----- Original Message ----- From: stephanie Ratcliff To: kelley-l@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 11:42 PM Subject: I trying to find any connection of a Kelley or Kelly, to my Kelly family I am a Kelly and I have reading all of the posting on both Kelly and Kelley mailing list rings on this rootsweb for many months I have been unable to connect My Fathers family with any of the posting or on any sites. So, here it is again if anyone see anything that might ring any bells please let me know. The name he went by in Oklahoma was Thomas Kelly, but his real name is supposed to be William Mandrew Thomas Kelly DOB unknown death was-5-1947 his 1st wife Pearl Leoner Owens DOB 6-15-1882 to 1-1-1919 died with child. they had three children 2 Girls Eulah, 11-5-1903 to 5-19-1977, Mable 4-30-1913 death unknown at this time. 1 son Harvey Benjamin 4-28-1910 to-15-1967 after the death of pearl, W.M.Thomas Kelley dropped one of the e's and went to Kelly. A story was told to the youngest son of Harvey's on Harvey's death bed.That Thomas was running from the law in 2 states. The 1st State is unclear he thinks it was either Alabama or Mississippi. I haven't been able to place him in either state. The 2nd State he supposedly ran in to trouble was in Kentucky. Then Harvey said they went to Ark. That is were Pearl is buried, ( so this would have been around 1919) then moved on in to Oklahoma and that is where Harvey made his home. However, W.M.Thomas Kelly married a Thrasher and they moved on to Texas and that is where both girls lived their lives and died. If this rings any bells let me know. Stephanie