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- 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.
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