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George Riley Kelly 1853–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1853

Birth Location: Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 11 Oct 1939

Death Location: Newton County, Missouri

Father: James Judge

Mother: Mary Randel

Spouse(s): Cynthia Kimbrough, Amy Corley, Sarah Anderson

Children(s): Unknown Kelly, Unknown Kelly, Unknown Kelly, Isham Kelly, Cora Kelly, Anna Kelly, Linna (Kelly), Rufus Kelley, Ada Kelly, Eulah Kelly, Jonathan Kelly, Maud Kelly

The story of George Riley Kelly began in 1853 in Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States. In 1860, George Riley Kelly resided in Franklin, Capps Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA. In 1870, George Riley Kelly resided in Franklin, Newtonia, Newton, Missouri, USA. George Riley Kelly married Amy Angeline Corley, Cynthia Theo Kimbrough, Sarah Francis Anderson, and had children including Ada Myrtle Kelly, Anna Virginia Kelly, Cora Caroline Carrie Kelly, Eulah Montez Montie Kelly, Isham Noble Kelly, Jonathan Ernest Kelly, Linna Lee Linnie Goostree Kelly, Maud May Kelly, Rufus Green Kelley, Unknown Kelly. George Riley Kelly passed away in 1939 in Newton County, Missouri.

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Biography

  • The story of George Riley Kelly began in 1853 in Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States.
  • In 1860, George Riley Kelly resided in Franklin, Capps Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1870, George Riley Kelly resided in Franklin, Newtonia, Newton, Missouri, USA.
  • George Riley Kelly married Amy Angeline Corley, Cynthia Theo Kimbrough, Sarah Francis Anderson, and had children including Ada Myrtle Kelly, Anna Virginia Kelly, Cora Caroline Carrie Kelly, Eulah Montez Montie Kelly, Isham Noble Kelly, Jonathan Ernest Kelly, Linna Lee Linnie Goostree Kelly, Maud May Kelly, Rufus Green Kelley, Unknown Kelly.
  • George Riley Kelly passed away in 1939 in Newton County, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Judge
1817–1899
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, United States
JJ
Mary Randel
1818–1908
Birth Location: Bolusa, Spencer, Indiana, United States
MR

Spouses(s)

Cynthia Kimbrough
1856–1900
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
CK
Amy Corley
1857–1880
Birth Location: Herrick, Shelby, Illinois, USA
AC
Sarah Anderson
1859–1958
Birth Location: Southwest, Missouri, United States
SA

Children(s)

Unknown Kelly
1880–1880
Birth Location: Rocky Comfort, MO
UK
Unknown Kelly
1882–1882
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
UK
Unknown Kelly
1900–1900
Birth Location: –
UK
Isham Kelly
1895–1917
Birth Location: Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States
IK
Cora Kelly
1883–1980
Birth Location: Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States
CK
Anna Kelly
1885–1978
Birth Location: Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States
AK
Linna (Kelly)
1888–1983
Birth Location: Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States
L(
Rufus Kelley
1890–1964
Birth Location: Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States
RK
Ada Kelly
1892–1983
Birth Location: Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States
AK
Eulah Kelly
1897–1930
Birth Location: Newton, Missouri, United States
EK
Jonathan Kelly
1877–1953
Birth Location: Rocky Comfort, McDonald County, Missouri, United States of America
JK
Maud Kelly
1879–1963
Birth Location: Rocky Comfort, McDonald, Missouri, United States
MK

George Kelly's Ancestors

Self
George Kelly
1853–1939
Birth Place: Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States
Parents
James Riley Kelly Judge
1817–1899
Perry, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Ann Polly) Randel
1818–1908
Bolusa, Spencer, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
William Kelly
1787–1855
South Carolina, United States
Rutha Alexander
1797–1878
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Amos Randel
1799–1882
Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
Rebecca Finn
1798–1869
Ninety Six, Union, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James KELLY
1760–1843
Anne Galbaly
1800–1840
Thomas Alexander
1770–1854
Elizabeth Davidson
1775–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Kelly
1728–1774
Mary Serre
1730–1774
John Alexander
1732–1795

George Kelly's Descendants

1.
GK
George (Riley) Kelly (18 April 1853–11 Oct 1939) m. Cynthia (Theo) Kimbrough (20 November 1856–21 July 1900) m. Amy (Angeline) Corley (27 Oct 1857–12 May 1880) m. Sarah (Francis) Anderson (7 Jun 1859–3 Apr 1958)
  1. 1. Unknown Kelly 1880–1880
  2. 2. Unknown Kelly 1882–1882
  3. 3. Unknown Kelly 1900–1900
  4. 4. Isham (Noble) Kelly 1895–1917 m. Virginia (Myrtle Cummings (Allen) (Varner) (Kelly)) (Carter) 1894–1973
    1. 1. Gwendell (Bascomb) Kelly 1913–1965 m. Susie (Elizabeth Kelly) (Tuggle) 1918–1992
      1. 1. Micheal (Douglass) Kelly 1951–
    2. 2. Freda (Vorus) Koenig 1915–2000 m. Thaddeus Hale 1913–1964
      1. 1. Joel (Thomas) Hale 1936–1983
      2. 2. Tamara Hale 1940–2015
  5. 5. Cora (Caroline Carrie) Kelly 1883–1980 m. Earnest (William) Lamberson 1883–1969
    1. 1. Velma (Muriel) Lamberson 1908–1974
  6. 6. Anna (Virginia) Kelly 1885–1978 m. Oscar Davidson 1883–1957
  7. 7. Linna (Lee "Linnie" Goostree) (Kelly) 1888–1983 m. Malcolm (Wallians) Goostree 1888–1965
    1. 1. Bill ("Billy" Eugene) Goostree 1923–1998
    2. 2. Pebel (Christine "Christine" Morgan) (Goostree) 1908–1982
    3. 3. Leo (Malcom) Goostree 1911–1986
    4. 4. Verla (Joye Malcom) (Goostree) 1921–2018
    5. 5. Elizabeth ("Betty" Kathleen Doll) (Goostree) 1923–
  8. 8. Rufus (Green) Kelley 1890–1964 m. Lois (Louise) Folsom 1902–1991 m. Dana Youngblood 1893–1924 m. Leona Hutchinson 1915–
    1. 1. Patrick (O'Neil) Kelly 1935–2005
    2. 2. Phyllis (R) Kelly 1927–2013
    3. 3. Vaughn (Amos) Kelly 1911–1996
    4. 4. Vivian (Pauline) Kelly 1914–2011
  9. 9. Ada (Myrtle) Kelly 1892–1983 m. Guy Proctor 1891– m. Martin (Roy "Roy") Gibson 1893–1993
    1. 1. Harry (Cleveland) Gibson 1918–2001
  10. 10. Eulah (Montez “Montie”) Kelly 1897–1930 m. Bert (Carl) Potts 1899–1981
    1. 1. Vera (Virginia) Potts 1918–1993
    2. 2. Bonnie (Mae) Potts 1920–1995
    3. 3. Carroll (Bernard) Potts 1929–2013
  11. 11. Jonathan (Ernest) Kelly 1877–1953 m. Rachel (Louella) Shepherd 1880–1944
    1. 1. Burnetta (Jewel) Kelley 1900–1987
    2. 2. Gladys (Pearl) Kelly 1903–2003
    3. 3. Inez (Elula) Kelley 1904–2003
    4. 4. Oral (Georgia) Kelly 1906–1996
    5. 5. Ralph (Kenneth) Kelly 1907–1963
    6. 6. Floyd (Cecil) Kelly 1911–1986
    7. 7. Leota (Ernesteen) Kelley 1913–2006
    8. 8. Eldon (Eugene) Kelly 1916–1994
    9. 9. Hope (Catherine) Kelley 1918–2001
  12. 12. Maud (May) Kelly 1879–1963 m. Silas (Elmer) Dukes 1872–1970
    1. 1. Shelby (D) Dukes 1908–

George Kelly's Timeline

12 Records

1853
18 April 1853
Birth of George Riley Kelly in Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States
Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States
1860
1860
Age 7
George Riley Kelly resided here in Franklin, Capps Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA
Franklin, Capps Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 17
George Riley Kelly resided here in Franklin, Newtonia, Newton, Missouri, USA
Franklin, Newtonia, Newton, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
George Riley Kelly resided here in Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA
Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 47
George Riley Kelly resided here in Richwood, McDonald, Missouri, USA
Richwood, McDonald, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 57
George Riley Kelly resided here in Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA
Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 67
George Riley Kelly resided here in Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA
Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA
1923
31 Dec 1923
Age 70
George Riley Kelly was married
None
1930
1930
Age 77
George Riley Kelly resided here in Franklin, Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA
Franklin, Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA
1939
19 Oct 1939
Age 86
George Riley Kelly resided here in Neosho, Missouri, USA
Neosho, Missouri, USA
1939
11 October 1939
Age 86
Death of George Riley Kelly in Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States
Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States
1939
11 Oct 1939
Age 86
Death of George Riley Kelly in Goodman, McDonald, Missouri, USA
Goodman, McDonald, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1853
    Event Place: Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri; Roll: T625_937; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 140
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340949
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri; Roll: 706; Page: 488d; Enumeration District: 103
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri; Roll: M593_795; Page: 364B
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Richwood, McDonald, Missouri; Roll: 873; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0100
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Franklin, Newton, Missouri; Roll: M653_636; Page: 1000; Family History Library Fi
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri; Roll: T624_802; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1374815
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Idaho, U.S., Death Records, Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho; Death Index and Images, 1911-1969

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1923
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Wheaton Journal; Publication Date: 19 Oct 1939; Publication Place: Wheaton, Missouri, USA; ,0.13631335,0.7855419,0.6486658&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Franklin, Capps Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Franklin, Newton, Missouri; Roll: M653_636; Page: 1000; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Franklin, Newtonia, Newton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri; Roll: M593_795; Page: 364B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri; Roll: 706; Page: 488d; Enumeration District: 103

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Richwood, McDonald, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Richwood, McDonald, Missouri; Roll: 873; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0100

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri; Roll: T624_802; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1374815

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri; Roll: T625_937; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 140

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Franklin, Franklin, Newton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Franklin, Newton, Missouri; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340949

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1939
    Event Place: Neosho, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Neosho Times; Publication Date: 19 Oct 1939; Publication Place: Neosho, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 1939
    Event Place: Rocky Comfort, Newton, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971, Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Wheaton Journal; Publication Date: 19 Oct 1939; Publication Place: Wheaton, Missouri, USA; ,0.13631335,0.7855419,0.6486658&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1939
    Event Place: Goodman, McDonald, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newton County, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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