Kelly, Dawson, 1895-1977.
Biographical notes:
Dawson Kelly was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a grandson of Irish immigrant Daniel Kelly. His parents were William Kelly, a plumber, and Mary Dawson. He married Anna Melia in 1920. She had arrived in Cleveland from Ireland ca. 1912. Dawson Kelly served in the U.S. Army from 1918-1919. He initially was stationed at Camp Gordon in Atlanta, Georgia, and later was sent to France. During this time, he and Anna Melia exchanged letters. After his return to Cleveland, he worked as a plumber, and also at Westinghouse Company. A child, William Austin, was born to Dawson and Anna Kelly in 1921. In 1922, Anna Kelly became ill with tuberculosis and died in 1923. Dawson Kelly formed the D.W. Kelly Moving Company ca. 1925. It later became known as the D.W. Kelly & Son Moving Company. He remarried in 1929 and had three more children.
From the description of Dawson Kelly family papers, 1917-1924. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 43981213
Cleveland, Ohio, Irish American family descended from Daniel Kelly. Dawson's parents were William and Mary Dawson Kelly. His wife was Anna Melia, who immigrated to Cleveland from Ireland ca. 1912 with her sister, Mary Melia.
From the description of Dawson Kelly family papers, series II, 1864-1995. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 277661980
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- Inventions
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- Irish Americans
- Irish Americans
- Medical instruments and apparatus
- Soldiers
- Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis
- World War, 1914-1918
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- Cleveland (Ohio) (as recorded)
- Ohio--Cleveland (as recorded)
- Ohio--Cleveland (as recorded)
