Person:Henry Kelso (5)

Information on Henry Kelso

100. Henry8 KELSO (Joseph, #123); born 25 Sep 1767 Augusta Co., Virginia; married Jane Wells (see #101), daughter of John Wells and Ann ( ), 26 Jan 1795 Mt. Sterling, Clarke Co., Kentucky; died 27 Feb 1832 at age 64.

He It's not clear how Henry accumulated his property. We know he bought at least parts of Robert Buchanon's 640 acre grant and Robert Henry's 300 acre grant (TG#5307 GB A, p.560), because he later sold tracts from them to sons Jefferson (DB H-1, p354; DB I-1)and John. (DB I-1, 220) The Buchanan tract had been bought from James and Polly S. Walker. (DB G, p267) His property in more modern times was called the Rambo farm. It was included in a 2,550 acre tract owned by Robertson Clark that was sold in 1895 to settle his estate. (Chancery Ct. Book 18, pp.526-41) It had come into the hands of Joseph R. Smith. Jr., who borrowed $50,000 on it Oct. 1, 1921.

The property contained seven tracts. When Smith defaulted on his five-year note, Equity Life Insurence bought it at the courthouse door. Frank Rambo purchased it from them Sept. 10, 1936 and went to great expense to renovate the old house. The acreage was calculated at 1,166.77 then. (Deed Book O-5, page 356) Frank sold off part of the propery in 1950 to Mary H. Cunningham.

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Children of Henry8 Kelso and Jane Wells (see #101) were as follows:

i. Mary7; born 22 Jan 1796; married John Street, son of Asa Street and Sara ( ), circa 1813.

ii. Nancy E; born 7 Jan 1798; married Benjamin Roebuck "Ben", son of John Robuck Sr, 1814 Lincoln Co., Tenn;101 died after 1891 Macon Co., Mo.102

iii. John; born 30 Nov 1799; married Rebecca Roden (Robuck?), daughter of John Robuck Sr, circa 1824; died circa 1883 Macon Co., Mo.102

iv. James; born 22 Nov 1801; married Rhoda Roebuck, daughter of John Robuck Sr, circa 1826.

v. Elizabeth; born 21 Nov 1803; married Isaac Benson circa 1821.

72 . vi. Jefferson.

vii. Alfred; buried Brite Cem., Atascosa Co., Tex; born 21 Apr 1808 Lee's Creek, Lincoln Co., Tenn; married Martha Martin, daughter of ( ) Martin, circa 1833; married Louise Jane Barton 20 Mar 1840 Gonzales, Texas; died 12 May 1898 Atascosa Co., Tex, at age 90.

viii. Jane or Jennie; born 24 Sep 1810; married Robert Cunningham, son of James W. Cunningham and Jane Hannah, circa 1828.

ix. Mandana; born 20 Oct 1812; married B. F. Yeates circa 1830.

x. Amatis; born 15 Sep 1815; married D. M. Tedford circa 1833.

xi. Henry II; born 25 Sep 1818 Tennessee; married Rebecca Rutledge, daughter of Isaac Rutledge and Ruth Steelman, circa 1838; died 10 Sep 1866 Lincoln Co., Tenn, at age 47.103

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