Vera Glessie Kelly

Female11 October 1906–1 January 1982

Brief Life History of Vera Glessie

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.

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Family Time Line

John Joseph HEINZ
1901–1967
Vera Glessie Kelly
1906–1982
Marriage: 2 May 1931
D Berthena Heinz
1932–2009
Janice Heinz
1935–2012

Sources (18)

  • Vera G Heinz, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Vera G Kelly, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • Vera Kelly Heinz in entry for Janice L Burghart, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 May 1931Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1907 · Not for profit elections

    Age 1

    The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

    1907 · Pike's Market

    Age 1

    Pike’s Market is one of the oldest still working farmer’s markets in the US. It is located in Seattle’s central business district, just north of Belltown , and southwest of central waterfront and Elliott Bay. One of the attractions there is the gum wall. 

    1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world

    Age 20

    Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.

    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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