Brief Life History of Herschel Corry
When Herschel Corry Kelly was born on 25 January 1885, in Ebenezer, Marion, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Crittenden Kelly, was 36 and his mother, Laura Ann Turner, was 32. He lived in Civil District 7, Madison, Tennessee, United States in 1900 and Civil District 5, Marion, Tennessee, United States in 1910. He died on 7 July 1918, in Marion, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Herschel C Kelly in household of Samuel Bennett, "United States Census, 1910"
- Hershel Corry Kelly, "Find A Grave Index"
- Hershel C Kelly in household of John Kelly, "United States Census, 1900"
Parents and Siblings
1848–1915 Male
1852–1900 Female
Siblings (7)
1869–1887 Male
1872–1945 Female
1874–1924 Male
1877–1968 Female
1879–1965 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
Age 1
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 11
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Aileen, John Patrick, Siobhan, Liam, Brigid, Donovan, Eamon, Parnell, Aidan, Clancy.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceallaigh, or, in some areas, Mac Ceallaigh ‘descendant (or son) of Ceallach’, an ancient Irish personal name, originally a byname meaning ‘bright-headed’, later understood as ‘frequenting churches’ (Irish ceall). There are several early Irish saints who bore this name. Kelly is now the most common of all surnames in Ireland.
Scottish: habitational name from either the lands of Kelly, near Arbroath (Angus), Kellie in Carnbee (Fife), or Kelly in Methlick (Aberdeenshire). Each of these placenames is from Pictish celli or Gaelic coille ‘wood’ + the placename forming suffix -in. Alternatively, from the lands of Kelloe in the barony of Hume (Berwickshire), whose name is of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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