Mary Grantham

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Grantham was born on 26 March 1814, her father, John H Grantham, was 40 and her mother, Elisabeth Harrison, was 38. She married Silas Blackman Kelly on 4 October 1832, in Irving, Montgomery, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Irving, Montgomery, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 8 November 1888, in Montgomery, Illinois, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Irving, Montgomery, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Silas Blackman Kelly
1811–1890
Mary Grantham
1814–1888
Marriage: 4 October 1832
Lucy Annie Kelly
1833–1900
William Columbus Kelley
1848–1860
Noah John Kelley
1835–1912
Hannah Amanda Kelley
1837–1917
Lydia Eleanor Kelley
1838–1903
Elizabeth Kelly
1840–1920
Mary Tabitha Kelley
1842–1929
Martha Jane Kelley
1844–
Sarah C. Kelley
1847–1847
Silas Marshall Kelley
1851–1852
Alice Cornelia Kelley
1853–1926
Melissa Irene Kelley
1855–1940
Daniel Harris Kelly
1858–1917
Samuel G Kelly
1858–
George Kelly
1858–1858
James Rich Kelly
1860–

Sources (13)

  • Mary Kelley in household of Silas Kelley, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary Grantham, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Grantham Kelly, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1821

Historical Boundaries: 1821: Montgomery, Illinois, United States

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English (Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire): habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, of uncertain origin. The final element is Old English hām ‘homestead’; the first may be Old English grand ‘gravel’ or perhaps a personal name Granta, which probably originated as a byname meaning ‘snarler’. See also Graham .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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