the thomas & ann kelly family
THOMAS KELLY ( - ) (Parents Unknown)
ANN ( - ) (Parents Unknown)
Nothing much is known about Thomas and Ann except that they were from somewhere
in Co. Mayo Ireland. All of their known children where born in Co. Mayo so
it is assumed that they were married there. It is not known for certain whether
or not they ever came to the United States. There was a Thomas and Ann Kelly
living for a time in Eagan MN living near the Catherine
Devitt farm. This family disappeared from the records in the 1880s and
it is not known what happened to them. In any case, the connection is unsupported
at this time.
Children
CATHERINE (1822-1909)
Patrick Devitt ( ) St.Patricks Inver Grove
MN
JOHN (1834-1904) Mary McGrath ( ) Highland Cem. Lakeville
MN
THOMAS (1835-1914) Catherine ( ) Calvary Cem. Morris
MN
There may have been more children from this marriage, but these are the only
children for which there is any evidence at this time.
JOHN KELLY (1834-1904) Son of
Thomas Kelly & Ann
MARY McGRATH (1834-1903) (Parents Unknown)
John was born somewhere in County Mayo Ireland but it is not known exactly
when he came to this country or where he resided before coming to Minnesota.
He may have lived for a time in Clinton Mass. as this is where his sister
came from. It is not known when or where he was married but their first child
was apparently born out east in 1860. This family eventually came to Minnesota
and in 1868, John purchased a farm in Lebanon Twp. in Dakota County Minnesota.
His wife Mary had a sister by the name of Hannah. Hannah was married to James
Haverty in St. Paul in 1870. Both James and Hannah died while their children
were young. John and Mary Kelly raised the Haverty children along with their
own. John also had a sister who settled in Eagan in the mid 1850s.
Children
Hannah E. (1860- ) Arthur H. Pelcher (1883) (Moved to St. Paul MN ?)
Catherine (1862- ) Thomas P. Martin (1888) (Moved to St.
Paul MN)
Mary (1865-1938) St. Joseph's Rosemount MN
William (1868-1942) Ellen Moran (1903) St. Joseph's Rosemount
MN
Sarah (1869- ) Thomas Hogan
(1893) (Moved to Minneapolis ??)
Joseph (1870-1928) Mary Hogan
(1909) St. Joseph's Rosemount MN
Margaret (1875-1957) St. Joseph's Rosemount MN
John and Mary remained on the family farm until their respective deaths.
They are both buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Rosemount. It is not clear
what happened to the oldest daughters but the rest of the family appears
to have remained in the area. Hannah, Catherine and Sarah were all apparently
dead by 1942.
THOMAS KELLY (1835-1914) Son of
Thomas Kelly & Ann
CATHERINE (1837-1920) (Parents Unknown)
Nothing is known about Thomas prior to the early 1870s when he settled on
a farm in Syness Twp. in Stevens County Minnesota. He is known to have been
born in Ireland but it is not certain where he and his wife were living prior
to this time. At least two of their children were born prior to their arrival
in Stevens County. Nothing is known about his wife's background.
Children
Catherine (1868- ) ?? Forest (1893) (No information available)
Mary A. (1870-1927) ???? Horrigan ( ) Calvary Cem. Morris MN
Elizabeth (1872-1934) Calvary Cem. Morris MN
John H. (1874- ) (No information available)
Ellen (1876- ) (No information available)
Thomas J. (1878- ) (No information available)
George ( - ) ?? (No information available)
Nothing is known about this family after the turn of the century. Thomas
and Catherine are buried at Morris MN.
WILLIAM KELLY (1868-1942) Son of
John Kelly & Mary McGrath
ELLEN MORAN (1868-1954) Dau.of Patrick Moran &
Children
Rose E. (1905-1977) St. Joseph's Rosemount MN
William (1907-1909) St. Joseph's Rosemount MN
John F. (1909- ) Julia ?? ( ) (No information available)
Edward L. (1911- ) (No information available)
JOSEPH J. KELLY (1870-1928) Son
of John Kelly & Mary McGrath
MARY HOGAN ( - ) Dau.of Thomas
Hogan & Mary Ryan
Children
Joseph J. (1911- ) Marcella Holzemer (1933) (Married in Mpls. ??)
Catherine (1913- ) (No Information available)
Arthur F. (1914- ) Emma Knopp (1945) (No information available)
Eileen G. (1917-1925) St. Joseph's Rosemount MN
Thomas E. (1923- ) Marjorie Eakind (1945) (No information available)
Joseph died May 28, 1929 of Brights disease and was buried in Rosemount.
| This family file contains the research notes of Mr. Kevin Geraghty
as of March 1999. Mr. Geraghty is researching the families and descendants
of those buried at the Highland Cemetery. For more information or to contribute
to Mr. Geraghty's research, please send him e-mail at
[email protected]. |
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