Rev. James H Kelly

Brief Life History of James H

Rev. James H Kelly was born on 1 April 1832, in Moore, North Carolina, United States as the son of Donald T. Kelly. He married Rebecca Whitledge on 31 July 1855, in New Hanover, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Bullucks Crossroads, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States in 1860 and Brown Marsh Township, Bladen, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years. He died on 19 April 1906, in North Carolina, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Clarkton, Bladen, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rev. James H Kelly
1832–1906
Emeline Cromartie
1846–1937
Marriage: 14 May 1872
Dejaunetta Kelly
1870–1879
James Donald Kelly
1876–1879
Annie Lou Kelly
1878–1968
Angus Cromartie Kelly
1881–1959
John Robertson Kelly
1885–1931
Emma Hendon Kelly
1886–1961
Eva Neal Kelly
1888–1984
Donald George Kelly
1891–1968

Sources (40)

  • James Kelly, "United States, Census, 1860"
  • James H Kelley, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • James Kelly, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

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.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1853 · First State Fair

The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

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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