John T. Kelly and Eliza Jane Shira

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Husband John T. Kelly ^{1 2}

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            AKA: John T. Kelley 3
           Born: 25 Nov 1838 - Washington Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
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         Father: Thomas Kelly, Jr. (Abt 1808-1867) 1 5
         Mother: Miriam Wilson (      -1871) 6

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       Marriage: 25 Aug 1864 4

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Wife Eliza Jane Shira ^{3 7 8}

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         Father: David Shira (1805-1885) 3 7 8 9
         Mother: Maria Hutchison (      -1890) 7 9 10

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Children

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1 F Millie E. Kelly ⁴

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2 F Hallie Kelly ⁴

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3 M Howard A. Kelly ⁴

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4 M Hallet W. Kelly ⁴

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5 F Josie Kelly ⁴

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6 F Gertrude Kelly ⁴

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7 F Amy Kelly ⁴

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8 F Jean Kelly ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - John T. Kelly

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At the age of seventeen he commenced learning the blacksmith's trade, which he followed until June, 1861. He then enlisted in Company C, Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserve, and served in the Rebellion for three years, holding the rank of ser-geant. He participated in all the engagements in which his regiment took part, except South Mountain and Antietam, from Mechanicsville to Bethesda Church. At the Seven Days' fight before Richmond, he was captured, and spent forty days in Libby and Belle Isle prisons. He was wounded at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, and was honorably discharged from the service, June 13, 1864. Returning to his home in Butler county, he worked at his trade until 1872, in which year he was elected sheriff, on the Republican ticket. At the expiration of his term, he engaged in various enterprises down to May 20, 1892, on which date he was appointed postmaster at Butler. Polit-ically, he was a stanch Republican; was a member of A. G. Reed Post, G. A. R., and colonel of Encampment, Number 45, U. V. L. Both he and his wife were mem-bers of the United Presbyterian church, in which denomination he filled the office of elder for many years.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 412.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 809, 1297.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1086.

4 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 809.

5 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1297, 1318, 1324.

6 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1297, 1318.

7 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 438.

8 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1293.

9 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 296.

10 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1019, 1293.