George S. Kelley

MaleFebruary 1890–1 January 1915

Brief Life History of George S.

When George S. Kelley was born in February 1890, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, his father, Stephen Francis Kelley, was 29 and his mother, Charity S. Swarthout, was 26. He lived in San Bernardino Judicial Township, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1900. He died on 1 January 1915, at the age of 24, and was buried in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Francis Kelley
1860–
Charity S. Swarthout
1863–1954
Grace Elizabeth Kelley
1888–1981
George S. Kelley
1890–1915
Nora Helen Kelley
1894–1987
James Francis Kelley
1903–1974

Sources (4)

  • George Kelley in household of Stephen F Kelley, "United States Census, 1910"
  • George S Kelley, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
  • George S Kelley in household of Stephen F Kelley, "United States Census, 1900"

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World Events (8)

1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

Age 1

Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 6

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 8

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Irish (Offaly) and English: variant of Kelly .

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

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