Kelly-Anderson family.

Dates:
Active 1794
Active 1941

Biographical notes:

The Kelly and Anderson families lived in Scott County, Kentucky. James Y. Kelly, (b. 1765) immigrated to Kentucky from Virginia and in 1792, along with his wife Nancy nee Neal (1766-1819), was one of the earliest documented settlers of Scott Co. In 1899 his descendant William S. Kelly (b. 1876) married Sue Anderson (b. 1877) and their son James H. Kelly (1900-1982) became a successful business man in Kentucky. He invested in Stearns Coal and Lumber Co., which later became the Stearns-Kelly Coal Company, as well as the early transportation industry. The part of the collection related to the Anderson family begins with Meredith Anderson (b. 1808), a farmer & justice of the peace in Scott Co., Kentucky. He was the grandfather of Sue Anderson, who married into the Kelly family in 1899.

From the description of Kelly-Anderson family papers, 1794-1941. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 640144665

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Subjects:

  • Slavery
  • County attorneys
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Migration, Internal
  • Transportation
  • Whiskey

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Places:

  • Virginia--Fauquier County (as recorded)
  • Kentucky (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Scott County (Ky.) (as recorded)