Thomas R Kelley (1841 - 1915)

Born 17 Apr 1841 in Martin's Mill, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucinda A (DeFoe) Kelley — married 1 Apr 1861 (to 1888) in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Louisa (Clay) Kelley — married 1888 in Collinwood, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Sep 1915 at age 74 in Collinwood, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Thomas Kelley, third child of Kelley-5535 and Martha (Eaves) Kelley, was born in Tennessee^{[citation needed]} in 1841, residing with his family in Lawrence County.^[1][2] He married Lucinda (DeFoe) Kelley, marrying in Wayne County on April 1, 1861.^[3]

Private Thomas Kelley served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Tennessee 10th Volunteer Infantry

Thomas enlisted during the American Civil War, as a Private with Company A of the Tennessee 10th Volunteer Infantry, fighting on the side of the Union.^[4]

After the war, Thomas and Lucinda began their family, farming in District 11 of Wayne County, Tennessee.^[5] By 1880, the family had grown to include five children.^[6] Thomas's and Lucinda Kelley had nine known children together, including two, Eleanor (1863-) and Hannah (1886-), who died in infancy or in early childhood.

Lucinda Kelley passed away in 1888 and Thomas remarried later that year, marrying Louisa (Clay) Kelley, the daughter of Thomas Newton Clay and Sabra Darby Ray. Louisa had been married previously to Joseph A. Chambers (1843-1881, with whom she had nine children. Thomas had at least two children with Louisa, neither of whom appear to have lived into adulthood:

1. Daniel Kelley (1893-)
2. Alvin Cicero Kelley (1911-)

The blended family lived at Thomas Kelley's farm in Civil District 4 of Wayne County.^[7] Thomas Kelley passed away in Collinwood, Tennessee^{[citation needed]} in 1915 and is buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in rural Wayne County.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDL-82Q : 23 December 2020), Thomas Kelly in household of Richard Kelly, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TN-KKS : 18 February 2021), Thomas Kelly in entry for Ricd Kelly, 1860.
3. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-DVTX : 10 March 2021), Thomas Kelley and Lucinda Defoe, 01 Apr 1861; citing Wayne, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 549,276.
4. ↑ "Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWTH-7V4 : 4 December 2014), Thomas Kelley, 1863; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : 2010); citing military unit Tenth Infantry, A-Wa, NARA microfilm publication M395 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1963), roll 193.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD88-4BR : 29 May 2021), Thos Kelley, 1870.
6. ↑ ""United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWV-J2N : 20 February 2021), Thomas Kelley, District 11, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 171, sheet 109B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,284.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZJ-RFW : 11 March 2022), Thomas Kelley, 1900.
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVF-G9SL : 10 September 2021), Thomas R Kelley, Burial, Wayne, Tennessee, United States of America, Cedar Grove Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #15649145