Imelda Kelly Krueger (1890–1926; Agnes Kelly Murphy's sister)
Also known as: Imelda Kelly, Miss Imelda Kelly, Amelia Kelly, Imelda Kelly Krueger, Imelda
family confidence: 95 — certain (corroborated)Kelly (paternal in-law)
Daughter of John Kelly and Mary (Chatham) Kelly; sister of Agnes (Mrs. James J. Murphy), Mary 'Mamie', Irene (Mrs. Fred Hauser) and Walter Kelly. Her husband, Karl P. Krueger ('beloved wife of Karl P. Krueger', 1926; Carl Paul Krueger, b. 20 May 1883 Bozeman, d. 6 Feb 1964 Los Angeles, in the family tree), has no record: he is named in only one filed source. Not her niece Imelda Murphy Bryant (b. 1917), James's daughter (person_imelda_murphy_bryant_iowa). The family tree also carries a duplicate 'Imalda Kelly' (Jul 1890) from the 1900 census attachment, the same girl. Record created 4 Oct 2026 on Luke's instruction.
Facts
Each fact shows how sure the archive is of it (0–100) and the sources it rests on.
- Birth:
- 1890-07, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)The family tree only (July 1890, Butte), citing the 1900 Walkerville census and the Montana death records.
- Death:
- 1926-11-10, Los Angeles, California 951926-11-11 — The Los Angeles Times, p.20; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)The paid death notice in the Los Angeles Times of 11 Nov 1926 ('KRUEGER. November 10, Imelda Kelly Krueger'). The tree has the same date, citing an Anaconda Standard obituary of 11 Nov 1926 that is not filed.
- Residence:
- Butte, Montana
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | residence · Walkerville (1900 census, as a daughter in the household) (Walkerville, Montana) The family tree, citing the 1900 census. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1911-03-17 | event · 'Recitation, Miss Imelda Kelly' on the Hibernians' St Patrick's Day afternoon programme (on which 'Vocal solo, "The Minstrel Boy," James Murphy' also appears) (Butte, Montana) Identity 85: a rare first name in Butte's Irish circles in her own years; the reading was confirmed against the image on 4 Oct 2026. | 85 | 1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.12 |
| 1912-02-26 | event · 'Recitation — Miss Imelda Kelly' at the Centerville Young Men's club's fourth annual installation of officers (Centerville (district of Butte)) Identity 85; the family tree attaches this report to her. | 85 | 1912-02-27 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5 |
| 1914-03-17 | event · 'Reading, selected, Miss Imelda Kelly' at the AOH St Patrick's exercises in the Auditorium, with 'Introductory remarks, Chairman James J. Murphy, county president Ancient Order of Hibernians' (Butte, Montana) The Butte Miner of 18 Mar 1914 (verified reading in the curated transcription); identity 85. | 85 | 1914-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1 |
| 1914-06 | name · 'Amelia' in her father's death notice ('Mamie, Amelia and Irene Kelly'); 'Imelda "Amelia" Kelly Krueger' in the family tree The notice's 'Amelia' is the tree's Imelda: the notice's other children are exactly Agnes's siblings. | 90 | 1914-06-22 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1914-10-06 | marriage · married Carl Paul (Karl P.) Krueger at Butte (Butte, Montana) The family tree, citing the Montana county marriage records and notices in the Anaconda Standard (7 and 11 Oct 1914) and the Butte Miner (12 Oct 1914), none of them filed. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1920 | residence · Los Angeles, in her mother's household (1920 census) (Los Angeles, California) The family tree, citing the 1920 census. The tree also notes, without a source, that she and Karl lived in Los Angeles for her health from April 1919 to 1921 and returned to Butte in October 1921 (Butte Miner, 12 Oct 1921, not filed): 50 for that note. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1926-11-10 | marriage · 'beloved wife of Karl P. Krueger' at her death (Los Angeles, California) The Los Angeles Times death notice. | 95 | 1926-11-11 — The Los Angeles Times, p.20 |
| 1926-11-12 | burial · funeral from the chapel of Cunningham & O'Connor, 1031 South Grand avenue; requiem mass at St. Vibiana's Cathedral; interment in Calvary Cemetery (Los Angeles, California) The Los Angeles Times death notice of 11 Nov 1926. | 95 | 1926-11-11 — The Los Angeles Times, p.20 |
Relationships
Family (blood)
- child of John /Kelly/95John Kelly's death notice (Anaconda Standard, 22 Jun 1914) lists 'a widow and five children ... Mrs. Joseph Murphy, Mamie, Amelia and Irene Kelly, and the son, Walter'; that this John Kelly of the Mullins house is Agnes's father is 95 (the same five children; the family tree); the family's typed 'Murphy Family Tree 1979', enclosed with Joan Murphy's letter of 20 Feb 1995 (page 2 of the PDF; not transcribed because it lists living people; read from the scan on 4 Oct 2026) lists Imelda among John Kelly's children; the family tree (citing the 1900 census) agrees. · 1914-06-22 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7; 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
- child of Mary (Chatham) Kelly100'loving daughter of Mrs. Mary Kelly' (Los Angeles Times, 1926); the family's typed 'Murphy Family Tree 1979', enclosed with Joan Murphy's letter of 20 Feb 1995 (page 2 of the PDF; not transcribed because it lists living people; read from the scan on 4 Oct 2026); the family tree. Independent records agree. · 1926-11-11 — The Los Angeles Times, p.20; 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
- sister of Agnes Kelly Murphy100'sister of Mrs. James Murphy, Irene, Mary and Walter Kelly' (1926); the 1914 notice lists both as John Kelly's daughters (Agnes as 'Mrs. Joseph Murphy'); the 1979 typed tree and the family tree agree. That the 1926 'Mrs. James Murphy' is Agnes is 95 on its own (her mother's 1940 obituary). · 1926-11-11 — The Los Angeles Times, p.20; 1914-06-22 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7; 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
Nexus
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Appears with
- Mrs. Martha Collins (Butte singer; chorus leader at the 1911 Irish-American ball)3 shared sources
- Agnes Kelly Murphy3 shared sources
- Miss Mary "Mamie" Kelly (LA, d. 1954)3 shared sources
- Irene Kelly Hauser (1902–1986; 'Mrs. Fred Hauser'; Agnes Kelly Murphy's sister)3 shared sources
- Walter Kelly (1895–1962; 'Beadle Kelly'; Agnes Kelly Murphy's brother)3 shared sources
- M. J. Gavigan (Michael Gavigan), Butte Hibernian reciter2 shared sources
- Rev. Michael M. McCormick (McCormack), AOH county chaplain and state chairman of Irish history2 shared sources
- Ed Lee (Butte singer at Irish events, 1911-1914)2 shared sources
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)2 shared sources
- John /Kelly/2 shared sources
- Mary (Chatham) Kelly2 shared sources
- John J. Crowley (Butte AOH; president of Division No. 1, 1916)1 shared source
- John J. O'Meara (AOH state president of Montana to 1912; Centennial Brewing manager)1 shared source
- James F. Hurley ('Jimmy Hurley' of the Hennessy store; AOH Division 2 recording secretary, 1909)1 shared source
- Judge Michael Donlan (Butte; heard the 1908 insanity complaints against Patrick J. Murphy)1 shared source
- …and 32 more people with shared sources.
Sources linking to this person
≥75 — High confidence — 6
- 1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.12HIBERNIANS PAY ANNUAL TRIBUTE / ST. PATRICK AND GLORIES OF THE RACE RECALLED — SERMON AT ST. PATRICK'S CHURCHrole: recitation · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Miss Imelda Kelly
Identity: A rare first name; in Butte, in her own years; on a Hibernian programme with a James Murphy. No other Imelda Kelly is known in the archive. Not in the clipping's mentioned list.
- 1912-02-27 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5YOUNG MEN'S CLUB IS COMPLIMENTEDrole: recitation · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Miss Imelda Kelly
Identity: As above; Centerville, where the family later kept the Mullins house; the family tree attaches this report to her.
- 1914-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1BUTTE HONORS MEMORY OF IRELAND'S PATRON SAINTrole: reading_selected · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Miss Imelda Kelly
Identity: As above; the programme James chaired. Not in the clipping's mentioned list.
- 1914-06-22 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA.role: daughter · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Amelia Kelly
Identity: 'Amelia' among John Kelly's children, with Mamie, Irene and Walter; the family tree's Imelda 'Amelia'.
- 1926-11-11 — The Los Angeles Times, p.20KRUEGER [paid death notice]role: deceased · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Imelda Kelly Krueger
Identity: Her own death notice, naming her mother, husband and siblings.
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papersJoan Murphy to Dan, 20 Feb 1995: Grandma Murphy's arranged marriage to 'a much older man'; the foremost shoemakerrole: john_kelly_child_on_1979_typed_tree · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Imelda
Identity: Listed under John Kelly with Agnes R., Mary C., Marty, Walter and Rene on the 1979 typed tree; the chart's other Imeldas (James's daughter, Walter's daughter) sit under their own parents.