Richard Kelly was born in Tandraque, a village on the Cusher River in Northern Ireland--according to records at familysearch.com, he was born in Dublin. He moved to the United States and settled in Iowa where he married Scottish born, Jessie Andrews, the daughter of a merchant tailor, in 1856. They had three children: Charles A Kelly (1856-1907), Lillie Annie Kelly (1871-1937), and Hattie Adele Kelly (1876-1936).
Richard, reportedly a civil engineer of "great talent," built bridges in the deep south before the Civil War. From his own designs, he supervised the construction of the bridge over the Mississippi River in Davenport.
Shortly before the Civil War, he went south to construct the North and South Alabama Railroad and the Cincinnati Railway. He got stranded in Alabama when the war broke out.
Jessie begged General Dodge to let her cross the enemy lines so that she could be with her husband. He gave her a pass.
The couple remained in Alabama after the war, settling in Montgomery and raising their son Charles and two daughters.
Richard died there in 1878 at only 46-years old.
(Note: In the 1870 Census, Richard is listed as living in Bullock, Alabama. Perhaps they moved around the state.)
Jessie and her two daughters moved to Decatur, Illinois where Charles, by then 22-years old, was working as a clerk in the Wabash Offices. The family moved to St. Joseph, Missouri in 1881.
Richard, reportedly a civil engineer of "great talent," built bridges in the deep south before the Civil War. From his own designs, he supervised the construction of the bridge over the Mississippi River in Davenport.
Shortly before the Civil War, he went south to construct the North and South Alabama Railroad and the Cincinnati Railway. He got stranded in Alabama when the war broke out.
Jessie begged General Dodge to let her cross the enemy lines so that she could be with her husband. He gave her a pass.
The couple remained in Alabama after the war, settling in Montgomery and raising their son Charles and two daughters.
Richard died there in 1878 at only 46-years old.
(Note: In the 1870 Census, Richard is listed as living in Bullock, Alabama. Perhaps they moved around the state.)
Jessie and her two daughters moved to Decatur, Illinois where Charles, by then 22-years old, was working as a clerk in the Wabash Offices. The family moved to St. Joseph, Missouri in 1881.
Richard Kelly was born in Tandraque, a village on the Cusher River in Northern Ireland--according to records at familysearch.com, he was born in Dublin. He moved to the United States and settled in Iowa where he married Scottish born, Jessie Andrews, the daughter of a merchant tailor, in 1856. They had three children: Charles A Kelly (1856-1907), Lillie Annie Kelly (1871-1937), and Hattie Adele Kelly (1876-1936).
Richard, reportedly a civil engineer of "great talent," built bridges in the deep south before the Civil War. From his own designs, he supervised the construction of the bridge over the Mississippi River in Davenport.
Shortly before the Civil War, he went south to construct the North and South Alabama Railroad and the Cincinnati Railway. He got stranded in Alabama when the war broke out.
Jessie begged General Dodge to let her cross the enemy lines so that she could be with her husband. He gave her a pass.
The couple remained in Alabama after the war, settling in Montgomery and raising their son Charles and two daughters.
Richard died there in 1878 at only 46-years old.
(Note: In the 1870 Census, Richard is listed as living in Bullock, Alabama. Perhaps they moved around the state.)
Jessie and her two daughters moved to Decatur, Illinois where Charles, by then 22-years old, was working as a clerk in the Wabash Offices. The family moved to St. Joseph, Missouri in 1881.
Richard, reportedly a civil engineer of "great talent," built bridges in the deep south before the Civil War. From his own designs, he supervised the construction of the bridge over the Mississippi River in Davenport.
Shortly before the Civil War, he went south to construct the North and South Alabama Railroad and the Cincinnati Railway. He got stranded in Alabama when the war broke out.
Jessie begged General Dodge to let her cross the enemy lines so that she could be with her husband. He gave her a pass.
The couple remained in Alabama after the war, settling in Montgomery and raising their son Charles and two daughters.
Richard died there in 1878 at only 46-years old.
(Note: In the 1870 Census, Richard is listed as living in Bullock, Alabama. Perhaps they moved around the state.)
Jessie and her two daughters moved to Decatur, Illinois where Charles, by then 22-years old, was working as a clerk in the Wabash Offices. The family moved to St. Joseph, Missouri in 1881.
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