Kell(e)y Bible Notes

Kell(e)y Bible The following transcripts and notes are taken from a Bible found in August, 2008 at the home of Earle Wilson Small, the first son of Gracie Kelly, adopted daughter of the apparent original owner of the Bible. The scans, photos, notes and transcripts were compiled by: Greg Small 575 Lorne Street Gravenhurst, Ontario P1P 1N1 705-684-9841 [email protected] [File0055.PDF] Orford Centre Aug 23rd 1911 John Hainer Kelleys Book [Writing is in an ornate script style] [File0056.PDF] [Recto title page of the Bible. Other pages refer to an 1877 license allowing for the printing of 10,000 copies but there does not appear to be any other date indicating an actual printing date. The 1911 date in the previous file appears to be the best date possible for the book.] [File0057.PDF] [Various blank pages in the bible were used for lists of births, deaths and commentary. Due to the condition of the Bible it was decided to not try to identify the exact location of each page.] Deaths Stepmother died April 10, 1910 Isaac Kelly died May 7, 1911 Margaret Hainer Kelley died Oct. 27, 1872 William Nelson Kelly died Apr 29, 1910 [year indecipherable due to page damage – but see age calculation in File0062.PDF] Townsend Kelly ? Mary Ann Kelley (Whittrick) died Sep. 13, 1876 Jess Kelly Apr 8, 1926 James Murray Kelly Died Feb 28, [year indecipherable due to page damage, but someone appears to have later penciled in 1928 ] Nancy Kelley died Nov 13, 1871 Samantha Tripp died Dec 8th, 18 [balance of year indecipherable due to page damage] Harvey Kelly Nov 14, 1935 Lonson W. Kelly, Died Mar 22, 1894 Clyde C Kelley Died Mar th 16, 18 [balance of year indecipherable due to page damage]

[Note the seemingly interchangeable spelling of the surname as both Kelly and Kelley] [File0058.PDF] Stepmother born July 15, 1894 [cf Stepmother died April 10, 1910 in File0057.PDF] Births Isaac Kelley Born Jan 8th 1823 Margaret Hainer Born Aug 28th, 1825 Nelson Kelley Born Nov 10th, 1845 Townsend Kelly Born Feb 28th, 1847 Mary Ann Kelley Born Dec 31st, 184 [likely 9 but balance of year indecipherable due to page damage] Charles Henry Kelley Born Feb 16th, 185 [balance of year indecipherable due to page damage] Jess [or Jesse] Kelley Born Feb 2nd, 1854 James Murray Kelley Born Apr 9th, 1856 John Hainer Kelley Born July 24, 1858 Benjimin [perhaps] Kelley Born June 3rd, 1860 Nancy Kelley Born Mar 21st, 1863 Samantha Catherine Kelley Born O 31st, 1864 Harvey Kelley Born Mar 28th, 1870 Jameson [perhaps – page damaged] W Kelley Born June 14th, 18 [balance of year indecipherable due to page damage] Seymour [perhaps – page damaged] [middle initial, likely not I] Kelley Born Feb 7th, 1877 Clyde [perhaps – page damaged] C Kelley Born Feb 8th, 1879 [First name missing – page damaged] Kelly [note spelling] July 23, 1883 [Marginal writing on left page edge in much darker ink left for others to decipher or interpret] [File0059.PDF] Births John Hainer Kelly Born July 24th, 1858 Sarah Ann Chesney “ “ 1st, 1855 th Married December 30 , 1885 Ettie Kelly Born January 26th, 1890 Gracie Kelly Born July 27th, 1892 [File0060.PDF] I was baptized on March 14th, 1875 At Woodstock by Dr. Crawford after A sermon delivered by Rev Mr Goodspeed Who was pastor of the church. I was converted at Goble’s Corners When [perhaps] B.O. Wood was pastor of the

Church [three apparently Greek words] 1Cor.6.19 Dec 25, 1889 Ordained at First Houghton Jan 28th, 1894 [last digit of date is difficult to decipher but January 28, 1894 was a Sunday – see http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/index.html?year=1894&country=27 [File0061.PDF] Deaths Sarah Ann Chesney Kelly died Jan 11, 1941 John Hainer Kelley Died Nov, 1939 [arrow and “BAPTIST MINISTER” added later in ballpoint pen – names and dates also appear to have been entered later than death of children which follow] Ettie Kelly died February 8th, 1890 Gracie Kelly Small, died Feb 28, 1925 The following four entries were added in ballpoint pen much later, possible by Earle Wilson Small, although the printing is not recognized definitively by me as his] Clarence A Small died July 25, 1977 Maurice W.K Small died June 12, 1985 Glen Allen Small died January 1985 Ronald Clarence Small died July, 1975

Births Sarah Ann Chesney, Born July 1st, 1855 John Hainer Kelly, Born July 24th, 1858 Ettie Kelly, Born January 26th, 1890 Gracie Kelly, Born July 27th, 1892 [Gracie is my natural paternal grandmother and my father told me she was adopted by the Kelly family after the death of Ettie and when it was determined Sarah could have no more children. Gracie was reputed to have come from Toronto – but little more than that is known. She was very good with children. She loved to sit on a second floor landing with all her children and the neighbour children sitting on the steps below. She would read stories to them to entertain them. She died in childbirth, giving birth to my Uncle Keith, who subsequently died in 1928 from mastoid. John Kelly blamed my Grandfather Clarence for her death as he felt Clarence kept Gracie pregnant. My father blamed her death on either a negligent or poorly trained medical doctor. Gracie is buried in St Thomas Cemetery and my father arranged to have a stone put on her grave in September, 2002.] [File0062.PDF] Apr 29, 1910 Nov 10, 1845 ---------------65 1937 1886 ------

51 [someone was calculating Nelson Kelly’s age and some other timespan] =============================================================== [File0063.PDF] [A handwriting change – perhaps this is Gracie Kelly’s writing. One possible scenario is the bible was given to her by her father and my father obtained it after her death. There is no oral history to support this, just my amateurish handwriting analysis.] [P8223703.PDF] [There are numerous marginal notes in the bible. None appear to be family related. This entry shows an apparent Greek word which appears to be related to the study of the passage. Compare this writing with the three apparently Greek words found in File0060.PDF. Note also the condition of the Bible’s binding.] [P8223704.PDF] [A second photo of the page with the apparent Greek word] [P8223705.PDF] [An overview of the Bible’s front cover to show its condition.] [P8223706.PDF] [A shot of pages that appear to have been patched with paper tape, years ago.] [P8223707.PDF] [Another view showing binding “issues”.] [P8223708.PDF] [A view of family history entries and page and binding conditions.] [P8223709.PDF] [An overview of the Bible’s back cover to show its condition.]