Individual Details
Lawrence Pike Kelley
(23 Feb 1896 - 24 Jun 1973)
BRECKENRIDGE (RNS) - Lawrence Pike Kelley, 77, of Breckenridge, a retired Texas Co. Employee, died at 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the Veterans Hospital in Dallas after a long illness. Funeral is pending with Satterwhite Funeral Home in Breckenridge. Born Feb. 23, 1896 in Uvalde, he married Jewell Johnson July 26, 1920, in Eastland. They lived at the Texas Co. Parks Camp south of Breckenridge until 1927 when they moved into Breckenridge. He was employed by the Texas Co. as a truck driver until his retirement in 1964. Mr. Kelley was a World War I veteran and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Elks Lodge. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife; three sons, Samual Lawrence of Hobbs, N.M., Albert of Wichita Falls and Nolan of Abilene; one daughter, Mrs. Lynn Brice of Austin; one brother, Lennard of Hollywood, Calif.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Abilene Reporter-News, Mon., 6/25/1973, 6-A.
Events
| Birth | 23 Feb 1896 | Uvalde County, Texas | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 2 Jun 1900 | (John Monroe Kelley and Annie Ella Heard) Uvalde County, Texas |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 6 May 1910 | (John Monroe Kelley and Annie Ella Heard) Douglas City, Cochise County, Arizona | | | |
| Marriage | 26 Jul 1920 | Eastland County, Texas - Gracey Jewell Johnson | |||
| Census (family) | 5 Apr 1940 | Precinct 1, Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas - Gracey Jewell Johnson | | | |
| Death | 24 Jun 1973 | Respiratory arrest - V.A. Hospital, Dallas County, Texas | | ||
| Burial | Breckenridge Cemetery, Stephens County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Gracey Jewell Johnson (1903 - 1974) |
| Child | Samuel Lawrence Kelley (1921 - 1992) |
| Child | Albert Gardner "Jiggs" Kelley (1923 - 2009) |
| Child | Helen Florence Kelley (1929 - 2016) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | John Monroe Kelley (1861 - 1940) |
| Mother | Annie Ella Heard (1868 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Mattie Lorena Kelley (1887 - ) |
| Sibling | Ray Charles Kelley (1890 - 1971) |
| Sibling | John Hal Kelley (1892 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Anna Susan Kelley (1898 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Howard H. Kelley (1902 - 1913) |
| Sibling | James Nelson Kelley (1905 - ) |
| Sibling | Leonard Martin Gail "Conrad" Kelley (1914 - 1994) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Jno M Kelly M 39 Texas - Stock raiserWife Anna A Kelly F 36 Texas
Daughter Mattie L Kelly F 13 Texas
Son Ray C Kelly M 10 Texas
Son Jno H Kelly M 8 Texas
Son L* P Kelly M 4 Texas
Daughter Anna S Kelly F 2 Texas
Census (family)-shared
John M Kelly M48 Texas - Foreman, copper smelterWife Annie Kelly F42 Texas
Son Ray Kelly M19 Texas - Puncher, copper smelter
Son Hal Kelly M17 Texas - Teamster, ice wagon
Son Lawrence Kelly M14 Texas
Daughter Annie Kelly F11 Texas
Son Howard Kelly M7 Texas
Son James Kelly M5 Texas
Census (family)
L P Kelley M44 TexasWife Jewell Kelley F36 Texas
Son Sam Kelley M18 Texas
Son Albert Kelley M16 Texas
Daughter Helen Kelley F10 Texas
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M35V-52K : accessed 23 Feb 2014), Jno M Kelly, Justice Precincts 1, 5-6 (excl. Ulvalde town), Uvalde, Texas, United States; citing sheet , family 12, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241675..
2. "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVVW-6JD : accessed 23 Feb 2014), John M Kelly, Douglas City, Cochise, Arizona, United States; citing sheet , family 2, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374051..
3. "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K43J-VYM : accessed 23 Feb 2014), L P Kelley, Breckenridge, Justice Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 215-3A, sheet 3B, family 66, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 4139..
4. "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K38J-N55 : accessed 23 Feb 2014), Lawrence P Kelley, 24 Jun 1973; citing certificate number 43629, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2242784..
5. Find A Grave Memorial# 58924133.