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Subject: [MSJEFFER-L] James Kelly family - part 3
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 23:50:03 EDT


>From MARRIAGES AND DEATHS FROM MISSISSIPPI NEWSPAPERS
VOLUME 2: 1801 - 1850 Compiled by Betty Couch Wiltshire
Newspaper: Port Gibson Correspondent
November 21, 1846: It becomes our painful duty to chronical a
bloodthristy tragedy. The parties concerned were John Catlin, the
deceased, Abel Kelly, Abram Kelly, Jess H. Martin and Wm. Clawson.
On friday the two Kellys, Martin, Clawson and another young man,
rode up to the brickyard where Catlin was making a kiln of bricks
and while he was engaged in giving some direction to the hands,
Martin fired on him. Ths shot struck Catlin in the nect severing
an artery. Catlin then caught up a rifle and shot Martin striking
him on the left cheek. The others than fled, but returned and Abel
Kelly shot Catlin several times after he had fallen from weakness
due to loss of blood. Clawson has been arrested, Martin died on
yesterday morning, the Kellys have not been apprehended, the elder
Mrs. Kelly is now under arrest fdor aiding and abetting the
murderers.
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Somewhere I had recieved this information but cannot document.
NOTE: John Catlin was interested in courting Ruth Ann Kelly
and her brothers objected (quite violently, it seems)

In James Kelly's Will he states that 'Abel Kelly is sick from
wounds supposed to be mortal'. This will was written in April
1847. I wonder if perhaps Abel was wounded in the 'Brickyard
Shootout".
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CLAWSON
Information from Ronnie McGinnis:
Elizabeth Clawson Kelly was born ca 1793 in North Carolina.
Her father, Abraham, is found living on Cole's Creek (Adams County)
as early as 1798. Abraham and his wife, Catherine, and 13 children
are living in Jefferson County by 1805. Children mentioned in the
settlement of Abraham's estate in 1822 are:
Elizabeth (Betsy), married James W. Kelly, Sr.
Mary
Ellen, married Stephen Herring
Thomas, married Sinor Cater
John P. married 1st Adaline M. Adams, 2nd Arinette Burns
Catharine, married 1st James S. Love 2nd John P. Kemp
Isaac, married 1st Louise Raney 2nd Mary Smith
William J.
Richard
Abraham Jr married Sarah Patterson (dau of Angus Patterson)
Abel S.
Louise O. (Polly) married Martin Lawrence Smith
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SOME INFORMATION ON WHITFIELD BROWN

WHITFIELD BROWN was born 3 September 1803 in South Carolina
Died 24 September 1853 of Yellow Fever
Buried in Brasfield\Yellow Fever Cemetery

In the book MIGRATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA ON NATCHEZ TRACE
TRAVEL by Jayne Conway Carlington Pruitt

There is a mention of these men coming into this
area via the Natchez Trace: William and Nancy Dungan and
Robert Scott coming into what is now Claiborne County.
Into Jefferson County were: George Brown, Whitfield
Brown, G. W. Buie, D.M. McClarin, Daniel and Thomas
Osteen and Jane Scott.

Married 26 May 1832 in Jefferson County by Isaac A.B.Ross, J.P.
CATHERINE KELLY
Born ca 1815
Died and buried ? Believed to be buried in the same cemetery
as
Whitfield Brown

Children:
Mary Jane Brown 08 Sep 1832 - 03 Feb 1905
married Thomas Jefferson Foster
George W. Brown 29 Jul 1833 - 24 Sep 1953
Died of Yellow fever, buried next to his father
James Kelly Brown 5 Apr 1839 - 20 Dec 1926
married Hariett Elizabeth Latham
Benjamin Brown 19 Dec 1841 -
married Cassandra Woods
Frances Ann Brown 1844 -
married John W. Rogillio
William J. Brown
married
Celeste Brown?
Albert Brown?


I need some help to complete this line. Any information will
be appreciated.

Ann Brown
Route 2, Box 235
Lorman, Ms 39096

601-786-8513
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Obstacles are those frightful things you see
when you take your eyes off the goal.
Hannah Moore

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