Brief Life History of William C.
When William C. Kelley was born in 1830, in Georgia, United States, his father, Dennis Kelly, was 31 and his mother, Eliza F. Smallwood, was 18. He married Sarah Ann Lecroy on 2 February 1854, in Coosa, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Coosa, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. He died in October 1863, in Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia, United States, at the age of 33.
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- William Kelly in household of Denny Kelly, "United States Census, 1850"
- William C. Kelley, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Bill Kelly in entry for George Monroe Kelly, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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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.
1832
Historical Boundaries: 1832: Coosa, Alabama, United States
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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