Sallie Kelly1,2

b. 1853 or 1855, d. 1924
FatherJames Edmondson Kelly3,4,5 b. 23 Feb 1811, d. 7 Feb 1890
MotherMargaret Buchanan3,4,5 b. 28 Jul 1814, d. 5 Nov 1892
Birth1853 or 1855 Sallie Kelly was born in 1853 or 1855 in Washington County, Virginia.6,2,1 
MarriageMar 1876 She married William Robert McSpadden, son of Moses McSpadden and Elizabeth S. Moore, in Mar 1876 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Cens-18801880 Following their marriage Sallie and William made their home in the Holston District of Washington County, Virginia. There they were recorded on the 1880 census with their first 2 children: Victor, age 3, and Lizzie, age one.7 
Cens-190015 Jun 1900 Twenty years later the 1900 federal census again enumerated the family. Sallie and William had been married 24 years; Sallie stated she was the mother of 11 children, 9 of whom were living.6 
Cens-19106 May 1910  Sallie reported the same statistics in 1910. Three of the couple's children were still living at home: Jean (who was working as a school teacher), Margaret, and William Jr. William Sr., at age 56, listed himself as a farmer and reported that he owned his farm and it was not mortgaged.8 
Death1924 Sallie died in 1924.2 
Burial She was buried at Kelly's Chapel Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

Family

William Robert McSpadden b. 7 Sep 1850, d. 7 Jul 1919
Children
Last Edited16 May 2009

Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 237. William Robert McSpaddin, 25y, sgl, b. "state of Ala", res WCV, school teacher, s/o Moses & Elizabeth McSpaddin AND Sallie Kelly, 22y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o J.E. & Margaret Kelly; marr: March 1876.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 194. Stone reported to read: Sallie K. McSpaddin, 1853-1924.
  3. [S1198] Virgil Lewis, "Residents of Washington County," in Virginia and Virginians, p. 735.
  4. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962.
  5. [S234] James E. Kelley household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 161, dwelling 1201, family 1152, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 163 of 361. Enumeration reads: James E. Kelley, 49, owns real estate: $10,000 & pers prop: $2,000; Margaret, 46; William, 22, clerk; Andrew 21, farmer; Caroline, 19, spinster; Amanda 17; John 12; Walter 10; Sallie 7; Samuel Moore 3; Margaret Edmondson 46; all b. VA.
  6. [S574] Wm R. McSpaden household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Holston District, ED 114, sheet 11B, dwelling 181, family 182, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Nov. 2004, image 20 of 73. Enumeration includes: William R. McSpaden [sic], 49, b. Sept. 1850, marr 24 yrs, b. VA; Sallie, wife, 46, b. Aug. 1855, mother of 11 children, 9 living, b. VA; Victor L., son, 23, b. May 1877; Lizzie K., dau, 21, b. __ 1879; Loisie [sic] K., dau, 14, b. Sept. 1885; Jean N., dau, 12, b. Sept. 1887; Margaret L., dau, 11, b. Feb.1889; Nettie, 9, dau, b. March 1891; William R. Jr, 4, son, b. Sept. 1895; all children b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  7. [S165] Wm R. McSpaden household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston District, ED 100, page 252C (stamped), dwelling 191, family 191, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 23 of 54. Enumeration includes: Wm R. McSpaden [sic], 29, farmer, b. AL, parents b. VA; Sally, 26, b. VA; Victor L, 3, b. VA; Lizzie K., 1, b. VA.
  8. [S237] William R. McSpadden household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston district, ED 121, sheet 12A (p. 98 stamped), dwelling 222, family 223, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2006, image 23 of 29. Enumeration includes: William R. McSpadden, 58, marr #1, marr 34 yrs, b. AL, parents b. VA, farmer, owns farm; Sallie, wife, 56, marr #1, marr 34 yrs, mother 11 children, 9 living, b. VA; Jean B., dau, 23, sgl, teacher; Margaret L., dau, 21; William R., Jr., son, 14; all b. VA.
  9. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 194. Stone reported to read: L. Victor McSpadden, 1877-1918.
  10. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 194. Stone reported to read: Hattie H. McSpaddin, d/o W.R. & Sallie McSpaddin, b. 12 Mar 1891, d. (date in concrete when stone reset).
  11. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 194. Stone reported to read: Julia R. McSpaddin, d/o W.R. & Sallie McSpaddin, 24 Aug. to 7 Sept. 1893.