West Virginia Pioneers

James Madison Kelley

Male 1841 - 1898  (~ 57 years)


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  • Name James Madison Kelley 
    Born CA 1841  Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Dec 1898  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: J. M./Kelly
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 03 Dec 1898
      Death Place: Lick Branch, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 59y
      Birth Date: 10 Apr
      Mother: H./
      Father: M./Kelly
      Informant: CF Kelly
    Person ID I98999  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Henry Kelley,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary [Kelley],   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F25374  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Naomi Sigmon,   b. CA 1842, Franklin County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Dec 1871  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Married 2 Apr 1868  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 4/2/1868 at William Sigman's
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      James M Kelley, 28, Greenbrier, Putnam
      Naomi Sigman, 25, Franklin, Putnam

      1870 Union, Putnam, WV
      Sigmon, William B 62 VA
      Jane 63 VA
      Mary 42 VA
      Virginia A 22 VA
      Kelley, James 30 VA
      Neoma 28 VA
      Octavia E 1 WV
      Sigmon, Floyd 21 VA

      1880 Union, Kanawha, WV # 342-348
      Kelly, James 39 VA VA VA
      Lavica A 25 WV VA WV
      Octavia E 11 da WV VA WV
      Charles P 5 son WV VA WV
      Nancy M 2 da WV VA WV
      Mary S 4/12 Dec da WV VA WV
    Children 
     1. Octavia E Kelley,   b. CA 1869, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F25371  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lavisa Ann Lanham,   b. CA 1855, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 7 Dec 1871  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 


    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/7/1871
      Place: Kanawha
      James M Kelley, 30, wid, Greenbrier Co WV, Putnam, John W & Mildred
      Lavica A Lanhan, 16, Putnam, Kanawha, Henry & Mary
      License page says "Her father, John W Lanham, present", so are the names of the parents reversed?

      1880 Union, Kanawha, WV # 342-348
      Kelly, James 39 VA VA VA
      Lavica A 25 WV VA WV
      Octavia E 11 da WV VA WV
      Charles P 5 son WV VA WV
      Nancy M 2 da WV VA WV
      Mary S 4/12 Dec da WV VA WV

      1880 Union, Kanawha, WV # 341-347
      Lanham, John W 53 VAVAVA
      Mildred A 47 WV WV VA
      Kelley, Jesse C 7 gs WVWVWV

      1900 Kellys Creek, Kanawha, WV
      Kelly, Levicy A 11/1855 wd 11-11 children WV MO WV
      Charles P son 6/1875 WVWVWV
      James W son 2/1887 WVWVWV
      Elizabeth B da 12/1889 WVWVWV
      William F son 3/1892 WVWVWV
      Ida May da 9/1894 WVWVWV
      Henry E son 1/1897 WVWVWV
      Lanham, John W father 11/1827 wd MO MO MO

      1910 Union, Kanawha, WV
      Kelley, Louvica A 53 wd 11-11 children
      William F son 17
      Ida M da 15
      Henry E son 13

      Birth Record
      Name: Ida May Kelley
      Birth Date: 20 Sep 1894
      Birth Place: Kanawha, West Virginia
      Sex: Female
      Mother: Lavisia Ann Lanham
      Father: James Madison Kelley

      KCBR
      Cora B 23 Apr 1884 JM & LA
      Cora B 21 Nov 1885 JM & SA
      Horace M 03 Oct 1881 James H & Lucy A
    Children 
     1. Jesse Columbus Kelley,   b. 16 May 1872, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1948, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Charles P Kelley,   b. Jun 1875, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Nancy M Kelley,   b. CA 1878, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Mary S Kelley,   b. Dec 1879, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Horace M Kelley,   b. 3 Oct 1881, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Cora B Kelley,   b. 21 Nov 1885, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. James W Kelley,   b. 3 Feb 1886, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Elizabeth B Kelley,   b. Dec 1889, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. William F Kelley,   b. Mar 1892, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Ida May Kelley,   b. 20 Sep 1894, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Henry E Kelley,   b. Jan 1897, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F25369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.