When Vera Glessie Kelly was born on 11 October 1906, in Missouri, United States, her father, William Eli Kelly, was 29 and her mother, Maude Mc Guire, was 23. She married John Joseph HEINZ on 2 May 1931, in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Tacoma Election Precinct, Pierce, Washington, United States in 1940 and Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, United States in 1950. She died on 1 January 1982, at the age of 75.
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.
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