Capt. Eli Kellam was for 30 years a boat captain, and was well known at Elizabethport, NJ, where he lived for 27 years before 1880 and ran a line of boats of his own between New York and Elizabethport. He also commanded a government transport at Fortress Monroe during the Civil War and was a prominent Mason and Odd Fellow.
Husband of Emeline (Harper), Emma (Conklin), and Eliza (Acker); Father of Mary Ann Savidge, Sarah Vanwinkle, Emeline Truxton, Eli Albert Jr., Margaret Jones, Edward, Florence Irene Hildreth, Laura Wilson, Catherine Schwarz, William, and George.
Relocated to Lawnview when Odd Fellows Closed.
Capt. Eli Kellam was for 30 years a boat captain, and was well known at Elizabethport, NJ, where he lived for 27 years before 1880 and ran a line of boats of his own between New York and Elizabethport. He also commanded a government transport at Fortress Monroe during the Civil War and was a prominent Mason and Odd Fellow.
Husband of Emeline (Harper), Emma (Conklin), and Eliza (Acker); Father of Mary Ann Savidge, Sarah Vanwinkle, Emeline Truxton, Eli Albert Jr., Margaret Jones, Edward, Florence Irene Hildreth, Laura Wilson, Catherine Schwarz, William, and George.
Relocated to Lawnview when Odd Fellows Closed.
Family Members
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Mary Ann Kellam Savidge
1842–1909
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Sarah E. Kellam VanWinkle
1844–1867
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Emma Kellam Truxton
1845–1903
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Eli Albert Kellam Jr
1848–1906
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Margaret Kellam Jones
1850–1920
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Edward Simon Kellam
1852–1932
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Laura Kellam Wilson
1856–1878
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Catherine Stewart Kellam Schwarz
1861–1926
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George Washington Kellam
1866–1919
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