MARSHALL COUNTY, TN- GOODSPEED BIOGRAPHIES - M. D. Kelley
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M. D. KELLEY, M. D., is a son of Cary T. and Nancy (WILKINS) KELLEY, who
were married in Giles County, and soon after settled on a farm, where they
spent the remainder of their lives. They were Methodist and the father was
a soldier in the war of 1812. He became a very
prosperous farmer and was one of the first to introduce Berkshire hogs and
Durham cattle into Marshall County. He was an old-line Whig and died in
1854. The mother lived until 1885. M. D. KELLEY, our subject, was born
September 6 1832, in Giles County. At the age of seventeen he
entered the Cumberland University and graduated in 1853. He then took a
course in medicine at the University of Nashville and received the degree
of M. D. in 1857. He spent some time in the State hospital and after three
years practice at Spring place in Marshall County, came to
Cornersville in 1861, where he has since resided. In 1856 Margaret J.
GORDON was united to him in marriage. To them were born three children--
two sons and one daughter. The eldest son is a farmer and the other is
studying for the ministry. The Doctor and his wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. He is conservative in politics, and is a
successful physician of the county. He belongs to the Masonic, I. O. F., K.
of H., K of G. R., and Good Templar fraternities, and People's Mutual Life
Insurance Company.

Surnames: Gordon, Kelley, Wilkins
Source:  " The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886."