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More Family History

Today we’re going to update a little bit more about J.W. Kelly’s family tree. If you have any information about the Kelly’s and their family history, please outreach to us. We would love to see what you have!!

Previously, we listed all of the information that we had about Mr. & Mrs. Kelly in our Archives. We’ve since learned a bit more and we thought we’d post. This is by no means the end of our search, it’s just an update.

Born: 2/25/1844 Waterford, Ireland
Died: 3/10/1907 Chattanooga, TN
Father: Henry Kelly, Auctioneer
Mother: Her last name was Watt.
Siblings: Mary Kelly Scott, Lizzie Kelly Smith
Spouse: Elizabeth “Lizzie” Jane Short. Married 9/3/1870 in Waterford, Ireland
The couple had no children.
Find a Grave: JWK
Married John Scott (unsure of date)
Children:
Commander Walter Scott (married Gynneth Stuart)
Claire Scott (married Carl Hammerstein)
Grandchildren:
Walter Scott
Fannie Scott (married Alexander Stuart)
Jessie Scott (married Rev. W. H. Morgan 6/10-1896)
Edit Grattan Scott (married Alexander F. Stuart, 1907)
Spouse: Joseph Smith
Children:
Fred William Smith
Lizzie A. Smith (married William Main)
Agnes Mary Smith
Florence Smith
Joseph Henry Smith
Evelyn Ethyl Smith (went by Eve)
James Watt Kelly Smith
Claire Smith (married W.B. or W. D. Lloyd)
Father: Henry Patrick Kelly
Mother: unknown
Grandfather: Patrick Kelly
Grandmother: unknown
Siblings:
Elizabeth Jameson Kelly (married Charles Geoghegan 9-29-1862)
William
Mary
Henry
Thomas
Annie
Minnie
Eliza
Mary Agnes (married James Howlett 3-3-1865)
First name unknown. Maiden name had to be Watt.
Siblings:
Dr. John Watt
James Watt
Born: 1810 Ireland
Died: 1/19/1890 @ 9:30pm, Chattanooga, TN
Surgeon in the British army during the Crimean campaign
Passed at J.W. Kelly’s home, 512 W 6th Street, Chattanooga.
Siblings:
Mrs. Henry Kelly
James Watt, barrister and Queen’s proctor to Ireland
Children:
Col. John W. Watt
Find a Grave: Dr. John Watt
Born: 3/251835 Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1/16/1913 Chattanooga, TN
Emigrated to USA when he was 13.
Moved to Chattanooga in 1881 and worked as a bookkeeper and financial accountant for J.W. Kelly.
Father: Dr. John Watt
Uncle: James Watt
Aunt: Mrs. Henry Kelly
Spouse: Myra Lucretia Noble
Born: 1847 Monroe, LA
Died: 3/24/1923 Interred in Chattanooga, TN
Children:
Sarah E (married Maurice Bird)
James K (married L.E. Longmire, niece of E.J. Kelly, 2/7/1911)
C. Boatner (married twice)
Laura E, passed away 1884 (infant?)
Find a Grave: Col JW Watt
Born?
Died: 6/24/1948 Johnson City, TN
Father: Col. J.W. Watt
Mother: Myra Noble Watt
Spouse(s):
Nona McDermott Johnston of Knoxville. Married approx. 2 years before she passed in 1934
Emma Brown
Children: unknown
Find a Grave: CB Watt
Born?
Died?
Mother: Myra Noble Watt
Father: Col. J.W. Watt
Spouse: L.E. Longmire married 2/7/1911
She’s the niece of and Executrix of the Estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly, wife of JWK.
Children:
Louisa (married Sgt. William J. Newton in PA 8/2/1942. She died 8/29/1997)
John W.
James K.
Grandchildren:
William T. Newton, Jr. (married Jean Higgins, 1972)
There is also a mention of a female grandchild, but no name given.
Find a Grave: James K Watt
Born?
Died?
Mother: Myra Noble Watt
Father: Col. J.W. Watt
Siblings:
James K.
C. Boatner
Spouse: Maurice Bird. Married in 1923
Find a Grave: Sarah Watt Bird
Born?
Died?
Mother: L.E. Longmire Watt
Father: James K. Watt
Spouse: Esther Woods
Children:
John W. (married Elizabeth Brown)
He passed away 12/24/1987 in Lancaster, PA
Grandchildren:
Dr. John E. Watt (Coral Gables, FL)