Middleton "Mid" Kelley

  Noted events in his life were:

• census, 1880, Ward 3, Winn, LA. Name: Middleton Kelley
Home in 1880: 3rd Ward, Winn, Louisiana
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of Household: Son
Father's birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Name: Emly A.
Mother's birthplace: Mississippi
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male

• census, 1900, Ward 5, Winn, LA. Name: Middleton Kelly
Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 5, Winn, Louisiana
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Parent's Name: Emily A
Race: White
Birthdate: Feb 1871

• census, 1910, Ward 5, Winn, LA. Name: Millton Kelley
Age in 1910: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Father's Birth Place: South Carolina
Mother's Name: Earlie A
Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi
Home in 1910: Police Jury Ward 5, Winn, Louisiana
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Male
[living with brother, James]

• census, 1920, Ward 5, Winn, LA. Name: M Kelly
Home in 1920: Police Jury Ward 5, Winn, Louisiana
Age: 50 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Jonie V
Father's Birth Place: Louisiana
Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household members:
M Kelley 50
Jonie V Kelley 44
Eward S Kelley 6
Ewin M Kelley 6
Bryant M Kelley 3

• census, 1930, Ward 5, Winn, LA. Name: Mid Kelly
Home in 1930: Police Jury Ward 5, Winn, Louisiana
Age: 58
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Jannie
Race: White
Household members:
Mid Kelly 58
Jannie Kelly 56
Edwin Kelly 16
Bryan Kelly 14

• Obituary. Mid Kelly [sic Kelley], of Couley, well-known resident of Winn parish, died at his home Saturday morning at 2:40 after a nine days illness with pneumonia. Mr. Kelly died just ten days after the death of his brother, Willis Kelly, also a pneumonia victim, whom he waited upon during his illness.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Double Church, with interment in the Couley cemetery. Rev. G.A. McVey, pastor of the Methodist church officiated. Burial was under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.

Mr. Kelly was born February 3, 1871 in Downsville, Lincoln parish. He came to Winn parish with his parents when 11 years of age and resided in the Flat Creek community in Ward Three. For the past thirty-five years he has lived in Couley. Mr. Kelly had a host of friends. He had a jovial disposition and enjoyed telling amusing stories of childhood days. He was a progressive farmer and noted for his fondness for fishing and outdoor sports. He was a member of the Calvin Baptist church.

Surviving are: his widow, Mrs. Janie Shaw Kelly, two sons, Edwin and Bryan of Couley and two step-daughters, Mrs. Boyd Johnson of Couley and Mrs. C.O. Keiffer of Mineola, Texas, and one brother, Jim Kelly of Natchitoches, LA.

Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise, March 5, 1936

Middleton married Janie Victoria Shaw 1912 abt. (Janie Victoria Shaw was born on 23 Feb 1873 in Montgomery, Grant, LA, died on 5 Mar 1954 and was buried in Couley Double Church Cemetery, Couley, Winn, LA.)