PATRICK J. KELLEY 1839-1920
P.J. KELLY, ONE OF CITY'S OLDEST CITIZENS, DEAD
Born in Ireland in 1839 and Came to Manitowoc in 1856
Patrick J. Kelley Sr. died last evening at his home on North Seventh street,
81 years of age. He had lived in Manitowoc sixty-four years, having come here
with his parents in 1856. He was born in the village of Coachford, Cork County,
Ireland, Nov. 10, 1829 (sic) and was married April 21, 1867, to Julia Lantry who
came from the same village in Ireland. Three years ago the couple celebrated their
golden wedding when hundreds of their friends called and paid their respects.
In his early years Mr. Kelley taught school in this county, later entering the mason
contracting business, which he successfully followed until a few years ago.
Besides his wife he is survived by six of seven children. Those surviving are John G.
of Waukesha, Timothy L., Mrs. John Friar and Mrs. F.G. Smith of Milwaukee,
Patrick J. of Mansfield, Ohio, and Julia of this city. One brother, Captain Timothy
Kelley of this city and a sister, Mrs. John Hart of Chicago, also survive him.
Mr. Kelley was a student all his life and kept abreast of current events reading the
papers yesterday morning and being particularly interested in the struggle going on
in his native land. About ten years ago he took up the study of the almost forgotten
Gaelic language learned in his boyhood years and very soon relearned it so as to
read and translate it.
A few weeks ago Mr. Kelley officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the new
K.C. Club House. He was a member of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin and of
the Knights of Columbus.
The funeral will be held on Monday morning from the Sacred Heart church.
Manitowoc Herald News Friday, October 29, 1920 pg. 1
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Patrick Kelley, a pioneer resident of Manitowoc died last Thursday
night at his home on North Seventh Street. Mr. Kelley was born at
Corchford, County Cork, Ireland, in 1839 and came to America with
his parents in 1848. The family came to the west and settled at
Manitowoc in 1856, since which time Mr. Kelley has resided here.
He married here in 1867 to Julia Lantry, who had been a schoolmate
of his in Ireland. He is survived by his wife and six children,
John of Waukesha, Timothy, Mrs. John Friar, and Mrs. F.G. Smith
of Milwaukee, and Julia of this city and Patrick of Mansfield, Ohio.
A sister, Mrs. Mary Harte of Chicago and a brother, Capt. T.J. Kelley
of this city also survive. Mr. Kelley was a reader and considerable
of a scholar. He loved the history and literature of his native
land and could recite from the Irish bards by the hour. For many years
he kept files of John Boyle O'Reilly's Boston Pilot and other similar
publications. About ten years ago he took up the study of written
Gaelic and the almost forgotten spoken language of his boyhood came
back to him readily, so that he soon acquired a reading knowledge of
the ancient tongue. In his youth he taught school in the county but
abandoned it for the mason's trade and for many years was a successful
mason contractor. He was an industrious, useful citizen who reared
and educated a large family, who are a credit to him and to the bereft
widow.
The funeral was held Monday from Sacred Heart Church of which he
was a devout communicant. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Among those from out of town who attended the funeral were:
Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Dempsey, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Kelley and Mary
Kelley of Waukesha; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Friar, Helen Friar, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Smith, Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Kelley, Miss Mary Lantry,
Miss Alice Lantry, Mr. Joseph Lantry, Leland Haggerty, Mrs. Jule
Buschman, Miss Mable Hussey of Milwaukee; Patrick J Kelley of Mansfield,
Ohio; Mrs. Geo. Rennerker, Mrs. Mary Harte, Mrs. John Harvey, Mrs.
M. Ritzwoller, Mr. Edw. Harte of Chicago; Dr. and Mrs. T. Egan of
Sturgeon Bay; Thos. Doolan and Thos. Sullivan of Maple Grove and
Dr. and Mrs. John Kelley of Cato.
Manitowoc Pilot, November 4, 1920
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Manitowoc news:
Patrick Kelly (sic), 81 years of age, died Thursday at his home on North Seventh
street. Mr. Kelley came to Manitowoc with his parents 64 years ago and ever since
has resided here.
Tri-County Record, Kiel Thursday, November 4, 1920 pg. 4
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Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley and Harry Kelley of Waukesha, Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Lelley,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith,and Mrs. Mable Hussey of Milwaukee, who were here for
the P.J. Kelley funeral have returned to their respective homes.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, November 26, 1920 P. 9
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GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kelley, 843 N. Seventh Street, celebrated their golden
wedding last Saturday. There was a family reunion and also open house for
friends and relatives.
Patrick Kelley and Julia Lantry were children on neighboring farms outside the
village of Coachford in the County Cork about 10 or 11 miles from the metropolis
of Southern Ireland. Their families immigrated to America in the 40's. The
Lantry's came to Manitowoc County after a few years at Milwaukee and settled
on a farm in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids. The Kelleys came to Manitowoc from
the east in 1856 and the two former playmates soon met and renewed the friendship
of their childhood in Ireland. They were married at St. Boniface Church April 21,
1867. Their living children are John G. and Timothy L. of Waukesha, Mary Smith
and Margaret of Milwaukee, Julia of this city and Patrick J. of Mansfield, Ohio.
There are 13 grandchildren. The children and nearly all the grandchildren were
at the old home Saturday. The house was a bower of flowers and there were friends
coming and going all day.
Mrs. Kelley has been an ideal Christian Mother. The affection formerly poured out
to her own children, she now lavishes upon the rising generation. Mr. Kelley has
been a successful masonry contractor for over forty years. He taught school in the
county when but a boy and has been a student and reader all his life, particularly
of the literature and history of the land of his birth. The almost forgotten spoken
Gaelic of his boyhood made the acquirement of a reading knowledge of the ancient
tongue easy when he essayed the task of re-learning it some years ago and he reads
and translates Gaelic easily. The Boston Pilot under O'Reilly and later under Roche
was his favorite journal. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley have been staunch and devout adherents
of the Faith of their fathers all their lives. They have earned the reverence and
material appreciation which their progeny evidence and the respect the community
shows.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Apr. 26, 1917
P.J. KELLY, ONE OF CITY'S OLDEST CITIZENS, DEAD
Born in Ireland in 1839 and Came to Manitowoc in 1856
Patrick J. Kelley Sr. died last evening at his home on North Seventh street,
81 years of age. He had lived in Manitowoc sixty-four years, having come here
with his parents in 1856. He was born in the village of Coachford, Cork County,
Ireland, Nov. 10, 1829 (sic) and was married April 21, 1867, to Julia Lantry who
came from the same village in Ireland. Three years ago the couple celebrated their
golden wedding when hundreds of their friends called and paid their respects.
In his early years Mr. Kelley taught school in this county, later entering the mason
contracting business, which he successfully followed until a few years ago.
Besides his wife he is survived by six of seven children. Those surviving are John G.
of Waukesha, Timothy L., Mrs. John Friar and Mrs. F.G. Smith of Milwaukee,
Patrick J. of Mansfield, Ohio, and Julia of this city. One brother, Captain Timothy
Kelley of this city and a sister, Mrs. John Hart of Chicago, also survive him.
Mr. Kelley was a student all his life and kept abreast of current events reading the
papers yesterday morning and being particularly interested in the struggle going on
in his native land. About ten years ago he took up the study of the almost forgotten
Gaelic language learned in his boyhood years and very soon relearned it so as to
read and translate it.
A few weeks ago Mr. Kelley officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the new
K.C. Club House. He was a member of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin and of
the Knights of Columbus.
The funeral will be held on Monday morning from the Sacred Heart church.
Manitowoc Herald News Friday, October 29, 1920 pg. 1
********
Patrick Kelley, a pioneer resident of Manitowoc died last Thursday
night at his home on North Seventh Street. Mr. Kelley was born at
Corchford, County Cork, Ireland, in 1839 and came to America with
his parents in 1848. The family came to the west and settled at
Manitowoc in 1856, since which time Mr. Kelley has resided here.
He married here in 1867 to Julia Lantry, who had been a schoolmate
of his in Ireland. He is survived by his wife and six children,
John of Waukesha, Timothy, Mrs. John Friar, and Mrs. F.G. Smith
of Milwaukee, and Julia of this city and Patrick of Mansfield, Ohio.
A sister, Mrs. Mary Harte of Chicago and a brother, Capt. T.J. Kelley
of this city also survive. Mr. Kelley was a reader and considerable
of a scholar. He loved the history and literature of his native
land and could recite from the Irish bards by the hour. For many years
he kept files of John Boyle O'Reilly's Boston Pilot and other similar
publications. About ten years ago he took up the study of written
Gaelic and the almost forgotten spoken language of his boyhood came
back to him readily, so that he soon acquired a reading knowledge of
the ancient tongue. In his youth he taught school in the county but
abandoned it for the mason's trade and for many years was a successful
mason contractor. He was an industrious, useful citizen who reared
and educated a large family, who are a credit to him and to the bereft
widow.
The funeral was held Monday from Sacred Heart Church of which he
was a devout communicant. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Among those from out of town who attended the funeral were:
Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Dempsey, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Kelley and Mary
Kelley of Waukesha; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Friar, Helen Friar, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Smith, Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Kelley, Miss Mary Lantry,
Miss Alice Lantry, Mr. Joseph Lantry, Leland Haggerty, Mrs. Jule
Buschman, Miss Mable Hussey of Milwaukee; Patrick J Kelley of Mansfield,
Ohio; Mrs. Geo. Rennerker, Mrs. Mary Harte, Mrs. John Harvey, Mrs.
M. Ritzwoller, Mr. Edw. Harte of Chicago; Dr. and Mrs. T. Egan of
Sturgeon Bay; Thos. Doolan and Thos. Sullivan of Maple Grove and
Dr. and Mrs. John Kelley of Cato.
Manitowoc Pilot, November 4, 1920
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Manitowoc news:
Patrick Kelly (sic), 81 years of age, died Thursday at his home on North Seventh
street. Mr. Kelley came to Manitowoc with his parents 64 years ago and ever since
has resided here.
Tri-County Record, Kiel Thursday, November 4, 1920 pg. 4
*********
Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley and Harry Kelley of Waukesha, Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Lelley,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith,and Mrs. Mable Hussey of Milwaukee, who were here for
the P.J. Kelley funeral have returned to their respective homes.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, November 26, 1920 P. 9
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GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kelley, 843 N. Seventh Street, celebrated their golden
wedding last Saturday. There was a family reunion and also open house for
friends and relatives.
Patrick Kelley and Julia Lantry were children on neighboring farms outside the
village of Coachford in the County Cork about 10 or 11 miles from the metropolis
of Southern Ireland. Their families immigrated to America in the 40's. The
Lantry's came to Manitowoc County after a few years at Milwaukee and settled
on a farm in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids. The Kelleys came to Manitowoc from
the east in 1856 and the two former playmates soon met and renewed the friendship
of their childhood in Ireland. They were married at St. Boniface Church April 21,
1867. Their living children are John G. and Timothy L. of Waukesha, Mary Smith
and Margaret of Milwaukee, Julia of this city and Patrick J. of Mansfield, Ohio.
There are 13 grandchildren. The children and nearly all the grandchildren were
at the old home Saturday. The house was a bower of flowers and there were friends
coming and going all day.
Mrs. Kelley has been an ideal Christian Mother. The affection formerly poured out
to her own children, she now lavishes upon the rising generation. Mr. Kelley has
been a successful masonry contractor for over forty years. He taught school in the
county when but a boy and has been a student and reader all his life, particularly
of the literature and history of the land of his birth. The almost forgotten spoken
Gaelic of his boyhood made the acquirement of a reading knowledge of the ancient
tongue easy when he essayed the task of re-learning it some years ago and he reads
and translates Gaelic easily. The Boston Pilot under O'Reilly and later under Roche
was his favorite journal. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley have been staunch and devout adherents
of the Faith of their fathers all their lives. They have earned the reverence and
material appreciation which their progeny evidence and the respect the community
shows.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Apr. 26, 1917
PATRICK J. KELLEY 1839-1920
P.J. KELLY, ONE OF CITY'S OLDEST CITIZENS, DEAD
Born in Ireland in 1839 and Came to Manitowoc in 1856
Patrick J. Kelley Sr. died last evening at his home on North Seventh street,
81 years of age. He had lived in Manitowoc sixty-four years, having come here
with his parents in 1856. He was born in the village of Coachford, Cork County,
Ireland, Nov. 10, 1829 (sic) and was married April 21, 1867, to Julia Lantry who
came from the same village in Ireland. Three years ago the couple celebrated their
golden wedding when hundreds of their friends called and paid their respects.
In his early years Mr. Kelley taught school in this county, later entering the mason
contracting business, which he successfully followed until a few years ago.
Besides his wife he is survived by six of seven children. Those surviving are John G.
of Waukesha, Timothy L., Mrs. John Friar and Mrs. F.G. Smith of Milwaukee,
Patrick J. of Mansfield, Ohio, and Julia of this city. One brother, Captain Timothy
Kelley of this city and a sister, Mrs. John Hart of Chicago, also survive him.
Mr. Kelley was a student all his life and kept abreast of current events reading the
papers yesterday morning and being particularly interested in the struggle going on
in his native land. About ten years ago he took up the study of the almost forgotten
Gaelic language learned in his boyhood years and very soon relearned it so as to
read and translate it.
A few weeks ago Mr. Kelley officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the new
K.C. Club House. He was a member of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin and of
the Knights of Columbus.
The funeral will be held on Monday morning from the Sacred Heart church.
Manitowoc Herald News Friday, October 29, 1920 pg. 1
********
Patrick Kelley, a pioneer resident of Manitowoc died last Thursday
night at his home on North Seventh Street. Mr. Kelley was born at
Corchford, County Cork, Ireland, in 1839 and came to America with
his parents in 1848. The family came to the west and settled at
Manitowoc in 1856, since which time Mr. Kelley has resided here.
He married here in 1867 to Julia Lantry, who had been a schoolmate
of his in Ireland. He is survived by his wife and six children,
John of Waukesha, Timothy, Mrs. John Friar, and Mrs. F.G. Smith
of Milwaukee, and Julia of this city and Patrick of Mansfield, Ohio.
A sister, Mrs. Mary Harte of Chicago and a brother, Capt. T.J. Kelley
of this city also survive. Mr. Kelley was a reader and considerable
of a scholar. He loved the history and literature of his native
land and could recite from the Irish bards by the hour. For many years
he kept files of John Boyle O'Reilly's Boston Pilot and other similar
publications. About ten years ago he took up the study of written
Gaelic and the almost forgotten spoken language of his boyhood came
back to him readily, so that he soon acquired a reading knowledge of
the ancient tongue. In his youth he taught school in the county but
abandoned it for the mason's trade and for many years was a successful
mason contractor. He was an industrious, useful citizen who reared
and educated a large family, who are a credit to him and to the bereft
widow.
The funeral was held Monday from Sacred Heart Church of which he
was a devout communicant. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Among those from out of town who attended the funeral were:
Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Dempsey, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Kelley and Mary
Kelley of Waukesha; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Friar, Helen Friar, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Smith, Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Kelley, Miss Mary Lantry,
Miss Alice Lantry, Mr. Joseph Lantry, Leland Haggerty, Mrs. Jule
Buschman, Miss Mable Hussey of Milwaukee; Patrick J Kelley of Mansfield,
Ohio; Mrs. Geo. Rennerker, Mrs. Mary Harte, Mrs. John Harvey, Mrs.
M. Ritzwoller, Mr. Edw. Harte of Chicago; Dr. and Mrs. T. Egan of
Sturgeon Bay; Thos. Doolan and Thos. Sullivan of Maple Grove and
Dr. and Mrs. John Kelley of Cato.
Manitowoc Pilot, November 4, 1920
*********
Manitowoc news:
Patrick Kelly (sic), 81 years of age, died Thursday at his home on North Seventh
street. Mr. Kelley came to Manitowoc with his parents 64 years ago and ever since
has resided here.
Tri-County Record, Kiel Thursday, November 4, 1920 pg. 4
*********
Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley and Harry Kelley of Waukesha, Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Lelley,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith,and Mrs. Mable Hussey of Milwaukee, who were here for
the P.J. Kelley funeral have returned to their respective homes.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, November 26, 1920 P. 9
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GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kelley, 843 N. Seventh Street, celebrated their golden
wedding last Saturday. There was a family reunion and also open house for
friends and relatives.
Patrick Kelley and Julia Lantry were children on neighboring farms outside the
village of Coachford in the County Cork about 10 or 11 miles from the metropolis
of Southern Ireland. Their families immigrated to America in the 40's. The
Lantry's came to Manitowoc County after a few years at Milwaukee and settled
on a farm in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids. The Kelleys came to Manitowoc from
the east in 1856 and the two former playmates soon met and renewed the friendship
of their childhood in Ireland. They were married at St. Boniface Church April 21,
1867. Their living children are John G. and Timothy L. of Waukesha, Mary Smith
and Margaret of Milwaukee, Julia of this city and Patrick J. of Mansfield, Ohio.
There are 13 grandchildren. The children and nearly all the grandchildren were
at the old home Saturday. The house was a bower of flowers and there were friends
coming and going all day.
Mrs. Kelley has been an ideal Christian Mother. The affection formerly poured out
to her own children, she now lavishes upon the rising generation. Mr. Kelley has
been a successful masonry contractor for over forty years. He taught school in the
county when but a boy and has been a student and reader all his life, particularly
of the literature and history of the land of his birth. The almost forgotten spoken
Gaelic of his boyhood made the acquirement of a reading knowledge of the ancient
tongue easy when he essayed the task of re-learning it some years ago and he reads
and translates Gaelic easily. The Boston Pilot under O'Reilly and later under Roche
was his favorite journal. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley have been staunch and devout adherents
of the Faith of their fathers all their lives. They have earned the reverence and
material appreciation which their progeny evidence and the respect the community
shows.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Apr. 26, 1917
P.J. KELLY, ONE OF CITY'S OLDEST CITIZENS, DEAD
Born in Ireland in 1839 and Came to Manitowoc in 1856
Patrick J. Kelley Sr. died last evening at his home on North Seventh street,
81 years of age. He had lived in Manitowoc sixty-four years, having come here
with his parents in 1856. He was born in the village of Coachford, Cork County,
Ireland, Nov. 10, 1829 (sic) and was married April 21, 1867, to Julia Lantry who
came from the same village in Ireland. Three years ago the couple celebrated their
golden wedding when hundreds of their friends called and paid their respects.
In his early years Mr. Kelley taught school in this county, later entering the mason
contracting business, which he successfully followed until a few years ago.
Besides his wife he is survived by six of seven children. Those surviving are John G.
of Waukesha, Timothy L., Mrs. John Friar and Mrs. F.G. Smith of Milwaukee,
Patrick J. of Mansfield, Ohio, and Julia of this city. One brother, Captain Timothy
Kelley of this city and a sister, Mrs. John Hart of Chicago, also survive him.
Mr. Kelley was a student all his life and kept abreast of current events reading the
papers yesterday morning and being particularly interested in the struggle going on
in his native land. About ten years ago he took up the study of the almost forgotten
Gaelic language learned in his boyhood years and very soon relearned it so as to
read and translate it.
A few weeks ago Mr. Kelley officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the new
K.C. Club House. He was a member of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin and of
the Knights of Columbus.
The funeral will be held on Monday morning from the Sacred Heart church.
Manitowoc Herald News Friday, October 29, 1920 pg. 1
********
Patrick Kelley, a pioneer resident of Manitowoc died last Thursday
night at his home on North Seventh Street. Mr. Kelley was born at
Corchford, County Cork, Ireland, in 1839 and came to America with
his parents in 1848. The family came to the west and settled at
Manitowoc in 1856, since which time Mr. Kelley has resided here.
He married here in 1867 to Julia Lantry, who had been a schoolmate
of his in Ireland. He is survived by his wife and six children,
John of Waukesha, Timothy, Mrs. John Friar, and Mrs. F.G. Smith
of Milwaukee, and Julia of this city and Patrick of Mansfield, Ohio.
A sister, Mrs. Mary Harte of Chicago and a brother, Capt. T.J. Kelley
of this city also survive. Mr. Kelley was a reader and considerable
of a scholar. He loved the history and literature of his native
land and could recite from the Irish bards by the hour. For many years
he kept files of John Boyle O'Reilly's Boston Pilot and other similar
publications. About ten years ago he took up the study of written
Gaelic and the almost forgotten spoken language of his boyhood came
back to him readily, so that he soon acquired a reading knowledge of
the ancient tongue. In his youth he taught school in the county but
abandoned it for the mason's trade and for many years was a successful
mason contractor. He was an industrious, useful citizen who reared
and educated a large family, who are a credit to him and to the bereft
widow.
The funeral was held Monday from Sacred Heart Church of which he
was a devout communicant. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Among those from out of town who attended the funeral were:
Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Dempsey, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Kelley and Mary
Kelley of Waukesha; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Friar, Helen Friar, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Smith, Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Kelley, Miss Mary Lantry,
Miss Alice Lantry, Mr. Joseph Lantry, Leland Haggerty, Mrs. Jule
Buschman, Miss Mable Hussey of Milwaukee; Patrick J Kelley of Mansfield,
Ohio; Mrs. Geo. Rennerker, Mrs. Mary Harte, Mrs. John Harvey, Mrs.
M. Ritzwoller, Mr. Edw. Harte of Chicago; Dr. and Mrs. T. Egan of
Sturgeon Bay; Thos. Doolan and Thos. Sullivan of Maple Grove and
Dr. and Mrs. John Kelley of Cato.
Manitowoc Pilot, November 4, 1920
*********
Manitowoc news:
Patrick Kelly (sic), 81 years of age, died Thursday at his home on North Seventh
street. Mr. Kelley came to Manitowoc with his parents 64 years ago and ever since
has resided here.
Tri-County Record, Kiel Thursday, November 4, 1920 pg. 4
*********
Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley and Harry Kelley of Waukesha, Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Lelley,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith,and Mrs. Mable Hussey of Milwaukee, who were here for
the P.J. Kelley funeral have returned to their respective homes.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, November 26, 1920 P. 9
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[bur 11-01-1920/cause: arterio sclerosis/bur on Tim Kelley lot]
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GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kelley, 843 N. Seventh Street, celebrated their golden
wedding last Saturday. There was a family reunion and also open house for
friends and relatives.
Patrick Kelley and Julia Lantry were children on neighboring farms outside the
village of Coachford in the County Cork about 10 or 11 miles from the metropolis
of Southern Ireland. Their families immigrated to America in the 40's. The
Lantry's came to Manitowoc County after a few years at Milwaukee and settled
on a farm in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids. The Kelleys came to Manitowoc from
the east in 1856 and the two former playmates soon met and renewed the friendship
of their childhood in Ireland. They were married at St. Boniface Church April 21,
1867. Their living children are John G. and Timothy L. of Waukesha, Mary Smith
and Margaret of Milwaukee, Julia of this city and Patrick J. of Mansfield, Ohio.
There are 13 grandchildren. The children and nearly all the grandchildren were
at the old home Saturday. The house was a bower of flowers and there were friends
coming and going all day.
Mrs. Kelley has been an ideal Christian Mother. The affection formerly poured out
to her own children, she now lavishes upon the rising generation. Mr. Kelley has
been a successful masonry contractor for over forty years. He taught school in the
county when but a boy and has been a student and reader all his life, particularly
of the literature and history of the land of his birth. The almost forgotten spoken
Gaelic of his boyhood made the acquirement of a reading knowledge of the ancient
tongue easy when he essayed the task of re-learning it some years ago and he reads
and translates Gaelic easily. The Boston Pilot under O'Reilly and later under Roche
was his favorite journal. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley have been staunch and devout adherents
of the Faith of their fathers all their lives. They have earned the reverence and
material appreciation which their progeny evidence and the respect the community
shows.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Apr. 26, 1917
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