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Sam Kelly 1920–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1920

Birth Location: Jonestown, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 10 Jul 1983

Death Location: Bedford, Calhoun, Michigan

Father: William Kelly

Mother: Mattie Dotson

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Sam Kelly was born in 1920 in Jonestown, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Willie Kelly And Mattie Dotson. In 1942, Sam Kelly resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee. Sam Kelly passed away in 1983 in Bedford, Calhoun, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Sam Kelly was born in 1920 in Jonestown, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Willie Kelly And Mattie Dotson.
  • In 1942, Sam Kelly resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.
  • Sam Kelly passed away in 1983 in Bedford, Calhoun, Michigan.

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Sam Kelly's Ancestors

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Sam Kelly
1920–1983
Birth Place: Jonestown, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
Parents
William (Willie) Kelly
1885–1969
Belen, Quitman, Mississippi, USA
Mattie Dotson
1899–1990
Grandparents
John (Henry Kelly) Sr
1870–1950
Coahoma County, Mississippi, USA
Georgia Ragsdale
1872–1946
Jonestown, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Kelly
1835–
Rachel Kelly
1848–
George Ragsdale
1826–
Hannah Ragsdale
1835–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sam Kelly's Timeline

3 Records

1920
16 Sep 1920
Birth of Sam Kelly in Jonestown, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
Jonestown, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
1942
1942
Age 22
Sam Kelly resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
1983
10 Jul 1983
Age 63
Death of Sam Kelly in Bedford, Calhoun, Michigan
Bedford, Calhoun, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1920
    Event Place: Jonestown, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 162
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] Michigan Deaths
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 412-12-4550; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 162

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bedford, Calhoun, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan Deaths

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1983
    Event Place: Bedford, Calhoun, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Michigan Deaths
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 412-12-4550; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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