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James Joseph Kelly 1879 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 June 1879

Birth Location: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 26 January 1943

Death Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Thomas Kelly

Mother: Cecelia Kelly

Spouse(s): Retta Clarke

Children(s):

James Joseph Kelly was born in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States of America in 1879, to Thomas Edward Kelly and Cecelia Ann Kelly. Later in life, James Joseph Kelly married Retta N Clarke. James Joseph Kelly died in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America, 1943.

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Parents

Thomas Kelly
1852 – 1912
Birth Location: New York, New York, USA
TK
Cecelia Kelly
1856 – 1933
Birth Location: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States of America
CK

Spouses(s)

Retta Clarke
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 June 1879
    Event Place: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: District 5, Morgan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 January 1943
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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