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Cemeteries of Madison County, Vol. I, page 169
KELLY CEMETERY (7) LOCATION: Sec. 5-3S-1W. NW NW SE NE. Located directly behind a large frame house built about 1830 by David Emmit Kelly on Kelly Cemetery Road. The house was sold out of the Kelly family in 1878 but the cemetery is still maintained by the Kelly family. Note: The information on this cemetery and the Kelly geneaology was supplied by Mrs. R. H. Gilliam, Jr. (nee Catherine Kelly). The information supplied by Mrs. Gilliam is so thorough and her notes are so interesting that I have chosen to include them in their entirety. The only additions are the marriage and the census records. WESSON, LITTLETON - Died October, 1834 aged about 61 years. WESSON, ELIZABETH - Wife of Littleton Wesson. Died May, 1860 about 83 yrs. Note: The Wessons were from Brunswick Co., Va. Littleton Wesson was a son of William Wesson; Elizabeth was the daughter of William Justice. Littleton and Elizabeth Wesson were the parents of Nancy R. and Katherine, the wives of David E. and William J. Kelly, respectively. KELLY, DAVID E. - Born in Brunswick Co., Va., May 9, 1793, departed this life in Madison Co., Ala., May 3, 1857 aged 63 years, 11 mo. & 25 days. KELLY, NANCY R. - Wife of David E. Kelly, born Jan. 2, 1797, died Feb. 20, 1867, aged 70 years, 1 month & 18 days. Census, Oct. 28, 1850: Kelly, David (57) Va., farmer - $8000.) David Kelly -M- Nancy Wesson, Nancy (54) Va. ) Lisc. 2-5-1822 (MB-III) Martha E. (25) Ala. (never married) Joshua P. (23) ” " " Laura (21) " -M- James A. Phillips 1-15-1852 (MB-4A) Amanda (19) ” William (14) " Jesse (11) " -M- Jane Davison. Josiah ( 8) " Malenda ( 6) " Note: All the children of Nancy R. Wesson and David E. Kelly are buried in this cemetery except William Solon Kelly who was the father of Clark Kelly (an only child). William Solon and Clark are buried in Cameron, Texas. KELLY, WILLIAM- (Note: Hand carved concrete marker; no dates on stone. Family Bible shows he was born in 1808 and died Nov. 24, 1862.) KELLY, KATHERINE - (Note: Hand carved concrete marker; no dates on stone. Family Bible shows she was born Aug. 10, 1809 and died Dec. 26, 1884.) Note: David E. and William J. Kelly were brothers and the sons of Jesse and Martha (Phillips) Kelly, both of whom lived and died in Brunswick Co., Va. Another brother of David E. and William J. was Josiah S. Kelly who is not buried here. The only sister of these Kelly brothers (there were 4 other brothers not buried here) was Elizabeth Moore (Kelly) House, the wife of Isaac House. She also has some descendants buried here although she and her husband lived and died in Williamson Co., Tenn. The Bibles of David E., William J., and Josiah 169 - (388)