This collection consists of letters and financial documents belonging to the Jenkins, Kellam, Shockley, and Reid families. The bulk of the collection is made up of correspondence between members of these four families occurring over a period of seventy years (1860-1930). These letters reveal genealogical connections between the families. The financial documents included in the collection consist of receipts, insurance policies, and land deeds belonging to the John F. Kellam family.

This collection consists of two daguerreotypes, presumably of the Shockley family, although this connection is not documented. One image is identified by attached note as Winfred Shockley's mother's uncle; the other is identified by attached note as: Auntie.