John Kelly
Gender: Male
Birth: Jan 21 1842
Christening: Jan 30 1842 - Penninghame, Wigtown, Scotland
Residence: 1842 - Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Father: Alexander Kelly
Mother: Agnes Gregg
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11895-4
System Origin: Scotland-VR
GS Film number: 1068040
Reference ID: 2:18GVHLW



John Kelly was a cousin of his wife Janet Gregg

Janet Gregg
Gender: Female
Birth: Aug 8 1855 - Barr By Girvan, Ayr, Scotland
Father: Andrew Gregg
Mother: Isabella McIlwraith
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11580-1
System Origin: Scotland-ODM
GS Film number: 6035516



Emigrated to Kansas, USA to live with her aunt Jennet Gregg in 1875

Obituary - April 5, 1926 from the Seneca Tribune
Mrs. Janet Kelly, widow of the late John Kelly who had lived for the past thirty-six years at her late home near Turkey Creek, died Friday evening April 2nd at 7:45 after an illness of two months. Death was due to sarchoma (sarcoma- cancerous growth). She had lived to the age of seventy years, eight months and twenty-six days.
Janet Gregg was born on August 8, 1855 in the parish of Barr, Dalroch, Scotland. She emigrated to the United States on Jan. 18, 1875 in company with her aunt and namesake Janet Gregg, sister of Uncle Jimmie Gregg. On July 7, 1881 she was married in Seneca to John Kelly. To this union were born seven children, One, Mrs. A. C. Kriley, is deceased. Surviving are Andrew G. Kelly, Seneca; Mrs. W. J. Warren, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. J. W. Johnstone, Stockton, California; James G. Kelly, Pawnee City, Nebr.; Mrs. A. F. Edwards, Baileyville and William Kelly of the home. There are also eleven grandchildren. Mrs. Kelly was a member of the Congregational church. She was first of all, a faithful wife and mother and a neighbor, helpful in every time of need. She cared for her husband, the late John Kelly, through a lingering illness. Mr. Kelly passed away April 30, 1924, his funeral being the last conducted by the late Rev. A. B. Appleby.
Funeral services were held at the home on Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev. Arthur W. Taylor, pastor of the Congregational church. The interment was made by the side of her husband in the city cemetery. The pallbearers were: Jay Graney, Fred Frehe, Henry Hartnan, Mike Rogers, Frank Hubka and J. T. Amos, all neighbors. The children were in attendance at the funeral with the exception of Mrs. Warren of Kansas City who was unable to come because of the illness of her children. During the last week, Mrs. Kelly had the professional care of a beloved niece, Miss Marian Nowak, a nurse of Kansas City.
(An eighth child, Rosa May, was born 26 July 1898 and died four days later on 30 July, 1898. She was buried in Scotch Valley, Nemaha County and is not mentioned in the obituary


1861 Census

Name: Janet Gregg
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relationship: Daughter
Mother's name: Isabella Gregg
Gender: Female
Where born: Barr, Ayrshire
Registration Number: 582
Registration district: Colmonell
Civil Parish: Colmonell
County: Ayrshire
Address: Cossa Muck Cot
ED: 11
Household schedule number: 39
LINE: 14
Roll: CSSCT1861_83
Household Members:
Name Age
Isabella Gregg 36
Agnes Gregg 13
William Gregg 12
John Gregg 10
Marion Gregg 8
Janet Gregg 5
Joy Gregg 3
Jane Gregg 9 Mo


1871 Census

Name: Janet Gregg
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relationship: Daughter
Father's Name: Andrew Gregg
Mother's name: Isabella Gregg
Gender: Female
Where born: Barr, Ayrshire
Registration Number: 582
Registration district: Colmonell
Civil Parish: Colmonell
County: Ayrshire
Address: Daljarcock Shepherds House
Occupation: Knitter
ED: 5
Household schedule number: 25
LINE: 18
Roll: CSSCT1871_107
Household Members:
Name Age
Andrew Gregg 57
Isabella Gregg 47
Janet Gregg 15
Ivia Gregg 13
Jean Gregg 18
Agnes Gregg 8
Sarah Isabella Gregg 6