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| Darwin B. Kelley, employee in the steam saw mill of John E. Reiter, at Sylvester, Hinton Tp., was born in Ionia, Feb. 15, 1859. He is a son of Travis and Amanda (Banks) Kelley, natives respectively of New York and Ohio, who came to Michigan first settling in Hinton Tp., where the father was employed in the steam saw mill at Sylvester. In the spring of 1881 they went to Isabella County, now their place of residence. At the age of 18, Mr. Kelley bought have the mill interest of Joseph Misho, and in December 1881, he sold out to John E. Reiter. He went south in the summer of 1882, and was employed a short time in a mill, but returned and entered the employ of Mr. Reiter. Mr. Kelley was married at Big Rapids, Sept. 17, 1878, to Amelia, daughter of James N. and Catherine (Flanagan) Decker, and they have three children: Mabel, born Aug. 13, 1879, Ida, born June 27, 1881, and an infant born Sept. 8, 1883. Mr. Kelley acts politically with the Republican Party. |