FIFTH GENERATION


64. Tabitha Jane Kelley was born in Mar 1847 in Grimes Co., TX. She died after 1910 in Grimes Co., TX.

She was married to William Thomas Alley in Nov 1867 in Grimes Co., TX. William Thomas Alley was born in Jan 1838 in VA. He was buried in 1861 in Pvt., Co. B, 11th MS Infantry, Confederate Army. He died on 28 Jan 1903 in Grimes Co., TX. He received First Holy Communion in Wheelmaker. Living with the family of John Caldwell in Hardeman Co., TN in the 1860 census and at the time he enlisted in the Confederate Army at Friar's Point, MS in 1861.

Returned to TN from VA at the close of the war and then moved to Grimes Co., TX.
Member of Coahoma Invincibles, Co. B, 11th Mississippi Infantry:
07/27/65 Appears on a record of paroled prisoners surrendered at Appomattox Court House 4/10/1865
06-12/64 Near Petersburg
08/01/64 Return to trenches around Peterburg from north of James River. Remained until 8/18 then moved out on Weldon Railroad and attacked. Engaged again on 8/19 on same field--Battle of Davis Farm. One killed, two severely wounded, one slightly wounded.
08/20/64 Moved back to former positions in trenches and remained
until the end of the month admiring skyrockets and dodging mortar shells
03/31/64 Near Orange Court House, VA
12/31/63 Same
09/30/63 Near Rapidan Station, VA
07/08/63 Near Orange Court House, VA
05-06/63 Gettysburg, PA, wounded. Appears on a register of General Hospital, Howard's Grove, Richmond.
12/31/62 Goldsboro, NC
11-12/62 Camp Liddell near Richmond
09/17/62 Sharpsburg, MD, Captain of the co. killed
08/30/62 Battle of Manassas, Co. O.S. killed and co. papers lost
05-06/62 Near Martinsburg, VA
03-04/62 Near Richmond
01-02/62 Camp Fisher
11-12/61 Same
09-10/61 Same
05-06/61 Near Winchester, VA, Army of the Shenandoah
11/01/62 Camp Liddell near Richmond Tabitha Jane Kelley and William Thomas Alley had the following children:

child+94 i. Powell Granberry Alley.
child95 ii. William Thomas Alley was born on 3 Aug 1872 in Grimes Co., TX. He died on 11 Sep 1941 in Navasota, Grimes Co., TX. He was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Navasota, TX.
child+96 iii. Robert Allen Alley.
child97 iv. Maurice Alley was born about 1878 in Grimes Co., TX. He died about 1881 in Grimes Co., TX.
child+98 v. Emmett Marvin Alley.

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