Brief Life History of John Harris
When John Harris Kelley was born on 8 April 1861, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Col. Rev. David Campbell Kelley, was 27 and his mother, Minerva Amanda Harris, was 25. He married Lily Pearl Williams on 6 April 1887, in Gibson, Tennessee, United States. He lived in Civil District 10, Wilson, Tennessee, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1899. He died on 22 June 1901, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.
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- John H Kelly in household of Margaret Kelly, "United States Census, 1870"
- John Harris Kelley, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- John Harris Kelley, "Tennessee, Davidson County, Death Records, 1900-1913"
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1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Irish (Offaly) and English: variant of Kelly .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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