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Leonard Elisha Kelley 1835–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1835

Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 28 March 1889

Death Location: Gonzales, Texas, USA

Father: Elisha Kelley

Mother: Dorothy Higginbotham

Spouse(s): Sarah Wilson

Children(s): Mary Duncan, Sallie Kelley, Thomas Kelley, Albert Kelley, Ioma Kelley

In 1835, Leonard Elisha Kelley entered the world in Hardin, Tennessee, USA, born to Elisha Franklin Kelley And Dorothy Dolly Higginbotham. In 1870, Leonard Elisha Kelley resided in Gonzales, Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA. In 1880, Leonard Elisha Kelley resided in Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA. Leonard Elisha Kelley married Sarah Jane Wilson, and had children including Albert Ray Kelley, Ioma Levicie Kelley, Mary Etta Duncan, Sallie Adell Kelley, Thomas Leonard Kelley. Leonard Elisha Kelley passed away in 1889 in Gonzales, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Leonard Elisha Kelley entered the world in Hardin, Tennessee, USA, born to Elisha Franklin Kelley And Dorothy Dolly Higginbotham.
  • In 1870, Leonard Elisha Kelley resided in Gonzales, Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA.
  • In 1880, Leonard Elisha Kelley resided in Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA.
  • Leonard Elisha Kelley married Sarah Jane Wilson, and had children including Albert Ray Kelley, Ioma Levicie Kelley, Mary Etta Duncan, Sallie Adell Kelley, Thomas Leonard Kelley.
  • Leonard Elisha Kelley passed away in 1889 in Gonzales, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Leonard Kelley's Ancestors

Self
Leonard Kelley
1835–1889
Birth Place: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Elisha Franklin Kelley
1795–1858
Spartenburg, , South Carolina, USA
Dorothy ((Dolly)) Higginbotham
1798–1856
Elberta, Houston County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Elijah (William) Kelley
1755–1800
North Carolina, United States
Margaret (Riley) Garrett
1759–1795
North Carolina, United States
William (H) Higginbottom
1755–1843
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Dorothy (Dudley "Dolly") Sandidge
1765–1830
Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Kelley
1730–1811
Elizabeth Jefferies
1730–1813
Benjamin Higginbotham
1729–1791
Elizabeth Graves
1733–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jefferies
1704–1733
Mary Rives
1708–1767
John Higginbotham
1638–1813
Frances Riley
1695–1746
Francis Graves
1679–1748

Leonard Kelley's Descendants

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Leonard (Elisha) Kelley (25 May 1835–28 March 1889) m. Sarah (Jane) Wilson (17 Dec 1849–29 Jan 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

Leonard Kelley's Timeline

4 Records

1835
25 May 1835
Birth of Leonard Elisha Kelley in Hardin, Tennessee, USA
Hardin, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 35
Leonard Elisha Kelley resided here in Gonzales, Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA
Gonzales, Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Leonard Elisha Kelley resided here in Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA
Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA
1889
28 March 1889
Age 54
Death of Leonard Elisha Kelley in Gonzales, Texas, USA
Gonzales, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1835
    Event Place: Hardin, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gonzales, Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas; Roll: M593_1587; Page: 413B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas; Roll: 1306; Page: 370C; Enumeration District: 067

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 March 1889
    Event Place: Gonzales, Texas, USA

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