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Joseph Kelly

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Joseph Kelly

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
30 Mar 1863 (aged 42)
Madison County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Beacon Addition, Benton County, Arkansas, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.2377889, Longitude: -93.9094333
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Son of Hiram & Elizabeth McGee Kelly

Children: Cynthia, Mary A. & Laura F.

Joseph Kelly is said to have been "bushwhacked by Confederate guerrillas" outside the front door of his home in Clear Creek, Madison County, AR, on 31 Mar 1863. Article written by his great grandaughter describing the event is published in "Madison County Musings", Vol. IV, No. 4, Summer 1985.

A handwritten order for Joseph's tombstone dated Apr 18, 1883 (20 yrs. after his death), signed by his wife Eliza, reflects his date of death as Mar 30, 1863.
Son of Hiram & Elizabeth McGee Kelly

Children: Cynthia, Mary A. & Laura F.

Joseph Kelly is said to have been "bushwhacked by Confederate guerrillas" outside the front door of his home in Clear Creek, Madison County, AR, on 31 Mar 1863. Article written by his great grandaughter describing the event is published in "Madison County Musings", Vol. IV, No. 4, Summer 1985.

A handwritten order for Joseph's tombstone dated Apr 18, 1883 (20 yrs. after his death), signed by his wife Eliza, reflects his date of death as Mar 30, 1863.

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Husband of Eliza R. Kelly



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