Hi Josiah, I am not really researching the Kelletts but responded to your query saying perhaps someone had some information about the illusive Kelletts. I guess you could say I was just trying to be a good genealogy "neighbor"! I realize there is nothing about Eliza Jane Kellett prior to her listing in the household of William Wooldridge in Randolph Co., AR in 1850. I really had not puzzled over that fact for two reasons. One, I hadn't thought about it! and two, I had always just heard my mother and her sisters say that Eliza Jane Kellett was their Great Grandfather's mother. After you wrote me privately, I looked on the Randolph Co. website under Marriages. Eliza Kellett married William A. Wooldridge in 1847. In 1844, an Eliza Holt married a Elias Kellett. If Eliza Kellett was Eliza Holt and the 5 year old in 1850 was her son, he was born before they were married. Of course, that certainly happened then as now. Another possiblity is that Elias Kellett was her brother which would make it reasonable that she might have named her new son with William after her brother. The 5 year old could be a young brother. I just don't know. Reports from other family members researching Wooldridges have indicated Eliza died and William then married Harriet Thornbury. Catherine BryantKellett@aol.com wrote: > Catherine: > > > > > I think I talked to you several years ago. I was thinking, that you > lived in Colorado, but I'm not sure. > > There's one Kellett, James Kellett, who came to Arkansas from > Tennessee. He was born between 1780-1790. We have nothing on him or > any marriage for him. We do believe, that maybe he was married to Lavinia. > > James Kellett was in the Lawrence Co, AR 1830's Census. See Below... > > James KELLETT > 1 male under five years of age > 1 male of five and under ten > 1 male of ten and under fifteen > 3 males of fifteen and under twenty > 1 male of forty and under fifty > 2 females under five years of age > 1 female of five and under ten > 1 female of ten and under fifteen > 1 female of fifteen and under twenty > 1 female of forty and under fifty > for a total of 13 people in this household. There were no slaves or free > colored persons in this household > > > We don't have any of his children counted for or what their names are. > > There's so many unanswered questions about my Kellett family, that > anyone could be your connection. > > Josiah JB Kellett > in Tennessee > used to live in Colorado > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at AOL.com <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000339>.