Person:Andrew Kerley (2)

Notes

Possible clue to Andrew Kerley's parentage from Bledsoe County, TN Petition in 1843: Petition of Andrew Lowe asking to change his name to be changed to Andrew Kerley.

Tennessee Petitions 1843

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Find A Grave.

   Andrew J Kerley
   BIRTH 1818
   Tennessee, USA
   DEATH 1874 (aged 55–56)
   Illinois, USA
   BURIAL: Kerley Cemetery #2
   Bloomfield, Johnson County, Illinois, USA
   
   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59178913

2.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/27045402/person/1984170329/facts?_phsrc=SSv450&_phstart=successSource

3.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

   Name: S S Kerley
   [A J Kerley]
   Age: 42
   Birth Year: abt 1818
   Gender: Male
   Birth Place: Tennessee
   Home in 1860: Township 12 S Range 3 E, Johnson, Illinois
   Post Office: Vienna
   Dwelling Number: 914
   Family Number: 827
   Occupation: Far
   Real Estate Value: 1200
   Personal Estate Value: 400
   Attended School: Yes
   Household Members: Name Age
   S S Kerley 42
   Sarah Kerley 26
   Andrew Kerley 5
   Martha Kerley 4
   Mary Kerley 2
   John Kerley 6/12

4.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).

   Name: Andy Kerly
   Age in 1870: 52
   Birth Year: abt 1818
   Birthplace: Tennessee
   Dwelling Number: 187
   Home in 1870: Township 12 Range 3, Johnson, Illinois
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Vienna
   Occupation: Farmer
   Cannot Read: Y
   Cannot Write: Y
   Male Citizen over 21: Y
   Personal Estate Value: 350
   Real Estate Value: 1000
   Inferred Spouse: Sarah Kerly
   Inferred Children: Andrew Kerly
   Mary Kerly
   John Kerly
   William Kerly
   Frances Kerly
   James Kerly
   Household Members: Name Age
   Andy Kerly 52
   Sarah Kerly 35
   Andrew Kerly 15
   Mary Kerly 12
   John Kerly 10
   William Kerly 4
   Frances Kerly 2
   James Kerly 6/12

5.   United States. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008).

   Name: Andrew J Kerley
   Issue Date: 1 Jun 1857
   Place: Johnson, Illinois, USA
   Land Office: Shawneetown
   Meridian: 3rd PM
   Township: 12-S
   Range: 3-E
   Section: 15
   Accession Number: IL2020__.111
   Document Number: 22085