____________________________________________________________________________ March 24, 1937 Delight, Ark. Dear Niece, was glad to hear from you, hope to see you someday. Tell your Mother and Father I wish I could see them. Tell them to come to see us sometime, we are feeling very well. John is not able to work. Hope this find(s) you all well. I hope you can make this all out. I can't hardly see to write. I have done the best I could not having any records. You write to Sarah Sparks, Delight, Ark., (she) is Sallie Wingfield's daughter. I guess she can tell you more about her grandmother and grandfather Mobley than any one here can. I hope I have been some help to you. I hope to hear from you again, your aunt. Sarah J. Lamb ____________________________________________________________________________ My father was Elijah Kelley. He was Giles N. Kelley's father. Elijah Kelley was born in Jackson county, Tenn., Sep. 14, 1800, and they moved to Illinois in 1804, from there to Wolf Creek, Pike County, Ark., 1815, where he labored on his farm until his death in August 26th, 1884. My mother's name, Elizabeth Sherfield, the Newton was on her mother's side. She was born April 22, 1824, if I am correct she married Brinley, he lived about 2 years and died. She was quite young when father married her. She died Feb. 14th, 1905. This is all I know about her. I don't know anything about her people. I think she came from Crowley's Ridge here. Father's first set of children. I will give you the names of his first set of children. He was married twice. Wesley Kelley and Polly Kelley was twins. Wesley was married twice. I don't know (who) he married the first time. He married Patterson the last time. Polly married John McLaughlin. Emily married Finn McLaughlin. Margret Kelley married Milas Bagwell. Nancy Kelley married (a) Ward. Amanda Kelley married John Cloud. Elijah Kelley, I think married a Dickson. Abner H. Kelley, I don't know who he married. Eight of these half brothers and sisters. I have no record of their ages. Giles Newton Kelley married Ann Mariah Mobley. He was born 1842 or about that time. James Ashley Kelley was born about 1844, married Landon Wilson. Lydia M. Kelley was born about 1847, married T.H. Allison. Elias Wade Kelley born 1850 married Josephine Kelley. William Robinson Kelley was born July 22 in 1853. Elizabeth L. Kelley was born March 6, 1856. Sarah Jane Kelley was born July 22, 1859 married John A. Lamb. John Kelley was born February 10, 1862 married Alice Kirkham. You can count my age and tell how old I am. Here we are 10 in all, all dead and gone. I am left for something good. I hope I am able to do my mark yet. ____________________________________________________________________________ Barbary Mobley is the mother of these girls. I don't know about the boys, do well as I remember, that was her name. I don't know who she was before she married. Martha Mobley wife of Elijah Mobley, she was a Fenter. Margaret Jane Mobley wife of William Mobley. David Mobley, I don't know about him. Julia Ann Mobley wife of William Kirkham. Leaner Mobley wife of Gran Tarpley. Ann Mariah Mobley wife of Giles N. Kelley. Sallie Mobley wife of Hop Wingfield. William and Margaret had 2 boys, Jim Ed and John Buck, and they had twin girls, their names were Delig and Nelig as well as I remember. There was a Mog Mobley, I guess his name was Morgan, this is further back than I know about much. ____________________________________________________________________________ Letter of Sarah Jane Lamb to Dow Murry Woodward provided by Beverly Moerbe. ____________________________________________________________________________ HTML file and design by David Kelley, 1997. All rights reserved.