OHIO STATEWIDE FILES - Know your Ohio: Joseph Reynolds Kelley & Horace Kelley 
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Historical Collections of Ohio
The Kelley Family Collections
Newspaper article, Plains Dealer
compiled by S.J. Kelley-- 1925
And Then They Went West
by Darlene E. Kelley  1998
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Joseph Reynolds Kelley and his son Horace Kelley---

     Joseph Reynolds Kelley, fourth son of Daniel and Jemima (Stow)
Kelley, was born at Middlefield. Conn, Mar. 29, 1794, removed to
Lowville, N.Y.,with his parents in 1798, receiving his education there.
In the winter of 1814 he removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where he actively
engaged in business in partnership with his brother Irad.  He became the
owner of considerable land in what is now the heart of the city, and,
like his brothers, Irad and Thomas, bought and sold much real estate in
the early days of Cleveland.
     On January 10, 1814, he married Betsey (Gould).  The homestead, in
which their son, and only child Horace Kelley, was born stood on the
northwest corner of Bank and Lake Streets.
      Joseph Reynolds Kelley died at Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 23, 1823.
      Horace Kelley was born at Cleveland, July 18,1819. Upon his
fathers death, he inherited some property from his father, mostly real
estate in Cleveland, which increased greatly in value and received
additions under his management.  He also owned property on Kelley's
 Island and was at one time the proprietor of Isle St.George, now known
as 
North Bass.
       In the summer of 1861, Horace married Fannie ( Miles), of Elyria,
Ohio.  He and his wife spent much of their time in foreign travel and in
California. where he owned a home in San Diego, but they spent much of
their time in their Cleveland home on Wilson Ave, part of each year.
They had no children.  At Horaces death he left a fortune( something
like a half a Million dollars) to the foundation of an art gallery and
school in Cleveland. Judge James M. Jones, Henry C. Ramsey, and Alfred
S. Kelley being named as trustees.  This gift, together with others from
John Huntington, H.B. Hurlbut and J.H. Wade, Jr., made a total of about
two million dollars, which became available for art gallery purposes in
Cleveland.
     Horace's introduction to art museums came with his trip to Europe
in 1868.  Influenced by his wife's art interests, he made four
subsequent trips abroad and accumulated a fine collection of paintings
and other art works which beame the core of Cleveland,s first art Museum
and Art Foundation.  This was established in Feb. 1869.  The foundation
at first held little cash, since his state represented mostly land and
buildings. The Van Sweringen brothers eventually purchased 2 of these
land parcels for the future site of Clevelands Terminal Tower. In 1995,
his bequest still provided funds for the Art museum.
     Horace's wife gave up all rights to his property after his death,
which occurred Dec. 4, 1890.  The only thing she retained was their
summer home in San Diego. California.
      Joseph Reynolds and Horace Kelley were buried at Lake View
Cemetary, in Cleveland, Ohio.
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