John Richard Kelley (1866 - 1939)

Born 6 Sep 1866 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Berry) Kelley — married 20 Oct 1887 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Died 26 May 1939 at age 72 in San Bernardino, California, United States

Biography

The son of Thomas Kelley and Lucinda (DeFoe) Kelley, John Kelley was born in Wayne County, Tennessee^{[citation needed]} in 1866, residing there with his family.^[1][2]

John married Mary Elizabeth (Berry) Kelley, the daughter of Doctor Morgan "Doc" Berry and Mary Elizabeth Pearson, marrying in Wayne County, Tennessee on October 20, 1887^[3] and having nine children known children together:

1. Nadine Kelley (1888-)
2. Mattie Lou Kelley (1890-)
3. Emma Lee Kelley (1892-1981)
4. Thomas Kelley (1897-1980)
5. Eona Myla Kelley (1905-1977
6. Virgil Morgan Kelley (1908-1984)
7. Faye Kelley (1910-)
8. Vernon Anderson Kelley (1911-1994)
9. Williamae Kelley (1913-)

They set off west, farming for a time in Brinton, Oklahoma^[4] and residing in 1910 in Moore, Oklahoma, where John worked as a stone mason while his wife managed the farm.^[5] They continued west, settling in 1920 in El Centro, California, in Imperial County, where John worked as a rancher.^[6] In 1930, John worked as a poultry farmer , residing in Ontario Township, California, in San Bernardino County.^[7]

John Kelley passed away in Compton Township, California^[8] at the age of 75.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD88-4BY : 29 May 2021), John K Kelley in entry for Thos Kelley, 1870.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWV-J2V : 20 February 2021), John R Kelley in household of Thomas Kelley, District 11, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 171, sheet 109B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,284.
3. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-DL5W : 10 March 2021), J R Kelly and M E Berry, 20 Oct 1887; citing Wayne, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 549,276.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMG2-1C7 : 15 February 2022), John R Kelley, 1900.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7Q-TG6 : accessed 2 March 2022), John R Kelly, Moore, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 217, sheet 9A, family 145, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1271; FHL microfilm 1,375,284.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH31-32X : 31 January 2021), John R Kelly, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC68-8P1 : accessed 2 March 2022), J R Kelly, Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 4A, line 19, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 188; FHL microfilm 2,339,923.
8. ↑ "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKS9-78R5 : 23 February 2021), John Kelly, 1939; citing 14085, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,049.