Early Life and Education Thomas Raymond Kelly (1893 – 1941) was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, the son of Carlton W. Kelly (1864–1897) and Madona Elizabeth Kersey Linton (1868–1957). He grew up within a Quaker family deeply rooted in Wilmington Yearly Meeting, which had been profoundly shaped by 19th-century revivalist movements. From a young age, Kelly’s intellectual curiosity was nurtured at Wilmington College, where he earned his Bache…