John Kelly

1824 - 1872  (48 years)

• Name	John Kelly
  Born	14 Feb 1824	Nicholas Co. WV
  	West Virginia and its people, Volume 3, Thomas Condit Miller, Hu Maxwell, Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1913, p. 857.
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Nov 1872	Sutton, Braxton Co. WV
  	West Virginia and its people, Volume 3, Thomas Condit Miller, Hu Maxwell, Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1913, p. 857. West Virginia Vital Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4567122&Type=Death
  Buried	Sutton Cemetery, Braxton Co. WV
  	Grave location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kelly&GSfn=John&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=52&GScnty=3067&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=81426062&df=all&
  Notes	He was engaged in farming and lumbering until the outbreak of the civil war, and in the hotel business at Sutton after the close of that war until his death. Source: West Virginia and its people, Volume 3, Thomas Condit Miller, Hu Maxwell, Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1913, p. 857. Note: His death record indicates he died of consumption [tuberculosis]. John McH. Kelly, son of Robert and Margaret (Hamilton) Kelly, was born Feb. 14, 1824, in Nicholas county. He made his home in Braxton county in 1850, and was married Oct. 23, 1860, to Allie V. Hamman who was born Oct. 23, 1860 at New Castle, Va., and her parents were Jacob and Amma (Ferrier) Hamman. Four children were born: Fanny F., Margaret, Sallie C., and Leonidas H. On March 9, 1863, Mr. Kelly was shot by bushwhackers while on his road as a private citizen, from Braxton to Nicholas, the dastardly deed occurring on Powells mountain. He died Nov. 27, 1873, and is interred in the Sutton cemetery. Source: History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davis Sutton, 1919. Pg 398. Wendy Irwin, familytree1819@gmail.com, sent the info from Sutton's book. She is a contact person for this branch of the Hammans.
  Person ID	I9599	Master File
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2012

  
  

  Family	Alzira Virginia HAMMAN,   b. 26 Feb 1837, New Castle, Botetourt Co. VA ,   d. 06 Jun 1904, Sutton, Braxton Co. WV  (Age 67 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1861
  	West Virginia and its people, Volume 3, Thomas Condit Miller, Hu Maxwell, Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1913, p. 857.
  Children	1. Fannie F. Kelly   2. Maggie Price Kelly   3. Amma Sue Kelly,   b. Sep., 1866, Braxton Co. WV ,   d. 18 Jan 1867, Braxton Co. WV  (Age ~ 0 years)   4. Sallie C. Kelly   5. Leonidas Hamman Kelly,   b. 28 Jan 1871, Sutton, Braxton Co. WV ,   d. 23 Dec 1938, Charleston, Kanawha Co. WV  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2012
  Family ID	F6393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart