Brief Life History of Mathias
When Mathias Kelly was born on 18 October 1827, in Stark, Ohio, United States, his father, John Kelly, was 31 and his mother, Christina Brothers, was 32. He married Caroline Lydia Allis on 4 December 1850, in Medina, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Goshen, Elkhart Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States in 1900. He died on 29 March 1909, in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
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- Mathew Kelly, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Matthias Kelly - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Matthias Kelly
- Matthias Kelly, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1831
Historical Boundaries: 1831: Elkhart, Indiana, United States
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Aileen, John Patrick, Siobhan, Liam, Brigid, Donovan, Eamon, Parnell, Aidan, Clancy.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceallaigh, or, in some areas, Mac Ceallaigh ‘descendant (or son) of Ceallach’, an ancient Irish personal name, originally a byname meaning ‘bright-headed’, later understood as ‘frequenting churches’ (Irish ceall). There are several early Irish saints who bore this name. Kelly is now the most common of all surnames in Ireland.
Scottish: habitational name from either the lands of Kelly, near Arbroath (Angus), Kellie in Carnbee (Fife), or Kelly in Methlick (Aberdeenshire). Each of these placenames is from Pictish celli or Gaelic coille ‘wood’ + the placename forming suffix -in. Alternatively, from the lands of Kelloe in the barony of Hume (Berwickshire), whose name is of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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