Catherine (Emery) Kelly - obituary

Last year I posted the obituary for Catherine Kelly, the youngest child born to Olive (Jacobs) and Henry Emery.

The obituary was not very legible so here is a transcription.

Here is a personal account from her great granddaughter,  Patricia Corr.

 

 Catherine was the last of Olive and Henry's 11 children to pass away.

1920 US Census - Catherine (Emery) Kelly

Here is the 1920 US Census for Catherine Kelly, daughter of Olive (Jacobs) and Henry Emery.

Catherine was living in Weller township, Henry county, Illinois with husband William, their daughter, Edith Lind and grandson Virgil Lind.

1900 US Census - Catherine (Emery) Kelly

I recently located the 1900 US Census for Catherine Kelly, daughter of Olive (Jacobs) and Henry Emery.

Catherine was living in Weller township, Henry county, Illinois with husband William and their children, Eugene, Wilber, Mary, David, Wendell and Edith.

1910 US Census - Catherine (Emery) Kelly

Here is the 1910 US Census for Catherine Kelly, daughter of Olive (Jacobs) and Henry Emery.

Catherine was living in Weller township, Henry county, Illinois with husband William and their children Wendell and Edith as well as their grandson Virgil.

1880 US Census - Catherine (Emery) Kelly

Here is the 1880 US Census for Catherine Kelly, the last child born to Olive (Jacobs) and Henry Emery.

Catherine was living in Weller township, Henry county, Illinois with husband William and their children, William, twins Olive and Eugene, Wilber, Anna, Mayme and D Emery.

Last year I posted the 1880 Census for my great great great grandparents, Sarah (Dwire) and David Emery as well as Hannah (Gaffney) the second wife of my great great great great grandfather, Henry Emery.

1870 US Census - William Patrick Emery, John F Emery, Jason Rust Emery, Elizabeth (Emery) Butler, David W Emery, Catherine (Emery) Kelly, Henry & Hannah Emery

Here is the 1870 US Census for the remaining children of Olive (Jacobs) and Henry Emery:

William Patrick Emery, John F Emery, Jason Rust Emery, and Elizabeth (Emery) Butler all living in Highland township, Wapello county, Iowa.

William Patrick Emery was living with wife Margaret and their children, Henry, Mary and Frank.    John F Emery was living next door with wife Phebe and their children Ida and Lottie.    Next to John was sister Elizabeth Butler living with her husband Abia and their children, Ella, Alice Eva and Frank.  Jason Rust Emery apparently was nicknamed "Doc" and was living two houses away from Elizabeth.

I had posted the census for their brother, David W Emery, my great great great grandfather last year as well as my great great great great grandfather Henry Emery and his second wife, Hannah (Gaffney).   I did not know it at the time but Henry and Hannah were living next door to Henry's youngest daughter, Catherine Kelly and her husband William.

Catherine (Emery) Kelly marriage

Catherine Rovilla Emery, the youngest child of Olive (Jacobs) and Henry Emery was married on January 12, 1870 to William Kelly in Galva, Henry County, Illinois.

Henry Emery and the Abraham Lincoln/Stephen Douglas debates Part III

Last year I posted about my great great great great grandfather Henry Emery attending the Lincoln Douglas debates in Galesburg, Illinois at the grounds of Knox college.

Here is a sign commemorating the debate.

A closeup of the left portion

A closeup of the middle

And a closeup of the right portion

Henry Emery and the Abraham Lincoln/Stephen Douglas debates Part II

A couple of weeks ago I posted about my great great great great grandfather Henry Emery and daughter Catherine who had attended the Lincoln/Douglas debate in Galesburg, Illinois.  

Here is an obituary for Henry's daughter Catherine, provided by one of many Emery cousins, Linda Larson. 

While the content is difficult to read, the headline is pretty clear. 

Catherine Emery was born February 14, 1849 in Canton, Illinois and died December 25, 1938.  

She was married to William Kelly on January 12, 1870 near Galva, Illinois.