When James Nutley O'Kelley was born on 28 October 1838, in South Carolina, United States, his father, James Haden O’Kelley, was 23 and his mother, Rebecca Elizabeth Patton, was 12. He married Mary Malina McDonald on 9 December 1860, in Hall, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 8 February 1914, in Hall, Georgia, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Clermont, Hall, Georgia, United States.
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