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Matthew Kelley 1799–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 01, 1799

Birth Location: , Fairfield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1889

Death Location: , Bradley, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joel Kelley

Mother: Letta Daugherty

Spouse(s): Mahala Murphy

Children(s): Marquis Kelley

Matthew Kelley was born in 1799 in , Fairfield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joel Kelley And Letta Daugherty. Matthew Kelley married Mahala Murphy, and had children including Marquis L Kelley. Matthew Kelley passed away in 1889 in , Bradley, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Kelley was born in 1799 in , Fairfield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joel Kelley And Letta Daugherty.
  • Matthew Kelley married Mahala Murphy, and had children including Marquis L Kelley.
  • Matthew Kelley passed away in 1889 in , Bradley, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Kelley
1775–1864
Birth Location: Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Letta Daugherty
1781–1862
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mahala Murphy
1802–1860
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Marquis Kelley
1838–1895
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Matthew Kelley's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Kelley
1799–1889
Birth Place: , Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joel Kelley
1775–1864
Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States of America
Letta Daugherty
1781–1862
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Kelley's Descendants

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Matthew Kelley (Apr 01, 1799–1889) m. Mahala Murphy (1802–Bef. 1860)
  1. 1. Marquis (L) Kelley 1838–1895 m. Hannah (E.) Kelley 1849–1927
    1. 1. Minnie (A) Kelley 1871–1947 m. Willis (Marshall) Pitts 1857–1938
      1. 1. Joseph Pitts 1903–1979 m. Nancy (R) Pitts 1920–2003
      2. 2. Nancy (Edna) Tinsley 1892–1990 m. Asa (Roy) Tinsley 1891–1969
        1. 1. Lucille Bishop 1913–2013 m. Roy (F) Bishop 1916–1983
        2. 2. Alvin (Eugene) Tinsley 1916–2000 m. Mary (Ruth) Tinsley 1920–1985
        3. 3. Mary (Odith) Duncan 1917–2013 m. Russell (David) Duncan 1922–
        4. 4. Joe (Willis) Tinsley 1920–1999
      3. 3. John (M. (Jack)) Pitts 1897–1979 m. Leota (B) Pitts 1900–
    2. 2. James (F.) Kelley 1867–1887
    3. 3. William Kelley 1868–1946
    4. 4. Joseph Kelley 1875–1959
    5. 5. John (Marcus) Kelley 1877–1951 m. Eva Kelly 1887–
      1. 1. Jessie Kelly 1920–1955
      2. 2. Glendell Kelly 1925–
      3. 3. Marcus (Farris) Kelley 1917–1992
      4. 4. Geneva Kelley 1915–
      5. 5. Curtis Kelley 1907–

Matthew Kelley's Timeline

2 Records

1799
Apr 01, 1799
Birth of Matthew Kelley in , Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
1889
1889
Age 90
Death of Matthew Kelley in , Bradley, Tennessee, USA
, Bradley, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 01, 1799
    Event Place: , Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: , Bradley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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