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Anna Bassett

Female 1847 - 1920  (72 years)


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  • Name Anna Bassett 
    Born 27 Mar 1847  Salt Mills, Wexford, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 2ADA251EF93BA64297D42A3EA25FB87A693A 
    Died Jan 1920  Clarinda, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Federal Census of Jackson, Will County, Illinois (12 June 1880)
      Thomas W. Kelly - 32 - Male - IR-IR-IR - Head - Farmer
      Anne B. - 23 - Female - IR-IR-IR - Wife - Keeping House
      William W. - 4 - Male - IR-IR-IR - Son
      Walter H. - 2 - Male - IL-IR-IR - Son
      (IR- Ireland)

      1900 Federal Census of Poe Township, Ringgold County, Iowa (11 June 1900)
      Thomas W. Kelley - 51 - Male - Jan 1849 - IR-IR-IR - Head - Farmer
      Ann B. - 53 - Female - Mar 1847 - IR-IR-IR - Wife
      William W. - 23 - Male - Feb 1877 - IL-IR-IR - Son - Farm Laborer
      Walter H. - 22 - Male - Mar 1878 - IL-IR-IR - Son - Farm Laborer
      Earnest A. - 18 - Male - Dec 1881 - IL-IR-IR - Son - Works on farm
      Thomas B. - 14 - Male - Dec 1885 - IL-IR-IR - Son - Works on farm
      (Married 27 years, 5 children, 4 living) (IR - Ireland)

      Page County Democrat
      Clarinda, Iowa
      January 29, 1920
      Anna Bassett Kelley
      Mrs. Anna B. Kelley, and the mother of the Kelley brothers, at the Kennelworth Hospital for the past week taking treatments died Tuesday night at 10:20. Mrs. Kelley is the wife of T. W. Kelley of Mt. Ayr and the mother of the Kelley brothers who are the proprietors of the Shamrock Cafe. The body was removed to the Harmon funeral home preparatory to shipment to Mt. Ayr. The Kelleys have made their home at that place for the last thirty years. Mrs. Kelley suffered a stroke of paralysis five years ago and has been an invalid ever since. She leaves to mourn her loss a husband T. W. Kelley and three sons Earnest A., Walter H. and T. B. Kelley all of Clarinda. Funeral services will be conducted at Mt. Ayr Friday at 1 p.m.

      Mount Ayr Record-News
      February 11, 1920
      Anna Bassett Kelley - Mrs. T.W. Kelley
      The body of Mrs. T. W. Kelley, whose death at Clarinda on February 3, was mentioned in The Record-News last week, reached Mount Ayr on Wednesday evening and the funeral was held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Methodist church, being conducted by Reverend R. L. Welch, pastor of the United Presbyterian church, and the interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery. Mrs. Kelley's maiden name was Anna Bassett and she was born at Salt Mills, Wexford county, Ireland, March 27, 1847. When 22 years of age she came to America, arriving in New York in October, 1869. She lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, until January 1, 1873, when she was united in marriage with T. W. Kelley. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley established their home in Will county, Illinois, near Joliet, where their five children were born, one dying in infancy. In 1888 the family came to Ringgold county, settling in Liberty township, and the home has been near Mount Ayr since. The oldest son, William, died June 20, 1916. Three sons -Walter, Earnest, and Thomas - live at Clarinda, and with the father mourn the death of the wife and mother. Mrs. Kelley was a member of the Methodist church since girlhood and for many years her fellowship was with the Mount Ayr church. She was a charter member of the Foreign Missionary society and was the only surviving charter member of that organization. She had been a patient sufferer for many years, having suffered a stroke of paralysis about five years ago, which left her practically helpless.

      Clarinda Herald
      Clarinda, Iowa
      February 5, 1920
      Anna Bassett Kelley
      Death relieved the earthly sufferings of Mrs. Anna Kelley, Tuesday evening at 10:20 o'clock. For five years Mrs. Kelley had been an invalid, due to a stroke of paralysis. The greater part of her life was spent in and near Mt. Ayr, Iowa. But last Wednesday her three loving sons, Walter, Ernest and Thomas, had brought her to Clarinda to the Kennelworth hospital for treatments. Great expectations had been made for the mother and father of these young men. They had intended to have them spend the rest of their lives in Clarinda among their sons, but the Great Master called the mother Home. The body was taken to Mt. Ayr, Thursday noon, where funeral services were held at 2 o'clock. Burial was in the Mt. Ayr cemetery. Anna Bassett was born in Salt Mills, Wexford, Ireland, March 27, 1874, being 73 years of age at her death. She came to America in October, 1869, with her parents, and settled in Illinois. January 1, 1873 she was united in marriage with Thomas W. Kelley in Will County, Illinois. To this union were born 5 children, one of whom died in infancy and the eldest son, William, died January 20, 1916. Only one of the Bassett family survives Mrs. Kelley. He is Christopher Bassett, a brother, in Wexford, Ireland. Of her immediate family, Mrs. Kelley is survived by her husband and her three sons, who are Walter, Ernest and Thomas, all of Clarinda.

      Clarinda Journal
      Clarinda, Iowa
      February 5, 1920
      Kelley, Anna Bassett - Mrs. T.W. Kelley
      Mrs. Anna B. Kelley, wife of Thomas Kelley, of Mount Ayr, died at the Kennelworth Hospital in Clarinda, Tuesday, February 3, 1920, at 10:20 p.m., of Bright's disease. She was the mother of the Kelley brothers of the Shamrock Cafe in this city. She was afflicted with paralysis from the waist down, but the immediate cause of her death is attributed to Bright's disease. She and her husband came here from Mount Ayr last Thursday for medical advice, so she had been in the hospital but a short time before her death. Mrs. Kelley was born in Ireland. The remains go to Mount Ayr for the funeral and burial.
    Person ID I3  521B Bassett of Saltmills, Wexford, Ireland
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2017 

    Father Bassett 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas W. Kelley,   b. 1 Jan 1849, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1923, Villisia, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1873  Kankakee, Will County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Kelley
     2. William W. Kelley,   b. Feb 1877, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1916  (Age ~ 39 years)
     3. Walter H. Kelley,   b. Mar 1878, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Earnest A. Kelley,   b. 11 Dec 1881, Joliet, Will County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1943, Clarinda, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     5. Thomas B. Kelley,   b. Dec 1885, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2017 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart