The Kelley Dearing Family Home Page

I began my genealogy quest with the hope of tracing my Irish heritage to some quaint village in Ireland inhabited with lots of long lost cousins. I found instead that my Irish lines seemed to vanish after only a generation or two. On the other hand, my English lines could be traced in some cases to the 1300's!

As my research evolved, I became interested in history and found myself unable to stop looking "back". My research is always "in progress" and I cannot imagine ever really being finished. My children tease by inquiring if I've made it back to Adam and Eve yet! I wonder if it's possible to get past Noah?

There are bound to be errors in my research. I still have much verifying ahead of me. Most of my information was pulled from internet sites with family lines that closely match my own. I am primarily researching the following names: KELLEY, BALDWIN, BARNES, DENISON, COOK, BOLLING, EPLING, DEARING, MOORMAN AND HOLDREN. I am willing to share and would appreciate additional information or corrections.

I am dedicating my book and home page to my Grandfather, William Denison Kelley. He layed the foundation of my work by providing me with his considerable research.

To "GrandDaddy Bill",
Who instilled in me a love for family and for history.
From a proud granddaughter, Bridget Kelley-Dearing

My Family History

• Surname List


• Index of Individuals


• InterneTree


• Sources

Family Photos

• Capt. Denison Butler Baldwin (5 KB)
  
• Levicia Baldwin (8 KB)
  
• Sallie Ward Barns (5 KB)
  
• Henry Dearing with Ball - Abt. 3 years, 1926 (17 KB)
  
• Patrick Joseph Kelley (5 KB)
  
• Henry Dearing - Abt. 2 years, 1924 (15 KB)
  
• William Barnes 1782 - 1875 (16 KB)
  
• Henry Dearing in Wicker - Abt 4 years, 1925/26 (21 KB)
  
• Barnes Home Place, Tazewell, VA (27 KB)
  
• Henry Earl Dearing - 1999 (4 KB)
  
• Tazewell, Virginia (23 KB)
  
• Henry Dearing at Maumee River Bridge - 1973 (49 KB)
  
• Margaret Louise Runchey -1999 (5 KB)
  
• Levicia Ward 1800 - 1872 (19 KB)
  
• Georgia Ellen Epling as a young woman (19 KB)
  
• Louis "Lou" James Runchey (11 KB)
  
• William Denison Kelley as a Young Man (6 KB)
  
• Iva Sarah Smith (4 KB)
  
• Emma Frances Walker as a young woman (5 KB)
  
• Dexter Epling and Lonie Tabor Family (86 KB)
  
• William Denison Kelley, Jr. and Tell in Austria (75 KB)
  
• William Denison Kelley - The Thinker (5 KB)
  
• William Denison Kelley with Sled (5 KB)
  
• Stonehedge, Lewisburg, West Virginia (17 KB)
  
• Emma Frances Walker (46 KB)
  
• Florence Evans Brooks with son William Jr. (5 KB)
  
• Stonewall Jackson Brooks (80 KB)
  
• William Denison Kelley, Jr. with Buddy during war (20 KB)
  
• Florence Evan Brooks with older sister Margaret (7 KB)
  
• Bill and Georgia cut their wedding cake. (50 KB)
  
• Georgia Lee Cook graduating (15 KB)
  
• William Denison Kelley, Jr. (5 KB)
  
• Georgia Lee Cook at bus stop (25 KB)
  
• Walter Lee Cook - World War I, Navy (4 KB)
  
• Georgia Lee Cook as a young woman (12 KB)
  
• Walter Lee Cook (17 KB)
  
• Henry Dearing - Abt. 3 years, 1925 (15 KB)
  
• Henry Dearing at 5 years old - 1927 (11 KB)
  
• Henry & Peg Dearing - 1999 (10 KB)
  

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• Genealogy Report: Dearing Family Ancestor Report by Bridget Kelley-Dearing


• Genealogy Report: Kelley Family Ancestor Report by Bridget Kelley-Dearing


• Genealogy Report: Kelley Dearing Family Ancestor Report by Bridget Kelley-Dearing


• Genealogy Report: Cook Family Ancestor Report by Bridget Kelley-Dearing