Florence Bernice Kelly

Female7 January 1904–15 January 1995

Brief Life History of Florence Bernice

When Florence Bernice Kelly was born on 7 January 1904, in Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Samuel John Kelly, was 43 and her mother, Eva May Mullen, was 32. She lived in Chippewa City, Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States in 1910 and Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States in 1920. She died on 15 January 1995, in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 91.

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Family Time Line

Samuel John Kelly
1860–1934
Eva May Mullen
1872–1946
Vernetta Kelly
1890–1981
Edna Maud Kelly
1893–1983
Myrle Emanuel Kelly
1896–1976
Mildred Lorraine Kelly
1898–1977
Lester George Kelly
1900–1968
Florence Bernice Kelly
1904–1995
Burton Thomas Kelly
1906–1996

Sources (4)

  • Florence B Kelley in household of Samuel Kelly, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Florence Bernice Kelly, "Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926"
  • Florence Kelly in household of Samuel G Kelly, "United States Census, 1910"

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World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

Age 2

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

Age 2

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1929

Age 25

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

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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