Jesse Kelly (1870 - 1951)

Born 27 Mar 1870 in Lake City, Wabasha, Minnesota

Ancestors

Husband of Jennie Catherine (Johnson) Kelly — married 12 Feb 1900 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1951 at age 81 in Phoenix, Maricopy, Arizona

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Biography

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Burial

Burial: Date: 14 DEC 1951

Place: Lakewood cemetery, Lake City, Wabasha, Minnesota

Note

Note: Hi Tom - In my 1931 Phoenix metro directory on page 341, right column is the following listing: "Kelly, Jesse F (Jennie)(spouse) v-pres (Occupation - Vice President) Lane-Kelly Tr & Inv Co (employer) h (head of household - other relations may be present) 44 E Palm lane (residence)". There is no phone which is not unusual for the Great Depression years.

In the same column right above that listing is: "Kelly, C Beryl r ("rooms" at this address) 44 E Palm lane". No occupation is shown for C Beryl and there is no separate listing for John Frank KELLY.

On page 351, right column is the following listing: "LANE-KELLY TRUST & INVESTMENT CO Franklin D Lane pres, Jesse F Kelly v-pres, Harry F Lane secy-treas, real estate, loans and insurance, 115 W Monroe tel 36905". Significant corporate records should exist at the office of the Arizona Corporation Commission which may provide more genealogical information on Jesse F KELLY. As they were also in the insurance business records of license applications may possibly still be on file with the Arizona Department of Insurance. Similarly, records of the regulators of loans and real estate may have archival records for review.

On the same page and column is the following listing: "LANE FRANKLIN D (Vivian) Mayor of City of Phoenix and pres Lane-Kelly Trust & Investment Co h 840 N 1st av". Your research subject was certainly in a very unique position in 1931 being partners with the Mayor of Phoenix and also offering services in the financial areas. He was probably better off financially than most during those years.

Continuing on the same page and column is the following listing: "Lane Harry F sec-treas Lane-Kelly Tr & Inv Co r R D 6 (Rural Delivery 6)". Rural Delivery 6 is in the southern part of Phoenix west of Central Avenue.

On page 738, left column Lane-Kelly has a classified listing under real estate, however, they do not have a listing under loans or insurance.

Obituary

Veteran Real Estate Broker, J.F. Kelly, Dies. - :: Jesse F. Kelly, veteran Phoenix real estate broker, died early today in his home at 85 W. Lewis after a short illness. He was 81. Mr. Kelly, a past president of the Phoenix Real Estate Board, was recognized as an authority on real estate values in the Southwest. He had been actively engaged in the real estate business and as an appraiser in the Valley since 1902, when he forsook the work of a pharmacist.

A Native of Lake City, Minn., Mr. Kelly came to Arizona in 1897 after graduating from a pharmaceutical school. He worked in Prescott before moving to Mesa, where he decided to abandon the drug business and engage in real estate activity. He was associated shortly after his arrival in the Valley with the E. J. Bennett real estate firm, one of the first major developers of Phoenix and subsequently with the late Franklin D. Lane, Phoenix mayor and a leading real estate operator.

In 1920 he opened a real estate office in Phoenix and resided here since that time. His son, Frank has been associated with him since 1936. Mr Kelly had served at various times as a property appraiser for the Valley National Bank, the Security First National Bank of Los Angeles, and numerous other business and financial organizations.

In addition to his son, he is survived by his wife Jennie; two granddaughters, and a sister, Mrs. W.E. Collins of St. Paul Minn. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday in A.L. Moore and Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams. The body will then be taken to Lake City for additional services and burial.

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Marriage:

Date: 03 JUL 1869

Place: National Hotel, Red Wing, Goodhue, Minnesota

Note: The Red Wing Argrus has a marriage announcement for them

"At the National Hotel, Red Wing Saturday July 3rd by Rev. Dr. E.R. Welles, George Kelly of Florence and Ena GILBERT of Minneola."

Census:

Source: #S1138

Page: Geo. Kelly

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Sources

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   • 1880 US Census - Lake, Wabasha, Minnesota - George Kelly (31)-b. NY Ena Kelly (24)-b. Norway; Jesse (10), Clara (4), Claude (4/12)
   • AZ Select Marriages: Jesse F Kelly; date: 12 Feb 1900; place: Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ; spouse: Jennie Catherine Johnson; FHL film# 1955734
   • 1920 US Census - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona - Jesse F Kelly (49), Jennie C Kelly (38), Beryl (16), Frank (7)
   • Arizona Death Records: Jesse F Kelly; dob: 27 Mar 1870; in Minnesota; dod: 12 Dec 1951; in Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ; father: George A Kelly of NY; mother: Eva Gilbert of Norway; spouse: Jennie C Kelly; cert# 7011

Source S1138

Title: 1880 US Census, Location: Wabasha County Minnesota

Abbreviation: 1880 US Census MN Wabasha

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