Abel W. KELLEY & Jemima KITTLE

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Abel W. KELLEY
Jemima KITTLE

WARNING: Our subject is being given middle name, William, then becoming confused with William KELLEY (1777/8- ), who married a sister of our subject's wife. In some cases, people are making William the father of Abel, but clearly they are too close in age to be father and son. These appear to be brothers who married sisters.

Husband: Abel W. KELLY / KELLEY
Birth: 6 Jun 1787, VA
Death: 17 Nov 1878
Occupation: farmer
Presumed Brother: William KELLEY, b. 1777/8, PA; m. Janneke "Jane/Gean" KITTLE

Marriage: 24 Sep 1809, Randolph Co., VA [now WV]

Wife: Jemima / Jemimah KITTLE
Birth: 15 Sep 1788
Death: 22 Nov 1860, Randolph Co., VA [now WV]
Disposition: buried Arnold Hill Cemetery, near Elkins, Randolph Co., WV
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Jacob KITTLE
Mother: Mary HENDRICKSON

Children:

Listed below are the children attributed to this couple in files at WorldConnect. It is impossible for any one woman to produce children over a span of 37 years. The average maximus span of fecundity for a woman is 23 years (from age 20 to age 43). Absolom is too old to be their son, and they'd only been married one month at the time Lovell was born. While it's not impossible that Jemima was 8 months pregnant when she married, it is impossible for her to have had a child in October of 1809 and another in April of 1810, just seven months apart. Also, there does not appear to be room for either of them in the 1820 census. It does not appear that Absolom and Lovell are their children, as shown by many secondary sources. These may be sons of William KELLEY, who married in 1798, so could be their father.

. Absolom KELLEY, b. 1803; d. 29 Dec 1858
. Lovell KELLEY, b. ca. 3 Oct 1809; d. 22 Feb 1876

Eighteen children in 23 years is astounding (the average would be 12, with some not surviving). By removing the two oldest children and the one youngest child attributed to them, apparently incorrectly, we at least have a normal span of fecundity for Jemima of 23 years. I find myself wondering if she didn't have more than just one set of twins.

1. Ruth KELLEY, b. 10 Apr 1810; d. 7 Apr 1863
2. William L. KELLEY, b. 1811; d. 1832
3. Jacob KELLEY, b. 1813; d. 1835
4. Benjamin KELLEY, b. 21 May 1814; d. 28 Feb 1901
5. Mary KELLY, b. 1815/6
6. Nancy KELLEY, b. 1817
7. Jerusha KELLEY, b. 30 Jun 1819; d. 18 Jul 1910
8. Dolbeare KELLEY, b. 1820
9. Thurza KELLY, b. 1821; d. 1874
10. Harrison KELLY, b. 12 Sep 1822; d. 7 Dec 1917
11. John C. KELLEY, b. 1824; d. 1895
12. Asa KELLEY, b. 1825; d. 1862
13. Jemima KELLY, b. 1827; d. 1866
14. Abel H. KELLEY, b. 1827; d. 1855
15. Asher KELLEY, b. 1829; d. 1860
16. David B. KELLY, b. 5 Feb 1832; d. 17 Jan 1911
17. Lydia KELLY, b. 5 Feb 1832; d. 1851
18. Lovell KELLY, b. 1832/3

Jemima is too old to be his mother:
. Elias KELLY, b. 1840, (W)VA

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): the 1800 Virginia census was destroyed, which is very much too bad because we might have found out the identity of his father.

3. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 15; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1810 VA Randolph Co. Roll 70 p. 329 Ln. 1 Abel W Kelly 01000-12010-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 10-15 1794-1800 = Abel (b. 1787)

male 26-44 1765-1784 =

1 female 9 or under 1800-1810 = Ruth (b. 1810)

2 females 10-15 1794-1800 = ?
= ?

1 female 26-44 1765-1784 = Jemima (b. 1788)

This has to be our subject, but how did the tally get so screwed up? The only other KELLYs in Randolph County were William and Ebenezer.

4. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 15 — indexed "W Ab??L Kelly"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820 VA Randolph Co. Beverly Roll M33_130 p. 268 Ln. 20 Kelly W Ab?? 300010-31010-0-100 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 9 or under 1810-1820 = Benjamin (b. 1814)
= Jacob (b. 1813)
= William (b. 1811)

1 male 26-44 1775-1794 = Abel (b. 1787)

3 females 9 or under 1810-1820 = Jerusha (b. 1819)
= Nancy (b. 1817)
= Mary (b. 1815/6)

1 female 10-15 1804-1810 = Ruth (b. 1810)

1 female 26-44 1775-1794 = Jemima (b. 1788)

1 person engaged in agriculture

5. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21-22 of 56 — list was roughly alphabetized; indexed "Abb"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 VA Randolph Co. Roll 199 p. 113 Ln. 27 Kelley Able 230 300 100 - 113 010 100 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1825-1830 = Abel (b. 1827)
= Asa (b. 1825)

3 males 5-9 1820-1825 = John (b. 1824)
= Harrison (b. 1822)
= Dolbear (b. 1820)

3 males 15-19 1810-1815 = Benjamin (b. 1814)
= Jacob (b. 1813)
= William (b. 1811)

1 male 40-49 1780-1790 = Abel (b. 1787)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Jemima (b. 1826/7)

1 female 5-9 1820-1825 = Thurza (b. 1821)

3 females 10-14 1815-1820 = Jerusha (b. 1819)
= Nancy (b. 1817)
= Mary (b. 1815/6)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Ruth (b. 1810)

1 female 40-49 1780-1790 = Jemima (b. 1788)

Also in the county were seven other KELLEYs, including Absolom and William, plus eleven KITTLEs.

6. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #65-66 of 69; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 VA Randolph Co. Roll 578 pp. 272B-273A Ln. 32 Abel W Kelley 123 200 010 - 011 220 010 no slaves 0600000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Elias (b. 1840)

2 males 5-9 1830-1835 = Lovell (b. 1832/3)
= David (b. 1830/1)

3 males 10-14 1825-1830 = Asher (b. 1829/30)
= Abel H. (b. 1827)
= Asa (b. 1825)

2 males 15-19 1820-1825 = John (b. 1824)
= Harrison (b. 1822/3)

1 male 50-59 1780-1790 = Abel (b. 1787)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Lydia (b. 1830/1)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Jemima (b. 1826/7)

2 females 15-19 1820-1825 = Thurza (b. 1820/1)
= Jerusha? (b. 1819)

2 females 20-29 1810-1820 = Nancy (b. 1817)
= Mary (b. 1815/6)

1 female 50-59 1780-1790 = Jemima (b. 1788)

6 person employed in agriculture

Also in Randolph County: seven other KELLEYs, including Absolom and William, and fifteen KITTLEs.

7a. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #89-90 of 112): Randolph Co., VA, Roll M432_972, pp. 71B-72A, 682/684, enumerated 2 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Abel W Kelly 62 M Farmer Virginia

Jemima   " 61 F "

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Mary Kelly 34 F Virginia

Thurza   " 29 F "

Harrison " 27 M Carpenter "

Jemima   " 23 F "

David    " 19 M Farmer "

Lydia    " 19 F "

Lovell   " 17 M do "

Elias    " 11 M "

I don't see how Elias can be Jemima's son; Jemima would have been 50 years old when he was born. Listed next to William KELLY (æ 72, b. PA), who is three households from Absolom KELLY (æ 47, b. VA).

7b. 1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com): Clay Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA, p. 208B, 54/54, enumerated 14 Oct 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Amon Loveall 46 M Farmer 4000 Md

Wealthy " 34 F Pa

[seven children of Amon & Wealthy]

Enoch Shore 17 M Pa

Asher Kelly 20 M Labr Va

Ruth Loveall 81 F Md

Joseph Houck 20 M Carpenter Pa

My question is: how were people able to attach Asher to our subject?

8. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #99-100 of 126): Beverly P.O., Randolph Co., VA, Roll M653_1374, pp. 96-97, PN 96-97, 688/692, enumerated 24 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Abel W Kelly 73 M Farmer 700 300 Virginia

Jemima   " 72 F "

Mary     " 45 F "

Thursy   " 39 F "

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Harrison Kelly 38 M Carpenter Virginia

Jemima     " 33 F "

Listed next to Davis B. KELLY (29), who is next to Lovell KELLY (28), who is five households from Abel H. KELLY (46).

9. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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