Ezekiel Kelley

Brief Life History of Ezekiel

When Ezekiel Kelley was born on 7 July 1829, in Doddridge, Virginia, United States, his father, John M Kelley, was 32 and his mother, Sophia Bee, was 36. He married Estella Ann Davis on 6 February 1849, in Doddridge, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Ritchie, Virginia, United States in 1860 and West Virginia, United States in 1870. He died on 6 October 1891, in Holbrook, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Doss Family Cemetery on Hoot Owl Hollow, Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ezekiel Kelley
1829–1891
Estella Ann Davis
1833–1875
Marriage: 6 February 1849
John Filmore Kelley
1850–1915
Catharine Laverna Kelley
1850–1927
Ai George Kelley
1852–1937
Horace L. Kelley
1859–1945
Mary Kelley
1864–1880
Festus Kelley
1866–1926
Darlie Alice Kelley
1870–1947
Julia Ann “Lula” Kelley
1874–1963

Sources (21)

  • Ezekiel Kelley, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Ezekiel Kellu, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Ezekiel Kelly, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

1846

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

Name Meaning

Irish (Offaly) and English: variant of Kelly .

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

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