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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ unknown. UNPUBLISHED KELL FAMILY GENEALOGY. (undated).
- Colonel John Kell was killed at the Battle of Stones River.
- page 350 Warren Co. OH History
"Capt. John Kell's company, which, before the war, had been organized as a militia company, called the Franklin Grays, was the first company to leave the county for service under the telegraphic call for troops."
page 541
"Col. John Kell was a native of Germany. He spent his life mostly in America, and when the Mexican war broke out was a resident of Steubenville. He came to Franklin about 1856, and opened a tailor shop. He was made Postmaster by Buchanan. Having been in the Mexican war, his military proclivities manifested themselves in the interest he felt in all military affairs. He organized a company, which, from their uniform, was called the Franklin Greys—Captain, J. Kell; First Lieutenant, P. S. Turner; Second Lieutenant, O. C. Maxwell; Orderly, I. M. Snell. This company became celebrated for its proficiency in drill, and when the war broke out, almost all of its members enlisted and the company retained its organization. When they returned from the three-months' service, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and entered the Service. He was killed at the battle of Stone River. His body was brought home and buried with Masonic rites in the cemetery east of the canal."
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