John KELLY, Jr.

1807 - 1884  (76 years)

• Name	John KELLY
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	8 Oct 1807	Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  	The Kelly Bible says he was born 8 October, 1805.
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1820	Ohio   [4]
  Residence	1840	Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [5]
  Death	22 Feb 1884	West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States   [1]
  Burial	West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States   [1, 6]
  	Address: Fairview Cemetery
  Notes	JOHN KELLY, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O., West Liberty; is among the stanch [sic] farmers of Monroe Tp., and was born Oct. 8, 1807, in Greenbrier Co., [West] Va.; was the eldest of a family of twelve children born to John and Susan (Osborne) Kelly. [Susan] was a near descendent [daughter] of Josiah Osborne, a noted Baptist minister. Peter Kelly was the grandsire of John, and was born in the Old Dominion. John, the father of our subject, was born July 16, 1781, and immigrated to this State in 1820, locating on the land now in possession of his representative, which had been purchased in 1819, previous to his coming. Only twenty-five acres were cleared on the tract at that time. The Red Man's campfires still burned in Mad River valley, they making frequent passages through the valley, on their road to Upper Sandusky. Bellefontaine had just recently been laid out. After the family located here it became their permanent settlement. He died in December, 1859; his wife in 1844. The recollection of John Kelley will ever remain in the minds of those living, as that of a just and honorable man. He was for many years a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and of the Masonic Order. [John Kelly, Jr.,] the subject of these lines lived a bachelor until 35 years of age, and, perhaps, " might have been " to this day, had he not met Parmelia Downing, who led him captive to the hymeneal alter. She was born April 10, 1818, in Augusta Co., Va., and immigrated to this State in 1835, locating on the Aspinwall farm. Since their marriage they have been constant residents of the farm they now own, consisting of 310 acres, situated in Mad River valley, two miles north of West Liberty. Farming and stock raising have been the business of his life, sheep husbandry being his choice, at which he has been measurably successful. Of a family of ten children born, eight survive: Josiah, Addison, Darby, John, William, Robert, Nathaniel, Susan and Anna. For nearly forty years he Has been connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has served his township in an official way as Clerk, Justice of the Peace, and has always been recognized as one of its esteemed citizens and solid Republicans. --------------------------------- SOURCE: http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Logan/LoganMonroe.htm
  Person ID	I4470	Watkins
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	John KELLY,   b. 16 Jul 1781, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States d. 6 Nov 1859, Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Susanna OSBORNE,   b. 1783, Lost River, Hardy, Virginia, United States d. 27 Aug 1844, Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1806	Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States   [7]
  Residence	7 Aug 1820	Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [8]
  	The census records: One male 26-45: John (39) One male 10-16: John Jr. (13) One male < 10: Nathaniel ? One female 26-45: Susan (37) Four females to 10: Harriet (1), Elizabeth (9), two others unknown
  Residence	1 Jun 1830	Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [9]
  	The census records: 1 male 70-80: Susan's father, Rev. Josiah Osborne 1 male 40-50: John (48) 1 male 30-40: 2 males 20-30: Nathaniel and John Jr. 3 males 15-20: 1 male 10-15: 1 male 5-10: Josiah (8) 1 male under 5: Addison (<1) 1 female 40-50: Susan (47) 3 females 15-20: Elizabeth (19) and two others 1 female 10-15: Harriet (11) 1 female <5: Catherine (3) This census and that of 1820 suggest strongly that we have yet to identify some of John and Susan's daughters.
  Residence	1 Jun 1840	Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [10]
  	Census recorded: Male 90-100: Rev. Josiah Osborne (90) Male 50-60: John Kelly (59) Male 30-40: John Kelly, Jr (33) He did not marry until 1842 Male 15-20: Josiah (18) Male10-15: Addison (10) Female 50-60: Susan (51-52) Female 20-30: Harriet (21) Female 10-15: Catherine (13)
  Family ID	F725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Permelia DOWNING,   b. 10 Apr 1818, Augusta County, Virginia. United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	8 Sep 1842	Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [11]
  	He was thirty-five at the time of their marriage. SOURCE: http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Logan/LoganMonroe.htm
  Residence	6 Aug 1850	West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States   [12]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as John and Permelia Kelley.
  Residence	18 Jun 1860	Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [13]
  	Farmer
  Residence	14 Jun 1870	West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States   [14]
  	Farmer
  Residence	3 Jun 1880	Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [15]
  	Farmer
  Children	1. Mary Catherine KELLY,   b. 25 May 1843, Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 28 Dec 1843, Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 0 years)   2. Josiah KELLY,   b. Oct 1844, Logan County, Ohio, United States d. Aft 2 Apr 1930, Mesa County, Colorado, United States (Age ~ 86 years)   3. Addison J. KELLY,   b. 17 Mar 1847, Logan County, Ohio, United States d. 28 Jan 1911, Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States (Age 63 years)   4. Darby D. KELLY,   b. Abt 1849, Logan County, Ohio, United States d. 21 Jan 1925, Odessa, Lincoln, Washington, United States (Age ~ 76 years)   5. John KELLY,   b. 23 Mar 1852, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 13 Jul 1935, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 83 years)   6. William D. KELLY,   b. Oct 1854, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 10 Jan 1913, Odessa, Lincoln, Washington, United States (Age ~ 58 years)   7. Robert M KELLY,   b. 7 Feb 1857, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 1933, Mingo, Champaign, Ohio, United States (Age 75 years)   8. Nathaniel KELLY,   b. Abt 1860, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 7 Dec 1930, San Bernardino County, California, United States (Age ~ 70 years)   9. Anna Susan KELLY,   b. 1863, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 1888, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1840 - Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Marriage - 8 Sep 1842 - Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Residence - Farmer - 6 Aug 1850 - West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States Residence - Farmer - 18 Jun 1860 - Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Residence - Farmer - 14 Jun 1870 - West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States Residence - Farmer - 3 Jun 1880 - Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Death - 22 Feb 1884 - West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States Burial - Address: Fairview Cemetery - - West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones		John Kelly, Jr. and Permelia Downing Kelly John (1807 - 1884) Permelia (1818 - 1880)
  		Family of John and Permelia Kelly Included are John and Permelia with children William, Anna and Addison

  
  

  Histories

  KELLY - John Kelly, Jr. and his family A biographical sketch of John Kelly and Parmelia Downing Kelly and their family from the book "A History of Ohio and Logan County."

  
  

• Sources

  [S91] Gravestone, Fairview Cemetery, West Liberty, Logan, OH. [S104] History of Logan County and Ohio. [S470] Henry Kelly and his Descendants. "This was a subscription Bible with the names of all subscribers printed on two pages bound into the front of the Bible. Both Thomas and Peter Kelly are listed." "Immediately before the family record pages is an inserted printed page entitled, "The Births and Deaths of the Family of Henry Kelly." [S104] History of Logan County and Ohio, Page 672 Biographical Sketches. [S124] 1840 United States Federal Census, Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio Image 14. Census recorded: Male 90-100: Rev. Josiah Osborne (90) Male 50-60: John Kelly (59) Male 30-40: John Kelly, Jr (33) He did not marry until 1842 Male 15-20: Josiah (18) Male10-15: Addison (10) Female 50-60: Susan (51-52) Female 20-30: ? Female 10-15: Catherine (13) [S331] Find-A-Grave, Memorial# 16643393. [S261] Greenbrier County, West Virginia Marriage Book 1A (1780-1849), pg. 72. [S128] 1820 United States Federal Census, Jefferson Twn, Logan, Ohio, Ancestry Page 3 of 7. [S129] 1830 United States Federal Census, Monroe, Logan, Ohio, Ancestry Page 1 of 10. [S124] 1840 United States Federal Census, Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio Image 14. [S447] ua, Ohio, U.S., Country Marriage Records, Logan Co. 1818-1842, Pg 185 of 186. [S409] 1850 United States Federal Census, Monroe Twn, Logan, Ohio, ED 121, Page 4, Dwelling 26. [S408] 1860 United States Federal Census, Monroe Twn, Logan, OH Page 87 Dwelling 644. [S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, West Liberty, Monroe Twn, Logan, OH Page 19. [S416] 1880 United States Federal Census, Monroe Twn, Logan, Ohio, ED 121 Page 4, Dwelling 26.