The following real estate record suggests that the Owen Kelly family arrived in 1948.
FAMILIES I-L: KELLY ~ Owen L. Kelly
Owen L. Kelly (1901-1962)
Owen Lawrence Kelly and his wife, Helen (Slack) Kelly, are designated as a "Darrtown Pioneers," as they are believed to be the first Kelly family members to live in Darrtown.
Helen (Slack) Kelly (1907-1967)
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This Kelly Family page is designed to share info about Owen Kelly, his wife, Helen, their four daughters (Jean, Janet, Joyce, and Jocelyn) and other Kelly family descendants and relatives.
The story about the mid-1950s election of Owen Kelly, as constable of Darrtown, appears at the Owen Kelly biography page.
Seller
Buyer
Date Lot #
The links below lead to a map and an image of Lot 60, along with a partial record of Lot 60 property owners, plus some extra info about Darrtown's village square.
CONNECTING THE KELLY FAMILY TO DARRTOWN
The connection between Darrtown and the Kelly family began in 1948, according to the documented facts (posted below) and a few assumptions (also posted below),
A 1901 birth record verifies the date when Owen L. Kelly was born and the names of his parents.
Records confirm that the following events occurred in the lives of Owen and Helen (Slack) Kelly, PRIOR TO their arrival in Darrtown, in 1948.
A 1920 census report shows Owen working as a seaman out of Glouceser Harbor, Massachusetts.
A 1931 news item from Port Clinton, Ohio announced the engagement of Owen Kelly and Helen Slack.
A 1940 census report lists Owen as a crew member on a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat out of Port Huron, Michigan.
Lots 60, 61, 68, and 69 are four half-lots that comprise the village square. When Conrad Darr platted the village, he specified that these four half-lots would exist, as public property, in perpetuity. Presently (2023), this common ground, in the center of Darrtown, features the Veteran's monument, the Alston memorial, and the fire department building.
The 1950 census report - shown in two links below - identifies the members of the Kelly household.
The following info about Owen's death, in 1962, appeared at the Find a Grave website.
Two links below lead to information about an application for a U.S. military headstone. The third link shows the headstone that was installed for Owen Kelly.
Additionally, Diane contributed:
> The dates of birth (November 9, 1907) and death (July 27, 1967) for her grandmother, Helen (Slack) Kelly.
> The following high school graduation photos of her mother (Jean Kelly) and her father (Charles Beasley)
In her January 17, 2023 email message, Diane wrote the following:
Hi Fred,
I found these pictures of my parents from their senior year in high school. My parents met at McGuffey Laboratory School, part of Miami University College of Education. They were married after they graduated, January, 31, 1951.
Jean Ann Kelly Beasley
McGuffey High School class of 1950
Oxford, Ohio
Charles Wesley Beasley
McGuffey High School class of 1950
Oxford, Ohio
Jean Kelly - 1950
Charles Beasley - 1950
The Beasley family operated Beasley's Bakery in Oxford, Ohio, which was located at the southeast corner of High and Beech streets.
On January 12, 2023, Diane Jeffries, granddaughter of Owen and Helen Kelly, contributed an obituary for her mother, Jean (Kelly) Beasley - which has been posted at People/Individuals/A-C.
