Clinton-Jackson County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kelly, John F. December 3, 1915
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Clinton Republican, Dec. 9, 1915, p.1, column 4
Civil War Veteran Dead.
John F. Kelly Passed Away at His Home on Lansing Street, Friday, December 3rd.
John F. Kelly, a resident of St. Johns for fifty years and one of Michigan's 
pioneer lumbermen, died at his home at 606 South Lansing street, on Friday, 
December 3.  The funeral services were held at the house on Monday, Rev. 
Charles Haywood of Richland, officiating.  The body was taken to Eagle, for 
burial.
Mr. Kelly was born in Sippio, N. Y. February 22, 1829.  He came to Jackson 
county, Michigan in 1847 and in 1850 settled on a tract of government land in 
Westphalia where he lived until he moved to St. Johns in 1866.
At the beginning of the Civil war he enlisted from Clinton county, November 
11, 1861, and was mustered into the United States service at Ypsilanti, 
Michigan, as Captain, to serve a term of three years in company K, 14th 
regiment, Mich. Volunteer Infantry.
He left the state for St. Louis, Mo., April 17th, 1862, then went to Pittsburg 
Landing, Tenn., and was attached to the army of the Mississippi and advanced 
on and took part in the siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29th to May 30.  He was 
also engaged at Farmington, Miss., May 3rd and 9th, 1862, with a 
reconnaissance towards Corinth, May 8th, and pursuit to Boonsville, May 31, to 
June 12th; reconnaissance toward Baldwin June 3rd; associated with Buells 
operation along Memphis and Charleston railroad in northern Albama and Middle 
Tennessee, June 13 to July 18th.
He was at Tuscumbia, Ala., until September 1, marched to and took part in 
seige of Nashville, September 12 to November 7th; was engaged at Zavergne, 
Tenn., Oct. 6, and was wounded by gunshot but remained with his regiment.
He was captured by Morgan, November 7th, 1862, at Edge Field, Tenn., and made 
his escape on a train and joined the advance on Murfreesbaro, Tenn., December 
26th to 30th, 1862.  He went on duty at Murfreesbaro until March 8th, 1863, 
then at Brentwood, guarding the line between Nashville and Franklin, Tenn.
He had serious attack of illness and finally honarably discharged, June 4th, 
1863 at Nashville, Tenn., by reason of disability.
Mr. Kelly was familiar with every piece of woodland in central Michigan and a 
large number of the larger tracts in the southern and western states.
For twenty-three years he rendered valuable service for R. M. Steel as 
prospector.  Mr. Kelly was a natural born mathematician and was known to 
possess an exceptionally remarkable memory, even up to his old age.  He is 
survived by four sons: Fred of St. Johns, Frank of Eagle, Jay of Durand, and 
Elva of Detroit.

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