (Franklin) Kelley 1861–1928
    2. 2. Bermoa (N.) Kelley 1865–1942
    3. 3. William (Higginbotham Kelley) Jr 1868–1938
    4. 4. Albert (Lawson) Kelley 1871–1880
    5. 5. James (Leonard) Kelley 1875–1904
    6. 6. Katie Kelley 1854–1854
    7. 7. Mary (Levicy) Kelley 1851–1870
    8. 8. Willoma (A) Kelley 1864–1864
    9. 9. Robert (B) Kelley 1864–1864
  13. 13. Kinchen (F) Kelley 1820–1886 m. Nancy (M.) Kelly 1827–
    1. 1. Norman (Lester) Kelley 1849–1921 m. Elizabeth Kelly 1851–1927
    2. 2. Mollie Kelly 1853–
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Kelly 1856–
    4. 4. Daniel (E.) Kelly 1859–1886
    5. 5. Hetta (S.) Kelly 1862–
    6. 6. Susan Knox 1850–1936
  14. 14. Lawson Kelley 1823–1890 m. Sarah (Emily) Allen 1835–1881 m. Nancy (H) Holt 1825–1864
    1. 1. Thomas (White) Kelly 1857–1922
    2. 2. Nancy Kelly 1863–
    3. 3. James (Albert) Kelley 1868–1906
    4. 4. Maggie Kelly 1872–
    5. 5. Ella Kelly 1866–1960 m. William (H.) Russell 1860–
      1. 1. Charles (Lawson) Russell 1892–1957
      2. 2. Benjamin (Kelly) Russell 1887–1965
      3. 3. James (C.) Russell 1890–1892
    6. 6. William (Elisha) Kelley 1848–1860
    7. 7. Daniel (Lawson) Kelley 1851–1860
    8. 8. Thomas (D) Kelley 1856–
    9. 9. Mary (V E) Kelley 1859–1860
    10. 10. Nancy (E) Kelley 1861–1953
  15. 15. Louisa Kelley 1827–1828
  16. 16. Almeda Kelley 1839–1840

Elisha Kelley's Timeline

3 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Elisha Franklin Kelley in Spartenburg, , South Carolina, USA
Spartenburg, , South Carolina, USA
1812
1812
Age 17
Elisha Franklin Kelley was married
None
1858
1858
Age 63
Death of Elisha Franklin Kelley in Saltillo, Hardin, Tennessee, United States
Saltillo, Hardin, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Spartenburg, , South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Saltillo, Hardin, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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