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Kelley's younger brother James Finley Kelley (1816ā1894) was also a resident of
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Malinda Kelley would have had to rely upon the charity of her brother if any of her own children had been able to provide for her. This is confirmed by the fact that probate records for the estate of Nathan Kelley indicate he died
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