Michael KELLY (1891-1963)

1 Michael KELLY^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} (1891-1963) [10878]. Born 21 Sep 1891, MI.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} Died Apr 1963.⁶

2 James T. KELLY^1,8 (1861-bef1910) [10876]. Born Jun 1861, Canada.^1,8 Marr Emma May PRIDGEON 12 May 1887, Detroit, MI.^1,8 Died bef 1910.²

3 Emma May PRIDGEON^{1,2,3,8,9,10,11} (1864-1930) [2819]. Born 14 Feb 1864, MI.^{1,2,3,8,12,13} Buried 15 Feb 1930, Mount Olivet (Mt. Elliott) Cemetery, Detroit, MI.^10,13 Died 30 Mar 1930, Detroit, MI.^10,13

6 Robert Edwin PRIDGEON¹⁴ (c. 1841-1867) [2817]. Born c. 1841, Greenfield, MI.¹³ Marr Eliza Jane MCQUEEN 31 Jan 1863.¹⁵ Died 18 Sep 1867, Port Huron, MI.¹⁴ Cause: Boiler explosion on the ship W.K. Muir.

See NOTES for his brother, Elijah Pridgeon.

12 John Hayes PRIDGEON¹⁶ (c. 1798-c. 1879) [436]. Born c. 1798, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England.^12,16 Bap 22 Sep 1799, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England. Marr Maria ROBSON 26 Dec 1826, Horkstow Church, Lincolnshire, England.¹⁶ Died c. 15 Jan 1879, Birmingham, MI.¹⁷ Buried Royal Oak Cemetery.¹⁷

Hayes and Maria and family left Liverpool, England on the ship "Carolin Auguste", arriving in New York on October 27, 1837. Nat'l Archives Series No. M237, Microfilm Number 35, List No. 898 as follows:

"Hayes PRIDGION 40 yrs, Occupation: Farmer, Maria 34 yrs, William 11 yrs, Henry 10 yrs, Hayes 9 yrs, Mary Ann 1 yr, Country of Origin: England. Country of Destination: Michigan. Ship Name: Ship Carolin Auguste Port of Departure: Liverpool. Port of Arrival: New York Arrival Date: Oct 27, 1837"

From the Detroit Free Press, January 16, 1879. "Died. PRIDGEON - In this city, on the morning of the 18th inst. at the residence of his son-in-law, Henry Fuller, 478 East Congress st., Hays Pridgeon, father of Capt. John Pridgeon, aged 81 years. Funeral at Royal Oak, on Friday the 17th inst., at 1 o'clock p.m."

From the Birmingham Eccentric, January 24, 1879. "Friday January 17th the funeral of Hayes Pridgeon of Detroit, father of Captain John Pridgeon was held in the M.E. Church of this village. Sermon by Rev. S.E. Warren after which the remains were interred in the Royal Oak Cemetery.".

13 Maria ROBSON¹⁶ (c. 1807-bef1870) [437]. Born c. 1807, England.¹⁶ Died bef 1870.

7 Eliza Jane MCQUEEN^1,9,13,18 (1846-1913) [2818]. Born Mar 1846, Belleville, Ontario, Canada.^1,13,19 Died 13 Feb 1913, Detroit, MI.^3,10,20,21 Cause: Bronchial Asthma. Buried 15 Feb 1913, Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI.²¹

Here is a bit of a puzzle. It appears that this is the death certificate for the wife of Robert Edwin Pridgeon, brother of Captain Pridgeon. There are, however, some contradictions. We show her, based on several sources, as Eliza Jane McQueery, the daughter of ? McQueery. This Elizabeth, as you see, is shown as the daughter of John McQueen. We show Eliza Jane as being born in March 1846 in Canada. The death certificate shows Elizabeth as born March 7, 1849 in Canada. It seems very likely that Eliza Jane and Elizabeth are one in the same but I'm unable to account for the differences. If we accept that they are the same, we can say that she died February 13, 1913 in Detroit of bronchial asthma. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit.

14 ? MCQUEERY ( - ) [3711].

15 Catharine ?²² ( - ) [3710]. Born Ireland.

Sources

1	"1900 MI, Wayne, Detroit census".

2	"1910 MI, Wayne, Detroit census".

3	"1920 MI, Wayne, Detroit census".

4	"1930 MI, Wayne, Detroit census".

5	"WWI Selective Service registration card".

6	"Social Security Death Index".

7	"1940 MI, Wayne, Detroit census".

8	"Michigan Marriage Records".

9	"Probate Records from Archives of Wayne County, Michigan, 1936".

10	"Mount Elliot Cemetery Burial records".

11	"Death certificate of John Kelly".

12	"Ward 4 city of Detroit 1870 census".

13	"Death Certificate of Emma M. Kelly".

14	"Telegraph received by the Detroit Free Press, published September 20, 1867".

15	"Marriage Records from Archives of Wayne County, Michigan, 1936".

16	"Information provided by Richard Brothwell".

17	"Newspaper obituary".

18	"Detroit City Directory, 1890.,Detroit, MI: R.L. Polk and Co.".

19	"1880 MI, Detroit Census".

20	"Estimated based on related dates and information".

21	"Death Certificate of Elizabeth Pridgeon".

22	"1870 MI, Detroit Census".