The Kelley newsletter part 4
The 1940 Reunion
The reunion will be held this year in Washington Park, Washington, Pa. I have
not learned the arrangements aout the dinner but I suppose it will be the usual clan
dinner. Bring your own cups, plates and silverware. Also bring lots of victuals (excuse
me for trying to be funny). I have received the following letter from clan president
William Lynn Kelley:- "We have had reserved for the Kelley reunion on September
first the use of a new shelter just being completed in Washington Park. This
shelter is just to the left after entering the park gates. The first road to the
left leads up to it and it is easily seen from the entrance. We think that there
will be ample room here and that it is an ideal place for the dinner and the meeting."
Hot coffee will be furnished. Bring your own coffee pots. Many Thanks.
The historian appreciates more than tongue can tell the twenty five dollars
given by the clan for helping the magazine work. The printing and the postage
amount to about six dollars on each issue. This is the third issue since the 1939
reunion so I have about six dollars on hand now.
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THE KELLEY CLAN MAGAZINE
PUBLISHED OCCASIONALLY BY: JAMES O. STEWART, R.F.D.NO1, BOX 102, BROWNSVILLE,PA
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Number Thirteen Christmas 1940. Free and worth it.
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With feelings of profound sorrow your historian records the departure
from this life of Rev. Adam Robert Rush. At nine in the morning of the day before
his death he suddenly became very ill with heart trouble. His wife had to go
to a neighbor's home for help. The physcian who was called saw that the end was
close. Rev. Rush died at three o'clock in the morning of Friday, November 22, 1940.
His wife, his daughter, and Alfred Murphy were at the bedside when the end came.
The funeral services were held the following Monday in the Hewitt Presbyterian
Church of Rices Landing. Rev. John Wesley Shell, pastor of Christ Methodist
Church of Uniontown, conducted the services. Ten members of the conference were
present. Burial was in the Hewitt Cemetery.
Adam Robert Rush was born September 27, 1859 on his father's farm near
Jefferson, Pa. He prepared by correspondence courses for the ministry. He was
received into the Pittsburgh Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church,
February, 1888. His first charge was in Union Circuit in Greene County, Pa. His other
charges, named in order, were Trumbul Circuit, Trumbull County, Ohio; Stahlstown, in
Westmoreland County, Pa.; Dunbar, in Fayette County, Pa.; Mahaffey, in Clearfield
County, Pa.; Rogersville, in Green County, Pa.; Bakerstown, in Allegheny County, Pa.;
Belle Bridge and Coal Bluff, below Elizabeth, Pa.; Turnersville, Pa.; Roseville, Ohio;
Nettle Hill in Greene County, Pa.; Brookville, in Jefferson County, Pa.; and Amity,
Pa. The Stahlstown parsonage in Westmoreland County was erected during his pastorate.
He organized the Deer Creek Church on the Bakerstown Charge in Allegheny County.
After thirty-five years of active service he took a superannuated relation
to the Conference in 1924. He was a member of the Odd Fellows.
In 1881 Adam R. Rush wsa united in marriage to Miss Martha Ellen Crago.
She was born November 5, 1861 on her father's farm near Rices Landing. She was a
daughter of Joseph and Maria (Thomas) Crago. Adam and Martha had two daughters, Minnie
Ellen Rush and Gertrude Glenn Rush. Minnie Ellen Rush was born June 15, 1885 on the
farm of Jacob Strawn Rush near Jefferson, Pa. She attended the South Western State
Normal School in California, Pa. for three years, 1901 to 1904. She is a member of
the Rebekahs. She married William Daniel Loos of California, Pa. He is a painter
and interior decorator. He is a member of the Jr. O.U.A.M. Mr. and Mrs. Loos are
members of the Presbyterian Church. They have had three children, all born in
California, Pa. Robert Nathaniel Loos (born January 14, 1906 - died July 8, 1906) is
buried in Hewitt Cemetery in Rices Landing. Marian Elizabeth Loos (born May 31, 1908 -
died the same day) is buried in Hewitt Cemetery. Martha Fern Loos, the third child,
is a graduate of East Pike Run High School in Washington County, in the class of 1939.
She is now a student, will be a Junior this fall, in the State Teachers' College in California, Pa.
Gertrude Glenn Rush, the second daughter of Adam and Martha, was born January 9,
1889 in Jacktown, Greene County, Pa. She died of pneumonia, December 9, 1893. She
is buried in the Hewitt Cemetery.
Mrs. Martha Ellen (Crago) Rush died August 3, 1926. She is buried in the Hewitt
Cemetery.
After the death of his first wife Rev. Rush married Miss Winifred Murphy of near
Perryopolis, Pa. They made their home with Mr. Alfred Murphy in the old Murphy homestead.
They had no children.
Let us go back into history. Our ancestor, William Kelley Senior, had nine
children, so far as your historian has learned, one of these nine was William Kelley
Junior, born January 13, 1804. He was a farmer for awhile and lived for awhile in
Indiana but most of his life he kept a hotel in Jefferson, Pa. He married Elizabeth
Ewart. This Elizabeth and her sister started from Ireland to come to this country and
the sister died on the way. William Kelley, Junior, and his wife were the parents of
eight children, as follows:- James Kelley, born August 13, 1827, died November 26,
1893, married Martha Craft, born March 11, 1835, died November 17, 1890; Jane Ann
Kelley, twin of James, died at age of two years, eight months and eleven days;
Charlotte Kelley married Jacob Strawn Rush; Ewart Kelley, married the widow
of John Kerns; Elizabeth Jane Kelley, died single, aged about forty-five; Mary
Ann Kelley, married Richard Young, they moved to McKeesport; William Kelley died
July 13, 1855 aged twenty-two years, four months and fourteen days; and Robert
Kelley, died April 19, 1851 aged ten years and twenty days.
Jacob Strawn Rush was born March 1, 1821 and died September 24, 1880.
His wife Charlotte (Kelley) Rush died in 1898 at about seventy years of age. They
are buried in the Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery in Jefferson. They had eight
children as follows:-
1. Hannah Rush, born Maarch 29, 1846, married Hiram Haver m in 1867.
They lived at Inconium, Iowa, for many years. Then they home-steaded a quarter
of land a half mile west of Bonesteel, N.D. He died in 1912, She died in her
seventy-seventh year. They had seven girls, all of whom with their husbands
and families are living in or near Bonesteel.
2. Elizabeth Rush died at age of about five.
(to be continued in next magazine)
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦The 1941 Reunion will be held SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, in the Log Cabin in Washington
Park, Wash., Pa.
THE KELLEY CLAN MAGAZINE
PUBLISHED OCCASIONALLY BY: JAMES O. STEWART, R.F.D.NO1, BOX 102, BROWNSVILLE,PA---------------------------------------------Number Fourteen EASTER 1941. Free and worth it.--------------------------------------------- In Memory of Adam Robert Rush (concluded)
In the last magazinewe started to tell about the eight children of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob S. Rush. We continue:-
3. William Alexander Rush was born March 2, 1850. He was a graduate of the
college in Jefferson. He taught sidtrict schools in Greene County for twelve
years. In 1881 he entered the Methodist Protes-tant ministry, being assigned to
the Hollidaysburg charge. Then his appointments were:- Trumbull Circuit in Trumbull
County, Ohio; Eldersville Circuit and Bethel Circuit in Washington County,
Pa.; Nessly and Point Pleasant in Hancock County, West Va.; Broad Ford in Fayette
County, Pa.; Monongahela Circuit in Greene County, Pa.; Second Church in Uniontown,
Pa.; Bakerstown, Pa.; Nettle Hill Circuit in Greene County, Pa.; and Union Circuit
in Greene County, Pa. For eleven years he was conference treasurer. He took
a superannuated relation to the coinference in 1911 and went to Morrisville, Greene
County, Pa., where he died Nov. 16, 1925. He is buried in Jefferson in the
new cemetery. He was a member of the Odd Fellows. He married Matilda McDougal,
born August 6, 1850. They had three chidlren.
(a.) Viola Florence Rush who married Edwin Henry Reagan. See magazine number
five for her death notice. I will add here that her son, Harold Reagan, is a
graduate of Penn State. He married Frances Dickson of Uniontown and they have a
girl, __dyn Cooper Reagan, born January 29, 1929. They live in Niagra Falls, N.Y.
(b.) Jacob Alexander Rush, born Aug, 29, 1880, died December 9, 1925. He fired
boilers at Republic mine. He married Emma D. Maple of Greene County. They
had two sons, Kenneth and William. Kenneth is married. After the death of J.A.
Rush the widow married Dewey Stiffey.
(c.) Ella Orissa Rush, born October 4, 1885, died June 23, 1891. She is buried
in the cemetery at New Cumberland, West Va.
4. Harriet Rush, born Oct. 16, 1852, died September 4, 1853.
5. Martha Jane Rush was born July 23, 1854. She attended Monongahela College,
in Jefferson, Pa. She married John Wesley Gregg, who had been a student at Monongahela
College and at Waynesburg College. He taught district schools for about seventeen
years. They had five children.
(a.) Palmetta Florence Gregg, married Charles Gregg of near Girard's Fort, farmer.
No children. He died January 7, 1928. After his death she married William Rea
Bailey. They live in Carmichaels. No children.
(b.) Gracie Virginia Gregg, born May 20, 1881, died in February 1882.
(c.) Jessie V. Gregg, married Harry H. Hupp of near Clarksville and had five
children. She died October 6, 1913.
(d.) Grover Cleveland Gregg, farmer near Marianna, was born Oct. 28, 1884. He
married Maud Belle Sharpnack. They have three children:
Lloyd Wesley Gregg, married Lois Mureldine
Christopher; Wilma Jeanette Gregg and June
Elizabeth Greeg.
(e.) Edna J. Gregg was born in March, 1886. She lived five months. After the
death of J.W. Gregg his widow married John Mills Cowa of near Castile Run in
Greene County. No children. He died in 1910. Mrs. Cowan is living in Carmichaels.
She was the oldest person present at the 1940 reunion.
6. James Franklin Rush, known as Frank Rush, was born September 24 (or 28),
1856. He went west at age of agout twenty. He was married twice. His children and
grandchildren are living in or near Wilton Junciton, Iowa.
7. Adam Robert Rush in whose memory this magazine and magazint number
thirteen are issued.
8. Sarah Louisa Rush was born August 25, 1863 on her father's farm near
Jefferson. She married James William Crago, born March 2, 1862, farmer near Rices
Landing. She died February 12, 1936. James and Sarah had eleven children.
(a.) Jacob Wesley Crago, born September 30, 1883, died Feb. 16, 1885.
(b.) William Winfield Crago was born January 22, 1855. He married Ella
Crago. They have four children:--Lillian Violet Crago, graduate of Carmichaels
High School, attended the Normal Scholl in California, Pa., taught in grades
at Crucible for three years, married Charles Ray Neil, salesman, they are living
in Washington, Pa.; Zelda Genevieve Crago, attended Carmichaels High School,
married Paul Smith, automobile mechanic, of Carmichaels; Ralph Stanley Crago
and William Winfield Crago, Jr.
(c.) James Walter Crago. See his death notice in magazine number nine.
(d.) Infant girl, born January 22, 1889, died the following day.
(e.) Daniel Webster Crago was born Mrch 27, 1890, member Odd Fellows, carpenter,
was foreman in building the new school at Dry Tavern, married Vera Marie Dow
of Iowa. They have two children:-
Dorothy Eleanor Crago, married James Fowler of
Rae, Pa.; and Donald Edwin Crago, graduate of
Jefferson High School in 1941.
(f.) Margaret Melissa Crago, student at Carmichaels High School, student
at Douglas Business College in Charleroi, taught in same Business College
and in branch of same in Connellsville, in Catherman's Business College in Johnstown,
taught in Catherman's Business College in Cumberland, Md.. took training for three
years at Cooks Hospital in Fairmont, West Va. and graduated there in June,
1928. Then she was a nurse in the Connellsville Hospital. Then she married Joe Crayne
of near Jefferson, farmer.
(g.) Brinton Warren Rush Crago was born November 30, 1895. He is a leveler in a
by-product plant at Fairmont, West Va. He married Hazel Lenora Mundell of
Ceylon in Greene County. They have five children:-
Alice Lenora Crago; Edna Blanche Crago who
married Blonde Dusenberry of Fairmont, West Va.;
Martha Louise Crago; Betty Joe Crago; and James
Brinton Crago.
(h.) Charlotte Jane Crago was a student at Douglas Business College in
Charleroi, 1917-1918, then a student at Douglas Business College in Connellsville.
She did office work, then trained as a nurse for almost three years at Cooks
Hospital in Fairmont, West Va. She married John H. Mayhue, storekeeper and
tax assessor at West Decatur. Mr. Mayhue died recently.
(i.) Vernie Voila Crago was born April 26, 1900. She died April 26, 1906 on
her sixth birthday.
(j.) Joseph Ross Crago was born July 24, 1902 attended Douglas Business College
in Charleroi, is with Prudential Life Insurance Co. in Monesson. He married
Goldie Bulger of Fairhope. They have two children, Doris June Crago and
Arlene Bulger Crago.
(k.) Leora Louise Crago, graduate of Carmichaels High School, 1923, graduated
of State Normal School in California, Pa., 1925, teacher for four years,
studied in Douglas Business College in Charleroi. She married William Hobbs,
painter. They have one child, Patricia Jane Hobbs.
THE KELLEY CLAN MAGAZINE
PUBLISHED OCCASIONALLY BY: JAMES O. STEWART,
R.F.D.NO1, BOX 102, BROWNSVILLE, PA
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Number Fifteen JULY 14, 1941. Free and worth it.
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THE 1940 REUNION
The 1940 reunion of the Kelley Clan was held on the Sunday before Labor
Day in Washington Park, Washington, Pa., in the new pavilion at the left of the
park entrance. Mrs. John Mills Cowan of Carmichaels, born July 23, 1854, was the
oldest person present. At the business session it was decided to have the 1941
reunion in the same park on the Sunday before Labor Day. The following officers
were elected for the coming year:-
President, Ulysses Grant Kelley
Vice Pres., Winnett Hughes Kelley
Secretary, Mrs. George T. Kelley
Treasurer, George T. Kelley
It was voted they give the historian ten dollars to help him publish
THE KELLEY CLAN MAGAZINE. The historian was duly grateful and said so. Mrs.
Z.B. Zimmerman and Mrs. John Olinger were called on for speeches as this was their
first reunion. They replied with a few appropriate remakrs. Brief addresses
were made by Rev. Adam R. Rush and James Edward Kelley.
The following one hindred twenty clan members registered at the 1940 reunion:-
Charles T. Kelley Catherine Kelley
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miler Carolyn Adele Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Grant Kelley Mr. & Mrs. J. Edward Kelley
Florence Patterson Mrs. Belle Zimmerman
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar C. Hastings Shirley Jean Hastings
Donald Hastings Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Chadwick
William Isaac Chadwick John Wolverton Chadwick
Richard Leonard Chadwick Duane Lea Chadwick
Herbert Oliver Chadwick Mary Estella Chadwick
Ethel Mae Chadwick Mrs. Clarence Fremont Chipps
Clarence Freemont Chipps Jr. Audrey Ruth Chipps
Mrs. Pearle Bridges Mr. & Mrs. Carl Imas Grimm
Carl Clayton Grimm Allen Kelley Grimm
Rev. Adam Robert Rush Mrs. Adam Robert Rush
Mrs. John Mills Cowan J. Howard Kelley
Mrs. Isaac Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Walter Crile
Margaret Louise Crile William Wallace Kelley
Charles Freeman Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Steve Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kelley Pattie Sue Kelley
Mr. & Mrs. Ervin M. Richards Mr. & Mrs. J. Cephas Kelley
Mr. & Mrs. Winnett H. Kelley Mrs. Hiram Teagarden
Oliver James Teagarden Hazel Teagarden
Virginia Teagarden William Albert Teagarden
David Robert Teagarden Hiram Teagarden Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Skiles Vernon David Skiles
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel E. Grimm Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Phillips
Charlotte Suzanne Phillips Dale Kelley Phillips
Richard Craft Phillips Mr. & Mrs. James W. Kelley
James W. Kelley Jr. Betty Kelley
Donald Kelley Frederick Kelley
Alice Kelley Edward Kelley
George Gideon Conway Kelley Mrs. George Gideon Conway Kelley
Russell Wayne Kelley Mr. & Mrs. William L. Kelley
Ronald Lynn Kelley Mrs. John Olinger
Joseph Y. Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Alvie Earl Kelley
Eva Louise Kelley Marian Irene Kelley
Paul Emerson Kelley Mrs. Jack Lehner
Mrs. Lester Briggs Clyde Conway Kelley
Mr. & Mrs. Carris Kelley Nancy Sue Kelley
Bobby Kelley Billy Kelley
Mrs. Kitty Belle Tharp Mr. & Mrs. Cleveland Gregg
June Elizabeth Gregg Wilma Jeannette Gregg
Mr. & Mrs. George Mason Martin Florence Martin
Betty Martin Mr. & Mrs. Emmor H. Kelley
Mary Stewart Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Emmor H. Kelley Jr.
Charles E. Kelley Mr. & Mrs. George T. Kelley
Eugene Merle Kelley Berneda Pearle Kelley
Marion Neal Kelley James Oliver Stewart
NOTES
The 1941 reunion of the Kelley Clan will be held Sunday, August 31, at
the log cabin in Washington Park, Washington, Pa. It you have never been there,
see lower half of right hand column of magazine number six.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rush of Smithton, Pa. are the parents of a new
girl who arrived January 16, 1940. They have named her Brenda May Rush.
Kenneth Rush is a grandson of Rev. William Rush. See magazine number fourteen.
On the first day of May your historian called at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Alvie Earl Kelley near Eighty Four in Washington County. They are announcing
the marriage of their daughter, Grace Lucille Kelley, to Rea Linn Hartley son
of Mrs. Sadie Hartley, of Laboratory. The marriage was performed in Winchester, Va.
on April 5, 1941, by Rev. Robert A. Whitten, pastor of the Winchester Christian
Church. After the ceremony the couple left for Wooster, Ohio, where Mr. Hartley
is in his senior year at Wooster College.
Alvie Kelley's oldest son, Joseph E. Kelley, is building a new house on his
father's farm near Eighty Four.
Lloyd Munce Kelley plays the saxophone and clarinet in the Canonsburg High
School Band. He is a son of our vice president, Winnett Kelley.
Jack M. Lehner, who is a graduate of Trinity Hall High School, is an enthusiastic
amateur radio operator. He has a back room in the house all to himself and has it
filled with complicated contraptions. His number is W 8 U S Z. He will be glad to
hear from other radio operators. His postoffice address is Box 5, Wolfdale, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon M. Conklin, of Sycamore, are announcing the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Betty Jane Conklin, to Harley Pearson, son of Mrs. Lemen Wise,
also of Sycamore. They were married at Washington, Pa., September 12, 1940.
The bride was a Junior in Nineveh High School. Mr. Pearsln is a prominent farmer
near Sycamore.
On October 22, 1940, John Edwin Teagarden, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Teagarden of Rices Landing, celebrated his eleventh birthday with sixty-five
guests present. He received many fine gifts.
Our ancestor William Kelley, Senior, died July 14, 1841. In his memory this
magazine is dated July 14, 1941.
To save on postage this magazine is mailed in the same envelope with
magazines thirteen and fourteen.
Charles E. Kelley of Iowa, Mrs. John Olinger, Charles A. Kelley, Alvie Earl
Kelley, Benjamin Adam Kelley and Charles Percy Kelley have contributed money
to help pay the postage on these magazines.
THE KELLEY CLAN MAGAZINE
PUBLISHED OCCASIONALLY BY: JAMES O. STEWART, R.F.D.NO1, BOX 102, BROWNSVILLE,PA
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Number Sixteen THANKSGIVING 1941. Free and worth it.
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The above illustrated article appeared in The Conneaut News-Herald of
Conneaut, Ohio, Saturday, October 11, 1941. By courtesy of the editor of The News-
Herald we reproduced the article here. Miss Mary Elizabeth Kelley is a daughter
of William Wallace Kelley and Montie Estella (Reed) Kelley. William Wallace
Kelley is one ofthe eight sons of William Kelley and Nancy M. (Sharp) Kelley.
This William Kelley was a son of Samuel Force Kelley and Ailse (Carter) Kelley.
Samuel Force Kelley was a son of our ancestor William Kelley, Senior.
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Number Seventeen CHRISTMAS 1941. Free and worth it.
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THE 1941 REUNION
The 1941 reunion of the Kelley Clan was held on the Sunday before Labor
Day at the log cabin in Washington Park, Washington, Pa. At the business session
in the afternoon the members voted to give the historian, James O. Stewart, twenty
dollars to help him in publishing this magazine. The historian appreciates this
assistance very accepted her resignation as she has been secretary for at
least ten reunions. Jack Lehner, Jr. entertained us so well and impressed us so
favorably with his electric appratus that he was elected to an office. The historian
made a brief speech is which he said that he would like to have next year's reunion
held in same building with a stage so we could have an entertainment and
asked if we could have a committee appointed to find a suitable place for the reunion.
A motion to that effect was passed. President Grant Kelley appointed James O.
Stewart, Winnett Kelley and Jack Lehner, Jr. as a committee of three to select
a place for the 1942 reunion. The following officers were elected for the
coming year:-
President, Winnett Hughes Kelley;
Vice President, Ralph Christopher;
Second Vice President, Jack Lehner, Jr.;
Treasurer, George T. Kelley.
Secretary, Mary Stewart Kelley.
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The following one hundred forty seven clan members registered at the
1941 reunion:-
James Edward Kelley Mrs. James Edward Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Feldman Roy Feldman
Mrs. Emmor Kelley Mary Stewart Kelley
Mrs. Mary Kelley Carolyn Miller
Robert Pershing Miller Mr. and Mrs. Grant Kelley
Guy Merle Kelley Mrs. Guy Merle Kelley
Oliver Wolverton Kelley Merle William Kelley
Paul Morris Kelley Kathryn Irene Kelley
Shirley Ann Kelley Veronica Marie Kelley
Mrs. Arleigh Reedy Henry Reedy
Sarah Jane Reedy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chadwick
William Chadwick John Chadwick
Richard Chadwick Duane Chadwick
Herbert Chadwick Mary Chadwick
Ethel May Chadwick Mrs. Isaac Kelley
Pearl Bridges Mr. and Mrs. George T. Kelley
Eugene Merle Kelley Berneda Pearle Kelley
Marion Neal Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Carl Imas Grimm
Carl Clayton Grimm Allen Kelley Grimm
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Boggs Charles Edward Kelley
Nellie Ellen Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Alvie Earl Kelley
Paul Emerson Kelley Marian Irene Kelley
William Lynn Kelley Mrs. William Lynn Kelley
Ronald Lynn Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lehner
Anthony {Jack} Lehner Jr. James Cephas Kelley
Mrs. James Cephas Kelley Charles Gustava Kelley
Mrs. Charles Gustava Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Charles Confer
Ancy Rae Confer Charles Arthur Confer
Russell Snodgrass Lois Jeanne Snodgrass
Louis Edward Snodgrass Mrs. Emma Carnes
Mary CarnesRose Carnes Harold Carnes
Henry A. Thomas Mrs. Henry A. Thomas
Stephen Andrew Thomas Mrs. J. Howard Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kelley Mrs. Hiram Bowser
Catherine Rachel Bowser Leslie Vaughn Bowser
Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Van Ryn William Bowser
Selma Bowser Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Grimm
Don Sturgis Grimm Mr. and Mrs. Edward Skiles
Vernon David Skiles John Berton Kelley
Mrs. John Berton Kelley John Berton Kelley Jr.
Margaret Eunice Kelley Edwin Allyn Kelley
Joan Ruth Kelley Charles Freeman Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kelley
Patty Sue Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kelley
Walter Eugene Kelley Mrs. George Gideon Conway Kelley
Mrs. Romaine Gilmour Walter Reed Gilmour
George Edward Gilmour Dolores Juanita Gimlour
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sanders Richard Lee Frazier
Jackie Dean Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Lester Briggs
Virginia Dale Briggs Norma Grace Briggs
Kenneth Lloyd Briggs Paul Conway Briggs
Elda Loretta Briggs Bernice Marie Briggs
Winnett Hughes Kelley Mrs. Winnett Hughes Kelley
Lloyd Munce Kelley Mrs. Nannie Chipps
Clarence Chipps, Jr. Audrey Ruth Chipps
James W. Crago William Winfield Crago
Mrs. William Winfield Crago Mr. and Mrs. James W. Kelley
Eddie Kelley Alice Kelley
Frederick Kelley Donald Kelley
Betty Kelley James Kelley, Jr.
Florence Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Rea Hartley
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith James Oliver Stewart
This was the first reunion for the Feldman, the Charles Gustava Kelley,
the Confer, the Snodgrass, the Carnes and the Thomas families.
Three young married couples graced the occasion by their presence. They
were: Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Van Ryn of Wilkinsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Rea Heartley of Nutwood,
Ohio; and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith of Washington, Pa. Mrs. Van Ryn will be remebered
as Malva Bowser. Mrs. Hartley and Mrs. Smith are daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Alvie Earl Kelley. Mr. Hartley will teach Chemistry and Mathematics in the
Fowler Township High School near Warren, Ohio.
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R.F.D.NO1, BOX 102, BROWNSVILLE,PA
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William Isaac Grimm
This infant was born November 10, 1937 at the Grimm home near Washington, Pa.
He died in the Washington hospital February 12, 1938. He was buried in the cemetery
in Amity, Pa. He is survived by his parents and one little brother, Carl Imas Grimm.
William Isaac Grimm was the son of Carl Iams Grimm and Althea Irene (Kelley Grimm.
Mrs. Grimm is a daughter of Isaac Woverton Kelley and Minnie Viola (Bristor)
Kelley. (See magazine number three).
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Walter Ernest Neel
Walter Ernest Neel died April 6, 1937 at his home in Wilkinsburg, Pa.
Burial was in the New Cemetery of Jefferson, Pa. He was born April 9, 1893 in
Jefferson. He was a graduate of the Jefferson High School in the class of 1913. He
taught for three years in the district school (afterwards consilidated) of
Jefferson. Then he went for two years to Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster,
Pa. He went into training at Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pa. and was to go
overseas on November 12, 1918 but the armistice was signed on Nov. 11. After
college he worked with Midvale Steel in Coatsville, near Philadelphia. He
leaves his wife who was Maud Lilian Livingston of Wilkinsburg, Pa. He was preceded
in death by an infant son. Walter Ernest Neel was a son of John Cotteral Neel and
Olive Cary (Gwynne) Neel. John Cotteral Neel was a son of James Neel and Charlotte
(Cumpson) Neel. This James Neel was a son of James Neel and Eliza (Kelley) Neel.
Eliza Kelley was a daughter of of our ancestor William Kelley, Senior.
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James Howard Kelley
When the limb on which he was picking cherries gave way James Howard Kelley of
Morgantown, West Virginia, fell several feet to a concrete wall and was killed
instantly at 8:40 p.m., Thursday, June 19, 1941. He was rushed to the hospital
but death had resulted from a crushed skull. He was born April 1, 1881 in Easton,
West Virginia. On September 2, 1903 he married Florence Utt of Morgantown, West
Virginia. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Florence Kelley; a son, Gordon Kelley of
Springfield, Ohio, and a daughter, Mrs. Olive Kelley Martin of Baltimore, Md. He
is also survived by the following brothers and sisters:-- Charles Gustava
Kelley of Lockport, Ill.; Zeddie Samuel Kelley of Lancaster, Pa.; Mrs. W.E.
Shriver of Morgantown, West Va.; Mrs. O.M. Everly of Star City, West Va.; Mrs
Jane Headlee of Wilmerding, Pa.; and Mrs. C.D. Carnes of Baltimore, Md.
He was a member of the Spruce Street Christian Church in Morgantown and
was a deacon for many years. He worked in steel mills most of his life. He was
a member of the Odd Fellows and ther men of this lodge were in charge of the
funeral services in the Davidson Funeral Home. Burial was in East Oak Grove
Cemetery in Morgantown. James Howard Kelley was a son of Samuel Franklin Kelley
and Ansadonna (Johnson) Kelley. Samuel Franklin Kelley was a son of Samuel Force
Kelley and Ailse (Carter) Kelley. Samuel Force Kelley was a son
of our ancestor
William Kelley, Senior.
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Baxter Lorraine Olinger
At the age of almost sixteen Baxter Lorraine Olinger died February 19, 1940
of rheumatic fever. Baxter was in the second year of high school, in which he
had led his class since his entrance. Two years earlier he was best in the county
test of over three hundred students. He was talented in music and art. He leaves
his parents, who reside in West Laayette, Ohio. He is also survived by two
brothers and two sisters:-- Keith Olinger, Bruce Olinger, Eva Rose Olinger and
Carma Grace Olinger. Baxter Lorraine Olinger was the son of Clyde and Maybelle Olinger.
Clyde Olinger is the son of John Olinger (died May 12, 1940 of a heart attack) and
Minnie Florence (Everhart) Olinger. Mrs. John Olinger is a daughter of Zachary
Taylor Everhart and Sarah Jane (Gardner) Everhart. Sarah Jane Gardner was a
daughter of George Gardner and Elizabeth (Crago) Cardner. Elizabeth Crago
was one of the six children of Charles Crago and Sarah (Kelley) Crago. Sarah Kelley
was a daughter of our ancestor William Kelley, Senior.
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Mrs. James Edward Kelley
After an illness of about three months Mrs. Laura (Porter) Kelley died
at 2:30 in the afternoon of October 15, 1941 in the Kelley homestead near
Jefferson, Pa. Her last trip from the home was to the Kelley reunion. She was
born March 10, 1876 at New Holland, Ohio. She was a graduate of the Music Department
of Ohio Northern University at Ada, Ohio, and of the Columbus Conservatory of
Music. James Edward Kelley and Laura Porter were graduated from Ohio Northern
University in the same year, 1904. They became acquainted there and the friendship
proved to be more than a passing fancy. They were united in marriage September
12, 1911. She taught in the public schools of Ohio and later taught music.
She was a member of the Eastern Star Lodge, the Dames of Malta, the Ladies'
Auxillary of Sons of Union Veterans and the Rebekah Lodge. She was preceeded
in death by an infant son, Porter Freeman Kelley, who was born May 26, 1913, died
the same day and was buried in the New Holland Cemetery. Surviving, in
addition to her husband, are one sister, Miss Anna Porter of Chillicothe, Ohio,
and one nephew, Harold Porter of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. In the evening of the
Friday after her death, relatives and friends met in the Hogue and Garrison Funeral
Home in Waynesburg and a prayer service was conducted by Rev. I.N. Crooks,
pastor of Muddy Creek Presbyterian Church. The next day the body was taken to the
New Holland Methodist church of which she had been a member since childhood.
Services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. V.C. Stump. His text was part of the
fourth verse of the thirty ninth Psalm, "Lord, make me to know mine end." Burial
was in the New Holland Cemetery. Mrs. Kelley was a member of our clan by marriage.
Her husband, James Edward Kelley is a son of Freeman Kelley and Mary Ann (Sharpnack)
Kelley. This Freeman Kelley was a son of Samuel Force Kelley and Ailse (Carter) Kelley.
Samuel Force Kelley was a son of our ancestor William Kelley, Senior.
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The 1942 Reunion will be held on the Sunday before Labor Day at the large,
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Mrs. Laura G. Nichols
Mrs. Laura Gilbreth Nichols died at 11:30 P.M., April 23, 1942 at her
home in Jefferson, Pa. She was born April 22, 1863 in Jefferson and spent her entire
life in that community. She married Joshua Martin Nichols, who was born April 16,
1862, died May 22, 1933. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Fannie
Charlotte Hegendeffer, born January 14, 1893, died October 4, 1929. Mrs. Nichols
is survived by two sons, Howard Ray Nichols and James Neel Nichols, both of
Jefferson; by two sisters, Miss Sadie Neel and Miss Anna Neel, both of Jefferson;
and by three grandchildren, Ernest Hegendeffer, James Neel Nichols, Jr and
Mary Marie Nichols, all of Jefferson. She was a member of the Jefferson Presbyterian
Church. Burial was in the Jefferson Cemetery. Mrs. Nichols was one of the twelve
children of James Neel and Charlotte (Cumpson) Neel. This James Neel was a son of
James Neel and Eliza (Kelley) Neel. Eliza Kelley was a daughter of our ancestor
William Kelley, Senior.
Shirley Louise Davis
An accident Thursday, August 22, 1940 claimed the life of a child of our
clan. Shirley Louise Davis, little daughter of Charles R. Davis, a W.P.A. worker if
Uffington, West Va., was fatally scalded. Her mother was preparing to cold-pack
some vegetables and had removed the boiling water from the stove to the floor. While
her attention was diverted the child backed into the tub and toppled into the
scalding water. The accident occurred about seven in the evening. A phiscial
was summoned and after a preliminary examination ordered the child to Monongahela
General Hospital where she died the following day, August 23, 1940, at four in the
morning. Funeral services were conducted at the home and at the Halleck church. The
pallbearers were Howard Edward Kelley, Walter Davis, Gerald Hardin and Robert Carpeneter.
The minister was Rev. L.L. Lightner, a Baptist minister of near Morgantown. Twelve
little girls dressed in white, each carrying a large basket of flowers, served
as a guard of honor at the home and at the church. Burial was in the Halleck
cemetery. As the funeral was the same day as the Kelley-Smith reunion at Brown
Chapel the attendance at the reunion was very small. Besides her parents Shirley
is survived by a little sister, Evelyn Lois Davis and a little brother, Charles
Russell Davis, Jr. Shirley Louise Davis, born March 18, 1936, was the daughter
of Charles Russell Davis and Evelyn Ruth (Smith) Davis. Mrs. Davis is the
daughter of Elza Ray Smith and Ora Delila (Vanata) Smith. Elza Ray Smith is a
son of Riley Elwood Smith and Mary Eleanor (Kelley) Smith. Mary Eleanor Kelley
was a daughter of James Kelley and Mary J. (Bixler) Kelley. This James Kelley
was a son of Freeman Kelley and Mary (Ailes) Kelley. This Freeman Kelley
was a son of our ancestor William Kelley, Senior.
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"Grandma" Rush The following obituary notive of Mrs. Frank Rush (see
magazine number fourteen) is taken, slightly shortened, from the Wilton Advocate,
of Wilton Junction (also called Wilton), Iowa:--Our good and kindly neighbor,
"Grandma" Rush has been called to her eternal rest. She passed away at her home
at 2:45 a.m., Saturday, October 7, 1939 after sufferinga stroke of paralysis on
August 18, the day following her eightieth birthday. The Sunday preceding her death,
her children, grand-children and other relatives had held a wonderful birthday
party for Grandma, possibly one of the brightest spots in her long and cheerful
life. Sarah Elizabeth Johnston, was born August 17, 1859 in Tipton, Iowa, the
daughter of Gilbert and Catherine Johnston, who were among the earliest of Cedar
County's pioneers. She grew to womanhood in Cedar County and on January 25, 1883,
she was married to James Franklin Rush. They lived in Cedar County for a
number of years and then moved to Wilton, twenty-five years ago. Mrs. Rush was a
member of the local Presbyterian Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs.
Ernest of West Liberty, Mrs. Bert Gill and and Mrs. Louis Marlof of Cedar County;
one brother, S.R. Johnston of Cedar County; two sisters, Mrs. T.M. Smith of
Cedar County and Mrs. Margaret Sterner of Atalissa; twenty-six grandchildren
and twenty great-grandchildren. Her husband and two daughters, Mrs. Hubert Beymer
and Mrs. Forrest McQuillen preceded her in death. Funeral services were
held at the home and at the Presbyterian church, with Rev. R.L. Blaisdell
conducting the services, assisted by Rev. J.M. Newgard, pastor of the Grace
Evangelical church. The pall-bearers, all nephews of the deceased, were:
Lana Smith, Perry Smith, Donald Johnston, Clark Johnston, Gale Sterner and Dallas
Sterner. Burial was in Oakdale cemetery.
Your historian wanted to know the location of Oakdale cemetery and wrote
to the editor of The Wilton Advocate. The following letter was received in reply:--
Dear Sir-: Your query regarding Oakdale cemetery received today. Oakdale cemetery is
located just at the outskirts of the town of Wilton Junction. You seek information
relative to the last resting place of "Grandma" Rush. This wonderful Christian
lady was my next door neighbor for many years. My little children made her
home their home almost as much as their very own. I have a little boy, now five
years of age, who occasionally wonders when Grandma Rush is coming back. I
was well acquainted with Frank Rush who passed away many years ago and know all
of the Rush children, all girls. It here is any further information that
I can furnish, I will be very pleased to do so.
Respectfully,
H.W. Thurston
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Number Twenty July 1, 1947. Free and worth it.
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In Memory of Emmor Hamilton Kelley
BORN OCTOBER 20, 1881 --- DIED APRIL 24, 1944. In the spring of the
year 1895 your historian went to visit the Heistersburg district school, about
three miles from the Stewart homestead. He arrived at the school during the noon
play period. Presently the bell rang and the boys and girls filed into the
schoolhouse. While the rest were looking around and were listlessly
fumbling in their desks for their books there was one boy who had promptly
placed his opened book on his desk and was studing diligently. That boy was Emmor
Kelley. By this time, dear reader, you are surmising the purport of this narative.
You are reading a Horatio Algre story of a poor boy who achieved success.
Emmor Hamilton Kelley was born in Heistersburg, a hamlet in Luzerne
Township, Fayette Contry, Penna. It is doubtful if a district school with a
few houses nearby could be called a town but nevertheless Heistersburg was a
place of importance as it was the capital of Luzerne Township. It was at the
schoolhouse that the school directors and other officials of the township held
their meetings. Emmor was a son of Levi and Rhonda (Harn) Kelley. Levi Kelley
was a son of Samuel Force Kelley and Ailse (sometimes calles Alice) Carter
Kelley, Samuel Force Kelley was a son of our ancestor, William Kelley, Senior.
Emmor was raised in an environment of diligence and honesty. By the road his father
conducted a blacksmith shop. Mrs. Kelley was busy with her household and
garden work while her sister, a widow by the name of Mrs. Mary Ann Ridge, wove
bankets and rag carpets on a handloom in the sitting room. At the church picnics
Mrs. Kelley always saw to it that Emmor was introduced to the preachers and other
notables and thus the boy was early inpresseed with the idea that his place
was among prominent people. In the shop he learned blacksmithing and experiented with
tempering metal so that while still young he was a skilled metalist.
At the age of sixteen he was apprenticed to John Herbertson's Sons
(William H. and George S. Herbertson). From the start they recognizedthe
young man's ability. This firm was the very best in which a beginner could
serve an apprenticeship. John Herbertson, about the year 1836, had designed the
first cast iron bridge erected in the United States. He also supervised the
pattern making, the moulding and the erection of the bridge. This is the
famous bridge over Dunlap creek at Brownsville. The Herbertsons also made many
steamboat engines which were shipped to different states and to Mexico. Emmor
was an apptentice with the Herbertsons fr about four years and then was a
journeyman with them for three years. Next he went to the Mesta Machine Company
and Homestead. Mr. James R. Herbertson (a son of George S. Herbertson)
smilingly said to your historian: "When Emmor went to Mesta to get that position
I went with him to recommend him but I did not get him the position. He got
it himself because of his ability."
On November 13, 1907 Emmor married Sarah Louise Porter, daughter of Nathaniel
Ewing Porter and Adelaide (Gibbons) Porter. He was then working at Mesta. The young
couple lived at Homestead for about a year. The mother of N.E. Porter was a
sister of your historian's father so Emmor married into the Stewart clan (quite
sensible of Emmor).
Next Emmor worked at the Scottdale Foundry and Machine company for a year
and four months. On April first of 1910 Emmor and George A. Stewart, Jr., started
a partnership business on Water Street in Brownsville. This business continued
until July of 1936. They still owned the property and rented it until August 1945
when it was sold to the Goulter Hardware Company. Emmor tended to the mechanical side
of the business and George did the office work. At one time they had fourteen employees.
About 1920 Kelley and Stewart patented and began the manufacture of autmotive repair
equipment, which was sold in every country except Japan. Namely, Ford Engine Stands,
Ford Quicl cting Lifts and Carriers, a Hydraulic Crane, and a Brake Tester for
all makes of cars. Emmor invented a mounting for telescopes. Aided by Al
Priselac (who made the lens) Emmor made a telescope for the Teacher's Training
College at California, Penna. Emmor was the inventor of the Master Pendulum
Clock by which one pendulum could run any number of clocks.
Emmor was a school director in Brownsville for many years. It was
largely through his efforts that the first athletic field was established on
Water Street. He was a member of the Central PresbyterianChruch of BRownsville
and a former member of the Rotary Club. He was a member of the Brownsville Lodge
No. 60 Free and Accepted Masons, of the Royal Arch Chapter No. 164, of St.
Omer's Commandery No. 7 Knights Templar of Brownsville, of the Uniontown Lodge
of Perection, of Pittsburgh Consistory and Syria Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. He
was a charter member of the Nemacolin Country Club. His hobby was amateur photography.
Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mary Stewart Kelley, at home, a teacher
in the Brownsville schools; a son, Emmor H. Kelley, Jr., of Kent, Ohio; two
grandchildren, children of Emmor H. Kelley, Jr., and Rose Elizabeth Foster
Kelley; and a sister, Mrs. Mary E. Meyers of West Chester, Pa. A son, Charles Edward
Kelley, born October 23, 1912, was instantly killed July 15, 1931 by being thrown
from an automobile near Jefferson, Pa. Emmor and his son are buried in the
Redstone Cemetery of Brownsville, Pa.
We close with a statement made by George A. Stewart Jr.:--"There was no
question about Emmor's honesty. In all our years together we never had a
disagreement.
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Number Twenty One July 15, 1947. Free and worth it.
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The Reunions of 1942 and 1945 and 1946 One hundred twenty persons
registered at the 1942 reunion which was held at the large old pavilion in
Washington Park. Those who attended were the habitual ones so a list of names will
not be given here. The reunion day was Mrs. George T. Kelley's birthday so we
sang Many Birthdays to You. At the business meeting the clan gave twenty-five
dollars to the historian to help him in his work of collecting history and
publishing this magazine. It was decided to hold the reunion next year, war
or no war. Bernice Briggs finished High School at the Trinity High School in
1942 with honors. A new clan member present was Guy Wayne Grimm, born September
24, 1941. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Grimm. Another new member present
was Stephen Burdis Duane Kelley, born February third, 1942. He is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Kelley. Correction:- In magazine seventeen in the list of
those who attended the 1941 reunion the two names Charles Edward Kelley and Nellie
Ellen Kelley should be Charles Edward Boggs and Nancy Ellen Boggs. Several
families reported young men in the army. We hope to publish a magavine giving
a list of our soldiers and sailors and marines so none of these names will be
published at present.
The following officers were elected for the following year:-
President, George Gideon Kelley
Vice President, Charles Freeman Kelley
Secretary, Mary Stewart Kelley
Treasurer, George T. Kelley
Do you wonder what became of that twenty five dollars? In the late Autumn
of 1942 I took a trip into West Virginia to hunt up history. I returned minus the
twenty-five dollars.
Shortly before the time for the 1943 reunion the historian and the
local members of the clan discussed the advisability of holding the reunion. We
decided it was best not to have it on account of the gasoline rationing. The
historian sent postcard notice to all of the two hundred names on his mailing list.
In 1944 we again decided not to have the reunion and the historian sent
notices to that effect. In 1945 we had a hastily arranged reunion as we
wanted James Cephas Kelley, who was not expected to be with us long, to enjoy
another reunion with his beloved Kelley Clan. The reunion was held at the log
cabin in Washington Park. One hundred twenty one members registered. The
little boy on crutches was Duane Chadwick, age eleven. On July 27, 1945 he was
working for a neighbor and got his leg fractured in a tractor and mowing machine.
He was riding on the tractor. He was in the Greene County Memorial Hospital
for six weeks. He is now at home and getting along well. The personalbe young
chap in uniform was Don Meyers, age fifteen, of West Chester, Pa. He is a student
at Carson Long Institute, a military school near Harrisburg. His mother is a sister
of Emmor Kelley. Eva Kelley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvie Earl Kelley, recently
married J. Robert Evans, an air cadet stationed at Amarillo, Texas. It was decided
to hold the next reunion in Washington Park. The clan gave the historian twenty-five
dollars. If such had not been done, you would not have this magazine now. A
motion for the organization of the past presidents was made by James Edward Kelley.
The motion was carried. We (your historian is one of them) are to be guarian angels,
so to speak, sort of guiding the policies of the clan. A copy of the Washington
Observer which I bought in Brownsville gave an account of the Peggy Lou Crile
wedding. A notice of the wedding will appear in a coming magazine.
The following officers were elected for the coming year:-
President, Alvie Earl Kelley
Vice President, Robert William Kelley
Secretary, Mary Stewart Kelley
Treasurer, George T. Kelley
The 1946 reunion was held at the large old pavilion in Washington Park. One
hundred twenty six attended. The youngest child presentwas Donald Lawrence
Moninger, a month old the thirty-first of August. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Moninger. The clan gave thirty dollars to the historian. Seven soldiers and
four sailors were present. Mrs. Florence Kelley Kline came the farthest, 1530 miles,
from Florida. She is a sister of William Lynn Kelley. The postcard announcements
stated that a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians would give
a half-hour's magic show. The magician proved to be no other than the historian.
The tricks were well enjoyed, especially by the youngsters.
The following office were elected for the coming year:-
President, Robert William Kelley
Vice President, Kenneth Kelley
Secretary, June Gregg (resigned)
Treasurer, Mrs. Edith Kelley Craft.
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Ulysses Grant Kelley
Ulysses Grant Kelley, better known as Grant Kelley, of Dormont, died August
26, 1943. He was buried in the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. He was a member of the
Dormont Presbyterian Church. For forty years he was a member of Number 165 of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. He was born October
19, 1867 in Carmichaels, Pa., where his father, Freeman Kelley, was in partnership
with James Clawson in carriage and wagon building and blacksmithing.
Freeman left Carmichaels about 1873 and blacksmithing business there. About 1886 he
left there and bought a farm near Khedive. Grant Kelley was the oldest of five
children. One of these, Elizabeth Alice Kelley, died January 8, 1937. The others are
James Edward Kelley of Steubenville, Ohio; Miss Ida Mae Kelley of Khedive; and Mrs.
Olive Lucas of Uniontown. Grant went throught the district school at Ceylon
and then attended the Greene Academy at Carmichaels for two terms. For two years
he was with Isaac Dean, helping in the store and in building houses and barns.
Then he went to Belle Vernon and worked as a carpenter tow years for Charles Corwin.
Next he went to Pittsburgh. He worked at first for Smith and Lee, then was in
business for himself as a contractr, and then as foreman for A.E. Gregg. Mr.
Gregg had the contract for all interior woodwork of the new Roman Catholic
cathedral in Pittsburgh. Grant worked as forman on the cathedral, on the
woodwork. Next Grant came to Dormont and helped to build the first houses in
Dormont, being foreman for J.A. Lashley for seven years. He worked in Chicago
and in the Gary District and at the Great Lakes Naval Station, also for the
government at Rock Island, Illinois, In 1919 he returned to Dormont, and was
a carpenter and contractor there until his death. In 1892 he married Mary Lorena
Neil of Belle Vernon. Grant and his wife had eight children, as follows:
(1) Neil Freeman Kelley, born June 3, 1895 in Swissvale. He died July 31, 1900,
is buried in Gibsonton Cemetery.
(2) Mary Adele Kelley, a graduate of South High School, attended Success
Business College in Chicago. She married Robert Slater Miller of Claysville. The
have three children.
(3) Theodore Grant Kelley, born Sept. 7, 1900 in Pittsburg, died of pneumonia
in 1915, is buried in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
(4) Edward Allen Kelley, born Sept. 20, 1902 in Pittsburg. He died July 22,
1922 at San Diego Harbor, Calif. He was a first class sailor and also was trained
as a gunner on the flagship known as the Wickes. He was killed by a short circuit
of electricity while in line of duty on shore. He is buried in the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
(5) Elizabeth Ethel Kelley, born in Pittsburgh. She is a graduate of the
South High School in Pittsburgh. She married Herbert R. Hillman, of North Side,
a graduate of Carnegie Tech.
(6) John Freeman Kelley, born January 11, 1908 in Pittsburgh. He is a graduate
of the Dormont High School, class of 1925. He took a five year course in
Architecture at Carnegie Tech, graduating in 1931. He married Christine Elizabeth
Widaman, of Warsaw, Indiana. They have one girl.
(7) Lois Esther Kelley, born in Dormont. She is a graduate of the Dormont High
School. She married Roy Wagner Feldman. They have one son.
(8) Dorothy Jean Kelley, born in Dormont. She is a graduate of Dormont High
School, also of the Griffiths Beauty Culture School of Pittsburgh. She
married Joel Swabb of Freedom. He is a teller in the First National Bank of
Freedom. For information about Grant's ancestry and the death of his sister see magazine
number two.
Benjamin Adam Kelley
In March 1941 your historian called at the home of Benjamin Adam Kelley
in Fairchance. The aged man made the following statement:--"I was born November
the 13, 1861 in Reedsville, West Virginia. I am a son of Joseph Kelley and Eliza
Lewis Kelley, who were married young. Three of the children were born there, Adelia
Kelley, Freeman Squire Kelley and myself. My mother died at about the age of
forty-eight of fifty. My parents are buried at Gladesville, West Virginia. I went to
a subscription school before the time of free schools. The teacher, Elgy
Reppert, was severe. He whipped one boy until the blood came through his shirt
and made it stiff when the blood dried. The pupils learned. He never gave a lick
to me. I never got a whipping at school as I always tried to do what was right.
In the short time that I went to free school, it was four months a year, I learned
more that at the subscription school. The free school was the Brown School, a log
cabin then. There was no Brown Chapel there then and churcl was held in the log
school house. The teachers I went to there were John Lyons (or Lions), Mac Chipps,
Mary Farrel and Mr. Cunningham. Lots of the pupils went until they were
twenty-one and some after that by paying three cents per day. I started at about
the age of seventeen and went for four years, had the four teachers.
I went to Fairchance to stay in 1887. I fell in love with Arminta McCullough
and married her. I met her in Fairchance. She was a daughter of John and Mary
(Smith) McCullough. We were married November 17, 1887. We had twelve children."
Mr. Kelley died in the Uniontown Hospital August 23, 1946. Interment was
in Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairchance. See magazine number eleven for further
information.
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Number Twenty Three July 12, 1948. Free and worth it.
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MY MOTHER'S BEDTIME STORIES
Of a winter's night my mother and a little boy (who grew up to be your
historian) would sit before the fire and watch the glowing embers form themselves
into fantastic shaoes while she told bedtime stories of her girlhood days
in the Bend of the River. Mother was born in the year 1839 so these narratives
carry us back one hundred years to a generation forever gone.
When mother was a little girl grandmother Kelley sent her to a neighbor's
home on an errand. When she went into the kitchen she saw a table set with empty
dishes. At the side of the kitchen was a large, open fireplace with a crane. A pot,
suspended from the crane by a chain, was steaming over the fire on the hearth.
Mother wondered how the woman could manage to procure for so many dishes when
there was only one pot. After awhile the woman went to the table. She picked up
a saucer with one hand and a big bowl with the other. Then she stepped to the pot.
With the saucer
as a ladle she ladled up a bowlful of soup. She placed the bowl of soup on the
table, picked up a platter and returned to the pot. She fished in the pot with
the saucer and produced a platter of meat. She placed the meat on the table,
picked up a dish and went back to the pot. She scraped around in the pot with the
saucer and brought up a dishful of dumplings. She set the dumplings on the
table, picked up another dish and went back to the pot. She scraped in the
pot with the saucer and brought up a dishful of boiled potatoes. She set the
potatoes on the table, picked up another dish and went to the pot. She scraped
in the pot and brought up a dishful of boiled cabbage.
* * * * *
Grandmother Kelley spole Pennsylvania Dutch as well as English. She did
not teach the Pennsylvania Dutch to her children and after her death they knew
little about it. A girl came to the kitchen door and said she wanted to borrow
the buegeleissen. The children did not know what a buegeleissen might be. One
child brought the poker to the door and another brought the candelstick. The
girl shook her head. They brought everything in the kitchen but the girl kept on
shaking her head. Then they ransacked the house and brought every article they
supposed a girl might want to borrow but the girl always shook her head. Suddenly
mother had a brilliant idea. Perhaps a buegeleisen is a flatiron. She went
to the kitchen cupboard and got the flatiron. The visitor took it and departed.
* * * * *
A girl, who lived near-by, had her fortune told by an old gypsy woman.
The gypsy told her that she would be walking along the road and she would meet a man
carrying a horsebridle. He would be her future husband. A few days later the girl
was walking along the road and she met a negro man carrying a horsebridle. She
married him. Many years afterwards mother went to their home on an errand. When
the woman came to the front door mother asked if they were well. The woman replied,
"We are all well except my son, Sam. He is sick." Mother peeped in through the open
door and saw a colored young man lying on a bed at the back of the room. Mother told
me that he was as black as any Negro she ever saw and the woman was as white as any
white person.
* * * * *
A member of the Society of Friends sent his daughter to the Westtown School,
a Quaker institution near Philadelphia. At the school she talked about how she walked
on the piazza at home. That made the students think that her residence must be a
grand mansion as it had a piazza. One of the young men decided to pay her a visit.
He rode from Philadellphie to Brownsville on the stagecoach. Then he walked from
Brownsville to the Rend on the River, a distance of more than ten miles. When he
came to the top of the hill is sight of the place where she lived he saw that
her residence was a little log house and that the piazza consisted of a few
loose boards lying on the ground before the front door. He was so dusgusted that
he went no farther. He turned right around and walked back to Brownsville and
took the stagecoach to Philadelphia.
* * * * *
An awfully proud woman lived in the Bend. She loaned a half cupful of coffee
to another woman. When the borrower returned to repay the loan she brought a cupful
of coffee. The proud woman threw the extra coffee into the fire and said, "I do not
thank you for bringing back more than you borrowed."
* * * * *
Another woman wore a great many rings on her fingers. These rings had
diamonds and rubies on them and the woman liked to play the piano so she could
show off her jewels. She went on a steamboat excursion. In the cabin she played on
the piano to display her jewelry while the rest stood around and watched. It was a
time of high water and the pilot was not able to steer the boat into the lock. The
boat started to go over the day and stuck fast. The passengers were terrified as
they thought the boat was going to upset and they would be drowned. The woman
cried and screamed and wrung her hands. After awhile the captain and the pilot
succeeded in getting the boat over the dam. When the passengers saw they were safe
the woman seated hersef at the piano and began to play the piano.
* * * * *
Mother had a cousin by the name of Sarah Ann Neel, who lived in Jefferson.
Miss Neel was a graduate of Waynesburg College. A girl, whose home was in New York
state, was a student at the college, Miss Neel asked her what she thought of
Waynesburg College. The girl replied, "I think the students at Waynesburg College
are the worst black-guards I ever sae." Miss Neel queried, "Why, what di they do
that is blackguard?" The girl explained, "They are all the time going un huh, and
huk uh." Miss Neel smiled and informed the girl that "un huh" means yes and "huk
uh" means no.
(To be continued)
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BEDTIME STORIES (Concluded)
At a revival service in the West Bend Methodist Church the minister gave the
customary invitation for sinners to come to the mourners' bench. A man who had stolen
a hog but had repented took hold of another man's hand and said, "Would you like
to go to heaven?' The other man answered, "I don't want to be led to heaven by
a hog thief."
* * * * *
The corn crop failed one year. A woman came to the Kelley home to see
if she could by some corn. The children told her they had none to spare. As the
woman turned to go she said, "It is a strange thing but when we don't have any
corn other people don't have any corn either."
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A man and his wife (her first name was Deborah) moved into the Bend
from the South. One day the man stepped out into the yard, stretched his arm
up toward the sky, felt the fog between his thumb and forefinger and said, "Too
cold for Debby. Debby can't stay here." They moved away.
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A farmer whose first name was Joshua always went across the river to
Millsboro when the weater was to rainy for farm work. The boys in the Bend made
up a little poem about him, as follows:--
This er way
And that er way And when it comes a rainy day Over to Millsboro, Joshua.
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When Squire Milliken the Crawford district school a new girl came to
school. The squire asked her what her name was. The girl said, "Elizabeth."
The squire continued, "What is your other name?" The girl answered "Liz."
The squire insisted, "Yes, but what is your full name?" The girl said, "My name is
Elizabeth Liz and nothing more." After that the squire always called her Elizabeth Liz
and Nothing More."
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Here are two poems the children learned by heart:--
A Sabbath well spent
Brings a week of content
And health for the toils of the morrow;
But a Sabbath profaned,
Whatsoever may be gained,
Is a sure forerunner of sorrow.
Evening red and morning gray
Will set the traveler on his way;
But evening gray and morning red
Will bring down rain upon his head.
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John Oliver Stewart (destined to be your historian's father) taught the
Crawford district school in the year 1855. On the last day of school, as the boys
and girls were preparing to go home, he stepped to a girl pupil by the name of
Elizabeth Margaret Kelley (destined to be your historian's mother) and
whispered into her ear, "I intend to come to see you sometime." She said, "All
right." She told me she knew he meant that he was coming to court her. He
did go to the Kelley home to court her and so (as fairy tales end) they were
married and lived happily together forever after.
In a beautiful ceremony at 12 o'clock noonm May 19, 1945, Miss Margaret
Louise Crile (Better known to her friends as Peggy Lou (Crile) and Alvin Charles
Newberry were united in marriage. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter M.
Crile, 52 West Katherine Avenue, Washington, Pa. The groom is the son of Mrs.
Ruth M. Guiver, Foxburg, Pa.
The solemn vows were exchanged in the Trinity Epscopal Church of Washington,
Pa. Rev. William D. McLean, Jr., pastor of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Butler,
officiated at the ceremony in the presence of the immediate families and close
friends. The wedding music was played by Mrs. Jesse Doudna Phillips, church organist.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a white suit with navy
accessories and carried a prayer book marked with a white orchid. The bride's
sister, Mrs. Thelma Crile Reed, Baltimore, Md., was the matron-of-honor. She was
attired in a pale pink suit. Her corsage was of blue flowers. The bride's mother
wore a gold dress with purple accessories. Her corsage was of purple sweet peas.
The bridegroom's mother was attired in gray. She wore a corsage of pink roses.
Duncan McCoy of Foxburg served as best man for Mr. Newberry.
Following the ceremony, a reception and luncheon were held at the Washington
County Golf and Country Club. Out of town guests were from Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York City and Foxburg.
Mr. Newberry was a student at Washington and Jefferson College, where he
was majoring in Economisc. He had been honorably discharges from the United States
Army. In February of 1948 he received his diploma from the college. Mr. and Mrs.
Newberry are now living at their home in Akron, Ohio, where Mr. Newberry is
connected with the Goodyear Rubber Company.
THE KELLEY CLAN MAGAZINE
PUBLISHED OCCASIONALLY BY: JAMES O. STEWART,
R.F.D.NO1, BOX 102, BROWNSVILLE,PA
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Number Twenty-Five @@@@@@@@@@@@@ SUMMER OF 1950
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THROUGH IRELAND
In the summer of the year 1908 your historian spent three months in Ireland
with his camera. He has a set of lantern slides which he made from his negatives.
For a while he lectured at schools but the movies gradually crowded out still
pictures so he retired from the lecture field. He believes that the youngsters of the
clan would be interested in an old fashioned stereopticon lecture so the
stereopticon and the pictures have been resurrected and the illustrated lecture
will be given at the 1950 reunion.
As the pictures are projected upon the screen by the stereopticon the
historian will tell about Ireland's beautiful scenery, its castles and schools,
its life in city and country, the games of the children, the wit and humor of the
people. Not one sentence of this talk has been taken from books. In his own words
the historian will tell what he saw.
A feture of the lecture will be the showing of sevral Autochromes. In the
year 1907 the Lumiere borthers in France invented the Autochrome process, the first
commercially practical method of making natural color photographs. Your
historian was one of the first to experiment with them. These Autochromes made
in the invancy of color photography are very interesting.
From the Brownsville Clipper-Monitor of December 4, 1908 we quote the following
article written by editor Edwin P. Couse: "James O. Stewart, son of John O. Stewart, of
Luzerne township, is home from a trip abroad during which he spent about four months
in Ireland and saw that part of Great Britain thoroughly.
"Mr. Stewart is an enthusiastic anateur photographer and brought home some fine
color plates in which the object appear in their own colors. He has interior and
outdoor views of this character which are very attractive. He was permitted to get
some good views of this character which are very attractive. He was permitted to get
some good views at the Earl of Dunraven's place and the Duke of Abercorn's estate.
Other pictures show the Blarney Stone, Giant's Causeway and a street in a village
deserted by emigration.
"Mr. Stewert, who is a graduate of W. & J., also had a course in textiles at the
Philadelphia Commercial Museum and as designer for an Alabama cotton mill for some
time. In his trip abroad this time he followed a definite plan of not undertaking too
much but of seeing thoroughly what he mapped out. In this way he got acquainted with
rural and urban Ireland as few tourists do.
"One photograph of boys in Limerick is particularly interesting. In
Ireland a favorite diversion of boys is walking on the hands and all try to excel in
this sport. Mr. Stewart got a number of lads lined up and in a series of three pictures
he shows the preparation, spring and actual feat of walking on hands. He is a capable
and observing young man and all of his acquaintances are glad to hear of his success."
You will never be sorry if you bring the children to the 1950 reunion to see
these pictures. This reunion will be held in the Washington (Pa.) park on the
Sunday before Labor Day in the large old pavilion, the first one as you enter the
park. The dinner will be the usual clan dinner. Bring your share and bring a little
extra for the historian and his assistant who operates the stereopticon. Also
bring your own cups and silverware and coffee pot. Coffee will be made for all by
the committee. Table cloths, napkins, plates, ice cream and coffee will be furnished.
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THE REUNIONS
The 1947 reunion was held in the log cabin in Washington park. Seventy-eight
were present. Each person who registered was given a large envelope containing
magazined No. 20, No. 21 and No. 22. The Thomas family of Baltimore came the
farthest. The clan presented $15.93 to the historian to help him in publishing the
magazine. Thank you so much but that amount does not go far now. It was decided to
hold the 1948 reunion at Conneaut. The following officers were elected for the coming year:-
President, Walter Kelley
Vice Presi. Wynn Kelley
Secretary, Mary Crane
Treasurer, W.W. Kelley
The 1948 reunion was held at Conneaut, Ohio.
On account of the recent death of the wife of the historian's brother the historian
could not be present. This is the only reunion he has missed since he began to
attend them. Thirty-seven persons registered. The secretary, Mrs. Raymond Crane,
sent $10.81 to the historian. The following officers were elected for the coming
year:-
President, Don Kelley
Vice Presi. Steve Fisher
Secretary, Mrs. Don Kelley
Treasurer, Charles Kelley
The 1949 reunion was held in Washington park at the new pavilion at the left
of the park entrance. Sixty-eight persons registered. The historian announced
that he is planning to issue a series of magazines (beginning with No. 26) which
wll give the war records of the Kelleys. Several subscribed at a dollar each. One
person subscribed for five. Let the historian-editor hasten to add that the dollar
pays only for the Civil War records. When we get around to the World Wars the editor
will be shreking for another dollar.
The following officers were elected for the coming year:-
President, Lloyd M. Kelley
Vice Presi., John Kelley
Secretary, Phyllis Fisher
Treasurer, Steve Fisher
OUR KELLEYS IN THE CIVIL WAR
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NUMBER ONE Edited by James O. Stewart, A.M. August 16, 1959
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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THESE MAGAZINES
b....Born m....married d....died s....son(s) g....girl(s)(?).....illegible
A town is in Pennsylvania if no state is named.
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Please accept this magazine, and keep it, as a special of the magazines
to be issued in a set called OUR KELLEYS IN CIVIL WAR. I am not taking subscriptions
at present but when the set is completed the sale will begin. I frefer not to sell
individual magazines. This set of magazines is a must. In December of 1950 I
mailed almost 200 questionnaires. The replies indicated that more than 175
families could not name one Kelley who was in the Civil War. Only one person,
James Edward Kelley, could name as many as four. As a metter of fact, moren than a
dozen of our young men were soldiers in the Civil War.
Twenty-nine years ago I received the follwoing post-card:
Conneaut, Ohio
August 18, 1930
Dear Friend,
The Kelley Reunion was organzed Sept. 1, 1929 at J.Y. Kelley's of Monroe Center
at Conneaut, Ohio. The officers are
President - Seth Kelley
Secretary - Ruth Kelley
Treasurer - J.Y. Kelley
At this meeting various plans were made for the next reunion. This is to be
held the Sunday before Labor Day, August 31, 1930 at the Washington Park at
Washington, Pa. We hope to be there. Don't disappoint us! We want you to have
a talk and are counting on you. We would apreciate it very much.
Respectfully yours,
Ruth Kelley, Secretary.
I went to the reunion. At the business
session they decided that the clan needed historian. Emmor Kelley recommended
me and I was elected. I have served in that office ever since.
I soon learned I was facing difficulties. All of the family and all but
one of the granchildren of William Kelley, Senior, were dead. Family Bibles and
other records were scattered in all directions. Later on most of the Civil War
records and the records of my branch were destroyed. All but two have been traced down.
According to tradition, five Kelley brothers, Scotch and Protestants, came
from Ireland. Two of them went west and we do not know what became of them.
They are known as the lost Kelleys. So much for tradition. Our Kelleys came from
New Jersey to this vicinity before or during the Revolutionary War. In the cemetery
for the Hewitt Presbyterian (originally Cumberland Presbyterian) Church of Rices
Landing, is a large tombstone with this discription:
In memory of William Kelley, Sr. who departed this life July 14, 1841 in the
82nd year of his age. He lived in credit and died lamented by all who know him.
He wa a believer in the divinity of Jesus Christ and an honest man and this stone
is erected to his memory by John Walters.
By this tombstone is another which reads as follows:
Elisabeth, Wife of William Kelley Died Oct. 15, 1856, aged 79 years,
6m., 21 days.
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For further information about Father William you might read, or re-read,
Kelley Clan Magazine No. 4 William and Elisabeth lived on a farm at the edge of Rices
Landing.
Mrs. Belle Christopher of Rices Landing had the old Kelley record. A
similar record (probably a copy) was at the home of Emma Kelley at Halleck, West Va.
The first entry in this record is:
Sarah Freeman was born April the fifth day, 1731. In the Archives of New
Jersey is the following marriage record, Samuel Force (Woodbridge) married
Sarah Freeman (Woodbridge) July 4, 1754.
They could have had a daughter Elisabeth, who could have been the Elisabeth, who
married William Kelley, Sr. and have a son Samuel Force Kelley. This is almost
certainly the case for I have learned that the maiden name of Samuel Force Kelley's
mother was Force. She was a member of a rich family in New Brunswickm N.J.
(close to Woodbridge, M.J.) A plausible summary of this is that Sarah Freeman
married Samuel Force. Their daughter Elisabeth Force married William Kelley, Sr.
One of the ten children was named Samuel Force Kelley.
Now we come to the record of the ten children of William and Elisabeth. Most
of the birthdates are copied from the old Kelley record. Other information is from
family Bibles, tombstones, etc.
(1) Sarah Kelley, b. July 14, 1800 on Monday, d. Oct. 21, 1840, m. Charles Crago
3 s. 4g.
(2) Eliza b. Wednesday at 8 o'clock in the morning, May 19th, 1802. d. Feb. 4,
1834. m. James Neel 3 s. 3 g.
(3) William Kelley, Jr. b. Jan. 13, 1804, Tuesday. Married Elizabeth Ewart.
4 s. 4 g. (According to the 200 year calendar Jan. 13 was on Friday.
(4) James Kelley b. Friday at twelve o'clock December 18, 1805. d. April 6, 1896.
m. Elizabeth Hewitt b. March 14, 1807.
d. April 14, 1861.
3 s 5 g. (According to the 200 year calendar Dec. 18 was Wed.)
(5) Samuel Force Kelley was born on the Sabbeth at the rising of the sun April
10th in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eight. d. Dec.
12, 1880. m. Ailse (later called Alice) Carter of Millsboro b. Aug. 14, 1817 d.
March 3, 1893. 8 s. 3 g. The birthdate of 1810 on Samuel's tombstone must be wrong.
(6) Freeman Kelley b. in 1810. One record says April 12, and another record says
April 21. m. Mary Ailes b. May 8, 1809. 7 s. 5 g.
(7) Harriet Kelley b. Oct. 19, 1812. (One record says 1813) m. John Walters. Several
children.
(8) Charlotte Kelley b. 1814. No further information.
(9) Rachel Kelley b. 1818 d. April 7, 1891, aged 73 year. m. Daniel McCullough
b. 1815 d. Feb. 14, 1891 aged 76 years? 5 s. 5 g.
(10) Morris Kelley, mentioned in the will of William Kelley, Sr. Evidently he died
before his father for the will says that his son Morris's children are to
draw his share. No more information about Morris.
THE KELLEY CLAN MAGAZINESEPTEMBER 1, 1968
Historian-- Lloyd M. Kelley
Washington Park R.D.6, Box III, Washintgon, Pa. 15301
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Kenneth C. Kelley
Kenneth Charles Kelley, 55, of Nineveh, died at 11:00 p.m., Saturday,
February 23, 1967, in the Washington Hospital. His death was unexpected in that
it had been thought he was recovering satisfactorily, after suffering a heart
attack, Tuesday.
Mr. Kelley, a son of the late Charles Freeman Kelley and Nellie Tharp Kelley,
was born January 18, 1912, in Illinois, where he spent his early life. He had
resided for a number of years at Nineveh, where he was active in community affairs,
and in the Nineveh Methodist Church, having served as Sunday School Superintendent,
of the board of trustees, and as a member of the Lay Council.
He was also an active member of the Nineveh Volunteer Fire Company and,
prior to formation of the West Green School District, had served as a school
director in Morris Township.
During World War II he served with the Navy in both the European and Pacific
theaters, and he was a member of James Farrell Post No. 330, American Legion,
Waynesburg.
He was an ardent craftsman and was known throughout the area for his accurate
replicas of buildings, bridges and other landmarks. His model of the Nineveh Methodist
Church has been displayed at a number of places.
Surviving are his wife, Dorotha Holberty Kelley, whom he married October 23,
1937. Two daughter, Patty Sue and Dorotha Jean, both at home; three sisters, Phylis,
wife of Steve Fisher, of Greensboro, Bernadine, wife of William Torrey, of New York,
and Violet, wife of Matthew Boggs of Morgantown, W.Va.; and two brothers, Robert,
of Riversville, W.Va.; and Don, of Greensboro.
A son, Kenneth C. Kelley, Jr., died in 1950. A brother Burdis, is also
deceased.
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Mary S. Kelley Mary S. Kelley, 76, of Washington R.D. 6, died Tuesday,
February 28, 1967, at 5:55 p.m. in the Washington Hospital.
She was born January 10, 1891, at Gretna, a daughter of George and Mary
Ellen (Black) Munce. She was married November,11, 1912, to Winnett Hughes
Kelley, son of James Cephas and Mary Ann (Roach) Kelley, who survives.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Canonsburg for
many years. After moving to Washington, she became a member of the Liberty
Methodist Church f which she was a member of her death. Mary S. Kelley leaves,
one son, Lloyd M. Kelley, and one daughter, Martha Ellen, wife of Albert Fullick,
both of Washington, R.D.6l one borther, Carl Ross Munce, of West Finley; six
grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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JOSEPH E. KELLEY
Joseph E. Kelley, 54, of Houston, died suddenly of a heart attack in
Canonsburg General Hospital at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, 1967.
He was born March 8, 1913, in Washington, a son of the late Elizabeth
Hampsey Kelley and Alvie Earl Kelley of Eighty Four, who survives.
Mr. Kelley had been a resident of Houston the last 20 years and
was the owner of the Acme Machine Company of Houston.
Surviving in addition to his father are his wife, Edna Barnes Kelley;
his step-mother, Mrs. A.E. Kelley of Eighty Four; three daughters, Mrs.
Margaret Merante and Mrs. Lee Gregory, both of Houston, and Mrs. Sharon Labozzo,
Canonsburg; six sisters: Mrs. Margie Smith, Washington, Mrs. Rea Hartley,
Murrysville, Mrs. Eva Evans, MIllsvale, Mrs. Marian Partezanna, Cleveland, Ohio,
Mrs. Patty Mellars, Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Sarah Ames, Eighty Four;
three brothers, Paul Kelley, McMurray, Ray Kelley, Scenery Hill, and Thomas
Kelley, Eighty Fourl also two grandchildren.
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MARIE ALENE THOMAS
Our precious little grand daughter passed away June 28, 1967. Marie Alene
was the daughter of our older son, Stephen and his wife Anne. She was nineteen
months old.
Part of a letter received from Thelma Thomas, Anchorage, (dated, August 14,
1967.)
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ALVIE EARL KELLEY
Alvie Earl Kelley, 77, founder and former president of Kelley Industries,
died Wednesday, March 29, 1967, at 8:15 p.m. in Washington Hospital.
Mr. Kelley, who lived at Eighty Four, was president of the firm from 1946
to 1965 when he sold the business to retire. He was also one of the founders of
Washington Mould, Machine and Foundry, where he was employed 30 years before
forming Kelley Industries. Prior to that he worked for the Hazel Atlas Glass Co.,
Contiental Can Co., Westing-house Electric Corp and American Brakeshoe. Co.
Mr. Kelley had several patents, the best known on a shape lathe
and a thread milling machine. He was well known throughout the tri-state area
for moulds and the ability toi machine different shapes.
He was born April 14, 1889, near Amity, a son of James and Martha Ann
(Roach) Kelley. His father was father was a country blacksmith. A graduate of
Washington Business College, he was a member of the Junior Order, American
Mechanics, Mispah Council No.361.
As a young man, he won several boxing tournaments and competed in a
number of track meets. He was first mrried to Elizabeth Hampsey. From this union
two daughters survive, Margaret, wife of Harold W. Smith, of Washington, and
Grace, wife of Rea L. Hartley, of Murraysville. A son, Joseph E. Kelley, died
March 13, 1967.
After the death of his first wife, he was married to Marian Martin,
who survives with the following children: Eva, wife of Robert Evans, of Millvale,
N.J.; Patricia, wife of James Mellars, of Fairfax, Va.; Marian, wife of Alex
Partezana, of Cleveland, Ohio; Paul E., of McMurray; Raymond A., of Scenery Hill;
Sarah, wife of Lloyd Ames, of Eighty Four R.D.2, and Thomas F. at home.
Also surviving are two brothers, James of Washington R.D.3, and Winnett
Kelley, of Lagonda; one sister, Mary, wife of Jack Lehner, of Wolfdale; 29 grand
children and nine great grand children. Two brothers, Raymond and John, and two
sisters, Elsie Noover and Emma Crile, are deceased.
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BRADLEY KELLEY
Bradley Scott Kelley, 5, of London, Ohio, was killed instantly when he
was struck by a truck Wednesday, Jaune 28, 1967, in Bath, N.Y.
He was born Feb. 20, 1962, in Columbus, Ohio, a son of John B. Kelley,
Jr., and Sandra Moon Kelley.
Surviving are his parents; one sister, Laura Lou, at home; his maternal
grandparetns, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Moon, New Castle, formerly of Washington,
and paternal grandmother, Mrs. John B. Kelley, Washington.
The 37th Kelley Reunion met on August 20th 1967, at the Log Cabin in
Washington, Pa. with the largest turnout (83) attending since 1958.
Eddie Kelley was Presdient for this year, but due to his move to Los
Almos, New Mexico, Neal Kelley, V. Pres. conducted the meeting. We had no
idea that Eddie and his family were in town on vacation, but we were pleasantly
surprised when they showed up just before meeting time.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bolton from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida attended tis
year and Mrs. Bolton spoke to those present. He stressed how important it
is to be with your relatiives at these annual reunions and also he reminised
about some of our first Kelley reunions. By the way Roy Bolton was the oldest
person this year at 80 years young, with Tom Chadwick running a close second at
79 years young. The youngest child was George Alan Kelley 2, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Neal Kelley.
It's a sad time when we have memorials to those who passed away
during the years, but we have their memory in our hearts and we can't forget
those who were so faithful to the Clan.
It's always a pleasure to receive notes and letters form the ones who
can't be with us at this time, and we do appreciate hearing about their
familys and etc. It is important that information pertaining to the Kelley History,
and I would appreciate it if you known of any of the Kelley History, and I
would appreciate if if you know of any of the above changes please write or
call.
Sylvia R. Hathaway
Sylvia Romaine Gilmore Hathaway, 82, of Grant Street, Washington, died at
8:32 a.m., Friday, February 23, 1990, in Washingto Hospital, after a long illness.
She was born March 22, 1907, in Greene County, a daughter of
George and Dicie Roach Kelley.
Mrs. Hathaway was a member of First Christian Church.
She was married twice. On September 11, 1928, she married George
Edward Gilmore, who died in March 1937. On April 28, 1948 she married Albert
F. Hathaway, sho survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Reed Gilmore and George E. Gilmore, both
of Washington; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Delores) Durbin of Washington; a
brother, Clyde Jim Kelley of Washington; two sisters, Opal Briggs of
Washington and Wahneitia Moninger of Lone Pine; seven grand-children; and
three great grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter, Dorothy Florence Gilmore; two sisters, Gladys
Martin and Lela Sanders; and three brothers, Alfred Kelley and twin brothers,
Floyd and Lloyd Kelley, who died in infancy.
HATHAWAY--Friends of Sylvia Romaine Gilmore Hathaway of Grant Street,
Washington, who died Friday, February 23, 1990,will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.
Saturday and from noon to 3 and 7 yo 9 p.m. Sunday at William G. Neal Funeral Homes
Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 1 p.m.
Monday, February 26, with Dr. John B. Ledford officiating. Interment in Lone
Pine Cemetery.
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