Bob and Betty, The Samuel Kelley family moved from Blount/Jefferson County Alabama to Newton County Arkansas after 1840. They were there on the 1850 census. Samuel and his wife died there between 1850-1860. All of their children who were living at that time went to Tulare County California after 1850. Your family was in Newton County Arkansas after our family had already left for California. The Kelley names you mention are not familiar to me. Sorry I couldn't help. From: [email protected] Date: 2005/08/06 Sat PM 04:40:46 EDT To: [email protected] Subject: [KELLEY] Re: Looking for Present Day Kelley/Kelly Family in LA or MS This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kelley, Smith, Henderson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CYm.2ACIB/2988.1.2 Message Board Post: Andrea, I am interested in any info you may have on the Kelley's that moved to Newton County, Arkansas. That's where my father-in-law's family was believed to "originate" from, and I'd like to see if this may be a link to getting past my f-i-l's dad in my search for his ancestors. Thanks for any info you can give me. My f-i-l is Gerald Weldon Kelley, he was born in May 2, 1927 at Yellville, AR, and married Geneva Lee Henderson on August 9, 1947. His father was Homer Jewell Kelley, he was born Jul. 22, 1906, at the homeplace outside of Yellville, AR. He married Erbie Beatrice Smith in around mid 1920's, she was born around 1897. Homer's dad could possible have been William Henry Kelley? Dad Gerald is getting forgettful, and doesn't really remember much. Anyone got any info for me? Thanks ==== KELLEY Mailing List ==== TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to [email protected] (or if you receive the DIGEST, send the message to: [email protected]) with only one word in the body of the message: UNSUBSCRIBE