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Leon Lewis Kelly 1908–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1908

Birth Location: Lee, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 4 Sep 1998

Death Location: Lillington, Harnett, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Kelly

Mother: Nancy Matthews

Spouse(s): Wynona Mespelt

Children(s): Donald Kelly

Leon Lewis Kelly was born in 1908 in Lee, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Jourdan Kelly And Nancy Elizabeth Nannie Matthews. Leon Lewis Kelly married Wynona Capitola Mespelt, and had children including Donald Davis Kelly. Leon Lewis Kelly passed away in 1998 in Lillington, Harnett, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leon Lewis Kelly was born in 1908 in Lee, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Jourdan Kelly And Nancy Elizabeth Nannie Matthews.
  • Leon Lewis Kelly married Wynona Capitola Mespelt, and had children including Donald Davis Kelly.
  • Leon Lewis Kelly passed away in 1998 in Lillington, Harnett, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leon Kelly's Ancestors

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Leon Kelly
1908–1998
Birth Place: Lee, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Jourdan Kelly
1874–1956
Moore County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth ("Nannie")) Matthews
1879–1961
Upper Little River, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Capt (James O. A.) Kelly
1833–1918
Chatham
Nancy ("Nannie" Ann Sloan * of Jordan Robert Sloan and Sophia Morris; m. Capt James Oscar Abner) Kelly
1840–1911
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Neill (A) Matthews
1844–1921
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ('Betsy' (Matthews)) McAuley
1856–1937
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Harrington
1812–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leon Kelly's Descendants

1.
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Leon (Lewis) Kelly (2 Aug 1908–4 Sep 1998) m. Wynona (Capitola) Mespelt (07 Feb 1901–26 Oct 1995)
  1. 1. Donald (Davis) Kelly 1941–2008

Leon Kelly's Timeline

2 Records

1908
2 Aug 1908
Birth of Leon Lewis Kelly in Lee, North Carolina, USA
Lee, North Carolina, USA
1998
4 Sep 1998
Age 90
Death of Leon Lewis Kelly in Lillington, Harnett, North Carolina, United States of America
Lillington, Harnett, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Lee, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1998
    Event Place: Lillington, Harnett, North Carolina, United States of America

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