Occupations of Dana’s Ancestors

Occupations of Dana’s Ancestors

Womens’ occupations were usually listed as “None,” “at home” or “Keeping House” on census records. I include them only if another occupation is known for them other than homemaking —Homemaking usually included child-rearing, housework, food production & preservation, etc.—still important occupations!

For the men and some of the women, I will list their primary occupation(s) first and then other jobs they may have had.

PARENTS

Dean Darrell Kelley (working from 1945-1986) 

• Pharmaceutical Representative. (A.H. Robins District Manager & Ciba)
• Merchandising/Marketing Manager (Swinson Food Products & Gregg Foods.)

 

 

 

 

 

• Order filler for Safeway Creamery/Cheese Department.
• Assembly line worker for Delco Battery.
• Skip Tracer for Pacific Finance Co.
• Worked for Square D, an electric component manufacturing company.
• “Oiler” for the Department of Navy.
• Worked for Royal Heaters, Inc.

• 

  Army (promoted to Sergeant Major) in the Korean War.

• Worked for the Hoover Company.
• Worked for Avery Adhesive Label, Arrowhead Rubber Co., Electroweld Steel Corp.
• Worked for Swift & Company packing house & lard refinery.
• Worked for the Commodore Hotel.
• Worked for ALCOA.
• Worked for Zellerbach Paper Co., Drapery Hardware Co., United States Marine Commission.
• Worked for Universal Mfg. Co. rebuilding Ford Engines, Drove a Pepsi-Cola Truck.
• Merchant Marines “Utility”- Cook.

  

Doretta Rose Clifford Kelley (working from 1952-1980’s)

• Secretary (Education Dept. St. Joseph’s Hospital, Pacific Wood Treating Co., Monsanto and Mobay Chemical Cos., Merle J. Grindle (Private Investigator of missing heirs).
• Stenographer.

 

GRANDPARENTS

William Walter Kelley (working from 1907-1950’s)

• Oil Station attendant/ Auto Mechanic. 

  

• Helped manage boarding (rooming), apartment houses, motel, & cafe.
• Drayman/Truck Driver.

 

 

 

• Worked for Drapery Hardware Co.
• Hired Farm Hand.
• Singer and Salesman in Dr. Linden’s Medicine Show.

Marie Reimers Kelley  (working from 1910-1945) 

• Managed boarding (rooming), apartment houses, motel, & cafe.

 

 

 

 

 

• Cook & Head Cook in restaurants & cafes.
• Waitress.

Walter Lemon Clifford (working from 1911-1965+)

• Woodworker/Cabinet Maker. Hallack & Howard Planing Mill, Angelus Furniture & Self-employed. (Learned his trade at Uhrich Revolving Door Factory.)

• Foreman, Morris Furniture Manufacturing.
• Manufacture of radio cabinets for California Coast & Hoffmann & Sears.
• Restaurant owner.

• Woodworker/woodshop manager for Alexander Aircraft Company.

 

 

 

 

• Machinist.
• Co-owner,” Pig Stand” Restaurant.
• Worked for Empire Gas Co.
• Street Car Conductor.
• Work building sugar beet refinery & in the sugar beet fields.
• Worked for Petroleum Products.

Alice Christina Cornett Clifford (working from 1922-1975)

• Precinct Officer, Inspector. Enchantment Precinct. (Volunteer)
• Worked at Mrs. Russell’s Candy Factory.
• Cooked at “Pig Stand” Restaurant.
• Telephone Operator, SW Bell Tel. Co.

• Mother’s Helper for Rose McKnight.

GREAT-GRANDPARENTS

Andrew Alfred Kelley (working from 1870-1910+) 

• 

  Carpenter.

• Teacher.
• Laborer (Lamb’s Mill & lumberyards?).
• Poet.

Claus Johann Reimers (working from bef. 1883-1930)

• Bar Keeper, Lodging House & Lunch Room Proprietor.
• Farmer.
• Miller.
• Carpenter.

 

 

Marie Brocksen Reimers (only listed occupation in 1910)

• Manager, Lodging House.

Charles Lemon Clifford (working from 1880-1930)

• 

  Farmer.

• Laborer in Casting, Cement Factory.

  

 

 

• Travelling Suit Salesman.

Sarah Jane Verbryck Clifford (work listed in 1910 & 1920)

• Housekeeper or Servant for private families.

John M. Cornett (working from bef. 1900- 1940)

• Farmer/Farm Laborer (Tenant).
• Laborer, linseed oil mill, oil supply company.
• Helper.

2^nd GREAT-GRANDPARENTS

Michael Britt Kelley (working from bef. 1847-1885)

• Teacher/(Visiting) Tutor

Eilert Janssen Auen (working from bef. 1860-1900)

• Farmer

• Landlord
• Sailor

Hans Hinrich Reimers

• Dienstknecht – Servant (Farm laborer) (1857)
• Arbeitsmannes – Workman (1858)

Peter Thomas Brocksen

• Landmann- Farmer 
• Dienstknecht – Servant (Farm laborer) (1859)
• Arbeiter – Worker (1890)

William Clifford (working bef. 1832-1877)

• Farmer—(Inherited 50 acres from his father, later sold & moved to Indiana then to Kansas.)
• Captain in Pennsylvania militia

Mary Ann Irwin Clifford

• Farmer Laborer (1880)

Richard S. Verbryck (working bef. 1860-1880+)

• Farmer

• Private in Indiana Infantry (1863 -12 days) Civil War

Hezekiah Russell Cornett (working bef. 1860-1891)

• Farmer
• Private in Virginia Infantry (1863-25 days, deserted)

Elvira Matilda Stamper Cornett

• Housekeeper (1905)

James Woodrum

• Farmer (1870)

 

3^rd GREAT-GRANDPARENTS

Andrew Kelly

• Probably a farmer—He leased and sublet land. (1829 & 1853)
• Victualler-usually the keeper of a restaurant or tavern (If Death Certificate is our Andrew Kelly). (1866)

Jan Hinderks Auen

• Day Laborer/ Worker

 

Meine Gerds DeBuhr

• Schiffzimmermann, Shipwright or Ships Carpenter. (1840 & 1860)

Claus Hansen Reimers

• Arbeitsmann (Workman) (1832)

Johann Jacob Arps

• Gesell (Journeyman) (1805)

Johann Peter Brockes

• Farmer

Eggert Sammann

• Workman

 

Thomas Clifford

• Farmer—He had a cabin, still house & stable in 1798.
• He bequeathed about 100 acres of his farm in his will divided variously to his children, 1842

Robert Irwin

• Shoemaker (occupation listed on his death certificate, 1858).

William Verbryck

• Farmer

James Hildebrand

• Farmer, son of a Mennonite, received a land grant in Shelby County, Indiana from President Andrew Jackson, 1834.

Alfred Alexander Cornutt

• Farmer (1850-1900)
• Private in the Virginia infantry, Civil War 1863

Ephriam William Stamper

• Farmer /Farm Laborer (1850-1870)

Archibald Woodrum

• Farmer (1850)

Sarah Johnston Woodrum

• Domestic (1860)

John Baugher

• Farmer (1850-1860) Purchased public lands, in Illinois 1838 & 1839), signed by President Martin VanBuren.