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Kelley 1998 (Part 10) *********************************************** Women The women of Kelley"s Island, had to be of admirable quality stock. Not only being a mother of, sometimes large families, but ready to accept the responsibilities of not only caring for them in domestic ways, but ready to help in the fields, and caring for their neighbors. They had to be doctors and midwives. Able to accept isolation and oft time taking over in the absences of their of their husbands. Winter times were especially hard as Lake Erie was only passable on ice, and they had to depend on what had been preserved during the summer or late fall. Sara (Dean) Kelley moved to the island in 1837. She was Datus Kelley' s wife, whose hard work had more than been supplimented by that of her husband, who from her lifelong habit of motherly charity and constant attendance at the sick bed of every member of the community, bore and deserved that good name of " Aunt " amongst all the people of the Island. She was the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Weller) Dean of Martinsburg, New York. The Dean family is a very old family from England whose names appear after the Conquest, frequently and in the reigns of Edward l, and Edward ll. There were many distinguished Knights of the name, five who bore Coats of Arms. The first Deans in America were Stephen and Rachel, of Plymouth, Stephen was one of the pilgrims, having arrived in 1621 in the second vessel, the " Fortune ." Sara (Dean) Kelley was the third child of ten children of Samuel Dean and Mary (Weller). She was born April 5, 1789, at Westfield, Massachusetts and later removed to Martinsburg, New York. It was there in New York, she met Datus Kelley and on August 21,1811, they were married. At first they traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, where Datus had already established himself. They soon bought a farm in Rockport, where all their children were born. Sara's brothers; Chester and Joseph soon followed and purchased part of their property in Rockport and removed there. Soon her father joined them and on April 2, 1840 died at their home. Sara and Datus lived in Rockport nearly twenty five years, establishing themselves as prominent citizens of the community. They bore nine children all at Rockport. In 1843, after the building of their home, they moved to the island to set up perminent residence.There too, she was fondly thought of as " Aunt Sara "to all the island except to those who were privileged to call her " Grandma Kelley." Women on the island showed their husbands much respect, always in their subjection as they were raised to do. However, they had to be able to be independant if the need was there. News of the outside world was depended upon others who had left or come to the island. They were dependant on the ships who frequented who brought the mails and supplies from the mainland. The " Islander " was a great source of information and all, including the women, looked forward to meeting at the Hall for the outside news. Sara was very fond of this as it brought her news of her friends she had made while in Rockport. As the island grew and her children married, she gradually had more and more interest. I am sure she did not lack for things to do as she was constantly helping in some way. Oh yes, including to help raise houses and building docks, planting grapes,fruit trees, and whatever she was needed to do. All the islanders claimed her as an amazing woman. Always helpful in advise and knowledgeable, even though her education was rather poor. A true believer in God, she turned to the bible for her sense of strength. She died at the Island house March 21,1864, almost two years before her husband, Datus Kelley. Ann Marrilla (Millard) Kelley was Addison Kelley's wife, the daughter of Royal and Anna (Francis) Millard, of Rockport, Ohio. They were married October 31,1895 and lived in the large stone house which is still a landmark on the south shore of Kelley's Island. She and Sara Kelley, Addison Kelley,s mother, were great friends and did many things together. Anna was born at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Jan21,1818. She was the mother of five children, and died on the Island September 3, 1885. The children were; 1--Fredrick--Bn; July 20. 1838, M; Angeline (Woodford), daughter of Jesse E Woodford and Harriet (Titus) of Kelley's Island, Jan.,22,1863. D; April 24, 1864. 2-- Sterling Hermon-- Bn; May 15, 1841, D; Jan.,21,1844. 3--Edward Datus--Bn;Feb. 26,1843. d; Feb.1,1857. 4--Francis Millard--Bn; Aug. 5,1844. M; Mary Dunlevy (Boake) daughter of Robert and Lucy(Ringdon) Boake of Straban,Ireland and Hamilton, Ohio, Nov.22,1882. Lived at Kelley's Island in Addisons home. 5--Everett Clapp--bn; July 21,1846. d; Nov. 5, 1875. Never married. They all attended school on the Island, in one of the first schools. Mary Adams(Hitchcock) Kelley, was Julius Kelley's wife. She was a lovely girl and was the daughter of Samuel Miller and Mary ( Adams) Hitchcock. They were married March 9,1836. They lived on Kelley,s Island in the stone house just west of the "Tiber". They had 4 children. 1-- Samuel Herber--bn;Oct 9,1837. d; June 18,1852. 2--Mary Caroline-- bn;June 10,1839. m;William L. Mott, son of Joseph Prior and Betsey Maria (Bostwick) Mott, June 11,1863. He died Sept.,9,1883. 3-- Douglas Ottinger--bn;Jan.28,1844. m; Annie Amelia (Fletcher), daughter of Stephen and Caroline (Wood) Fletcher, April20,1874. Father was a Episcopal clergyman. 4--Zina Hitchcock--bn; June 10,1847. Moved to California. d;unknown Emeline (Kelley) Huntington, daughter of Sara and Datus Kelley. bn; June 10,1819 in Rockport, Ohio. Met George Cabot Huntington in Cleveland and they were married there. He was the son of Erastus and Abigail (Hyde) Huntington of Norwich, Connecticut. He was married before and had two children who had died there in Cleveland. Emeline and George were married Nov.7,1837 and they moved to the Island where George bought land on the island and built a beautiful home. They had 4 children. 1-- Erastus--bn; Aug.15,1838. m;Elzina (Hamilton) daughter of James and Sabra(Titus) Hamilton of Kelleys Island, Sept.16,1863. 2--Simon--bn;Dec.15,1839. d; Jan. 19,1863 from wounds received at Battle of Stone River Dec.30,1862. Never married. 3-- Daniel K--bn; Mar; 28,1845. m; Emma (Farr) Huntington daughter of Aurelius and Louisa M.(Follett) Farr of Rockport, Ohio. Lived at Kelley's Island and then removed to Olmstead, Ohio. 4--Joseph A. bn; Feb. 10,1850. m; Theophania (Haynes) Huntington, May28,1877. She died soon after childbirth, Jan. 20,1880 in Denver. Caroline(Kelley) Carpenter--2nd daughter of Datus and Sara Kelley, was born in Rockport, Ohio, April 15, 1821. She married Charles Carpenter, son of Gardner and Mary (Huntington) Carpenter, of Norwich,Conn.,Nov. 7,1844. Their marriage was the first to be celebrated in the new home of Sara and Datus Kelley, on Kelley's Island. Charles Carpenter had helped to build this house. He purchased property on the island and much of the success in fruit culture, is devoted to him. They had 4 children all born on the island. 1--Lester--bn;April 7,1846. m; Jessie Christie(Robertson) daughter of Peter and Isabella (Christie) Robertson.,Feb 1891 They resided on Kelley's Island. 2--Alida J--b;Apr18,1848. M; David Seton, son of John and Jane (Drysdale) Seton, Nov. 7,1870. David died in Kansas. 3--Mary H.--bn; Oct.25,1854. m; Thomas F. Ward, Aug 22,1877. Thomas died in Colorado. 4--Sara Dean-- bn;Oct 9,1859. m; David Moysey, son of Robert Rosling and Sarah (Dennison) Moysey, April 24,1883.Lived on the island. Betsey (Kelley) Webb-- Sara and Datus Kelley's third daughter. bn; Dec. 18, 1823 at Rockport, Ohio. m; William S. Webb (who was born June 16,1823, was a captain of volunteers during the rebellion), was the son of Joseph L and Isabella (Ball) Webb of Delaware, Ohio, Sept. 16, 1845. Lived at Kelley's Island and later at Larned, Kansas. They had three children. 1-- Sara--bn;June 18,1846. M; Jacob Rush, June 18,1868. Lived on the Island. 2--Isabella Ball--bn; May 9,1854. m; Rev. Edward L. Parks, son of George Hamline and Julia Ann( Hollister) Parks, July 30,1879. Lived at Kelley's Island, Iowa, and Atlanta, Georgia. 3--Charles Chamberlain bn; Aug 16,1858. m; Julia M (Taskett),daughter of Henry and Pamelia (Alton) Taskett, of Bloomfield Township, Polk Co.,Iowa, Sept 11,1890. Lived at Kelley's Island, Kansas, and Iowa. Hannah ( Farr) Kelley-- daughter of Aurelius and Louisa M. (Follett) Farr, of Rockport, Ohio.,May 21,1857; (she was born at Rockport, Aug 9,1837; d; at Detroit, Mich.,Feb.4,1889) They lived at Kelley's Island till the death of Sara;then they moved to Cleveland. They had one son. -- Hermon Alfred Kelley--bn;May 15, 1859. He was the compiler of the History of The Kelley Family Book and a great historian. We owe much of our records to him.----Marcella (Dean) Kelley, daughter of Chester and Abigail (Taylor) Dean, of Rockport, Ohio. m; William Dean Kelley, son of Datus and Sara Kelley, Mar 20,1856. They lived at Kelley's Island. They had two children. 1--Irving Washington--bn Jan3,1857. m; Anna Eliza (McEldowney) daughter of Thomas and Anna (Bates) McEldowney, of Chicago Heights, Ill.,July 13,1882. Lived in Minneapolis, Minn and Chicago, Ill. 2-- William Datus, bn; May 11,1859. m; Isabelle (Silver) of Tarrytown, New ork, June 18,1894. These are the beginings of many important women who lived on Kelley's Island. All the women who lived there sired many important children who brought honar and integrity to the Kelley name. For those we are indeed greatful and proud.