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Revolutionary war captain Alexander Kelly honored in Jasper

Alexander Kelly descendants from the Sequatchie Valley were joined by other descendants who traveled from their homes as far away as Florida, New York and Texas. Many of the descendants had never met one another.
Alexander Kelly descendants from the Sequatchie Valley were joined by other descendants who traveled from their homes as far away as Florida, New York and Texas. Many of the descendants had never met one another. Alexander Kelly descendants from the Sequatchie Valley were joined by other descendants who traveled from their homes as far away as Florida, New York and Texas. Many of the descendants had never met one another.

By Elizabeth Kelly 1 min read

Last month more than 100 descendants of one of Marion County’s earliest pioneers, along with members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) from across the State of Tennessee and elected officials, gathered at Pine Grove Cemetery in Jasper for a gravemarking ceremony to honor Alexander Kelly, a captain in the Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Kelly descendants from the Sequatchie Valley were joined by other descendants who traveled from their homes as far away as Florida, New York and Texas for the ceremony, conducted by the Judge David Campbell Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.

As the monument recounts, some time after settling in Marion County, Alexander Kelly drowned in the Sequatchie River, and his remains were apparently lost. Alexander Kelly, Revolutionary War captain and leader of early Tennessee, has had no monument to mark his life until now.