Individual Details

Dolly married Elisha Kelley on 1 Oct 1812 in Bedford Co TN; said to have died 1856 in Hardin Co TN.

1830 Census: Hardin Co TN
Elisha Kelly 3m 5-10, 2m 10-15, 1m 40-50, 1f -5, 1f 15-20, 1f 30-40

1840 Census: Hardin Co TN
Elisha Kelly 2m 5-10, 2m 15-20, 1m 20-30, 1m 50-60, 2f -5, 1f 5-10, 1f 10-15, 1f 40-50

1850 Census, Hardin Co TN, 13th Civil District, p.240, Household 93:
Elisha Kelly, age 61, b. NC, Farmer. Dolly D. age 52, b. GA. Albert 19, Dolly 16, Leonard C. 15, Almar??? age 12, female, Mahala age 8, Pleasant A. Kelly, age 26, Elizabeth B. 18, Caswell Askerage age 30 and Lucinda, 21. All the young people born in TN except for Caswell who was born in NC.


Elisha Kelly was from North Carolina, died in 1858 at age 63. Dolly said to be a native of Virginia and died in 1856 at age 58 [b. 1798) Said to be the daughter of William H. Higginbotham who was a Lt. in the Revolution. Elisha & Dolly had 7 children, among them Dr. R. L. Kelley of Whitesboro TX. He was born in Hardin Co TN on 9 Feb 1823. From BIOGRAPHICAL SOUVENIR OF TEXAS, 1889; p.79

Birth

Abt 1798

Georgia

Father	William Higginbotham (1762 - 1842)
Mother	Dorothy "Dolly" Sandidge ( - )
Sibling	Joseph Higginbotham ( - )
Sibling	Caleb Higginbotham ( - )
Sibling	William G. Higginbotham (1785 - )
Sibling	Middleton Higginbotham ( - )
Sibling	Gabriel Higginbotham ( - )
Sibling	Pulliam Higginbotham (1795 - )
Sibling	Jane Higginbotham (1795 - )
Sibling	James Higginbotham ( - )
Sibling	Nancy Higginbotham (1796 - 1841)
Sibling	Dicey Higginbotham (1802 - )