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Family History & Genealogy

The Kelley Family

975 documented Kelley ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

975Documented ancestors
1752Earliest record
10Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Kelley

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

Documented families

Kelley families we’ve reconstructed

Real Kelley family groups pieced together from the public record — parents, spouse, and children, each with the source that proves it. Recognize your line? Tap a family and we’ll start your documented tree from it.

Irad Kelley1791 – 1875
Middlefield, Connecticut → New York City, New York
parentsDaniel Kelley & Jemima Stow
Irad Kelley ⚭ Harriet Pease
childrenGustavus Kelley · George Kelley · Mary Kelley · Edwin Kelley · Charles Kelley · Franklin Kelley · Martha Louisa Kelley · Norman Kelley · Laura Harriet Kelley
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Abigail Kelleydate unknown
Abigail Kelley ⚭ Samuel Frothingham
childrenSamuel Frothingham · Polly Boardman Frothingham · Julia Frothingham · Sally Frothingham · Ebenezer Frothingham · William Frothingham · Hannah Frothingham
Daniel Kelleydate unknown
Daniel Kelley ⚭ Jemima Stow
childrenDatus Kelley · Alfred Kelley · Thomas Moore Kelley · Irad Kelley · Jabez Kelley · Joseph Reynolds Kelley
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Daniel Kelley1755 – 1831
parentsDaniel Kelley
Daniel Kelley ⚭ Jemima Stow
childrenDatus Kelley · Alfred Kelley · Irad Kelley · Joseph Reynolds Kelley · Thomas Moore Kelley
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Datus Kelleydate unknown
Lowville, Lewis County, New York
parentsDaniel Kelley & Jemima Stow
Datus Kelley ⚭ Sara Dean
childrenAddison Kelley · Julius Kelley · Daniel Kelley · Samuel Kelley · Emeline Kelley
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Isaac Kelleyd. 1848
Ohio
Isaac Kelley ⚭ Phebe A. Livingston
childrenLarinda Kelley · Rhoda Kelley · Thomas Kelley · H. N. Kelley · Sarah E. Kelley
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Thomas Moore Kelleyb. 1797
parentsDaniel Kelley & Jemima Stow
Thomas Moore Kelley ⚭ Lucy Latham
childrenLucy Ellen Kelley · Julia Latham Kelley · Mary Alice Kelley · Thomas Arthur Kelley
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Julius Kelley1814 – 1883
Rockport, Cuyahoga County, Ohio → Kelley's Island, Ohio
parentsDatus Kelley & Sara Dean
Julius Kelley ⚭ Mary Adams Hitchcock
childrenSamuel Heber Kelley · Mary Caroline Kelley · Douglas Ottinger Kelley · Zina Hitchcock Kelley
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Emeline Kelleydate unknown
Emeline Kelley ⚭ George C. Huntington
childrenErastus Huntington · Simon Huntington · Daniel K. Huntington · Joseph A. Huntington
Emeline Kelleyb. 1819
Rockport, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
parentsDatus Kelley & Sara Dean
Emeline Kelley ⚭ George Cabot Huntington
childrenErastus Huntington · Simon Huntington · Daniel K. Huntington
Datus Kelleyb. 1788
Middlefield, Connecticut → Kelley's Island, Ohio
parentsDaniel Kelley & Jemima Stow
Datus Kelley ⚭ Sara Dean
childrenCaroline Kelley · Addison Kelley
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Caroline Kelleyb. 1821
Rockport, Ohio
parentsDatus Kelley & Sara Dean
Caroline Kelley ⚭ Charles Carpenter
childrenLester Carpenter · Alice J. Carpenter

+42 more documented Kelley families in the record. Find yours →

The documented line

Kelley ancestors in the record

Deceased Kelley ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

John Kelley was born in 1752 — old enough to be swept into the Revolutionary War. Did he go? The record can tell you. Trace this line →
John Kelley
1752 – 1754
Daniel Kelley
1755 – 1831
m. Jemima Stow
Abigail Kelley
1764 – 1809
Datus Kelley
b. 1788
Middlefield, Connecticut
m. Sara Dean
Irad Kelley
b. 1791
Middlefield, Connecticut
m. Harriet Pease (m. Aug 5
Irad Kelley
1791 – 1875
Middlefield, Connecticut
m. Harriet Pease
Joseph Reynolds Kelley
1794 – 1823
Middlefield, Connecticut
m. Betsey Gould
Thomas Moore Kelley
b. 1797
m. Lucy Latham
Julius Kelley
1814 – 1883
Rockport, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
m. Mary Adams Hitchcock
Daniel Kelley
1815 – 1836
Rockport, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Samuel Kelley
1817 – 1818
Rockport, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Maria Kelley
1818 – 1887
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Horace Kelley
1819 – 1890
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Emeline Kelley
b. 1819
Rockport, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
m. George Cabot Huntington
Jane Kelley
1820 – 1897
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Caroline Kelley
b. 1821
Rockport, Ohio
m. Charles Carpenter
Charlotte Kelley
1822 – 1828
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Joseph Reynolds Kelley
d. 1823
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
m. Betsey Gould
Edward Kelley
1824 – 1825
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Thomas Kelley
1824 – 1908
Sac County, Iowa
Adelaide Kelley
1826 – 1826
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Henry Kelley
1828 – 1830
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Helen Kelley
b. 1831
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Frank Kelley
1834 – 1838
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Lucy Ellen Kelley
1836 – 1857
m. George Starr Mygatt (m. 15 Oct 1856)
Annie Kelley
1836 – 1888
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Samuel Heber Kelley
1837 – 1852
Frederick Kelley
1838 – 1864
Alfred Kelley
b. 1839
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Mary Caroline Kelley
b. 1839
Laura Harriet Kelley
b. 1839
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
m. William D. Hills
William Henry Harrison Kelley
1841 – 1887
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
m. Rose Spencer
Katherine Kelley
b. 1841
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Sterling Herman Kelley
1841 – 1844
Julia Latham Kelley
1842 – 1843
Edward Datus Kelley
1843 – 1857
Daniel E. Kelley
1843 – 1905
Waterloo
Francis Millard Kelley
b. 1844
Douglas Ottinger Kelley
b. 1844
Mary Alice Kelley
b. 1845
Cleveland, Ohio
m. Chester Irving Cole (m. 24 Jan 1866)
H. N. Kelley
b. 1845
Shelby County, Ohio
m. Anna E. Beard
Everett Clapp Kelley
1846 – 1875
Zina Hitchcock Kelley
b. 1847
Isaac Kelley
d. 1848
Ohio
m. Phebe A. Livingston
Thomas Arthur Kelley
b. 1849
Cleveland, Ohio
m. Eva Megrue (m. 17 Jun 1873)
Willitem Kelley
1855 – 1928
Sac County, Iowa
Henry Harrison Kelley
b. 1868
Cleveland, Ohio
Nora Kelley
1872 – 1969
Iowa
Thomas Kelley
1872 – 1967
Iowa
Reeve Spencer Kelley
b. 1873
Cleveland, Ohio
Arthur Megrue Kelley
b. 1874
Florence A Kelley
1874 – 1966
Iowa
John V Kelley
1874 – 1964
Iowa
Lucy Anna Kelley
b. 1875
Martha Kelley
1875 – 1968
Iowa
Lucy Kelley
1876 – 1970
Iowa
Minnie Kelley
1876 – 1966
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Winnie Kelley
1876 – 1976
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Myrtle Kelley
1877 – 1965
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Jennie Kelley
1877 – 1971
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Annie Kelley
1879 – 1967
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Emma Kelley
1880 – 1975
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John Kelley
1880 – 1973
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Anna Kelley
1880 – 1970
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Dudley Kelley
1880 – 1965
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Edward Kelley
1880 – 1972
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Elmer Kelley
1880 – 1964
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Norman Kelley
1881 – 1972
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John Kelley
1881 – 1971
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Blanche Kelley
1881 – 1966
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Joseph Kelley
1882 – 1966
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Alta Kelley
1882 – 1964
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James Kelley
1882 – 1971
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Charlotte Kelley
1883 – 1975
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Frank Kelley
1883 – 1963
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Mary Kelley
1883 – 1978
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Rolla Kelley
1883 – 1968
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Nellie Kelley
1883 – 1970
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Florence Kelley
1883 – 1966
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Arthur Kelley
1883 – 1975
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Bessie Kelley
1883 – 1965
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George Kelley
1884 – 1963
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James Kelley
1884 – 1980
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Elmer Kelley
1884 – 1966
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Ethel Kelley
1884 – 1963
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Jeanie Kelley
1884 – 1974
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Audentia Kelley
1884 – 1973
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Luther Kelley
1885 – 1971
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Maude Kelley
1885 – 1975
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Alta Kelley
1885 – 1985
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Alice Kelley
1885 – 1990
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Charles Kelley
1885 – 1967
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Nellie Kelley
1885 – 1964
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Jerrey Kelley
1885 – 1977
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Louetta Kelley
1885 – 1969
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Walter Kelley
1886 – 1965
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Elsie Kelley
1886 – 1970
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Elsie Kelley
1886 – 1984
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Eilert Kelley
1887 – 1971
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Bertha Kelley
1887 – 1966
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Bertha Kelley
1887 – 1978
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Loretta Kelley
1887 – 1973
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Hallie Kelley
1887 – 1986
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Elmer Kelley
1887 – 1979
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Thomas Kelley
1887 – 1964
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Bessie Kelley
1887 – 1970
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George Kelley
1887 – 1969
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Frank Kelley
1888 – 1980
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Edwin Kelley
1888 – 1969
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Mada Kelley
1888 – 1976
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Naomi Kelley
1888 – 1971
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Elizabeth Kelley
1888 – 1972
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Bessie Kelley
1888 – 1980
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Joseph Kelley
1888 – 1968
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Hazel Kelley
1888 – 1982
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George Kelley
1888 – 1973
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Jesse Kelley
1888 – 1964
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Clara Kelley
1888 – 1964
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Edna Kelley
1888 – 1973
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Neva Kelley
1888 – 1971
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Lena Kelley
1888 – 1975
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Laretta Kelley
1889 – 1980
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Clarence Kelley
1889 – 1980
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Arthur Kelley
1889 – 1974
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Coy Kelley
1889 – 1973
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Joseph Kelley
1889 – 1971
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Mike Kelley
1889 – 1975
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Eva Kelley
1889 – 1963
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Myrtle Kelley
1889 – 1985
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Blanche M Kelley
1889 – 1991
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Amanda Kelley
1890 – 1986
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Alvina Kelley
1890 – 1979
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Frances Kelley
1890 – 1973
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Anna Kelley
1890 – 1980
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Susan Kelley
1890 – 1971
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Dona Kelley
1890 – 1984
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Roy Kelley
1890 – 1967
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Russel Kelley
1890 – 1967
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Thomas Kelley
1890 – 1974
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Mamie Kelley
1890 – 1980
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James Kelley
1890 – 1973
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Lucille Kelley
1890 – 1980
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Esther L Kelley
1890 – 1991
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Francis Kelley
1891 – 1980
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Clara Kelley
1891 – 1978
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Ben Kelley
1891 – 1979
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Alma Kelley
1891 – 1983
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Thomas Kelley
1891 – 1966
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Elta Kelley
1891 – 1973
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Asa Kelley
1891 – 1971
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Anna Kelley
1891 – 1973
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Thresa Kelley
1891 – 1987
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Rachel Kelley
1892 – 1984
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Lela Kelley
1892 – 1983
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Nina V Kelley
1892 – 1994
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Alta Kelley
1892 – 1980
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Mabel Kelley
1892 – 1963
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Eva Kelley
1892 – 1968
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Frances Kelley
1892 – 1971
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Fred Kelley
1892 – 1979
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Lester Kelley
1892 – 1982
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George Kelley
1892 – 1966
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William Kelley
1893 – 1968
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Laura Kelley
1893 – 1977
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William Kelley
1893 – 1974
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Vincent Kelley
1893 – 1972
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Helen Kelley
1893 – 1984
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Peter Kelley
1893 – 1986
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Lionel Kelley
1893 – 1971
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Ila Kelley
1893 – 1968
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Henry Kelley
1893 – 1970
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Ina Kelley
1893 – 1979
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George Kelley
1893 – 1982
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Elizabeth Kelley
1893 – 1967
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James Kelley
1893 – 1963
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Joseph Kelley
1893 – 1982
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Jessie Kelley
1893 – 1986
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Mary Kelley
1893 – 1974
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Harry Kelley
1893 – 1969
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W Kelley
1894 – 1977
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Mary Kelley
1894 – 1972
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Mark Kelley
1894 – 1967
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Fred Kelley
1894 – 1975
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A L Kelley
1894 – 1991
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Mary Kelley
1894 – 1971
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Alice Kelley
1894 – 1978
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Joseph Kelley
1894 – 1968
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Lillian Kelley
1894 – 1972
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Eleanor Kelley
1894 – 1986
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Josephine Kelley
1894 – 1983
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Otis Kelley
1894 – 1968
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Perry Kelley
1894 – 1964
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Roy Kelley
1894 – 1970
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Floyd Kelley
1894 – 1969
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Roy Kelley
1894 – 1964
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Alice Kelley
1894 – 1986
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William Kelley
1894 – 1980
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Roy Kelley
1894 – 1963
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Gertrude Kelley
1894 – 1983
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Viola Kelley
1895 – 1984
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Barbara Kelley
1895 – 1976
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Emmett Kelley
1895 – 1969
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Mary Kelley
1895 – 1982
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Rosie Kelley
1895 – 1980
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Della Kelley
1895 – 1972
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Harry Kelley
1895 – 1978
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Harold Kelley
1895 – 1972
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William Kelley
1895 – 1971
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Kathryn Kelley
1895 – 1978
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Robert Kelley
1895 – 1976
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Aida Kelley
1895 – 1984
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Ira Kelley
1895 – 1975
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John Kelley
1896 – 1966
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Fred Kelley
1896 – 1973
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Orman Kelley
1896 – 1974
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Oral Kelley
1896 – 1967
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Clara Kelley
1896 – 1978
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Thomas S Kelley
1896 – 1988
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Cecilia Kelley
1896 – 1972
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Thomas Kelley
1896 – 1965
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Thomas Kelley
1896 – 1982
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Beulah Kelley
1896 – 1972
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Margaret Kelley
1896 – 1981
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Lottie Kelley
1896 – 1974
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Jack Kelley
1896 – 1975
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Ingrid Kelley
1897 – 1974
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Albert L Kelley
1897 – 1989
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Carrie Kelley
1897 – 1969
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Bruce Kelley
1897 – 1974
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Gladyce Kelley
1897 – 1986
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Neil Kelley
1897 – 1982
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Leo Kelley
1897 – 1964
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Fae E Kelley
1897 – 1996
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Deetta Kelley
1897 – 1977
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Eugene Kelley
1897 – 1980
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Harley Kelley
1897 – 1983
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Ina L Kelley
1897 – 1997
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Ralph Kelley
1897 – 1969
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Ralph Kelley
1897 – 1973
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John Kelley
1897 – 1979
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Berneice Kelley
1897 – 1972
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Francis Kelley
1897 – 1966
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Harry Kelley
1897 – 1965
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Bridget M Kelley
1897 – 1993
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Don Kelley
1897 – 1972
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Gertrude Kelley
1897 – 1968
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Olin Kelley
1898 – 1969
Iowa
Okel Kelley
1898 – 1979
Iowa
Iowa Kelley
1898 – 1979
Iowa
Anna Kelley
1898 – 1981
Iowa
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Common questions

Kelley genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Kelley surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Kelley family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1752. Most Kelley lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Kelley family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Kelley family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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