Loutitia Adelia (Toliver) Kelly (1846 - 1919)

Born 29 Dec 1846 in Owen, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Hiram Toliver and Nancy Jane (Wright) Toliver

Wife of John Burr Kelly — married 4 Jul 1867 in Washington Township, Greene, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1919 at age 72 in Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Loutitia was a member of the Baptist Church.

Loutitia (Toliver) Kelly is buried in Stockton Cemetery.

Loutitia Toliver (married name Loutitia Kelly) was born in Indiana on 29 December 1846, one of 15 children born to Hiram Toliver and Nancy Jane (Wright) Wood, and the eldest to have survived to adulthood.^[1][2]

On 4 July 1867, Loutitia married John Burr Kelly at the home of her father in Washington Township, Greene County, Iowa.^[1][3] The family moved to Rooks County, Kansas in about 1880.^[1]

Loutitia passed away on 29 or 30 April 1919, and was buried near her husband in Stockton Cemetery at Stockton, Rooks, Kansas.^[1][4]

Children of John Burr Kelly and Loutitia (Toliver) Kelly:

• William Henry (1868-1940) m. Eva Leona Howe
• Exie Elsie (1869-1952) m. Frank Clyde Gager
• Leno Gertrude (1873-1954) m. William Robert Hays
• Charles Hiram (1875-1899)
• Burnice (1877-1955) m. Elizabeth Berniece Breeze
• Mary Drusilla (1880-1955) m. William Ralph Stewart
• Nancy Eunice (1882-1960) m. Charles Roy Gillilan
• Earl Udell (1886-1961) m. Minnie Bell Young
• John Burr Jr. (1888-1925) m. Garnett L Bullock
• Olive Edna (1891-1960)

Middle Name

In the vast majority of records, Loutitia is recorded with no middle name. However, some evidence exists that she may have had a third name.

Many researchers have "Thomas" as Loutitia's middle name in their trees. I have never seen any evidence or reasoning that suggests this is the case, and in fact have seen some bits of evidence that seem to call this assertion into question.

In 1870, a Kelly family is found in Jefferson Township, Madison County, Iowa, that seems to fit the profile of this Kelly family. In it, the wife is listed as "Adellia Kelly." Loutitia being an unusual name, there are nearly as many different spellings of it as I have records; however, this particular spelling is so far off as to not even resemble the name. I have seen on many occasions a family member listed by their middle name in census documents, oftentimes because they were going by that name rather than their first. So naturally I wonder if this may be her middle name. This census entry needs more research corroboration, however, because the information in it is so erroneous.^[5]

In the 1860 census, three of the children are listed by their initials: two are her brothers L.H. (Levi Harrison) and L.D. (Lorenzo Dow). Loutitia is also listed by her initials, and on first glance they look like "L.D." (certainly not "L.T.," further evidence against the "Thomas" theory). On closer inspection, if you compare her initial "D" to her brother's, it becomes apparent that a letter "A" was scribed over the "D." One can easily imagine the census taker mishearing her name as "Loutitia Delia," scribing L.D., and then overwriting the "A" after being given the correct spelling. This would appear to lend a bit more heft to the "Adellia" proposal.^[6]

There is a third possibility which I will mention briefly: in a Social Security Applications and Claims Index on Ancestry, she is listed as "Mary L Toliver" on the entry for her daughter Mary Stewart's application, suggesting her name may have been "Mary Loutitia." I have seen no other evidence to back this up and the document is from a tertiary source, so I lend this option no creedence absent further evidence to support it.^[7] Additionally, she had a sister named Mary Josephine, so it seems rather unlikely (although not impossible) that she would also have been named Mary.

Census

1850 - Franklin Twp., Owen, Indiana^[8]

1856 - Jefferson Twp., Greene, Iowa^[9]

1860 - Washington Twp., Greene, Iowa^[6]

1860 - Washington Twp., Greene, Iowa^[10]

1870 - Jefferson Twp., Madison, Iowa^[5] Researcher's Note: This is a possible candidate for the family in the 1870 census. The information is so wildly inaccurate that more evidence is needed to confirm that the family did indeed live in Madison County during this time period. If it is them, the info was likely conveyed by a neighbor or someone that didn't know them particularly well.

1880 - Medicine Twp., Rooks, Kansas^[11]

1885 - Medicine Twp., Rooks, Kansas^[12]

1895 - Medicine Twp., Rooks, Kansas^[13]

1900 - Medicine Twp, Rooks, Kansas^[14]

1905 - Iowa Twp., Rooks, Kansas^[15]

1910 - Iowa Twp, Rooks, Kansas^[16]

1915 - Stockton (Sawer's Add.), Rooks, Kansas^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} John B. Kelly (Corp'l., Co. C, 2nd Iowa Cav., Civil War), pension application no. 846,104, certificate no. 641,465, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications..., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6PCT-27?cc=1325221&wc=9BW8-VZ3%3A1031093901%2C1031638701%2C1032496001 : 5 August 2014), Kansas > Dickinson > ED 28 Abilene city Ward 1-2 > image 21 of 41; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLW2-53L : 4 November 2017), John B Kelly and Luticia Toliver, 04 Jul 1867, , Greene, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,209.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63010371 : accessed 29 July 2020), memorial page for Loutitia Toliver Kelly (29 Dec 1848–30 Apr 1919), Find a Grave Memorial no. 63010371, citing Stockton Cemetery, Stockton, Rooks County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Kent (contributor 47258222) .
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WM7-94C?cc=1438024&wc=922S-D5M%3A518655701%2C518775001%2C518670101 : 11 June 2019), Iowa > Madison > Jefferson > image 14 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB9J-STV3?cc=1473181&wc=7QL9-TKC%3A1589426666%2C1589422366%2C1589422406 : 24 March 2017), Iowa > Greene > Washington Township > image 6 of 14; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-69YS-CFD?cc=1401638&wc=95R6-C62%3A1031336301%2C1032539101%2C1031419101 : 9 April 2016), Indiana > Owen > Franklin > image 17 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data:Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data:Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB3-XX9?cc=1417683&wc=XW71-6TL%3A1589403245%2C1589404221%2C1589404510%2C1589395228 : 24 December 2015), Kansas > Rooks > Medicine > ED 270 > image 1 of 10; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
12. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1885," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ3-49H2-T?cc=1825188&wc=W81J-DR5%3A1597332372%2C1597342353 : accessed 27 July 2020), Rooks > Medicine Township > image 21 of 41; citing Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka.
13. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQS-HSHL-G?cc=1825193&wc=WDC6-GXW%3A1597303468%2C1597312392 : 26 July 2020), Rooks > Medicine Township > image 5 of 36; citing Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-63LQ-LSM?cc=1325221&wc=9BQ1-16R%3A1031093901%2C1034298401%2C1034308501 : 5 August 2014), Kansas > Rooks > ED 147 Stockton Township Stockton city > image 21 of 27; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
15. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1905", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZH-8ZYF : 23 September 2019), L Kelly, 1905.
16. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRK4-NBX?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-M4R%3A133640801%2C140292901%2C133805201%2C1589088939 : 24 June 2017), Kansas > Rooks > Iowa > ED 170 > image 2 of 4; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
17. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7M-7981?cc=2640442&wc=4Q5G-1ND%3A1599692391%2C1599692389 : 13 October 2019), Rooks > Stockton > image 179 of 188; Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #63010371
• Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Duane Kelly and his 2nd cousin 1x removed DV. Their most-recent common ancestors are Duane's great-great grandparents and DV's great grandparents Hiram Toliver and Nancy Jane (Wright) Toliver. Based on sharing 129 cM across 6 segments, Ancestry places the 2nd cousin 1x removed relationship in the most likely category, with 50% probability.
• Paternal relationship is further confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of Duane Kelly, JE, and PS, who share a 7.5 cM segment on chromosome 4. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all three are John H Tolliver and Anna (Long) Tolliver.