Miles C. KELLEY & America MOREHEAD

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Miles C. KELLEY
America MOREHEAD

Husband: Miles C. KELLEY
Birth: 1834/5, IN
Death (Civil War): 20 May 1862, possibly in the Siege of Corinth, MS
Occupation: laborer
Military Service: Civil War: Pvt., Co. B., 15th Rgmt. Illinois Infantry
Historical Event: 6-7 Apr 1862, his regiment fought at the Battle of Shiloh, TN
Father: Joshua KELLEY II
Mother: Ms. __?__

Marriage: 7 Sep 1854, Owen Co., IN

Wife: America MOREHEAD
Birth: 1836/7, IN
Death: aft. 10 Sep 1863
Occupation: homemaker

Children:

1. John B. KELLY, b. 1858/9, Wayne Twp., Owen Co., IN

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Ind., Indiana, Miss., Mississippi, Tenn., Tennessee

Sources:

1. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (online at Ancestry.com):

Miles C. KELLEY America MOREHEAD 7 Sep 1854 Owen Co. Book 28, p. 8

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 22): Gosport P.O., Wayne Twp., Owen Co., IN, Roll 653_287, p. , PN 165, 1176/1167, enumerated 28 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Miles C Kelly 25 M Labor 100 Ind

America " 23 F "

Jno " 1 M "

Not "Jas.," which is apparently how some secondary sources have been reading it because they show him as "James."

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

5. American Civil War Soldiers. Historical Data Systems, Kingston, MA (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: Miles Kelley

Residence: Shelby County, Illinois

Enlistment Date: 25 May 1861

Side Served: Union

State Served: Illinois

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 25 May 1861.
Enlisted in Company B, 14th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 25 May 1861.
Died Company B, 14th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 20 May 1862.

6. Civil War Pension Index (index and images online at Ancestry.com):

Name of Soldier Kelly, Miles C.

Name
of
Dependent Widow Kelly, America

Minor Kelly, John B.

Service B 14 Ill Inf

Date of Filing Claim Application No. Certificate No. State from which Filed

Invalid

1863 Sept 10 Widow 32759 378810

18?1 Dec? 31 Minor 536071 378811 Ind

The card image is blurred and hard to read. Civil War pension applications generally contain a great deal of genealogically useful information, so it would be well worth obtaining copies from NARA.

7. A history of the 14th Illinois Infantry Regiment (online at www.civilwararchive.com):

The regiment was organized in Jacksonville, [Morgan Co.,] IL, on 25 May 1861 (n.b., Miles enlisted on that date). The regiment's service record begins…

SERVICE.--Moved to St. Charles, Mo., thence to Hannibal, Jefferson Barracks and Rolla, Mo., July - August, 1861. Advance toward Columbus August 29 - September 8. Join Fremont's Army at Tipton, Mo., October 1. Fremont's advance on Springfield, Mo., October 13 - November 3. Moved to Sedalia, thence to Otterville, and duty there until February, 1862. Moved to St. Louis, thence to Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 1-16. Capture of Fort Donelson February 16. Expedition to Crump's Landing and occupation of Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 14-17. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29 - May 30...

We don't actually know if Miles died on the battlefield, but if so, it appears he would have died in the Siege of Corinth, MS.

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

9. Private Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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