Hi fellow researchers & cousins, Looking for ancestors and/or descendants of Christopher Columbus KELLY/KELLEY [b. May 10, 1837 Huntsville, Surry [now Yadkin] Co.,NC-d. 1901 Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., NC 7 buried Ashe Co., NC] married 1st Elizabeth MERRIMAN [b. 1842 Wilkes Co., NC-d. July 9, 1890 Ashe Co., NC] & married 2nd [July 18, 1893 Ashe Co., NC] Lena Caroline BROWN. Christopher Columbus was the son of Thomas S. & Nancy [maiden name unknown] KELLEY. Elizabeth was the daughter of Owen & Jane [COLVARD] MERRIMAN. C. C. KELLY/KELLEY could not read or write. He was in the C. S. A. and the surname was spelled both ways in his service papers. Children of Christopher Columbus & Elizabeth "Betsy" were: 1. Lewis Wade [b. June 18, 1861 NC-d. Aug 18, 1938 Ashe Co., NC]. 2. Virginia Lee [b. June 8, 1865 NC-d. Aug 24, 1936 Ashe Co., NC] married [Dec 27, 1886] Adam Lindsay LOWMAN. 3. Wiley Thomas or Thomas Wiley [b. Mar 27, 1869 NC] married [Aug 26, 1888 Ashe co., NC] Mary Jane BILLING. 4. Richard [b. July 5, 1870 NC-d. Oct 5, 1946 Ashe Co., NC] married 1st Charity Elizabeth HUDDLES & 2nd Maude GRUBBS. 5. Lucy Ann [b. March 13, 1873 NC-d. Aug 8, 1933 Forsyth Co., NC] married William Harvey SHOOK. 6. Mary Ellen [b. June 25, 1875 NC-d. Jan 26, 1949 Wilkes Co., NC] married [June 10, 1894] James Wilson SHOOK. 7. Owen [b. July 31, 1877 NC-d. Feb 28, 1925 Mercer Co., WV] married [Apr 3, 1903 Mercer Co., WV] Rosa Belle HICKS. 8. Barnett V[b.Jan 2, 1879 NC-d. Jan 19, 1944 Ashe Co., NC] married Mary Ann BARE. 9. Charles Lawson [b. June 5, 1881-d. Apr 29, 1962 Guilford Co., NC-buried Forsyth Co., NC] married 1st Cora ST. JOHN & 2nd Elizabeth PENNINGTON. 10. Edwin Foster [b. Mar 3, 1885 NC] married Kate KENNEDY. Children of Christopher Columbus & Lena Caroline [2nd wife]: 11. John Cotrell [b. Feb 1, 1895 Ashe Co., NC-d. Jan 3, 1981 Wilkes Co., NC] married May 15, 1915 Ashe Co., NC] Alice POPE. 12. Hattie Mae [b. Sept 8, 1896 Ashe Co., NC-d. Oct 11, 1997 Wilkes Co., NC] Never married. any info will be appreciated. Will share info. Bashak@aol.com Bill & Barb Kelley 6227 29th Street North St. Petersburg, FL 33702