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Festus Kelley

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Union Township, Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
Death: March 21, 1926 (59)
712 N. High Street, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States (Pernicious anemia)
Place of Burial: Berea, Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Ezekiel Kelley and Estella Ann Kelley
Husband of Emma Elizabeth Kelley
Father of Myrtle "Vista" Kelley; Audra Main Kelley M.D.; Leon Kelso Kelley; Merton Beryl Kelley; Mora Grethel Slussar and 6 others
Brother of Katherine Lavernia Ehret; Ai George Kelley; John Fillmore Kelley; Horace L. Kelley; Darlie Alice Bond and 1 other

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About Festus Kelley

DAVIS, THE SETTLERS OF SALEM, WEST VIRGINIA, by Susie Davis Nicholson, Salem, West Virginia, 1992. P. 117, 144, 244



Obituary from the Lancaster Daily Gazette, March 22, 1926

LOCAL PHYSICIAN'S FATHER DIES SUNDAY

Festus Kelley, aged 59, died Sunday morning at 12:35 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ochs, 712 N. High Street. About one month ago the deceased came to this city from Salem W. Va. to visit his son Dr. A. M. Kelley.

Surviving are five sons, among whom is Dr. Kelley of this city, also three daughters residing in West Virginia. Three brothers and three sisters also survive.

The body was taken to Pennsboro, W. Va. this morning, where funeral services will be held on Tuesday and interment will be made. F.F. Smith, funeral director.



Per John Main Kelley, Festus was born November 18, 1866

  1. Census: 1870 Union Twp, Ritchie Co., WV, age 3
  2. Census: 1880 Union Twp, Ritchie Co., WV, age 13
  3. Census: 1900 Union, Ritchie Co., WV., age 33, married, Farmer
  4. Census: 1910 Union, Ritchie Co., WV., age 43, married, Farmer
  5. Census: 1920 Salem, Harrison Co., WV., age 53, married
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Festus Kelley's Timeline

1866
October 18, 1866
Union Township, Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
1891
August 2, 1891
Berea, Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
1892
August 16, 1892
Berea, Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
1894
August 24, 1894
West Virginia, United States
1896
October 20, 1896
West Virginia, United States
1899
March 28, 1899
Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States
1901
August 8, 1901
1903
May 22, 1903
Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
1906
January 4, 1906
Berea, Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States