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Note for: Harriet Kelly, 1848 -
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Individual Note: [From Eric Andersen][Kelly History.FTW]
Harriet Kelly may be the daughter of Thomas H. and Lucinda (Hutcherson) Kelly. She appears on the 1850 census abstract by Ellsberry, Warren County, Missouri, with her parents, giving her age as 2. That census shows Harriet was born in Missouri. No other information is available.
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Note for: Mary Frances Kelly, 15 SEP 1860 - 27 MAR 1917
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Individual Note: [From Eric Andersen][Kelly History.FTW]
Mary Francis Kelly (aka "Fannie"), daughter of John Duke and Muta Angeline (Davis) Kelly, appears on the 1870 Federal Census in Nevada City, Vernon County, Missouri. That census shows she was nine years-old at the time the census was taken and born in Missouri.
She first married James Madison Monroe, a Cherokee Indian. They had four children. Mary testified before the Department of Interior in 1900, at which she was attempting to gain recognition of Indian heritage for her children. Mary Francis Kelly's second marriage was to James Edgar Madding, her first cousin's son, who was the son of William and Nancy E. (Kelly) Madding. They had six children.
She appears on the 1900 Federal Census in Township 25 Range 23 East, Cherokee Nation (supervisors district 73, sheet 17A), as Fannie M. Madding. That census shows 39 year-old Mary was born in September 1860. She reported that she and her father were born in Missouri and that her mother was born in Tennessee. She also reported that she was the mother of nine children, six of whom were living in 1900.
She appears on the 1910 Federal Census in Colfax, Whitman County, Washington (enumeration district 267, ward 2, page 26 A), as "F. M. Madding", living with her husband (her second marriage). She reported that she and her parents were born in Missouri and that she had been married for 17 years. She reported she was the mother of 10 children, six of whom were living in 1910.
A Mary Madding appears on the 1920 Federal Census in Waha, Nez Pierce County, Idaho. That census shows Mary Madding, living with her husband Edward, was a 53 year old born in Missouri, that her father was born in Germany and that her mother was born in Illinois.
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Note for: Minnie G. Madding, 3 APR 1893 - 1976
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Individual Note: [From Eric Andersen][Kelly History.FTW]
Minnie G. Madding, eldest daughter of James Edgar and Mary Frances (Kelly) Monroe Madding, was born on the James Monroe Ranch near Grove, Oklahoma. She appears on the 1900 Federal Census in Township 25 Range 23 East, Cherokee Nation (supervisors district 73, sheet 17A), living with her parents. That census shows seven year-old Minnie was born in April 1893. She reported that she was born in Indian Territory, that her father was born in Texas and that her mother was born in Missouri.
She first married John L. Doree. She appears with him on the 1920 Federal Census in Seattle, King County, Washington. That census shows 26 year-old Minnie was born in Oklahoma, that her mother was born in Missouri, and that her father was born in Texas. She separated from Luke Doree in 1922.
Her second marriage was to Robert Merithew, who was from Manchester, Michigan, and who adopted Minnie's daughter, Mary Frances Doree. She appears with Robert on the 1930 Federal Census in Manchester, Washtenaw County, Michigan (enumeration district 29) as Minnie G. Merithew. That census shows 36 year-old Minnie was born in Oklahoma and that her parents were born in Texas. She reported that she was married when she was 18 years-old. That census shows she worked for the Fair Office of the County Fair.
They lived in Porterville, Michigan, where Robert worked for an agrictultural equipment firm. They lived for awhile in Grove, Oklahoma but eventually moved back to Michigan, to be near their daughter who lived in Jackson, Michigan.
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Note for: Maude Madding, 18 JUL 1895 - 12 JUL 1978
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Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Maude Madding, daughter of James Edgar and Mary Frances (Kelly) Monroe Kelly, appears on the 1900 Federal Census in Township 25 Range 23 East, Cherokee Nation (supervisors district 73, sheet 17A), living with her parents. That census shows "Maudie" was born in July 1895 in Indian Territory. She reported that her father was born in Texas and that her mother was born in Missouri.
She also appears on the 1910 Federal Census in Colfax, Whitman County, Washington (enumeration district 267, ward 2, page 26 A), living with her parents. That census shows 14 year old "Maud" was born in Oklahoma.
She married Arthur Allen Farrar, son of Council M. and Lousetta Jane (Breech) Farrar, who homesteaded and farmed on the Nezperce Prairie.
She appears with her husband, Arthur Allen Farrar, on the 1920 Federal Census in Turlock, Stanislaus County, California (enumeration district 187). That census shows she was 23 years old and that she and her parents were born in Missouri.
One child was born to the union of Arthur Allen and Maude (Madding) Farrar, a son, Woodrow W. Farrar.
Both Arthur Allen and Maude (Madding) Farrar are buried in Tehachapi, California.
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Note for: Archibald Leroy Madding, 10 DEC 1899 - 14 OCT 1977
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[From Eric Andersen][Kelly History.FTW]
Archibald LeRoy Madding (aka "Roy"), son of James Edgar and Mary Frances (Kelly) Monroe Madding, appears on the 1900 Federal Census in Township 25 Range 23 East, Cherokee Nation (supervisors district 73, sheet 17A), living with his parents. That census shows "Leroy" was born in December 1898 in Indian Territory and that his father was born in Texas and his mother was born in Missouri.
He appears on the 1910 Federal Census in Colfax, Whitman County, Washington (enumeration district 267, ward 2, page 26 A), as "Roy Maddingly", living with his parents. That census shows 11 year-old Roy was born in Oklahoma, and that his father was born in Texas and his mother was born in Missouri.
Archibald also appears on the 1920 Federal Census in Waha, Nez Pierce County, Idaho. That census shows 21 year-old Le Roy Madding, born in Oklahoma, was living with his parents. That census shows his father was born in Texas and that his mother was born in Missouri.
He married Sue Ellen Holland, daughter of William Curtis and Ruth Lee (Turner) Holland. They had met in Delano, Califonia.
Archibald appears on the 1930 Federal Census in Hemet, Riverside County, California (enumeration district 15) as "A. Leroy Madding". That census shows 30 year-old Archibald was a fruit farmer born in Oklahoma.
He worked in the vegetable growing areas of California (with his father-in-law). They eventually moved to the Watsonville, California area where they farmed lettuce for many years, and finally moved to Tehachapi in the early 1930's.
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Note for: Emma Elizabeth Kelly, 21 MAR 1878 - 21 NOV 1972
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Burial: Place: Lowell, Kansas
Individual Note: [From Eric Andersen][Kelly History.FTW]
Emma Elizabeth Kelly (aka "Mawmaw" and "Mamie"), the first child born to Joseph Patrick and Eliza Jane (Bishop) Kelly married George Drury Sikes, son of John and Martha (Snow) Sikes.
They appear together on the 1910 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas (enumeration district 13, ward 3, page 19A). That census shows 32 year-old Emma was born in Arkansas and that she had had two children.
Early in their marriage, they lived in home on the corner of 15h & Chouteau in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas where Emma was active in Church and civic activities.
Emma was a very hard working farm wife, milking cows twice a day, churning and selling butter and tending a lare garden. She was a strong Christian woman.
She appears on the 1920 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas (enumeration district 14). That census shows she was 42 years old, born in Arkansas, and that her parents were both born in Missouri.
Fifty-two year old Emma appears on the 1930 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, reporting that she was born in Arkansas and that her parents were born in Missouri.
Emma Elizabeth (Kelly) Sikes' obituary appeared in the November 22, 1971 edition of the Baxter Springs Citizen. She is buried in Lowell, Kansas.
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Note for: Mollie Louise Kelly, 26 FEB 1880 - 3 JUL 1971
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Burial: Date: 1971
Place: Baxter Springs Cemetery, Baxer Springs, KS
Individual Note: [From Eric Andersen][Kelly History.FTW]
Mollie Louise Kelly, second child born to Joseph Patrick and Eliza Jane (Bishop) Kelly, Jr., married James Elbert Fagg, son of Thomas Randolph and Eliza Elizabeth (Bryant) Fagg, a member of the First Christian Church.
She appears on the 1900 Federal Census in Oswego, Labette County, Kansas (Enumeration District 120, page 20 A), giving her age as a 20 and born in Indian Territory. This census shows "unknown" for the birth location of her parents.
Mollie also appears on the 1910 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas (enumeration district 13, ward 3, page 19A). That census shows 30 year-old Mollie was born in Oklahoma and that she had had three children, two of which were living in 1910.
Mollie appears on the 1920 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, with James Elbert Fagg and their daughter, Winifred Marie Fagg, residing at 1744 Military, where Mollie did sewing for hire. She reported that she was born in Oklahoma and that her parents were born in Missouri.
She appears on the 1930 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, living on Military Avenue. That census shows that fifty year-old Mollie was born in Oklahoma and that her parents were born in Missouri.
Their home at 1744 Military Avenue burned long after they had passed away. It is now the site of a used car lot.
Although James Elbert and Mollie Louise (Kelly) Fagg had three daughters of their own, they raised Mollie's neice, Joyce Yvonne Kelly, whose parents died in 1936. Their youngest child, Cleo, died in infancy, and is buried in the Baxter Springs Cemetery.
Following the death of her husband, Mollie moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to be near her two daughers, and died there in 1971. Her obituary appeared in the July 5, 1971 edition of The Baxter Springs Citizen. She is buried in the Baxter Springs Cemetery, Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas.
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Note for: Effie Lenora Kelly, 11 SEP 1884 - 12 OCT 1887
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Burial: Date: OCT 1887
Place: Twin Grove Cemetery, Jasper County, Missouri
Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Effie Lenora Kelly, daughter of Joseph Patrick and Eliza Jane (Bishop) Kelly, Jr.,died in infancy and is buried in Twin Grove Cemetery, Jasper County, Missouri.
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Note for: Josephine Ione Kelly, 27 MAR 1890 - 9 APR 1963
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Burial: Date: 1963
Place: GAR Cemetery, Miami, Oklahoma
Individual Note: .[From Eric Andersen][Kelly History.FTW]
Josephine Ione Kelly was the fourth child of Joseph Patrick and Eliza Jane (Bishop) Kelly, Jr. She reportedly had a child, a boy, before she married, who was given up for adoption.
She appears on the 1910 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas (enumeration district 13, ward 3, page 19A), living with her parents. That census shows 20 year-old Josephine was born in Missouri.
Josephine married Harry Russell Doan, son of Arthur and Minerva (Davis) Doan. She appears with him on the 1920 Federal Census in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. That census shows she was born in Missouri.
Although Harry Russell and Josephine Ione (Kelly) Doan had no children, they raised Josephine's nephew, Harry Floyd Junior Kelly, who was orphaned when his parents died in 1936.
Josephine Ione (Kelly) Doan's obituary appeared in the April 10,1963 edition of the Miami News Record.
She is buried in the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery (GAR) in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
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Note for: Harry Floyd Kelly, 13 APR 1895 - 15 DEC 1936
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Burial: Place: Baxter Springs, Kansas
Individual Note: [From Eric Andersen][Kelly History.FTW]
Harry Floyd Kelly, the fourth and youngest child of Joseph Patrick and Eliza Jane (Bishop) Kelly, although born in Oklahoma, was raised in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, virtually all his life.
He appears on the 1910 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas (enumeration district 13, ward 3, page 19A), living with his parents. That census shows 15 year-old Harry was born in Missouri.
Harry first married Unice Lenore Barrett, daughter of Lucian H. and Phorbius (Cherry) Barrett. No children were born to their union.
He appears on the 1920 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, giving his age as 24 and occupation of carpenter in a mill.
The following year and widowed from Unice's death from pnemonia in 1918, Harry married Sadie Virginia (Hardin) Joseph, the daughter of Ramsey and Caldonia Belle (Carroll Moss) Hardin. They appear together on the 1925 Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas census. That city census shows he was head of the household, age 30, and that he was a carpenter. That census shows he was born in Missouri.
Harry appears on the 1930 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, living on Cleveland Avenue. That census shows 35 year-old Harry, born in Oklahoma, was a carpenter who rented his home.
Harry Floyd Kelly was both a carpenter, having either built or worked on many of the houses in Baxter Springs, Kansas, and a janitor at Lincoln Elementary School in the same city. He was well known and liked, participating with his wife and father in local town dances, playing the fiddle. He was of Methodist faith, a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), and spoke with a "drawl."
Four children born to his union with Sadie died in infancy; Earl Eugene Kelly (for whom there is no known record), Joseph James Kelly, and two unnamed babies.
Lacking two days from being two months since Sadie's death in childbirth, Harry Floyd Kelly died at age 41 of a combination of blood poisoning and influenza. Harry Floyd Kelly's obituary appeared in the Baxter Springs Citizen and Herald on December 17, 1936 (page 1). He is buried in the Baxter Springs, Kansas cemetery.
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Note for: George Drury Sikes, 12 AUG 1874 - 13 OCT 1945
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Burial: Place: Lowell, Kansas
Burial: Place: Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas
Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
George Drury Sikes disliked his middle name so that he would often use the middle initial W instead.
He appears on the 1880 Federal Census in Polk, Madison County, Missouri. That census shows five year-old George was born in Missouri.
He married Emma Elizabeth Kelly, daughter of Joseph Patrick and Eliza Jane (Bishop) Kelly, Jr. They appear together on the 1910 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas (enumeration district 13, ward 3, page 19A). That census shows 34 year-old George and his parents were born in Missouri and that he had been married for 15 years. He listed his occupation as a merchant in a feed store.
George made his home in Cherokee County, Kansas, where he led a very busy and colorful life. He owned a butcher shop, and at various times, a livery stable and a soda pop factory. He also worked as a cowboy, a mine foreman, and a deputy sheriff in the Oklahoma mining field. He traded in many goods, from houses to livestock. When the depression hit, he gave his livestock to members of his community so they could feed their families.
As a young married couple, George and Emma attended many barn dances and sometimes square dances. Emma loved to dance and George played the fiddle. They often made pallets (beds) for the small children, placed them under the benches around the walls of the barn so the kids could sleep while the elders danced. One night a fight erupted and someone drew a gun and cocked it. George sprang into the action, slammed his hand down between the trigger and the firing mechanism and prevented the shooting. As a result, he proudly carried a bent finger the rest of his life.
He and Emma owned a farm north of Baxter Springs, Kansas for many years and lived in Cherokee County, Kansas for about 43 years. They appear together on the 1920 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, living on 14th street. That census shows 44 year-old George was born in Missouri, but his parents were born in Kansas.
Fifty five year-old farmer George appears on the 1930 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, reporting that he was born in Missouri and that his parents were born in Tennessee.
George W. Sikes' obituary appeared in (presumably) the Baxter Springs Herald.