Kersey Fell

Kersey H. Fell, painted by Charles Calistus Burleigh, Jr.
Name
Kersey Fell
First Name
Kersey
Additional Names
H.
Last Name
Fell
Born
1 May 1815
Died
1 May 1893
Parents
Jesse Fell, Sr.
Rebecca Roman Fell
Spouse
Jane Price Fell
Children
Isaac
Medora
Anna
William
Jessie
Charles
Kersey (Jr.)
Benn
Profession
Lawyer
Note
Friend of Abraham Lincoln's
Founder of the Free Congregational Society of Bloomington, Illinois, where Charles Calistus Burleigh served as a minister 1873-1874, and where his son, Charles Calistus Burleigh Jr., painted the portraits of Kersey and his wife.
Self-PortraitCharles Calistus Burleigh, Jr.
Charles Calistus BurleighCharles Calistus Burleigh
Kersey H. FellKersey H. Fell
Related Places
Bloomington, Illinois
Killdeer on an Illinois PrairieIllinois
Associated Causes
Liberty BellAbolition
1860 Republican ElephantRepublican Party
Sign Against Drinking - Adobe Stock Educational LicenseTemperance
Religious Affiliation
Founder of the Bloomington Illinois Free Congregational Society
Quaker - General
Unitarian
Free Thought
Item sets
Burleigh Project People
Burleigh Resources ALL
Media
Kersey H. Fell, painted by Charles Calistus Burleigh, Jr.Kersey H. Fell, painted by Charles Calistus Burleigh, Jr.

Linked resources

Free Congregational Church of Bloomington, Illinois
1869 Photograph of the Free Congregational Church of Bloomington, Illinois1869 Photograph of the Free Congregational Church, Bloomington, Illinois
Jane Price Fell

Part of Kersey Fell