Mary Foltz Kelly
The Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Brainerd, Minnesota.
April 22, 1943 (Mother of Frank L. Kelly of Flint, Michigan)
Mrs. Mary Kelly Dies at Home of Daughter Today
Mrs. Mary Kelly, 77, died early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Joe Wise, 710 South Seventh Street. Mrs. Kelly was born April 5, 1866, in the
Ft. Recovery, Ohio. She had resided in Brainerd here from Perham where she
had lived most of her life.
Her husband had preceded her in death in 1933.
Surviving are three sons, Corp. George J. Kelly of the U. S. Army, Joe Kelly
of Ontario, Calif., and Frank Kelly of Flint, Michigan.; two daughters, Mrs.
Cecilia Carlson of Des Moines, Ia., and Mrs. Joe Wise of Brainerd; two
sisters, Mrs. Frank J. Wise of Brainerd and Mrs. Fred Vogel of Tacoma, Wash.,
one brother, Leo Foltz of Perham.
Funeral services will be held at the St. Francis Catholic church and interment
will be in the Evergreen cemetery. The time of the services will be announced
later.
The body will lie in state at the Hoenig chapel.
Additional Information
This is some vital information on the family of John F. Kelly
Mrs. Mary Kelly was the daughter of John and Magdalena Foltz of Rush Lake,
Minnesota. John was one of the earliest settlers and a Foltz built the first
cabin in Ottertail County. The family made the trek to Minnesota in the
famous "Trail of Tears" by boat and oxcart from Ft. Recovery, Ohio. Mary’s
mom was also named Magdalena and therefore she decided to use the name Mary
when she married John F. Kelly
The John F. Kelly Family
1. John F. Kelly, Born October 17, 1857, Cincinnati, Ohio. Died December
30, 1933, Duluth, Minnesota. Married Magdalena (Mary) Foltz, 1885, Rush Lake,
Minnesota. Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, Minnesota. Death certificate
says John was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born October 15, 1869. John was
possibly a Civil War orphan according to family lore. No person, including
himself, knew the exact date of his birth, place of birth, or parents names.
John put Cincinnati Ohio down on many census reports so I used that one.
However, his date of birth changed from census to census? For parents names he
always put question marks. Question marks appear on death certificate as
well. However, he is connected somehow to the Foltz, Doll, and Wise families
of Minnesota and Fort Recovery Ohio. John is the family mystery man.
2. Mary (Magdalena) M. Kelly, Born 1866, Fort Recovery, Ohio. Died April
26, 1943, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, (Brainerd) Buried Evergreen Cemetery,
Brainerd, Minn.
3. Francis Rose Kelly. Born 1866, Rush Lake, Minnesota. Died August 27,
1953, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, (Brainerd). Married Joseph P. Wise, 1906.
4. Joseph George Kelley, Born March 2, 1890, Rush Lake, Minnesota. Died
March 6, 1954, San Bernardino, California. (lived: Ontario California)
Married Orpha Kelly, South Dakota, est. time 1919. California death records
shows name as Kelley. Wife Orpha (Alvina) Kelley died on September 5, 1980,
San Bernardino, California. Joe Kelley was the only family member to spell his
name with the e in Kelley.
5. **Frank Leopold Kelly, Born December 16, 1893, Rush Lake, Minnesota.
Died June 3, 1957, Flint, Michigan. Married Stella Louise Thiese (Kelly)
August 26, 1915, Yankton, South Dakota.
6. Cecilia Mary Kelly. Born 1896, Rush Lake , Minnesota. Died 1979. Des
Moines, Iowa. Married George Carlson.
7. George James Kelly. Born 1908, Aitkin, Minnesota. Died? Perhaps
Florida. Wife Dorothy from Aitkin, Minnesota.
**Frank Leopold Kelly is my grandfather. My mother Ruth Elaine Kelly was
Franks youngest daughter.
Submitted by: Kelly Wernette, March 2012