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JOHN CHARLES WELLS
Mary Jane Kelly, daughter of  John Kelly and Margaret Boyd, was born about 1845 in Hancock County, Illinois, probably on the Kelly home farm in a township then known only by it's coordinates: Five North of the Beardstown Baseline, Five West of the 4th Principal Meridian. Five years hence it would be named Hancock Township.
In 1870 John was in Fountain Green Township, Hancock County; his occupation was miller. He applied for a Hancock County marriage license for himself and Mary J. Kelly on April 8, 1872. They were married on April 9th by Thomas F. Mangan, a Roman Catholic priest. They lost their first two children, little boys who were buried at St. Simon Cemetery. It appears they soon thereafter moved to Appanoose County, Iowa, where John continued to work in his chosen trade. In 1891 John filed for and was granted a pension based on his military service. Census records suggest that Mary Jane and Mary Etta, if not John, moved to Florida between 1910 and 1914. In 1917 Mary applied for a widow's pension. In 1920 she was living with her younger brother, Patrick, in San Antonio, Pasco County, Florida. It appears Mary passed away between 1920 and 1930. In 1930 Patrick was living with John's and Mary Jane's daughter and son-in-law, Mary Etta and Peter Cour, in St. Leo, Pasco County. The children of Mary Jane Kelly and John Charles Wells were:
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John Charles Wells was born in Pennsylvania about 1848. During the Civil War he served in Company K of the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry.
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enumerated October 22, 1850, dwelling #893
John Kelly, 40, male, farmer, value of real estate 1000, born Ireland, could not read and write
enumerated July 24, 1860, dwelling #3292 John Cillery, 50, male, farmer, value of real estate 3000, value of personal estate 600,
page 154, enumerated June 14, 1870, dwelling #49 Kelley, Stephen, 25, male, white, farmer, born IL, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 years or more
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enumerated June 14, 1870, dwelling #119 Sibert, John, 29, male, white, farmer, born VA, both parents foreign born [U.S. citizenship not indicated for John, but there is stroke tally in that spot on the line immediately below, for Ellen. We can presume that mark was supposed be on the line for John, to indicate that he was a male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more.]
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enumerated June 12, 1880, dwelling #58 Wells, John C, white, male, 34, married, miller, born PA, both parents born PA
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enumerated June 11, 1900, dwelling #409 Wells, J C, head, white, male, July 1848, 51, married for 28 years, born PA, both parents born PA, miller, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, paying on a mortgage on his home Mary J, wife, white, female, Apr 1845, 55, married for 28 years; mother of 3 children, 1 living; born IL, father born Ireland, mother born PA, could read, write and speak English Etta M, daughter, white, female, Dec 1875, 24, single, born IA, father born PA, mother born IL, could read, write and speak English Kelly, Patrick, brother-in-law, white, male, Feb 1851, 49, single, born IL, father born Ireland, mother born PA, flour mill laborer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English
enumerated April 15, 1910, dwelling #14, 510 East State Street Wells, J Charles, head, male, white, 62, married for 38 years, born PA, both parents born PA, spoke English, manager, mill, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write, owned his home [the entry indicating whether or not he was paying on a mortgage is illegible] Mary J, wife, female, white, 64, married for 38 years; mother of 3 children, 1 living; born IL, father born "IR" - Irish, mother born PA, spoke English, could read and write M Etta T, daughter, female, white, 34, single, born IA, father born PA, mother born IL, spoke English, could read and write Kelly, Patrick, brother-in-law, male, white, 59, single, born IL, father born "IR" - Irish, mother born PA, spoke English, laborer, mill, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write |
enumerated January 8, 1920, dwelling #241, farm Kelley, Patrick, owner, free of mortgage, male, white, 67, married ??, could read and write, born IL; father born Ireland, native tongue English; mother born PA;spoke English, farmer, home ? farm, employer, [farm schedule number crossed out] Welles, Mary J, sister, female, white, widow, could read and write, born IL; father born Ireland, native tongue English; mother born PA; spoke English |
enumerated January 7, 1920, dwelling #226 Cour, Peter, head, owner, free of mortgage, male, white, 48, married, could read and write, born IN; father born France, native tongue French; mother born Switzerland, native tongue French; spoke English, carpenter, house, working for wages Marietta, wife, female, white, 44, married, could read and write, born IA, father born PA, mother born IL, could read and write
enumerated April 8, 1930, dwelling #4, Dade City Road Cour, Pete, head, owner, home value 3500, owned a radio, lived on a farm, male, white, 59, married, age at first marriage - 44, could read and write, born IN, father born France, mother born Switzerland, spoke English, fruit farmer, fruit farm, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no, farm schedule 1 Maryetta, wife, female, white, 54, married, age at first marriage - 38, could read and write, born IA, father born PA, mother born IL, spoke English Kelly, Patrick, uncle-in-law, male, white, 79, single, could read and write, born IL, father born Irish Free State, mother born PA, spoke English, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no |
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