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George W. Killey

Birth	:	15 Nov 1848 Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	16 Feb 1929 Defiance County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.2714005, -84.3786011
Description	:	George W. Killey - G.A.R., Bishop Post His mother, Matilda's, obituary noted that her son, George W., was the only one of her children to survive into adulthood. The son of Danial (Daniel) and Matilda (nee Billings) Killey (often misunderstood and misspelled as Kelly or Kelley) were residents of Bellevue, Huron County, when George was born on November 15, 1848. The first time the family was located in Defiance County was on the 1860 census. Father Danial, born in New York in 1825, was a miller. One other child was living at the... Read More	George W. Killey - G.A.R., Bishop Post His mother, Matilda's, obituary noted that her son, George W., was the only one of her children to survive into adulthood. The son of Danial (Daniel) and Matilda (nee Billings) Killey (often misunderstood and misspelled as Kelly or Kelley) were residents of Bellevue, Huron County, when George was born on November 15, 1848. The first time the family was located in Defiance County was on the 1860 census. Father Danial, born in New York in 1825, was a miller. One other child was living at the time besides George, who was 11 - Edgar, 11 months. On January 15, 1864, when just 16, George enlisted into Company F, 9th Ohio Cavalry. The official roster and pension showed his name as Kelly, and pension papers were eventually corrected with the name, Kelly, labeled an alias. The official roster also said he was 18 when enlisting, which could not have been true. He was soon on the road into the battles in Alabama and Georgia, eventually following the march into North Carolina. George mustered out on July 18, 1865, on a surgeon's certificate of disability. No mention was found of the injury or disease that caused this to happen, and by that time, the war was over. As a side note, Danial Killey, probably his father, appeared on the 1890 Veterans Census in Defiance as having also served. Danial entered company H, 6th Ohio Cavalry on February 17, 1865; he would have been about 40 years old. He served 6 months and 4 days, mustering out on August 4, 1865. George's obituary also mentioned that his father served in the Mexican War. When George came home from the war, he moved back in with his parents and taught school for awhile. Defiance County marriage records show the marriage of George W. Killey to Mannie E. Greenlee on August 3, 1871. For a reason not known at present, she passed away and there were no surviving children. On March 11, 1876, George married Abbie (Abigail) F. Mason in Allen County, Indiana. The couple settled into a home at 903 Perry Street, Defiance, by 1880, with their two children George H., 3, and Edgar, 1. George must have been studying law in the previous years, as he was listed as an attorney at law on this census.. George Killey could not be located in the 1890 Veterans Census. In Abigail Killey's obituary, it was mentioned that the family spent six years in Colorado, Oklahoma and Kansas. If fact, their youngest daughter, Ella, born about 1897, was born in Colorado. So there were some years where the family was on the move and more difficult to locate. But, they were back in Defiance by the 1900 census, living at 207 East Street. George was a lawyer who owned this home free of a mortgage. At age 51, George lived with Abbie, 56, and their children: Eddie B., 21 - Mattie, 19 - Glen F., 17 - Arza, 14 - Nettie, 10 - and Ella, 4. Nellia M. Killey, 20, daughter-in-law and wife of Eddie, lived with them. Eddie was a cigar maker. In 1910 (found as Kelley) and 1920, they were located at 1301 Jefferson Street. Each time four of their unmarried children lived with them. Glen worked as a truck gardener in 1910, but had a job as a laborer at a packing house in 1920 at the age of 36. Arza was a delivery driver in 1910, but was a grocery salesman at the age of 34 in 1920. Confusion existed in naming in 1910 when Millie, 20, was home, but in 1920, she was named as Nettie, 30, both times not working outside the home. Finally, the youngest daughter, Ella, was home and at school in 1910 at the age of 13, and employed in 1920, at 23, as a saleslady in a store. On March 11, 1926, the Defiance Crescent News reported a grand party for the 50th anniversary of George and Abbie Killey. George W. Killey died on February 16, 1929, in Defiance at the age of 80 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery.

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Where is George W. Killey's memorial?
George W. Killey's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance County, USA.
When did George W. Killey death?
George W. Killey death on 16 Feb 1929 in Defiance County, Ohio, USA
Where are the coordinates of the George W. Killey's memorial?
Latitude: 41.2714005
Longitude: -84.3786011

Family Members:

Spouse

Abigail F. “Abbie” Mason Killey

(1854 - 1949)

Children

George Herbert Killey

(1877 - 1958)

Edgar F. Killey

(1879 - 1941)

Mattie E. Killey Baker

(1881 - 1965)

Glen Ford Killey

(1883 - 1974)

Arza Albert Killey

(1885 - 1977)

Nettie L. Killey Maag

(1889 - 1975)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Riverside Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2714005, -84.3786011

2. Frazee Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2646690, -84.3752090

3. Catholic Cemetery (Defunct)
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2780560, -84.3847220

4. Rural Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2791870, -84.3693750

5. Kahlo Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2789001, -84.3563995

6. Presbyterian Cemetery (Defunct)
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2829850, -84.3591420

7. Foster Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2533730, -84.3629700

8. Fort Defiance Burial Ground
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2875340, -84.3575200

9. Brunersburg Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3078003, -84.3818970

10. Taylor Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2308006, -84.3630981

11. Pioneer Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2641200, -84.4404200

12. Cromley Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2305984, -84.4197006

13. Tuttle Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2756004, -84.4475021

14. Worthington Cemetery
Highland Township, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2271860, -84.3318520

15. Noble And Tiffin Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3280983, -84.4044037

16. Hire Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2797012, -84.2956009

17. Myers Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2168999, -84.3352966

18. Independence Cemetery
Independence, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2980995, -84.3019028

19. Hill Cemetery
Sherwood, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2824550, -84.4687870

20. Stykeman-Minsel Cemetery
Independence, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2970010, -84.2931180

21. Hale-Wellman Cemetery
Ayersville, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2200090, -84.3154720

22. Ayersville Cemetery
Ayersville, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2518500, -84.2883800

23. Defiance County Home Cemetery
Evansport, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3403810, -84.4216870

24. Potter and Kline Cemetery
Junction, Paulding County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2038994, -84.4381027