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Ruth Alexander

Ruth Alexander

Female 1797 - 1878  (81 years)


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  • Name Ruth Alexander
    Birth 1797  NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1820  Perry Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 16-25(23), spopuse William-age 26-44(33), 3 children 
    Census 1830  Perry Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 20-29(33?), spouse William-age 40-49(43), 7 children 
    Census 1840  Perry Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 40-49(43), spouse William-age 50-59(53), 9 children 
    Census 1850  Perry Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 53, spouse William-age 63, 6 children 
    Census 1860  Perry Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    age 60, no spouse listed, 2 children & 1 g-child 
    Census 1870  District 2, Perry Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    age 71, widowed, living with son Jasper & family 
    Death 1878  Perry Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    DAR.org 13 Sep 2020 
    See Notes -- Ancestor #: A030132 -- DAVIDSON, WILLIAM -- Grandfather - for lineage only 
    Findagrave.com 13 Sep 2020 
    See Notes 
    Burial Linden, Perry Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • William Kelly Cemetery
    Person ID I1372  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Thomas Alexander,   b. 1770, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1854, Williamson Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Elizabeth Davidson,   b. 01 Jul 1775, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1842, Williamson Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage Bef 1789 
    Family ID F246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Kelly-xx,   b. 1787, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Jan 1855, Perry Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Marriage 29 Dec 1813  Williamson Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      dau Elizabeth 1815 - 1860
      son James Matthias Kelly 2/8/1817 TN - 5/4/1899 MO
      - ** See Obituary **
      dau Nancy Kelly 1819 - 1850
      son Thomas Alexander Kelly 1822 - 1870
      son William Kelly 1824
      dau Mary Ann Kelly 1826
      dau Sarah Kelly 1831 - 1899
      son John Mitchell Kelly 1833 TN - 1859
      son Jasper Newton Kelly 6/4/1836 - 6/11/1911
      - ** See death certificate **
      - on 6/15/1865 in Perry Co, TN married Lucy Ann Graves 9/1840 Decatur Co, TN - 1873 Butler Co, MO
      son Alfred Quincy Kelly 1838 TN - 1896
      dau Jane Kelly 1840 TN
      dau Elvira H Kelly 1842 TN - 1912
      - married Bradford A Ward 1839 - 1883

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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHS-ZLXH

      Name: William Kelley
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      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 29 Dec 1813
      Event Place: Williamson, Tennessee, United States
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      Spouse's Name: Ruth Alexander ****
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      GS Film Number: 002051436
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      Digital Folder Number: 005725206
      Image Number: 01320

      Citing this Record:
      "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHS-ZLXH : accessed 13 July 2015), William Kelley and Ruth Alexander, 29 Dec 1813; citing Williamson, Tennessee, United States, county courthouses, Tennessee; FHL microfilm .
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    Family ID F943  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1797 - NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Dec 1813 - Williamson Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 16-25(23), spopuse William-age 26-44(33), 3 children - 1820 - Perry Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 20-29(33?), spouse William-age 40-49(43), 7 children - 1830 - Perry Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 40-49(43), spouse William-age 50-59(53), 9 children - 1840 - Perry Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 53, spouse William-age 63, 6 children - 1850 - Perry Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 60, no spouse listed, 2 children & 1 g-child - 1860 - Perry Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 71, widowed, living with son Jasper & family - 1870 - District 2, Perry Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1878 - Perry Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Linden, Perry Co, TN Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Kelly-William-(Ruth-(Alexander))    		Kelly-William-(Ruth-(Alexander))
    Kelly-William-(Ruth-(Alexander))-Cemetery-2009    		Kelly-William-(Ruth-(Alexander))-Cemetery-2009
    Kelley-William-(Ruth-(Alexander))-Mar-2    		Kelley-William-(Ruth-(Alexander))-Mar-2
    Kelley-William-(Ruth-(Alexander))-Mar-1    		Kelley-William-(Ruth-(Alexander))-Mar-1
    Kelley-William-(Ruth-(Alexander))-Mar-3    		Kelley-William-(Ruth-(Alexander))-Mar-3
    Kelly-Jasper-Newton--(Ruth-Alexander)    		Kelly-Jasper-Newton--(Ruth-Alexander)

  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

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      Found at DAR.org on 9/13/2020

      DESCENDANTS LIST
      Member: Lena Jo Kelly Glaser Nat'l #: 495060 Ancestor #: A030132
      1.
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      Alfred Kelly born on 27 - Mar - 1869 at Perry Co TN
      died at Perry Co TN on 6 - Oct - 1926 and his ( 1st ) wife
      Laura Frances Kunkel born on 7 - Feb - 1873 at Perry Co TN
      died at Perry Co TN on 18 - Jun - 1925 married on 22 - - 1893
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      The Said Alfred Kelly was the child of Jasper Newton Kelly born on 4 - Jun - 1835 at Perry Co TN
      died at Perry Co TN on 1 - Jun - 1912 and his ( 1st ) wife
      Lucy Ann Graves born on - - 1841 at Decatur Co TN
      died at Butler Co MO on - - 1873 married on 15 - Jun - 1865
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      The Said Jasper Newton Kelly was the child of William Kelly born on c - - 1787 at SC ****
      died at Perry Co TN on a 4 - Sep - 1855 and his ( 1st ) wife
      Ruth Alexander born on c - - 1797 at NC ****
      died at Perry Co TN on p - - 1857 married on 29 - Dec - 1813
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      The Said Ruth Alexander was the child of Thomas Alexander born on - - 1770 at NC ********
      died at Davidson Co TN on a 30 - Oct - 1857 and his ( 1st ) wife
      Elizabeth Davidson born on - - at NC
      died at TN on - - 1840-1850 married on a - - 1797
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      The Said Elizabeth Davidson was the child of William Davidson born on - - 1736 at Lancaster Co PA
      died at Buncombe Co NC on 16 - May - 1814 and his ( 1st ) wife
      Margaret McConnell born on - - 1748 at _______________
      died at _______________ on 13 - Nov - 1806 married on a - - 1780

      ASSOCIATED ANCESTOR (REVOLUTIONARY) RECORD

      DAVIDSON, WILLIAM Ancestor #: A030132

      Notice: DATA IN THE CORRECTION FILE (WHY?)
      Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): CAPTAIN
      Birth: 10- -1736 LANCASTER CO PENNSYLVANIA
      Death: 5-16-1814 BUNCOMBE CO NORTH CAROLINA
      Service Source: MOSS, THE PATRIOTS AT MOORE'S CREEK BRIDGE, P 56
      Service Description: 1) COL CHRISTOPHER BECKMAN, 2ND REGT, ROWAN CO MILITIA
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      Found at findagrave.com on 9/13/2020

      Ruth Alexander Kelly

      Birth: 1797 North Carolina, USA
      Death: 1878 (aged 80–81) Perry County, Tennessee, USA
      Burial: William Kelly Cemetery, Linden, Perry County, Tennessee, USA
      Memorial #: 36199585
      Bio:
      Wife of William Kelly
      Family Members
      Children
      Jasper Newton Kelly 1835-1912
      Created by: Wilda Graves Patterson (47116086)
      Added: 22 Apr 2009
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36199585/ruth-kelly
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 September 2020), memorial page for Ruth Alexander Kelly (1797–1878), Find a Grave Memorial no. 36199585, citing William Kelly Cemetery, Linden, Perry County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Wilda Graves Patterson (contributor 47116086) .
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      found at http://records.ancestry.com/ruth_alexander_records.ashx?pid=37297082

      Ruth Alexander

      Found 10 Records, 10 Photos and 3,387,906 Family Trees

      Born on 1798 to Thomas Alexander and Elizabeth Davidson. Ruth married William Kelly.

      Family Members

      Parents
      ?
      Thomas Alexander
      1770-1854
      ?
      Elizabeth Davidson
      1772-1843

      Spouse(s)
      ?
      William Kelly
      1795-Unknown
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  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census.

    8. [S41] Marriage License.

    9. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.

    10. [S48] See Notes.


 

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