Nelson W Kelly (abt. 1831 - 1865)

Born about 1831 in New York, United States

Husband of Mary Jane (Spencer) Kelly — married [date unknown] in Michigan

Descendants

Died 23 Mar 1865 at about age 34 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Nelson Kelly served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 1862
Mustered out: Mar 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company B, 20th Regiment, Michigan Infantry

Biography

Nelson W. Kelly was born about 1831 in New York. He relocated to Michigan sometime prior to 1850. Nelson was married to Mary Spencer. He had two sons, Alfred A. Kelly and George Simeon Kelly. It is believed, based on 1850 census records, that he was the brother of George V. Kelly.

Death

Died March 23, 1865 at Harper G H., Detroit Michigan^[1]

Burial Riverside Cemetery, Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA, Plot: Sec. A. Lot 52

Sources

1. ↑ Cutcheon, Byron M., 1836-1908; The story of the Twentieth Michigan Infantry, July 15th, 1862, to May 30th, 1865 : embracing official documents on file in the records of the state of Michigan and of the United States referring or relative to the regiment; Pub: 1904, R. Smith Print. Co. Lansing, Mich. https://archive.org/details/35838394.3262.emory.edu/page/n353/mode/2up

• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQQQ-DX3 : 4 December 2014), Nelson Kelley in entry for George Kelley and May J. Hathaway Weston, 06 Jan 1897; citing Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, v 3 p 61 rn 2, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,507.

• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQW8-VXZ : 4 December 2014), Nelson Kelly in entry for Alfred A. Kelly and Mary Marks, 23 Jul 1890; citing Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, v 3 p 74 rn 1146, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,488.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8P-YQP : 9 November 2014), Nelson Kelly in household of George Kelly, Manchester, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; citing family 62, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW69-TKG : 30 December 2015), Nelson Kelly, 1860.

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9T6-G3K : 4 December 2014), Nelson W. Kelley, Private, Company B, 20th Regiment, Michigan Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M545 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 22; FHL microfilm 881,935.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2W-LS55 : 13 December 2015), Nelson W. Kelly, 1865; Burial, Clinton, Lenawee, Michigan, United States of America, Riverside Cemetery; citing record ID 59346867, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDB3-LV2 : 3 April 2015), Nelson W Kelly, 1865.

• The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=466D17AF-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

• The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UMI0020RI

• http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/20compb.htm

• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59346867