John Keely

b. circa 1840, d. 18 July 1888
  • John Keely was born circa 1840 in Ireland.
  • He married Ella Neal, daughter of John N. Neal and Mary Jane Campbell, on 3 November 1869 in Fulton County, Georgia.
  • John N. Neal and Mary Jane Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. Other members of the household included John Keely, Ella Neal, Emma Rebecca Neal and Leila Murrell. Also in the household were two female domestic servants.
  • He was a retail drygoods merchant, according to the 1870 census.
  • John Keely and Ella Neal appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, at 159 South Pryor Street. Other members of the household included Benjamin Neal Thornton. Also in the household were five domestic servants.
  • He was a merchant, according to the 1880 census.
  • The following appeared on 16 September 1886 in The Marietta Journal: The executors of the estate of the late John Neal, of Atlanta, have concluded to establish a new bank in that city, with capital of $200,000 or more. The executors of the estate are Messrs. John Keely and E. H. Thornton, sons-in-law of Mr. Neal, and T. B. Neal, his son.
  • His wife Ella Neal became a widow at his death.
  • John Keely died on 18 July 1888 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
  • He was interred at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
  • Last Edited: 28 Mar 2012

Family: Ella Neal b. 16 February 1846, d. 18 June 1897