CONNELL O'DONNELL KELLY was accepted as a member of the Texas Veterans' Association in 1874 as a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto . During the battle, he was a member of Captain Thomas H. McIntire's company.
Mr. Kelly was born in Ireland in 1805, and he arrived in Texas November 28, 1835, as is certified in Headright Certificate No. 225 for one league and one labor of land issued to him in 1838 by the Board of Land Commissioners for Washington County. He was a member of Captain David N. Burke's company of "Mobile Greys" in 1835 and of Captain McIntire's company in 1836. On February 5, 1839 he was issued Bounty Certificate No. 8011 for 640 acres of land for having served in the army from November 2, 1835 to May 4, 1836. History further states that Mr. Kelly was one of twenty five men that volunteered in Gonzales, to go to the aid of Travis, Bowie, and Crockett at the Alamo.
Mr. Kelly moved to California in 1850, and died in San Francisco May 22, 1894. His remains along with those of his family were laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery in San Francisco. But in 1900 the city of San Francisco outlawed cemeteries within the city limits, and over a period of years, 40,000 graves were relocated to Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo, California.
Mr. Kelly was born in Ireland in 1805, and he arrived in Texas November 28, 1835, as is certified in Headright Certificate No. 225 for one league and one labor of land issued to him in 1838 by the Board of Land Commissioners for Washington County. He was a member of Captain David N. Burke's company of "Mobile Greys" in 1835 and of Captain McIntire's company in 1836. On February 5, 1839 he was issued Bounty Certificate No. 8011 for 640 acres of land for having served in the army from November 2, 1835 to May 4, 1836. History further states that Mr. Kelly was one of twenty five men that volunteered in Gonzales, to go to the aid of Travis, Bowie, and Crockett at the Alamo.
Mr. Kelly moved to California in 1850, and died in San Francisco May 22, 1894. His remains along with those of his family were laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery in San Francisco. But in 1900 the city of San Francisco outlawed cemeteries within the city limits, and over a period of years, 40,000 graves were relocated to Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo, California.
CONNELL O'DONNELL KELLY was accepted as a member of the Texas Veterans' Association in 1874 as a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto . During the battle, he was a member of Captain Thomas H. McIntire's company.
Mr. Kelly was born in Ireland in 1805, and he arrived in Texas November 28, 1835, as is certified in Headright Certificate No. 225 for one league and one labor of land issued to him in 1838 by the Board of Land Commissioners for Washington County. He was a member of Captain David N. Burke's company of "Mobile Greys" in 1835 and of Captain McIntire's company in 1836. On February 5, 1839 he was issued Bounty Certificate No. 8011 for 640 acres of land for having served in the army from November 2, 1835 to May 4, 1836. History further states that Mr. Kelly was one of twenty five men that volunteered in Gonzales, to go to the aid of Travis, Bowie, and Crockett at the Alamo.
Mr. Kelly moved to California in 1850, and died in San Francisco May 22, 1894. His remains along with those of his family were laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery in San Francisco. But in 1900 the city of San Francisco outlawed cemeteries within the city limits, and over a period of years, 40,000 graves were relocated to Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo, California.
Mr. Kelly was born in Ireland in 1805, and he arrived in Texas November 28, 1835, as is certified in Headright Certificate No. 225 for one league and one labor of land issued to him in 1838 by the Board of Land Commissioners for Washington County. He was a member of Captain David N. Burke's company of "Mobile Greys" in 1835 and of Captain McIntire's company in 1836. On February 5, 1839 he was issued Bounty Certificate No. 8011 for 640 acres of land for having served in the army from November 2, 1835 to May 4, 1836. History further states that Mr. Kelly was one of twenty five men that volunteered in Gonzales, to go to the aid of Travis, Bowie, and Crockett at the Alamo.
Mr. Kelly moved to California in 1850, and died in San Francisco May 22, 1894. His remains along with those of his family were laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery in San Francisco. But in 1900 the city of San Francisco outlawed cemeteries within the city limits, and over a period of years, 40,000 graves were relocated to Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo, California.
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