Benjamin Franklin Kelly (1827 - 1887)

Born 10 Oct 1827 in Scott, Virginia, United States

Husband of Maria Louisa (Synder) Kelly — married 12 Apr 1849 in Washington, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1887 at age 59 in Pike, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Lt. Benjamin Kelly served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry

Benjamin Kelly was born in Virginia.

Benjamin Kelly was a Kentuckian.

The Life Summary of Benjamin Franklin Kelly:

When Dr. Benjamin Franklin Kelly was born on 10 October 1827, in Scott, Virginia, United States, his father, Vincent R Kelly, was 40 and his mother, Ann Simmons Alexander, was 27.^[1]

He married Maria Louisa Snyder on 12 April 1849, in Washington, Virginia, United States.^[2]

They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.^[3]

In 1850, Benjamin and Maria were living in Washington, Virginia, United States with one (1) child.^[4]

He lived in Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1860^[5] and Pike, Kentucky, United States in 1870.^[6]

He registered for military service in 1861 to fight for the CSA in the Civil War. He mustered in as a Lieutenant for the 50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry.^[7][8]

In 1880, Dr. Kelly was living in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States with his third wife.^[9]

He died on 4 April 1887, in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Pikeville Cemetery, Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC5Y-3RP
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDR-5XS : 29 January 2020), Benjamin F. Kelly, 1849.
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC5Y-3RP
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DY-HYT : 23 December 2020), Benjamin F Kelly, Washington, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41B-3SP : 18 February 2021), Benjamen F Kelly in entry for George Snidow, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW1-2J2 : 29 May 2021), Benjamin F Kelly, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F921-3YF : 25 August 2021), Benjamin F. Kelly, 1861-1865.
8. ↑ "Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3WN-Q39 : 5 December 2014), Benjamin F Kelly, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Fiftieth Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M324 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 924.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZG-R2D : 14 January 2022), Benjamin Kelly, Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
10. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174284000/benjamin-franklin-kelley