Brief Life History of John J.
When John J. Kerley was born about 1793, in Fayette, Kentucky, United States, his father, Maj. William Kerley Sr, was 33 and his mother, Nancy A Rhodebaugh, was 34. He married Anna Lesley in 1813, in DeKalb, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 21 April 1856, in Rapides, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 64.
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- John Kerley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: John J. Kerley - Published information: birth: 1790; South Carolina, United States
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons
In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
Irish (Louth): variant of Curley (see McCurley ).
English (Dorset and Hampshire): variant of Carley .
In some cases probably also an Americanized form of Swiss German Kehrli , a diminutive of Kerl .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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