James
Kelly
Jr.
Born in Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Brother of
Harriet (Kelly) Radvansky, Eugene Curran Kelly, Louise Barbara (Kelly) Bailey and Frederic Norbert Kelly
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 78
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Feb 2015
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Biography
James was the oldest son of the five children born to James J. P. Kelly and his wife, Harriet C. Curran. Born in Pennsylvania about 1911, he was part of his family's famous dance troup, the "Five Dancing Kellys". They toured nationally. After the troup folded, the family took over a failing dance studio. James taught at the studio along with his siblings.
According to the obituary of his sister, Louise, he was one of two Kelly children who did not go on to the stage or to dance. Instead, he became an aeronautical designer.
It is not known if James Kelly, Jr. married or had children.
He died around 1989. [1]
Sources
- United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M616-SG3 : accessed 1 February 2015), James Kelly in household of James K J Kelly, Pittsburgh Ward 11, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,518
- "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCCZ-7KC : accessed 16 April 2016), James Kelly Jr. in entry for James Kelly, 1930.
- http://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2008/02/24/Obituary-Louise-Kelly-Bailey-Last-of-five-Dancing-Kellys-dies/stories/200802240175
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