KELLEY, Daniel M., b 1865; 1905 Bio, Montrose County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/montrose/bios/kelleydm.txt --------------------------------------- Donated September 9, 2001 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Daniel M. Kelley Daniel M. Kelley, of Montrose county, one of the leading sheep men of the Western slope, was born in the state of New York on November 7, 1865. His parents were James and Anna (Morrison) Kelley, the former a native of New York and the latter of Scotland. The father was a painter and divided the years of his manhood between working at his trade and keeping hotel. He died in Massachusetts on March 11, 1875. Four years later the mother moved her family to Colorado and settled in Boulder county, where she engaged in farming until her death, on May 28, 1882. Their son Daniel remained with them until death ended their labors, receiving a common-school education and acquiring a good practical knowledge of farming. After the death of his mother he remained a year in Boulder county, and in 1883 moved to Montrose county, where he took up a ranch as a homestead claim in 1885. This was wild, unbroken land at the time, and in its present state of fertility and fruitfulness it represents his industry and thrift during the succeeding years. He has greatly improved the place and transformed it into one of the desirable country homes of the section in which it lies. It is located on California mesa, four miles west of Olathe, and is especially well adapted to raising sheep, in which Mr. Kelley is largely engaged. For a few years after settling here he gave his attention to the cattle industry, but finding the region better adapted to sheep he sold his cattle and began raising sheep. In 1903 he ran about eighteen hundred head and sold as their product one thousand dollars worth of wool and four thousand dollars worth of lambs. Mr. Kelley was first married in 1887 to Miss Mary Kane, the daughter of Patrick and Mary (Welch) Kane, who were born and reared in Ireland. The mother died on February 20, 1900, and the father is now living in the state of Washington conducting a flourishing mercantile business. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley had five children, Mamie, James F., William H., Daniel S. and Anna. The last named died on March 19, 1903. The others are living at home, the oldest being fifteen years old and the youngest six. The mother died January 20, 1898, and is buried at Delta, and Mr. Kelley was married October 13, 1902, to Mrs. Margaret (Burnett) Clark, a native of Mercer county, Illinois, and the daughter of Capt. F. G. and Emaline (Campbell) Burnett, the former a native of New York and the latter of Muskingum county, Ohio. The father of Mrs. Kelley came with his parents to Mercer county, Illinois, when young, where he was reared and married. He enlisted in an Illinois regiment and served in the Union army during the Civil war, being mustered out as captain of his company. He and his wife are now living on California mesa in Montrose county. Mrs. Kelley is the mother of two daughters by her former marriage, Emaline A. and Mabel C. Mr. Kelley is a sixth-degree Odd Fellow and a Modern Woodman of America. In political allegiance he is a zealous Republican. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.