Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Loretta D. Drugan

Loretta D. Drugan
(1853-1893)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Clark Welch Kelley

Loretta M. Kelley

Loretta D. Drugan ¹ ²

Born: 15 April 1853, Kane, Illinois, United States ²
Marriage (1): Clark Welch Kelley on 27 March 1873 in Martin, Minnesota, United States ¹
Died: June 1893, Ramsey, North Dakota, United States at age 40 ³
Buried: June 1893, Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Devil's Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota, United States ³

bullet Another name for Loretta was Loretto D. Drugan.³

bullet General Notes:

She was not listed with her parents for the 1860 US Census when she would have been about 6 or 7 years old. Was she living elsewhere or was she just skipped?
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bullet Death Notes:

Died during childbirth of daughter Loretta in 1893.
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bullet Burial Notes:

PLOT Block 02, Lot 01, Space 03, GAR Original

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122623655/loretto-kelley: accessed March 22, 2025), memorial page for Loretto Drugan Kelley (1854\'961893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122623655, citing Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by SBC (contributor 47991537).
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 1854, Wisconsin, United States. ³

2. 1870 US Census, 4 June 1870, Elm Creek Township, Martin, Minnesota, United States. ² 1870 US Census
Page 4, Family 27
Elm Creek, Martin County, Minnesota
Loretta Dugan...17..IL

(Living with parents.)

3. 1880 US Census, 22 June 1880, Spring Valley, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 21C, District 86, Family 133
Spring Valley, Fillmore County, Minnesota
Loretto Kelley..Wife..24..WI..Milliner

(Living with husband and sister.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 15 Apr 1853, then her age should have been 26 instead of 24. Her birth location was believed to be Illinois instead of Wisconsin.

Loretta married Clark Welch Kelley, son of James W. Kelley and Isabel Jane Welch, on 27 March 1873 in Martin, Minnesota, United States.¹ (Clark Welch Kelley was born on 6 July 1853 in Theresa, Jefferson, New York, United States,¹ ⁴ died on 1 November 1921 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States ⁴ and was buried on 4 November 1921 in Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Devil's Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota, United States ⁴.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 22 June 1880, Spring Valley, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 21C, District 86, Family 133
Spring Valley, Fillmore County, Minnesota
Clark Kelley..Head..26..NY
Loretto Kelley..Wife..24..WI..Milliner
Agnes Drugan..Sister-in-Law..18..WI..In Millinery Shop

1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Spring Valley, Fillmore County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 86, p. 21C, dwelling 130, family 133, Clark Welch Kelley and Loretta Drugan; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 15 Nov 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9.

2 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Elm Creek, Martin County, Minnesota, p. 4, dwelling 27, family 27; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 14 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 30 October 2020, memorial page for Clark W Kelley (1853-1921), Find a Grave Memorial no. 122623559, citing Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 30 October 2020, memorial page for Clark W Kelley (1853-1921), Find a Grave Memorial no. 122623559, citing Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA

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