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George Alvis Kelley

Male Abt 1868 - Abt 1933  (~ 65 years)


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  • Name George Alvis Kelley  [1, 2, 3
    Born Abt 1868  Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt 1933  Concord, Anderson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Said to be the son of Rev. Joel Parish KELLEY and Deborah Ansofee FUNDERBURK. Other children bonr to Joel and Deborah were: Cornelius, Baron DeKalb, Emily Frances, Nancy Jane, William Wilson, John Van, and Rhoda.

      On his "Descendants of William C. KELLY" website, Phil Sulser writes that:

      Joel Parrish Kelley was born in North Carolina Oct. 3, 1825. He, along with his parents, brother John (Jack) and sisters Jennie and Malinda, moved to Alabama in the early 1830's. The 1840 Census of Perry County, AL listed: William C. Kelley and John C. Kelley. The family then moved to the area of Farmerville, LA., Concord community just NE of there, about 1842. The 1850 Census of Union Parrish, LA listed: Joel P. Kelley age 25, Deborah Kelley age 21, Cornelius Kelley age 3, Cal Kelley age 1, Tabitha Kelley age 63, John C. Kelley age 33, Eliza Kelley age 32, and their 6 children. Also listed was Van R. Funderburk family, descended from Hans Devauld Von Der Berg and the Von Der Burg family of medieval Germany nobility. The Census of 1860 in Union Parrish still listed Joel P. Kelley and family but with four children.
      Joel and Deborah Kelley lived in LA long enough for all 8 children to be born there (Farmerville area, Union Parrish) prior to the family moving to Texas. Debora's brother Van R. Funderburk and family moved to Texas with them in 1869, as did Joel's brother Jack Kelley. Jack Kelley and family left the group in route shortly after crossing the Sabine River and settled in Chambers County, TX. Joel's sisters Jennie Smith and Malinda Davis also moved to Texas. Jennie Smith and family moved elsewhere (where ?) rather than settle in Concord. Malinda Davis's husband disappeared , fate unknown. Malinda thereafter lived with relatives and is buried in Concord Cemetery. Joel and Van Funderburk bought adjoining land 12 miles North of Palestine, TX in the Concord Community, then known as Fitzgerald . Joel, a Baptist Minister, donated the land, a corner of his property, for the cemetery at the Concord Baptist Church when it was organized in 1871. He died of spinal meningitis Feb. 1872 shortly after coming to Texas and was the first person buried in Concord Cemetery. His wife Deborah, who lived another 41 years and never remarried, is buried beside him. She died March 30, 1913.
    • (Research):Census Information:

      1920 Census
      Texas, Jasper County, Justice Pr 2
      Enumerated 8 and 9 January 1920 by Albert Norsworthy
      SD 326 ED 73 Sheet 9B
      175-197
      Kelley, George A Hd M W 52 M La NC Ala Farmer
      Kelley, Mary E Wif F W 46 M Tx Ga Tn
      Kelley, Valentine Son M W 22 S Tx La Tx Sawyer Lumber Mill
      Kelley, Arthur G Son M W 19 S Tx La Tx Sawyer Lumber Mill
      Kelley, Vivian Dtr F W 16 S Tx La Tx
      Kelley, John V Son M W 10 S Tx La Tx


      1930 Census
      Texas, Anderson County, Precinct 4
      Enumerated April 7, 1930
      SD 1-20 ED 18 Sheet 4A Stamped 273
      71
      Kelley, George A Hd M W 62 M@22 La La La Farmer
      Kelley, Mary E Wf F W 56 M@17 Tx Tx Tx
      Kelley, John V Son M W 20 S Tx La Tx
    Person ID I27489  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Mary Ella Redwine,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Anderson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1941, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married
    • They were also the parents of Valentine Stanton, Arthur Gilbert, and Stella Vivian KELLEY.
    Children 
     1. Valentine Stanton Kelley,   b. 31 Mar 1897, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1982, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Arthur Gilbert Kelly,   b. 27 May 1900, Anderson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1933, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     3. Stella Vivian Kelley,   b. 15 Jul 1903, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1991, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. John Van "J. V." Kelley,   b. 14 Dec 1909, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1992, Liberty County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F8987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1868 - Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Abt 1933 - Concord, Anderson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S550] Sulser, Phil "Descendants of Willam C. Kelley", (http://members.aol.com/daisymaepet/KELLY.html).

    2. [S93] Form SS-5, Treasury Department: Application for U.S. Social Security Number, Application of his son, Valentine Stanton Kelley (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Anderson County, Pr. 4 Enumerated 7 Apr 1930 ED 1-20 SD 18 Sheet 4A Stamped 273 ----71 (Reliability: 3).