Chandler Ross Kelley (1844 - 1919)

Born 11 Oct 1844 in Allegan, Allegan, Michigan, United States

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Died 20 Sep 1919 at age 74 in Arlington, Snohomish, Washington, United States

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1907-1960 Washington Death Index, Bryant, Snohamish, Washington lists: • Chandler Ross Kelley age 75 years 1 month 9 days, married, death date 20 Sep 1919 • Wife, Sarah Elizabeth Payne Kelley • Father John R. Kelley • Mother Sarah Ross Kelley

1796 - 1907 US General Land Office, Issue date May 20, 1885, record for Chandler R. Kelley, 32.16 acres. Land description - Section: 31, Township: 2-N, Range: 15-W, Meridian: Michigan-Toledo Strip, Counties: Allegan. Land granted to Chandler R. Kelley by Grover Cleveland, President of the USA.

1850 US Federal Census Monterey, Allegan, Michigan lists: • John R. age 34 • Sarah age 28 • Chandler age 5 • Phebe age 2 • Chester age 1

Also listed on this page are • Hiram Ross, cooper, age 55; • Nancy (his wife), age 54, • Lucius, age 18; • William, age 14. • These are the family of Sarah Ross, John R, Kelley's wife.

1860 US Federal Census Ganges, Allegan Michigan lists: • John R. Kelley, occupation farmer, age 44 • Wife, Sarah, age 36 • Son, Chandler, age 15 • Daughter, Phebe, age 13 • Son, Chester, age 11 • Son, Glover, age 9

1880 US Census, Clyde (Fennville), Allegen, Michigan lists: • Chester Kelley age 31 (1849), occupation farmer • Spouse, Mary M. Kelley, age 22 (1859) • Brother, Chandler Kelley, age 37, occupation farmer • Spouse Sarah E. age 24 and keeps house • Nancy A. age 4 • Florence A. age 8/12 (daughters of Chandler and Sarah E. Kelley). • Charles F. Payne (Mary M.'s brother), age 19, border, and occupation as laborer. • Also listed is Burd Kelley age 27 living next door and is a farmer. • And living on the other side of this family is Sarah Kelley, age 55 and her son John Kelley, age 23. Where is Sarah's husband(John Ross Kelley) at this time? On his own farm??

1900 US Federal Census, Chesire, Allegan, Michigan lists • Chandler Kelley age 55, Oct 1845, occupation/farmer • Sarah age 44, birth Feb 1856 • James age 18 • Florence age 20 • Anna age 14 • Sadie Udell age 32 • Jessie Udell age 2 • Florence Kelley married George H. Udell on 24 Jul 1897 and then married James Scouten on 28 Nov 1903.

1910 US Federal Census, Norwich, Missaukee Michigan lists • Chandler Kelley age 65 • Sarah Elizabeth Paye Kelley age 54 • Burd Kelley age 57

• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3N-Q5C : 4 December 2014), Matthew Udell in entry for Geo.H. Udell and Florence A. Kelley, 24 Jul 1897; citing Bravo, Allegan, Michigan, p 35 rn 3319, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,505.