Ok...maybe this might not be appropriate as a post on this list but, ya know I wish I had a nickel for everyone of our elusive KELL(E)Y's out there. Be rich for sure!!!!Wouldn't need a secret society for McMinn County, TN....The way things are the KELL(E)Y clan could start there own secret society. Seems like every family I come across has had at least one KELL(E)Y in it somewhere along the way. And many cannot be found somewhere along the way for one reason or another. Tell ya what? Instead of what or who we are searching for...how about the KELL(E)Y's stuff that might be of interest we have found along the way, but for some reason is not our line....... For instance, buried in the same cemetery, right next to my g-g-grandfather William Charles KELLY --b. 1843 AL d. 1922 Ledbetter, Fayette, Texas is a Frank KELLY and a small Infant KELLY son. No where can I find a connection whatsoever in any file I have...... Another one....My g-g-grandfather migrated from AL to San Saba, Texas rigtht after the Civil War. When I sent for his Civil War Pension and War Records I received another one for a Daniel C. KELL(E)Y --spelled both ways on the application--He to resided in San Saba County, TX. He served in the 8th Georgia Infantry. And lastly, while searching for my g-g-g-grandfather John W. KELLY b. 1813 d. 1879 in Hempstead, Waller, Texas according to a bio I have.......I asked for a look up in Waller County for a cemetery record. Not there...So I went to Lavaca County as I had a hint he might have been there. No luck there either but, the person told me that on a small farm in Lavaca County is a Bressel Graveyard near Yoakum. Only four grave sights are listed. On two of the head stones---One unreadable except for KELLY died in the 1840's brother of William. The other one says Mrs. William KELLY died abt. 1840, mother of John KELLY. Makes me wonder if she was my line but, not sure. I live here in NC on the ocean and in this area are very small single family graveyards. I am sure they are like this all across the country. If you are out there searching small family graveyards, remember and write the info down. As I said I thought instead of asking for an elusive KELLY I haven't been able to find so far.........I might just post some info I have found who I am certain is someone's line but, as of yet doesn't connect to my line. If it helps great!! If not at least tried. Mike Kelly The other names were Bressel........ -----Original Message----- From: Thia <thia@fox61tv.com> To: KELLEY-L@rootsweb.com <KELLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 6:56 PM Subject: Re: KELLEY-KELLY ????????? >Hello All! > >Unfortunately, I'm bouncing off a similar brick wall. I am looking for >the family of Tyre (could be spelled Terry) Kelly (ey) b. ca. 1820 m. >04 Jan 1839 at McMinn County, Tennessee to Delilah EMMERSON b. ca. >1818. One of their sons has the middle name Glaspy which may mean that >there was a Gillespie (or some such spelling) connection at one time. > >Maybe the two of us along with another couple of cousins should start a >secret society of McMinn Co. Kelly(ey)s. They do seem to be a secretive >lot. > >Any help will be greatly appreciated! >Thia > >RoladexMOM@aol.com wrote: > >> Well, I have read all the discussion about the KELLEY-KELLY spellings >> for the >> last few days and still am not any closer to finding the KELLEY that I >> need. >> Its seems that my KELLEY'S have disappeared from this world. I know a >> lot of >> them came over here from the "Old" country and the Irish are second to >> the >> Germans in settling here but when it comes to tracing them down I have >> hit a >> blank wall. I'm not as lucky as most of you are by having been able to >> go back >> into the last 2 centuries...........I'm still stuck in the 20th >> century. >> HELP. >> Looking for >> James Herschel KELLEY >> b. 1904 or 1905 . Athens TN? >> m. May 17,1922..Winifred Larose HEDGE >> one child.dau.Jean Colleen >> >> I have the HEDGE side but have nothing on the KELLEY side. I do not >> know who >> James parents were. He had a sister Pauline. age unknown. >> Any help you can give me will be appreciated very much. >> >> Jean >> >> ==== KELLEY Mailing List ==== >> Do not send attachments to the list. Attachments cause major problems >> for those who subscribe to the list in Digest format. > > > >-- >Thia Hatcher {researching the Hatcher, Thatcher, Vandergriff, >Gulley, Smith, Hardin (-den, -ding), Birdwell, Gann, >Brouayer (Bruyer, Bruyere), VanSandt (Van Sant), Bleistein, >Groesbeck (Groesbeeck), Copass (Copas, Copus, etc...), >Williams, Emmerson, Shadrick, Cox, Lacey (Lacy), Gass, >Condra (Condry, Condray), Pitcock, Stansberry, Eldridge, >Connor (-er), Thurman, Ledbetter, Cowan, Rogers, Kelly (Kelley), >Thompson and Laymon (-an, -en), Lehman(n), Lemon, Leman, >(+countless others I've probably left out) lines.} > > > >==== KELLEY Mailing List ==== >If you don't get a response to your posting, keep sending it to this >list. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again...as the old saying goes. > > > > > > > > > > > > >