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William DePoyster (WD) Kelley 1925–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1925

Birth Location: Yoakum Dewit, Texas

Death Date: 15 Jan 2002

Death Location: Cheapside

Father: William Kelley

Mother: Lula Rhodes

Spouse(s): Virginia McClure

Children(s): Warren Kelley

In 1925, William DePoyster (WD) Kelley entered the world in Yoakum Dewit, Texas, born to William Kelley And Lula Rhodes. William DePoyster (WD) Kelley married Virginia Dare Mcclure, and had children including Charlotte Kelley, Kenneth Kelley, Warren Clinton Kelley. William DePoyster (WD) Kelley passed away in 2002 in Cheapside.

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Biography

  • In 1925, William DePoyster (WD) Kelley entered the world in Yoakum Dewit, Texas, born to William Kelley And Lula Rhodes.
  • William DePoyster (WD) Kelley married Virginia Dare Mcclure, and had children including Charlotte Kelley, Kenneth Kelley, Warren Clinton Kelley.
  • William DePoyster (WD) Kelley passed away in 2002 in Cheapside.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kelley's Ancestors

Self
William Kelley
1925–2002
Birth Place: Yoakum Dewit, Texas
Parents
William Kelley
1894–1970
Gonzales, Texas
Lula Rhodes
1901–1987
Sublime, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (Patrick "Tobe") Kelley
1856–1934
Gonzales County, Texas, USA
Lucinda (Roark "Lula") Depoyster
1867–1926
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Isaac (Steen) Rhode
1875–1958
Lavaca, Texas, United States
Georiann (Elizabeth) Selph
1873–1951
Texas
Great-Grandparents
William Kelly
1827–1869
Margaret Clark
1838–1913
Samuel Depoyster
1823–1881
Mary Walker
1829–1902
John Rhode
1839–1919
Sarah Steen
1845–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Kelley
1789–1844
Dicey Kelley
1790–1884
Patrick Clark
1799–1839
Martha Purcell
1809–1889
Abraham Depoyster
1782–1866
Sarah Little
1778–1858
Elijah Walker
1792–1845
Mary Wade
1796–

William Kelley's Descendants

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William (DePoyster (WD)) Kelley (22 Apr 1925–15 Jan 2002) m. Virginia (Dare) McClure (30 Apr 1928–25 Apr 2005)
  1. 1. Warren (Clinton) Kelley 1950–2000

William Kelley's Timeline

2 Records

1925
22 Apr 1925
Birth of William DePoyster (WD) Kelley in Yoakum Dewit, Texas
Yoakum Dewit, Texas
2002
15 Jan 2002
Age 77
Death of William DePoyster (WD) Kelley in El Campo, Wharton, Texas, USA
El Campo, Wharton, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1925
    Event Place: Yoakum Dewit, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: El Campo
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Victoria Advocate; Publication Date: 18 Jan 2002; Publication Place: Victoria, Texas, USA; ,0.7266894,0.491568,0.97901595&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 2002
    Event Place: El Campo, Wharton, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cheapside
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Victoria Advocate; Publication Date: 18 Jan 2002; Publication Place: Victoria, Texas, USA; ,0.7266894,0.491568,0.97901595&xid=3355

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