John McKinnon

Notes:

Name John Mckinnon
Event Type Death
Event Date 21 Dec 1935
Event Place Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 17 Feb 1881
Birthplace , Texas
Occupation Lumber Grader
Father's Name Dan Mckinnon
Mother's Name Sarah Ellen Kelly
Informant Mrs. May McKinnon
Certificate Number 57074
GS Film number 2116708
Digital Folder Number 005145540
Image Number 01279

Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3HF-JF6 : accessed 11 Aug 2014), John Mckinnon, 21 Dec 1935; citing certificate number 57074, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2116708.

Daniel married Sarah Ellen Kelley on 23 Jun 1881 in Newton County, Texas. Sarah (daughter of Malachi Lumpkin Kelley and Martha Ann Caswell) was born about 1856 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Barbara Smith also shows that he was married to Martha E. ALLEN, with no issue. Date in not known.




(Research):


Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Jasper County, P O Newton
Enumerated 26 July 1860
Page 11, Stamped 390
71-71
M. L. Kelly 28 M Farmer 1500 3799 Ga
Martha Kelly 29 F Ga
Ashley Kelly 6 M Tex
Sarah Kelly 4 F Tex
Elizabeth Kelly 3 F Tex
Julia Kelly 2 F Tex
Mary Kelly 7/12 F Tex
Ferdinand Kelly 9 M Tex

1870 Census
Texas, Jasper County, Sub. No.23, PO Jasper
Pages 52 and 53 Stamped 509
407-408
Kelley, Malachi 38 M W $--- $200 Ga
Kelley, Ashley J 15 M W Tx
Kelley, Sarah 14 F W Tx
Kelley, Eliza 12 F W Tx
Kelley, Julia 10 F W Tx
Kelley, Mary E 9 F W Tx
Kelly, Rose A 8 F W Tx


1880 Census
Census Place:Precinct 3, Jasper, Texas
Source:FHL Film 1255313 National Archives Film T9-1313
Page 15
RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
Lumpkin KELLY Self M W W 48 GA Occ:Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC
Jefferson KELLY Son M S W 24 TX Occ:Works On Farm Fa: GA Mo: GA
Sarah E KELLY Dau F S W 22 TX Occ:Keeping House Fa: GA Mo: GA
Rosa Ann KELLY Dau F S W 15 TX Occ:At Home Fa: GA Mo: GA
Mary E KELLY GDau F S W 2 TX Fa: TX Mo: TX

Malachi married Martha Ann Caswell before 1851. Martha was born about 1831 in Georgia; died after 1865 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He can be found on the 1840 Decatur County, Georgia Census as follows:
2 males 5-10
1 male 10-15
1 male 50-60
1 female 10-15
2 females 15-20
1 female 20-30 1 female 40-50

The next household enumerated was that of Hannah Morgan.

This is his listing in 1850 Decatur County, Georgia:

#520-520
Kelly,M.,64,male,farmer,property value $1,200 South Carolina
Kelly, Sarah,58,female, South Carolina
Kelly, Kizzy,26,female, Georgia
Kelly,Harriet,24,female, Georgia
Kelly, Joseph,20,male,laborer, Georgia
Kelly,Lumpkin,19,male,laborer,Georgia

Per www.rootsweb.com/~gadecatu

1850 Slave Schedule
John Kelly 9 slaves
M. Kelly 28 slaves
Mrs. Morgan 1 slave, 1 y/o black male

Nan McCoy Kittell of Jasper located a copy of the following deed of sale by the heirs of Malichi Kelly:

THE STATE OF TEXAS JASPER COUNTY

Know all men by these presents that we Dunkin Morgan & Eliza Morgan and Malichi Morgan and John McLemore of said State and County for and consideration of the sum of Five Hundred dollars to us in funds paid by Kizzie Kelly also of said State and County at and before the signing and delivering these presents the reciept of which we do hereby acknowledge we have granted bargain and sold and by these presents do grant bargain sell alienate transfer convey and confirm unto said Kizzie Kelly and to her heirs as assignees forever the following tracks lots or parcels of lands, described as follows, being situated in said State and County on Big Creek 9 miles southeast of Jasper. By virtue of presumption of Malichi Kelly and of Anthony Passeres (??) headright, we the AFORE SAID HEIRS OF MALICHI KELLYS ESTATE (emphasis added) do grant bargain and sell all of our right title and possession to the said Kizzie Kelly and to her heirs or assigns forever we here unto sign our names before witnesses on this the 14th day of January AD 1867.

Witness PresentSigned James R. LeeM. Morgan Moses LeeDunkin Morgan "X" his mark Eliza Morgan "X" her mark John MacLamore "X" his mark


On the same day, Malichi Morgan, John McLamore and Kizzie Kelly appear to also be selling land "situated on Big Creek 9 miles S E of Jasper" to "Dunkin Morgan and Eliza Morgan his wife," also for five hundred dollars. Perhaps they were partitioning the land?

Both of these were recorded in the Deed Records of Jasper County, Volume 24, page 576.

In a letter written on October 3, 1999, Nan notes however that "I have about decided that the one Kelley/McLemore clue I found is only a clerical error, therefore our Kelley connection my in fact be nonexistant....the deed Book H, p 241 in Jasper showing sale of land to Keziah Kelley from Eliza (Kelley) and Duncan Morgan, John McLemore and M. (Little Mal) Morgan mentions that "We...heirs of Malichi Kelley's estate" do sell, etc. [Eliza and Keziah are sisters, Little Mal Morgan a nephew] BUT the clerk could have misunderstood and added Grandpa's [John McLemore] name AS A HEIR when he merely had some ownership in the land being transferred. While there was no AFFADAVIT OF HEIRSHIP filed, there's a POWER OF ATTORNEY filed (Book F, p 141) which gives ALL the heirs of Mal Kelley and agrees to have brother Joseph Kelley and brother-in-law Randall McDonald act as "agents" to settle this estate. John McLemore is not on this list...bet I've spent at least fifty dollars on postage, copies, phone calls and gas, but think 'this dog won't hunt.'

Could Malachi be the father of Alexander Kelly? He and his family can be found on the FamilySearch transcription of the 1880 Census in Jasper. He was born in Georgia circa 1813-1814.

Could Malachi be the father of Daniel Kelly? Daniel is also listed on the 1880 Jasper County, Texas census as age 63 (born ca 1817) in Georgia. And could Elijah Kelley, father in law of Martha Jane Travis, fit into this family as well? He was born in 1825 in Decatur County, Georgia.

Malachi married Sarah Singletary in 1810 in South Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Joseph Singletary and Mary Martha Edwards) was born about 1792 in South Carolina; died about 1850 in Decatur County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]