WebCatt's Genealogy
about the Kerley Family
Newsletter
now Kerley Bulletin
The KFN is distributed by John E. Kerley jkerley@planetc.com at irregular intervals.
Some portions are also on this website.
KFN e-mail letters with their subjects and attachments, if any, that have been sent out so far:
- KFN#1 - Setup of KFN & Meaning of "KERLEY," dated 2-19-97
- KFN#2 - LT Kerley 1812, Possible Origins of Kerleys & Three Silver Keys, dated 3-2-97
[note from Amy: John's theory is that since Kerley means "key holder" then we are descended from the Levites]- KFN#3 - Kerleys in USA Census Records, dated 3-6-97
- KFN#4 - The Future of Kerleys & Hal-Bopp Comet, dated 3-25-97
- KFN#5 - Daniel Kerley (~1790 ) Line, dated 4-13-97 (From Rob Harden)
- KFN#6 - Andrew Kerley (1823 - 1901) Line, dated 6-7-97 (From my Aunt Grace Johnson)
- KFN#7 - Arthur Kerley (1770 - 1835) Line, dated 7-26-97 (From John A. Kerley)
- KFN#7, Rev1 - Revised Arthur Kerley Line, dated 12-2-97 (From Lyda Jerden)
- KFN#8 - Kerleys at Tuba City, AZ in 1920's, dated 8-30-97
Attachment: Picture of Kerley Trading Post Bus- KFN#9 - Arizona Kerleys & LT William M. Kerley, dated 10-8-97
Attachment: Color Picture of Kerley Coat of Arms- KFN#10 - Henry Kerley Line, dated 11-15-97 (From Amy White)
[note from Amy: provided by someone else who copied the webpage and sent it to John, who then sent me info about his KFN]- KFN#11 - Capt. R.A. Kerley vs The Germans, dated 11-22-97 (From John A. Kerley)
Attachment: Coat of Arms Certificate- KFN#12 - Joe Kerley's Letter of 1929, dated 12-12-97 (From Amy White)
[note from Amy: sent by me after I read about the Arizona Kerleys]There are a few more newsletters and some revisions of the originals.
If you are interested in a particular subject or KFN, please let me [John] know which KFN's, and I will send them via email. There is no charge.
My name is John E. Kerley, living in East Tennessee, and I am searching for the birth place of my great great grandfather Andrew Jackson Kerley (1823 - 1901) and his father, Adolphus Kerley (?). My intent is to trace my Kerley family back through North Carolina (possibly through Virginia and Massachusetts) to Scotland/Ireland, as this is the nationality passed down verbally from my Father, Glenn E. Kerley. And then further back to Denmark or Northwest France (Normandy) as there are references to those areas from other Kerleys.
According to the 1870 US Census, my g-g-grandfather Andrew Jackson Kerley (1823 -1901) was living in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He was born in North Carolina, and married Mary Plemmons in Bryson City, NC having 6 children: Andrew J., Jr., Amner M., Martha J., William M., James D., and Nancy L. with all born in North Carolina except Nancy L. who was born in Tennessee in 1867.
I am trying to find Andrew and his father's birth place, marriage records and Kerley family location in North Carolina from about 1790 to 1860 before the Civil War. If you have any family records that might list Andrew, his father or his brothers, and their location, towns or counties, in North Carolina, I would appreciate the information for tracing my ancestors.
Please send to my email address: jkerley@planetc.com.
John E. Kerley
PO Box 341
Newport, TN 37821
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