John Kelly1

b. January 1813, d. 28 May 1879
FatherAndrew E. Kelly2 b. 23 May 1783, d. 12 May 1860
MotherJoanna Edmondson3 b. 28 Apr 1791, d. Jun 1848
BirthJan 1813 John Kelly was born the 22nd or 28th of Jan 1813.4,5 
Marriage22 Mar 1838 He married his second cousin Elizabeth Buchanan, daughter of William Buchanan and Jane Keys, on 22 Mar 1838.6,7 
  Two of John's brothers married 2 of Elizabeth's sisters. All 3 couples were great grandchildren of Andrew Buchanan and Joanna Hays, and of Wm Edmiston and Agnes Holmes. 
Residence  John and Elizabeth lived in the Kelly's Chapel community of Washington County Virginia where they raised at least 9 children, including twins born in 1841.1 
  John's father in law, William Buchanan, owned a tanyard with John. At William's death his interest passed to his son James Buchanan. John ran the tanyard and manufactured leather.2,8 
Cens-18507 Sep 1850  John was also a farmer, owing land valued at $1,400 in 1850.9 
  Elizabeth gave birth to one more son in the fall of 1861. The couple's oldest son George joined the Glade Spring Rifles at the onset of the Civil War and died while held as a Union prisoner in 1864. 
Death28 May 1879 John died on 28 May 1879 at age 66.4 
Burial He was buried at Kelly's Chapel in Washington County.4 

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Family

Elizabeth Buchanan b. 23 Nov 1818, d. 20 Jan 1897
Children
Last Edited5 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 58.
  2. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 19.
  3. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 91.
  4. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 193. John Kelly, 22 Jan 1813-28 May 1879.
  5. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 19. States he was born 28 Jan. 1813.
  6. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962.
  7. [S2272] Jean Keys Buchanan, The Buchanans, manuscript, 1928.
  8. [S112] William Buchanan will, Washington Co. WB 10: 89-91, FHL mf 034359.
  9. [S367] John Kelly household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 139 stamped, dwelling 1034, family 1034, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2009, image 143 of 289. Household includes: John Kelly, 37, farmer, real estate value $1,400; Elizabeth, 31; George, 8; Harriet, 8; Joanah, 6; Jane, 1; John Sharp, 21, farmer; all b. VA.
  10. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 20.
  11. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, Harvey S. Robinson 36y, sgl, b & resid WCV, farmer, s/o James & Mary Robinson AND Jean Kelly 27y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John & Eliz Kelly; 12 Apr 1877. Note: there are two identical entries for this marriage listed, with the exception that the year is listed as 1878 on the second entry.
  12. [S2273] Research of Jack Hockett, Montreal, Canada; Mr. Hockett cites Washington Co. VA death records as viewed on microfilm (reel 276) at the Library of Virginia, Richmond: Glade Spring: Mrs. Jean K. Robinson, Glade Spring, white female, wid of Harvy Robinson, b Glade Spring, WCV, 18 Aug 1849, 88/00/25; d of infirmaties of age on 13 Sep 1937, d/o John Kelley, Glade Spring, WCV & Elizebeth Buchanan, Lodi, VA, WCV; Ben Kelley, Glade Spring, VA, inf; bur Old Glade.