James
Oscar
(Oscar)
Kelley
Born in Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Gertrude (Kelley) Patton [half], Inez (Kelley) Alderman, Ernest Kelley, Mae Kelley, Boulden Starks Kelley, Annie Vance Kelley and George Jackson Kelley Jr.
Husband of
Mary Susan (Patton) Kelley
— married
3 Sep 1893 in Belott, Houston, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 84
in Crockett, Houston, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Feb 2018
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Contents |
Biography
Oscar Kelley migrated from Alabama to Texas.
Early Life
James Oscar Kelley was born on 9 Jul 1875 in Alabama, United States. His parents were George Jackson (Kelly) Kelley (~1844 - ~1885) and Matilda Ann (Vance) Kelley (~1848 - ~1906).[1][2]
His siblings were as listed below.
- Gertrude (Kelley) Patton (1871 - 1889)
- Inez (Kelley) Alderman (~1877 - ~1899)
- Mae Kelley (~1881 - )
- Ernest Kelley (~1881 - )
- Boulden Starks Kelley (~1881 - 1962)
- Annie Vance Kelley (1883 - ~1910)
- George Jackson Kelley Jr. (~1886 - ~1939)
Family
In 1893, Belott, Texas, he married Mary Sue "Minnie" Patton, daughter of Samuel Patton and Martha Graham. [3] Oscar and Minnie had four children.
- William Oscar Kelley (1894 - 1896)
- George Ernest Kelley (1898 - 1988)
- Annie Mae (Kelley) Sallas Maxwell (1902 - 1994)
- S. J. Kelley (1912 - 1957)
Death & Legacy
James Oscar Kelley passed away in 1960 and is buried in New Energy Cemetery, Belott, Houston County, Texas.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K34J-4C6 : 13 March 2018), James Oscar Kelley, 14 Feb 1960; citing certificate number 10733, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,164.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFNL-CDX : 15 July 2017), Osker J Kelly in household of George J Kelly, Precinct 2, Houston, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 291A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1312; FHL microfilm 1,255,312.
- ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6Y7-K5V : 22 December 2016), Mr J. O. Kelley and Miss Minnie Patton, 03 Sep 1893; citing Houston, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,020,082.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #57518375
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Oscar by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Oscar:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Oscar by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Oscar:
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~12.50%
Frances (Kelley) Spivey
:
23andMe
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~6.25%
Janet (Spivey) Clifton :
23andMe
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~1.56%
John Lemley :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JohnSmithLemley
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~1.56%
Becky (Thames) Thames-Simmons :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A214688 [compare], Ancestry member Rebecca
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A214688 [compare], FTDNA kit #443635
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~1.56%
Stan Bentley :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Keith Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FT5858016 [compare], Ancestry member richardSmith
-
~0.78%
Howard Tiner :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T585084 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Lila (Screws) Barron :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch BR6646517 [compare]
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