I have developed the following time line for the Hiram Kelly. 1813 - Marriage bond for Hyrum Kelly and Elizabeth McGEE posted in Burke County, NC 1820 - Hiram Kelly listed in Burke County NC Census 1830 - Hiram Kelly and Patrick Steward McGee (father of Elizabeth McGee) Habersham County GA census 1840 - Hiram Kelly listed in Cherokee County GA Census 1845 - Hiram Kelly marriage to Malinda ANDERSON recorded in Lumkin County, GA marriage book 1850 - Hiram Kelly, wife Malinda, and daughters recorded in Census of Forsyth County, GA 1860 - Hiram Kelly, filed for land patents in Madison County AR. 1860 - Joseph Kelly, firle for land patent in Madison County, AR 1860 - Hiram Kelly, wife Malinda and daughters recorded in Madison County AR census 1860 - Joshua Ellis, son-inlaw of Hiram Kelly filed land patent in 1862 - Hiram Kelly died, buried in Austin Cemetery, Benton County, AR 1863 - Joseph Kelly murdered by bushwhackers in Madison County AR buried Austin Cemetery, Benton County AR 1863- Jesse Richardson Kelly did not travel to AR with Hiram and the other family members. It is possible he had not yet completed medical school. One child was reportedly born in 1859 in GA and the next born 1863 in AR. Dr Kelly did file as adminstrator for his fathers estate and later the estate of his brother. Family oral history states Dr Kelly took his family and Joseph's family to TX for a period of time after Joseph was murdered. Court records relating to Hiram's estate also noted Jesse Kelly was not in the area. Children of Hiram and Elizabeth (McGEE) Kelly * Mary S. - b 12 Aug 1815 Burke County, NC; married Theron MONROE, 24 Mar 1846 Forsyth Co, GA * Sarah E. - b 1817 Burke County, NC; married Joshua C ELLIS, 28 Feb 1837 in Forsyth Co, GA * Elizabeth M - b 1819 Burke County, NC;, married Thomas MONROE 7 Apr 1840 in Forsyth Co, GA * Joseph E. - b. 5 Aug 1820 Burke County, NC; married Elizabeth Rebecca FRANCIS in GA * Benjamin - b. ca 1822 GA, married 1) Narcissa Sartor ca 1845 Dawson Co GA 2) Mary Chatham 15 Feb 1866 * Andrew J - b. 25 Apr 1825, Habersham County, GA, married 1) Julia Holbrook ca 1850 2) Arabella Ledbetter * Ruth - b ca 1832 GA; married William Holbrook ca 1850 in GA * Jesse Richardson - b - 29 Nov 1833 GA married Elizabth Richards 1855 in GA Forsyth county marriages were found in Forsyth County marriage Book A. Film located in the Family History Library Salt Lake City UT. I am currently searching for record of the marriage of Josheph and Elizabeth Rebecca (FRANCIS) Kelly. They were shown as a family in the 1850 Census in Cherokee County. I would also like to identify the parents of Elizabeth Rebecca, and suspect she may be the daughter of Thomas (age 64 b. VA) and Elizabeth (age 53 b. MD) FRANCIS, who are listed in the 1850 Census for the 31st district of Forsyth County, GA [page 212 B, family 754 beginning on line 36]. The Francis children all born in NC listed with the family are: Arnold K (25); Cynthia (23); Nancy A (21); Elizabeth (17); Thomas (19); Sarah E. (14); and Susan C (12). Any help you can offer will be greatly appreciated. Jonelle Ellis Russell email: ljrussell@earthlink.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "California ... A Goldmine of Diversity" FGS/CSGA Conference, 7 -10 August 2002 in Ontario, CA Information for the FGS/CSGA 2002 Conference in now online at the FGS Website. You can check out all of the happenings each day <http://www.fgs.org/2002conf/conf-proghighlights.htm>and even register online. <http://www.fgs.org/2002conf/FGS-2002> The early registration benefit has been extended to to July 26.