J. Adrian Kelly M.D., listed on Tombstone

Dr. James Adrian Kelly son of George Washington Kelley and Lura A. Unknown Kelley

Note: Kelly and Kelley on several records.
Marriage, Obit, Directory of Deceased American Physicians, listed as Kelly.
WWI Draft Card Listed as Kelley.

Note: On Lura's tombstone name listed as Lucy. Most records and children's obituaries listed as Lura.

James Adrian Kelly married Margaret Meyer 19 June 1915 in Randolph Nebraska

Source: Times Enterprise, Randolph Nebraska
Marriage listed in Newspaper
Bride, Parent, Groom, Parent, Date of Wedding, Date in Paper
Meyer Margaret, Henry, James Kelly, Jams, 6/19/1915, 6/24/1915

Source: Times Enterprise, Randolph Nebraska
date of paper June 24, 1915
Kelly-Meyer Marriage
Miss Margaret Meyer and James Adrian Kelly were married Saturday June 19, at the Catholic parsonage by Rev. Father Lordeman. The bride is the daughter of Henry Meyer and wife of this city and has grown to womanhood and made for herself many friends. The groom is a graduate pharmacist from the University of Kansas and will graduate from the medical department of Creighton University next spring. He is the son of a retired Kansas Merchant.
For the present this young couple will live in Omaha and when mr. Kelley completes his medical course they expect to locate in Kansas.

Source: Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929
Name: James Adrian Kelly
Birth Date: 1887
Birth Place: Raymond, KS
Death Date: 21 Oct 1918
Death Place: Oshkosh, NE
Type Practice: Allopathic
Practice Specialties: Lewis, KS, 1917, Oshkosh, NE, May 19, 1919
Licenses: NE, 1917
Practice Dates Places: Lewis KS, 1917, Oshkosh, NE, May 19, 1919
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, 1917, (G), KS-02 University of Kansas
School of Medicine, Lawrence-Kansas City, 1913
Education: Raymond, KS, High School, Cooper Collage, Sterling, KS

U. S. Kansas State Census
1 March 1895 Rice KS, Raymond
Kelly, G. W., 43
Kelly, Lura, 41,
Kelly, Frank, 20
Kelly, Daisy, 17
Kelly, Adrian, 8
Kelly, Lester, 3

U.S. Federal Census Records
1900 KS, Rice County, Raymond
Kelly, George W, 48, 1851, Ohio, married 1873, married 27 years, parents born N.Y.
Kelly, Lura A, wife, 47
Kelly, Daisy, daughter, 21
Kelly, Howard, son, 18, Dec 1881, KS
Kelly, Adrian, son, 13, KS
Kelly, Lester, son, 8,
Kelly, Mildred, daughter, 3/12

U. S. Kansas State Census
1905 Rice, Raymond Kansas
Kelley, G. W., 53, 1852, Ohio
Kelley, L. A., 51, N.Y.
Kelley, H., 24, 1881, KS
Kelley, J. A., 18, 1887, KS
Kelley, L. L., 13, 1892, KS
Kelley, Mildred 5, 1900, KS

Source: World War I Draft Resignation Cards
Name: James A. Kelley
Address: 302 S. 26th Omaha NE
Race: Caucasian
Birth: 20 Feb 1887 Raymond KS - Natural Born
Occupation: Medical Student Creighton Medical Collage, Omaha NE
Married: wife and child
Yes, account of wife and child
Medium Height, Stout, Brown eyes, Dark Brown hair
Date: June 4, 1917
FHL Roll Number 1711763

Obituary of Dr. J. A. Kelly
Dr. J. A. Kelly, who was pharmacist at the Peters drug store during the summer of 1914, passed away at his home in Oshkosh, Neb., Oct 21, aged 31 years, 7 months and 29 days. His illness was of ten days duration from Spanish influenza followed by pneumonia.
Dr. Kelly was born Feb 22, 1887, at Raymond, Kansas. He was educated in his native state and graduated in pharmacy from the university of Kansas in 1910. He followed pharmacy for a few years and in 1914 was employed in that capacity at the Peter's Pharmacy in Randolph. On June 19, 1914, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Meyer of this city and they moved to Omaha where Dr. Kelly completed his medical studies at the Creighton University and graduated in 1917. He began his medical practice at Oshkosh and in little more than a year built up a good business.
Dr. Kelly was a quiet unassuming young man. He was a good physician, prompt in his affairs and enjoyed a good practice. He was esteemed by all who knew him. There was so much sickness in his territory that even when he should have been in bed he thought it his duty to minister to the sick and worked day and night until forced to his bed. In his death Oshkosh met a distinct loss.
His wife and little son were taken seriously ill with influenza at the same time he was, and it was for a time thought there was no hope for any of them. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyer of this city were summoned to the bedside of their daughter and son-in-law as well as Miss Frances Meyer, who has been a student at Omaha. They did what they could.
Deceased leaves his wife and baby son, besides his parents and other relatives.
The funeral was held at Oshkosh Oct. 22 and burial made there.
Those from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mrs. Kelly and son, Howard, his mother and brother; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyer and daughter Frances of Randolph.

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