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Ethel Idella Kelley 1916–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1916

Birth Location: Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 Mar 1997

Death Location: Piedmont, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Ernest Hicks

Mother: Anna Cobb

Spouse(s): George Kelley

Children(s): Georgia Sprague, Eva Walker, Jewell Layman, Janice Sullivan, Joan Tollison

Ethel Idella Kelley was born in 1916 in Anderson, South Carolina, USA, the child of Ernest Franklin Hicks And Anna Isabell Cobb. In 1920, Ethel Idella Kelley resided in Winnsboro Mills, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. Ethel Idella Kelley married George Erastus Kelley, and had children including Eva Maybell Walker, Georgia Sprague, Janice Sullivan, Jewell Layman, Joan Marian Tollison. Ethel Idella Kelley passed away in 1997 in Piedmont, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ethel Idella Kelley was born in 1916 in Anderson, South Carolina, USA, the child of Ernest Franklin Hicks And Anna Isabell Cobb.
  • In 1920, Ethel Idella Kelley resided in Winnsboro Mills, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA.
  • Ethel Idella Kelley married George Erastus Kelley, and had children including Eva Maybell Walker, Georgia Sprague, Janice Sullivan, Jewell Layman, Joan Marian Tollison.
  • Ethel Idella Kelley passed away in 1997 in Piedmont, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ethel Kelley's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Kelley
1916–1997
Birth Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Ernest Franklin Hicks
1882–1950
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Anna (Isabell) Cobb
1876–1952
United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas (V.) Hicks
1860–1925
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Isabella ((Belle)) Hatcher
1860–1940
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
James (Ellis) Cobb
1847–1928
South Carolina
Nancy (Ann) Standridge
1852–1942
Oconee County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Hicks
1804–1879
Mary Owens
1829–1902
Elijah Hatcher
1825–1870
Sarah Howard
1831–1895
John Cobb
1813–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Hicks
1780–1832
Tabitha Abney
1789–1868
Green Owens
1796–1844
Tilitha Ashcraft
1794–1850
Ellen WHITAKER
1798–1870

Ethel Kelley's Descendants

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Ethel (Idella) Kelley (7 Feb 1916–25 Mar 1997) m. George (Erastus) Kelley (1916–1974)
  1. 1. Georgia Sprague 1943–2023
  2. 2. Eva (Maybell) Walker 1935–2008
  3. 3. Jewell Layman 1939–2013
  4. 4. Janice Sullivan 1950–2014
  5. 5. Joan (Marian) Tollison 1950–2008

Ethel Kelley's Timeline

3 Records

1916
7 Feb 1916
Birth of Ethel Idella Kelley in Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Ethel Idella Kelley resided here in Winnsboro Mills, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Winnsboro Mills, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
1997
25 Mar 1997
Age 81
Death of Ethel Idella Kelley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1920, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Record Group Number: S169123; Series Number: 169; Year Range: 1916

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Winnsboro Mills, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1997
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Piedmont, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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