JOHN BRANDEN KELLY SR.
FATHER OF
GRACE PATRICIA KELLY
PRINCESS GRACE
Name: John
Brendan Kelly Sr.
Alias: Jack
Born: 4 Oct 1889 Philadelphia; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Died: 20 Jun 1960 Drexel Hill, Delaware, Pennsylvania
Spouse: Margaret Katherine Majer
Parents: John Henry Kelly
Mary
Ann Costello
Occupation: John B. Kelly, Inc., a masonry contracting
company
Athlete: Olympics’
Rower
Cause of Death: Cancer
Religion: Catholic
Military:
Politics: Democrat
Interment: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Cheltenham Montgomery
County Pennsylvania
Grace's parents
John B. Kelly
Sr. Born October 4, 1889, Died
June 20, 1960 of cancer, age 70.John Brenden Kelly, Sr., also known as Jack
Kelly was one of the most accomplished oarsman in the history of the sport
rowing. He was a triple Olympic Gold Medal winner, the first to do so in the sport of
rowing. He won 126 straight races in the single scull. Grace Kelly’s father was
one of ten children of John Henry Kelly (1847-1897)
and Mary Ann Costello in an Irish
American Catholic family (originally from Kidney Lake, Newport County Mayo,
Ireland.). He had been in the ambulance corps in World War I.
Source:
SR/Olympic Jack
Kelly, Sr.
Full name: John Brenden
"Jack" Kelly, Sr. Gender: Male
Height: 6'2" (187 cm) Born:
October 4, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Died: June 20, 1960 (Aged 70) in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Affiliations: Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia (USA) Country:
United States Sport: Rowing Related Olympians: Father of Jack Kelly,
Jr.; Grandfather of Albert, Prince Grimaldi; Father-in-law of Mary Freeman.
Medals: 3 Gold (3 Total)
Source:
http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/jack-kelly-sr-1.html
Biography Olympics
Jack Kelly is the greatest
sculler the United States has ever produced. He began rowing with the Chamonix
and Montrose Boat Clubs of Philadelphia, but in 1909 he joined the Vesper Boat
Club. Between 1909 and his competitive retirement after the 1924 Olympics,
Kelly won every sculling title available to him, including the World
Championship in both singles and doubles, the Olympics in singles and doubles,
and many national titles in both boats. In 1919 and 1920, he won the national
single sculls title over both the sprint distance (¼-mile) and 1½ miles. Kelly
never won the Diamond Sculls at the Henley Regatta because he was denied entry.
The usual rumor is that he was considered a professional by the Henley
authorities, because his trade, as a contractor, gave him an unfair advantage
in that it required him to use his muscles for strengthening, but that is
false. In fact, all members of Vesper Boat Club were banned for what were
considered, to the British, earlier professional activities. Kelly would
certainly have won that title had he been allowed to compete and in later years
had the last laugh on the British when his "bricklaying" led to a
lucrative business as a contractor in Philadelphia. Kelly fathered two very
famous children – John Kelly, Jr., another Olympic rower, who became President
of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and the late Grace Kelly, the American movie
star who later became Princess Grace of Monaco.
Source:
World War I Draft
Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about John B Kelly
Name: John B Kelly City:
Philadelphia County: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Birth Date: 4 Oct 1889 Race: White FHL Roll Number: 1907761 Draft Board: 38
Age: Occupation: Nearest Relative: Height/Build: Color of Eyes/Hair: Signature:
Source Citation: Registration
Location: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1907761; Draft Board: 38.
NO: 24
1. Name: John B. Kelly Age: 27
2. 3665 Midvale Phil Penn
3. Born October 4, 1889
4. Natural
5. Where Born: Phil Penn
6.--
7. Foreman
8. P 1st St Percy
9. NO
10. Single & White
11. No.
12. No
266
Signed: John B.
Kelly
37-7-26 A
1. HT 6 1 1/2"
2. BD Medium
3 Eyes Blue Hair Brown
Date: 6/15/1917
Source:
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U.S. World War II
Draft Registration Cards, 1942 about John B Kelly
Name: John B Kelly Birth Date:
4 Oct 1889 Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Residence: Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania Age: Occupation: Nearest Relative: Height/Build: Color of
Eyes/Hair: Signature: Source Citation:
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; ; State
Headquarters: Pennsylvania; ; ; ; ; Microfilm Series: M1951; Microfilm Roll:
159.
Source:
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WWIIdraft&h=2374374&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7602
Serial Number: U
812
1. John B. Kelly
2. 3901 Henry Ave Phila PA
3. Same As 2
4. TELE Ger 0457
5. Age 52 Date of Birth: 10-4-1889
6. Place of Birth: Phila PA
7. Mrs. Jos Crucie Crittendent MT Airy Ave GTN.
8. Self
9. 770 S. Schuylkill Ave Phila
10. Signed: John B. Kelly
Signed: John B.
Kelly
Race: White
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Gray
Complexion: Ruddy
Date: April 24, 1942
Web Source Image:
1 & 2
1900 United States
Federal Census about John Kelly
Name: John Kelly Age: 10 Birth
Date: Oct 1889 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1900: Philadelphia Ward 38,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Philadelphia]
Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's
Name: John Kelly Father's Birthplace: Ireland Mother's name: Mary A Kelly
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Source
Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 38, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; Roll: 1479; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 971; FHL microfilm:
1241479.
Date Taken: June
13, 1900
Source:
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1910 United States
Federal Census about John Kelly
Name: John Kelly Age in 1910:
20 Birth Year: 1890 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1910:Philadelphia Ward 38,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House:
Son Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: John H Kelly Father's Birthplace: Ireland Mother's name: Mary A Kelly Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 38,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1408; Page: 9B; Enumeration District:
0946; Image: 552; FHL microfilm: 1375421.
Date Taken: April
21, 1910
Source:
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=136141862&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7602
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1930 United States
Federal Census about John B Kelly
Name: John B Kelly [John B
Kelley] Gender: Male Birth Year: abt
1895 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Race:
White Home in 1930: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania View Map Marital
Status: Married Re-lation to
Head of House: Head Spouse's Name:
Margaret Kelly Father's Birthplace: Irish Free State Mother's Birthplace: Irish Free State Occupation:
Education: Military Service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents'
birthplace: Source Citation: Year:
1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2125; Page:
19B; Enumeration District: 1181; Image: 337.0; FHL microfilm: 2341859. Occupation: Contractor
Date Taken: April
17, 1930
Source:
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TRAVEL
U.S. Passport
Applications, 1795-1925 about John B Kelly
Name: John B Kelly Birth Date:
4 Oct 1889 Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Age: 34 Residence: Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania Passport Issue Date: 17
Jun 1924 Father Name: John Father's Birth Location: Ireland Father's Residence:
Deceased Passport Includes a Photo: Yes SOURCE:
Passport Applications, January 2, 1906–March 31, 1925. NARA Microfilm
Publication M1490, 2740 rolls. General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
SOURCE:
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WEB SOURCE IMAGE:
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WEB SOURCE IMAGE;2
PHOTO
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California
Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1957 about John Kelly
Name: John Kelly Arrival Date:
21 Nov 1937 Age: 48 Birth Date: 4 Oct 1889 Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States Gender: Male Ship Name: Santa Elena Port of Arrival: Los Angeles,
California Port of Departure: New York Archive information (series: roll
number): m1764:82 SOURCE: California
Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1957
Source:
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New York Passenger
Lists, 1820-1957 about John B Kelly
Name: John B Kelly Arrival
Date: 15 Jul 1947 Birth Year: 1889 Birth Location: Pennsylvania Birth Location
Other: Philadelphia Age: 57 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Southampton, England Port of
Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Queen Elizabeth Search Ship Database:
Search the Queen Elizabeth in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Source Citation: Year: 1947; ;
Microfilm Serial: T715; Microfilm Roll: T715_7418; Line: 3; ; Page Number: 137.
Source:
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NY TIMES:
Grace See’s father:
June 2, 1960
Source:
KELLY FUNERAL IS
HELD; Mass Offered in Philadelphia for Builder and Athlete
Source
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Married: January
30, 1924 St. Bridget’s Catholic Church Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Grace’s parents, John B. (Jack) Kelly and Margaret (Majer) Kelly
met at the Turngemeide swimming pool, located at Broad Street and Columbia
Avenue, in 1916. Mrs. Kelly was an athletic coach for coeds at the
University of Pennsylvania and was taking part
in a recreational swim at the pool. Jack, a member of the swim team at
Turngemeide, saw Margaret for the first time and immediately fell in love. The
two were married on January 30, 1924, at which point Mrs. Kelly converted to
Catholicism- Jack was a devout Irish Catholic.3
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