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Texas Ranger & Minutemen Service Records, 1830-1846 & 1847-1900

The records held by the Texas State Archives are incomplete. They were created from pay records and muster rolls.
Some records were lost, destroyed, or fell into private hands.

Texas Ranger Service Records, 1830-1846

D.P.O Kelly, Private
Commanding officer: Capt. G.E. Black
Mounted Rangers
En: 10/22/1839

M.P. Kelly, Private
Commanding officer: Capt. J. Snively
Mounted Rangers
En: 6/21/1839
Disch: 8/5/1839

Russell Kelly, 2nd Lt
Commanding officer: Capt. A. Jordon
Mounted Rangers
En: 6/21/1839
Disch: 8/5/1839

Wm. Kelly, Private
Commanding officer: Capt. P. Bell
Corpus Christi Rangers
En: 2/15/1845, for 3 months
Place of En.: Corpus Christi

D.F. O'Kelly, Private
Commanding officer: Capt. H.M. Smith
Volunteer Rangers
En: 3/3/1839
Disch: 9/2/1839

J. D. O'Kelly, 4th Sgt.
Commanding officer: Capt. J. Snively
Mounted Rangers
En: 9/14/1838
Disch: 12/15/1838

Texas Rangers, 1847- 1900

Elijah L. Kelley, Private
Commanding officer: Wm. H. Henry
Rangers
En: 6/19/1859
Place of birth: Sabinal Canyon

G.T. Kelley, 2 Corp
Commanding officer: G.W. Stevens
Wise County Rangers
En: 11/26/1873
Disch: 3/26/1874
Place of birth: Wise County
Remarks: 4 months service

Jackson Kelley, Private
Commanding officer: Wm. H. Henry
Rangers
En: 6/19/1869
Place of birth: Sabinal County

Joseph Kelley, Private
Commanding officer: Wm. H. Henry
Rangers
En:6/19/1869
Place of birth: Sabinal County

Laban C. Kelley, Private
Commanding offcier: Wm. H. Henry
Rangers
En: 6/19/1869
Place of birth: Sabinal County

W.T.(?L) Kelley, Private
Commanding officer: Jas. M. Swisher
Co. P Frontier Forces
En: 9/6/1870
Disch: 11/28/1870 (2/6/1871)
Place of birth: Camp Colorado
Remarks: 602 W. 11th St, Austin, TX

Wm. Kelley, Private
Commanding officer: C.A. Patton
Kendal County Minute Men Co. C
En: 3/1/1874
Place of birth: Kendal COunty
Remarks: no service recorded

C.C. Kelly, Private
Commanding officer: Captn. John W. Sanson
Rangers
En: 8/31/1859
Disch: 11/30/1859
Remarks: 3 months service

E.M. Kelly, Private
Commanding officer: J.M. Wade
Co. I Minute Men, Cook County
En: 6/26/1872
Disch: 7/6/1873
Place of birth: Cook County
Remarks: 5 days of service

Elijah J. Kelly, Private
Commanding officer: L.S. Ross
Mounted Rangers
En: 10/3/1860
Age 24
Place of birth: Waco

J.W. Kelly, 2nd Sgt
Commanding officer: F.C. Stewart
Co. Q Minute Men, Llano County
En: 9/8/1872
Disch: 8/9/1873
Place of birth: Llano County
Remarks: 54 days of service

Martin Kelly, 4 Corp
Commanding officer: Charles Lovenskiold
Walker Mounted Rifles, Cortinas War
En: 11/22/1869
Place of birth: Corpus Christi

Patrick Kelly, Private
Commanding officer: Ed. Burleson
Mounted Rangers
En: 1/20/1860
Disch: 9/7/1860
Place of birth: San Marcos

T.J. Kelly, Private
Commanding officer: D.P. Baker
Frontieer Forces, Co. F
En: 11/5/1870
Disch: 6/15/1871
Place of birth: Decatur, Wise County

Wm. Kelly, Sgt
Commanding officer: James Snowball
Prov State Troops
En: 10/13/1871
Disch: 10/20/1871
Place of birth: Groesbeck, TX


No Kellies in any records. No O'Kelleys or O'Kellys in Ranger/Minutemen records 1847-1900.
No Kelleys, Kellys, O'Kelleys, O'Kellys found in the Minutemen records of 1841.

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