Thanks for the info on Benjamin D. Kelly would you mind sharing any other info you might have on this Kelly family. You have been a great help. Do you know where Benjamin was born? That would help me. Thanks. Becky

Reuben Kelley had a son named Benjamin D. Kelley. According to material sent me by a cousin in Illinois, Benjamin D. was born in 1811, married Nancy, and died Jan 1, 1862 in Perry Co, Illinois. In a message dated 3/28/02 7:22:31 PM, RFAirEagle@aol.com writes: << Thank you so much for your reply. I am not sure I am following the Right Kelly/Kelley family. I need the parents of Benjamin Kelly b 1797 in SC. One researcher told me that Reuben Could be his father. My line is Benjamin sp Matilda Spearman, their children: William, David, Susan, Nancy b1824, James Turpin (JT) b1834, Susannah, Elenor B 1835 (my line). If you have any info on this Kelley/Kelly family I would appreciate it. Becky

Thank you so much for your reply. I am not sure I am following the Right Kelly/Kelley family. I need the parents of Benjamin Kelly b 1797 in SC. One researcher told me that Reuben Could be his father. My line is Benjamin sp Matilda Spearman, their children: William, David, Susan, Nancy b1824, James Turpin (JT) b1834, Susannah, Elenor B 1835 (my line). If you have any info on this Kelley/Kelly family I would appreciate it. Becky

Nelson Kelley is believed to be the father of Reuben Kelley (1763-1815), William Kelley who married Martha Garrett b 1778 (daughter of Edward Garrett of Laurens Co, SC), John Kelley, Millie Kelley who married Pleasant Sullivan and perhaps Thomas Kelley who was in Laurens Co, SC in 1790. Since Nelson and Elizabeth were married in 1751, I think they may have had a lot more children. But I cannot prove a single child for them. They were in Bedford Co, TN by April 1809 when they were among the founders of New Hope Baptist Church at Fairfield, TN. It seems to me that Reuben was witness on a deed from the Garrett Family to the local Baptist Church (Duncan's Creek?) in 1805 in Laurens Co. Please tell me your line. Carolyn Smotherman In a message dated 3/28/02 9:10:35 AM Central Standard Time, RFAirEagle@aol.com writes: << Subj: [TNBEDFOR] Re:Nelson Kelley/Kelly Date: 3/28/02 9:10:35 AM Central Standard Time From: RFAirEagle@aol.com Reply-to: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com I need information on Nelson Kelley and Elizabeth Jeffries Kelley. Does anyone have a listing of their children? Nelson Kelley and family was found on the 1800s census in Laurens County South Carolina.Again does anyone know when they migrated to Tennessee? Thanks for your help. Becky

Is there anybody on the list who has information on the early Warners? They lived in the section of Bedford that became Marshall Co.. Richard Warner's sister, Pheraba, was born about 1792 and married Rowland Rice of Maury Co. in 1809 or 1810. They had two children, Ebenezer and Sally Rice. When Rowland died in the War of 1812 (actually died in November of 1814 in the Creek War at the tail end of the War of 1812), the grandfather (also named Ebenezer Rice) took the two young children. Pheraba was apparently left to fend for herself. She obtained a small pension based on Rowland's death in the war and later married Joseph Abel in 1833 in Limestone Co., AL. I have been unable to find any trace of the two children after they left their grandfather's care. Young Ebenezer left his grandfather's house without permission. He had been "bound" to his grandfather, but had left, according to Old Ebenezer's will, "upwards of two years before he became twenty-one." I haven't found any record of a marriage for Sally -- although that (or dying) would be the most logical way for her to fade from genealogical sight. Old Ebenezer died in Oct. 1831 in Maury Co., and his sons and daughters migrated into southern Illinois. I have not found young Ebenezer in Illinois either. If anybody can shed any light on this family, I really would appreciate any help. Thanks. Shirley

I need information on Nelson Kelley and Elizabeth Jeffries Kelley. Does anyone have a listing of their children? Nelson Kelley and family was found on the 1800s census in Laurens County South Carolina.Again does anyone know when they migrated to Tennessee? Thanks for your help. Becky

Donna, We expect the book to be delivered by the first of November. This depends on our finishing the sponsored pages and schools in the next week or so, but I think that is going to happen. It has taken much longer than we expected, but it is going to be a great book. Carolyn In a message dated 3/27/02 2:33:03 PM Central Standard Time, granny01@uci.net writes: << Subj: Re: [TNBEDFOR] History books on Bedford Date: 3/27/02 2:33:03 PM Central Standard Time From: granny01@uci.net (Donna De Graw) Reply-to: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com Does anyone know when those books will be mailed out to us that already paid for them. Donna granny01@uci.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Carolyngenealogy@aol.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 3:57 AM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] History books on Bedford > The Bedford County Historical Society is in the process of compiling The > Bedford County Family History Book. It will contain more than 850 family > stories, the majority about early settlers, about 70 church histories, a > general history of the county, many school pictures, more than 1000 photos > altogether......... > > Information about ordering the book is at > > http://www.geocities.com/bedfordcounty/book.html > > The society voted at the March meeting to sell the book for $60 after the > pre-publication order is sent. There was considerable sentiment to go to $70 > because it will be twice as large as originally expected. I cannot give you > the deadline to get your order in at $52.50, but it will not be before April > 30, 2002. > > Carolyn Smotherman > > In a message dated 3/26/02 6:09:52 PM, cheath@ioa.com writes: > > << Hello List! > > > Can anyone tell me if there is a recent (or ancient) history of the County? > > I was hoping to find a book with families/genealogies, etc. > > > Thanks! > > > CH > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <TNBEDFOR-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zd05.mx.aol.com (rly-zd05.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.229]) by air-zd04.mail.aol.com (v84.10) with ESMTP id MAILINZD42-0327153303; Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:33:03 -0500 Received: from lists7.rootsweb.com (lists7.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.56]) by rly-zd05.mx.aol.com (v84.10) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINZD58-0327153252; Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:32:53 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists7.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id g2RKVgc26314; Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:31:42 -0700 Resent-Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:31:42 -0700 X-Original-Sender: granny01@uci.net Wed Mar 27 13:31:42 2002 Message-ID: <004901c1d5ce$704f29a0$964b68d8@pavilion> From: "Donna De Graw" <granny01@uci.net> Old-To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> References: <197.45bbed1.29d30db5@aol.com> Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] History books on Bedford Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 12:31:53 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Resent-Message-ID: <Ejg4a.A.1aG.uwio8@lists7.rootsweb.com> To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2338 X-Loop: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: TNBEDFOR-L-request@rootsweb.com >>

Hello List, My Bedford County Resource site is in transition and may not be available at the link Carolyn gave in her message. This transition is due to changes GeoCities made in their web sites. Please go to http://www.angelfire.com/tn3/classof52/bedford/index.html to see information about the Bedford County Family History Book that is now in progress. There are two links at the top of that page. One takes you to a printable order form and the other takes you to a list of the stories in the book. Lila Coley ----- Original Message ----- From: <TNBEDFOR-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 9:01 AM Subject: TNBEDFOR-D Digest V02 #84

Does anyone know when those books will be mailed out to us that already paid for them. Donna granny01@uci.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Carolyngenealogy@aol.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 3:57 AM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] History books on Bedford > The Bedford County Historical Society is in the process of compiling The > Bedford County Family History Book. It will contain more than 850 family > stories, the majority about early settlers, about 70 church histories, a > general history of the county, many school pictures, more than 1000 photos > altogether......... > > Information about ordering the book is at > > http://www.geocities.com/bedfordcounty/book.html > > The society voted at the March meeting to sell the book for $60 after the > pre-publication order is sent. There was considerable sentiment to go to $70 > because it will be twice as large as originally expected. I cannot give you > the deadline to get your order in at $52.50, but it will not be before April > 30, 2002. > > Carolyn Smotherman > > In a message dated 3/26/02 6:09:52 PM, cheath@ioa.com writes: > > << Hello List! > > > Can anyone tell me if there is a recent (or ancient) history of the County? > > I was hoping to find a book with families/genealogies, etc. > > > Thanks! > > > CH > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

The Bedford County Historical Society is in the process of compiling The Bedford County Family History Book. It will contain more than 850 family stories, the majority about early settlers, about 70 church histories, a general history of the county, many school pictures, more than 1000 photos altogether......... Information about ordering the book is at http://www.geocities.com/bedfordcounty/book.html The society voted at the March meeting to sell the book for $60 after the pre-publication order is sent. There was considerable sentiment to go to $70 because it will be twice as large as originally expected. I cannot give you the deadline to get your order in at $52.50, but it will not be before April 30, 2002. Carolyn Smotherman In a message dated 3/26/02 6:09:52 PM, cheath@ioa.com writes: << Hello List! Can anyone tell me if there is a recent (or ancient) history of the County? I was hoping to find a book with families/genealogies, etc. Thanks! CH

At 11:48 AM 3/24/2002 -0500, you wrote: >The surname/researcher list has been updated once again. Names added this ... Lucy, I must have missed it. How do we access this Bedford list to look at it. I have Jones and Longs there in early 1800's. They also lived in the Flat Creek area near headwaters of Thompsons's Creek.

Hello List! Can anyone tell me if there is a recent (or ancient) history of the County? I was hoping to find a book with families/genealogies, etc. Thanks! CH

Pat, Thank you for your reply. I do not know anything else about him. Thelma Phillips

> Thelma, I don't have anything on this David Holden. Do you know anything else about him? I know there was a David V Holden, b about 1833 and son of John Holden, living in Rutherford county in 1850. I have no way of knowing if he is related but David was not a common name among Holdens at that time and place. Pat > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Re: TNBEDFOR-D Digest V02 #79 > Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 09:39:03 EST > From: TCMagures@aol.com > To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 3/24/02 6:06:30 AM Central Standard Time, > TNBEDFOR-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > Pat, Do you know anything about David Holden, 16 years of age, who was > enumerated in the household of Rubin Curry in 1860 at Bell Buckle? Thelma > Phillips

Found this info on another site and thought it may help someone looking for JOHN McELHANON the site address is: http://198.209.8.166/sheproom/history/holcombe/grch20.html & this info is under the heading EARLY SETTLEMENTS Other early settlers were Thos. G. Barham, John C. Johnson, William Haralson, William Tatum, Silas Grantham, R. K. Boyd, John Rush, James Cox and John McElhanon. The latter came from Bedford county, Tennessee, and settled in the ash grove in 1835. Boyd, Rush and Cox lived on the west side of the grove. James Dunn settled on Clear creek, on section eleven. Michael Welsh was an old settler, who lived on Clear creek, in section three. Peter Ooley located on section five, at an early day. Some families, named Johnson, lived in the eastern part of Leeper prairie city 1835. >

Hello Lucy, I didn't enter my family information to the book, I am still researching my family, I do have some information on these families: Bird/Byrd, Boone, Coleman, Floyd, Howard, Norman, Stephen, Watson & Whitmore. My great great grandparents were Joshua C. Coleman b. 1823 and Sarah Ann Byrd b. 1826, [ I have no information about their parents or siblings, their names are from their marriage cert. 1840] his second wife was Jane Floyd widow of John Bearden. My family was in the 23rd district of Bedford Co at Flat Creek, in this area of TN, several decades, my family moved to TX in 1873. I have wondered why such a large group moved to Tarrent Co. Alicia ----- Original Message ----- From: <Looswhl@aol.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 10:48 AM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Update to Bedford Co. Surname List > Hi everybody: > > The surname/researcher list has been updated once again. Names added this > time were: > > ALLEN > BOMAR, BROWN, BURROW > CLAXTON, COATS, COLLINS > DAMRON, DORRITY > HALMONTALLER, HARRISON, HAZELWOOD > IREDALE > KING > MAXWELL, MCANALLY, MCCLAIN, MCCLURE, MCGEE, MCKISICK, MINER, > MISENHEIMER/MEISENHEIMER, MOSLEY, MURREY > REED, RUCKER > TRIBBLE > WOMACK > > I believe the list now stands at about 1067 surnames and/or researchers. If > anyone wants any more surnames added (or needs any corrections), feel free to > contact me. > > Good Luck, > Lucy LooswhL@aoL.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

If anyone is interested in buying the book, e-mail me off the Bedford County list and I will find out. The author lives in my neighborhood. Carolyn In a message dated 3/25/02 4:14:53 AM, babz4@juno.com writes: << Cyndi, This book was borrowed through inter-library loan from the Middle Tennesse State Library in Murfreesboro. It is named "Flat Creek It's Land and it's People." Compiled and written by Ennis Wallace, Sr.; Jo Ann Petty; Margarie Redmond; and Martha Ann Hazelwood. Woodward and Stinson Printing Co. 1015 South Main St. Columbia TN. Copyright 1986. There are several pictures. Mccall's and decendents; lot of Wallace's and Hazelwood's. Here is a short quote from the book: "Early in the 1800's, the Featherstone family came from Virginia to Flat Creek in Williamson County, Tennessee. James B. Hazelwood, born in 1836, lived with the Feathstones and married their daughter,Tillie." Most Libraries won't loan genealogy books. I'm enjoying this one til the end of March. I have no idea if there are any in print now.Thanks to all who responded to my query. Peace. Barb in FL

Kathryn, thank you for the time you spent. I appreciate it very much. This is the first account I've been able to find that reported John's death to be 1846. Strange. He did not move to Arkansas when the rest of the family did, and many accounts report him to have died in April, 1818, the same year his father died. Sincerely, Brownie MacKie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.336 / Virus Database: 188 - Release Date: 3/11/02

In a message dated 3/24/02 7:03:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, TNBEDFOR-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Update to Bedford Co. Surname List Content-Type: Hi Can you give me the address to this surnames list >> kwerb5@aol.com

The book "Soldiers of the Revolution in Bedford County TN" by helen c. and Timothy R. Marsh states that John McKisick wast the 4th child of 9 born to Daniel and Jane Wilson McKisick. He was born in 1784 and died in 1846. If this is true, he would have been about 52 years old. I checked the Bedford County cemetery book but John is not listed. The "Soldiers" book states that Daniel McKisick was born 1755, died November 19, 1818 in Bedford County. He had a grave marker but the cemtery has been long destroyed. The cemetery was on the Old Coggins Farm, south of Shelbyville. Kathryn <snip> looking for info on a John McKisick, son of Daniel and Jane Wilson McKisick and brother to James McKisick. John died abt. April 1818. <snip> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/