Hi Bridget. I don't think we're realted, but I was wondering if you have any indication that your family's surname was KELLY when they were in Ireland. I have KELLY ancestors from Glenflesk, just outside of Killarney. When the KELLY siblings emigrated to America, some changed their surname to KELLEY and some kept KELLY. They settled in Utah, NY, and Massachusetts in the 1870's. Thanks, and good luck. ~Patsy~ ----- Original Message ----- From: <kelley-request@rootsweb.com> To: <kelley@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 3:19 AM Subject: KELLEY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 165 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. JOHN, PATRICK AND MARTIN KELLEY - PA (bridgetzlm@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:04:20 -0400 > From: bridgetzlm@aol.com > Subject: [KELLEY] JOHN, PATRICK AND MARTIN KELLEY - PA > To: kelley@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <8C9E7F7EB1F1C7F-978-98EA@mblk-d19.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Thanks for responding Raymond. Here is what I know about my family: > > I am researching families in SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA and BLUEFIELD, WV with > the last name of KELLEY. I have been searching > for my great great grandfather?s family for a good number of years. His > name > was JOHN KELLY/KELLEY and he was born in Killarney, County Kerry, > Ireland around 1828. He immigrated to the United States in 1852. He met > his > future wife while traveling across the Atlantic on a ship called Rip Van > Winkle. > Her name was ELLEN NOLAN and she was from Tipperary, Ireland. She may have > been > born in Thurles around 1831.? > > > > > ? > John and Ellen moved to Shenandoah, > PA and lived for a time at 233 North Jardin Street. They also lived in New > Castle, PA. They had the following children: > > > > ? > > > > Michael ? 1855 > > > > John ? 1857 > > > > Mary ? 1859 > > > > Martin ? 1861 > > > > James ? 1863 > > > > Patrick ? 1865 > > > > Margaret (Maggie) 1867 > > > > William ? Abt. 1869 > > > > > > ? > John was a miner. He may have died > in a mining accident in the Little Diamond Colliery on June 30, 1886 but I > am > not positive about this. My great grandfather was PATRICK J. KELLEY and he > moved from Schuylkill County to Bluefield, West Virginia. I know that his > brother MARTIN KELLEY > was close to Patrick because he served as the best man at Patrick?s > wedding. > > > > > > > > > > * * * * * * > > > > > Kelly, John, age 50, miner, b. Ireland > > > > > Ellen, age 39, keeping house, b. Ireland > > > > > Michael, age 15, slate picker, b. PA > > > > > John, age 13, slate picker, b. PA > > > > > Mary, age 11, b. PA > > > > > Martin, age 9, b. PA > > > > > James, age 7, b. PA > > > > > Patrick, age 5, b. PA > > > > > Margaret, age 3, b. PA > > > > > William, age 1, b. PA > > > > > ? > > > > > Year: 1870; Census Place: New Castle, Schuylkill, > Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1450; Page: 631, Post Office: Broad Mountain. > > > > > * * * * * * > > > > Kelley, John, age 55, retired miner, b. Ireland, parents b. > Ireland > > > > Ellen Nolen, age 50,wife, keeping house, b. Ireland, > parents b. Ireland > > > > Michael, age 25, son, laborer, b. PA, parents b. > Ireland > > > > John, age 23, son, laborer > > > > Martin, age 18, son, laborer > > > > James, age 16, son, laborer > > > > Patrick, age 14, son, slate picker > > > > William, age 10, son, slate picker > > > > Maggie, age 12, daug., at school > > > > ? > > > > Year: 1880; Census Place: Shenandoah, Schuylkill, > Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1192; Family History Film: 1255192; Page: 521.4000; > Enumeration District: 201 > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - > http://mail.aol.com > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the KELLEY list administrator, send an email to > KELLEY-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the KELLEY mailing list, send an email to > KELLEY@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KELLEY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of KELLEY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 165 > **************************************