Notes:

Patrick B. Kelly arrived in America in December of 1853, with his wife Mary Ryan and their first four children, Bridget,Michael,Thomas and James Henry. Family information has them traveling by boat from Ireland to New Orleans and then by wagon to Illinois, where some Ryan relatives were living. They stayed in Illinois a couple of years, having two more children,twins,Mary Ann and Patrick II there in 1854. They were in Van Horne,Iowa, by 1857, when their seventh child, Charles was born. Patrick's father, Michael, a widower, also accompanied them on the journey.

In Iowa they purchased land from the government, at $1.25 an acre and begin farming. At one time the family owned 1100 acres. The family planted more then crops in Iowa, they also planted their roots and although many Kelly family members have branched out to other areas of the United States, the core of the family remains there to this day.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12409912/patrick-b.-kelly

Patrick married Mary Ryan Abt 1840, Graignamanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Mary (daughter of Patrick Ryan and Mary Canovan) was born 27 Feb 1822, Ireland; died 25 Feb 1904, Van Horne, Benton County, Iowa, USA; was buried , Calvary Cemetery Van Horne, Benton County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Nellie Kelly was born Oct 1865, Iowa, United States; died 1952; was buried , Woodland Memorial Park Cemetery Sand Springs, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA .

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Michael Kelly
BIRTH 1783
Ireland
DEATH 22 Jan 1868 (aged 84?85)
Van Horne, Benton County, Iowa, USA
BURIAL
Calvary Cemetery
Van Horne, Benton County, Iowa, USA
MEMORIAL ID 63520592 · View Source

MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 0
Husband of Bridget Ryan, who died in Ireland prior to 1853.
Michael was the eldest family member to immigrate to America in 1853. He came with his eldest son, Patrick B. Kelly, along with Patrick's wife, also a Mary Ryan and their first four children, Bridget,Michael,Thomas and James Henry. Family information has them traveling by boat from Ireland to New Orleans and then by wagon to Illinois, where some Ryan relatives were living, then moved onto Iowa by 1857.

Michael married Bridget Tobin. Bridget was born 1783, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; died Deceased. [Group Sheet]