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| Kelley, William - 1860 US Federal Census William Kelley, age 35, was living in Colony, IA, and working as a farmer. Family included wife Bridget (29) and children Mary (8), Christopher (4), Walter (2), and William (3 mo). |
| Kelley, William - 1870 US Federal Census William Kelley, age 52, was living in Oneida, IA, and working as a farmer. Family included wife Bridget (40) and children Christopher (14), Walter (12), Joseph (9), Thomas (7), Anna (5), and Alicia (1).
This census is the only record I could find of Thomas Kelley; he was not included in the excellent family history published by Carol Miller Colgan, which raises the possibility that he might not have been a child of William and Bridget Kelley but rather a displaced relative staying with the Kelley family temporarily. |
| Kelley, William - 1880 US Federal Census William Kelley, listed as 60, was living in Eden, IA and was working as a farmer. Family included wife Bridget (50) and children Christopher (24), Walter (22), Joseph (18), Anna (14), Alice (11), and William (8). Christopher, Walter, and Joseph were also working in farming, and the three younger children were in school. |
| Kelley, William - 1885 Iowa State Census William Kelley, 65 years old, was living in Eureka, IA and was working as a farmer. Family included wife Bridget Kelley (54) and children Christoper (28, working as a "laborer"), Anna Kelley (19, working as a teacher), Alicia Kelley (16, also working as a teacher), and William Kelley (13). |
| Kelley, William - 1856 Iowa State Census (p1) The 1856 census shows William and Bridget Kelley, age 35 and 25, and their two young children--Mary, 4, and Christopher, 1--sharing their home in Mallory, IA with Thomas and Catherine Kelley, age 30 and 28, and their children Mary (2) and William (1). William and Thomas were likely brothers. |
| Kelley, William - 1856 Iowa State Census (p2) The 1856 census shows William and Bridget Kelley, age 35 and 25, and their two young children--Mary, 4, and Christopher, 1--sharing their home in Mallory, IA with Thomas and Catherine Kelley, age 30 and 28, and their children Mary (2) and William (1). William and Thomas were likely brothers. |