Background
O’Kelley, Thomas Washington was born on December 16, 1861 in Hall County, Georgia, United States. Son of Edward Washington and Elizabeth (Barnes) O’Kelley.
O’Kelley, Thomas Washington was born on December 16, 1861 in Hall County, Georgia, United States. Son of Edward Washington and Elizabeth (Barnes) O’Kelley.
Bachelor of Arts, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, 1889, Master of Arts, 1891 (Doctor of Divinity, 1899).
Ordained ministry Baptist Church, 1888. Principal Hiawassee (Georgia) High School, 1889-1890. Professor Latin, Mercer University, 1890-1892.
Pastor 1st Church, Hawkinsville, Georgia, 1892-1893, 1st Church, Griffin, 1893-1899, West End Church, Atlanta, 1899-1902, 2d Church, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1902-1904, 1st Church, Saint Joseph, Missouri, 1904-1911, 1st Church, Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1911.
Member Foreign Missionary Board of Southern Baptist Convention.
Married Mary Lee Alexander, 1891 (died 1893). Married second, Rosa Burt Meriwether, 1900. Children: Thomas Washington, Mary, William Meriwether.