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Melinda Josephine Kelly 1842–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1842

Birth Location: Decatur County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 6 Apr 1896

Death Location: Decatur County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Elijah Kelley

Mother: Adeline White

Spouse(s): Pinckney McClannahan

Children(s): Benjamin McClanahan

The story of Melinda Josephine Kelly began in 1842 in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA. Melinda Josephine Kelly married Pinckney Pinckey Pinkney Pinkerey Pink Mathis Mcclanahan Mcclannahan, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Mcclanahan. Melinda Josephine Kelly passed away in 1896 in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melinda Josephine Kelly began in 1842 in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Melinda Josephine Kelly married Pinckney Pinckey Pinkney Pinkerey Pink Mathis Mcclanahan Mcclannahan, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Mcclanahan.
  • Melinda Josephine Kelly passed away in 1896 in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Kelley
1815–1852
Birth Location: Hardin Co., Tennessee
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Adeline White
1818–1880
Birth Location: Williamson, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Pinckney McClannahan
1842–1914
Birth Location: Oct 1844 1848 4 Nov Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
PM

Children(s)

Benjamin McClanahan
1866–1924
Birth Location: Decatur County, Tennessee
BM

Melinda Kelly's Ancestors

Self
Melinda Kelly
1842–1896
Birth Place: Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Elijah Kelley
1815–1852
Hardin Co., Tennessee
Adeline White
1818–1880
Williamson, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Ephraim Kelly
1795–1876
Elbert, GA
Jane (Higginbotham (M.) 1820)
1795–1880
Elberta, Houston, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melinda Kelly's Descendants

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Melinda (Josephine) Kelly (13 Oct 1842–6 Apr 1896) m. Pinckney (Pinckey Pinkney Pinkerey Pink Mathis McClanahan) McClannahan (6 Nov 1842–1 Nov 1914)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) McClanahan 1866–1924 m. Luiza (E Jane Louise "Sissie" Holly) Mcclanahan 1865–1904
    1. 1. Bertha McClannahan 1890–1910 m. William (Cleve\Grover Cleveland) Allen 1885–1963
      1. 1. Joe (Lewis) Allen 1919–1975 m. Jane (Evelyn) Dunning 1923–1999 m. Eula (Mae) Hamilton 1916–
        1. 1. Johnny (Lewis) Allen 1950–2008
        2. 2. Joe (Lewis "Joey" Allen) Jr 1951–1974
        3. 3. Ronny (Joe) Allen 1949–2022
      2. 2. Kathleen Allen 1917–1995
      3. 3. Buford (Ted) Allen 1907–1998 m. Betty (June) Rose 1926–2014 m. Pauline Crowley 1921–1999
        1. 1. Martha (Faye Thomas) Allen 1943–2021
        2. 2. Betty (Jean) Allen 1944–1944
      4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin “Frank”) Allen 1923–1983
      5. 5. Louise (Allen) Hunt 1925–2020
      6. 6. Mary (Frances) Allen 1932–2002

Melinda Kelly's Timeline

2 Records

1842
13 Oct 1842
Birth of Melinda Josephine Kelly in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
1896
6 Apr 1896
Age 54
Death of Melinda Josephine Kelly in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
Decatur County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1842
    Event Place: Decatur County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1896
    Event Place: Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
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