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    1. Andrew Jackson Kelly GA>AR
    2. My Andrew Jackson Kelly was b. in 1831, and died in Arkansas on 6/27/20. His wife was Rebecca Caroline ????(don't know her last name) who died in Arkansas 2/6/10. A. J. served in the NC 34th Inf. during the Civil War. He was wounded, according to his Pension Application papers, at Drury's Bluff, VA, and had to have his right arm amputated. Following the Civil War he was a farmer around the Rome, GA area and then became a Baptist preacher. My grandfather, John Henry Barney Kelly, was 17 years old when the family moved to Arkansas. He always wanted to go back to Rome, GA and often told stories of what a wonderful place it is. His older sister, Jane, was married to a Baptist preacher, J. B. Wilson. Andrew Jackson Kelly and Rebecca Caroline's children: 1. Jane m. J. B. Wilson 2. John Henry Barney Kelly b. 1875 married Martha Elizabeth O'Rear 3. Elias Layfette Kelly b. 1877 - unmarried 4. Martha (??) Lula Kelly - married ______ Raney This family moved to Brinkley, AR some time around 1891. There was a Dick and an Ed Kelly living in the same twp. as A. J. (Monroe Co., AR). Thank you so much. Linda

    12/05/1998 01:02:56