"A HISTORY OF THE DAVIESS-McLEAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN KENTUCKY, 1844-1943"
by Wendell H. Rone, Probably published in 1944 by Messenger Job Printing Co.,
Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky.  Used by permission.  p. 273-274.
[Daviess]

DAVID JARRELL KELLEY:  David Jarrell Kelley, oldest son of Elder Benjamin
Kelley, was born in Amherst County, Virginia, March 22, 1791.  He was raised
by his maternal grandfather after whom he was named.  His grandfather being 
a wealthy man, young Kelley was raised up in idleness and self-indulgence 
and became a wayward, self-willed boy.  At the age of fifteen he left his
grandfather's home in Mercer County, Ky., to visit his father in Ohio 
County, Ky.  Arriving at Louisville, then a small village, he engaged as a 
laborer in well digging.  After a while he engaged to go as a hand on a 
perogue (a type of boat) loaded with whiskey.  This vessel descended the 
Ohio river to its mouth and then ascended the Mississippi to Cape Girardeau, 
Mo.  From this point he traveled on foot through the territories of Illinois 
and Indiana back to Louisville, without having visited his father.  He 
remained with his grandfather until his marriage to Fannie Carter, daughter 
of William Carter of Ohio County, Ky., on February 10, 1810.  After living 
in Ohio County for a time he returned to Mercer County.  There he and his 
wife professed faith in Christ and united with a Church being baptized by 
Elder Richard Shackelford, in 1812.  Soon after this he again moved to Ohio 
County where he united with the Mt. Pleasant Church (Fordsville).  Some 
years later he became dissatisfied with the practice of "Close Communion" 
and was excluded from the Church.  After a time, being convinced of his 
error, he was restored to the fellowship of the Church.
     He was ordained to the ministry by Elders Thomas Downs, Ancil Hall, 
and Simeon Buchanan on January 25, 1825, and almost immediately was called 
to the care of the Mt. Pleasant Church.  To this congregation he ministered 
the remainder of his early life.  He was also pastor of Beaver Dam, 
Walton's Creek, and Cane Run Churches in Ohio County.  In 1834, he and 
James H. L. Moorman were appointed collecting agents for the Executive 
Board of the Baptist Convention of Kentucky.  They assumed the duties of 
that office, about the first of March, and sometimes together, and 
sometimes apart, prosecuted their labors, till the 17th of June when Mr. 
Moorman died suddenly.  Elder Kelley continued his labors until the 
latter part of July, when he was attacked with fever.  This was followed 
by a fatal flux, of which he and six of his family died, between the 13th 
of August and the 5th of September, 1834.  His death occurred on August 
14th, 1834.
     Elder Kelley's early education was very limited, but he had a good
intellect and was fond of books.  After his marriage he applied himself 
to the study of teaching, until he became a fair English scholar.  He was 
an eloquent speaker, a good pastor, and a man of active enterprise.  He 
and his neighbor, Josiah B. Haynes, a man worthy to be remembered, 
organized a Sabbath School and a Temperance society of 100 members, as 
early as 1830 and kept them alive as long as Mr. Kelley lived.  He was 
present at the organization of Bethabara Church in 1825 and performed 
marriages in Daviess County as late as 1834, the date of his death.  
Though he never lived to see the formation of the Daviess County 
Association his labors were entered into by those who came after him,
especially in the organization and pastoring of the churches in the 
northern section of the Green River country from whence came this 
Association.

Buchanan Carter Downs Hall Haynes Kelley Moorman Shackelford
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Amherst-VA IL IN MO Mercer-KY Ohio-KY

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