Virgil Morgan (Kelly) Kelley (1908 - 1984)

Born 2 Aug 1908 in Maud City, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lillian Lucille (Chapman) Kelly — married about 1935 in California, United States

Died 6 Oct 1984 at age 76 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

The son of John Kelley and Mary (Berry) Kelly, Virgil Kelly was born in Maud City, Oklahoma^{[citation needed]} in 1908, residing there with his family.^[1] His family migrated further west to California, settling in 1920 in El Centro, California, in Imperial County.^[2]

Virgil married Lillian (Chapman} Kelly, the daughter of Robert Chapman and Myrtle M. Houghman. In 1940, they lived in Wasco, California, where Virgil worked in the oil fields.^[3] Virgil registered for the World War II draft when he was 32, registering in Avenal, California on October 16, 1940.^[4] He stated that he lived at 128 S. Merced Street in Avenal, California and that he worked for Rocky Mountain Oil Well Drilling Company, located on Pomona, California. Virgil was described as 5'10" tall and 200 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes; he did not enlist. In 1950, Virgil and his family lived in East Los Angeles, California, where he had purchased a machine shop.^[5]

Virgil Kelly passed away in Los Angeles, California at the age of 76^[6][7] and is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7Q-TGV : accessed 2 March 2022), Virgil M Kelly in household of John R Kelly, Moore, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 217, sheet 9A, family 145, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1271; FHL microfilm 1,375,284.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH31-32J : 31 January 2021), Virgie M Kelly in entry for John R Kelly, 1920.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K979-6FK : Fri Oct 06 06:05:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Virgil Kelly and Lillian Kelly, 1940.
4. ↑ "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGFS-JQLR : Tue Oct 24 19:27:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Virgil Morgan Kelly and Mollie Elizabeth Kelly, 16 Oct 1940.
5. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XG3-3KPB : Fri Oct 06 13:42:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Roger Kelly and Daniel Surabian, 6 April 1950.
6. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG1F-WMF : 26 November 2014), Virgil Morgan Kelly, 06 Oct 1984; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VM9D-J2W : 11 January 2021), Virgil Kelly, Oct 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLP-JQNT : 6 July 2020), Virgil Morgan Kelly, 1984; Burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #107403656