James was born about 1828. He passed away in 1910.
Sources
Citing James Kelly. Year: 1860; Census Place: Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland; Page: 509; Family History Library Film: 803483. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
"Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q297-NDSD : 17 March 2018), Ruanna Johnson and James Kelley, 19 Jul 1851; citing Washington, Maryland, United States, clerk of the circuit court from various counties; FHL microfilm 14,643.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLN-J68 : 17 November 2020), James Kelley in entry for Theodore F. Kelley and Emma Hamilton, 07 Oct 1897; citing Forreston, Ogle, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,420,756.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James: