Nora Kelley

Brief Life History of Nora

When Nora Kelley was born in 1854, in Ireland, her father, James Kelley, was 35 and her mother, Ellen Walsch, was 35. She married John William Branagan on 6 November 1873, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Antelope Election Precinct, Cheyenne, Nebraska, United States in 1880. She died in 1896, in Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 42.

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Family Time Line

John William Branagan
1853–1912
Nora Kelley
1854–1896
Marriage: 6 November 1873
Thomas Branigan
1875–1931
Ellen Nellie Brannigan
1877–1930
Nora Gertude Branigan
1879–1935
James Joseph Branigan
1882–1943
Morris Branigan
1883–
Mary Elizabeth Branigan
1886–1935
John Branigan
1893–
Bridget Branigan
1894–1966

Sources (2)

  • Nora Branagan in household of John Branagan, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Nora Kelley in entry for John William Branigan, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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World Events (8)

1854

On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

Irish (Offaly) and English: variant of Kelly .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Nora Kelley Branagan funeral

MRS. BRANNIGAN'S FUNERAL. A large number of friends of the late Mrs. John Brannigan met the body of the dead lady at the depot this afternoon upon arrival of the train from the west. Mr. Brannigan an …

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