James P. and George B. Kelley were the sons of Phillip Kelley who owned and operated Kelley Bros. in White Cloud, a grocery and general mercantile business which was purchased from Edgar and George Nuzum in 1893. The business has been maintained by the Kelley family through three generations and is presently operated by Lowell Kelley, grandson of Phillip Kelley and Edgar C. Nuzum.
From the guide to the Financial records, 1896-1924, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection)