Dandridge Eliphalet Kelsey (1818 - 1904)

Born 27 Mar 1818 in Farmers Retreat, Caesar Creek Township, Dearborn County, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Laycock) Kelsey — married 10 Feb 1842 in Ripley County, Indiana

Husband of Elizabeth (Boatman) Wilson — married 15 Apr 1855 in Dearborn, Indiana, United States

Husband of Rebecca Jane (Burgess) Kelsey — married 26 Nov 1867 in Dearborn, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1904 at age 86 in Oxford, Sumner County, Kansas, United States

Biography

Dandridge Eliphalet KELSEY was born on 27 Mar 1818 in Dearborn County, Indiana. He died on 1 Oct 1904 in Oxford, Kansas.

Parents

Parents: Daniel KELSEY and Eunice COLE.^[1]

Birth

Birth: Mar. 27, 1818, Farmers Retreat, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA ^[2]

Military

Co. B 83rd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Enlisted as 2nd Lieutenant August 11 1862 Resigned and promoted to Captain March 6 1864 Discharged May 1 1864 ^[3]

Marriages

Dandridge was married three times:

1. Spouse: Mercy LAYCOCK. Dandridge Eliphet KELSEY and Mercy LAYCOCK were married on 10 Feb 1842 in Ripley County, Indiana. Their children^[4] were:

• M Abner Taylor KELSEY.
• F Abigail America KELSEY was born 4 May 1843 and died 26 Apr 1918.
• F Ann Eliza KELSEY was born 26 Apr 1845. She died 20 Dec 1852 in Friendship, IN and was buried in Cole Chapel cemetery in Dearborn Co., IN.
• M Joseph Israel Winfield Scott KELSEY was born 1 Jul 1847 and died 8 Apr 1936.

2. Spouse: Elizabeth Boatman WILSON. Dandridge Eliphet KELSEY and Elizabeth Boatman WILSON were married. They had the following children^[5]:

• F R N KELSEY was buried in Cole Chapel cemetery in Dearborn Co., IN.
• F Eliza Agnes KELSEY was born 26 Aug 1856. She died 1 Oct 1859 and was buried in Cole Chapel cemetery in Dearborn Co., IN.
• M Benjamin Franklin KELSEY was born 22 Jan 1859 and died 22 Sep 1921.
• M Charles Daniel Fremont KELSEY was born 31 Mar 1865 in IN. He was buried in Topeka cemetery in Topeka, KS.
• F Elizabeth KELSEY 1, 2 was born 23 May 1867. She died 29 Aug 1867 and was buried in Cole Chapel cemetery in Dearborn Co., IN.

3. Spouse: Dandridge Eliphet KELSEY and Rebecca Jane Burgess Kelsey married on 26 Nov 1867 in IN ^[6]. They had the following children^[7]:

• F Minnie Bell KELSEY was born 12 Oct 1869.
• F Eunice J KELSEY was born 19 Sep 1871. She died 12 Oct 1871 in Topeka, KS.
• M Jessie Francis KELSEY was born 19 Jun 1876. He died 23 Jul 1878 and was buried in Topeka cemetery in Topeka, KS.
• M William Logan KELSEY was born 10 Jul 1877.

Death

Death: Oct. 1, 1904, Oxford, Sumner County, Kansas, USA Burial: Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA. Plot: 22, lot 20, space S2WT ^[8]

Sources

• Find A Grave Memorial# 57872964, Created by: Justin Meyer, Aug 29, 2010

• RootsWeb Free Pages: All my Surnames - [1]

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Tom Quick.
2. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 57872964
3. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 57872964
4. ↑ RootsWeb Free Pages: All my Surnames
5. ↑ RootsWeb Free Pages: All my Surnames
6. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 57872964
7. ↑ RootsWeb Free Pages: All my Surnames
8. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 57872964

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Tom Quick for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Tom and others.