1924 Utah Death Certificate
Unknown, natural

Elizabeth "Betsey" Cunningham age 81
Elizabeth (Major William) Kelly
Survivor, 1856 Willie Handcart Co.
11 Children (outlived six children)

1856 Arrived New York, New York
Name: Elizh Cunningham
Arrival Date: 16 Jun 1856
Birth Date: abt 1844
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: British (English)
Place of Origin: Great Britain
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination: Utah; United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Thornton

1856 Handcart Pioneers; Willie Co.
The convert immigrants of the 4th Handcart Company, Elder James Gray Willie Captain, sailed from Liverpool, England May 4th 1856 the ship Thornton, arriving Castle Gardens, New York, Jun 16th 1856.

Traveling by train via Albany, Buffalo and then Chicago, the company arrived Iowa City, Iowa, 26 June 1856.

1856 Willie Handcart Co.
The 95th Company, also known as the ill-fated 4th Handcart Company, Elder James G Willie, Captain, crossed the plains late summer 1856. The company was caught in heavy snow and were rescued from the frozed plains of Wyoming. The worn company finally arrived Salt Lake Valley, 9 November 1856, 67 deaths enroute.

1856 Handcart Pioneer
At one time during the journey across the plains Elizabeth was left for dead, as she was thought to be frozen to death. The ground was frozen so hard that they could not dig a grave so they just wrapped her in a blanket and laid the body on the ground and hurried on to make camp for the night, as darkness was fast overtaking them.

After they had made camp, the mother of Elizabeth felt impressed to go back to the child. Her friends ridiculed the idea, but the mother was determined, for she maintained that the child was not dead. She had been promised in Scotland that if she was faithful, that she and all her family would reach Zion in safety.

She went back to the child and found her undisturbed by the wolves. She carried the child back to camp and worked over her. Some hot water was spilt on her foot accidently and it caused a quiver to go through the limb. Convinced that she was still alive, they kept up their efforts until they brought her back to life. Elizabeth lived to be the mother of thirteen children, and the foster-mother of three others.
Heart Throbs of the West,
Kate B. Carter, Vol. 1, page 86.

1858 Married
Major William Kelly
Miss Elizabeth Cunningham

1860 Census Lake City, Utah Terr.
William Kelly 32
-Ann Kelly 37
Mary A Kelly 10
Wm E Kelly 9
Eliza E Kelly 8
Josh Kelly 7
Enos Kelly 5
Davd Kelly 4
Thos Kelly 2
-Christena Peterson 23
Jno P Kelly 3
-Elisth Cunningham 14[17]
Agnes N Kelly 1

1880 Census American Fork, Utah
William Kelly 52, farmer
Betsey Kelly 35, keeping house
George Kelly 15, on farm
Calvin Kelly 12, on farm
Elizabeth Kelly 10
Olive Kelly 7
E Augustus Kelly 3
Oron Kelly 2
Living on Main Street, farm

1900 Census American Fork, Utah
Elisabeth Kelly 56
Agustus Kelly 23, sugar mill
Elbert Kelly 19, sugar mill
Orson Kelly 17, sugar mill
Olive Olsen 27, daughter, married, 2 children
Vern K Olsen 2
Ford Kelly Olsen 3 months
Own home, free

1910 Census American Fork, Utah
Elizabeth Kelly 67
Ernest Augustus Kelly 33, odd jobs
Albert Kelly 30
Orson Kelly 27, teacher, public school
Vernie Olson 12, grandson
Ford Olson 10, grandson
Own home on 1st North

1920 Census Ogden Ward 5, Weber, Utah
Elizabeth Kelly 77, widow
Renting 457 26th Street

1924 Obituary Ogden
Mrs Elizabeth Cunningham Kelly died Sunday morning at 8:10 o'clock at the family residence, 457 Twenty-sixth street, after an few days' illness. She had lived in Ogden for six years, coming here from American Fork. She was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, Nov, 24, 1843, and came to Utah with a handcart brigade in 1856. She was married to William Kelly in Salt Lake and moved to American Fork, where Mr Kelly died in 1897.
Mrs Kelly was an active worker in the L.D.S. church and is survived by the following children: George A Kelly, Mrs Elizabeth Farr and Elbert M Kelly of Ogden; Mrs Olive Taylor of Portland, Ore., and Orson N Kelly of Los Angeles. Nineteen grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren also survive.
The body may be viewed at the Lindquist chapel Wednesday and will be shipped to American Fork Thursday morning where services will be held at ?12 o'clock and interment made.
Ogden Standard, Monday Evening,
October 13, 1924, page 7

Children:
Agnes Ann Kelley 1859-1911*
Daniel Kelly 1861-1875 AF*
Julia Kelly 1865-1867 AF*
George Arza Kelly 1866-1953 UT
Calvin Willard Kelly 1868-1915 ID*
Elizabeth Kelly Farr 1870-1931
Ernest Augustus Kelly 1876-1914 AF*
Orin Donald Kelly 1878-1905 AF*
Elbert Matthew Kelly 1880-1946 Ogden
Olive Maud Kelly 1881-1950 Ogden
Orson Nichols Kelly 1883-1934 Wash. DC
* six children preceded mother

Siblings
Robert Cunningham 1834-1899
Catherine Cunningham Adams 1838-1912
George Cunningham 1840-1913
Margaret Cunningham Binnall 1845-1921

Husband's 1st wife Annie Faragher
Husband's 2nd wife Christena Pedersen

DIL Harriet Roberts Kelly 1874-1952 CA