Several days ago, Cindy Kimes asked: >You mention Samuel and William Kelly......would this be the same Samuel and >William that appear on the 1850 Kosciusko Co census with parents, John and >Mary Kelly in Clay Twp? >There are KELLYs in my husband's family tree and his aunt says John Kelly >was their direct ancestor through John and Mary's daughter, Alice. ------------------------ Hi Cindy, I have in my Kelly family records: ALICE KELLY (b. 2 Jul 1854 Plain Twp. daughter of William O. and Salina (Parker) Kelly. William O. was the son of William and Rebecca Kelly) m. 4 July 1875 John KIMES (b. 23 or 25 Jan. 1851, Plain Twp. - d. 19 or 20 Mar. 1919, Claypool, son of Jacob and Elizabeth GENSINGER Kimes) Children: 1. Ona Kimes (m. Charles Clace) 2. Minnie Kimes (m. Joseph Leiter) 3. Avery Kimes (m. Lucy Leckrone) 4. Horace J. Kimes (m. Alma Parker) 5. Lura Kimes (m. Ingalls, d. ca. 1910) 6. Ella Kimes (d. in infancy) Sources: -Warsaw Union, Fri. 21 Mar. 1919, obituary for John Kimes -Warsaw Union, Fri, 28 Mar. 1919, longer obituary from John Kimes -A Standard History of Kosciusko County, by L.W. Royse, ca. 1919, VII, p. 622-23 (biographical entry for John Kimes) If you have dates or information about Alice's parents, siblings, or children, I'd like to exchange information. Also, I'm looking for a photograph of Alice's father William O. Kelly. Thanks! Joan E. Hostetler 815 N. Highland Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 639-2814 [email protected]