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Minerva Lucinda Kelley 1838–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1838

Birth Location: Maury Co., TN

Death Date: Jun 1886

Death Location: Moccasin Creek, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Kelley*

Mother: Malinda Howell*

Spouse(s): Samuel Skelton

Children(s): Minerva Skelton, Harvey Skelton

The story of Minerva Lucinda Kelley began in 1838 in Maury Co., TN. Minerva Lucinda Kelley married Samuel Moore Skelton, and had children including Harvey Wilson Skelton, Minerva Jane Janie Skelton. Minerva Lucinda Kelley passed away in 1886 in Moccasin Creek, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Minerva Lucinda Kelley began in 1838 in Maury Co., TN.
  • Minerva Lucinda Kelley married Samuel Moore Skelton, and had children including Harvey Wilson Skelton, Minerva Jane Janie Skelton.
  • Minerva Lucinda Kelley passed away in 1886 in Moccasin Creek, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Kelley*
1794–1866
Birth Location: South, Carolina, or, Tennessee, USA
TK
Malinda Howell*
1804–1860
Birth Location: Georgia
MH

Spouses(s)

Samuel Skelton
1840–1928
Birth Location: Hickman, Tennessee, USA
SS

Children(s)

Minerva Skelton
1877–1930
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MS
Harvey Skelton
1879–1952
Birth Location: Lewis County, Tennessee, United States of America
HS

Minerva Kelley's Ancestors

Self
Minerva Kelley
1838–1886
Birth Place: Maury Co., TN
Parents
Thomas Kelley*
1794–1866
South, Carolina, or, Tennessee, USA
Malinda Howell*
1804–1860
Georgia
Grandparents
Drury (O John) Howell
1785–1817
Virginia
Mary Blackburn*
1781–
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Howell
1755–1830
Lydia Gregg
1756–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Minerva Kelley's Descendants

1.
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Minerva (Lucinda) Kelley (1838–Jun 1886) m. Samuel (Moore) Skelton (29 Aug 1840–06 May 1928)
  1. 1. Minerva (Jane "Janie") Skelton 1877–1930 m. William (Andrew) James 1868–1955
    1. 1. Mamie (Elizabeth) James 1899–1932 m. Calvin (Ashley) Stephens 1892–1946
      1. 1. Zula (Viola Stephens) Branum 1930–1988 m. George (Lewis) Branum 1916–1994
      2. 2. DIED (IN CHILDHOOD Noah Raymond Hardy) Stephens 1917–1918
      3. 3. Sallie (Grettia Isabel Stephens) McDonald 1918–1997 m. Clifford (Gero) McDonald 1914–1997 m. Lawrence Heathcott 1894–1987
        1. 1. Noah (Ronald) McDonald 1936–2022
        2. 2. Billy (Joe) McDonald 1938–1949
      4. 4. J. (B.) Stephens 1924–1996 m. Pauline Alvarez 1925–1999
        1. 1. Robert (William) Stephens 1947–2013
      5. 5. John ("Johnny" William Sanders) Stephens 1915–2002 m. Bessie (Adell) Wood 1922–1979
      6. 6. James (David) Stephens 1920–2000 m. Lorene (Patricia) Jones 1926–2017
        1. 1. James (Robert) Stephens 1947–2018 m. Olga Rodriguez 1951–2009
      7. 7. Nettie (May Estelle Stephens) McClearen 1927–1997
      8. 8. Julia (Janie Marshlean Stephens) Hensley 1922–1997 m. Woodrow (Wilson) Hensley 1913–1979
        1. 1. Charles (Delbert) Hensley 1939–2018 m. May (Bell) Hensley 1941–2020
      9. 9. Ezra (Ray Stephens) Sr 1926–2015 m. Dula (Mable) Hinson 1928–2017
        1. 1. Ezra (Dwayne Stephens) Jr 1944–2000
    2. 2. Ola (May) James 1917–1987 m. Holland (J) Fields 1911–1981
      1. 1. Nyoka (Laconda) Fields 1950–1951
      2. 2. Burton (James) Fields 1949–2001
      3. 3. Ruby (Jewel) Fields 1935–1935
    3. 3. Vida (Irene) James 1915–1972
    4. 4. Harvey (Wilson) James 1906–1962 m. Ella Barnes 1921–1974
      1. 1. Victory (Amanda) James 1945–1945
      2. 2. Winford (Wilson) James 1938–
    5. 5. Aaron (Horace) James 1910–1964
      1. 1. Joyce (Ann) Moore 1944–2004
    6. 6. Audrey (V.) James 1913–1980
    7. 7. Della (F.) James 1901–1979
      1. 1. Dorothy (Bernice) Harp 1937–1992
    8. 8. Maggie (M.) James 1892–1922 m. Levi (Larkins) Stephens 1892–1952
      1. 1. Vittie (Mae) Stephens 1915–1981 m. Perry (Jordan) Hinson 1901–1982
        1. 1. Nola (Mae) Hinson 1938–2018 m. Millard (Lyerly) Billings 1941–1986
    9. 9. Everett (E.) James 1896–
    10. 10. Ezra (W.) James 1904–
  2. 2. Harvey (Wilson) Skelton 1879–1952 m. M (Frances) Shelton 1884–
    1. 1. S (Cledes) Shelton 1914–

Minerva Kelley's Timeline

4 Records

1838
1838
Birth of Minerva Lucinda Kelley in Maury Co., TN
Maury Co., TN
1845
1845
Age 7
Birth of Minerva Lucinda Kelley in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1886
Jun 1886
Age 48
Death of Minerva Lucinda Kelley in Moccasin Creek, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Moccasin Creek, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
1886
Jun 1886
Age 48
Death of Minerva Lucinda Kelley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Maury Co., TN

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1886
    Event Place: Moccasin Creek, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1886
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