The following is transcribed by Suzanne Forte (suzanneforte@bellsouth.net) from the book
"The Kellys of Jasper County, Georgia, Descendants of the Revolutionary Soldier Jacob Kelly and wife Susanna Allen"
by Dorothy Kelly MacDowell, 1984
Surnames contained in this document:
Banks, Blackwell, Bowden, Boyd, Burns, Davis, Gaither, Hardman, Hattaway, Herndon, Hodnett, Ireland, Johnson, Kelly, Malone, Patterson, Perry, Persons, Smith, Thigpen, Trammel, Turner, Watkins, Wright, Young
BENJAMIN BANKS (Dec 12 1807 - March 7 1857) married MARY TRAMMEL (Sept 14 1812 - Nov 11 1859) buried Murder Creek Baptist Church, Jasper County, Georgia.
EATON BANKS, died December 24 1849, married first SALLY HODNETT on December 17 1806, who died Feb 1 1813, and married second, July 10, 1814, NANCY BOYD, who died Sept 29 1859.
Children of Eaton and Sally Hodnett Banks:
1. Benjamin W. Dec 12 1807 - March 24 1859
2. Permelia Scott, Sept 24 1810 - Dec 24 1889, married JARRETT BURTON KELLY, December 22, 1829, Jasper County, who died Nov 21 1891.
3. Mary, Sept 14 1812 - Nov 14 1859
Children of Eaton and Nancy Boyd Banks:
1. John J. May 4 1815 - Feb 7 1826
2. Fannie A. Born May 29 1817, married Bob Turner
3. Sarah B. (Sallie), born Oct 27 1819 married March 9 1837, Cader Malone
4. Gilly Anne (Gillian), born Apr 25 1822 married Beverly Kelly
5. Nancy, Sept 16 1825 - Nov 23 1846
6. Pleasant E., born Feb 20 1827, married Nov 14 1854, Anne E. Banks, daughter of Claiborn Banks
7. Henry Dunstan, June 6 1823 - March 27 1888, married April 1, 1855, Harriet Elizabeth Kelly, Apr 4 1833 - June 28 1907, daughter of Rebecca Smith and John R. Kelly. Both buried Providence Church Cemetery.
Children of Henry Dunstan and Harriet Elizabeth Kelly Banks:
Savannah Ekson, March 17, 1856 - April 28 1856
Ossian and Olinious Oglesby, May 10, 1857 - July 2 1929, married Sara Katherine Blackwell, Dec 24 1891. Called Sallie Kate, she was born Sept 13 1870, died April 3 1962, buried Providence Baptist Churchyard as was her husband. She was the daughter of John H. Blackwell of Jasper County, who married in 1865, Addie B. Bowden of Putnam County, Georgia. Addie was born Oct 29 1843. John Blackwell was the son of Samuel Blackwell, born July 7 1803 in Orange Co, N.C.
Oscar Orilious Otho, twin, born May 10 1857, died Oct 30 1928, buried Providence Baptist Churchyard, married Nov 1 1893, Carrie Estelle Gaither. Estelle was daughter of Augustus Longstreet Gaither who married Salina Cynthia Perry, daughter of Dr. William A. Perry who married Caroline Robinson, daughter of Cornelius Robinson who married Keziah Hardwick. Carrie was born July 3 1874 in Newton County, Georgia and died in Milledgeville in 1958. She was in the first class of what is now Georgia College, Milledgeville, Class of 1891.
Children of Oscar Otho and Carrie Gaither Banks:
Salina Lorinne, born July 30 1894, Jasper County, died Milledgeville, married Alphaeus Wilson Watkins, born Jefferson County, Georgia, died Milledgeville.
C. B. Kate born May 26 1896 Milledgeville, married Oma Ernest Herndon, born Hancock County, Georgia, died in Columbus Georgia.
Henry Gaither born Jasper County Sept 5 1898 died March 14 1982 in Milledgeville, married first Hattie Lou Johnson and married second Marguerite Wright.
Olin Orilious, born July 24 1901, married Faye Hattaway.
Mary Joyce, born 1905 Milledgeville, Georgia, married William Earl Ireland.
Dorothy Margaret, born 1909 in Milledgeville, married Alfred Leon Thigpen
Varina Davis, Dec 6 1860 - 1957, married Edwin Fletcher Perry, Feb 9 1882, son of Margaret Davis and Edwin W. Perry, who married 1851.
Mollie Henry, Aug 24 1864 - Aug 7 1943, born in Jasper County, died in Mansfield, married first Mr. Persons and had William Henry Persons and Florrie Persons who married a Mr. Pope of Griffin, Georgia. Married second Charlie Hardman.
Amarintha Clyde, born Nov 18 1866 married W. R. Smith died Jasper County March 29 1956.
Children of Ossian Olinious Oglesby Banks and Sarah Katherine Blackwell Banks:
Herma Gay, born Jan 25 1893, married J. Crawford Burns.
Edith Elizabeth 1894 - 1896
Mary Virginia 1898-1904
Orilious Hunt, born Sept 6 1900 married Nancy Louise Young, born May 21 1907.
Wallace Landrum born July 22 1902, married Effie Belle Patterson.