James M Kelly (1817 - 1905)

Born 23 Aug 1817 in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann Baccus — married 25 Oct 1838 in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

Died 26 Jun 1905 at age 87 in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Rev. James M Kelly^[1] was born on August 23, 1817, in Ironton, Ohio to Joshua Kelly and Mary Lee. He married Sarah Ann Baccus on October 25, 1838^[2], in his hometown. He died on June 26, 1905 and was buried at the Woodland Cemetery in Ironton, Lawrence County , Ohio^[3].

Residence

Date: 1870^[4]

Place: Ohio, United States

Date: 1880^[5]

Place: Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

Date: 1900^[6]

Place: Upper Township, Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

Memoriam

Ironton Register, Thursday, August 24, 1905

" IN MEMORIAM – REV. J. M. KELLEY – On Monday, June 26, there passed away in Ironton, Ohio, in the 88th year of his age Rev. J. M. Kelley, one of the most prominent figures in the Baptist work in Southern Ohio for the last half century. The funeral services were conducted at his home in Ironton by Rev. Henry Brandt, pastor of the First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, two sons and one daughter. Elder Kelley was born in Lawrence county, Ohio, in the year 1817. (Talks of First Baptist Church, which was organized in 1814, had had but one pastor, Rev. John Lee, up to the year 1840.) Elder Kelley enlisted in the 5th WV Infantry and served as Chaplain. (lengthy obit.) "

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Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXQJ-Y35 : 9 November 2014), James Kelley, Upper, Lawrence, Ohio, United States; citing family 167, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDHM-88N : 8 December 2014), James M. Kelly and Sarah Ann Baccus, 25 Oct 1838; citing , Scioto, Ohio, reference 2:XT6K5H; FHL microfilm 292,694.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK1F-QX6Y : 15 December 2015), James Madison Kelley, 1905; Burial, Coal Grove, Lawrence, Ohio, United States of America, Woodland Cemetery; citing record ID 138630339, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M62T-MND : 17 October 2014), Jas M Kelley, Ohio, United States; citing p. 1, family 1, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,730.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M89X-1K7 : 14 July 2016), J M Kelley, Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 88, sheet 137A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1039; FHL microfilm 1,255,039.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMDC-N51 : accessed 24 July 2017), James M Kelley, Upper Township Ironton City Ward 1, Lawrence, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 81, sheet 2B, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,292.