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James Jefferson Kelley 1818 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 August 1818

Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 2 February 1891

Death Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Thomas Kelley

Mother: Elizabeth Bishop

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James Jefferson Kelley was born in 1818 in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas V Kelley and Elizabeth "Betsy" Bishop. James Jefferson Kelley passed away in 1891 in Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Jefferson Kelley was born in 1818 in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas V Kelley and Elizabeth "Betsy" Bishop.
  • James Jefferson Kelley passed away in 1891 in Tennessee, United States of America.

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James Kelley's Ancestors

Self
James Kelley
1818 – 1891
Birth Place: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas V Kelley
1785 – 1874
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Bishop
1787 – 1871
King George County
Grandparents
Thomas Kelly
1743 – 1814
Connaught Province, Ireland
Anna (Maria) Wiehard
1754 – 1816
Heidelberg Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Kelley's Timeline

2 Records

1818
16 August 1818
Birth of James Jefferson Kelley in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
1891
2 February 1891
Age 73
Death of James Jefferson Kelley in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 August 1818
    Event Place: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 1891
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America

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