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William H. Kelly (Gallatin County, KY, farmer)

b. 1831? d. 1859-07-06

Gallatin County, Kentucky, farmer. Switzerland County, Indiana, native. Son of Thomas D. Kelly and Eleanor Kelly. Married to Elizabeth A. McCandless Kelly in Gallatin County, Kentucky, on February 22, 1859. Attended school in Boone County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Gallatin County in 1859. Killed by William Ross in Gallatin County in July 6, 1859.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boone County, District 2, p. 168B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Mortality Schedules, Kentucky, Gallatin County, p. 214.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994035, Gallatin County Marriages.

"Another Cold Blooded Murder," Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, KY), July 9, 1859, p. 1.

KYR-0001-006-0024.

KYR-0001-006-0026.

Citation

Kelly, William H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211528 (November 12, 2026).

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