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My Kelley Family Story

The Kelley family came from South Carolina to Pike County, Alabama. They then migrated over to Union, Caldwell, and Winn Parishes, and possibly into Lincoln and Grant Parishes. William Kelley, a Methodist minister, and his wife Lavinia had married and settled in Pike County by 1850. By about 1853 they were in Union Parish, Louisiana. The three oldest boys- Isaac, John W., and Albert Ellis- all served for Louisiana in the Civil War. After the Civil War John W. and his wife and family settled in Winn Parish while Albert took a wife and settled in Union or Lincoln Parish. After Albert's first wife died while they were living in Grant Parish he moved to Caldwell Parish where he married again and started a second family. Frank, who was too young at the time to serve in the Civil War, eventually married and settled in Winn Parish but at the turn of the century moved his family to Texas. The parents, William and Lavinia, lived in Winn Parish for a few years and then returned to Union Parish. They both died there and are buried near Downsville.

This Kelley family may have been closely associated with a Shirley family of Darlington, SC, who followed the same migration pattern. Members of the Kelley/Kelly and the Shirley families were joined by several marriages in Louisiana. For detailed information on my Shirley ancestors and their descendants check out the Shirley Family of Louisiana.
 

Kelley Family Tree

William KELLEY (abt 1813, SC-?, LA) m. Lavinia ?SPILLERS (abt 1817, SC-?, LA). Both died in Union Parish after the Civil War and are buried near Downsville, LA.

Children:
       1. Isaac (abt 1836, AL-3/11/1864, Point Lookout, MD)

       2. Almeda (b. abt 1838, AL) m. SUMMERLIN

       3. John W. (10/23/1839, Troy, Pike County, AL-3/10/1923, Winn Parish, LA) m. Louisa MOTT

            Children:

               a. Ellis U.

               b. John J. (11/19/1864, LA-3/6/1922, NM)

               c. Georgia C. (10/19/1866-5/13/1867, LA)

               d. William J. (7/19/1868-9/6/1878)

               e. C.M. (9/19/1872-8/16/1876, LA)

               f. George (10/19/1874-8/4/1878, LA)

               g. Ordelia E. (11/16/1878, LA-10/4/1899, LA) m. J.T. HOLT

               h. Neelie

       4. Albert Ellis (abt 1841, AL-1927,Caldwell Parish, LA)

           Married 1st Narcissa SPIKES (b. abt 1844, MS-?, LA)

           Children:

                 a. Ellen A. (b. abt 1868, LA) m. Marion Frank SHIRLEY

                 b. Maranda U. (9/14/1867, LA-7/25/1885, LA) m. George BUSBY

            Married 2nd Gabraellen HOLLOWAY (1/7/1859, Caldwell Parish,LA-11/25/1923, Caldwell Parish,LA)

               Children:

                 a. Edward Rutharen (9/27/1877, LA-2/14/1911, Caldwell Parish, LA)

                 b. James Monroe (10/30/1881, LA-5/26/1964, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA) m. Armindy SHIRLEY

                 c. Nancy Jane (5/1886, LA-1970, LA) m. W.O. SPANGLER

                 d. Jency (7/12/1887, LA-2/1980, LA) m. Daniel Houston MAYES

                 e. Dalith C (12/2/1890, LA-10/22/1898, LA)

                 f. Isaac Lee (8/12/1894, LA-1/14/1959, LA) m. Emma Louise SOLOMON

                 g. Anderson (10/20/1897, LA- 12/29/1996, LA) m. Ruby Elltic GATES

       5. Dorotha (b. abt 1844, AL)

       6. George (b. abt 1846, AL)

       7. Elizabeth (b. abt 1846, AL)

       8. Nancy (b. abt 1847, AL)

       9. William Frank (b. abt 1853, LA) m. Nellie ?

            Children:

               a. William

               b. Henry

               c. John

               d. Georgia

               e. Janie

               f. Mellie

               g. Tincy
 

Other surnames I am researching
         Bradley - LA, AL
         Busby - LA, MS
         Fitzgerald / Gerald - LA, MS
         Holloway - LA, RI
         McDonald - LA, Ireland
         Sears - LA, AL
         Shirley / Sherley - LA, MS, SC
         Solomon - LA, AL

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