The Kelley Family
David Wesley Kelley
born 3 Aug 1892
Married Nellie Kathryn Stillwell Had 12 children: Mary, Frances, Katherine, Dorothy, David, Harold, James, Florence, Charles, Alvin, Annabelle, Lois
Kelley-Wentz Genealogy Project
Our Family's Journey Through Time
DNA testing has become the latest tool for genealogists to research their family history. Let's get down to the bare-bones questions that family and friends have asked me about DNA testing.
All my ancestral lines (that I have found so far) arrived in the "New World" before 1776. I have a few Native American lines that were already here. My DNA has been identified as 56% England & Northwestern Europe, 17% Scotland, 11 % Ireland, 7% Sweden & Denmark, 7% Wales, 2 % Norway.
What is Genetic Genealogy? Genealogy is simply the study of one's family tree or ancestry. Genetic genealogy uses DNA testing to determine the genetic relationship between individuals.
Why would you want to use your DNA for genealogy? There are many reasons but some of the most common ones are: (1) to learn more about one's ancestry, (2) to confirm that one's family tree reflects one's actual ancestry, (3) to confirm the relationship between two people, (3) to validate a theory of where people came from, (4) to break down a brick wall in one's genealogy research. There are many, many more reasons why someone would use their DNA for genealogy.
When I was growing up my parents would take us to Sedalia, Missouri for the annual family get-together's of my Parker and Watson families. I would visit with my great-grandmother, my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. I would sit and listen to my elders reminisce about the days that had already passed them by. They would talk about those who had already died.
My interest in genealogy began when I was very young. My mom would take us to the local library in Independence, Missouri that, at the time, housed the genealogy center in their basement. The librarians taught me how to use the microfiche machines so I could help my mom look up census records. We would go through the research books together. At ten years old, I was the youngest person, at that time, that was doing the research willingly.
It's been 38 years since that journey began. It's a journey that I still set out on everyday. This website encompasses that research. Currently, there are 297,466 individuals in my offline database.
Married Nellie Kathryn Stillwell Had 12 children: Mary, Frances, Katherine, Dorothy, David, Harold, James, Florence, Charles, Alvin, Annabelle, Lois
Married Carrie Louvica Rector Had 4 Children: Ralph, Charles, Hubert, Mary
Married Cecelia Amelia Tylee Had 10 children: John, Mable, Dora, Ethel, Ralph, George, Mary, Margaret, Ida, Cora
Married Anna Ahrens Had 4 children: Vera, Paul, Georgia, Frances Adopted 2 grandchildren: Paul, Wayne
When Richard Lee was born (before 1762) in Virginia, his father Peter was bout 23 and his mother, Sarah Scott was about 18. He married Elizabeth before 1782 in Virginia. They were the parents of at lease 7 sons and 8 daughters.
We Hope You Enjoy Them
When Felix Stauss was born (before 31 May 1826) in Germany, his father Joseph Stauss was 36 and his mother Theresia Turk was 29. He came to the New World (now the United States of America) before 20 July 1856 when he married Elizabeth Stecher in Aurora, Illinois. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters.
We strive to document all of our sources in this family tree. If you have something to add, please let us know.