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Alvin Kelley was born on September 19, 1905 at Delight, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Giles Augustus Kelley and Frances N. Cornish. Alvin Kelley married Carrie Carr on May 7, 1923 at Pike County, AR. [one source has the year as 1927].

Charles Arlis [Arlos] Kelley was born on April 5, 1907 at Delight, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Giles Augustus Kelley and Frances N. Cornish.

Harold Sampson Kelley was born on March 4, 1910 at Delight, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Giles Augustus Kelley and Frances N. Cornish. Harold Sampson Kelley married Erma Mae Hughes, daughter of Curtis Floyd Hughes and Cora Zenobia "Nobia" Copeland, on September 29, 1929 at Pike County, AR. Harold Sampson Kelley died on September 20, 1961 at age 51. He was buried at Delight, Pike County, AR.

Carrie Carr was born circa 1909. She married Alvin Kelley, son of Giles Augustus Kelley and Frances N. Cornish, on May 7, 1923 at Pike County, AR. [one source has the year as 1927].

Thelma Boyd was born circa 1911. She married Hugh Milbourne Kelley, son of Giles Augustus Kelley and Frances N. Cornish, on November 19, 1925 at Pike County, AR.

Claude Robbins was born circa 1899. He married Macie Kelley, daughter of Giles Augustus Kelley and Frances N. Cornish, on March 12, 1922 at Pike County, AR.

Erma Mae Hughes was born circa 1911. She was the daughter of Curtis Floyd Hughes and Cora Zenobia "Nobia" Copeland. Erma Mae Hughes married Harold Sampson Kelley, son of Giles Augustus Kelley and Frances N. Cornish, on September 29, 1929 at Pike County, AR.

Robert Jackson Kelley was born in 1863. He was the son of William Jackson Kelley and Nancy N. Scott.

Samuel Burke Kelley was born on August 9, 1868 at Murfreesboro, Pike County, AR. He was the son of William Jackson Kelley and Nancy N. Scott. Samuel Burke Kelley married Luda F. Yates, daughter of William Yates and Americus Wilkes, after 1888. Samuel Burke Kelley died in 1925 at Lonoke, Lonoke County, AR.      He was the subject of the following sketch at Arkansas Families: Glimpses of Yesterday Columns from The Arkansas Gazette, Conway, Faulkner County, AR,:      Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Burke Kelley Burke Kelley was born August 9, 1868, in Murfreesboro, (Arkansas), the youngest son of Nancy Scott and William Kelley. His grandparents were among the members of a caravan formed by the ... Scott (family) to make the long and hazardous trip (from Tennessee) to Arkansas, where they settled at Nashville, Pike County. The trip was made over wild and unsettled territory and the company of other people was necessary both for protection and aid in crossing mountains and fording rivers. The (Scott) family, having owned considerable land on the present site of Nashville, Tennessee, named the new town for their original homestead. After his father's death, resulting from a wound suffered in the War Between the States, Burke moved with his mother and two brothers to Brinkley. The other two Kelley boys were Robert, who was a doctor, practicing in DeWitt and Arkansas County for a decade, and Edward, who moved to Washington D.C. A sister, Minnie Bridewell Kelley, married William J. Knox and moved to Memphis. Burke went to work on the old Brinkley Argus as one of the youngest printers' devils in the state. During his youth, he moved more often than a Methodist preacher and worked on almost every newspaper in Arkansas. At one time he was on the staff of the Arkansas Gazette with his close friend, Louis Audigler of Portland, Oregon, who is today a nationally known writer and traveler. Burke's mother died and he returned to Brinkley to settle down. There he met and courted his future bride, Ludie Yates, taking her on a wedding trip on the new railroad to Newport in the late 1880s. Ludie Yates was born September 15, 1874, in Lee County, the younger of two girls, daughters of Americus Wilkes and William Yates. Della, the sister, married David Tate of Jacksonville, and she died in 1910. The marriage of Americus and William was a war romance. The young soldier in the War Between the States was on furlough in 1863 when he visited the Wilkes home in Mississippi with the two Wilkes brothers. He fell in love with Americus then and promised to come for her after the war. Following their marriage, they settled in eastern Arkansas. The Kelleys lived in Forrest City for awhile, where Kelley was associated with the Forrest City Times. In 1912 Burke Kelley moved to Lonoke, where he first leased, then bought the Lonoke Democrat, one of the oldest and largest weekly papers in the state. When the modern Linotype was installed Kelley kept his case where he 'could feel the type.' He died in 1925 and Mrs. Kelley died in 1933. Children: Mrs. Lawrence Church of DeValls Bluff, who became editor and publisher of the Lonoke Democrat, serving for 12 years following her father's death; Mrs. Joseph R. Roberts of Little Rock; and Mrs. Mark B. Grimes of McCrory. A son, Edward Foreman Kelley is superintendent of the Buckeye cotton Oil Mill at Selma, Alabama. Grandchildren: Mrs. Walter Gardner of Lima, Peru; Kay and Joe Robert Jr. of Little Rock; and Jimmy Grimes of McCrory.

     Children of Samuel Burke Kelley and Luda F. Yates:

Edward Foreman Kelley
Luna Kelley
Rubye Kelley
Pauline Kelley

Edward Beverly Kelley was born circa 1860. He was the son of William Jackson Kelley and Nancy N. Scott.

Minnie McBride Kelley was born on September 20, 1864 at Murfreesboro, Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of William Jackson Kelley and Nancy N. Scott. Minnie McBride Kelley married William James Knox. Minnie McBride Kelley died circa 1940. She was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Blytheville, Mississippi County, AR.

William James Knox married Minnie McBride Kelley, daughter of William Jackson Kelley and Nancy N. Scott.

Luda F. Yates was born on September 15, 1874. She was the daughter of William Yates and Americus Wilkes. Luda F. Yates married Samuel Burke Kelley, son of William Jackson Kelley and Nancy N. Scott, after 1888. Luda F. Yates died in 1933.

     Children of Luda F. Yates and Samuel Burke Kelley:

Edward Foreman Kelley
Luna Kelley
Rubye Kelley
Pauline Kelley

William Yates married Americus Wilkes.

     Children of William Yates and Americus Wilkes:

Della Yates   d. 1910
Luda F. Yates+   b. September 15, 1874, d. 1933

Americus Wilkes married William Yates.

     Children of Americus Wilkes and William Yates:

Della Yates   d. 1910
Luda F. Yates+   b. September 15, 1874, d. 1933

Edward Foreman Kelley was the son of Samuel Burke Kelley and Luda F. Yates.

Della Yates was the daughter of William Yates and Americus Wilkes. Della Yates married David Tate. Della Yates died in 1910.

David Tate married Della Yates, daughter of William Yates and Americus Wilkes.

Doctor J. C. McKethan married Nancy N. Scott, daughter of Allen McBride Scott and Hannah Pouge, circa 1873 at Murfreesboro, Pike County, AR.

     Child of Doctor J. C. McKethan and Nancy N. Scott:

James S. McKethan   b. circa 1875

Alice Louise Kelley was born circa 1853. She was the daughter of William Jackson Kelley and Nancy N. Scott.

William Allen Kelley was the son of William Jackson Kelley and Nancy N. Scott.

James Scott Kelley was the son of William Jackson Kelley and Nancy N. Scott.

Allen McBride Scott married Hannah Pouge.

     Child of Allen McBride Scott and Hannah Pouge:

Nancy N. Scott+   b. circa 1835, d. after 1880

Hannah Pouge married Allen McBride Scott.

     Child of Hannah Pouge and Allen McBride Scott:

Nancy N. Scott+   b. circa 1835, d. after 1880

James S. McKethan was born circa 1875. He was the son of Doctor J. C. McKethan and Nancy N. Scott.

Luna Kelley was the daughter of Samuel Burke Kelley and Luda F. Yates.

Rubye Kelley was the daughter of Samuel Burke Kelley and Luda F. Yates.

Pauline Kelley was the daughter of Samuel Burke Kelley and Luda F. Yates.

Mary 'Polly' Kelley was the daughter of Giles Kelley. Mary 'Polly' Kelley married William McFadden.

Sarah Elizabeth ______ was born on January 19, 1862. She married Felix Homa Wisener, son of Francis Asbury Wisener and Lucinda Hanks. Sarah Elizabeth ______ died on April 9, 1899 at age 37. She was buried at Bethel Cemetery, Glenwood, Pike County, AR.

     Children of Sarah Elizabeth ______ and Felix Homa Wisener:

Infant Wisener   b. 1893, d. 1893
Etta Wisener   b. April, 1899, d. October, 1900

Infant Wisener died in 1893. She was buried in 1893 at Bethel Cemetery, Glenwood, Pike County, AR. She was born in 1893. She was the daughter of Felix Homa Wisener and Sarah Elizabeth ______.

Etta Wisener was born in April, 1899. She was the daughter of Felix Homa Wisener and Sarah Elizabeth ______. Etta Wisener died in October, 1900 at age 1. She was buried at Bethel Cemetery, Glenwood, Pike County, AR.

Cordelia Mobley was the daughter of William Mobley and Margaret Jane Gilmer. Cordelia Mobley married Warren Frances Kelley, son of Elijah Kelley Jr. and Priscilla Dickson, on February 11, 1886 at Pike County, AR.

     Child of Cordelia Mobley and Warren Frances Kelley:

Rosa May Kelley   b. November 29, 1886, d. February 14, 1968

Tiffin Genoah Kelley was born on May 17, 1870 at Pike County, AR. He was the son of Daniel Webster Kelley and Louisa Lynn. Tiffin Genoah Kelley married Joan [Jo-Ann] Smith, daughter of John Burton Smith and Martha Virginia Welch, on December 11, 1898 at Pike County, AR. Tiffin Genoah Kelley died on April 8, 1933 at age 62.

Clinton Vesprudis Kelley was born on May 17, 1872 at Pike County, AR. He was the son of Daniel Webster Kelley and Louisa Lynn. Clinton Vesprudis Kelley married Arena Gertrude Brewer, daughter of John D. Brewer and Martha A. "Mattie" Mohon, on December 1, 1897. Clinton Vesprudis Kelley died on May 19, 1929 at age 57.

Zelia Tesoria Kelley was born on March 22, 1874 at Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of Daniel Webster Kelley and Louisa Lynn. Zelia Tesoria Kelley married John Henry Hignight on December 10, 1899 at Pike County, AR. Zelia Tesoria Kelley died on May 18, 1912 at age 38.

T. P. Adams married Samantha Arminda Kelley, daughter of Daniel Webster Kelley and Louisa Lynn, on July 31, 1884 at Pike County, AR. T. P. Adams died before February, 1887.

William Henderson Jordan was born on February 23, 1842. He married Samantha Arminda Kelley, daughter of Daniel Webster Kelley and Louisa Lynn, on February 3, 1887 at Pike County, AR. William Henderson Jordan died on April 26, 1919 at age 77. He was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, Pike County, AR.

     Children of William Henderson Jordan and Samantha Arminda Kelley:

Arizonie Occo Jordan   b. August 6, 1888, d. November 21, 1935
Antonia Jordan   b. November 7, 1889
Samuel Vinson Webster Jordan   b. December 10, 1892, d. October 20, 1918
Earnest Genoah Jordan   b. September 30, 1894
Eunice May Jordan   b. January 18, 1896
Eva Hazel Jordan   b. November 1, 1899
Eugenia Jordan   b. December 15, 1901
Joe Nathaniel Jordan   b. December 6, 1910, d. December 12, 1966

Arizonie Occo Jordan was born on August 6, 1888. She was the daughter of William Henderson Jordan and Samantha Arminda Kelley. Arizonie Occo Jordan married Carl Hignight on July 26, 1911. Arizonie Occo Jordan died on November 21, 1935 at age 47.

Antonia Jordan was born on November 7, 1889. She was the daughter of William Henderson Jordan and Samantha Arminda Kelley. Antonia Jordan married Frank Poss on October 31, 1906.

Samuel Vinson Webster Jordan was born on December 10, 1892. He was the son of William Henderson Jordan and Samantha Arminda Kelley. Samuel Vinson Webster Jordan married Florence Lowe on October 5, 1913. Samuel Vinson Webster Jordan died on October 20, 1918 at age 25.

Earnest Genoah Jordan was born on September 30, 1894. He was the son of William Henderson Jordan and Samantha Arminda Kelley. Earnest Genoah Jordan married Delia Jeffers on August 27, 1916.

Eunice May Jordan was born on January 18, 1896. She was the daughter of William Henderson Jordan and Samantha Arminda Kelley. Eunice May Jordan married Lee Cooley on August 26, 1919.

Eva Hazel Jordan was born on November 1, 1899. She was the daughter of William Henderson Jordan and Samantha Arminda Kelley. Eva Hazel Jordan married J. J. Grotts on October 18, 1925.

Eugenia Jordan was born on December 15, 1901. She was the daughter of William Henderson Jordan and Samantha Arminda Kelley.

Joe Nathaniel Jordan was born on December 6, 1910. He was the son of William Henderson Jordan and Samantha Arminda Kelley. Joe Nathaniel Jordan died on December 12, 1966 at age 56.

Carl Hignight married Arizonie Occo Jordan, daughter of William Henderson Jordan and Samantha Arminda Kelley, on July 26, 1911.

Frank Poss married Antonia Jordan, daughter of William Henderson Jordan and Samantha Arminda Kelley, on October 31, 1906.

Florence Lowe married Samuel Vinson Webster Jordan, son of William Henderson Jordan and Samantha Arminda Kelley, on October 5, 1913.

Delia Jeffers married Earnest Genoah Jordan, son of William Henderson Jordan and Samantha Arminda Kelley, on August 27, 1916.