Sarah Catherine Kelley was born on Apr 1841 in Howard County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Rufus George and Prudence Alexander (McGirk) George
Sister of Mary Ellen (George) McDowell, Isaac McFarland George, John A. George, Elizabeth Ann (George) Hunter, William M. George, Margaret A. George, Amanda M. George and Infant Son George. Sarah married Jesse Welton in 1861, and they had several children, but he may have died young. In 1880 census she is married to Samuel Kelley. She died in 1915 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZX-9XC : 4 April 2020), Catharine George in household of Rufus George, Moniteau county, Moniteau, Missouri, United States; citing family 635, NARA microfilm pub...
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XR-RVC : 14 August 2017), Sarah C Kelly in household of Samuel H Kelly, Burris Fork, Moniteau, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 203, shee...
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3ZW-Y53 : accessed 12 April 2020), Sarah Kelly in household of Samuel Kelly, Joplin Township Joplin city Ward 4, Jasper, Missouri, United States; citing enumerat...
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ8T-5MT : 10 February 2018), Sarah C. George in entry for Wm. H. Kelley and Effie F. Nickell Scherff, 16 Feb 1915, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States;...
Find A Grave: Memorial #47476833Sarah C Kelley, ; Burial, Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States of America, Fairview Cemetery
Source: S1586 Abbreviation: 1900 Soundex Title: 1900 Soundex CONT ABBR 1900 Soundex CONT CALN 1245658 CONT Copy in possession of Grace Bagwell; (202) CONT NAME Family History Library
Source: S231 Abbreviation: 1860 Census Moniteau County, Missouri Title: 1860 Census Moniteau County, Missouri CONT ABBR 1860 Census Moniteau County, Missouri CONT NAME Family History Library Page: p.83 Family 1625 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
Source: S4457 Abbreviation: 1850 Census Moniteau County, Missouri Title: 1850 Census Moniteau County, Missouri CONT ABBR 1850 Census Moniteau County, Missouri CONT CALN 0443615 CONT NAME Family History Library
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Note NI1138AFN: PLAC 8LZB-HG
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah: