Individual Details

Alcora "Cora" Spence

(4 May 1884 - 17 Jan 1960)



Cora married George Kelley; they lived in West Virginia.

1910 Census. North Fork, McDowell Co, WV, Hh 120
George Kelly, 31, married once for 3 years, b. PA, Miner, Coal Mine
Cora, wife, 26, 1 child, b. VA
David Lee, son, 1 year, 11 months, b. VA

1920 Census. Rock district, Mercer Co, WV, Hh 105
George Kelly, 37, b. PA, Contractor, Coal Mines
Cora, wife, 35
David L., son, 11
Samuel I., son, 8, b. WV
Geroge R., son, 5
Irving C., son, 2 years, 5 months
Charles W., son, 4 (probably 4 months!), b. WV

1930 Census. Town Dist, Raleigh Co, WV, Hh 243
George Kelly, 50, married at age 25, b. PA, Miner, Coal mine
Cora, wife, 45, married at 20
Daniel L., son, 21, b. VA, Laborer, Coal mine
Samuel, son, 18, b. WV, Miner, Coal mine
Robert, son, 16, Laborer, Coal mine
Ervin, son, 13
Charles, son, 10
Cora R., dau, 2

1940 Census. Town Dist, Raleigh Co, WV, Hh 188
Lived in same house in 1935
Cora Kelly, 55, widow
Daniel Lee, son, 32, Salesman, gas filling station
George Robert, son, 25, Miner, Coal Mines
Ervin Clarence, son, 23, Painter, Contractor
Charles, son, 19, Miner, Coal Mines
Cora Ruth, dau, 12

3 Oct 1955. Delayed Birth Certificate - Carroll County, Virginia, #10557
Cora Spence was born 4 May 1884. She was the 9th child in the family. Father was Isham Spence, a farmer; mother, Mary Frances Mayberry. Both born in Carroll Co, VA and married in that county. Joseph T. Spence, age 75, declared this information to be correct. He was her brother and had a Bible printed in 1896.
Signed by Cora Kelly, East Beckley, WV.

Raleigh WV County Records. Cora Kelly died 17 Jan 1960, age 75, daughter of Isham & Mary Spence.

Events

Birth4 May 1884Virginia
Marriage4 Apr 1907Pulaski County, Virginia - George Kelly
Death17 Jan 1960Raleigh County, West Virginia

Families

SpouseGeorge Kelly (1882 - 1935)
ChildDaniel Lee Kelly (1908 - 1976)
ChildSamuel Isham Kelly (1911 - 1987)
ChildGeorge Robert Kelly (1914 - 1980)
ChildErvin Clarence Kelly (1917 - 1983)
ChildCharles William Kelly (1919 - 1987)
ChildCora Ruth Kelly (1927 - 2017)
FatherIsham Spence (1847 - 1933)
MotherMary Frances Mabry (1841 - 1929)
SiblingWilliam Floyd Spence (1868 - 1947)
SiblingNaomi Elizabeth "Oma" Spence (1870 - 1951)
SiblingLucy Ann Spence (1872 - 1885)
SiblingIsham Fielden Spence (1874 - )
SiblingMary Samantha Spence (1877 - 1946)
SiblingJoseph Taylor Spence (1880 - 1968)
SiblingBenjamin Harrison Spence (1888 - 1927)

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