A note to my family...
When I was in the 2nd or 3rd grade, we read from a book called "Through The Green Gate" by Mabel O'Donnell and published by Harper & Row Publishers.
The book begins:
"Someday you may go to Friendly Village. Of course, when you get there, you will want to see all your old friends, Alice and Jerry, Bobby and Billy, and Paddy and all his pets. You will want to call on Mr. Carl and say "Hello" to Mr. Andrews in his fruit store on River Street.
Maybe Cobbler Jim will let you sit on the end of his workbench and talk to his old black cat while he mends your shoes. But whatever you do, be sure to take a walk down Green Gate Road to see Miss Lizzie. You don't want to go home without seeing Miss Lizzie. Green Gate road runs right by the houses of Alice and Jerry and Mr. Carl, and out to the edge of the village. Then all at once it stops.
Green Gate Road has to stop because right there at the end of the road is a little stone house with two fat, red chimneys. Around the house is a garden where gay-colored flowers grow in the summertime. Around the garden is a wall, and in the wall is a green gate. It is just the kind of gate that makes you want to look through the cracks to see what is happening on the other side."
I still have a copy of that book. Even now, I sometimes take it down and read it cover to cover. The stories in it help me to remember my childhood. And, they "stir up" the thoughts and feelings that I had back then. And I smile. It is my hope that you will enjoy this website about our family and, through reading, your gentle emotions will also be stirred.
This webpage is a work "in progress". As I build, I sometimes leave messes in places where they shouldn't be. When I have time, I plan to go back later and clean them up. Please bear with me on this.
I'm trying to provide you with information about our family that is 100% accurate. So, as you read, if you discover anything that isn't correct, please let me know so that I can make the necessary changes. And, if you have information available that I don't have, then please tell me so that I can add it.
Or, if you would like to have photos of your family available on the webpage, then email them to me and be sure to tell me the names of the people who are in the photos that you are sending. It's best to send photos that are no larger than about 70kb. However, send what you have and I will adjust them to fit. For now, I am using whatever photos I happen to have on hand. And truthfully, some of them aren't very good. So, for an improvement, send me photos that you like and I will use them instead.
If you have a "story" about someone in the family that you would like to share, email it to me (or call me on the telephone) and I will add it to the webpage in the appropriate place.
Most of the information concerning living people is not available for reading. That way, our private lives remain our own. However, the details of life and death concerning those who have already died are made available to all. Even so, if there is something on the webpage that you feel is offensive, or that you don't want the whole world to know about, then please let me know and I will consider removing it.
Our time upon this earth is not very long. And it seems that the longer we live, the more we realize just how short our time really is. I felt that the time was right in my own life to look into these matters regarding our ancestry. And, I wanted to share with you what I've discovered about our family. I hope that you enjoy reading about our relatives as much as I have.
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- Flack Family (Indiana) Reunion (63 KB)
In the 3rd row from the left are Arthur & Callie Flack, Fourth row from the left 5th person is Lucy Flack Batta & next to her is Ruth Flack Dawson. Back row from the right 2nd person is Wilson Flack.
- A Letter from Lillian Kelley, Pages 1 & 4 (106 KB)
This is a scanned copy of an actual letter that was written by Lillian Kelley.
- Grandmother Flack and Children (39 KB)
James J. Flack had a brother named Edward F. Flack. Edward F. had children named Grace, Pearl, John E., Franklin R., Charles R., and Mary I. This photo says that this is Harry Flack's family. It also says that these are aunts and uncles. Harry is the son of John E. Flack. Sitting is Grandma Flack. She is probably Martha Jane, the wife of Edward F. Flack. Back row left to right are Pearl, Grace, Frank, and Charles Flack. The person to the far left marked "unknown" might be John E. Flack, and the older man sitting might be Edward F. Flack, husband of Martha Jane. The photo was taken in 1903.
- Lula Belle Kelley (30 KB)
A series of 3 photos taken perhaps about 1915.
- A Letter from Lillian Kelley, Pages 2 & 3 (94 KB)
This is a scanned copy of an actual letter that was written by Lillian Kelley.
- Unknown Man with lots to tell the Flack Family. (11 KB)
This photo was taken at Terre Haute, Indiana. The daughter of Arthur Flack wrote on the photo: "Dad (Arthur) had this picture. We do not know who it is. The Flacks are from Brazil, Indiana. His dad, went to Ky and married. Died while his children were young." This is almost certainly in reference to James J. Flack who died at the age of 35 in 1888 and left a houseful of young children to be raised. Whether the Flacks are from Brazil, Indiana has yet to be determined.
- Willie Mae and Nellie Elizabeth Kelley (154 KB)
Two daughers of John G. and Mary C. Kelley
- Lucy Kelley (89 KB)
Lucy is a daughter of George W. and Amanda Belle Kelley.
- Children of Edward F. Flack (31 KB)
These are children of Edward F. Flack, brother of James J. Flack. According to the information on the back of the card, the 1st man on the right is Frank Flack, the woman with the white blouse and dark trim is Grace Flack, the woman with the violin is Pearl Flack. The rest are unknown. This photo was taken in 1903.
- Willie Mae and Nellie Elizabeth Kelley (68 KB)
These two sisters were always together and seemed to be the best of friends. They usually held hands.
- James J. Flack (29 KB)
This painting hung on the wall of the house belonging to one of Arthurs children. It disappeared shortly after she died.
- The Grover C. and Lula B. Flack Family (100 KB)
Sitting: Grover C. Flack holding Doris, Willie Carroll, Lula B. Flack holding William Gill, Jr.
Standing: Christine, Lester, Eddie, Margaret, and Jean. (Photo was taken in late summer or early fall of 1942.)
- Willie Mae Kelley (55 KB)
This daughter of John G. and Mary C. Kelley died in 1940 of Tuberculosis. She was only 36 years old. Her sister, Nellie Elizabeth, also died of Tuberculosis. However, she died in 1928 when she was only about 21 years old.
- Willie Mae, Lula Belle, & Nellie Elizabeth Kelley (126 KB)
Three daughters of John G. and Mary C. Kelley. This photo was taken about 1911-1912.
- Lillian Kelley (57 KB)
Lillian is the daughter of John G. and Mary C. Kelley. She died in February 1920 of swine flu.
- The John G. and Mary C. Kelley Family (87 KB)
Front: Willie Mae, John G., Mary C., Nell; Behind: Irene, Richard, Lula, Arthur, Viola (Arthur's wife) Remark: Lillian was not present for the photo.
- The Kelley Family - July 28, 1921 (162 KB)
This is a photo of John G. and Mary C. Kelley. Also in the photo are Willie Mae, Nellie Elizabeth, and Pauline Hall. After Lillian and Bill Hall and daughter Jennie Catherine died of swine flu, their surviving daughter, Pauline, was raised by her grandparents. At the time of this photo, Arthur had already died of lobar pneumonia. He died in 1915.
- Nellie Elizabeth and Willie Mae Kelley (123 KB)
Two daughters of John G. and Mary C. Kelley
- Birch, Nellie Elizabeth and Willie Mae Kelley (71 KB)
This photo was taken in Gest, Henry County, Kentucky about 1911-1912.
- Arthur R. and Viola Allen Kelley (98 KB)
Arthur is the son of John G. Kelley and his first wife, Lucy Ann Ballard. Lucy died March 16, 1886. John and Lucy only had two children, Arthur and Richard Birch. Neither of them had children. John G. Kelley married Mary Catherine Giles in 1887. Their children were Lillian, Irene, Lula Belle, Willie Mae and Nellie Elizabeth.
- Florida Kelley (188 KB)
A daughter of George W. and Amanda Belle Kelley.
- John & Arthur Flack (Oct. 1958) (48 KB)
Sons of James J. Flack: John (b. May 21, 1885) and Arthur (b. March 19, 1883).
- Arthur R. and Viola Allen Kelley (185 KB)
Arthur died of lobar pneumonia in 1915. Viola later remarried a man named W. Morris Wilborn (related to Claude Wilborn who is married to Anita Gill, granddaughter of Lula Belle Kelley).
- Irene Kelley (57 KB)
Irene is a daughter of John G. and Mary C. Kelley.
- Arthur Flack's Children (47 KB)
The older man in the middle is unknown. However, left circling to the right are: James Flack, Margaret Flack Barnes, Ruth Flack Dawson, Florence Flack Batta, Wilson Flack, & Lucy Flack Batta.
- Arthur R. Kelley (62 KB)
Son of John G. Kelley and Lucy Ann Ballard (first wife of John G. Kelley).
- Children of George W. and Amanda Belle Kelley (132 KB)
Sarah Catherine, Daniel and Goebel.
- Irene Kelley (70 KB)
Daughter of John G. and Mary C. Kelley
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"Down Green Gate Road"