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Long before I was born the identity of our
first ancestor to come to America was disputed. The purpose of this website is
to give descendants the most common held views as to the
identity of our ancestors and in a
side by side comparison; of James O'Kelley and Anna Dean, Thomas O'Kelley and Elizabeth Dean,
and William Kelley and Elizabeth Dean and to share the limited documentation that
exist, and encourage others to contact me and aid in
correcting bad information. From the testing of
my DNA it is certain that our male ancestor originated from
Ui
Maine
Ireland and his ancestors lived there for more than a thousand
years sometimes ruling over a vast area near Galway. More research has to be completed but I
believe that most of our family mystery will be solved.
Please click on the
Email
Us link to aid our discovery. I hope you enjoy your
visit. Click on our
family
Coat of Arms to begin your journey back in
time.
Rick O'Kelley, Webmaster
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Rick
O'Kelley
14324 Briar Cr
Fayetteville, AR
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Much of the
information found on this web site was provided to
me by my Aunt
Kathleen O’Kelley and originates from her
independent research. Some has it's source in
the 1966 book by J Fred O'Kelly,
titled
"Some Descendants and Ancestral
Kin of James Stamps O'Kelley and Lucy Woodruff
England"; the 1969 book by Alethea Jane Macon,
Four O’Kelley Sons and Some of their Descendants
– Allied Families;
Harold O'Kelley's
1985 book "Four
Families Through
Georgia", some came from
Ancestry.com,
Footnote.com, on line books, US Census records, or other
independent sources. James
O’Kelley and Anna Dean source documentation
originates from five pages reported to have been
created by
Dr. Thomas Katlet O’Kelley, and
the contents of some
of those pages has been kindly shared by his
great-great granddaughter, Judith (Knowles) Ries.
Judi is a published author of the book
Ed O’Kelley: The Man
Who Murdered Jesse James’ Murderer
and
A Patchwork of
Memories, a Knowles/O’Kelley genealogy.
If you use any of Dr. O’Kelley’s data, please credit
Judith Ries. You may use any photograph or
scan found on this website for non commercial
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Retired Chief Investigator
Washington Co Sheriff's Dept
Fayetteville, AR |
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This website has ran continuously on the Internet since 1 May 1997.
It is perhaps the oldest and most conclusive O'Kelley source on the
net.
Last updated 1 Jan 2012
This site is dedicated to my children who would never
have lived or would be who they are today if not for our
ancestors.
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