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Husband: Orval Waldo Kelley Born: Dec-26-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: May- 6-1961 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Resided: 94 Pennsylvania Ave in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: mechanic 1 Father: James Kelley (1850 - 1920) Mother: Delila Adeline Davis (1850 - 1922)
Wife: Versie Marie Nicholson 4 Married: Jul- 4-1916 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: Mar- 4-1901 5 Died: Dec-20-1987 5 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: 1961 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 6 Resided: 1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Father: Charles E. Nicholson (1872 - ) Mother: Lummie Emerson (1882 - )
M Child 1: Orval W. Kelley, Jr. Also known as: Orville Kelley, Jr. 7 Born: Jun- 8-1922 8 Died: Jan-12-1994 8 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 9 Occupation: B & K Tractors in Salem 7 Military: U.S. Army, World War II 9 Wife: Ruby Charleen Williams b. Nov-20-1923 d. Oct-23-2004 Married: Oct- 1-1942 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10
F Child 2: Betty M. Kelley Born: May- 4-1925 in Salem, WV 11 Resided: 1944, 1993 in Salem, WV 12,11 Husband: Paul Fredrick Casey b. Jun- 2-1921 d. Apr-12-1989 Married: Jan- 8-1944 in Salem, WV 11
M Child 3: Oscar B. "Bud" Kelley Born: Sep-18-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,3 Died: Sep-29-1996 5 Resided: in Salem, WV 3,13 Wife: Ara Lee Sutton b. Dec-19-1928 d. Apr-14-2017 Married: Sep-12-1948 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Marriage record of son. (5) Social Security Death Index. (6) Death record of husband. (7) Obituary of wife. (8) Headstone. (9) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Orval (sic) W. Kelley Jr, 20, born at Long Run WV, res. Salem, son of Orville (sic) W & Vercie Kelley; and Ruby Williams, age 19 as of Nov 20 1942, dau of Sudia Williams. Married Oct 1 1942 in West Union. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Oct 1941.), MR p. 155. (11) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (12) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) "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.




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