Jul-28-2018
Husband: James Kelley
Born: Sep-16-1850 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Jan-22-1920 1 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4 Father: Asa Kelley (1826 - 1900) Mother: Emily Ford (1827 - 1889)
Wife: Delila Adeline Davis 5 Also known as: Adeline Davis 6,7,8 Married: Feb-22-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
Born: Sep-22-1850 10,1,11,2 Died: May- -1922 in Harrison Co, WV 10,1,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Stephen Tharp Davis (1817 - 1895) Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" Jeffrey (1819 - 1897) Other spouse 1
M Child 1: Curtis Kelley Born: Jan- -1874 11 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 2: Dell Kelley Born: Aug- -1877 11 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 3: Avery Howard Kelley Born: Sep-28-1878 10,11 Died: May-17-1963 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1930 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: trucking for gas company 13 Wife: Effie K. Harris b. Jul- -1885 Census name: Effa Harris Married: ca 1903 13
M Child 4: Lester Kelley Born: Feb- -1881 11 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Tarence Clayton Kelley Also known as: Terrance Clayton Kelley 14 Born: Mar-30-1883 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Died: Oct- 7-1961 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,14 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teamster 15 Wife: Lena Frances Hagerty b. Sep-27-1886 d. Aug-17-1914 Married: Aug- 5-1911 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17 Wife: Ninnie May Nutter b. May-30-1893 d. Jun-28-1953 Also known as: Nettie Mae Nutter 14,18 Married: Mar-30-1916 in Salem, WV 14
F Child 6: Effie Myrtle Kelley Born: Aug-17-1885 in Black Lick Run, Doddridge Co WV 19,14,11 Died: Feb-15-1930 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 20 Buried: (no marker) in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 14,19,3 Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles Winfield Nicholson b. May- 4-1879 d. Feb- 6-1963 Census name: Charley Nicholson Married: Nov-15-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,21
F Child 7: Bertha Kelley Born: Nov- -1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,22 Resided: 1915 in Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 23,22 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Arden West b. ca 1890 Married: Nov-20-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22,23
M Child 8: Ray Kelley Born: Apr-12-1889 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 24,25,26 Died: 1964 25 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1940 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1916 in Deep Valley, Doddridge Co, WV 26 Resided: 1914 in Salem, WV 26 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 pumper (oil production) 27 Occupation: 1930 oil gauger for pipeline company 28 Occupation: 1920 pumper in oil fields 29 Wife: Ida Myrtle Rowe b. Sep-15-1884 d. Dec- 4-1915 Also known as: Myrtle Rowe 26 Married: Apr-11-1914 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 26 Wife: Ella Jones b. Jan-17-1894 d. Jan-16-1979 Census name: Ellen Jones Married: Oct-11-1916 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 26
M Child 9: Orval Waldo Kelley Born: Dec-26-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,11,22 (see note 2) Died: May- 6-1961 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 19 Resided: 94 Pennsylvania Ave in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 19 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: mechanic 19 Wife: Versie Marie Nicholson b. Mar- 4-1901 d. Dec-20-1987 Married: Jul- 4-1916 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 22
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Findagrave.com. (4) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (5) Death record of son. (6) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >. (7) Birth record of son. (8) Death record of daughter. (9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as James Kelley, 21, of Doddridge Co, son of Asa & Emily; and Delila A. Cart, widowed, 21, of Doddridge Co, dau of Stephen T. & Elizabeth Davis. (10) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 160. (11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (12) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (13) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (14) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 222. (15) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (16) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (17) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Tarence C. Kelley, single, 27, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of James & Delia A. Kelley; and Mrs. Lena Frances Fox, widowed, 25, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Eli & Sarah C. Haggerty. Married Aug 5 1911 "at My office, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, W.Va." by L. E. Peters, Minister of the Gospel. MR p. 257. (18) Obituary of daughter. (19) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (20) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Susie Davis Nicholson, p. 222, incorrectly reports death date as Feb 15 1929. The death record clearly shows it as Feb 15 1930, with burial at Indian Fork Cemetery on Feb 17 1930, and certificate filed on Mar 1 1930. (21) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Charles W. Nicholson, 35, of Doddridge Co; and Effie M. Kelley, 31, of Doddridge Co. Married Nov 15 1916. (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (23) Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Herald, Dec 2 1915. (24) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) Headstone (year only) (26) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (27) 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (28) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (29) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1851. Note (2) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 222, reports his birth date as Dec 26 1896 and his death date as May 6 1964 in Salem. But his death record shows his birth date as Dec 26 1892 and his death date as May 6 1961, age 68, in Clarksburg. Similarly, the 1900 Census shows his birth date as Dec 1892, age 7.Name Index