TUSCARAWAS COUNTY OHIO BIOS: KELLY, Hugh (published 1884)
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The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Warner, Beers & Co., 1884

        HUGH KELLY, farmer and proprietor of iron mine, P.O. New
Philadelphia, was born March 6, 1815, in St. John, New Brunswick, the
second child of a family of ten children. His mother, Jerusha Kelly, was
accidentally drowned in the Bay of Fundy in 1835. His father, James More
Kelly, was a merchant, ship-builder, lumber dealer and proprietor of
vessels plying on the Atlantic. Hugh was united in marriage, December 4,
1835, with Rosanne Steeves, also a native of the province. They emigrated
to Ohio in 1836, and after living for six years in Harrison County came to
this county and township. Ten children have been born unto them -Catherine,
wife of John Minnis; Margaret, wife of Andrew Van Buskirk, of Allen County;
Mary, widow of ALBERT BOYD; William, of Lockport; James, who was killed
while in service in 1865; Henry, deceased, and John, Ellen, Thomas and
Harvey, at home. Mr. Kelly's farm is underlaid with a vein of blackband
iron ore. He has opened a mine and operated it profitably for several
years. He is a Republican; has held various township offices, and is
esteemed an upright, reliable and influential citizen. Himself and wife are
members of the German Baptist Church.