Part V

Ancestors of
Mary Ann Kelsay

Wife of Hale Hezekiah Lamb

Busby (French), Berry, Cox, Edgerton: Line A, Line B, Frazier? Follow, Hiatt?, Hodgson, Kelsay, Kennedy, Louder, McKinney, Osborn, Stephens

Kelsay Ancestor Charts

The Kelsay Family

This family originated in Scotland. The name was a place name and a chaulk hill in Scotland. Some of the various spellings are: Kelso, Kelsoe, Kellsay, Kelsay, Kelsey, etc. The most ancient spelling is Kelso, which is found in records dating back to 1295 and beyond in Scotland. Our branch of the family and has always spelled the name Kelsay.

Research in Northern Ireland showed that the Kelsay family had moved from Scotland to Northern Ireland in the 17th century. The Kelsay family was known as Scots/Irish in America, but were called, Ulster/Scots in Ireland.

First of all I will deal with facts, and then perhaps a little conjecture. Rev. Morgan Edwards came from England and wrote a book about the Baptists in New Jersey in the 18th century. It was published in 1793, and I saw a copy in the rare book section of the New York Public Library in 1976. Rev. Edwards had written to all of the Baptist Ministers in New Jersey prior to that time, and asked them send him some background information about themselves.

Rev. Robert Kelsay was the Minister at the Cohansey Baptist Church in Cumberland County, New Jersey, and he responded to Rev. Edwards with a letter about himself and his family. He wrote that he had been born in the year 1711 near Drummore, Ireland, and came to the Port in Maryland in 1734. He arrived in Cohansey (south New Jersey) in 1738. The spelling of "Drummore" was an ancient spelling of the present day town of Dromore, which is located in County Down, Northern Ireland. Rev. Robert Kelsay also stated in his letter to Rev. Edwards, that he had thirty-three grandchildren at that time, and his children had married into the families of: Sheppards, Bowens, Dares, Heatons, Reeves, Smiths, and Pagets. The forgoing are indisputable facts that were written by Rev. Robert Kelsay’s own hand.

Now we will have to use a little conjecture. Research in Northern Ireland showed that the Kelsay family had moved from Scotland to Northern Ireland in the 17th century. The bulk of the immigrants from Scotland to Northern Ireland were of the Presbyterian religion.

The Scots in those days used a "naming pattern" for their children, and this pattern was also adhered to by the Ulster/Scots in Northern Ireland. The pattern went like this: 1st son after father’s father; 2nd son after mother’s father; 3rd son after father; lst daughter after mother’s mother; 2nd daughter after father’s mother; and 3rd daughter after mother. The pattern continued on down, but this is the beginning of it. I don’t know if Rev. Robert followed this pattern faithfully or not in the naming of his children, but feel sure that he named his first born son, William after his father, which would have followed the naming pattern.

The records in Northern Ireland show that William Kellsay was of Ballycross, a portion of the Hamilton Estates in 1711. This is the year that Robert Kelsay was born, and I feel certain that this William Kellsay of Ballycross was his father. Ballycross (city of the cross) is a small town in County Down that is not far from the larger town of Dromore. The "Thrifts Index of Wills" in Northern Ireland show William Kellsay, Ballycross, 1771. I believe this to be one of Robert Kelsay’s older brothers, but could not locate the Will he had left in 1771. It might have been destroyed in the fire of 1922, when the Public Record Office in Dublin was burned down. Wills was supposed to be sent to Dublin prior to the fire, but not everybody sent them. This Will might be helpful if it could be located.

Now, you are probably asking: "Who was William Kellsay’s father?" Again, I must use conjecture, but I think the evidence points strongly to Gawin Kellsay/Kelso of Holywood, County Down, who obtained leases of lands in Coleraine and Londonderry in 1617.

Kelsays, Kelseys and Kelsos were among immigrants to New England about 1720, the majority of whom were from the Londonderry area. Even today, these names are still to be found on the Londonderry/Donegal Border.

The Assignment, dated December 1617 (T640 Page 14) from Robert MacClelland of Bombie (later Lord Kirdcudbright) is to Gawin Kelso of Holywood, and at that date Holywood was a portion of the estates of Sir James Hamilton, lst Lord Clandeboye, who received the Grant on November 5, 1606.

Lease, December 1617 (T640 P14): Sir Robert MacClelland of Bombie to my well beloved Gawin Kelso of Holywood. Five score of acres of land of the Haberdashers lying upon the water of Roe. Forty acres of land of the Clothworkers proportion . . . to the town of Coleraine.

   Dated Edinburgh the (?) day of December 1617.

The lease from Sir Robert MacClelland states Gawin Kelso of Holywood. Does this mean that Gawin was already living in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland in 1617, or did he sign the lease in Edinburgh, Scotland and immediately move to Holywood in 1617?

Note – Sir Robert MacClelland was created Lord Kirkcudbright in 1633.

The Haberdashers and the Clothworkers were two of the London Companies granted land in Coleraine and Londonderry. History of Holywood by McNamee: Grant, dated November 5, 1606 to Sir James Hamilton, lst Lord Clandeboye of Holywood etc.

The following is a note from Mrs. Joan L. Petticrew of Northern Ireland:

   "I noticed Gawen (also Gawin, Gawn, and Gowan, variant spelling) in the records. I would like to advise you that when the "Planters" (Scots/Irish to you and Ulster/Scots to us) first came to County Down, they came in by the Ards Peninsula where Holywood Parish is situated. The great landlord who came with the "Planters", and who built the wealthy town of Newtownards, was Sir Montgomery from Scotland. The original grant to Sir Montgomery was in 1606. This area to the present day is a very wealthy farming area specializing in potatoes and vegetables, which are famous in Europe. The Comber "spud" is known throughout the British Isles.

With them, the Scots Planters brought the Christian names, Gawn and Hans, which are usually found in the Ards Peninsula area. These two names died out about one hundred years ago. From the Ards Peninsula, many families who came with the Planters fanned out to areas in County Down. . ."

The "Plantation" of Ulster in Northern Ireland was started about 1607, and continued for many years. Gawn Kellsay/Kelso was reportedly born in Ayr, Scotland and leased land in Holywood, Northern Ireland in 1617 or before. The "Rent Roll, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, page 8 & 9", shows Gowen Kellsay leasing land in 1641.

The Kelso family was an old family in Ayr, Scotland, and Gawn Kelso would have been born there about 1595 or before, as he was an adult farmer when he leased land in 1617. The Irish population was in an almost constant state of rebellion between 1610 and 1650, and some researchers believe that Gawn/Gowen Kellsay/Kelso was killed in battle in Antrim County about 1641 or shortly after.

Most Kelsay researchers of today, seem to think that Gawn Kellsay/Kelso was the father of William Kellsay, who was living near Ballycross, County Down in 1711, and was leasing land that was a portion of the Sir James Hamilton Estates. We know for a fact that Gawn Kellsay/Kelso moved from Scotland to Northern Ireland, but we don’t know who might have came with him. Families were usually large in those days, and Gawn probably had many brothers and sisters. The "Prerogative Will Index, 1536-1810" in Northern Ireland, shows a George Kelsaie, native of Scotland. The Will was dated 1640. A George Kelsay migrated to New Jersey, and was living in Cumberland County when Rev. Robert Kelsay was there. George was a name that was used in the Kelsay family in New Jersey and Ohio, so it is very likely that Gawn and George Kellsay in Northern Ireland were related in some manner, very possibly they were brothers, as they appeared to be close in their ages.

The Index to Irish Wills, Volume IV (Dromore, Newry, Mourne) by Thomas M Blagg, F.S.A., shows, Kellsay, William, Ballycross, County Down (Northern Ireland) on page 69. The Will was probated in 1771, but I have not been able to locate it. This William Kellsay was very likely the son of the William Kellsay that was living there in 1711, and an older brother to Robert Kelsay of New Jersey.

Without a Will, we may never know for sure how many children William Kellsay Sr. had. We are sure of William Kellsay Jr., John Kelsay and Robert Kelsay, but would have to speculate on other names. I think, Edward, Samuel, Joseph, Daniel, David and George would be some names that would likely be bestowed on brothers to William, John and Robert Kelsay. There is no way at present to ascertain the size of William Kellsay Sr.’s family. However, the families were usually large in those days. The only birth control back then, was when a woman either reached menopause or died . . . which ever came first!

John Kelsay was older then Robert and migrated to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania sometime in the 1720’s. John resided there with his wife, Margaret, and they had many children together. Robert stated in his letter to Rev. Edwards, that he landed at the Port in Maryland in 1734, and went to Cohansey, New Jersey in 1738. We don’t know where Robert spent that four years before he showed up in New Jersey, but a good guess would be with his brother John in Pennsylvania. There were probably other family members that came over with John and Robert, and there may have been some more brothers with them. However, all of the "say" spelling of the Kelsay name in America today trace back to either John in Pennsylvania, or Robert in New Jersey. If there was any other Kelsay brothers that came over with John and Robert, their line must have died out, because we have not found any of their descendants living today. At least, not yet anyway.

The early immigrates were often involved with the naming of new Townships in the Counties they inhabited. Reportedly, John Kelso/Kelsay was an early settler in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and very well might have had influence with new names. You don’t suppose Drumore Township in Lancaster County could have been named after the present day, Dromore, Northern, Ireland, do you? It was a common practice in those days to use names from former places of residence.

In 1977, I sent a fee to the ULSTER HISTORICAL FOUNDATION in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and asked them to conduct a search of the Kelsay family there. On May 24, 1977, the Secretary of UHF, Mrs. Kathreen Neill mailed me the results of their search. She stated "that records for the 17th and 18th centuries are very few and far between here in Ireland." Mrs. Neill also said, "We realise that you asked us to concentrate on Kelsay/Kelsey and disregard Kelso. However, this was not easy as the names keep cropping up together as you will see from our report."

The report was five or six pages long, and the information concerning Gawin Kelso/Kellsay of Holywood and William Kellsay of Ballycross, was included in it. I discussed some of that earlier. The UHF researcher discussed the surname: "I know from my personal experience that spelling of names even within the same generation varied considerably in the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries so I have worked on the presumption that KELSO – KELSOE – KELSAY – KELLSAY and KELSEY are of the same family. I believe this to be borne out by the entries in the Black Book of the Rebellion of 1798 (DOD272) where in the tiny area of Drumbridge we find both JOHN KELSOE and JAMES KELSEY (Drumbridge is in the area of Drumbeg and lies on the edge of the River Lagan). It will also be noted that in some cases the spelling is varied within one document."

The UHF researcher continued,

   "In 1797/98 John Kelso and James Kelsey were in "Drumbridge which according to the Chancery Bill of 1680 (T808/14559) was also the property of Sir James Hamilton, lst Lord Clandeboye and had been leased to James Maxwell prior to 1677 – probably James Maxwell of Drumbeg who died c 1681/2 (T808/9913).

It appears that the Kelsay/Kelso family leased land from the estate of Sir James Hamilton for many years in County Down. As late as 1804, a William Kelsey married Jane Jennings in Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland. She was the widow of the late Mr. McMullen at remarriage.

As you can see by the several variant spellings of the Kelsay surname above, the name has had many spellings through the centuries. It was most certainly derived from the surname of "Kelso" in Scotland. George Robertson’s account of the Principal Families in Ayrshire, Scotland (1824); "wherein it is stated that the family of Kelso of Kelsoland is said to have originally come from Normandy into England in 1066 with William the Conqueror. Robertson adds that this tradition derives some weight from the circumstances that QUELSOE was still, in his day, a surname to be met with in that province of France." Very few of the names of the companions of William the Conqueror are known, and it would be impossible to establish if Robertson was correct in speculating on the family coming from Normandy in 1066. I noticed that all of the early Kelso’s of Kelsoland had a "de" in their name though. Such as "Hugo de Kelso, son of John, Dominus de Kelsoland, signed fealty to Edward I of England in July of 1296. Hugo’s name appears in the "Ragman Roll" in 1296.

The genealogy of Kelsoland states: "Hugo de Kelso’s name appears among those of the Baroness Majors slain at the battle of Falkirke. He married Aleanore, daughter of Patric, Earl of March." The surname was spelled with several variants prior to Hugo de Kelso – such as John de Kelsou, 1289; Peter de Kelsou, 1263; Richard de Kelchou, 1233; and on back to Vinget de Chalchou in 1094. The "de" was used in the name up to John de Kelcho in 1403, and then was not used anymore. The webster’s dictionary states that "de" indicates place of origin in French family names. So, in other words, Hugo de Kelso means "Hugo from Kelso."

It appears there is a strong French connection, and it’s possible that George Robertson was correct in his assessment that the family came from Normandy, France in 1066 with William the Conqueror.

We do know that Kelso was a "place name", and appears in King David’s foundation charter as such. According to Morton "(Monastic Annals of Teviotdale) the name is evidently derived from Chalkheugh, a remarkable cliff overhanging the Tweed, on the summit of which part of the town is built. Chalkheugh is locally pronounced Cawkheuch. Calc, in the ancient British language, and cealc in the Anglo-Saxon, like the Latin calx, signify chalk. How, in Anglo-Saxon and Scots, and Heugh in modern Scots, a hill or height (Chalmer’s Caledonia). This etymology may be distinctly traced in the various forms in which the name appears in ancient records, where it is written KALKOW, KELQUEU, CALCO, CALCHEU, CALCHOOWE and KELLESEWE. The earliest mention of it is stated by Morton to be at the time of the founding of the Monastery in 1128, when it appears from the Charter of its royal founder, David I, that there was a church called "the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the banks of the river Tuede in the place which is called Calkou". I think what Morton was trying to say, is that "Kelso" was named after a remarkable chalk hill overhanging the river Tweed.

In October 1938, Mrs. Utterson Kelso died at her home at Gilling west, near Richmond, Yorkshire. Among various documents referring to the Kelso family that were in her possession at the time of her death was the following note on paper watermarked 1827:

   "All Antiquarians agree that the most ancient surnames are local with a "de" before them and have been assumed by the proprietors when fixed appellations became hereditary. Thus the earliest possessors of the lands of Kelsoland in the Bailiary of Cunningham and Sheriffdom of Ayr, took a surname from their own lands according to the common custom of others amongst us, etc. etc.."

An old pedigree dated 1758, records that the lands of Kelsoland in Ayrshire were erected into a free Barony by charter in 1256. The pedigree starts out with Vinget Calso in 1022, and Vinget de Chalchou in 1094 and continues on to Hugh Andrew Kelso in 1917.

However, George Robertson ignores the early pedigree and gives Hugo de Kelso (who appears in Ragman Roll in 1296) as the first of the name to appear in any public record in Scotland and he thinks to be the ancestor of the Kelsos of Kelsoland. Kelsoland remained in the hands of the family until about 1624 or 32, when it was sold to one Patrick Shaw, either by Robert Kelso (according to Robertson) or by his father David (according to both Burke and James Patterson’s History of the county of Ayrshire, 1852).

Some fifteen or twenty years later the estates were re-purchased by Robert Kelso of Halrig, but in 1688, his son John Kelso finally disposed of Kelsoland to John Brisbane of Bishoptoun, who changed the name of the house to "Brisbane House", by which name it was known until it was destroyed by Commandos in a training exercise during World War II – in the 1940’s.

The following story was recorded in the "Account of the Family of Kelso of Kelsoland", which the Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast has a copy of:

   Brisbane has its ghosts. In the house itself a winding stone staircase that leads to the attics has never been finished, the workmen employed upon it being too scared to complete the work. Strange tales are told about it. A friend of the Brisbane family who knew the place intimately – Miss Fairlie of fairlie in Ayrshire – has recorded a curious experience of her own at Brisbane House that happened during a Christmas party in the last Mrs. Brisbane’s time. In her own words – "suddenly there was an electric current as if bells were being rung, and a sharp whining sound – after which a dead silence. No one spoke until Miss Low said quietly, ‘I must have leaned on the bell push’. Afterwards I spoke to Mrs. Brisbane (a very saintly woman) who said smiling, “There are no bells in the house’ . . "

Another lady, a Miss Dyer, who was looking over the house with her sister and brother-in-law, suddenly found herself quietly sliding down the staircase. She said that she felt as though some one had got hold of her ankles and pulled her down. The Kelso Glen – still so called – that adjoins the property is said to be haunted by a Kelso ghost; and there is a legend to the effect that when a Kelso shall again sleep in Brisbane House, the estates will return to the Kelso family. The late Lieut. Colonel Archibald Kelso was once given a general invitation to shoot at Brisbane and mentioned this to his cousin, Capt. Barrington Kelso, R.N. the latter at once replied, "I bet that you will never go – Brisbane will put you off". Sure enough, though the invitation was not canceled, it was never renewed."

The Brisbane family acquired some other lands in Ayr besides Kelsoland, and extended the estate to upwards of 8500 acres. It was erected into the Barony of Brisbane by Charter in 1695. Apparently the Brisbane family died out in the late 1920’s or early 1930’s. The last laird left the estate to his widow and from her it descended to her niece, a Miss St. Aubyn.

From the "—Account of Kelsoland:

   "On this subject a certain Mr. Fullarton-James – I presume to be connected with the family of Fullarton of Rosemount, Symington – was in correspondence with Colonel Archibald Kelso’s widow about the year 1935. On the 27th of May of that year he wrote as follows: "Brisbane, as now called, was my grandfather’s tenancy and my mother was brought up there in the thirties. The Brisbane’s were relatives of his. The story of Miss St. Aubyn is quite correct. She was working in the east end of London when her relative, the last Brisbane, died and left her the property, which was little more than the empty, but very lovely house. She came and lived there – I imagine without any servants; for when I went to call and asked to be allowed to see over the place because of my mother’s childhood spent there, I could not get in or get any attention, even from a dog! I wrote that night but had no acknowledgment. This was perhaps ten or fifteen years ago. She died in 1932."

Again on the 12th of January 1936, Mr. Fullarton-James wrote:

   "I visited Brisbane a few months ago and found it quite empty, with much charm of tree and burn and bird, but new buildings to within quite a short distance. All that quarter of Largs is now built up . . "

I exchanged several letters with Rev. H. Kelso, who resided in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the 1970’s. On May 10, 1976, Rev. Kelso sent me several pages of information about the Kelso family and also enclosed a Xerox copy of a photograph of Brisbane House. It was reportedly one of the last photographs taken of the estate before being demolished during training by the Commandos in the 1940’s. The main house was quite large, and was four stories tall. I could not tell what the house was constructed from, but it appeared to be some sort of stone. There was a smaller building to the left of the main house, and two buildings to the right. There was many trees and shrubbery showing in the picture.

So, it appears that Miss St. Aubyn was the last inhabitant of Brisbane House, and it set empty after her death in 1932, until being demolished by commandos in the 1940’s. It is not known for certain what year the Kelso family acquired Kelsoland. An old pedigree dated 1758 records that the lands were erected into a free Barony by charter in 1256. George Robertson gives Hugo de Kelso as the ancestor of the Kelso’s of Kelsoland in 1296. We know that Kelsoland was owned by the Kelso family for about four hundred years anyway, before selling it to John Brisbane, and they may have owned it much farther back then the 1200 time period. We just don’t know for sure because of the shortage of records. It appears the Brisbane family owned Kelsoland for about 250 years before it was abandoned and demolished in the 1940’s.

In 1693, the home and lands of Dankeith were acquired by William Kelso. Dankeith is situated in the parish of Symington, Ayrshire. The estate remained in Kelso hands until 1865, when on the death of Miss Eleanora Kelso, it passed to the Utterson family and was afterwards sold. Dankeith was destroyed by fire and then completely rebuilt.

Theories from other Kelsay researchers:

   A book entitled "The Origin of English Surnames" by Reaney, mentions de Kelesey, Kellesey and de Keleseie as names encountered in London in the period between 1147 and 1375. Reaney observes that by the end of the 1300’s, the prevalent spelling in Lincolnshire, along the East Coast north of London, was Kelsey. A village called South Kelsey in that county still appears on today’s maps.

In The New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith, Kelsey or Kelsie is given as an English name that can usually be traced back to the Lincolnshire village of Kelsey. Kelso is mentioned as being strictly Scottish. Smith associates the meaning of the name with words describing "chalk heights."

All of these theories concerning the origin’s of the surname of Kelsay, are probably beginning to confuse you by now. Here is my theory: I believe the family originated in Normandy, France, and went to England with William the Conqueror in 1066. After the Battle of Hastings, some of the family stayed in England, and some went to Scotland and settled in Ayrshire.

By 1296, Hugo de Kelso was spelling the surname as "Kelso", and the Scottish Kelso’s would use that spelling until the Plantation of Ulster began in the 1600’s in Northern Ireland. At some point in time, and I don’t know if it was Gowan Kelso/Kellsay, or his son, William Kellsay, a decision was made to always use the "a" in our surname to distinguish us from the other branches of the family, e.g. Kelso, Kelsey, Kelsoe, etc. William Kellsay in County Down, Northern Ireland used the "say" spelling, and Rev. Robert Kelsay, my 5th great grandfather, signed his own Will in 1789 in Cumberland County, New Jersey with the "say" spelling, and his grave stone was spelled "Kelsay" on it. I will admit, it has been a constant battle through-out my life, in trying to make people spell my name with "say" instead of "sey". We "say" Kelsay’s have used that spelling since the 18th century, and are proud of our branch and will continue to prevail over the misspelling of our surname!

My grandfather, Thomas D. Kelsay, was seriously ill with prostate cancer in the Marion General Hospital in Marion, Indiana, when the nurse came in with his chart to record his name. Even though it was a struggle, he raised up on one elbow and instructed the nurse in a firm voice, "That is Kelsay with an ‘a’!" So kinsmen keep the faith, the battle of the "say" spelling can be won! Don’t give up! (from Billie Lee Smith-“My family always said the same thing.”

You may wonder what behooved our Kelsay ancestors to move from Northern Ireland in the early 18th century to the colonies in North America. I believe it was mostly due to two reasons. First there was the "Test Act" of 1704, which required office holders to take all three Sacraments of the Church of Ireland (Anglican or ‘state church’). Presbyterians and others could not join the army, the militia, educate their children or pass on land, worship within five miles of a town or own a horse over 5 dollars, if they did not obey the three sacraments of the state church i.e. baptism, marriage and burial.

Then a long and severe drought set in during the "teen" years of the 1700’s, and was the last straw for these yeoman farmers. Ruined crops, which included flax, meant that farmers, weavers and townspeople had their lifestyle ruined! Then, in 1716, if matters were not already bad enough for the farmers, the sheep were infected with "sheep rot", (a disease of the feet) and wiped out all of the flocks of sheep. On top of all of this, the Absentee English landlords, who lived in England kept increasing the rents on the land!

What had began as a trickle in 1702, turned into a torrent in 1717 of Ulster Planters to the Colonies of North America. The bulk of these immigrants were Presbyterians, and this is probably the religion that the Kelsay family was associated with in Northern Ireland.

John Kelsay probably made the move to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania between 1717 and 1720, and Robert Kelsay went over in 1734. There, was of course, many other Kelsay’s that also joined the migration. As they had learned in Scotland and Ireland, the Kelsay’s continued to be mostly farmers in the New World. Robert became a Baptist minister, but he owned farmland in New Jersey and lived on the Cohansey Church’s farm. I am sure he worked in the fields with his sons and taught them the farming trade, as they continued to farm for many generations. I, myself, would probably have stayed on the farm in Indiana, if my father, Dale Kelsay, had not died from a corn picker accident in 1945. All of my ancestors before me were farmers.

I hope the above information gives you a better understanding of the origins of the Kelsay family.

William Kellsay (Kelso), was born in 1580, in Scotland, died 1641/5 in Ayrshire, Scotland

Gowan Kelso, was born in 1595, in Ayrshire, Scotland, and was killed in Atrim, Ireland, 1641, in the Battle of Atrim, between the Irish Catholics and the Scottish Protestants.

Children:

1. William Kelsay I, born about 1640, in Northern Ireland, died 1773

GENERATION 3

William Kelsay I, son of Gowan Kelso, was born about 1640 in Northern Ireland. He died in 1676.

Children:

1. William Kelsay II, born 1676-1680, Ballycross, County Down, Northern Ireland

GENERATION 4

William Kelsay II, son of William Kelsay I and Miriam Smith, was born in 1676-1680, and died in 1773 in Ballycross, County Down, Northern Ireland.

He was married 2 April 1704, in Pennsylvania, to Mary Dunlop, who was born in 1690, in Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland.

He leased lands from the Hamilton estate. He had at least 4 sons.

Mary died in 1767; William died in 1773, in Ballycross, Northern Ireland.

Children:

1. John Kelsay, born 1708, in Ballycross, Northern Ireland


2. William Kelsay III, born 1710, in Ballycross, Northern Ireland


3. Rev. Robert Kelsay, born 1711, near Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland


4. Edward Kelsay, born 1704,Ireland

GENERATION 5

John Kelsay
Family Group "A"

John Kelsay
and
Margaret Campbell

John Kelsay, son of William Kelsay II and Mary Dunlop, was born in 1708, in Ballycross, Northern Ireland, and died in 1771. He came to America between 1717-1720. He was a farmer and resided in Chester County, Pennsylvania, by 1729. He signed a petition for a new county to be formed. As a result, Lancaster County came into being that year.

He was married in 1748, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to Margaret Campbell, who was born about 1715, in Ireland, or in Botetourt, Virginia, and died there in 1771, the daughter of John Campbell and Grissel Hay.

John had become a resident of Lancaster County, and was listed as John Kelso when he was warranted 200 acres of land in Lancaster County on 4 September 1774. Then Lancaster County was divided and John's land became part of York County, Pennsylvania. In 1762, John and his 2 eldest sons, William and Moses, were listed on tax records as residents of Manallen Township, York County.

The date of acquiring the land needs to be proved, because the source, “Funes-Carney Family History," says that the family moved to Botetourt, Virginia, in the latter 1760's. Botetourt County became Rockbridge County, in 1778.

John sold his estate on 1 February 1779, and was the last of his family to leave Pennsylvania. By December 1781 he is listed as a resident of Rockbridge County, Virginia. By 1787 he has again moved, this time settling in Washington County, Tennessee (which at this period is called the Northwest Territory of North Carolina) where he is listed on a tax list as owning 300 acres of land. His farm was on Big Limestone Creek. In 1793, Major William Kelsay was appointed to partrol Sullivan County, Tennessee. Both John and Margaret are presumed to have died there.

Children:

1. William Kelsay IV, born 1739, York County, Pennsylvania


2. A Moses Kelsay, born 28 October 1740/41, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania


3. Samuel Kelsay, born 1743, York, or Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died 6 October 1804, Washington, Pennsylvania; unmarried; 1778, purchased land Rockbridge County, Virginia; purchased land Washington County, Northwest Territory, North Carolina


4. John A Kelsay, born 25 January 1745, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania


5. Margaret Kelsay, born 1747, Pennsylvania


6. Anna Kelsay, born about 1751, York County, Pennsylvania


7. Hugh Kelsay, born 1752, died infancy, Chester County, Pennsylvania


8. David Kelsay, born 1754, York County, Pennsylvania


9. Mary Kelsay, born 1749-1754 York County, Pennsylvania, died 14 May 1808, Nelson, Kentucky

William Kelsay IV, the son of John Kelsay and Margaret Campbell, was born in 1739 in Allenwood Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and died in May 1805, in Washington County, Tennessee.

William served as 1st Lieutenant in Company 1 of the 1st York County, Battalion in the Revolutionary War, from 1776 through 1779. This company was made up of men form Manallen Township in York county. William became the last of his family to leave Pennsylvania, on 1 February 1779 when he sold his York county Estate. By December 1781 he is listed as a resident of settling in Washington County, Tennessee. Where he is listed on a tax list as owning 300 acres of Land. His farm was on Big Limestone Creek in Washington County Tennessee. In 1793 Major William Kelsay was appointed to parole Sullivan County, Tennessee.

He was married 2 April 1764, in Allenwood, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Nancy Agnes Goudy (Gowdy), who was called Agnes, Nancy, and Ann in various records. She was the daughter of William Goudy and Susannah Boyd, who also had children William Goudy, John Goudy, and Elizabeth Goudy.

William was the last of his family to leave Pennsylvania. He sold his York County land 1 February 1779. By 1787, he moved again settling in Washington County, Tennessee, (which at this period was Northwest Territory of North Carolina) He is listed on tax records as owning 300 acres of land. His farm was on big Limestone Creek. In 1793, Major William Kelsay was appointed to parole Sullivan County, Tennessee. He died in May 1806, in Washington County, Tennessee

Children:

1. Susannah Kelsay, born about 1765, Pennsylvania, died 29 August 1829, Elizabethtown, Carter County, Tennessee; married 30 August 1785, Pennsylvania, to John Blair Jr, (born 1758 Pennsylvania-died 13 July 1818, Washington County, Tennessee, son of John Blair and Martha Laird, Served in the Revolutionary War, wounded at the Battle of Germantown. He also served a Colonel under General John Sevier in the Cherokee and Creek Indian wars. John and Susannah had eight children. All but 1 of their children remained in Tennessee
1. Grandchildren:
1. John Blair III
2. Nancy Blair, born before 1805


2. Margaret Kelsay, born about 1770. Pennsylvania, died 2 September 1817, Huntsville, Alabama; married about 1790 Washington County?? Tennessee, John Adams, born 1770-died 24 September 1829, Huntsville, Alabama, son of Alexander Adams and Mary Patton, served in War of 1812, said to have 8 children;


3. Elizabeth Kelsay, born about 1775, died 1822, Washington County, Tennessee; married 27 January 1795, Washington County, Tennessee, Nathaniel Davis, between 1770-1780, died after 1830, Washington County, Tennessee; In 1830 Nathaniel, 1 son & 6 daughters living, Greene County, Tennessee
1. Grandchildren:
1. William Kelsay Davis, born 1800


4. John Kelsay, born about 1776; married Mary


5. Anne Kelsay, born 13 February 1778, York County,


6. Mary Kelsay, born 25 December 1781, Rockbridge County, Virginia, died 10 July 1865 Washington County, Tennessee; married 25 July 1798 Washington County, Tennessee John Patton, born 22 August 1778 York County, Pennsylvania, died 6 October 1860 Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, son of Robert and Mary Patten; resided Washington County, Tennessee until 1826-moved to Kingsport


7. David Kelsay, born between 1750-1760, York County, Pennsylvania


8. Ann Kelsay, born Pennsylvania

A Moses Kelsay, son of John Kelsay and Margaret Campbell, was born 28/9 October 1741, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

He was married 29 February 1764, in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, to Jeanette or Janette or Jane Smith, who was born about 1745 in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania.

Janet died before 1810: Moses died 30 December 1812, both in Barren County, Kentucky.

Children:

1. John Kelsay, born about 1770 Botetourt County, Virginia


2. James Kelsay, born 1770 Botetourt County, Virginia


3. Elizabeth (Betsy) Kelsay, born about 1772 Botetourt County, Virginia


4. Jeanette Kelsay, born about 1772, Greene, Tennessee, died before 26 June 1821


5. Samuel Kelsay, born about 1774, Botetourt County, Virginia


6. Mary Kelsay, born about 1776 Greene County, Tennessee


7. Margaret Kelsay, born about 1776, Botetourt County, Virginia, died before 26 June 1821


8. Anna M. Kelsay, born about 1780 Botetourt County, Virginia; married Johnson King

Sources:
1. Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Title: Ancestral File (R)

John A Kelsay, son of John Kelsay & Margaret Campbell, was born 25 January 1745, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and died 29 October 1830, Cooper County, Missouri.

He was married/1 on 4 March 1773, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to Sarah Harris, who died 31 January 1774 the probable daughter of James Harris.

John lived on his 190 acres Dry Run, in the forks of the James River, in Virginia. He volunteered 4 September 1774 in Botetourt County, Virginia, for service in the Revolutionary War. He was a member of John Murray's Company. He took part in the Battle of Point Pleasant, a fierce conflict against the British backed Indians, where many Americans, including Captain Murray, were killed.

The portion of Botetourt County, where he resided became Rockbridge County. He was married/2 on 23 March 1780, in Rockbridge County, NW Territory, North Carolina, to Mary Anderson, the daughter of Elizabeth (Gowdy) Anderson.

On the 15 March 1786, he sold his 190 acres, and on 5 May 1789, he purchased 640 of land lying on the waters of the Plum and Churn Camp Creek, in Greene County, Tennessee, where Mary died 27 July 1794, in Greene County

In 1813, he then moved to Campbell County, Tennessee, and in 1816 to Wayne County, Kentucky. 13 years later he accompanied his son Alexander to Cooper, Missouri, and settled on the upper reaches of Burras Creek.

He is buried at the Kelsay Family Cemetery, near Versailles, Missouri. A Daughters of the American Revolution marker has been placed next to his tombstone.

Children:

1. Sarah Nelson Kelsay, born 16 February 1782, Rockbridge County, Virginia, died 9 August 1864, Hopewell, Pulaski County, Missouri; married John Huff


2. Alexander James Davis Kelsay, born 3 October 1783, Virginia


3. John Kelsay, born 8 April 1788, Greene County, Tennessee
4. Elizabeth Anderson Kelsay, 21 May 1786, Greene County, Tennessee


5. Margaret (Peggy) C Kelsay, born 1790, Green County, Tennessee, died about 1870 Miller County, Missouri; married James Manners


6. William Kelsay, born 2 June 1792, Greene County, Northwest Territory, North Carolina

Margaret Kelsay, daughter of John Kelsay and Margaret Campbell, was born in 1747, in Pennsylvania, probably in either Lancaster County, or Chester County.

She was married about 1768 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, to Nathan Peoples who was born about 1743 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, died in 1808, son of Nathan Peoples, according to “Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia 1745-1800"

"Margaret and her husband Nathan purchased 210 acres in Augusta County. Nathan was listed on the tax rolls in Rockbridge, northwest territory of North Carolina, Indiana 1782.

On October 4, 1779 they sold their land and purchased 400 acres in Sullivan County, Tennessee on horse creek on November 29. 1792. This area is near long island now Kingsport; this later became known as Peoples Precient. One of their grandchildren would move all the way west to Sonoma, California,"

Information from Sheila Funes' data base on

Children:

1. Mary Peoples, born about 1771 Rockbridge, Virginia; named in will of her uncle Samuel Kelsay in 1795


2. Nathan Peoples Jr, born 1774 Rockbridge County, Virginia, died 1857, and died 30 December 1812 in Barren County, Kentucky


3. John Peoples, born 9 July 1776 Rockbridge County, Virginia


4. Ann Peoples, born 3 October 1778 Rockbridge County, Virginia


5. Elizabeth Peoples, born 1780 Rockbridge, Virginia, died after 1850, probably Greene County, Tennessee; married 12 April 1812 Carter County, Tennessee, to Stephen Tilson, born 1776, probably Greene County, Tennessee


6. Hannah Peoples, married 26 July 1796 Carter County, Tennessee, to Samuel Lusk


7. James Peoples, married 6 April 1803 Carter County, Tennessee, to Rodah McNabb


8. Margaret Peoples, born 1786; married 14 June 1894, Carter County, Tennessee, to John Mayson


9. Isabel Peoples, married Carter County, Tennessee, 28 January 1800 Joseph Mason

Anna Kelsay, daughter of John Kelsay and Margaret Campbell, was born either in York County, Pennsylvania, or Botetourt County, Virginia.

She married about 1786 in Washington County, Northwest Territory of North Carolina (later Tennessee,) to Henry Nelson IV, who was born 2 August 1745, in Overwharton, Stafford County, Virginia, son of Henry Nelson (III) and Jane Goodwin. He was a ruling elder of the Old Salem Presbyterian Church in Washington County, Tennessee

It was written of Anna that she was "Scotch of the Scotch, tall and fine looking and all her sons were tall and handsome. A very distinguished woman both for her intellect and her faith."

Henry died 4 February 1825; Anna's death date is not known, although it is said they both died in Washington County, Tennessee.

Perhaps she is the woman in the 1830 census living with her daughter Julia. If so, she would be seventy to eighty years of age at this time.

Children:

1. Samuel Kelsay Nelson, born 9 October 1787, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee


2. Henry Nelson V, born about 1788/9, Washington County, Tennessee, an accomplished self-taught violinist; It was written that he "made a fiddle before he ever saw one." Henry was a teacher in North Carolina. He never married and died as a young man.


3. John Kelsay Nelson, born about 1792, Washington County, Tennessee


4. David Nelson, born 24 September 1793, Jonesbourgh, Washington County, Tennessee


5. Julia D Nelson, born 1801, Wsshington County, Tennessee

David Kelsey (1), son of John Kelsay and Margaret Campbell, was born 1754, in York County, Pennsylvania.

He changed the spelling of his name in York County. He raised and grew Hemp with his brothers. In 1779, he moved to Kentucky and settled in Lincoln County. In 1782-1783, David served in the War of Independence, in aiding to repel the invasion of enemy Indiana, and helped buid a fort at the Falls of the Ohio.

David later returned to Rockbridge County, virgiia, where he married Jean Kinkade, who was born 1773 in Virginia. They later moved to Washington County, Tennessee. On 28 September 1807, David purchased 80 acres in Barren County, Kentucky. He moved by the 1830's to Rives County, (now St. Clair County) Missouri, where he resided as a man betwee 80 and 90 years.

He died between 1840 and 1850, in Rives County, Missouri. Jean died in 1856, in San Jose, California

It is believed that he had at least 3 sons. He was the grandfather of the famous Kelsey brothers of early California History, Ben, Andy, and Sam

Children:

1. David Kelsey (2), born about 1792, in Northwest Territory of North Carolina


2. William Andrew Kelsey, born 1795


3. Samuel Kelsey, born 1798, died 1842, Missouri

John Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Nancy Agnes Goudy, was born about 1776, probably in Greene County, Tennessee.

He married Mary McCracken, daughter of John McCracken Sr and Margaret Patton.

Children:

1. Agnes Gowdy “Nancy" Kelsay, born 1803, died in Sullivan County, Tennessee?? Last known to be living in 1850; married Andrew O'Dell, born 1803 Virginia; six children


2. William Kelsay, born about 1805, died between 1832-1840; married 19 January 1827 Washington County, Tennessee, Evaline Austin (Johnson?) died between 1832-1840 Washington County, Tennessee


3. Samuel Kelsay, born between 1807-1808, Washington County, Tennessee


4. Margaret Kelsay, born about 1810


5. Robert Kelsay, born about 1812, Washington County, Tennessee


6. David N (perhaps Nathaniel) Kelsay, born 1815, Washington County, Tennessee; married 13 January 1836, Washington County, Tennessee, to Katherine McCracken, born 1816 Tennessee, daughter of Henry McCracken & Katherine Hamilton; 10 children

Anne Kelsay, daughter of William Kelsay III and Agnes (Nancy) Goudy, who was born 13 February 1778, in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Or Yori?

She was married 8 August 1799, Washington County, Tennessee, same day as her brother John married Mary McCracken. She married John McCracken Jr., who was born 10 December 1775 in Pennsylvania, and Christened 24 May 1778 Upper West Conococheague Presbyterian Church Marcers-burg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. His parents were John McCracken, born about 1750 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and Margaret Patton (See above)

John died 10 December 1856; Anne died 19 December 1856, both in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, and buried New Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Children:

1. William Kelsey McCracken, born 1807, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee

David Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Nancy Agnes Goudy, was born between 1750-1760, in York County, Pennsylvania. They moved to Botetourt County, Virginia, where he raised and sold hemp. In 1779 he moved to Kentucky, settling in Lincoln County. In 1782-83 David served in the War of Independence in aiding to repel the invasion of enemy Indians and in helping to build a fort at the Falls of the Ohio.

David later returned to Rockbridge County, Virginia, where he was married in August 1791, to Jean Kinkade, born about 1773, daughter of Andrew and Jean Kinkade.

They moved to Tennessee, where on a land grant dated November 17, 1792 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, it states that Joseph Crockett, assign of David Kelsey, was obtaining acreage there along Beaver Creek. They later moved to Washington County, Tennessee, where the only evidence of his residence there is when his name appeared on a jury list.

On 28 September 1807, David purchased 90 acres in Barren County, Kentucky. David may have moved by the 1830's (if not earlier) to Rives County, Missouri where a man in the household of David Kelsey is listed as between 80 and 90 years of age. If this is he, then he died by 1850.

Another story is that David died in Barren County, Kentucky, when his son David was young, and then raised by Moses Kelsay. If this is so, then the elderly man in Missouri was an older inhabitant of the David Kelsey household (David possibly being his son). It is believed he may have had a son named Andrew, and definitely a son named David (the father of Ben, Andrew and Sam Kelsey for whom Kelseyville, Lake County, California was named) who took part in the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, and later crossed the plains to Oregon in 1843.

Children:

1. David Kelsay, born about 1792, in Northwest Territory, North Carolina


2. Andrew Kelsay, born about 1795


3. Samuel Kelsay, born about 1795

Anna Kelsay, daughter of William Kelsay and Nancy Agnes Goudy, was born 1715, in York County, Pennsylvania.

She was married about 1786 in Washington County, NW Territory of North Carolina (Tennessee) to Henry Nelson, who was born 2 August 1745, in Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia, son of Henry and Jane Nelson

Henry was the ruling elder of the Salem Presbyterian Church in Washington County. It is written that Ann was "a very distinguished woman, both for her intellect and her faith."

Children:

1. Samuel Nelson


2. Henry Nelson III


3. John Nelson


4. Julia


5. David Nelson, born 24 September 1793, in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, died 17 October 1844, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois; married 1810, to Elizabeth McKinney, born 1792, Washngton, Tennessee, died July 1860, Caldwell, Kentucky. 10 children
1. Grandchildren:
1. Elizabeth Louisa Nelson, born 16 March 1812, Washington, Tennessee
2. James Nelson born 1816, Washington Tennessee, died 31 January 1880, Tennessee
3. Landin Nelson, born 1818, Washngton, Tennessee, died 26 May 1884, Caldwell, Kentucky
4. Lytle Yancy Nelson, born 1824, Washngton
Tennessee; died Caldwell, Kentucky
5. Rebecca Martha Nelson, born 1825, Washington, Tennessee, died 1880, Hamilton, Illinois
6. Charles Clark Nelson, born 9 September 1826, Washington, Tennessee, died 8 June 1914
7. Lauson Nelson, born 1827, Washngton, Tennessee, died 26 May 1864, Calwell, Kentucky
8. Julia Ann Nelson, born October 1830, Washington, Tennessee, died 1910, Caldwell, Kentucky
9. Henry M Nelson, born 12 August 1834, Washington, Tennessee, died 27 July 1891, Caldwell, Kentucky
10. Cynthia A Campbell Nelson, born 1841, Caldwell, Kentucky, died Caldwell, Kentucky

John Kelsay, son oof Moses Kelsay and Janet Smith, was born about 1770 in Botetourt County, Virginia.

John died 9 December 1834 in Sangamon County, Illinois.

Children:

1. Hugh Band Kelsay, born 4 April 1791, in NW Territory, Tennessee


2. James Kelsay, born 1805, Kentucky


3. Samuel Kelsay, born about 1807, in Allen County, Kentucky


4. Margaret Kelsay


5. Lucinda Kelsay, born 1823 (?)

James Kelsay, the son of Moses Kelsay and Jeanette, Janette or Jane Smith, was born 1770, Botetourt, Virginia.

He was married/1 on 4/5 August 1793, in Greene County, Northwest Territory, North Carolina, to Jane Hamilton Hursha, who was born in 1770 in Greene County, and died in Barren County Kentucky in 1814.

He was married again very soon, to Jane ____.

James died in Morgan County Missouri 24 March 1849, and as buried in unmarked grave in the Kelsay Family Cemetery in Morgan County, Missouri, near Hopewell Church.

Children:

1. William Kelsay, born 29 February 1796 in Greene County, NW Territory, North Carolina


2. Samuel Kelsay, born about 1794 in Greene County, Northwest Territory, North Carolina


3. Mary Jane Kelsay, born 6 April 1798 in Greene County, Tennessee, died 15 February 1863, buried Hopewell Union Cemetery, Moniteau County, Missouri; married Willis Burton Brown (born 6 February 1792 North Carolina, died 22 June 1867)


4. Elizabeth Kelsay, born about 1800 in Barren County, Kentucky; married/1 Hiram Smith; married/2 Leonard Thompson; m/3 William Hogg


5. Ann Kelsay, born about 1802 in Barren County, Kentucky; married 14 August 1825, Allen County, Kentucky Burton (Barton) Brown


6. Mary "Polly" Kelsay, born about 1806 Barren County, Kentucky


7. Martha Kelsay, born about 1808 in Barren County, Kentucky


8. Margaret Kelsay, born about 1810 in Barren County, Kentucky; married 16 December 1831 Cooper County, Missouri, to James Kelsay (born about 1810 Kentucky or Indiana);
1. Grandchildren:
1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Kelsay, born 1839
2. Moses Kelsay, born 1832 in Copper County, Missouri;died February 6, 1904 in Morgan, County, Missouri.
3. Isebelle Kelsay, born 1835; died 1918
4. Nancy J. Kelsay, born 1838
5. Jane Kelsay, born about 1842
6. Martha A. Kelsay, born 1844; died 1930
7. James Jasper Kelsay, born February 17, 1850 in Morgan County, Missouri; 4 October 1874 to Permelia Ann Stark (born 19 April 1858; daughter of Charles Stark and Cecil Kelsay); they resided many years near Stark Caverns in Miller County, Missouri, and in their later years resided in the town of Eldon, Missouri (where the present day site of Chevrolet Sales Agency is located). James Jasper died May 10, 1917 in Eldon, Miller County, Missouri; Permelia died there February 5, 1946. They are buried in the Dooley Cemetery in Miller County.
8. Jhon Kelsay, born 1854


9. Isabelle Kelsay, born 1811/2 in Barren County, Kentucky

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10. Hugh B Kelsay, born 13 January 1816 in Barren County, Kentucky


11. Sarah "Sally" Kelsay, born 26 June 1820 in Monroe County, Kentucky


12. Nancy Kelsay, born 5 February 1824 in Monroe County, Kentucky, died 8 February 1849, Morgan County, Missouri; married 6 April 1848 Morgan County Missouri to Jeremiah Ratcliff, who was born 15 July 1826 in Eagle Township, Hocking County, Ohio, son of John Ratcliff (born 20 August 1785 North Carolina) & Mary Comer (born 4 April 1790 North Carolina) He was married 2 more times & had other children. On 1860 Census He was 33, born Ohio, wife Ann age 24 born Missouri, daughter Mary (daughter of Nancy Kelsay) age 10, & Frank age 3, Milton R, age 2; died as Civil War Union soldier, buried Hopewell Union Cemetery.
1. Grandchildren:
1. Mary Ratcliff born 27 January 1849

Elizabeth (Betsy) Kelsay, daughter of Moses Kelsay and Jeanette or Janette or Jane Smith, was born about 1772, in Botetourt Virginia.
    (Evidence that she was born in Greene County, Tennessee in 1796 conflicts).

1850 Census Morgan County, Missouri.
   Elizabeth Kelsay, on August 23, 1809, in Barren County, Kentucky, married as "Besty" Kelsay to John Wilson, and heirship reliquishment on June 26, 1821 definitely establishes the fact that "Betsy" and Elizabeth were one and the same person, as a resident of Monroe County Kentucky. Elizabeth and her sister Anna were privately examined, apart from their husbands, by two Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Barren and each saith, under oath, that they are the daughters of Moses Kelsay and signed sactions as a free act and deed.

She was married to John H Wilson, who was born in 1786 in Greene, Tennessee

Children:

1. Jane C Wilson, born 1825/1830 in Alabama, died after 1854 Taledega County, Alabama; married 1816 Limestone County, Alabama to Joseph C Jaggers, who was born in 1816/1820 Linestone County, Alabama

Alexander James Davis Kelsay, son of John A Kelsay and Mary Anderson, was born 3 October 1783 in Virginia, and died 10 September 1842 in Morgan County, Missouri.

He was married to 20 February 1816, Wayne County, Kentucky, to Jane Kelly.

Children:

1. Col. John Kelsay, born 23 October 1819, Wayne County, Kentucky

"Kelsay, Col. John—
    In all animate life there are grades of intelligence so plainly marked that the difference is evident at a glance. Between this, gradation is so distinguishable and universal that attention has only to be called to the fact to secure its unquestioned recognition. Among the Australian bushmen, or in the court circle of kings, the genius of a few men lead while the many follow. These are but truisms, facts old as the human family; still, it is not out of place to call attention to them, and the additional truth that it is not infrequent for many, who follow some distance in the rear, to forget, when the smoke of battle has passed, that they were not in the van. Nature designs some men for active service, and for such to fall short of becoming an important element in the progressive operations of whatever sphere circumstances place them, would be something they could not do. It would be impossible for comprehensive minds to dwell upon that which failed to possess the charm of intricacy or magnitude, something beyond the ordinary; and those possessing such faculties move off in the advance, plan and execute, where others hesitate and fail to act. Every community has within it characters of this kind, more or less marked who are termed the leading men or minds. West of the Cascades there are a few of this class, who stand so far in the van of progress that their names have but to be mentioned to elicit universal approval of the assertion from all except their personal enemies or the envious, whose opinions are of little value.

    We now refer to Judge Kelsay, as there are but few names in Oregon that stand out with more prominence than the one at the head of this sketch. He was born in Wayne County, Kentucky, 23 October 1819, of Scotch-Irish parentage, and is the son of Alexander and Jane (KELLEY) Kelsay. At the age of ten years in 1829 his parents moved to Cooper, subsequently Morgan County, Missouri. He lived in that country when scholastic education was one of the most difficult things for a youth to obtain; but his mother being a woman of rare attainments, added to a fund of comprehensive and practical sense, he gained his first knowledge of books from her. To that mother's early teachings, molding of life's aims and character, the Judge owes much of the favorable results crowning the efforts of his after life. At the age of 21 years he began the study of law, and in July 1845, was admitted and licensed in Missouri, where he practiced until 1853.

At the age of 18 he was commissioned a Captain of Militia and 2 years later promoted to Major. In 1844 he was elected to the State Legislature of Missouri.

On December 23, 1846, he was united in marriage to Miss Martha C. Monroe, who was born in 1846, the daughter of General Monroe, a leading citizen of the above state, and in 1853 crossed the plains to Oregon, arriving in Benton County in September, and immediately began the practice of his profession in Corvallis.

On the breaking out of the Rogue River War, Col. Kelsay organized a company with which he went south, where he took an active part against the Indians, accounts of which well be found in the history of the Indian wars in this work. In 1857 he served as chairman of the Military Committee in forming the State.

In 1868, was elected Judge of the Supreme Court of the State. We have only mentioned in this brief way, the more important transactions of this man in the country, that readers might know that we have not improperly denominated him as one of those whom nature created to lead among his fellows. Judge Kelsay stands today in the front rank of Oregon's best men. He is broad and liberal in his views, strong in his convictions, and thoroughly in earnest in whatever he undertakes. His is a mind well and richly stored with the golden cream of literature, and his library at his home in Corvallis is a marvelous collection of the choicest works of the world, besides the large law library he possesses.

November 20, 1854, at her home in Corvallis, Mrs. Kelsay passed away with that dread disease, consumption. On 5 January 1864, Col. Kelsay was married a second time to Miss Cornelia Corintner, (who was born in 1864) by which union they have 2 children, Annie and Lyman P." John died 19 January 1899, in Oregon

    Source: HISTORY OF BENTON COUNTY, Oregon
    Pub. By: David D. Fagan: Portland, Oregon, 1885

Children:

1. Annie Kelsay


2. Lyman P Kelsay

John Kelsay, son of John A Kelsay and Mary Anderson, was born 8 April 1788 in Greene County, Tennessee (also known as Greene County, Northwest Territory of North Carolina (Tennessee)

He was married 20 February 1809 in Greene County, Tennessee, to Nancy Niel.

They moved to Wayne County, Kentucky, about 1815, and then settled in Cartwrite, Clinton County, Kentucky. He was a gunsmith by trade.

Nancy died in Kentucky before 1850. John died between 1850 and 1860 in Clinton County, Kentucky. Both were buried by the Davis Chapel, in Clinton County, Kentucky.

Children:

1. William Kelsay, born 1810 Greene County, Tennessee


2. Sarah Kelsay, born about 1808 in Tennessee, died 1853 Laclede County, Missouri; married about 1800, Tennessee, to Joshua Taylor


3. Alexander D. Kelsay, born 1812 in Wayne County, Kentucky; married to Sarah Meadows, born 31 March 1812, Wayne County, Kentucky


4. James M. Kelsay, born 1816 in Wayne County, Kentucky, died 1898 Russell County, Kentucky; married/1 to Comfort Raines, 30 July 1840, Wayne County, Kentucky; married/2 to Nancy Frost, 27 August 1842, Wayne County, Kentucky; married/3 to Eliza Jane Neal, 31 May 1861, Clinton County, Kentucky


5. George Henry Kelsay, born 8 February 1820 Tennessee, died 28 August 1809 Powerburg, Wayne County, Kentucky; married to Margaret Jane Rankin, born 8 July 1817, Wayne County, Kentucky, died 4 May 1885, Wayne County; married/2 to Eliza Hubbard, born March 1848


6. John Harrison Kelsay, born 15 December 15, 1826 in Wayne County, Kentucky, died 10 October 1893, Ubenville, Wayne County, Kentucky; married to Susan Taylor


7. Elizabeth Kelsay, born about 1830 in Wayne County, Kentucky, died 1899, Taitsville, Ray County, Missouri; married/1 to Isaac Leabo, born 1805 Wayne County, Kentucky; married/2 to John G Gulley, born about 1850 Missouri


8. Thomas Ryan Kelsay, born 13 May 1832 in Wayne County, Kentucky, died 1 May 1908, Cartwright, Clinton County, Kentucky; married/1 to Nancy H Koger; married/2 to Martha Til Long, born 15 November 1832, died 27 January 1905, Cartwright, Clinton Kentucky; m/3 to Nancy Taylor, born 20 February 1835, Fentress County, Tennessee, died 26 May 1880, Clinton County, Kentucky


9. Joseph A. Kelsay, born July 23, 1835 in Cinton County, Kentucky; 23 December 1879, Glen Forks, Adair County, Kentucky; married Martha E Buster, born 26 May 1838, Greensburg, Greene County, Kentucky


10. Cleveland Coffee Kelsay, born 6 October 1835 in Clinton County, Kentucky, 12 January 1904, Taitsville, Ray County, Missouri, buried Van Bebber Cemetery; married/1 to Isabella N Taylar, born 1 May 1834, Knox County, Tennessee, died April 1864, Missouri; married/2 to Nancy C Brown Barbee, born 15 April 1840 Tennessee, died 29 January 1914, Taitsville, Ray County, Missouri

Elizabeth Anderson Kelsay, daughter of John A Kelsay, and Mary Anderson, was born 21 May 1786, in Greene County, Tennessee, and died prior to 1848 in Lawrence County, Indiana.

She was married 24 April 1803 in Greene County, to Zacharia Loveall, who was born 1779 in Huntington, Pennsylvania. Zacharia was married/2 Martha "Patsy" Carroll.

From “Keller Family Tree" by Angela Felker 2004
    Elizabeth Anderson Kelsay married Zachariah Loveall at the age of 16. They were married in Greene County, Northwest Territory of North Carolina, April 24, 1802. It later became the state of Tennessee. They removed to Wayne, Adair and Pulaski Counties in Kentucky. In 1816, Zachariah was witness to his brother in law's marriage, William Kelsay to Barthena Harmon.

About 1829 or early 1830's, they removed to Indiana and resided in Lawrence County and Greene County. Our great grandfather, Isaiah F. Loveall, was born in Lawrence County, Indiana.

Zachariah had two brothers that removed with him, one settling near Brazil, Indiana and one going on to Minnesota. Descendants of Elizabeth say that she had red hair and was Irish. Zachariah and Martha Loveall deeded land to Isaiah Loveall in April 1854.

We found these first land entries in Indian Creek Township in Lawrence County, Indiana.

Section 6 ----- Zachariah Loveall - October 10, 1836 Nebraska-SW 37.45 acres

Section 6 ---- James Manis Loveall -- July 11, 1837 SE-SW 37.45 acres

Section 33 --- Zachariah Loveall - November 2, 1838 SW-SE 40 Acres---near Fayetteville, Indiana

Children:

1. John K. Loveall, born 30 September 1803 in Greene County, Tennessee; married Edy Martin


2. Viany L. Loveall, born 23 September 1805 in Greene County, Tennessee; married Alexander Moore


3. Johnathan Loveall, born 10 May 1807 in Pulaski County, Tennessee; married Malinda Tuggle

4. Mary Ann Loveall, born 22 May 1809 in Pulaski County, Tennessee; married Rev. Isaiah Fields


5. Zacharia Loveall, born 28 July 1811 in Pulaski County, Tennessee; married/1 Elizabeth Pease; married/2 Elizabeth Roberts


6. James Manis Loveall, born 18 August 1813 in Pulaski County, Tennessee; married Mary Ann Cole


7. Joseph T. Loveall, born 19 July 1815 in Pulaski County, Tennessee, died young


8. Nancy H. Loveall, born 26 May 1817 in Pulaski County, Tennessee; married Alfred Miller


9. Margaret C. Loveall, born 13 September 1819 in Pulaski County, Tennessee; married William Henry Pierce


10. Elizabeth G. Loveall, born 1 November 1821 in Pulaski County, Tennessee; married John Stephen


11. Sarah H. Loveall, born 15 September 1823 in Pulaski County, Tennessee; married William Russell Mitchell


12. Alexander J. D. Loveall, born 2 August 1825 in Pulaski County, Tennessee; died young


13. William K. Loveall, born 28 October 1827 in Pulaski County, Tennessee, died young


14. Isaiah F. Loveall

Sources:
1. Title: Marriage Bond # 806

William Kelsay, son of John A Kelsay and Mary Anderson, was born 2 June 1792, in Greene County, Northwest Territory, North Carolina.

A gunsmith, he was married, to Barthenia Harmon who was born about 1800 in Greene County, Tennessee. They moved west with the Harriman Wagon train Party, in 1861.

Children:

1. George W. Kelsay, born 13 May 1817, in Wayne County, Kentucky


2. John Kelsay, born 17 January 1819, in Wayne County, Kentucky


3. Nancy Kelsay, born 4 January 1819, in Greene County, Tennessee


4. Cornelius Harmon (Kile) Kelsay, born 29 December 1822, in Wayne County, Kentucky


5. Nathaniel Kelsay, born 8 January 1825 in Wayne County, Kentucky


6. Susan Kelsay, born 8 March 1828 in Wayne County, Kentucky


7. Alexander Martin Kelsay, born 20 May 1829 in Wayne County, Kentucky


8. James B. Kelsay, born 11 November 1830 In Wayne County, Kentucky


9. William Wesley Kelsay, born 11 June 1831 in Wayne County, Kentucky


10. Burton Sylvester Kelsay, born 15 September 1833 in Wayne County Kentucky


11. Lucinda Hubbard Kelsay, born 24 May 1835 in Wayne County, Missouri


12. Elizabeth Ann Kelsay, born 14 February 1837 in Wayne County Kentucky


13. Sarah Jane Kelsay, born 25 December 1841 in Wayne County Kentucky


14. Mary Kelsay, died very young

Nathan Peoples, son of Margaret Kelsay and Nathan Peoples, was born in 1774 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. He was married 17 June 1807 in Carter County, Tennessee, to Lavinia Patton, who was born about 1775, probably in Carter County, Tennessee. Nathan died in 1857.

Children:

1. Joseph Madison Pinckney Peoples, born 1829, died 1868


2. Nancy Peoples


3. Basmarth Peoples


4. Rachel Peoples


5. Abraham Peoples


6. Ezra Peoples


7. Nathan Peoples, born 1812 in Tennessee


8. Donald Peoples


9. Rose or Rosa Peoples






A-53. John Peoples

John Peoples, son of Margaret Kelsay and Nathan Peoples, was born 9 July 1776, in Rockbridge County, Virginia, and died about 1842 in Sullivan County, Tennessee.

He was married about 1810 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, to Frances Murrell, who was born in 1785, probably Sullivan County, Tennessee


    Source: Olsen Family records-RootsWeb.com

Children:

1. John Peoples


2. Murrell Peoples, son


3. Mary Peoples


4. Nathan Peoples







A-54. Ann Peoples

Ann Peoples, the daughter of Margaret Kelsay and Nathan Peoples, was born 3 October 1778 in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

She was married in 1798 in Sullivan County, Tennessee to Nathan Bachman, who was born 13 September 1773 in Saucon Township, Pennsylvania.

Ann died 31 March 1834 and Nathan died in 1859, both buried in Clover Bottom, in Sullivan County, Tennessee.

The children were all born there.

Children:

1. Elizabeth Bachman


2. Jonathan Bachman


3. Mary Bachman


4. Jane Bachman


5. Margaret Bachman


6. John Bachman


7. Nathan Bachman


8. Samuel Bachman


9. Enoch Bachman


10. George Bachman



Sources: Repository, Family History Library
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, www.familysearch.org






A-61. Samuel Kelsay Nelson

Samuel Kelsay Nelson, son of Anna Kelsay and Henry Nelson, was born 9 October 1787, in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee.

He was married10 March 1811, in Lincoln County, Kentucky, to Nancy Shelby, who was born 23 December 1792, in Lincoln County, the daughter of Isaac Shelby and Susan Hart. Nancy died 25 August 1815, in Lincoln County, and was buried in Traveler's Rest cemetery, Lincoln County.

He was married/2 25 Februaary 1817, in Washington County, Kentucky, to Maria Martha Reed, who was born about 1796, daughter of John Reid of Springfield, Clerk of Washington County, Kentucky.

Maria died 15 Septemner 1817, in Washington County, Kentucky, buried in Reed Station Cemetery, Washington County. Samuel died 7 May 1827, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.

The following Biography is from: “Brief History of the Synod of Tennessee, 1890."

    “Samuel Kelsey Nelson was the oldest child of a family, which produced two remarkable men. He was born in Washington County, Tenn., and was six years older than his brother, Dr. David Nelson. His parents were Henry and Anna Kelsey Nelson.

“He graduated at Washington College, Tenn., in 1803, at the early age of sixteen. He commenced reading law, in Kentucky, with bright prospects in the legal profession, but soon renounced these under a conviction that he was called to preach the gospel. Having returned to Tennessee, and having studied theology under Dr. Doak, he was licensed by Abingdon Presbytery, in 1807.

After preaching some time in South Carolina and Tennessee, he resolved to use his energies in conflict with the infidelity and irreligion then prevalent in the larger towns, and among the higher classes of Kentucky. Soon after, the Presbyterian Church of Danville gave him a unanimous call, and he was installed pastor in 1809. In this relation he remained till death, a period of twenty years, highly respected and honored as an able minister and an active and public-spirited citizen.

The earlier part of his ministry at Danville was during a period of great spiritual dearth generally prevalent; but, in 1826, a precious revival greatly encouraged him with fifty members added to his church. He is honored as the principal founder of the Danville College. 'For it he labored with consummate skill and untiring assiduity.'

    “To him also is ascribed the chief agency in obtaining an act of the legislature of Kentucky which placed the college under the control of a Board of Trustees, appointed by the Synod of Kentucky. The concession was granted on condition that the Synod should pay $20,000 into the treasury. The ministers raised it by giving their individual bonds for the amount. Mr. Nelson headed the subscription with $800.

    “Another enterprise in which he evinced both public spirit and a deep interest in relieving the sufferings and misfortunes of his fellow-men was the founding and cherishing of the Kentucky asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, which was established within the bounds of his congregation. In its behalf his labors were self-sacrificing. When very much worn down, he went, by appointment of the Trustees, to negotiate some business in Tallahassee, Fla., in which the Asylum was deeply interested. While there he was one day in the act of pouring out a tumbler of water when he was suddenly seized with sickness, probably heart disease, and was dead in twenty minutes. He spent his last minutes in affectionately exhorting those around him to prepare for death, adding his hope that they would find as little to disturb or terrify them in the last hour as he did. 'The news of his death overwhelmed his congregation with surprise and distress, and the impression throughout the state was that a public benefactor had fallen. He died May 7, 1827. He was succeeded in the pastorate at Danville by his brother, David, the author of "The Cause and Cure of Infidelity.'

    “Soon after going to Kentucky, Samuel K. Nelson married a daughter of the Honorable Isaac Shelby, early an actor in the stirring movements in East Tennessee, one of the heroes of Kings Mountain, and afterwards Governor of Kentucky. After her death, he married Maria, daughter of John Reid of Springfield, Clerk of Washington County, Ky. He had two children by each wife, but his family has become extinct.

The Hon. C. S. Todd, who married another daughter of Governor Shelby, describes Mr. Nelson as a man of stout-built frame, admirably proportioned, a fine large head, and a countenance expressive of benignity and decision; his hair sandy, and his eyes intensely blue. His discernment of human character and of men's motives was remarkable and seemed to be intuitive. It was rarely, if ever, at fault. He was so easy and graceful in his manners that he would pass in any society as a well-bred and accomplished gentleman. Social, genial, and able to adapt himself to all classes in society, he could not be otherwise than popular. Though neither learned nor very eloquent, he was an edifying and impressive preacher. He abounded in apt illustrations, drawn from the familiar walks of life, and uttered no sentence which was not easily understood by people of the humblest capacity."

Children:

1. Susan Nelson, born about 1812, Kentucky, died 8 May 1829, Reed Station, Washington County, Kentucky


2. Ann K Nelson, born 20 September 1813, died 11 August 1814


3. Isaac Shelby Nelson born April 1815, died 13 February 1818

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4. John Reed Nelson, born in Kentucky, died about 1835, in Reed Station







A-63. John Kelsay Nelson

John Kelsay Nelson, son of Anna Kelsay and Henry Nelson, was born about 1792, in Jonesbourgh, Washington County, Tennessee.

He was married in the mid-1830's to Catherine Douglass, born about 1806 in Virginia. John owned an extensive cotton farm and had many slaves. It is written that he "is a rather eccentric but very good man."

They were residing in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1850. John died sometime between 1852-57. There is a land deed dated July 15, 1857 stating 400 acres of land in Lewis County, Missouri, was sold to Jeter Hicks by John Nelson, deceased, and his wife Catherine. His three children were also listed on the document.

Children:

1. Susan (Ann) R Nelson, born 1835, in Tennessee


2. William H Nelson, born 1837, Tennessee


3. John R Nelson, born 1839, Tennessee







A-64. Dr. David Nelson

Dr. David Nelson, son of Anna Kelsay and Henry Nelson, was born 24 September 1793, in Jonesbourgh, Washington County, Tennessee. This family line was furnished by Craig Hubbard, in Descendants of George Hubbard (1601-1685) of Middletown, CT and Related Lines. See: Nelson Family

A well-known Minister, he graduated Washington College, Virginia. In 1809; he received his Medical degree from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While a student, he imbibed Infidel sentiments. In the War of 1812, he was a surgeon in the Kentucky Regiment, once on a military expedition to Canada.

He was married 15 May 1816, to Amanda Deadrerick, who was born 30 August 1798, in Jonesville, Washington County, Tennessee. Amanda was disowned by her parents, Margaretta Anderson and David Deaderick, who considered him a dissolute young man. They were later reconciled. See: Deaderick Family

However, David Nelson could never forget his religious education and upbringing. In 1823, he gave up medicine for the Ministry, and was ordained in 1825 in Rogerville, Tennessee. He founded many labor colleges.

He moved to Quincy, Adams County, Illinois because of anti-slavery views; he was President of Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Quincy, and founded the Calvanistic Magazine. The Census of 1830 found him in Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky. In 1830 [s/b 1836], he fled from mob violence, which threatened his life, in Missouri on account of the free expression of his anti-slavery sentiments, moving to Illinois. In 1840, they were in Quincy again. At that time they had five free black people in their household.

He paid almost no attention, either to get, or to keep anything, for his own support or that of his family. Many anecdotes are told to show how remarkably their wants were providentially supplied. One day, the barrel of meal and his own purse being empty, he went out, doubting whether the miller would trust him, when a little girl handed him a note folding a piece of gold. Though he might have enriched himself and had received a portion of a considerable estate, left him by his brother's son, in Danville, yet he lived and died poor, because he would withhold nothing from objects of charity, or from enterprises for the advancement of the Church. This same characteristic was the cause of his eccentric and remarkable neglect of his dress and personal appearance. Though his raiment was not of camel's hair, and though he did not have a leather girdle about his loins, yet he would wear a seedy, brown coat, linsey pantaloons, old hat and shoes to suit, and fitting was of no account. In such a dress, and with a red bandana handkerchief instead of a cravat around his neck, he would enter the pulpit and preach to the most fashionable churches in the cities East or West. But beneath this rough exterior existed one of the most refined and gentle spirits, and one of the noblest and most powerful intellects ever belonging to man.

In the neighborhood of Quincy, he established a seminary for the education of young men designed for missionaries. Here, having exhausted his means, and being worn out with labors, and especially being prostrated by epilepsy, he died, saying, "All is well," David died 17 October 1844, in Oakland, Adams County, Illiois, and buried in Woodland Cemetery, at Quincy. Amanda died 3 December 1886.

Amanda Frances Deaderick was said to be an athletic girl full of pranks, climbing trees and running barefoot around the wainscoting of the dining-room when her parents were absent. Idolized by her father, he sent her to boarding school in Salem, North Carolina, but she, resenting the strict rules, persuaded him to bring her home. It is reported that she excelled in botany, at that time the only science taught to women. While studying music and art in Washington City, it is said that her dramatic vivacity made her popular. Originally called Frances, while in Washington City, she reportedly was rechristened with the name Amanda. It is said that this scandalized her older relatives.

May 15, 1816, at the age of sixteen, Amanda Frances Deaderick eloped with Dr. David Nelson, a brilliant young surgeon of Jonesborough. It is reported that she did this without her parents approval, resulting in estrangement with her father. Upon hearing of her marriage it is said that her father fainted and refused to allow her to come home. Reconciliation was achieved later. A record of her marriage is yet to be found. One source has her married in Sullivan County, Tennessee and another source has her married in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. The latter source implies that she and her friends rode through the night from Washington City, North Carolina so that she could marry in Greenville.

February 16, 1847, an act for the benefit of the heirs of David Nelson, deceased, is enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, that empowers Amanda Frances D. Nelson to sell land in Marion County, Missouri, owned by David Nelson, as follows:

Amanda Frances D. Nelson, the mother and natural guardian of Eliza R. J. Nelson, Laura M. Nelson, Frederick A. Nelson, Eliza Frances Nelson, Mary Emma Nelson, Flora Adelia Nelson and Eugene Lafon Nelson, minor heirs of David Nelson, deceased, shall have power to sell and convey the right, title, claim, share and interest of said minor heirs, in and to the following real estate: the southeast quarter of section one, in township fifty-eight, of range 8 west, containing one hundred and sixty acres; the west half of the northwest quarter of section thirty-one, in township fifty-nine north, of range one west, containing seventy-nine acres and seventy and a-half hundredths of an acre; the east quarter of the northwest quarter of section twenty-four, in township fifty-eight, of range eight west, containing forty acres, which land descended to said heirs from their father David Nelson, and all situated in Marion county; such sales may be made at public or private sale, for cash or on credit, as may be deemed most advantageous to said heirs; and the deed of said guardian, made in conformity to this act, shall be effectual to convey to the purchaser all the right, title, claim, share and interest of said heirs, in and to the real estate above described.

In the 1850 Census for Illinois, Adams County, Melrose Twp, Amanda F. Nelson (52) is listed as a head of household of a farm valued at $5000. Enumerated with her are 9 others, 7 proven to be her children by the preceding document; David D. (30) farmer, Henry (26) farmer, Augustus (20) farmer, Laura M. (18), Frances E. (15), Emma M. (14), Flora (12), Eugene (10), and Rose E. (21). Also enumerated in this household are 2 African-American servants; Nancy (16) and Sarah (14), both born in Kentucky, surnames not given, but possibly Shelton, as will be seen in the following 1870 Census enumeration. Perhaps another son William (25) and wife Sarah (23) are residing nearby. Daughter Margaret A. is probably already married to William W. Barnes. They may have left for California by this time for their daughter Laura A. Barnes was born 1854 in California. Her place of birth is supported by the 1870 census and her death certificate.

1860 Census, Illinois, Adams County, Melrose Twp, page 799, Mrs. Amanda D. Nelson, 61, value of real estate 12,000, value of personal estate 700, David D. 40, b TN; Margaret 26, b TN; Rose 24, b TN; Flora 22, b IL; Laura 5, b CA; Eugene 4, b CA; Laura E. Williams 2, b IL.

In the 1870 census for Illinois, Adams County, Melrose Twp, page 295, A.F.D Nelson 72, farmer, real estate $25,000, personal estate $1200, b TN. Her sex is mistakenly listed in this census as male. Enumerated with her are: Margaret Barns 48, b TN; Rose Clapp 43, b TN; Emma Williams 33, b TN; Eugene Nelson 28, b IL; Gust Nelson 40, b TN; Laura Bonds 15, b CA; George Williams 14, b IA; Lilly Williams 12, b IL. Also enumerated in this household are two African-American servants; Nancy Shelton 42; Mary Shelton 12, both born in Kentucky.

The Laura Bonds listed in the above 1860 and 1870 census is actually Laura Aurelia Barnes and her mother Margaret Barnes is listed in the same household. The father William W. Barnes is yet to be found in the census.

It is possible that William and Margaret Barnes went to California in pursuit of gold. It is commendable that he took Margaret with him as it was a common practice for gold seekers to leave their families behind. Their daughter Laura (b. 1854) and son Eugene (b. 1856-58) are both born in California, possibly San Francisco. Perhaps Margaret became disillusioned with life in the Golden State or perhaps her husband, William Barnes, died. She returned with children Laura and Eugene to her Mother's large family in Adams County, Illinois.

Listed in the 1880 Census for Tennessee, Washington Co, District 10, page 537A, FHL Film 1255284, NA Film T9-1284, are Amanda F. Nelson, (81), widow, and daughter Rosi N. Clapp (53). Apparently they went back to their place of origin to reside near or visit another daughter Florette. Enumerated in the preceding household is; David Deadrick (45), wife Florette O. (42), dau. B.V. (9), son Ernest (7), dau Ina E. (1), and African-American servant, Melvina Hughes (30) born in Tennessee. They returned to Quincy, Illinois for both Flora and her mother are buried in the family plot in Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois.

In 1856, Socrates Hubbard moved his family from Philadelphia to Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, where they appear on the 1860 census, Quincy district 2 west, page 82. On the census, Socrates' name is spelled phonetically as "Sacratis." He is found in the 1866 Quincy city directory listed as a dentist practicing at 478 Sixth St, and residing on the east side of Ninth St, 2nd door south of Oak St.

The Nelson family resided in nearby Melrose township. It is possible that the families were acquainted. Perhaps Snowden Hubbard and Laura Barnes are sweethearts. Sometime before 1877 the Hubbard family moved to Texas. Laura Barnes, and probably her mother Margaret (Nelson) Barnes, migrated to Texas at this time. Snowden Hubbard and Laura Barnes, were married 3 July 1877, in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. They later settled near Bowie, Montague County, Texas. Later they migrated to Comanche County, Oklahoma and by 1920 they were in California.

Margaret (Nelson) Barnes is residing with her daughter Laura and son-in-law Snowden Hubbard, in the 1880 census for Bowie, Montague Co, Texas.

After the death of her husband, Amanda Frances Deaderick Nelson continued to make her home, Oakland, available as a stop on the Underground Railroad. The home had a secret room behind the fireplace and a tunnel leading away from the house. Amanda was known as a salty tongued woman who so severely tongue-lashed a mob who came to get Dr. Nelson, that they sheepishly crawled off into the tall weeds.

Quincy Whig, page 3, 5 Dec 1886.
DEATH OF MRS. NELSON
    Mrs. Nelson, widow of the late Dr. David Nelson died at 9 o'clock on Friday at her home four miles east of Quincy, at the ripe old age of 88 years. Mrs. Nelson was numbered with the very earliest of settlers of Adams County and was a member of a family which was very prominent in Quincy many years ago. The older citizens will remember her husband as having been very active in public affairs when he was in the prime of his existence. The old building known as the "Institute," which stood for a number of years on Twenty-fifth street was built under his supervision and was conducted by him as an educational institution. Nelson's court, on the west side of Third street, between York and Kentucky, received its name from Dr. Nelson.
    Mrs. Nelson, who has now followed her husband, was highly respected for her many noble qualities and her departure will be sincerely mourned. She came to Quincy in 1835, and was therefore well known by all of the pioneers.
    The funeral will take place at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning from her old home, four miles in the country on the road leading out from State street, and it is expected that many friends of the family will be in attendance.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat (MO), 6 Dec 1886, page 3, issue 197, col. F.


Obituary:
    Death of the Widow of the Noted Dr. David Nelson Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. QUINCY, ILL., December 5.
    Mrs. Nelson, widow of Dr. David Nelson, died at her residence, four miles east of Quincy, yesterday. She was 88 years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson came to Quincy in 1835. He established at East Quincy what was known as the institute where young men were prepared for the ministry, and which was known as a station of the underground railroad, where runaway slaves were harbored while in route to Canada. From having been a slave-holder, after freeing his slaves, Dr. Nelson became a radical Abolitionist, and from being an Infidel, after being converted, he wrote the book which is in every Sunday school library, "Nelson on Infidelity."

    On account of his radical Abolition sentiments he was in constant danger of his life from Missouri fire-eaters, who tried numerous schemes to kidnap him and take him across the river where Judge Lynch would have made short work of him. On one occasion, while delivering a lecture in a public hall in this city, a mob of pro-slavery Missourians was present, and but for the heroism of the late Gov. John Wood, who was then Mayor of this city, they would have taken Nelson from the hall. Gov. Wood was on the stage, and when the movement to take Nelson began, he stepped before Dr. Nelson and informed the mob that if they took Dr. Nelson from that hall it woulld be over his (Wood's) dead body. They did not take him. Old citizens tell the story of Gov. Wood's grand heroism that night, and all agree that his bravery then prevented fearful bloodshed in the streets of Quicy. Dr. Nelson died some years before the war. Tomorrow the remains of his widow will be placed besides his in Woodland Cemetery.

There were six sons and six daughters, eleven of whom, with their mother, survived him.

Children:

1. David Deaderick Nelson, born 25 December 1817, Tennessee, died August 1868, Adams County, Illinois, buried Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois


2. Henry Aurelius Nelson, born 20 September 1818, Tennessee


3. Margaret Ann Melson, born about 1822, Nashville, Davidson Couty, Tennessee


4. William David Nelson, born 13 September 1824, Jonesborough, Washington Coouty, Tennessee


5. Eliza Rose J Nelson, born February 1826, Tennessee, died after June 1900, Adams County, Illinois; married 21 January 1863, Quincy, Adams County, to Henry Otis Clapp, born 17 September 1835, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, died of consumption 1 August 1866, in Quincy; no children


6. Frederock Augustus (Gust) Nelson, born 13 June 1828, Tennessee; unmarried in 1870


7. Laura M Nelson, born 16 March 1830, Kentucky, died after 1910, in California; married 22 February 1871, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, 2/wife to William Minot Hunton, born 3 November 1825, Vermont, died 9 August 1892, Eureka, Huboldt County, California, who had one child


8. Sidney G Nelson, born 1831, died 4 March 1840, Quincy, Illinois, buried Woodland Cemetery


9. Frances Eliza Nelson, born about 1835, Illinois


10. Florette (Flora) Adelia Nelson, born 10 February 1837, Quincy, Afams County, Illinois


11. Mary Emma Nelson, born February 1838, Tennessee


12. Eugene Lafon Nelson, born 20 June 1840, Quincy, Adams County, Illiois







A-65. Julia D Nelson

Julia D Nelson, daughter of Anna Kelsay and Henry Nelson, was born in 1801, in Washington County, Tennessee.

She was married 21 July 1819, in Washington County, to Jeter Hicks, who was born in 1797, in Georgia.

In 1830, Jeter and Julia Hicks were residing in Washington County, Tennessee and were the parents of two sons and two daughters. In 1836 or 1837 they moved to Missouri, settling in the region of Round Grove Township in Marion County. Jeter operated a gristmill in that county in 1837 on the South Fabius River, which enterprise he continued over the years as well as that of a farmer. Jeter died near Philadelphia, Marion County, Missouri in June of 1863. He left a will that named his wife and his two sons (John and Samuel) and three daughters (Martha, Catherine and Julia Ann). It is not known what became of Julia after the death of her husband.

1860 Census, Missouri, Marion, Round Grove Twp, page 932.

Jeter died in June 1863, in Philadelhia, Marion County, Missouri.

Children:

1. son Hicks, born 1820, Tennessee


2. son Hicks, born 1820. Tennessee


3. daughter Hicks, born 1820, Tennessee


4. Martha L Hicks, born 1833, Tennessee


5. John Nelson Hicks, born 13 November 1835, Tennessee


6. Samuel Kelsay Hicks, born September 1837, Marion County, Missouri, died after 1900; married Vinnie ___, who was born in June 1847, in Ohio.
1. Grandchildren:
1. John K Hicks, born November 1871, Missouri


7. Catherine E Hicks born 1840, Marion County, Missouri, died after 1863
8. Julia Ann Hicks, born 1843, Marion County, Missouri; married 6 February 1866, Saline County, Missouri, to James F taylor







A-81. David Kelsey (2)

David Kelsay (2), son of David Kelsey (1) and Jean Kinkade, was born about 1792, in Northwest Territory of North Carolina.

He was married in Barre County, Kentucky, to Susan Jane Cozzart, who was born about 1794, the daughter of Elizabeth Walker and Jesse Cozzart. See: Cozzart Family

David was one of the famous Kentuckian Rifles who came to the aid of General Andrew Jackson at the battle of New Orleans, 8 January 1841.

The following May, 5 of his children, Benjamin, Samuel, Eliabeth, Andrew and Isaiah left with the Bartleson-Bidwell party, settling in Oregon, except for Benjamin, who went on to Californis. David and the rest of his family went west with the Hastings party of 30th May 1843, also settling in Oregon. A short tie later, David, Susan, and 3 daughters, America, Mary Francis and Josehine, along with David's son Samuel and Samuel's family went to California settling in the San Joaquin Valley.

David died of smallpox, between 1844 and 1846, in French Camp, California. Susan, too, became ill. Although she survived, she was left blind. She died 16 August 1856, in Oregon. She was 65 years old.

Children:

1. Benjamin Kelsey, born 8 October 1813, Barren County, Kentucky


2. Elizabeth Kelsey, born 8 August 1815, Barren County, Kentucky


3. Samuel Kelsey, born 1816, Barren County, Kentucky


4. Isaiah Kelsey, born 1817, Barren County, Kentucky


5. Andrew Kelsey, born 1818, Barren County, Kentucky


6. Rebecca Josephine Kelsey, twin, born 18 February 1819, Barren County, Kentucky


7. Margaret Kelsey, twin, born 18 February 1819, Barren County, Kentucky, died 1858, in Stockton, California; married Joseph Willard (Will) Buzzell; he and friend George Wyman helped bury her father
1. Grandchildren:
1. Elizabeth Buzzwll, born 1848, Stockton, California


8. Loretta Kelsey, born 13 January 1824, Barren County, Kentucky


9. America Kelsey, born 6 June 1832, St. Clare, Missouri


10. David Kelsey III, born about 1833, Rives County, Missouri

Samuel Kelsay, son of John Kelsay and Mary McCracken, was born between 1807-1808, in Washington County, Tennessee.

He was married 24 December 1827, in Washington County, to Mary McCleary, who was born about 1809 in Tennessee

Children:

1. David C. Kelsay, born about 1837


2. John Kelsay, born about 1839


3. Joseph Kelsay, born 27 January 1841


4. William Kelsay, born about 1845


5. Ruth C. Kelsay, born about 1848


6. Margaret E. Kelsay, born about 1850; married John Kirk, 10 children


7. Sarah E. Kelsay, born about 1853

Robert Kelsay, son of John Kelsay and Mary McCracken, was born about 1812, in Washington County, Tennessee, and was living in Greene County, Tennessee on the 1870 Census.

He was married 25 August 1835, in Washington County, Tennessee to Rachel Ball, who was born in 1814, in Tennessee

Children:

1. John Kelsay, born about 1838 in Washington County, Tennessee


2. Katherine Kelsay, born about 1842;


3. Mary M. (Sarah?) Kelsay, born about 1843 in Washington County, Tennessee


4. Milburn Kelsay, born about 1844


5. William Kelsay, born about 1847


6. Samuel Kelsay, born about 1849

David N Kelsay, son of John Kelsay & Mary McCracken, was born 1815 in White County, Tennessee (Doyle or Sparta area).

He was married 15 January 1836, to Catherine McCracken.

Children:

1. William Franklin Bird Kelsay, born 19 February 1850 in Washington County Tennessee


2. Mary Kelsay, born 1838


3. Nancy Kelsay, born 1841


4. John Kelsay, born 1843


5. Susan Kelsay, born 1845


6. Samuel Kelsay, born 1847


7. Brooken C Kelsay, born 10 April 1853 in Washington County, Tennessee


8. Helen Kelsay, born 1857


9. Martha Kelsay, born 1860

William Kelsey McCracken, son of Anne Kelsay and John McCracken, Jr., was born in 1807 in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee.

He was married to Jane (or Ann) Patton, who was born 1813-1816, in Washington County, Tennessee.

Jane died in 1870; William died about 1875-1880, both in Greenmount, Laurel County, Kentucky.

Her father, Thomas Clingan Patton was born 29 November 1783 in Washington County, Tennessee, the son of John Patton (born 1760 York, Pennsylvania) and Elizabeth Clingan (born 1762)

Her mother was born 22 March 1788 in Washington County, Tennessee, the daughter of William Cloyd (born 1751 Ireland) and Jeanette Barr (born Ireland)

Children:

1. James McCracken, born Washington County, Tennessee; Civil War, Union veteran, 5th Regular, Tennessee Infantry


2. Thomas McCracken, born Washington County, Kentucky; Civil War, Union Veteran, 24th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry


3. John Jerome "J.J." McCracken, born 29 January 1860 in Laurel County, Kentucky

David Kelsay Jr, son of David Kelsay Sr. and Jean Kinkade, was born about 1792.

He was married about 1812 to Susan Jane Cozart, who was born about 1794. In 1843, he went to California in the Kelsey party of 1844 with his wife, 3 daughters, and perhaps a son.

In 1844 a David Kelsey, brother (or possibly father) of Andrew Kelsay and Benjamin Kelsay came to Oregon.

Note: Ancestry.com "California Pioneers, 1542-1848"
    He settled at French Camp, but died at Stockton in '45 of small-pox, from the effects of which disease Mrs K. became blind. v. 674.

One daughter married Willard Buzzell.

Children:

1. Benjamin Kelsay, born 8 October 1813 in Barren County, Kentucky


2. Elizabeth Kelsay, born 8 August 1815, Barren County, Kentucky


3. Isaiah Kelsay, born 1817, Barren County, Kentucky


4. Rebecca Kelsay, twin, born 18 February 1819, Barren County, Kentucky; married Mr. Fowler, left her husband and was married by Sutter, in December 1845, to Grove Cook


5. Margaret Kelsay, twin, born 18 February 1819, Barren County, Kentucky


6. Loretta Kelsay, born 1824, Barren County, Kentucky


7. Andrew Kelsay, born about 1826, Barren County, Kentucky


8. Samuel Kelsay, born about 1828, Barren County, Kentucky


9. Josephine Kelsay, married to Dr. C. Grattan, and died at Stockton in 1871.


10. America Kelsay, born 6 June 1832, in St. Clare, County, Missouri


11. David Kelsey, born about 1833, Rives County, Missouri

Hugh Band Kelsay, son of John Kesay, was born 4 April 1791, in NW Territory, Tennessee.

He was married 17 September 1810 in Barren County, Kentucy to Julia Ann Wilson, who was born 27 December 1793, in Northwest Territory, the daughter of William Wilson and his first wife.

Hugh died 9 February 1867; Julia died 5 April 1878, both were buried in Ivy Cemetery, in Morgan County, Missouri.

The children were all born in Barren County, Kentucky.

Children:

1. Nancy Jane Kelsay, born 1812 (?), died 1856, Morgan County, Missouri


2. Elizabeth Jane Kelsay, born 30 October 1812, died 18 November 1881, Morgan County, Missouri; married Elijah Azur Combs, born 18 November 1808, Kentucky
1. Grandchildren:
1. Sarah Elizabeth Combs, born 4 October 1834, Kentucky
2. Azur Isaiah Combs, born 7 June 1838, Kentucky
3. Hugh Brown Combs, 16 February 1842, Kentucky
4. Isabelle Combs, born 1848, Kentucky
5. Thomas Zur Combs, born 28 November 1851, Morgan, Laclede County, Missouri


3. John Kelsay, born 9 September 1814


4. Willism E Kelsay, 20 January 1816


5. Isabelle Kelsay, born 24 October 1818, died 19 December 1879, Morgan County, Missouri; married 19 May 1842, in Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri, to John Sutherland Madole, born 14 September 1821, in Logan, Kentucky
1. Grandchildren:
1. Sarah Ann Madole, born 1843, Morgan County, Missouri
2. Sally Ann Madole, born 1844, Missouri
3. Samuel Madole, born 25 October 1845, Morgan County, Missouri
4. Elizabeth Betty Modole, born 11 February 1847, Richland, Morgan County, Missouri
5. Hugh W Madole, born 8 October 1848, Morgan County
6. William Dudley Madole, born 10 September 1850, Versailles, Morgan Couty, Missouri
7. Mary Jane Madole, born 8 July 1853, Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri
8. Frances Isabelle Madole, born 14 June 1856, Missouri
9. Cynthia Melissa Madole, born 18 November 1858, Morgan County
10. Harriet Madole, born 20 October 1861, Morgan County
11. Nancy Adeline Madole, born 1868, Missouri


6. Margaret Ann Kelsay, born 5 October 1820, died 30 December 1894, Morgn County, Missouri; married/1 28 May 1846, Morgan Countu, to Nathan Worley Kays, born 1820, Morgan County, died 1851, Coloma, Eldorado County, California; married/2 on 27 December 1857, Morgan County, to Sterling Conner, born 1800, North Carolina, died 1872, Miller, Missouri
1. Grandchildren:
1. John Hamilton Kays, born August 1848, Morgan County
2. Nathan Worley Kays, Jr., born 16 October 1850, Morgan County
3. Amanda Maude Conner, born 1860
4. Hiram S Conner, born 1862, Franklin, Miller County, Missouri
5. Julianna L Conner, born 1864, Franklin, Miller County, Missouri


7. Mahalia Kelsay, born 6 September 1822, died 7 May 1895; married 1842, to Uriah Martin Purl, born about 1820, Morgan County, Missouri
1. Grandchildren:
1. Hezekiah Purl, born 1841, Morgan County
2. Julie Ann Purl, born 1843, Margan County
3. Hugh Kelsay Purl, born 2 December 1845, Morgan County
4. Mahala Jane Purl, born 1849, Morgan County
5. Uriah Martin Purl, born August 1859, Morgan County


8. Mary Kelsay, born 20 March 1824, died 18 May 1824


9. Jane Madole Kelsay, born 16 July 1825


10. Hugh Kelsay, born 1828, died 11 March 1877, Osage, Missouri; married 1854, Missouri, to Elizabeth Jane Norris, born 1836, Kentucky, died before 1870, Missouri
1. Grandchildren:
1. Joseph B Kelsay, born 1855, Morgan County, Missouri
2. Elijah T Kelsay, born 1859, Missouri


11. Roseanna Kelsay, born 12 October 1829, died 1909, Ringgold, Montague County, Texas; married 14 September 1854, to Samuel Kelsay, born 19 May 1825, Cooper County, Missouri


12. Samuel Kelsay, born 15 January 1832


13. Jackson Kelsay, born 1840

William Kelsay, son of James Kelsay and Jane Hamilton Hursha, was born 29 February 1796, in Greene County, NW Territory, North Carolina.

A blacksmith, he was married about 1822, in Barren County, Kentucky, to Jane Bailey, who was born 25 December 1807, in Tennessee, daughter of Claudius Bailey (born 1779 possibly in Scotland,) and Margaret Johnston, (born about 1770, Orange County, North Carolina)

Jane died 23 January 1863; William died, 2 days later, on 31 January 1863, both in Moniteau, Missouri.

Children:

1. James Johnson "Jaunce" Kelsay, born 10 September 1824 in Monroe County, Kentucky


2. Samuel Kelsay, born 19 April 1826 in Cooper County, Missouri


3. Moses Kelsay, born 14 September 1828 in Cooper County, Missouri, died 28 April 1829, Cooper County, Missouri, buried Kelsay Family Cemetery


4. Mary Kelsay, born 10 April 1830 in Copper County, Missouri, died 23 January 1863, Moniteau County, Missouri, buried Kelsay Family Cemetery


5. Lafayette Kelsay, born 15 February 1832 in Cooper County, Missouri


6. Hugh Kelsay, born 29 March 1834 in Morgan County, Missouri, died 9 May 1862, Moniteau County, Missouri, buried Kelsay Family Cemetery


7. George Washington "Wash" Kelsay, born 15 February1836 in Morgan County, Missouri


8. Margaret Kelsay, born 5 January 1837/1838 in Morgan County, Missouri


9. Jane Kelsay, born 17 November 1840 in Morgan County, Missouri; died 1897, buried Kelsay Family Cemetery, Moniteau County, married 2 February 1860 Moniteau County, Missouri, Jackson Blankenship


10. Ann Kelsay, born 2 November 1842 in Morgan County, Missouri


11. Martha "Mattie" Kelsay, born 24 November 1844 in Morgan County, Missouri, died 29 June 1872; married 31 December 1865, Pleasant Mount, Miller County, Missouri, Berry P Humes (born 25 December 1807 Tennessee)


12. William "Stingy Bill" Kelsay, born 9 March 1847 in Moniteau County, Missouri, died 1939, buried Kelsay Family Cemetery;

lived with bachelor nephew James Malon Kelsay near Latham, Missouri

13. John W Kelsay, born 28 April 1850 in Moniteau County, Missouri, postmaster & druggist, died 9 May 1877; married 2 November 1874, Miller County, Missouri, to Josie Swanson (born 18 December 1857- died 23 February 1936) buried AF & AM Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Missouri): 1 son – Ernest Kelsay; She was married/2 to Joe Colbert, & had several other children

Samuel Kelsay, son of James Kelsay and Jane Huresha, was born about 1794 in Greene County, Northwest Territory, North Carolina, and died before 1830, in Cooper County, Missouri.

He was married about 1821 in Barren County, Kentucky, to Margaret Bailey, who was born about 1804 in Tennessee.

Margaret was the daughter of Claudius Bailey (born 1779 possibly in Scotland) & Margaret Johnston born about 1770 Orange County, North Carolina.

Children:

1. Jane Kelsay


2. James Kelsay, born 19 March 1826, Missouri


3. Samuel Kelsay


4. Martha Kelsay


5. Agnes Orella Kelsay, who was born 25 October 1874

Mary "Polly" Kelsay, daughter of James and Jane Hamilton Hursha Kelsay, was born 3 March 1814 in Barren County, Kentucky.

She was married 20 August 1833 in Morgan County, Missouri, to William Love.

Source:
NOTE: This obituary was in a Church Newspaper from 1907 called The Methodist Protestant. The original Newspaper is in the possession of Lloyd and Yvonne Morgan of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was inherited by them from Liddie Morgan who was a granddaughter of William and Mary "Polly" Tow.

Isabelle Kelsay, daughter of James Kelsay and Jane Hamilton Hursha, was born about 1811-12 in Barren County, Kentucky, and died about 1849.

She was married 26 December 1839 in Morgan County, Missouri, to Reuben Burnett.

Children:

1. James Burnett, born 1840 in Missouri


2. Reuben Burnett, born 1843 in Missouri


3. Hugh Burnett, born 1846 in Missouri


4. Isabelle Burnett, born 4 June 1849 in Missouri

Hugh B Kelsay, son of James Kelsay and his 2nd wife, Jane __, was born 13 January 1816, in Barren County, Kentucky, and died 11 December 1890 in Morgan County, Missouri, buried in the Kelsay Family Cemetery.

He was married/1 in Morgan County, 13 January 1848, to Hannah Ratcliff, who was born 17 July 1824, in Eagle Township, Hocking County, Ohio, and died 5 January 1854, buried in the Kelsay Family Cemetery, Moniteau County, Missouri. Hugh served 3 terms as Justice of the Peace Morgan County, 1857, 1863, & 1867

He was married/2 19 September 1854 in Cole County, Missouri, to Sarah Gray Campbell, who was born 5 July 1822 in Kentucky, and died 6 February 1894, buried in Kelsay Family Cemetery.

Children:

1. James Robert Kelsay, born 12 January 1849, Morgan County, Missouri


2. Hannah Ratcliff Kelsay, born 28 December 1853 Morgan County, Missouri

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3. William C. Kelsay, born 18 July 1855 in Cole County, Missouri?


4. Benjamin Kelsay, born 13 May 1857 in Morgan County, Missouri, died 10 October 1867 Morgan County, Missouri


5. Sophia Gray Kelsay, born 24 June 1858 Missouri


6. John Alexander Kelsay, born 27 August 1859 in Moniteau County, Missouri


7. Mary Jane Kelsay

Sources: Title: Ann (Jobe) Brown site

John Kelsay, son of Alexander James Davis Kelsay and Jane Kelly, was born 23 October 1819, in Wayne County, Kentucky. He moved with his parents to Cooper, Missouri in 1829. He educated himself. At the age of 18, he was commissioned a captain of the Militia, and 2 years later, promoted to Major.

At the age of 21, he began the study of law, and in July of 1845, was admitted and licensed in Missouri, where he practiced until 1853. He crossed the plains to Oregon, arriving in Benton County, in September and immediately began practicing his profession in Corvallis, Oregon, when the Rogue River War (Indian war) broke out, Col. Kelsay organized a company with which he went south, where he took an active part against the Indians.

In 1857, he served as chairman of the Military Committee in forming the State Constitution, and in 1868, was elected Judge to the Supreme Court of Oregon.

His wife was Martha C Monroe, daughter of General Monroe, a leading citizen of Missouri.

William Kelsay, son of John Kelsay and Nancy Niel, was born in 1810 in Greene County, Tennessee, and died about 1870 in Russell County, Kentucky.

He was married to Artemasiah Coonis Coffey, who was born in 1817 in Wayne County, Kentucky

Children:

1. J. P. Kelsay, born about 1836 in Clinton or Wayne County, Kentucky


2. Nancy J. Kelsay, born 1838 in Clinton County, Kentucky


3. Elizabeth Kelsay, born 1841


4. Minerva J. Kelsay, born 1843 in Clinton County, Kentucky


5. Mary A. Kelsay, born 1845 in Clinton County, Kentucky


6. Martin A. Kelsay, born 1847 in Wayne County, Kentucky, died Carroll County, Missouri; married about 1869 in Russell County, Kentucky, Margaret ___, born 1850 Kentucky
1. Grandchildren:
1. Dora G Kelsay, born 1869 Russell County, Kentucky


7. John H. Kelsay, born 1849 in Wayne County, Kentucky, died 1889, Russell County, Kentucky; married 28 March 1878 Russell County, Kentucky, Polly Flanagan, born about 1854 Russell County
1. Grandchildren:
1. Ida H Kelsay, born March 1880, Russell County,
2. Jonah Etheridge Kelsay, born 20 January 1884, Russell County


8. George Samuel Kelsay, born 14 January 1855 in Russell County, Kentucky

Isaiah F Loveall, son of Elizabeth Anderson Kelsay and Zacharia Loveall, may have been born about 1830, in Pulaski County, Tennessee. He was married to May Mary Waggoner.

One night, as Isaiah was returning home from the mill with a bag of cornmeal, a panther started following him. He kept throwing out cornmeal to delay the panther and managed to get home.

After a short illness, he died, Sunday August 12 1888. On this same night his grandson William Aaron Loveall was born. Isaiah is buried n Hickory Grove Cemetery in Dubois County. It is located near the Martin and Dubois County line but at the time it was in Martin County. It is in the vicinity of William Roberts farm near Shoals, Indiana.

Children:

1. Abraham W. Loveall, married Maliss Shelton


2. John (Staun) Stephen Loveall, born 6 September 1861 in Martin County, Indiana


3. Sinda C. Loveall, married Thomas White


4. Zachariah Loveall, Jr., married Minnie Short


5. Sarah E. Loveall, married William Hendrickson


6. Joseph A. Loveall, married Alice Emmons


7. Mary Ann Loveall, married Alfred Short


8. James A. Loveall, married Lucy Shelton

George W Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Barthena Harmon, was born 13 May 1817, raised in Wayne County, died 11 March 1859, Ray County, Missouri.

He was married to Permelia (Millie) Catherine Gipson (born 19 August 1919 Wayne Co) daughter of Lark & Elizabeth Gipson.

His farm was valued at $120.00 in 1850; In 1851, The family joined other Kelsays to St. Louis, Missouri, by boat on rivers Mississippi and Missouri, to Ray County, Missouri. Most members of the family became afflicted with malaria in Ray County; it is not known if this was cause of George's death there 6 December 1878.

The clan eventually reached California, settled in Lake County, California. Millie took up a farm near the present day Finley, where she remained until her death, 2 July 1902.

John (Jack) Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Bartheba Harmon, was born 17 January 1819, in Wayne County, Kentucky. He was a gunsmith, and moved to Tennessee.

He was married to Cathrine Jones, who was born 4 February 1817, in Tennessee. They resided in Marion County, Tennessee. By 1843, they moved west to Ray County, Missouri; on 27 September 1844 they bought a tract of land near Knoxville, in Ray County, Missouri.

His family moved west to California in 1861 and John & Emma (2/wife or nickname?) moved to Richmond, in Ray County.

During the Civil War, he worked for the government repairing rifles & pistols for the Union Army. In 1866, he was elected to Office of the Treasurer, in Ray Co; In 1873, John & Emma, son William moved to California, and settled near his parents in Kelseyville. 4 children; son John Kelsey, a Lake County, Supervisor 24 yrs. Emma died 14 March 1899, Jack died 18 September 1908, both in Kelseyville.

Nancy Kelsay, daughter of William Kelsay and Bartheba Harmon, was born 4 January 1819, in Greene County, Tennessee. She married Robert Alexander Rankin, who was born 27 October 1823 Kentucky, the son of Arthur Rankin & Jane McCutcheon.

They did not migrate when the other families did. They resided in Wayne County, Kentucky until about 1872, moved to Lake County, California, reside there about 9 years, moved to Piolt Rock, Umatila County, Oregon, where Robert became a sheepherder.

He died 13 January 1893, Piolt Rock; she died 28 December 1901, Pendleton, Oregon, at home of her daughter.

Cornelius (Kile) Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Bartheba Harmon, was born December 29, 1822 in Wayne County, Kentucky. Kile also became a gunsmith like his brother John, and moved to Ray County, Missouri; he purchased 80 acres for seventy dollars on August 29, 1845.

He moved back to Wayne County where he was married 31 October 1850, to Deniza Shearer, who was born 14 August 1833, in Wayne County, Kentucky, the daughter of Jacob Shearer.

In 1851 he again moved to Missouri and settled in Haynesville, Clinton County. During the Civil War, with his brother Alexander, Kile served with the union army. He enlisted on August 18, 1862 and served as a private in Company H of the 48th regiment, enrolled Missouri Militia under Captain Bigelow. He was relieved of duty on January 15, 1863 by Brigadier Vaughn, at which time he returned to his farm in Clinton County.

Sometime later he moved to Lathrop, in the same county, where he remained until his death, 1 April 1882. Denzia died 15 January 1894, in Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri, in the home of her son William

Nathaniel Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Barthena Harmon, was born 8 January 1825 in Wayne County Kentucky.

He was married/1 to Angeletta J. Frost, on August 27, 1848. By 1850 Nathaniel had joined his two older brothers in Ray County, Missouri and was also a gunsmith. His wife died sometime between 1852-1856.

He was married/2 to Martha Elizabeth Lamb. In 1861, Nathan joined the Harriman wagon train with his parents and family members. They settled in Kelseyville, Lake County, California, until he sold his land in 1867 to his brother-in-law James Tyron. At this time they moved east to Mount Konocti. On November 9, 1869, Nathan divorced his wife who had run off with a close friend named Rankin.

The next year Nathan is living with his children on a farm in neighboring Yolo County along Cache Creek. In 1874, Nathan sold his land and moved north to Wasco County, Oregon and went into the sheep business with three of his brothers. In 1884, Nathan sold his land in Wasco County, to Polk Mays, his niece's husband and moved east to Westfall, Malhur County, Oregon where he continued in the sheep business. He died there in 1899.

Susan Kelsay, daughter of William Kelsay and Barthena Harmon, was born 8 March 1828, in Wayne County Kentucky.

She was married 10 May 1850, in Wayne County, to Arthur Rankin, who was born in November 1823, Paisley, Scotland, the son of Robert Rankin and Janet Stephenson, who left Liverpool, England, 20 August 1846, on the ship Swaatara, which arrived in New Orleans, Louisianna. From there the family walked to Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky. Robert became a US citizen in 1951.

The same year Susan and Arthur packed up all their belongings and went by wagon to St. Louis Missouri, where they changed over to river travel and went to Ray County, Missouri.

In 1854 they returned to Wayne County, Kentucky, where he went into business with his brother Thomas. They bought a gristmill on Fall Creek, and a sawmill, country store, and blacksmith ship. During the Civil War, the mill worked to full capacity. All the produce was paid for by confederate money, but by the end of the war he wisely had exchanged most of it for US currency.

Because of his ill health in 1880, he sold all his holdings. They lived a short time with their son and then decided to have their own farm so they purchased an adjoining farm. He died 14 October 1895, in Fall Creek, Wayne County, Kentucky, and she died 26 Apt 1813, in Mill Spring, Wayne County, Kentucky; they are buried in the Steubenville Baptist Church cemetery.

Alexander Martin Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Barthena Harmon, was born 20 May 1829, in Wayne County, Kentucky. He was married 3 December 1850 in Wayne County to Louise Emaline Shearer, who was born 2 August 1831, in Wayne County, daughter of Jacob Shearer.

Alexander and Louise moved to Ray County, Missouri. In 1860 they moved to Clinton County, Missouri, settling near his brother Cornelius at Haynesville. On August 18, 1862 he enrolled in the 48th Regiment of the Missouri Militia, and was ordered into active service the same day, being in the Union army in the Civil War. He served until he was released 15 January 1863.

During the early 1870's, Alex moved to Lake County, California, where he had a farm. Louise died here of childbirth, 21 February 1874. After his wife's death he took his family north to Antelope, Wasco County, Oregon. He and his brothers Nathan, William and Burton all ran sheep together. Alex joined the Masonic Order Lodge 89 at Fossil, Oregon, 3 January 1891. He died 8 July 1900, in Antelope, Wasco County, Oregon.

James B Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Barthena Harmon, was born 11 November 1830, in Wayne County, Kentucky. James accompanied his parents overland to St. Louis, Missouri, and on to Ray County, Kentucky.

He traveled with his younger sister Elizabeth and her husband James Allen to New Orleans, Louisianna, from where they sailed to the east coast of Panama, and then crossed the Isthmus by burro. Everyone became ill; fortunately they reached the Pacific Ocean and took a ship to San Francisco.

After his arrival here his movements are unknown until he settled in Kelseyville, Lake County, California. Here James opened and operated the first butcher shop in the town.

He was married 10 May 1871, to Florence Loretta (Retta) Barker, who was born 31 August 1852, in New York, the daughter of Chesley and Susan Barker. James lived the rest of his life in Kelseyville. He is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery, Kelseyville, California. Loretta was married/2, 1 October 1882, to James Rolly Allison, a widower.

Children:

1. Elmer Kelsay


2. Susan (Peugh) Kelsay

William (Billy) Wesley Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Barthenia Harmon, was born 11 June 1831, in Wayne County, Kentucky, known as pappy to his children and grandchildren. He went with his parents to Ray County, Missouri. In 1853 he crossed the plains by ox-team to Oregon. He took a claim in Lane County, Oregon, on 17 October 1853 and settling it on 3 March 1855.

He was married 1 November 1858, in Creswell, Lane County, Oregon, to Lucy Margaret Saylor, who was born 9 September 1843, in Iowa, daughter of Sydney Saylor and Levisa Ragsdale. They had come to Oregon on the same ox-team train.

They moved after 1860 to the seacoast and resided in the town of Cloverdale, later moved to Wasco County, Oregon, back to Creswell then finally settled in Shaniko, Wasco County, Oregon. Here he built a large home, ran sheep and pursued his craft as a gunsmith.

William became blind due to pieces of steel that got into his eyes from gun smithing, and died of an infection in his eyes. He is buried in the Kelsay family plot near his brother Alexander, in Woodsmen of the World Cemetery, at Antelope, Wasco County, Oregon. One source from Dr. Michael M McGreer says he died in Kelsayville, California

Children:

1. Lavicy Ann Kelsay , born 1859-60Kelsay Crossing, Oregon


2. Daniel Ragsdale Kelsay


3. John (Jack) Snyder Kelsay


4. Alfred (Alf) Cornelius Kelsay


5. Josiah (Joe) Peercy, (or Pierce) Kelsay, born 18 May 1870, Creswell, Lane County Oregon


6. Sarah Barthenia Kelsay


7. Laura Elizabeth Kelsay


8. Leslie Nathaniel Kelsay, born 4 November 1878, Lane County, Oregon

Burton (Burt) Sylvester Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Barthena Harmon, was born 15 September 1833, in Wayne County, Kentucky. He accompanied his parents to Ray County, Missouri, crossing the plain by wagon and ox team and after A six month journey, settled near Creswell, Lane County, Oregon. Burt took up donation land grant of 320 acres in this vicinity.

He was married near Eugene, Oregon, to Euphrasia (Frazie) Ann Gillis, who was born 19 November 1839, in Warren County, Missouri, the daughter of George Gillis and Frances Eaton.

Burt sold his 320 acres about 1863 to his mother-in-law, and they moved to Kelseyville, California where his parents had moved to two years earlier. Here he engaged in general farming and owned a livery stable, where the town of Finley now stands.

On 15 August 1874, Burt sold his (Lake County?) land and returned to Lane County Oregon, where he farmed until 1878. At this time they moved to Umatilla County, Oregon, where he engaged in the sheep business with great success. About 1890, Burt and Frazie retired to Fossil, Wheeler County Oregon, and remained there for the rest of their days.

The courthouse in Fossil sits on land that was donated by Burt for that purpose. On 11 January 1905 a large golden wedding anniversary was held in their honor. He died in August 1916; she died 11 January 1935, both in Fossil, Wheeler County, Oregon, and buried there in the I00F cemetery.

They had eight children; one son was named Burton.

Lucinda (Cindy) Hubbard Kelsay, daughter of William Kelsay and Barthena Harmon, was born 24 May 1835, in Wayne County, Missouri.

She moved with her parents to Ray County, Missouri, where she was married 28 June 1855, to Samuel Finley Sylar, who was born 29 September 1932, in Knox County, Tennessee, the son of George Sylar and Adaline Finley.

Samuel served in the Union Army during the Civil War, the Missouri Militia, from 1862 to 1864. Lucinda and Samuel lived in Taitville, Ray County, Missouri, until 1880, when they took up land near Highland Springs in Lake County, California.

Later they moved to nearby Kelseyville, where Sam became the constable, a position he held until an injury and old age forced him to retire. His nickname was Uncle Sam. The farm community of Finley, California, is named in his honor. He died 29 September 1916; she died 10 April 1920, both in Kelseyville, California, and buried in the I00F cemetery there. Birth order of the children is uncertain.

Children:

1. Barthena Kelsay


2. Daniel Kelsay


3. George Kelsay


4. Sarah Kelsay


5. John Kelsay


6. Celestia Kelsay


7. Alice Kelsay


8. James Kelsay


9. Julia Allen Kelsay

Elizabeth (Betsy) Ann Kelsay, the daughter of William Kelsay and Barthena Harmon, was born 24 February 1837, in Wayne County, Kentucky.

Soon after moving to Ray County, Missouri, with her parents, she married at the age of fourteen, 26 June 1851, to James Ethan Allen, who was born 31 September 1799, in Knox or Hawkins County, Tennessee.

James was known as Horse or Old Man, horse because he weighed about 300 pounds. It is said that he is related to Ethan Allen, the revolutionary hero. As a young man James had moved to Kentucky where he was a wealthy slave owner.

Before the gold rush of 1849 he went west to California, settling near Sacramento. In 1850, a war began between the citizens of Sacramento and squatters. James became involved and sided with the squatters. After riots and violence the sheriff sent a posse to arrest the squatters at James's inn. James killed the sheriff in the ensuing fight. James' first wife, who was ill by fever, died because of the excitement of the attack. James was wounded, escaped and made his way to Placerville, California. After he was recovered he made his way east to Missouri, where he met and married Betsy.

In 1853 with her husband James, her small daughter and brother, James Kelsay, Betsy went to New Orleans, Louisianna, from there they sailed on the grand prairie to Cuba. From Cuba they sailed on “The Falcon" to Panama. They then traveled by burro through swamps and jungles of the Isthmus of Panama finally reaching the Pacific Ocean. They then sailed on the steamer “John I Stephens" to San Francisco, California. The entire trip took over sixty days. From San Francisco, they journeyed to Lane County, Oregon.

James took out a donation land grant in November 1853. They later lost the claim as they moved near Sacramento, California. In 1856 they moved to a ranch near Winters where they lived until 1859 they moved to Kelseyville, about where James bought a large farm. It is said he had a large chest of gold buried on his land.

After James died, Betsy married John Lamb, a ranch hand who had seen where James had buried the money. They were married about 1872. Sometime after the marriage, both Lamb and the treasure chest disappeared.

She died 4 April 1931, and is buried in Hartley Cemetery, Lakeport, California.

Their third child Nancy Allen married John Shirley

Sarah Jane Kelsay, the daughter of William Kelsay and Barthena Harmon, was born 25 December 1841, in Wayne County, Kentucky. When Sarah was nine years old she moved with her parents to Ray County, Missouri, and ten years later traveled with her parents to California.

She was married 25 September 1862, in Lake County, California, to James Tryon, who was born 25 January 1830, in Madison County, New York.

About 1880 Sarah and James moved to Fairfield Spokane County, Washington Territory. James died 28 February 1906, in Fairfield, Spokane County, Washington; Sarah died 3 October 1928, in Pendelton, Umatilla County, Oregon.

Children:

1. Lucy Mary Tryon, born 26 March 1874, Kelseyville, Lake County, California

George Samuel Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Artemasiah Coonis Coffey, was born 14 January 1855, in Russell County, Kentucky.

He was married about 1878, in Kentucky, to Frances Elizabeth Dunbar, who was born 17 May 1860 in Russell County, and died 10 January 1900, in Russell County, the daughter of Jasper Dunbar (born 18 August 1838, Russell Co) and Nancy Ellen Woolridge (born about 1841 Russell Co)

He was married/2 on 12 July 1900, in Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky, to Martha Hurt, born Kentucky

George died 6 February 1915, in Russell County.

Children:

1. William Thomas Kelsay, born 14 May 1879 in Russell County, Kentucky,


2. Emma I. Kelsay, born 27 August 1880 in Russell County, Kentucky, died 13 August 1901, Russell County, Kentucky


3. Benjamin J. Kelsay, born 11 February 1882, in Russell County, Kentucky


4. James Elmer Kelsay, born 24 November 1883, Russell County, Kentucky


5. Otha E. Kelsay, born 3 December 1886 Kentucky, died about 1950, Indianapolis; married Vida A ___, born about 1890, 1 child; married/2 ___?
1. Grandchildren:
1. Otha E Kelsay, Jr.
2. Elizabeth Kelsay, born about 1920


6. Ida S. Kelsay, born 17 November 1894

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7. Lona May Kelsay, born 15 April 1901


8. Mary L. Kelsay, born 8 May 1904


9. Olive J. Kelsay, born 16 December 1905


10. U.G. Kelsay, born 23 March 1908

Henry Aurelius Nelson, son of David Nelson and Amanda Dearerick, was born 20 September 1818, in Tennessee.

He was married 20 March 1860, in Marion County, Missouri, to Olive M Porter, teacher, who was born in August 1835, in Massachusetts

Henry died before 1900.

The children were all born in Marion County, Missouri.

Children:

1. Mary E Nelson, born about 1861


2. Eugene I (? Inslee) Nelson, born about 1863


3. Lucinda P Nelson, born about 1865


4. Henry A Nelson, born April 1869, died 1901, Marion County, Missouri, buried Philadelphis Cemetery, Philadelphia, Marion County, Missouri


5. Olive P Nelson born February 1873

Margaret Ann Nelson, daughter of David Nelson and Amanda Dearerick, was born 20 September 1818, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

She was married before 1854, to William W Barnes.

William died before 1880 in San Francisco (?), California; Margaret died before 1900, in Montague County, Texas.

Children:

1. Laura Aurelia Barnes, born 4 November 1854, in San Francisco County, California


2. Eugene A Barnes, born about 1856, San Francisco, Francisco County, California

William David Nelson, son of David Nelson and Amanda Dearerick, was born 13 September 1824, in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee.

A physician and farmer, he was married 19 December 1850, in Independence, Fulton County, Illinois, to Elizabeth Saunders, who was born 6 May 1833, in Rushville, Yates County, New York, the daughter of Christopher Saunders of New York and Aurelia Putney.

Children:

1. Frances (Fannie) Olivia Nelson, born 31 October 1851, in Fulton County, Illinois, died 2 April 1921, Canton, fulton County, Illinois, buried Masoleum Greenwood Cemetery; married 17 October 1883, Fulton County to Joseph Snowden Boyer, born 1 April 1849, Fulton County, died 23 February 1922, Canton, Illinois, buried beside Fannie, son of Caleb Boyer born New York, and Olive Waldron, born Ohio
1. Grandchildren:
1. son Boyer, infant
2. Ruth Olivia Boyer, born 1892


2. Henry L Nelson, born about 1853, Illinois, died about 1857, Henry L. Nelson was called "Little Henry" and died of membranous croup at Poremen, now called Lovilia, Monroe County, Iowa. After the death of Henry, his mother insisted upon returning to Illinois


3. David Christopher Nelson, born 10 April 1854, Joshua Township, Fulton County, Illinois


4. William Deaderick Nelson MD, born 1 May 1857, Fulton County, Illinois


5. Zenanna F Nelson MD, twin, born 3 October 1864, in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois


6. Zenella Elizabeth Nelson MD, twin, born 3 October 1864 in Canton, Fultoon County, Illinois


7. Jesse Paul Nelson, born 31 October 1867, Illinois, died 28 October 1873, Fulton County, Illinois, buried Shield's Chapel Cemetery


8. John P Nelson MD, born November 1869, Illinois, died 17 February 1939, in Ming-Vernon Clinic, Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, of blood infection, buried Okmulgee Cemetery block 238, Section B; he was a school teacher in 1900, and a physician in 1910; married about 1908, probably the 2nd husband, to Myrtle Pearl Laird, who was born 17 January 1884, in Fiatt, Fulton County, Illinois, died 18 July 1957, in City Hospital, Okmulgee, Oklahomma (She was married/1 on 19 January 1902, to John L Keefauver), divorced
1. Grandchildren:
1. Raymond E (Keefauver) Nelson, adopted, born about 1903, Illinois
2. Frances Elizabeth Nelson, born 26 October 1913, Oklahoma, died 2 February 1992, Edmund, Oklahoma; married Harry K Westmoreland, of Norman, Oklahoma, born about 1914, Oklahoma


9. Edna Mary Nelson MD, born 1 January 1874, Illinois


10. Frank Y Nelson, born about 1876, Illinois, Note: He may be the Frank Nelson, 45, single, garage mechanic, rooming at 135 South First Street, Canton, Fulton Co, IL, 1920 census; married Margaret (Maggie) McCowan
1. Grandchildren:
1. Ernest Nelson born 9 March 1915, Fulton County, Illinois, died 7 February 1916, Brereton, Fulton County, Illinois, buried Norris Cemetery, Norris, Fulton County, Illinois


11. Clara Sibyl Nelson born 1 March 1879, Illinois, died 11 April 1960, Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California, buried in San Gabriel Cemetery, lived in California 40 years; married/1 on 10 August 1904, in Fulton County, Illinois

Mr. Danford; left 5 grandchildren & 3 great grandchildren

Frances Eliza Nelson, son of David Nelson and Amanda Dearerick, was born about 1835, in Illinois.

She was married 25 January 1859, in Quicey, Adams County, Illinois, to Peter Randall Woodman, who was born 7 February 1828, in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont, said to be at that time a lumberman, a resident of Columbia, Toulumme County, California. Later he was a candle manufacturer.

Frances died 18 October 1866 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California from childbirth complications after the death of her son P. R. Woodman on 15 October 1866. Peter was married/2 about 1871, to Margaret ___, born about 1843.

Children:

1. Eugene R Woodman, born about January 1860, in Tuolumme County, California, probably died young


2. Ernest D Woodman, born September 1862, in California


3. Frank Nelson Woodman, born 24 September, died 1886, San Francisco, California 1863, Tuolumme County, California


4. P R Woodman, born about August 1866, in San Francisco, California, died 13 October 1866, San Francisco

Florette (Flora) Adelia Nelson, daughter of David Nelson and Amanda Dearerick, was born 10 February 1837, in Quincy, Adams County, Illiois.

He was married

Mary Emma Nelson, daughter of David Nelson and Amanda Dearerick, was born February 1939, in Tennessee.

He was married

Eugene Lafon Nelson, son of David Nelson and Amanda Dearerick, was born 20 June 1840, in Quncy, Adams County, Illinois.

He was married ###

John Nelson Hicks, so of Julia A D Nelson and Jeter Hicks, was born 13 November 1835, in Tennessee. He served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

He was married 20 October 1864, in Marion County, Missouri, to Jane Catherine Cassell, born 26 December 1833, who had moved with her parents in 1848, from Baltimore, Maryland, to Marion County.

young couple moved the following year to the west, settling by 1870 in Elko County, Nevada. They moved to Shelby County, Tennessee in 1876, and afterwards to Bellvue, Idaho, where they were until at least 1885.

Both of the areas in Nevada and Idaho were involved in gold and silver mining during the times they resided there and may be the reason for their locating in those areas, although John carried on his living as a farmer.

By 1890 they resided in Napa, California where Jane died from cancer 14 April 1893. John was murdered 22 August 1900 in Mardis, Elko, Nevada. Both are buried in a local cemetery in Napa, California.

Children:

1. Henry J Hicks, born 22 September 1867, Shelby County, Nevada, died 30 Novenber 1885


2. John Francis Hicks, born 5 August 1871, died 12 February 1899


3. Katherine Elizabeth Hicks, born 17 Cctober 1872, Nevada, died 1946, Berkeley, Alameda County, California; married 16 December 1896, in Nevada, to Royal Moore

America Kelsey, daughter of David Kelsey II and Susan Jane Cozzart, was born 6 June 1832, St. Clare, Missouri. She was, age 11/12, when she went west with her parents, She was the 1st white child other than Spanish, to live in Stockton. California

She married 7 August 1846, age 14, by General John Sutter, in Sutter's Fort, Santa Clara, California, to George Francis Wyman, who was born 13 August 1818, Oswego, New York.

When George first met America, he was a fur trapper. It was the next day after her father had died of smallpox. He and his friend, Joseph Buzzell, had camped near the cabin where the Kelseys lived. They had ventured into California's interior, after hearing of the vast trapping opportunities, from Jedediah Smith.

At first they did not want to help America bury her father, because they were deathly afraid of contracting the disease, for which there was no cure. Feeling sorry for America, they finally agreed to help. The trappers would forever be changed by te experience. George married America. Joseph married her sister, Mary Francis. After his marriage, George settled down to do a little farming. He eventually became a constable of Santa Clara County.

George died 14 February 1893; America died 8 May 1916, both in Palo Alto, California.

Children:

1. George Wyman, born 8 August 1851, Santa Cruz, California


2. William Wyman, born 24 January 1853, Santa Cruz, California


3. Fredrick Benjamin Wyman, born 1 January 1855, in Purissimma, California


4. Elizabeth Wyman born 22 March 1857, in Purissimma, California


5. Charles Wyman, born 13 August 1859, in Purissimma, California


6. Theodore E Wyman, born 13 March 1862, in Purissimma, California


7. Richard Matingly (Dick) Wyman, born 25 September 1863, in Purissima, California; married/1 on 11 May 1884, in Fairfielld, California, to Jeanie M White, who had 1 child; married/2 after 1910, to Louise __; married/3 to Constance Coffey in Costa County, California
1. Grandchildren:
1. Grove Wyman, born 3 April 1885


8. Emma Wyman, born 21 March 1866, in Purissimma, California


9. Grover Wyan, born 21 January 1869, in Spanishtown, California

Mary M (Sarah) Kelsay, daughter of Robert Kelsay and Rachel Ball, was born about 1843, in Washington County, Tennessee.

She was married 21 July 1861 in Roane County, Tennessee, to James Knox Polk Yates, who was born 17 April 1842, in Roane County, Tennessee.

Mary M Kelsay may have died of Tuberculosis, and or she may have been divorced. After the war, Polk was a singing master (picture included in book) at the Ponders Old Time Gospel Church near Midway, Tennessee. He was a farmer, later an invalid.

From death Certificate:
    Polk Yates was in the Confederate Army. He was a Private in County D, 16th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (CSA) He applied for a state Confederate Veteran's pension. He is listed as J.K.P. Yates, application # S4309.

    His pension application said that he contracted smallpox in the Army and in later years it affected his eyesight. He is buried in an unmarked grave, Hall Cemetery, in Roane County, Tennessee. He died of Paralysis (stroke?) 2 September 1918

Children:

1. James William Milburn Yates, born 27 September 1862 in Roane County, Tennessee


2. Myra Yates, born 14 June 1866 in Roane County, Tennessee, died Tuberculosis 22 September 1888, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri


3. Lydia M. Yates, born 17 October 1868 in Roane County, Tennessee, died Tuberculosis17 June 1908 Roane County, Tennessee; married 5 July 1888 Roane County, Tennessee, Clement M Clark, born 14 March 1866, Tennessee, died 1948 Tennessee, buried Rose-Fuller Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee, son of James M Clark and Susan Haback
1. Grandchildren:
1. Molly S. Clark, born 14 October 1889 in Roane County, Tennessee
2. Martin Van Buren Clark, born 22 July 1892 in Roane County, Tennessee
3. Dora Clark, born 18 January 1895 in Roane County, Tennessee
4. Debbie Clark, born 11 August 1899 in Roane County, Tennessee
5. Luke Clark, born 3 July 1902 in Roane County, Tennessee
6. Frank Clark, born 29 April 1904
7. Unnamed Baby Clark, born 15 June 1908 in Roane County, Tennessee

William Franklin Bird Kelsay, son of David N Kelsay and Catherine McCracken, was born 19 February 1850 in Washington County, Tennessee.

He was married/1 1 July 1874 in Roane County, Tennessee, to Martha C Dean, who was born in 1858.

He was married/2 25 July 1879, in White County, Tennessee, to Susan Fronia Herd, who was born 1855.

William died 1925 in White County, Tennessee, in the Doyle or Sparta area.

Children:

1. Thomas Ethan Bird Kelsay, born 1875 in Tennessee, possibly Washington County


2. Emma Kelsay, born about 1878

m/2
3. Henry Brooks Kelsay, born 12 May 1883


4. Serena Kelsay, born 27 February 1885


5. Amos Kelsay, born 7 May 1890


6. Mary Catherine Kelsay, born 30 June 1892


7. John Kelsay

John Jerome "J.J." McCracken, son of William Kelsey and Jane Patton, was born 29 January 1860 in Laurel County, Kentucky, and died 4 September 1939 Laurel County, Kentucky.

He was married/1 to Elizabeth Pinkston, and married/2 in 1894 to Eliza McWhorter, who was born 12 July 1874 in Kentucky, and died 2 January 1964 in Laurel County, Kentucky

"1880 census in Laurel County, Kentucky.
    “Census records has Eliza's middle name initial as 'F.'. Eliza's first name could have been Elizabeth. The family called her "Granny McCracken". The story in the family is that Eliza smoked from a pipe.

    “I heard from one of Eliza's granddaughters that Eliza went to Midway College For Women in Midway, Kentucky. She became a Methodist preacher. I have a studio photograph of Eliza and her sister, Lucinda when they were young women on a home movie videotape (on VHS and DVD). Eliza's son, Perry McCracken married Barbara Parsley. Barbara was the sister of Beulah Parsley, who married Perry's nephew, Versell Tuttle (Lula McCracken's son)."

Source: My Family Tree 02/24/2002, by Pamela R ___--“

Children:

1. Perry McCracken


2. Mamie McCracken


3. Priscilla McCracken


4. Lula Frances McCracken, born 11 July 1901

Benjamin Kelsay, son of David Kelsay Jr and Susan Jane Cozart, was born 8 October 1813, in Barren County, Kentucky.

He was married 25 October 1838 in Henry County, Missouri, to Nancy Roberts, who was born 1 August 1823, in Barren County, Kentucky. She married Benjamin L. Kelsey when she was fifteen.

“She had fallen in love with his restless, adventurous spirit, and from the day the two exchanged vows she could not imagine her life without him. At the age of seventeen, Nancy agreed to follow Benjamin to a strange new land rumored to be a place where a "poor man could prosper."

“Nancy Kelsey stood on the porch of her rustic home in Jackson County, Missouri, watching her husband load their belongings onto a covered wagon. Soon, the young couple and their one-year-old daughter would be on the way to California. She hated leaving her family behind and she knew the trip west would be difficult. Nancy, Benjamin, and their daughter, Ann, arrived in Spalding Grove, Kansas, just in time to join the first organized group of American settlers traveling to California by land. The train was organized and led by John Bidwell, a New York schoolteacher, and John Bartleson, a land speculator and wagon master.

"Where my husband goes I can go. I can better stand the hardships of the journey than the anxieties for an absent husband." With those words Nancy Kelsey began a journey across country no white woman had ever made. With her baby on her hip, Nancy, who had just turned 18 a few days earlier, became the first woman, other than Native Americans, to walk on Utah soil. The year was 1841 and the Kelsey clan, often on the move, once again had itching feet.

A letter from a Dr. Marsh in California praising the new land excited many Missourians yearning for a great adventure. However, when spring came only a small group gathered at Sapling Grove near Weston, Missouri, to actually make the trip. Among them were several members of the extended Kelsey family, including Nancy, her husband Ben, and their daughter Martha Ann. Known as the Bartleson-Bidwell Company, this group followed dim traces of the new Oregon Trail. Tom "Broken-Hand" Fitzpatrick, famous mountain man, was their guide as far as Soda Springs, Idaho.

Then they were on their own. Seven long, weary months would pass before they arrived at Sutter's Fort in California. Nancy would also earn the distinction of being the first white woman to cross the Sierra Nevada.

After crossing South Pass in Wyoming, some families in the company began to worry about going to California. No one knew the route, and wagon trains had never gone there before. Oregon, at the end of a known road and more settled every year, sounded safer. By the time they reached Soda Springs, all the families had decided to abandon the California dream; all that is, but Ben and Nancy.

Nancy bid farewell to her in-laws and became the only woman among the 31 men who turned south into the unknown country that was to eventually become Utah. Surely it was rash for a woman to venture on so perilous a journey, but that did not seem to occur to Nancy. Most of the young men were adventurous and willing to take risks, but this was no ordinary lark for a young woman in 1841.

The travelers knew absolutely nothing of the terrain ahead. In fact, they were so ignorant of western geography that some had brought boat-building equipment so that when they came upon the Great Salt Lake they could build a boat and float down its outlet to the ocean! The advice they got from Fort Hall, where some of the men had gone for provisions, was no better than their own strange notions. No one knew the territory well enough to be their guide. The people at the post could only tell them to be careful not to turn west too soon or they would become lost and perhaps perish in the canyons and chasms below the Snake River and not to go too far south or they would perish of thirst on the salty desert.

The small party continued south along the Bear River. They had heard from mountain men about Cache Valley and hoped to stop and hunt there, but somehow they went right through it without realizing where they were. They continued on through the "gates" of the Bear River and then had to take a long detour to find a place to cross the salty, undrinkable Malad River whose banks were impossibly steep for wagons.

After finally reaching a place to ford, they again turned south toward the Great Salt Lake. They could see nothing before them "but extensive arid plains, glimmering with heat and salt," wrote John Bidwell. They were desperate for water. As Nancy and the men skirted the northern end of the Great Salt Lake, the only feed for the animals was coated with salt, and water at the few springs was also somewhat salty. In their search for good water, they camped on a hill on August 23 and got their first full view of the Great Salt Lake to the south. The location offered little water, however, and their animals strayed off in search of something to drink and had to be rounded up.

On August 24 they camped near numerous springs, a bit salty, but drinkable. The salt clung in lumps to the grass, and the travelers gathered lumps ranging from the size of a pea to a hen's egg. Following an old Indian trail they hoped would lead to water, they fought their way through sage and wormwood but found no water, though they searched until ten o'clock at night.

In the morning light, they continued on toward a green spot five miles away in a small canyon. To Nancy's great joy the water and grass were excellent. For 10 days the immigrants rested there while scouts tried to locate a route to the Humboldt River.

Friendly Native Americans came to this campsite to trade. Although the scouts had not yet returned, the party moved on because their oxen had eaten all the grass. Slowly they moved southwest around the northern end of the Great Salt Lake. It was early September, but the weather had turned very cold with ice freezing in their water buckets. At last, on September 9, the scouts rode into camp with word that Mary's River, now called the Humboldt, was only five days away.

The Kelseys' oxen, weaker by the day, had difficulty pulling the wagons. The weather warmed, and Ben decided the wagons must be left. At what was likely Owl Spring, about eight miles west of Lucin, Nancy parted with her wagon home. Ben fashioned packs for the horses to carry food and other necessities, and the young couple trudged on. They camped on Pilot Creek and on September 14 passed out of Utah's domain around the southern end of the Pilot Range and into Nevada.

Nancy's adventurous journey continued across Nevada and over the Sierra Nevada. Hunger dogged every step, and the specter of winter loomed over the mountains. Tattered, exhausted, and with nothing but their lives, they at last arrived at Sutter's Fort in December.

Fellow traveler Joseph Chiles later wrote of the indomitable Nancy: "Her cheerful nature and kind heart brought many a ray of sunshine through clouds that gathered round a company of so many weary travelers. She bore the fatigue of the journey with so much heroism, patience and kindness that there still exists a warmth in every heart for the mother and child, that were always forming silvery linings for every dark cloud that assailed them."

Sources:

Charles Kelly, Salt Desert Trails (Salt Lake City: Western Epics, 1969);

Dale L. Morgan, The Great Salt Lake (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1975);

Doyce B. Nunis, Jr., ed., The Bidwell-Bartleson Party: 1841 California Emigrant

Adventure (Santa Cruz, California: Western Tanager Press, 1991).

Note 1:
http://historytogo.utah.gov/kelsey.html

Note 2: another site with Kelsey info
http://www.oregonpioneers.com/1841.htm

Note 3:
http://ceres.ca.gov/geo_area/counties/Napa/landmarks.html

Note 4:
NO. 686 SITE OF KELSEY HOUSE, California - Nancy Kelsey arrived in California in 1841 with the Bidwell-Bartleson party and settled with her family south of present-day Calistoga. Now the hearthstone is all that can be seen of the house. The property is owned by the Rockstrohs.

Note 5:
Location: 500 ft NW of intersection of State Hwy 29 and Diamond Mtn Rd, 1.1 mi S of Calistoga

Note 6: source: With Great Hope, Women of the California Gold Rush by JoAnn Chartier and Chris Enis
    “We followed the Indian, and he led us along shelves of rock high in the Sierras, which overhung vast precipices. We all went on foot, leading our animals. Once, I remember, when I was struggling along trying to keep my horse from going over, I looked back and saw Missus Ben Kelsey a link way behind me, with her child in her arms, barefooted, I think, and leading a horse .-..a sight I shall never forget."

Note: Nancy's recollections of some of the other members of the     Bidwell-Bartleson party and the apprehension she felt about the trip were recorded in the San Francisco Examiner in 1893. She described what it was like when the wagon train first set out on its way on May 12, 1841: "A man by the name of Fitzpatrick was our pilot, and we had a priest with us who was bound for the northwest coast to teach the Flathead Indians. We numbered thirty-three all told and I was the only woman. I had a baby to take care of, too."

Nancy was worried for her baby and hoped that she would be able to keep her healthy and out of harm's way. She was terrified that the wagon train might get lost in the wilderness and that everyone might die of starvation.

No one in the party was really sure what lay ahead for them. They had no guide and no compass. One pioneer with the train told them he had seen a map showing a great lake with two rivers running out of it clear to the Pacific Ocean. "All we need to do is find the lake and follow the rivers to the sea," he said, "and we'll run into California."

By July, the emigrant party had made it to Fort Laramie, in Wyoming. The party experienced little trouble on the first twelve hundred miles of the trip, but according to Nancy's interview in the San Francisco Examiner, the difficulties they had on the trip from Wyoming to California more than made up for it.

Our first mishap was on the Platte River, where a young man named Dawson was captured by Indians and stripped of his clothing. They let him go then and then followed him so that, without his knowing it, he acted as their guide to our camp. The redskins surrounded our camp and remained all night, but when daylight showed them our strength they went away.

Nancy was frightened by the Indians and stayed close to her husband. Whenever she wanted to turn back, Benjamin would urge her on by quoting the notices about California that he had read in the Western Emigration Society paper. They called California "a land of perennial spring and boundless fertility." Nancy's daydreams about the life they would have there sustained her for a time but eventually her worst fears were realized.

By August, the Bidwell-Bartleson party was completely lost. They knew they were supposed to be near the Humboldt River, but it was nowhere in sight. Food was getting scarce, and the animals became too exhausted to pull the wagons. Still, the party pushed west, abandoning their wagons one by one and slaughtering their oxen for food. Through it all, Nancy never forgot that the Indians were a constant threat:

We left our wagons and finished our journey on horse-back and drove our cattle. I carried my baby in front of me on the horse. At one place the Indians surrounded us, armed with their bows and arrows, but my husband leveled his gun at the chief and made him order his Indians out of arrow range.

On September 7, 1841, the weary group located the Humboldt River, but then could not find the road that would lead from there to the Truckee River. Nancy held her daughter tightly in her arms and desperately tried to shade her from the sun. Her baby was hungry and cried to be fed, but food was again running short. In October, the party killed the last of their oxen. The weather turned cold, and Nancy longed to go back home, but the party continued on until they came face to face with several high peaks

Later, Nancy recalled the struggle through the jagged mountains that appeared to be "capped with snow, perhaps of a thousand years." We crossed the Sierra Nevadas at the headwaters of the San Joaquin River. We camped on the summit. It was my eighteenth birthday. We had difficult time to find a way down the mountains. At one time I was left alone for nearly half a day, and as I was afraid of Indians, I sat all the while with my baby on my lap. It seemed to me while I was there alone that the moaning of the winds through the pines was the loneliest sound I had ever heard.

After exploring the mountainside, Nancy's husband, along with fellow traveler Josiah Beldon, found a place where the party could descend. Benjamin led the party along the steep cliffs and over rough rocks. Nancy remembered the trek as dangerous and one where she almost lost the love of her life. At one place four pack animals fell over a bluff, and they went so far that we never attempted to recover the packs.

We were then out of provisions, having killed and eaten all our cattle. I walked barefooted until my feet were blistered, and lived on roasted acorns for two days. My husband came very near dying with the cramps, and it was suggested to leave him, but I said I never would do that, and we ate a horse and remained over till the next day, when he was able to travel.

Nancy was an inspiration to her fellow travelers. Many of them kept journals in which they wrote about her bravery and made mention of the fact that her baby was never sick a day of the trip.

In 1842, Joseph Chiles, one of the members of the party wrote about Nancy's courage and strength: "She bore the fatigues of the journey with so much heroism, patience, and kindness that there still exists a warmth in every heart for the mother and her child."

Nancy Kelsey's pioneering days did not end once she made it over the Sierra Nevada range. She had hoped Benjamin would settle down and build a life for her and daughter Ann, but after five months of being in California, he decided to move the family to Oregon. Nancy didn't want to go, but she was dedicated to her husband. She recalled that the trip to Oregon proved to be even more harrowing than their initial journey west.

We went up the east side of the Sacramento River for about forty miles where we crossed over by swimming our horse and cattle. It was there I witnessed the killing of an Indian. The men were all out trying to drive the stock into the river and I was left alone in the camp, when several nude Indians came in and as I thought they intended to steal I stepped to a tree where the guns were. As they approached me I warned them away. My husband saw from where he was that Indians were in camp and sent one of the men, whom we called Bear Dawson, to protect me. He was a reckless young man, and as he rode up he ordered the Indians to go, but they drew their bows on him and reversed the order. Then he drew his pistol and killed one of them and the rest fled. The Indian fell within six feet of me.

Benjamin continued his nomadic ways. He and Nancy traveled next from Oregon to the Napa Valley, the San Joaquin plains, and Mendocino. Benjamin left Nancy alone in 1848 to see if there was any truth to the gold rumors. He was gone ten days and brought back one thousand dollars. The next time he went to the mines he took a flock of sheep up for mutton and brought back sixteen thousand dollars. He used the money to buy Nancy, and by this time their two daughters, a lake ranch in a town the couple had helped build called Kelseyville.

Nancy was finally living the good life her husband had promised her, but it was short-lived. Benjamin sold the lake ranch after a few months and took his family down the Humboldt River to be among the first settlers of Eureka and Arcata. Just when Nancy thought they would finally stay put, Benjamin came down with tuberculosis, and they were compelled to travel to a dryer location for his health. Nancy later told the San Francisco Examiner about their stay in Texas and the trouble that they encountered:

In 1861, we were attacked by Comanche Indians. The men were out hunting turkeys, and a neighboring woman and her children and I and mine were there alone. I discovered the Indians approaching our camp, which was situated in a brushy place. I loaded the guns we had and suggested that all hide themselves. The two oldest girls ran and hid and a sixteen year-old boy went along to a hiding-place. The women and the smaller children secreted ourselves in a small cave. They succeeded in catching my girl because her dress got tangled in the brush. She was twelve years old. We found her the next day, but oh, the anxiety I felt during that long night. Yes, we found her, and my anguish was horrible when I discovered that she had been scalped and was partially deranged. My husband and seventeen men followed the Indians three hundred miles, but never caught up with them.

In 1864, Nancy followed Benjamin back to California. He built her a cabin high up in the Cuyama Mountains in San Diego. He died in Los Angeles in 1888. Her daughter who was scalped died in Fresno at the age of eighteen as a result of her earlier injuries. Nancy died of cancer in 1896.

History records that she was the first white woman to cross the Sierra Nevada, but she remembered many more eventful experiences: "I have enjoyed riches and suffered the pangs of poverty. I have seen U.S. Grant when he was little known; I have baked bread for General Fremont and talked to Kit Carson. I have run from bear and killed most all other kinds of smaller game."

    Nancy Kelsey's grave in Santa Barbara is marked by a rock. The simple inscription on it reads, Kelsey.

Note: Data on this family partially from Ancestry.com, records of Jean Caruthers [email protected]

Kelsey (Benj.), 1841, brother of Andrew, and one of the Bartleson party, accomp. by his wife, Nancy A., the 1st woman who came to Cal. by the direct overland route. iv. 270, 272, 275, 279. What has been said of Andrew above may be applied to Benj., except what relates to the former's death. iv. 390, 444-5; v. 110, 148. The brothers called Napa Val. their home from '45, and though they worked sometimes at N. Helv, they preferred the adventurous life of hunters. They were rough men, often in trouble with the authorities.

Though one of the owners, Benj. did not live at the Clear Lake establishment, but his treatment of Indians carried practically as slaves to the mines did much to provoke the killing of his brother. The family lived in Oregon again '51-5, later in Texas, and at various points of southern Cal. in '60-78 or later. There were 2 children in '45, and the scalping of a daughter on the way to Texas is mentioned. Ellen K., said to have been born at N.Helv. Aug. 2, '45, may have been his daughter.

(The narrative above does not mention any other children beside the baby. The information about their birthplaces and birthdates of the other children appears to be somewhat in conflict)

Children:

1. Martha Ann Kelsey, born 1839 in Rives (now Henry County) Missouri


2. Samuel Kelsey born & died 1841 in Missouri


3. Sarah Jane Kelsey, born 1843 in Missouri


4. Andrew Kelsey, born 7 April 1846 in Missouri


5. Nancy Rose Kelsey, born 14 February 1852, died 19 May 1948, Fresno, California; married 14 January 1869 California, John Wesley Clanton, born 18 July 1841, Callaway County, Missouri


6. William Kelsey, born 1854 in Arizona


7. Samuel Kelsey, born 1860 in Mexico

I cannot help but doubt the accuracy of the above list of children. It doesn't seem to agree with what Nancy Kelsey wrote about her trip. And it appears that Benjamin's father and father made the same trip, but Nancy is given the honor of being the only woman on the trip. Perhaps there was a second group later on.

I cannot decide who the following Andrew Kelsey really is. According to what I found Benjamin Sr had a brother Andrew, and a son Andrew. Maybe someone else can straighten this out.

Kelsey (Andrew), 1841, overland. immigrant. of the Bartleson party. iv. 270, 275, 279; went to Oregon. in '43 with his brothers, but returned in '44 with the party bearing his name. iv. 390, 444-5. He prob. served under Capt. Gantt in the Micheltorena campaign of '44-5. iv. 486; and took part in the Bear revolt. [p.206] v. 110; perhaps joining the Cal. Bat., though I find no definite record of his name. In '47 he and his brother with others bought live-stock of Salvador Vallejo and obtained the privilege of grazing their cattle near Clear Lake. Andrew and a man named Stone went to live at the place where Kelseyville-so named for him-now stands, thus becoming the 1st settlers of Lake County The natives were numerous, and under oppression became hostile; K. and S. were men who scorned to use conciliatory methods with 'Injuns and such varmint;' and they were both killed, as they well deserved to be, in '49; but soon a force was sent to butcher hundreds of the Indians in vengeance.

Note: Ancestry.com "California Pioneers, 1542-1848"

Isabelle Kelsay, daughter of Hugh Band Kelsay and Julia Ann Wilson, was born 24 October 1818, in Kentucky.

She was married 19 May 1842, to John Sutherland Madole, who was born 14 September 1821, in Kentucky. He was the son of Samuel Madole and Sarah Ross. See: Madole Family

Isabelle died 19 December 1879, and was buried in Ivy Cemetery, in Morgan County, Missouri. John was married again to Cynthia Langford. He died 18 September 1905, in Oklahoma, buried in Beardon Cemetery, Okemah, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma.

Children:

1. Sarah Ann Madole, born 1843, in Richland, Morgan County, Missouri

James Johnson Kelsay, son William Kelsay and Jane Bailey, was born 10 September 1824 in Barren County, Kentucky, and died 15 March 1880 in Monteau County, Missouri.

A mechanic, he was married 28 June 1849 in Moniteau County, Missouri, to Lucinda Jane Hale, who was born in 1830 in Kentucky, and died 27 November 1884 in Moniteau County, Missouri. Both are buried in the Kelsay Family Cemetery, Moniteau County. She was the daughter of Bird B Hale (born 1787 Virginia) and Nancy Lackey (born about 1785 Kentucky)

Jaunce and Lucinda were early settlers of central Missouri. James Kelsay was one of five Kelsay men who came to the Moniteau/Morgan counties area and settled in the late 1820's and early 30's. Hugh Kelsay Sr., perhaps the father of the other four men, was in the area in 1825 (per Goodspeed's 1889 History) They settled on Moreau creek about 6 miles east of present-day Versailles and the area became known as the "Kelsay Settlement". James was a farmer, a gunsmith, and blacksmith by trade. It is reputed that he built some of the first wagons that crossed the American desert in the westward movement.

By 1880, Lucinda Jane Kelsay was a widow and was living in Miller County in Equality township near the families of Lawson, Birdsong, Walker, Scott, Dobson, Brockman, Burris and Goodrich.

Children:

1. Harmon R. Kelsay, born 18 August 1850 Moniteau


2. Frank Kelsay, born 29 October 1851, Moniteau, Missouri


3. George W Kelsay, born 17 August 1853 Moniteau, Missouri


4. Bird Kelsay, born 27 March 1855, Moniteau, Missouri


5. William Kelsay, born 23 June 1857 Moniteau, Missouri


6. Perry Kelsay, born about 1860 Moniteau, Missouri


7. Kellos Kelsay, born about 1862 Moniteau, Missouri, age 8 per 1870 Census, could possible be named after Achilles Booker Hale, his mother's brother


8. Nancy Ann Kelsay, born 29 March 1863 Moniteau, Missouri


9. Jennie Kelsay, born 31 March 1867 Moniteau County, Missouri, died 20 January 1948, buried Crocker, Pulaski County, Missouri; married 14 October 1886 Miller County, Missouri, Samuel L Payne, born 1862


10. John L. Kelsay, born 11 June 1871 Eldon, Miller, Missouri, or Moniteau County, Missouri, and died 26 March 1964 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was married/1 3 March 1901, to Martha Ellen Pollock, born 1871. He was married/2 to Clora McGorder (born 1894).


11. Reuben Kelsay, born 29 November 1873 Miller, Missouri, died 1955; married 8 January 1900 Morgan County, Missouri, Jennie C Barbour, born November 1880 Missouri
1. Grandchildren:
1. Velma Kelsay, born about 1904
2. Anna Bernice Kelsay

Samuel Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Jane Bailey, was born 19 April 1826 in Cooper County, Missouri.

He was married 14 September 1854, to his cousin, Roseanna Kelsay, who was born 12 October 1829, in Kentucky, daughter of Hugh Band Kelsay and Julia Ann Wilson.

Sam died 30 January 1863. in Moniteau County, Missouri, buried Kelsay Family Cemetery; Roseanna died in 1909 in Ringgold, Montague County, Texas.

Children:

1. Mary Jane Kelsay, born 8 June 1853, Missouri


2. William A Kelsay, born 7 October 1855, Morgan county, Missouri


3. Samuel Kelsay, born 1859, Morgan County, Missouri


4. John H Kelsay, born January 1861, Missouri


5. Martha Ann Kelsay, born 1863, Missouri

James Kelsay, son of Samuel Kelsay and Margaret Bailey, was born 19 March 1826, in Missouri, and died 11 October 1910, Pilot Grove, Moniteau, Missouri.

He was married to Grace Leslie, who was born 1 March 1835, in Kentucky, and died 29 September 1928, in Pilot Grove, Moniteau County, Missouri.

Grace's father was William Leslie, who was born in 1796, in South Carolina, and died in 1871. Her mother, Margaret Simpson, was born in 1801, in Tennessee, and died 25 August 1852

Children:

1. Agnes Orella Kelsay, born 25 October 1874

Isabelle Burnett, daughter of Isabelle Kelsay and Reuben Burnett, was born 4 June 1849, in Missouri, probably Morgan County.

She was married/1 in Morgan County, Missouri, 31 March 1864, to David Dutcher, who was born in 1840 in Ohio.

She was married/2 22 January 1871 in Moniteau Township, Morgan County, Missouri, to William Ratcliff, who was born 16 November 1827 in Eagle Township, Hocking County, Ohio.

On the 1910 of the Morgan County, Census, she was a widow, age 60, born in Missouri, mother of 3 living children, and a cousin as head of household, Thomas B Thompkins.

Children:

1. James Dutcher, born 1865


2. Jesse Dutcher, born 1867 Missouri


3. John Henry Dutcher, born 1869 Missouri

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4. Mary Ratcliff, born 1872


5. Lilly Ratliff, born 1873


6. Nancy Ratcliff


7. Isabel Ratcliff, born 1878


8. Gladys Ratcliff, born 1879

Hannah Ratcliff Kelsay, daughter of Hugh B Kelsay and Hannah Ratcliff, was born 28 December 1853, in Morgan County, Missouri.

She was married 12 December 1875, in Morgan County to James Abraham Campbell, who was born 28 February 1847 in Cole County, Missouri.

Hannah died 12 October 1922, Cole County, Missouri, buried in Enloe Cemetery.

Children:

1. Maria Austellar Campbell, born 27 October 1879 in Cole County, Missouri


2. Hugh Ellmar Campbell, born 16 August 1885 in Moreau, Cole County, Missouri, died 18 November 1962; married 9 May 1915 Georgia Edna Murray (born 13 March 1895)


3. James Monroe Campbell, born 24 March 1887 in Morgan County, Missouri


4. Sarah Leona Campbell, born 1876 in Cole County, Missouri

Source: Title
    by Ann (Jobe) Brown

James Robert Kelsay, son of Hugh B Kelsay and Hannah Ratcliff, was born 12 January 1849, in Morgan County, Missouri.

He was married/1 Amanda Francis Simon, who was born 30 January 1849(?) in Morgan County, Missouri, and died 27 December 1879, Moniteau County, Missouri.

He was married/2 to Amanda M. Winget, who was born 30 January 1849(?), in Morgan County, Missouri, and died in Moniteau County, Missouri.

James died 4 April 1909, in Missouri.

Children:

1. Alfred Bills Kelsay, born 26 August 1869 in Moniteau County Missouri, died 27 May 1944; married 24 August 1889 Morgan County, Missouri, to Lillie Mae Cochran


2. Cora Lee Kelsay, born 16 July 1872 in Moniteau County Missouri, died 22 July 1955; married to William H Groff


3. Agnes Orella Kelsay, born 25 October 1874


4. Stella Mae Kelsay, born 29 September 1875 in Moniteau County, Missouri


5. child Kelsay, born 18 December 1879 in Moniteau County Missouri

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6. Ortha P. Kelsay, born February 1885 in Moniteau County, Pilot Grove Township, Missouri


7. Alma C. Kelsay, born January 1888 in Moniteau County, Pilot Grove Township, Missouri

William C Kelsay, son of Hugh B Kelsay and Hannah Ratcliff, was born 18 July 1855, probably in Cole County, Missouri.

He was married 7 February 1875 in Morgan County, Missouri, to Sarah Jane Colvin, who was born 6 March 1858 in Missouri. On the 1880 Census, they lived next door to his father.

William died 3 August 1921, in Moniteau County, Missouri.

Children:

1. George Washington Kelsay, born 20 October 1877, Morgan County, Missouri


2. Hugh Denver Kelsay, born 1879, Mississippi


3. Ethel V Kelsay, born about 1880


4. William Aubrey Kelsay, born 1896, Missouri; married Leona M Ferguson
1. Grandchildren:
1. Margaret Kelsay, born 1920 Missouri
2. child Kelsay
3. Billy M Kelsay, born 16 November 1923 Missouri

Sophia Gray Kelsay, daughter of Hugh born Kelsay and Sarah Gray Campbell, was born 24 June 1858 in Missouri.

She was married 24 March 1886, to William Butler Crutchfield, who was born 17 June 1863 in Calloway County, Missouri.

Sophia died 3 April 1913, in Morgan County, Missouri.

Children:

1. Henry Ernest Crutchfield, born about 1887


2. James Earl Crutchfield, born about 1888


3. Sarah Edna Crutchfield, born about 1891


4. Hugh Wesley Crutchfield, born about 1895

John Alexander Kelsay, son of Hugh born Kelsay Kelsay and Sarah Gray Campbell, was born 13 May 1855, in Maniteau County, Missouri, and died 6 March 1924.

He was married/1 20 March 1888 in Morgan County, Missouri, to Theodocia Mae Colvin, who was born 25 April 1869 in Missouri.

Children:

1. Yeman Hunter Kelsay, born about 1889


2. Ora Alexander Kelsay, born about 1891


3. Maude May Kelsay, born about 1893


4. Bertha Irene Kelsay, born about 1895

John Stephen Loveall, son of Zacharia Loveall Sr and May Mary Waggoner, was born 6 September 1861 in Martin County, Indiana.

He was married 3 February 1887 in Martin County, Indiana, to Vina Caroline Roberts, who was born in 1862 in Martin County, Indiana, She was the daughter of Jonathan Roberts and Sarah Mitchell.

The couple took care of her parents until their death. They were given the Roberts homeplace, one hundred and sixty acres, near French Lick, Indiana.

Later they gave Aaron Roberts what was known as the "Loveall Forty." When Jonathan Roberts died, his son in law, John Loveall, placed his casket upon a jolt wagon and with his son, William Aaron Loveall, (Joathans' grandson) who was nine years old, drove his remains to Anderson Cemetery. The roads were terrible, due to spring rains. Mud was axle deep and the horses could hardly pull the wagon through the muddy roads.

Vina died 1924; John died 4 January 1934 both in Knox County, Indiana, and buried in Mt Zion Cemetery, in Knox County. Mt. Zion Cemetery is located about two miles west of Monroe City, Indiana on Hwy 61. The tombstone is located near the edge of the cemetery by the woods (east side.)

Children:

1. Maude Loveall, born 27 June 1887, married Albert Alexander


2. William A. Loveall, born 12 August 1888, married Alta Jane Thacker
1. Grandchildren:
1. Anna F. Loveall, married Monte Everly
2. Lola C. Loveall, married Goldie Hollingsworth
3. Rachel I. Loveall married Alva W Horrall
4. Lucille M. Loveall, married Roy W Shepard
5. Ruth M. Loveall, married Augustus A Leuthardt
6. Martha L. Loveall, married Edwin M Akers
7. Evelyn M. Loveall, married Donald H Frankum


3. Zachariah A. Loveall, born 10 August 1890 in DuBois County,


4. Jonathan Elmer Loveall, born 31 May 1892, married Lola May Taylor


5. Mary Ellen Loveall, born 9 February 1894, married Albert Cates
1. Grandchildren:
1. Edith Cate, married to Linzy Mornings
2. William Cates, married to Thelma A Evans


6. Charles Edgar Loveall, born 23 August 1896, married to Loel Edna Myers
1. Grandchildren:
1. Viola May Loveall


7. Sarah Elizabeth Loveall, born 11 July 1898, married to Rollie Leffler
1. Grandchildren:
1. Vada B. Leffler
2. Lillie D Leffler
3. Thelma L. Leffler
4. Joy Aretta Leffler
5. Calvin E. Leffler
6. daughter Leffler
7. daughter Leffler


8. James A. Loveall, born 11 July 1908; married Thelma Berry
1. Grandchildren:
1. daughter Loveall, married Mr. Halliday
2. son Loveall, married Miss Robinson
3. daughter Loveall, married Mr. Jagard


9. Rosetta Loveall, died young

Lavicy Ann Kelsay, daughter of William Wesley Kelsay and Lucy Margaret Saylor, was born about 1859-60 in Kelsay Crossing, Oregon.

She was married/1 to George Moorhead; and married/2 in Bend, Oregon, to John Dougherty. Lavicy died in Bend, Oregon.

Children:

1. Jess Dougherty


2. Lucy Dougherty, born 20 May 1887 in Willamette Valley, Lane County, Oregon

Josiah Pierce Kelsay, son of William Wesley Kelsay and Lucy Margaret Saylor, was born 18 May 1870, in Creswell, Lane County, Oregon.

A lumberman, he was married 26 October 1907 in Douglas County, Oregon, to Tennessee Sellers, who was born 15 October 1884, in Mineral wells, Parker County, Texas, and died 20 September 1980 in Wallowa County, Oregon, the daughter of Cornelius Sellers and Melvina “Nen" Hedrick, both born in Dillard, Crawford County, Missouri.

They appear on the 1900, & 1910 Census of Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, and the 1930 Census of Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon.

Josiah died 6 May 1950, in Milton, Umatilla County, Oregon, buried in IOOF Cemetery, Milton, Oregon.

Children:

1. Gladys Kelsay


2. William O Kelsay, born 15 September 1908, Oregon, died 20 January 1980, Union County, Oregon; census 1910 Myrtle Creek Oregon


3. Edna Kelsay, born about 1913 in Oregon


4. Dorothy Kelsay, born about 1917 in Oregon


5. Alfred Kelsay, born about 1919 in Oregon


6. daughter Kelsay


7. son Kelsay

Lucy Mary Tryon, daughter of Sarah Jane Kelsay and James Tryon, was born 26 March 1874 in Kelseyville, Lake County, California.

She was married 17 December 1890, to Eugene Abner Newell, who was born 2 August 1866, in Rochester, Olmstead County, Minnesota, the son of Abner Payne Newell (born 1846 in Almond, New York), & Zeruah Doolittle (born 28 May 1844 in Canadaiqua, Ontario County, New York)

Lucy died 22 November 1915 in Tonasket, Okanogan County, Washington; Eugene died 5 November 1942 in Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington.

Children:

1. Bessie Estella Newell, born 31 October 1891


2. George Abner Newell, born 10 August 1892, died 13 July 1955; married/1 December 1922 Mary Kobe; married/2 19 June 1937 to Minnie Clarke


3. Archie Eben Newell, born 16 August 1893; married 30 October 1918, spouse unknown


4. Edith Olive Newell, born 7 March 1897, died 27 April 1936; married 2 July 1921
1. Grandchildren:
1. Katherine unknown, born 26 June 1922
2. Pat unknown, born 26 July 1926


5. Zera Jane Newell, born 17 August 1899, died 8 December 1918


6. Leta Mary Newell, born 30 August 1902, Havilla, Okanogan County, Washington


7. Roy Eugene Newell, born 12 November 1906


8. Donald Clark Newell, born 18 November 1908; married 25 November 1929, to Estella Zimmerman: 1 daughter & 1 son

William Thomas Kelsay, son of George Samuel Kelsay and Frances Elizabeth Dunbar, was born 14 May 1879 in Russell County, Kentucky.

He was married to Bessie Franklin Ashley, who was born 6 November 1886, in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky.

William died 1945 in Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky; Bessie died 1 April 1952, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

Children:

1. Edgar Kelsay, born 27 February 1907, Somerset, Kentucky, died 1972, Indianapolis, Indiana; married 12 December 1931, Indianapolis to Mary Hittle, born about 1910; 4 children


2. Ida Mae Kelsay, born 19 July 1909 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky


3. George William Kelsay, born 14 August 1914 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky


4. Franklin M Kelsay, born 12 February 1919, Indianapolis, Indiana, died 1956 Indianapolis; married 8 May 1942, in Sweetwater, Texas, to Juanita Hyde (born about 1920; 1 child


5. Mildred Kelsay, born 18 July 1920, Indianapolis, Indiana, died 1844 Indianapolis; married 24 October 1936, Indianapolis, to John D Riggin; 2 children


6. John Kelsay, born 7 February 1922 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

James Elmer Kelsay, son of George Samuel Kelsay and Frances Elizabeth Dunbar, was born 24 November 1883, in Russell County, Kentucky.

He was married 20 June 1909, in the Methodist church parsonage, Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky, to 19 year old Tina Emma Woolbridge, who was born in Russell County, Kentucky, daughter of G W Woolbridge and S E Kinnett, both born Russell County, Kentucky.

James died 14 January 1967, Indianapolis, Indiana.

The children were all born in Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky.

Children:

1. Mary Alma Kelsay, born 31 July 1910, died 3 May 2000, Knoxville Tennessee; married Kentucky Sylvester Lovell Chambers, born about 1910 Kentucky, died in Knoxville, Tennessee
1. Grandchildren:
1. daughter Chambers, married to William Eugene Lovell (born 16 November 1929-d 23 September 1993 Knoxville, Tennessee; 2 children
2. daughter Chambers, married Mr. Bright; 3 children


2. Ada Mae Kelsay, born 1 February 1912, died 29 October 1944, Indianapolis; married about 1927, Russell County, Kentucky, to James Gilmore Burton, born 2 February 1908, Russell County, died 28 June 1997, Louisville, Kentucky;
1. Grandchildren:
1. daughter, married William Saul Kroger (born 13 April 1906 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois-died 5 December 1995, Los Angeles California,)
2. son of Charles Kroger (born before 1890) married Rose Ziskin (born before 1890) 5 children


3. George Samuel Kelsay, born 26 July 1914, Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky, died 5 June 1922 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; married Mary Lynch


4. Ollie James Kelsay, born 3 March 1917, died about 1937 Jamestown County, Kentucky


5. William Avery Kelsay, born 8 February 1920, died about 1980, Indianapolis, Indiana; married Indianapolis, Indiana, to Velma Bunch (born about 1920)


6. Sarah Frances Kelsay, born 12 October 1922, died 6 August 1999 Indianapolis, Indiana; married in Indianapolis to Charles Wedner

Eugene I Nelson, son of Henry Aureoius Melson and Olive M Porter, was born about 1863, in Marion County, Missouri.

He was married about 1906, in Missouri, to Elizabeth (Deda) Vandelia I Colburn, who was born 29 April 1882, in Missouri.

She was the daughter of Luther Coburn and Elizabeth ___. Luther was born in April 1849, in Michigan. Elizabeth was born about 1844, in New York, and died before 1900

On the 1810 Census, they lived in Salt River Township, Knox County, Missouri. In 1920, they lived in Modesto Ward 5, Stanislaus County, Callifornia, where he worked in a lumber yard. On the 1930 Census, they were in Long Beach, District 1146, Los Angeles, California. He worked in an oil refinery then.

Eugene died 26 February 1935: Deda died 5 February 1943, both in Sam Joaquin County, California.

Children:

1. Flossie (Lowie) May Nelson, born 28 November 1906, in Marion County, Missouri; married/1 Mr. Ball; married/2 John (Jack) J Hannon, born about 1901, in Massachusetts
1. Grandchildren:
1. Myrtle Ball, born 5 April 1922, Alameda County, California
2. Irene Ball, born 2 September 1928, Stanislaus County, California


2. Cleve (Bud) A Nelson, born 4 September 1909, Marion County, Missouri, died 29 July 1954, San Joaquin County, California; married to Hazel L ____, born about 1916, Missoouri


3. Frank (Ranta) D Nelson, born about 1911, in Missouri; died before 1930


4. Rosalee (Rola) Nelson, born 22 April 1912, Novelty, Knox County, Missouri


5. Elmer (Emmer) E Nelson, born 17 October 1913, Marion County, Missouri, enlisted 30 October 1942, at Sacramento, California, as a private in the inactive reserve, enlistment for the duration of the war. Married to Ilene Allyne (born about 1910, Texas; in civil life he was an automobile serviceman, married, height 63", weight 130 lbs., murdered by his wife, 18 March 1951, San Joaquin County, California, no children


6. Earl M Nelson, born 19 September 1915, Missouri, on 7 Oct 1941, he enlisted in Sacramento, California, as a private in the US Army and served in the Infantry as a Tec 5, died 26 June 1965 in Hollister, San Benito, California, buried Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin, California


7. Mary Elizabeth Nelson, born 17 September 1919, California

Laura Aurelia Barnes, daughter of Margaret Ann Nelson and William W Barnes, was born 4 November 1854, in San Francisco County, California.

She was married 3 July 1877, in the Baptist Church Parsonage, in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, to Snowden Hubert Hubbard, a house painter, who was born about 1822, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

September 17, 1901
   Snowden Hubbard bought 160 acres of land for $14.00 in Comanche County, Oklahoma, township 4 north, range 8 west. The land was patented February 9, 1906. This record is found in the Oklahoma Federal Tract books, Vol 49, page 65, on file in the Oklahoma State Historical Society Library, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

In the 1910 census, Snowden Hubbard is listed as living alone in Willits Town, Mendocino County California. His daughter Norma also gave Willits as her address when she married a second time in 1910, to Edmund R. Steele.

In the 1920 Census Snowden and his family are residing at 8240 E. 14th St., Oakland, California. In 1919, they were in San Jose, California.

1930 Census, California, Santa Clara, Willow Glen, 1140 Delmas Ave, page 52B, 12 Apr 1930. Snowden and Laura are residing in the household of their daughter and son-in-law, Lily M. and Arthur Edmans. In June of 1931, Snowden Hubbard was reported missing by his family.

From the "History of Montague County Rural Schools, 1871 - 1958," published by the Montague County Commission, 1938, page 52, we learn that Laura Hubbard was teaching school in the Lone Star district #32, 1877-79; page 54, she was teaching in the Rock Springs School District #33, 1880-81.

After an illness of 16 months, Laura died of a stroke, on 10 May 1932, in Santa Cruz, California. She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Block 9, Division D, Grave 33

When he had been retired for 10 years, on 23 October 1940, Snowden Hubbard stepped off a Pacific Greyhound Lines bus in Salinas, California, and was injured by the bus as it drove away. He died in the Salinas Valley Hospital two weeks later of myocardial necrosis due to coronary artery disease. However, a wrongful death claim was filed and settled for $725. Snowden had no will and the only part of his estate that was probated was the wrongful death claim.

Grandaughter Laura described Snowden as tall, erect, bright, and vital. He was nearing his 88th birthday.

Children:

1. Laura (Orrie) Aurelia Hubbard, born August 1879, Lone Star School District, Montague, Texas; "Records of Teachers Employed In Comanche County, (Oklahoma) 1902." Aurelia Hubbard, post office of Rush Springs, District 19, teaching 3rd grade, $35.00 per month, College Mound School. College Mound was a two-room school located three miles south and four miles west of Rush Springs. The area later became part of Grady County. OK. Her name is given as Laura Aurelia Hubbard when she was married/1 on 26 July 1909, in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, to Joseph H. Stephens. She was married/2 before 1930, to John L Richardson, who was born 7 April 1869, in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin; no children.


2. Ben Alva Snowden Hubbard, US Soldier, born 6 March 1881, Belknap Green, Montague County, Texas; Family legend has that Ben Alva Snowden Hubbard married a woman named Felicia, who was of Panama; After again searching the 1900 census, Alva S. Hubbard is found in the census rolls for the military in the Philippines. He is enumerated in the 1900 Census, Military and Navel, Philippines, 41st Infantry, Company G, page 190B, as Alva S. Hubbard, Private, residence of Hillsboro, Texas. He probably died before 1905; He had chronic articular rheumatism both wrists, left knee, and right ankle, in line of duty.


3. Myrtle Lilly Hubbard, born 24 January 1883, Queens Peak, Montague County, Texas. When she died of an auto/train accident, on 26 January 1947, in Sunnyvale, Santa clara County, California, Myrtle Lilly Edmans lived at 1725 Fremont St. in San Jose and was a member of Chapter 11, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Auxiliary. Myrtle's husband/2, Arthur Lee Edmans, survived her; they had no children. Her first husband, was John E Baird, from whom she was divorced.


4. Walter Nelson Hubbard, born 8 December 1884, Bowie, Montague County, Texas; he had a twin who died soon after birth


5. Norma Eugenia Hubbard, born 18 April 1886, Bowie, Montague County, Texas, died 20 March 1945, near 1537 E Firestone Blvd, Maywood, Los Angeles County, California, where she was hit by an auto; married/1 on 9 January 1906, in San Francisco, San Francisco County, to Luther Osborn, and divorced. She was married/2 on 7 March 1910, in San Francisco, to Edmund Ronayne Steele, who was born 20 August 1875, in Nevada , Story County, Iowa, and died 23 December 1947, in San Francisco; she was married/3 in July 1925, in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, to Guy L LaDeaux, who was born in Michigan


6. Clyde Huntoon Hubbard, born 5 February 1890, Bowie, Montague County, Texas


7. Paul Roland Hubbard, born 13 February 1892, Bowie, Montague County, Texas, died 10 january 1963, in VA hospital, in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, of arteriosclerotis heart disease, buried Golden Gate National Cemetery, Section Z, lot 1744, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California; A machinist, he served as a private in WWI, 31st Company B, Battalion 163, Depot BD; A natural born artist, Paul roamed the US sometimes billing himself as the "hobo artist" or the "fastest artist." He painted murals, landscapes, and also made paintings of pets for their owners. Paul had various old cars, which he used to travel about the US. Photos show that Paul had a traveling companion, Polly Ellen Pepp, whom he refers to as the "famous hobo-ette." He never married. Paul was the driver of a new station wagon which was hit by a train near Sunnyvale, California, 26 Jan 1947, killing his sisters Lucia A. Richardson, 67, and Myrtle L. Edmans, 64, and his nephew Walter S. Hubbard Jr, 20, an Army corporal awaiting discharge. They were reportedly on their way to visit their niece, Laura Hubbard. Paul's nephew, Norman Hubbard, 15, survived as did Paul R. with an injured leg, which later had to be amputated at the Oakland Naval Hospital.


8. Howard Carlton Hubbard Sr., born 14 December 1896, Bowie, Montague County, Texas

Ernest D Woodman, son of Frances Eliza Nelson and Peter Randall Woodman, was born in September 1862, in California.

He was married in 1884, in San Francisco, California, to Eva Parker, who was born in July 1863, in California, died September 1939, in Los Angeles County, California.

Children:

1. Viola Fannie Woodman, born 25 December 1885, in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, died 27 October 1977, in Los Angeles County, California; married about 1914, California, to Leland Mann, born 20 October 1887, Adelaida, San Luis Obispo County, California
1. Grandchildren:
1. daughter Mann, born 4 September 1916, Los Angeles County, California


2. Barbara L Mann, born 12 November 1919, Los Angeles County, California


2. Elva W Woodman, born 31 March 1887, in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California; died 21 July 1966, Las Angeles County, California, In 1907, she graduated from the California School of Mechanical Arts, married to Clyde Arthur Swigart Sr., born November 1888, in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County, California
1. Grandchildren:
1. Clyde Arthur Swigart Jr., born 12 September 1913, San Francisco, California, died 10 March 1997, San Luis Obispo County, California
2. Wayne Woodman Swigart, born 24 October 1921, Los Angeles County, California, died 26 March 1991, Kern County, California; married 16 January 1948, First Baptist Church, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, to Martha Jeanne Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Scott, of Beverly Hills


3. Lloyd E Woodman, born March 1895, in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, died before 1910, in San Francisco

Fredrick Benjamin Wyman, son of America Kelsey and George Francis Wyman, was born 1 January 1855, in Purissimma, California.

Ben was married 25 August 1888, in Watsonville, California, to Constancia Maria Espinosa, who was born 4 July 1871, in Watsonville. She went by the name “Stancie" and “Connie." She Americanized her name to Constance. She was the daughter of Leonardo Espinosa and Maria Castro, directly related to the historic Castro family of California. See: Espinosa Family

Ben was the sheriff of Santa Clara, California, and at one time the constable. After their children were raised, they lived in Palo Alto

Ben died 16 April 1936, in Palo Alto, California. He was cremated and his ashes scattered. Connie died 8 July 1945, in Palo Alto, buried at the Alta Mesa Cemetery, Palo Alto.

Children:

1. Josephine (Josie) Dawson Wyman, born 26 August 1889, Mountain View, California, died 1957, San Jose, California; married George Pennington, at least 1 child: i. Pearl Pennington


2. Fredrick Benjamin Wyman Jr., born 1 January 1890, Watsonville, California; married Lucia Sobranes, born 13 December 1885


3. Adeline (Addie) America Wyman, born 9 September 1893, Redwood City, Califoria, died 8 January 1983, Butte County, California; married/1 to Frank Molarius; married/2 to James Redding
1. Grandchildren:
1. Constance Molarius
2. Blanche Molarius
3. June Molarius
4. Arthur Molarius
5. Thelma I Molarius


4. Arthur (Art) Wyman, born 26 July 1896, Half Moon Bay, California, worked for Duffy-Mott Corp. for 20 years, died 7 October 1975, San Jose, California; married/1 to Jewell Calaway; married/2 to Linnea Swanson


5. Theresa (Tessie) Isabella Wyman, born 11 November 1897, in Half Moon Bay, California


6. Marcela Wyman, born 15 September 1899, Half Moon Bay, California, died infancy


7. Ambrose (Ace) Eugene Wyman, born 4 February 1902, died 1966, San Mateo, California; married Rosella King, born 11 March 1905, died 2 March 1988


8. Leroy Richard Wyman, born 1 August 1905, Santa Clara, California, died 16 October 1970, San Jose, California; attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California; Married/1 to Eunice Wennermark; married/2 to Camille Davidson, mother of his only child, a son; Roy spent 25 years in the merchant Marines as a radio Operator; Retired, he worked for ITT communicantions, in Palo Alto


9. Maude Geraldine Wyman, born 16 April 1907, Santa Clara, California, died 8 March 1990, Santa Cruz, California, artist and family historian; married 29 October 1929, to Ernest Birkett (born 2 November 1907) 1 only child, a son


10. Clarence Wyman, born 7 September, 1912, died 10 September 1939; married Dorothy Ponzini

James William Milburn Yates, son of James Knox Polk Yates and Mary M (Sarah) Kelsay, was born 27 September 1862 in Roane County, Tennessee.

A farmer, he was married 20 August 1885, in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, to Cerilda Eller Breedlove, who was born 16 November 1867 in Salem, Dent County, Missouri, daughter of John Wyatt Breedlove and Elizabeth Jane Wright

James Yates and Cerilda Breedlove met at church and shared the same songbook. They later walked home with a group of young folks. "And that was how they met and fell in love" -Aunt Martha Yates Scott

They were married at the residence of J. W, Breedlove by J. W. Ritchey, an Ordained Preacher of the Gospel at 8:15 AM(not PM) (Wonder what the rush was? Catching a train?)

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Cerilda, who had a beautiful singing voice, died of childbed fever, at 10 a m, 2 January 1901 in Salem, Dent County, Missouri. She had 9 children, 40 grandchildren, and 50 great grandchildren.

James was married/2 20 February 1907 in West Plains, Missouri to Mary Elizabeth Pentecost, who was born 20 June 1854 in Celina, Clay County, Tennessee. One of the witnesses for the wedding was Gideon P. Morrison, half brother of Jim Yates.

James William Milburn Yates, died 11 August 1938 in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, of Heart attack, and buried in Masonic Cemetery, Tumwater Washington

There is a memoir, written by James' daughter Martha Jane, in which she descibes the 80-acre farm that James Yates had near Chapin, Missouri. Carol Wilkerson has a copy of this memoir, generously given to her by her granddaughter, Marilyn Scott Tank.

Jim Yates' daughter Martha said that he had a beautiful tenor voice.

After the death of Mary Elizabeth, his second wife (the mother of Minnie Yates), Jim moved out to Washington State to be with his children. He was living with his daughter, Martha Scott, when he died. At various times he lived with his son Will and daughter Rhoda too.

Jim did not like to ride in a car. He was used to riding in wagons, or on the train. His grandson Wally said that he thought that the reason Jim didn't like to ride in a car is because he chewed tobacco, and that he would go to spit out the window and it would be into the wind and he wasn't prepared for the consequences. Wally said that one time when he was in the car in Washington, Jim spit out the window and his spit came back at him, and his hat flew off, and Wally said that Jim just about flew out the window with it.

Wally also said that Jim would rather walk somewhere than ride in a car. He said that when Jim moved out to Washington to be near his kids, that his daughter Martha had moved to a "ranch" in the Tumwater area, and Jim would walk from Bordeaux to Martha's and it would take him all day to get there. People would stop and offer him a ride and he wouldn't take it because he didn't want to get in the car!

On December 8, 1997 in a phone call with Allene Chapin, she told me that the reason Jim Yates didn't like to ride in a car was because he had owned a Model T truck and had been driving it one time and went over an embankment (in Missouri) and it scared him so much that he refused to drive any more.

Children:

1. Lemuel Wyatt Yates, born 23 July 1887 in Alton, Oregon, Missouri


2. Myra Elizabeth Yates, born 28 September 1888 in Thomasville, Oregon County, Missouri


3. Elizabeth Frances Yates, born 16 November 1890 in Alton, Oregon County, Missouri, died 16 July 1939 Olympia, Thurston, Washington; married Aubrey Johnston, born 25 April 1890, died 15 September 1975 (Aubrey married/2 Judith E Kennedy, born 24 July 1915
   1. Grandchildren:
   1. Mildred Louella Johnston
   
   
4. William Knox Yates, born 14 March 1892 in Chapin, Howell County, Missouri


5. Ida Isabelle Yates, born 19 November 1893 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, died 24 September 1938, Oklahoma; married about 1909 to Joe Steiniger, born 1 May 1853, divorced
1. Grandchildren:
1. Irene (Belva) Steiniger
2. Elmer Steiniger
3. Virginia F Steiniger


6. Lydia Adelia Yates, born 19 September 1895 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, died 28 February 1976, Shelton, Mason County, Washington; married 12 March 1913, Chaplin, Howell County, Washington, to Mr. Barnett
1. Grandchildren:
1. Roy Golden Barnett, born 6 December 1913
2. Ruth E Barnett
3. Wilma Lea Barnett, born 21 October 1925


7. Martha Jane Yates, born 13 February1897 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, died 13 February 1993, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington; married 23 October 1915 West Plains, Missouri, in Aid Hardwaer County Store, to William Fredrick Scott, born 3 August 1895, died 27 April 1942, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
1. Grandchildren:
1. Claude J Scott, born 17 August 1916 Missouri
2. Evelyn P Scott


8. Rhoda L. Fannie Yates, born 3 November 1898 in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, died 20 April 1980 Shelton, Mason County, Washington; married to Martubn (sp?) J Barnett, born 17 August 1895, died 22 June 1958, Washington State
1. Grandchildren:
i. Doyle James Barnett
1. daughter Barnett
2. Maurice Milborn Barnett


9. Cerilda Eller Yates, born 24 December 1900 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, died 16 March 1957 California, cremated, buried Missouri; married/1 Roy Brumley; married/2 12 November 1917 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri to James Homer Walker
1. Grandchildren:
1. Wyatt Monroe Walker, born 31 March 1919 in Pottersville, Missouri
2. James Ray Walker, born 1923
3. Minnie Fay Walker, born 1928
4. Alice May Walker, born 6 May 1929
5. Betty Jean Walker, born 1933

Thomas Ethan Bird Kelsay, son of William Franklin Kelsay and Martha C Dean, was born 1875 Tennessee, possibly Washington County, and died 1920 in White County, Tennessee, in the Doyle or Sparta area.

He was married in White County, Tennessee, (Doyle or Sparta area) to Jennie Morgan Rogers, who was born 3 March 1890 in Tennessee.

Children:

1. Berta Lois Birdie Kelsay, born 22 November 1919 in White County, Sparta, Tennessee, and died 13 February 2000, in Nauvoo, Alabama, buried in the Walker Memory Gardens, Jasper, Alabama; married 25 July 1942, Huntsville, Alabama, to Malcolm Wright, born 4 May 1912, Gates County, Pulaski, Tennessee.

Wanda Wright Diomedes, writes this information is out of date


2. Martha Kelsay


3. Ann Kelsay


4. Lucy Pauline Kelsay

Lula Frances McCracken, daughter of John Jerome McCracken and Eliza McWhorter, was born 11 July 1901 in Laurel County, Kentucky, and died 19 March 1991.

She was married/1 to Charles Tuttle, born 12 July 1974, Lauren County, Kentucky, died 4 June 1984, Ohio, son of William Tuttle (born October 1865 Kauren County, Kentucky) and Louisa Jones (born about 1871 Kentucky)

Charles was married/2 to Edna Brown and had more children.

Lula was married/2 to ____ Cornett

Children:

1. Versell Elvin Tuttle, born 10 April 1922, Kentucky, died 18 February 1993, Ohio, buried Millville Cemetery worked for General Motors (Fisherbody), vet US Army WWII; married by 1947, div by 1972; married Beulah Fay Parsley (born 26 July 1927, London, Laurel County, Kentucky, died 16 February 1999 Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, buried Millville Cemetery, daughter of Charles Parsley (born 15 November 1894 Laurel (or Harlan) County, Kentucky) and Ruth Bowling, (born 15 September 1898 Clay County, Kentucky)
1. Grandchildren:
1. Elvin Charles Tuttle, born 30 October 1848 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, buried 3 June Millville Cemetery in Millville, Ohio; married ___ Cook, daughter of Fred William "Bud" Cook and Helen Josephine Sositko; married/2 ___Bradley, daughter of James Bradley & Jean Pigg (2 Bradley chn)
1. Great Grandchildren:
1. daughter Tuttle
2. daughter Tuttle, married/1___ Van Lieu; married/2 __ Johnson; m/3 __
3. daughter Tuttle
4. Mark Tuttle, born 14 November 1954, Hamilton Ohio; died 22 October 1992, Hamilton Ohio
5. Michael Tuttle, born 16 October 1956, Hamilton Ohio; died April 2007
6. son Tuttle
7. daughter Tuttle

Sarah Ann Madole, daughter of Isabelle Kelsay and John Sutherland Madole, was born in 1843, in Richland, Morgan County, Missouri.

She was married 18 January 1866, in Morgan County, to William R Hensley, who was born in Illinois, and died in 1876. Sarah was married again in 1871, in Camden, Missouri.

Sarah died in 1890, in Young, Texas, and was buried in Crystal Falls, Stephens County, Texas.

Children:

1. Frances Elizabeth Hensley, born 25 July 1868, in Sedalia, Perris County, Missouri

Harmon R Kelsay, son of James Johnson Kelsay and Lucinda Jane Hale was born 18 August 1850 in Moniteau County, Missouri.

He was married 25 March 1875 in Miller County, Missouri, to Nancy Louisa Swanson, who was born 14 February 1855, in Miller County, the daughter of William and Eliza Swanson.

They lived upriver from Tuscumbia in 1880. Harman Kelsay operated his ice cream shop in Tuscumbia. On the 1920 Census Nancy was living with her son Clarence's family in Kansas.

Harmon died 1 January 1903 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas; Nancy died November 1928 in Kansas City, Kansas, buried in Miller County.

Children:

1. William S. Kelsay, born 17 October 1876 in Miller County, Missouri


2. Roe (Roy) Kelsay, born 21 September 1878 in Miller County, Missouri


3. Laura Kelsay, twin, born 18 March 1881 Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri


4. Lora B "Bunk" Kelsay, twin, son, born 18 March 1881 Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri


5. James Arthur Kelsay, born 1883


6. Paul Kelsay, born 2 November 1886 in Eldon, Miller County, Missouri


7. Clarandia Kelsay, twin, born 24 February 1889


8. Clarence Kelsay, twin, born 24 February 1889 in Miller County, Missouri


9. Hattie Kelsay, born 19 December 1892 in Tuscumbia, Missouri

Frank Kelsay, son of James Johnson Kelsay and Lucinda Jane Hale, was born 29 October 1851, in Moniteau County, Missouri.

He was married 1 January 1885, in Miller County, Missouri to Luvica Della Bowlin, who was born November 1866 in Missouri.

He died 13 February 1908 in Bagnell, Miller County, Missouri, and buried Camden County, Missouri. Family found on 1900 Missouri Census.

Children:

1. Jessie Kelsay, born February 1886 Camden, Missouri


2. Mary Kelsay, born July 1888 Miller County, Missouri


3. Luther Kelsay, born January 1891, Miller County, Missouri


4. Levi Kelsay, born January 1893, Bagnell, Miller County, Missouri, died December 1980; married 10 March 1915 Bagnell, Miller County, Missouri, to Dessie Martin Hughes (born 1899 Missouri)
1. Grandchildren:
1. Garland Earl Kelsay, born 22 March 1918, Bagnell, Missouri


5. William B Kelsay, born February 1896, Miller County, Missouri

George W Kelsay, son of James Johnson "Jaunce" Kelsay and Lucinda Jane Hale, was born 17 August 1853 in Moniteau County, Missouri.

He was married 17 November 1878 in Eldon, Miller County, Missouri, to Mildred V Taylor, who was born 24 November 1854 in Morgan County, Missouri, the daughter of Melon Taylor and Nancy Bliss.

Mildred died 4 May 1923 in Eldon County, Missouri; George died 19 March 1925.

Children:

1. Perry Malon Kelsay, born 16 March 1882, Missouri


2. Nancy Ann Kelsay, born 27 April 1886


3. Virginia Maude Kelsay, born 4 June 1890

Bird Kelsay, son of James Johnson "Jaunce" Kelsay and Lucinda Jane Hale, was born 27 March 1855 near High Point, in Moniteau County, Missouri.

He married on 3 June 1883 in Miller County, Missouri to Rosetta Alice Jones, who was born in November 1866, in Marion County, Illinois. Their marriage ceremony was performed by William H. Payne, Minister of the Gospel.

She was the daughter of Adolphus Jones and Betharbra Dobson. Her paternal grand-parents were Alfred and Sarah Jones, natives of Virginia. Aldolphus and Bethabra had least 6 children, all born in Illinois.

Children:

1. James A. Jones, born 1865


2. William J. Jones, born 1866


3. Rosetta Alice Jones, born 1866 (perhaps a twin to William?); married 1883 to A-22,114. Bird Kelsay insert link


4. Judith Frances Jones, born 1873; married to Elmer Evans, born 1889


5. John Wesley Jones, born 1874; married to Nettie Kilgore, born 1898


6. Walter J. Jones born 1879; married 1900, to Rosa Kays

After Bird married Rosetta, they lived in the Bear Creek area where he became a blacksmith. Over the years he continued his profession in Tuscumbia, Bagnell, and Eldon. Bird became a Baptist deacon at the age of 28 years in 1883 and was one of the members of the original board of deacons of the Eldon Baptist Church.

Bird died 19 July 1940 in Miller County, Missouri, buried in Eldon, Miller County, Missouri where several other members of the Kelsay family are buried.

Children:

1. Ida Brooks Kelsay, born March 1884, Miller County, Missouri; married John Henry Koenig


2. Olive J (or F) Kelsay, born February 1889 Miller County, Missouri; married to O. W. Holloway


3. Adophus J. Kelsay, born August 1893 Miller County, Missouri, died May 1980; married to Mary (or Myra) A ______, born 14 August 1896
1. Grandchildren:
1. Orville Kelsay, born 1 April 1900, Miller County, Missouri; died 24 August 1902, Miller County


4. daughter Kelsay, married James Wright

William Kelsay, son of James Johnson "Jaunce" Kelsay and Lucinda Jane Hale, was born 23 June 1859 Moniteau County, Missouri. 1857. His first wife is unknown.

He was married/2 7 September 1884 to Martha Washington Livingston, who was born June 1861 in Miller County Missouri.

William died 13 December 1903, buried in Hickory Point Cemetery, Miller County, Missouri.

Children:

1. Margaret Kelsay, born 5 January 18-- in Morgan County, Missouri

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2. Iva Mae (or Ida Brooks) Kelsay, born November 1885, in Miller County, Missouri


3. Eva Myrtle Kelsay, born 13 February 1888 in Miller County Missouri


4. Anna Bell Kelsay, born 27 August 1889 in Miller County Missouri


5. Willard Henry Kelsay, born June 1891 in Miller County Missouri
1. Grandchildren:
1. John Kelsay
2. Sam Kelsay


6. Cora B. Kelsay, born December 1892 in Miller County, Missouri


7. John E Kelsay, born March 1899 Miller County, Missouri

I just found this site and it looks very interesting. I would like to know more about my family. My name is Bill my father's name is John. His brother is Sam. Their father was Henry and his brother was John. We all live in central Missouri with the exception of my great uncle John who lived in KC Missouri. From there it gets a little fuzy on where everybody came from or where they are now. Here is what I know. My grandfathers father was Billy Kelsay and he is burried in a local cemetary in Iberia, Missouri. He had four brothers Bird, Herman, Rubin and George. He had two sisters that married Nany or Nancy McComb and Jenny Pane. If anybody has any information on where these Kelsay families are today or if your related or if you can trace back any further I'd appreciate it. This is all new to me. You can e-mail me at [email protected]

Nancy Ann Kelsay, daughter of James Johnson Kelsay and Lucinda Jane Hale, was born 29 March 1863 in Moniteau County, Missouri, died 29 June 1949 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, buried Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. (The 1880 census looks like it says "Nooma", maybe a nickname?)

She was married 21 August 1884 in Miller County, Missouri, to Absolom Evans McComb, who was born 22 January 1852, in Tennessee, the son of Jacob Evans McComb (born 10 December 1808 Tennessee) and Mary "Polly" Degraffenreid (born 12 March 1812/1815 in Tennessee)

“The Miller County Vinditor," May, 1881

"Absolom McComb died 30 (or 3) December 1940 at the age of 80 years (born 1850). He had been a minister since 1876 and was one of the oldest ministers to have served the county. He established six churches during his ministry. He was also a teacher for 31 years and served the county as a school commissioner.

He married Miss Nannie Kelsey of Miller County who survives him. Also surviving him were five children: Anna (Johnson), Mary Ann, J.J., John and Perry. He was living in the old Watkins community at death. His services were held at the Hictory Point Baptist Church on January 1, 1941, by Rev. William WIlliams, pastor of the Brumley Baptist Church, with burial at the Hickory Point Cemetery."

Children:

1. Mary Jane McComb, born 23 June 1885 Camden County, Missouri


2. James Bird McComb, born 23 March 1887 Camden County, Missouri


3. Absolom Perry McComb, born 23 June 1890 Camden County, Missouri


4. Nancy Ann McComb, born 25 December 1892 Miller County, Missouri


5. Jacob Johnson McComb, born 30 December 1897, Brumley, Miller County, Missouri


6. John Thomas McComb, born 30 June 1905 Oklahoma

John L Kelsay, son of James Johnson Kelsay and Lucinda Jane Hale, was born 11 June 1871, in Moniteau County, Missouri, and died 26 March 1964 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He was married/1 on 3 March 1901, to Martha Ellen Pollock, born 1871. He was married/2 to Clora McGorder (born 1894)

Maria Austellar Campbell, daughter of Hannah Ratcliff Kelsay and James Abraham Campbell, was born 27 October 1879, in Cole County, Missouri.

She was married to John Simpson Leslie, who was born 22 December 1870, in Cole County, Missouri.

Maria died 15 June 1961 in Cole County, buried in Enloe Cemetery.

Children:

1. Ernest Raymond Leslie


2. James Freeman Leslie


3. Hazel Hannah Leslie

Sources: Title: Ann (Jobe) Brown site

James Monroe Campbell, son of Hannah Ratcliff and James Abraham Campbell, was born 24 March 1887, in Morgan County, Missouri, and died 20 August 1968, buried in Enloe Cemetery, Cole County, Missouri.

He was married 31 January 1911, Moniteau County, Missouri to Lusetta Wetzel who was born 9 February 1888 in Cole County, Missouri

Children:

1. Carrie Leona Campbell


2. George Abraham Campbell


3. Virgil Walter Campbell, born 9 June 1917


4. Bertha Jane Campbell

Sarah Leona Campbell, daughter of Hannah Ratcliff and James Abraham Campbell, was born in 1876 in Cole County, Missouri.

She was married 28 March 1900, Moniteau County, Missouri, to Joseph Cordell Leslie, who was born 10 April 1869.

Children:

1. Alva Harrison Leslie, born 14 September 1909


2. Finis Abraham Leslie, born 24 April 1903

Agnes Orella Kelsay, daughter of James Kelsay and Grace Leslie, was born 25 October 1874, and died 2 January 1955, in St. Louis, Missouri.

She was married 21 March 1901, in Moniteau County, to John (Edgar?) Hale, who was born 9 October 1873, in Missouri, died in Monteau County, both buried in the Union Christian Cemetery in Moniteau County, Missouri.

John died 29 November 1932; she died 2 January 1955, both in Moniteau County, Missouri, and buried in Union Christian Cemetery.

Children:

1. Guy Patterson Hale, born 27 December 1901, resided 1980, in Moniteau County, Missouri, possibly still living in 1990


2. Lavina Ellen Hale, born 24 November 1903, living in 1970, with brother Guy


3. John George Hale, born 28 July 1905, living in 1970, with brother Guy

Stella Mae Kelsay, daughter of James Robert Kelsay and Amanda Francis Sims, was born 29 September 1875 in Moniteau County, Missouri.

She was married 3 March 1897 in Bushnell, Barton County, Missouri, to Charles Alonzo Wood, who was born 5 June 1867 in Greenfield, Rush County, Indiana.

She died 7 April 1940 in Paden, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, and buried in the Moorehead Cemetery in Lamar, Barton County, Missouri.

Children:

1. Inez Helen Wood, born 23 September 1901, Larmar, Barton County, Missouri, died 17 July 1983 Pinedale, Sublette County, Wyoming, and buried in Big Piney, in Sublette County, Missouri; married/1 on 25 May 1920 in Kermmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming, to Roswell David Bennett (born 13 May 1888 Bowie Station, Cochise County, Arizona; married/2 on 1 June 1918 to Walter F Harlow (born about 1897 Larmar Missouri);
      5 children, 3rd child: iii. Dorothy Mae Bennett, born 15 May 1923, Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming

George Washington Kelsay, son of William C Kelsay and Sarah Jane Colvin, was born 20 October 1877, in Morgan County, Missouri.

A fireman, he was married/1 12 April 1898, in Missouri, to Nora Rebecca Hodges, who was born 1877 in Cole County, Missouri.

He was married/2 after 1925, to Blanch ___. He was married/3 after 1926, to Mable Holman, born 31 May 1896.

George died 7 April 1955, in Corona, California, and buried in Sunnyslope Cemetery.

Children:

1. Forrest Kelsay, died infancy


2. Darcia Kelsay, died infancy


3. Barcia E. 'Barsia' Kelsay, daughter, born 23 November 1901 in Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri


4. Charles Franklin Kelsay, born 13 August 1903 in Morgan County, Missouri, died 9 April 1955, Marion County, Missouri; married 7 December 1929 Mary Virginia Moss (born 26 February 1915, Marion County, Missouri) 5 chn


5. Gleason Fleet Kelsay, born 31 October 1907 in Morgan County, Missouri, died 11 July 1970 Merphys, Calavewras County, California, with broncogenic carcinoma of the lungs, buried Highland View Memorial Garden Farmington, California. Supposedly married a woman named Mable Smallwood, who had 1 boy. Never married according to death certificate. 1 son- James Kelsay, born 1926 Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri

Source: Title: Edna Vinson Davis.FTW
Author: Ann (Jobe) Brown [email protected]

Hugh Denver Kelsay, son of William C Kelsay and Sarah Jane Colvin, was born in 1879, in Mississippi.

He was married 4 October 1904 in Morgan County, Missouri, to Gertrude I Tompkin, who was born in Missouri.

On 1920 census they were in Moreau, Morgan County, Missouri. On 1930 census they were in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. At that time their daughter Carrie & husband Lenzie Bennett, granddaughter, and also a daughter-in-law, Florence L, were living with them.

The children were all born in Missouri

Children:

1. Charles Kelsay, born 1905; married before 1930 Missouri, Florence L ___, born 1910 Missouri


2. Gladys Kelsay, born 1907


3. Hazel Kelsay, born 1908


4. Carrie Myrtle Kelsay, born 1910; married about 1928 probably Cooper County, Missouri, to Lenzie L Bennett (born 1892 Pennsylvania) 1 Child
1. Grandchildren:
1. Thelma A Bennett, born about 1929-30 Missouri


5. Ruby M. Kelsay, born 1911


6. Bessie L. Kelsay, born 1918 in Moreau, Morgan County, Missouri

Source: Title: Edna Vinson Davis.FTW
Author: Ann (Jobe) Brown

Mary Jane Kelsay, daughter of Samuel Kelsay and Roseanna Kelsay, was born 8 June 1853, in Missouri.

She was married 8 June 1873, in Morgan County, Missouri, to Thomas Benton Stout, who was born 30 May in Missouri.

Children:

1. Ross Jane Stout, born 13 September 1874, Missouri, died 13 September 1874, Missouri
2. Celestine Delila Stout, born 27 January 1870, in Collin County, Texas, died 11 November 1949, Crosby, Texas; married/1 to James Franklin Justis; married/2 to Robert Eason; married/3 to Edwin Marvin Mitchell (born 1877)
1. Grandchildren:
1. Elmer Earl Justis
2. Claude Justis
3. Charlie Thomas Justis
4. Minnie Ellen Justis, born 1894
5. Edwin Lewis Mitchell, born 1905
6. Nannie Jewel Mitchell
7. Mary Josephine Mitchell, born 1907


1. Jannettie Ellen Stout, born 4 February 1877, Denton County, Texas, died 24 Jauary 1946, Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico; married to David Oscar Rutherford, born 15 January 1875, in Jackson County, Alabama


2. James Alexander Stout, born 26 October 1878, Collin County, Texas, died 21 August 1964, Oklahoma; married Lenora Bell Lemaster, born February 1883, Texas


3. Frances Isabella Stout, born 27 January 1880, Collin County, Texas, died 6 July 1880


4. Martha Ann Stout, born 12 March 1881, Collin County, Texas; died 2 April 1881


5. Mary Margaret Stout, born 16 February 1882, Texas, doed 18 Jauary 1932, McCulloch, Texas; married Rueben Ezekial Yates, born 1876, Texas


6. Willim Henry Stout, born 10 February 1884, Texas, died 23 July 1965, Kern, California; married to Sarah (Sallie) Sisson


7. Malinda Alice Stout, born 28 May 1886, Texas, died 1975


8. John Thomas Stout, born 28 May 1888, Collin County, Texas; died 11 October 1918


9. Marion Edward Stout, born 1 August 1890, Texas, died July 1971, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico; married/1 to Peachie Rogers; married/2 to Ethel Sisson; married/3 to Effie Pruitt


10. Charles Andrew Stout, born 7 February 1892, Collin County, Texas, died 11 July 1909, Oklahoma


11. George Riley Stout, born 29 March 1893, Texas, died December 1979, New Mexico; married to Claudia Victoria Rogers


12. Josie Pearl Stout, born 29 June 1894, Texas, died 1982; married/1 to Austin Kelley; married/2 to Walter Sheridan


13. Fannie May Stout, borm 20 March 1896, Collin County, Texas, died 3 January 1902, Greer County, Oklahoma


14. Maud victoria Stout, born 20 July 1897, Texas, died May 1993, Canon City, Colorado; married to Thoas Eugene Eason

Lucy Dougherty, daughter of Lavicy Ann Kelsay and John Dougherty, was born 20 May 1887 in Willamette Valley, in Lane County, Oregon.

She was married 20 September 1902 to Edwin Ernest McGreer, who was born 1 November 1879, in Antelope, Wasco County, Oregon, and died 7 August 1966 in Seattle, Washington, son of Thomas Henry McGreer and Ella Josephine (Josie) Murphy.

Children:

1. Josephine Lavicy McGreer, born March 1904 Antelope, Wasco County, Oregon; married/1 __ Field; married/2 George Gronevald; m/3 1933 Edward A Dunn, born 1901 Rhinelander, Onieda County, WI, died 30 July 1987 Seattle, Washington
1. Grandchildren:
1. Edwin Charles Gronevald, born March 1924; married Marcella Todd, 6 chn
2. Robert McGreer Gronecald, born 1926 Oregon, died 1947 Eureka, California, helicopter crash, working for Sykorski Helicopter, doing timber survey work. Concerned about conditions of the helicopter, told his wife, Winnie, where he would be flying at any moment. One day she could not get in touch with him, so she drove to the point where he had been flying. She found him beheaded from the blades of the copter, she loaded the bodies and transported them to a funeral home in Eureka, California, died 1947, Egg Harbor New Jersey, cremated, his wife took his ashes to her home in Egg Harbor.
m/3.
3. Child Dunn


2. Dorothy G. McGreer, born 15 March 1904 in Antelope, Wasco County, Oregon, died 15 April 1904, Antelope


3. Theodore Henry McGreer, born 4 August 1910 in Antelope, Wasco County, Oregon, died 9 May 1977, Bend, Oregon (feed lot operator in Burley, Idaho; truck driver/operator Western US) baseball played 1934, Shaniko, Oregon, catcher on team until he sustained a badly mangled thumb, best hitting team in the league, winning most games by lopsided scores; married Elizabeth Scott
1. Grandchildren:
1. James Scott McGreer, born 9 January 1937 Klamath Falls, Oregon, died 14 December 1993, Portland Oregon, stomach cancer; married Miss Baker, 3 children


4. Robert Edwin Lee McGreer, born 24 February 1914 in Antelope, Oregon; died 9 January 1998 Twin Falls, Idaho, buried Antelope


5. Donald McGreer, born 1916 in Antelope, Wasco County, Oregon


6. Bertha (Birdie) McGreer, born 22 September 1907 Antelope, Oregon, died 2 July 1990 Seattle, King County, Washington: married about 1930 to James Ellis Coshow
1. Grandchildren:
1. Sheila Lou Cosho, born about 1935, died 23 May 1971, Seattle, Washington; married 22 July 1952, to R L Richardson; 2 chn
2. child Coshow
3. child Coshow

Leta Mary Newell, daughter of Lucy Mary Tryon and Eugene Abner Newell, was born 30 August 1902 in Havilla, Okanogan County, Washington.

Owner of an egg ranch and an apartment owner, she died 18 May 1989 in Mara, British Columbia, Canada, cremated & buried in Havilla Washington.

She was married/1 on 20 November 1920 in Omak, Washington, and divorced 1928, from Dover Hamilton Perry, who was born 2 August 1900, Franklin County, Kentucky, and died 4 November 1979, Mesa, Arizona, and buried Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

She was married/2 on 8 June 1930 to Art Irwin.

Children:

1. John Kent Perry, born 12 May 1922 Tonasket, Chelan County, Washington, carpenter; married 5 April 1942 Seattle, King County, Washington, to Mable Ruby Cooksey (born 13 March 1925, Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington- died 20 January 1989 Cashmere, Chelan County, Washington, cremated, photographer, daughter of Robert William Cooksey & Mollie Elizabeth Hust) 7 children
   1. Grandchildren:
   2. > Robert Kent Perry, born 24 June 1947 Colville, Stevens County, Washington, died 29 May 1968 Vietnam was, buried Cashmere, Chelan County, Washington
   
   
2. Harry Newell Perry, born 23 January 1924


3. Lucy Ella Perry, born 17 September 1925

Rosalee (Rola) Nelson, daughter of Eugene I Nelson and Elizabeth Vandelia l Coburn, was born 22 April 1912, in Novelty, Knox County, Missouri

She was married/1 about 1928 in California, to David St. Clare Brown, born 9 September 1907, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina; on the 1930 Census he was an inmate at the US Navy Prison at Mare island, Vallejo, Solono, California; died 1957, in Illinois.

Rosalee died 30 May 1984, French Camp, San Joaquin County, California, buried in Parkview Cemetery, Manteca, San Joaquin County. In the California State Death Index, her name is recorded as Rosalie Lee Nelson.

In one source, Rosalee has a daughter, named Irene (Renee) Ball, who was born 2 September 1928, in Stanislaus County, California. Irene cannot be born to Rosalee, if her birirthday is correct

Children:

1. Hazel Evelyn Brown, born 28 October 1928, Modesto, Stanislaus, County, California, died 7 January 1991, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, buried Stockton Rurel Cemetery; married/1 (and divorced) to Richard Leon Grigsbay, born 22 April 1912, Novelty, Knox County, Missouri, died 22 September 1992 1 son; married/2 to Antonia Agbauani, born 30 August 1911, died 10 May 1991, 1 son who had 9 children; married/3 to Lino Angiolino Perondi, born 10 June 1926, died 25 October 1947


2. daughter Brown

Walter Nelson Hubbard, son ofLaura Aurelia Barnes and Snowden Hubert Hubbard, was born 8 December 1884, Bowie, Montague County, Texas.

On 12 September 1918, Walter Nelson Hubbard, 33, completed a World War One Registration Card, in Oakland, California providing the following information: residing with his mother Laura Hubbard at 8240 E. 14th, Oakland, Alameda, California, born 8 December 1884, employed by United Canning Company, short height, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair.

He was married about 1924, in California, to Mary Fumagalli, who was born about 1902.

In the 1929 San Jose city directory, Walter N., painter and wife Mary are residing at 1064 E. Santa Clara.

1930 Census, California, Santa Clara, San Jose, 1024 Delmas Ave, page 196A, 14 Apri; 1930. Walter Hubbard, head, 45, first married 39, born Texas, painter, Mary, wife, 27, first married 21, born California, father born Switzerland, mother born Switzerland, Walter J., son, 3, Paul, son, 5/12.

In 1932 they are residing at 1024 Delmas. His father Snowden is residing with them. Walter died 24 December 1937, of exhaustion, acute mental disease, in Agnews State Hospital, Santa Clara, California. He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.

Walter Nelson Hubbard's death certificate was amended 9 January 1970 to include the name of his spouse. His children Paul Peter Hubbard and Lucy Mary Silveria signed the amendment 29 December 1969. Paul was living at 262 Cameo Drive, Danville, California, and Lucy was living at 3529 Camby Road, Antioch County, California.

After Walter Hubbard died, Mary was married after 1937, to Joe De Silva and was married to him for approximately 20 years. She died of cancer.

Children:

1. Walter Snowden Hubbard, born 17 December San Jose, Santa Clara County, California


2. Paul Peter Hubbard, born 11 November 1929, Santa Clara County, California


3. Norman Hubbard, married Patricia Louise Lambert (born 2 February 1941-died 9 January 2004, Antioch, Contra Costa, California, buried Oakview Memorial Park
1. Grandchildren:
1. Brenda Louise Hubbard, born 5 May 1962. Andrews County, Texas, died 1 January 2002, married Mr. Paiva, 1 child
2. Debra Hubbard, married Don Norick, 1 child


4. Lucy Mary Hubbard, married to Carl Joseph Silvria, who was born 21 August 1926, in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California; 6 children

Clyde Huntoon Hubbard, son of Snowden Hubbard and Laura Aurelia Barnes, was born 5 February 1890, Bowie, Montague County, Texas.

He enlisted in the US Army 28 July 1908, at Fort McDowell, California, stating that he is a resident of San Francisco, born in Bowie, Texas, occupation painter, and is 21 years and 6 months of age. His physical description is given as 5 feet 7 ½ inches, blue #9 eyes, dark brown hair, ruddy complexion, and a star tattoo on his right forearm. He received $29.13 worth of clothing.

On August 26, 1908, he was transferred to the 5th Cavalry at Fort Wingate in New Mexico, and was assigned to Troop I, 5th Cavalry. Deserted December 8, 1908, apprehended September 21, 1909, dishonorably discharged October 30, 1909 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

He was married/1 on 25 July 1913, in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, to Ruth Ilene Steele, who was born 16 January 1898, in Daviess County, Missouri

On 4 June 1917, he was 27, lived in Pasadena, California, a painting contractor, with a wife and three children. He was medium height, medium build, blue eyes, black hair. In 1920 Census, they resided with his father.

In 1918 Clyde Hubbard moved his family to Winston, Daviess Co, Missouri, to claim a small piece of property his wife Ruth had been given, possibly a legacy from her grandmother Celestia D. Johnson who had died July 1916, Daviess County, Missouri. In 1920, they lived with his father in Oakland, California.

Soon after, Clyde left Ruth, with four small children and in 1921 Ruth moved her family to Kansas City, Missouri. Ruth and the children were residing at 2400 Cherry St, Kansas City, Missouri, in August 1924.

At that time Clyde was residing at 530 East 45th St, Oakland, California. It is questionable that Clyde divorced his first wife, Ruth Steele, or that she divorced him. Clyde Huntoon Hubbard married a second time 9 Dec 1927, in San Jose to Iwa (Eva) Delle Tompkins. They had one child Laura Laverne Hubbard and divorced about 1932.

He died at age 50 in the Santa Cruz County Hospital of a peptic ulcer and bowel hemorrhage.

Ruth was married/2 1923, in Jackson or Daviess County, Missouri, to Charles Samuel Amsler, who was born 3 September 1876, in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois. Charles Amsler raised Ruth's children as his own and was much loved by them. The children used his surname while young, but he did not legally adopt them. Clyde was the only child that continued to use the Amsler name into adulthood and his descendants carry the Amsler surname.

Charles Amsler told Ruth that he would kill himself when all her children completed high school and he did so by taking strychnine. He died 28 November 1937, in Marshall, Saline County, Missouri, buried in Ridge Park Cemetery.

She was married/3, after November 1937, in Saline County, Missouri, to George Roy Beaty, who was born 5 April 1894, in Saline County, Missouri.

Ruth died 1 September 1964, in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. George died 15 June 1970 in Los Angelles County, California. Both were buried in Forrest Lawn, in Glendale, California.

Children:

1. Clyde Roland (Hubbard) Amsler, born 23 June 1914, in Berkley, Alameda County, California


2. Elbert Snowden Hubbard, born 8 November 1915, in Pasadena, California, died 27 September 1997, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
      26 Jan 1944, Elbert Snowden Hubbard Amsler, of Inglewood, CA, filed copyright, E uap 361496 for the words and melody to "Somebody Shoot the Bugler."
      Saratoga News, 12 Jul 1978, Saratoga, CA AROUND TOWN
      A man of four names and three occupations is Elbert Snowden Amsler Hubbard. The occupations are technical writer, musician, and consultant for his wife's stamp business, Hubbard's Cupboard, in Saratoga. Mr. Hubbard's technical writing is done on contract basis, primarily for space programs of such companies as Lockheed and Philco-Ford. He was described by Stamps Magazine, top stamp publication, as the worlds leading authority on state revenue stamps of the United States, and wrote a 200-page authoritive catalog on them. Mr. Hubbard's weekend profession is playing the trombone at private affairs for two jazz bands, Plum Forest and Emperor Norton's Jazz Band. He was formerly a full-time musician, filling engagements with the orchestras of Count Basie, Anson Weeks, Boyd Raeburn, Spade Cooley, and Skinney Enis. During World War II, Mr. Hubbard conducted a ten piece orchestra at the officer's club at Camp Roberts, Calif. Mel Torme and stars from Bob Crosby's band performed with him at various times.
      Considered an expert in revenue stamp collecting, Elbert Hubbard is the editor of the Interstate Cinderellans and Revenuers (ICAR) Newsletter. He also compiled and published the catalog of U.S.A. State Revenue Stamps. In 1992, at the 17th Annual Philatelic Literature Fair, the Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum presented him with the Vermeil Award for his publication, U.S. State Revenue Stamps: 1950-91 Stamp Issues, 1992 Supplement.
       He was married 30 December 1948, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, to Elinor Mae Skube, a swimming instructor, who was born 15 May 1923, in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado. She appeared in a water ballet sequence in the 1944 film, "Bathing Beauty." She was the daughter of Jakob (Jack) Skube, born 5 March 1877, in Ambrus, Slovvenia, Austria, died 10 March 1958, in Los Angeles County, California, married about 1903, to Matilda Milhelic, born 29 September 1883, in Yugoslavia, died 14 February 1985, in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California.
       Elinor died 7 July 1987, in Multnomah County, Oregon; Elbert died 27 September 19997, in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California; 3 children


3. Lavern Kathleen Hubbard, born 29 April 1917, Pasadena, California, She died 15 January 1989 in Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, buried in Forest Lawn, Glendale, Los Angeles, California; she was married 3 October 1937, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Morse (Morey) Charles Staton, Jr, who was born 3 July 1916, in Kansas City, Kansas; 4 children


4. Herbert Milton Hubbard, born 2 March 1919, Oakland, Alameda County, California, died 21 July 1979, in Inglewood, Los angeles county, California, buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri; he US Marine Corps 13 Jun 1944. He was assigned Military Specialties: Bandsman clarinet 432, Bandsman Saxophone 439, and Special Services Asst. 868 13 Jan 1945, he embarked on board the USS M.L. Hersey at San Diego, CA which sailed 14 Jan 1945 for Guam. They arrived 21 Feb 1945. There is no record of how he got to China. He embarked and sailed aboard the USS Effingham (APA-165) on 9 Feb 1946 from Tangku, China. Arrived and disembarked at San Diego, CA 26 Feb 1946. Separated from active duty 13 Jun 1946.
   [Source: Military Record of Herbert Milton Hubbard] USS Effingham (APA-165) was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas. Effingham (APA-165) was launched 29 September 1944 by Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, Oregon, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. J. C. Casada; transferred to the Navy 19 July 1944; and commissioned 1 November 1944, Commander C. H. McLaughlin, USNR, in command.
   Sailing from San Francisco, California, 2 January 1945, Effingham trained at Guadalcanal with the 1st Marines, then staged at Ulithi for the invasion landings on Okinawa 1 April. For 6 days she remained off the island, unloading her cargo and fighting off enemy air attacks. She returned to San Francisco for overhaul, then arrived back at Okinawa 12 August.
   With the end of the war, she transported troops to Jinsen, Korea, and Taku, China, for the reoccupation of those countries. In October and November she embarked Chinese troops at Hong Kong for transfer to Chinwangtao and Tsingtao. She returned to the U.S. west coast in December bringing home servicemen, and after a similar voyage to the Far East on "Operation Magic Carpet" duty, sailed for the U.S. East Coast.
       She was decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, 17 May 1946, and returned to the Maritime Commission for disposal 3 days later.
   [Source: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
       He was married/1 19 July 1940, in Marshall, Saline county, Missouri, to Luella Mima Millard, who was born 2 February 1922, in Roosevellt Township, in Burnett, Wisconsin, the daughter of Eugene Arthur Millard and Lottie Mae Holman; divorced in 1947, in Marshall; 2 children. Luella was married again, and died 10 April 1995, cremated, in Redlands, San Bernardino County, California He was married/2 in June 1950, in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, to Wanda Faye Broaddus. He was employed at the John Deere dealer in Marshall. Later he was employed by Remington Arms at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (AAP).
   
   Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) is a 3,935-acre facility in Jackson County, Missouri. LCAAP was established in the early 1940s and was the first government-owned facility constructed to expand small arms ammunition production. Construction at the facility began in December 1940, and was completed in October 1941. The Plant has operated continuously since 1941, except for a 5-year period between World War II and the Korean Conflict. The operating contractor from 1941 to 1985 was Remington Arms. Olin Corporation became the operating contractor in November 1985, and continues to operate the plant on behalf of the Army (1989).
   
   1. Grandchildren:
   1. son Hubbard
   2. daughter Hubbard
   m/2
   3. Michael Allan Hubbard, born 27 March 1951, in Marshall, Saline County, Missouri, died 31 March 1012, in Gardena, Los Angeles County, California, buried in Crown Hill Cemetery
   
   

Howard Carolton Hubbard Sr., son of Snowden Hubbard and Laura Aurelia Barnes, was born 14 December 1896, in Bowie, Montague County, Texas.

He was married 12 June 1921, in Calaveras County, California, 3rd husband, to Ethel Ann Tierney, who was born 4 October 1883, in New Zealand, and came to the US in 1904.

Howard Sr. was a gun merchant for 15 years and worked in a gun shop called, "The Guns". He resided in Santa Clara for 40 years.

Ethel died 8 May 1961, of lung cancer, in Grant Convalescent Home in Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California. Howard wrote his will on 18 February 1964, and died of pneumonia, on 6 October 1969, in Mission Convalescent hospital, in Santa Clara, California. Both were buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.

Children:

1. Howard Carlton Hubbard, Jr., born 9 March 1922, in Santa Clara County, California, married 29 June 1943, in San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California. to June Marie Bell, born 15 January 1924, daughter of Charles A Bell and Annie L White; 1 daughter, married Mr. Booton.


2. child Hubbard, born 3 July 1926, in Santa Clara County, died young

Theresa (Tessie) Isabella Wyman, daughter of Fredrick Benjamin Wyman and Constancia Maria Espiosa, was born 11 November 1897, in Half Moon Bay, California.

She was married 23 September 1915, in San Francisco, California, to newspaperman Peter John George Stanley Sorg, who was born 30 October 1889, San Francisco.

Tessie worked at different jobs. From Alvarado, California, they moved to Oakland Califoria. Semi-retired, they lived in San Leandro, California, where he worked as a custodian and then as apartment managers. They were married almost 55 years.

Peter died 29 June 1970; Tessie died 31 July 1987, both in San Leandro, California

Children:

1. Robert Jay Sorg, born 30 March 1920, San Francisco, California, Navy man WW2, teamster, died 26 September 1985, Oakland, California; married Muriel (Midge) Grady, born 12 April 1922, Oakland, California, died 8 May 2001, San Leandro, California, buried Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery, Hayward, California, daughter of Edward Grady and Nancy Grady
1. Grandchildren:
1. Michael Jay Sorg, born 15 June 1945, Oakland, California, died 27 December 1980, in Oakland, Police Officer, Fireman, buried Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Hayward, California


2. Ralph Morris Sorg, born 18 February 1922, Oakland, California, died 9 December 1989, Hayward, California, Air Force WW2, Lt. Colonel in the Reseerves, graduated University of California, vice president of sales for Servomation; married/1 Mary Ann Neff, 2 adopted children, divorced; married/2 to Ella Marie Church, born 30 April 1933, Pomona, California, 1 step-child


3. Doris June Sorg, born 20 June 1925, Oakland, Alameda County, California; died 29 September 2002; after High School, she joined the Marine Corp, stationed Washington D C; married 13 April 1945, Montgomery County, Maryland, to Navy man, Stephen J Carney, born 11 September 1922, in Kalkaska, Michigan; survivor of Pearl Harbor, served in Viet Nam, served 18½ years, resided Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and San Diego, California, died 29 May 1990, London, England; both buried at Golde Gate National Cemtery, San Bruno, California; 2 children

Lemuel Wyatt Yates, son of James William Milburn Yates and Cerilda Eller Breedlove, was born 23 July 1887, in Alton, Oregon County, Missouri. A locomotive engineer, he was married about 1910 in Howell County, Missouri, to Della Baughman, who was born 29 September 1887 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri
   Source: Files of Carol Wilkerson

Around 1912, Lem and his brother Will went all over Woming, Montana, Idaho and into Washington, stringing telegraph wires.

Lem was a railroad train engineer, taking logs to the mills in Bordeaux and then also to Malone, Washington; he lost his job in Malone and then moved near Moclips, Washington. The trains were taking logs to the mills. [This info from Maurice Barnett, Shelton, Washington-1999]

From Volume 2, page 207:
    "Post Offices, Postmasters and their Communties" by Gerald Groves, 913 N. Walnut, Willow Springs, Missouri 65793--- "Lem Yates and Cleve Tune [neighbor to the Yateses] young men residing in the extreme southeastern part of the county, were before Squire Wiseman, charged with malicious tresspass. They torn down a fence for Thomas Rideout, a farmer, and he had them arrested. It cost each $1 and the trimmings."

From the same book, page 80:
   " W. R. Robinson's team of John H. and W. H. Beaty, with L. W. Yates as helper, was winner of the contest. This was a timber clearing contest on the White Ranch to clear land, a scheme that was thought up by Col. J. L. Torrey, and took place 26 February 1909]. Taking second place was the team of Captain J. T. Evans, Robert Stuart and Fred Evans, with Hallan Evans as helper."

Children:

1. James William Milburn Yates, born 27 January 1912 in Missouri, died 19 November 1967


2. Mary Katheryn Yates, born 28 October 1913, Washington, died lung cancer 12 January 1962


3. Norman Clarence Yates, born 18 May 1915 Washington; died March 1977, Pacific Beach Washington; 4 children


4. Lydia Marian Yates


5. Margaret P. Yates


6. Cecil Ray Yates, born 18 November 1923 in Bordeaux, Thurston, Washington, died 10 July 1988, Pacific Beach, Gray's Harbor, Washington, Vet WWII, purple heart, silver star; married 16 June 1950 Aberdeen, Gray's Harbor Washington, Colleen Ferguson, born 1 September 1928, Aloha, Gray's Harbor Washington, died 4 January 1999 Pacific Beach, daughter of Alexander born Ferguson and Mina Eddy


7. Fred Martin Yates, born 27 December 1927 in Washington, died 29 May 1947


8. Del Rhoda Yates

Myra Elizabeth Yates, daughter of James William Milburn Yates and Cerilda Eller Breedlove, was born 28 September 1888, in Thomasville, Oregon County, Missouri.

She was married 30 December 1908 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, to Joseph Prantl, who was born 10 October 1881 in Brandsville, Howell County, Missouri.

She died 23 November 1940 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

Children:

1. Frances Eller Prantl, born 25 October 1909 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, died 18 April 1996, Soap Lake, Grant County, Washington; married Herbert Hadley Harbeston
1. Grandchildren:
1. Frances Joanne Hareston, born 19 October 1930, died 14 June 1990; married/1 Pete Fitzgerald; married/2 Rick Ryan; m/3 Marshal McLean
2. son Hareston


2. Lydia Florence Prantl, married Marion Crust


3. William Albert (Sport) Prantl, married Barbara McHalffey


4. Tracy Alice Prantl, married/1 Melvin Harris; married/2 Herman Richardson


5. Freeda Isabelle Prantl, married/1 William Whipple; married/2 James L Mitts


6. Ruby Ava Prantl, born 13 March 1918, died 24 May 1981; married Harold McMilian


7. Edna Prantl, born & died 15 September 1920


8. Edward Prantl, born died 15 September 1920

Source: Title: Yates FAMILY MEMOIRS-1977

William Knox Yates, son of James William Milburn Yates and Cerilda Eller Breedlove, was born 14 March 1892, Chapin, Howell County, Missouri. He was a mill worker and a WW 1 vet of Military Unit Private, Battalion D, 339th Field Artillery.

He was married/1 29 June 1917 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, to Minnie Caroline Smith, who was born 14 June 1894 in Chaplin, Howell County, died of food poisoning 13 April 1932, in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, the daughter of Harvey Lawson Smith and Mary Elizabeth Pentecost

Will was married/2 on 12 August 1936 in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, to Josie M. McVey, who was born 9 March 1899 in Forsythe, Taney County, Missouri.

William died of Pneumonia, 20 March 1984 in Olympia, Thurston County, buried in the Masonic Cemetery, Tumwater Washington.

[ From Martha Yates Scott Memoirs, page 6]

“Will had been working in Washington, but went back to Missouri to see his father and told him that he had come home with the intention of taking him to see Jim Yates' father in Tennessee. Martha said that her Grandpa was living with his youngest son Walter at that time.

[ “In an audio tape Will's son Gale made in 1982, Will said that he had gone to the World's Fair in California. This must have been the Panama Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco. Will got a little confused during the interview, but he did say that he came back on a ship to Washington. He didn't say where he docked, but he did talk about crossing the mouth of the Columbia river, and that it was quite rough.

[ “As a young man, Will worked one summer in Tarkio, Atkinson County, Missouri, in a mine. ( don't lnow what kind of mine, could have been lead or tin.)

[ “Will worked at the sawmill in Bordeaux as a "setter". That is the person that sets the blade of the saw to determine the thickness of the wood to be cut. He worked at the mill at Union Mills in Lacey, Washingtonafter the mill at Bordeaux closed in 1941.

[ “Will and Josie (his second wife) moved back to Olympia and lived on First Street before moving to their last home on Steele Street. This home on Steele was on a dead end street and it had two bedrooms. The floors were all hardwood, later to be covered by carpet. Josie always had her furniture arms and backs covered with crocheted antimacassars (just for the reader: macassar is a kind of oil men used on their hair, so the covers on chairs were called "anti" macassar for that reason) that she had made.

[ “Will always had a garden and when we grandchildren were young, the garden spanned the whole width of the back yard and as close to the house as behind the clothes lines. There was also a black walnut tree in the back yard that Will brought back from one of their visits to Missouri. It was cut down sometime in the 1980's. Some of the things Will grew in the garden were: carrots, corn, green onions, green beans, beets, and rows of blackberries and maybe one of raspberries. He was always happy for us to go out and pull up a carrot or onion and rinse it off and eat it right out there in the garden.

“Will and Josie always had good, simple meals and they would eat at the drop leaf table in the kitchen. [Carol has this table-1997] Josie always called Will "Daddy". Josie would usually say the grace at meals. On special holidays like Christmas Will would say it though, and everyone would eat at the big table in the dining area. It was tradition that sometime during the meal grandma would let out a squeal and say "Now Daddy, you stop that!". He would delight in grabbing her knee just so she would do that. I think it really embarassed her, but she would laugh a little too. Grandpa enjoyed it immensely, and would get that little twinkle in his eye.

“In the 1950's Will would play Santa at the local Montgomery Ward store. One year my parents took me to see "Santa". They thought they had put one over on me, but I knew it was my Grandpa and just went along with the deception so not to spoil it for the other kids. [I thought it was neat that MY Grandpa was playing Santa. And he had the right physique for it, at least the tummy.]

“Will had many talents that his family wasn't always aware of. They knew from going on car camping trips with him that he could whittle a wonderful whistle out of a willow stick; and he could make a really neat water wheel in the creek. When he got older, and Gale and Joan were living with him, one summer day he was sitting outside in the front yard watching the birds. Joan would check on him now and then, and she thought the birds were being particularly melodious. On closer observation, she discovered that it was Grandpa calling the birds!"

Children:

1. Cemetery William Gale Yates, born 16 March 1920 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, died 10 June 1996 Olympia Washington, cremated, Olympic Memorial Cemetery, Turnwater, Washington, WW2 veteran US Navy; married Joan Alice Moline; 2 children


2. Robert Guy Yates, born 26 December 1921 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, died 17 1938, car accident Bordeaux, Thurston County, Washington, buried Masonic Cemetery, Turnwater Washington


3. Waldo Knox Yates

Frances (Fannie) Elizabeth Hensley, daughter of Sarah Ann Madole and William R Hensley was born 25 July 1868, in Sedalia, Perris County, Missouri.

She was married 18 February 1889, in Cooke, Texas, to John Canon Ramsey, who was born in June 1864, in Cherokee, Georgia. John was a farmer.

On the Census of 1910, they had 10 children, 7 of whom were living.

John died 4 September 1929, in Pike, Love County, Oklahoma; Frannie died 4 August 1944, in Burneyville, and both were buried in Burneyville, Cemetery, in Love County.

At least two of the brothers had measles, and developed pneumonia, died (all three within four days) (actually, it's believed that five brothers died that week)

Children:

1. William Beverly (Beve) Ramsey, born 21 April 1889, Marysville, Cooke County, Texas, die 1 April 1962, Dallas, Texas, buried Burneyville, Love County, Oklahoma; married 13 August 1911, to Essie Mae Warthen, who was born 17 January 1889, in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri; See: Worthen Family
1. Grandchildren:
1. Neuman Everett Ramsey, born 17 July 1915, near Burneyville, Love County, Oklahoma, died 14 October 1999, Sun City West, Arizona; married 18 December 1940, to Zebalene Keahea McKoy, born 26 December 1920, in Stonewall, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, divorced 1949; 1 son


2. child Ramsey, born about 1891, Texas, died before 1900 Census


3. child Ramsey, born about 1893, Texas, died before 1900 Census


4. Wroght Ray Ramsey, born 19 March 1897, Marysville, Cooke County, Texas, died 2 August 1964


5. John Cannon Ramsey, Jr., born January 1899, Marysville, Cooke County, Texas, died 1920, buried Burneyville Cemetery, Love County, Oklahoma; never married, may have been mute


6. Henry Ramsey, born 24 November 1901, Marysville, Cooke County, Texas, died 12 March 1911, buried Burneyville Cemetery, Love County, Oklahoma


7. Leonard Ramsey, born 14 November 1904, Pike, Love County, Indian Territory, (Oklahoma), died 10 March 1905, Love County, Oklahoma

Lora B Kelsay, son of Harmon R Kelsay and Nancy Louisa Swanson, was born 18 March 1881 in Tuscumbia, MillerCounty, Missouri, and died 1 September 1952, in Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri.

He was married 17 March 1907 in Miller County, Missouri, to Sarah Adeline Conner, who was born 27 June 1882, in Miller County, Missouri, the daughter of John William Conner (born 19 January 1860 Arkansas) & Eliza Jane Bunch (born 28 October 1863, Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri)

Sarah's Obituary
Sarah Adaline Conner, daughter of John and Eliza Conner, was born June 27, 1882, and departed this life November 23, 1941, at the age of 59 years, 4 months and 26 days. She was preceded in death by her mother and two sisters: Mrs. J. W. Stark, and Mrs. Everett Cotten.

She was united in marriage to Lora B. Kelsay, March 17 1907, and to this union 8 children were born: Margie Hees, Rocky Mount, Missouri; Ellen Hibdon, Eldon, Missouri; Alma Wyrick, Los Angeles, Calif.; Gladys Raines, Los Angeles, California; Lois McBroom, Latham, Missouri; Leeland, Pauline, and Kenneth of the home.

Besides her husband and children, she leaves to mourn her passing, her aged father, two brothers, Frank and Lafe Conner, 13 grandchildren, and other relatives and friends.

Mrs. L. B. Kelsay passed away at the home of her father, John Conner, Nov. 23. Mrs. and Mrs. Kelsay had come from their home north of Versailles to spend the day with her father, Nov. 16, and were getting ready to start home in the evening when she had a stroke and lived just one week. Her two children in Kansas City were notified and came at once and Mr. and Mrs. Red Wyrick and children and Mrs. Herbert Rains and two children from California got here on the 20th.

She leaves to mourn her passing six girls and two boys, husband and father and two brothers. She was born and raised in the home where she died and lived close to the old home place until 1933 when the Kelsays moved north of Versailles. She attended Sunday school every Sunday and was a Sunday school teacher for a number of years while she lived in this community.

Funeral services were conducted Nov. 26 at Blue Springs by Bro. Hickey and burial was in the Dooley Cemetery.

Children:

1. Marjorie Louise Kelsay born 12 January 1908 in Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri (Flat Woods), died 19 March 1998 Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, buried Grace United Methodist Cemetery, Jamestown, Missouri; married 18 February 1927 Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri, to Claudius Argo Hees (born 14 April 1905 Morgan County, Missouri-died 9 February 1987 Jamestown Missouri, buried Grace United Methodist Cemetery


2. Ellen Irene Kelsay, born 15 August 1909 Eldon, Miller County, Missouri, died 2 May 1960, buried Crestlawn Memorial Park in Norco, California; married about 1919 to Arthur Emit "Red" Wyrick (born 8 November 1908 Missouri-died 9 June 1970, Riverside, California)


3. Alma Florene Kelsay, born 22 April 1911, Eldon, Miller County, Missouri, died 2 May 1960 Riverside, California, buried Norco, Riverside, California


4. Gladys Marie Kelsay, born March 4, 1913 in Miller County, Missouri, died 21-3 July 1957 Los Angeles, California; married 1930/1935 to Herbert C Rains (born 6 April 1910 Missouri-26 September 1990 Riverside, California, son of Fred Rains (born 1 October 1881, Morgan County, Missouri) & Alice Schupp


5. Lois Ladine Kelsay, born 6 June 1915 in Miller County, Missouri; married 20 October 1937, to Charles Lancaster "Lank" McBroom (born 16 April 1914 near Latham, Moniteau County, Missouri, near Raymond Hall's place near Latham, the son of Charles McBroom (born 13 February 1879) & Fanny Gray Hill (born 13 August 1886, few miles East of Latham


6. Leland Delbert Kelsay, born 7 June 1917 in Miller County, Missouri, died 1 October 1996 Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, buried Riverview Cemetery; married 5 August 1942, Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri to Roberta Evelyn "Bobby" Strange, (born 18 June 1925 Jefferson City, daughter of Clarence Wersley Strange (born 24 May 1884 Miller County, Missouri) & Cora Ellen Cotton (born 19 April 1885 in Miller County, Missouri)


7. Mildred Pauline Kelsay, born 14 January 1922 in Miller County, Missouri; married before 1947 to Mel C Norris (born 31 January 1920- died 1 September 1999 Long Beach, California)


8. Kenneth Conner Kelsay, born 20 June 1924 in Eldon (Miller County), Missouri at old Blue Spring place, died 19 June 1987 Pamona, California, buried Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, California; married 22 February 1959, to Margaret Mae "Terry" Barkley (born 27 May 1927 Jamestown, South Dakota)

Hattie Kelsay, daughter of Harmon R Kelsay and Nancy Louisa Swanson, was born 19 December 1892, in Tuscumbia, Missouri, and died 31 March 1962 in Valide Falls, Kansas.

She was married 14 May 1909 in Eldon, Missouri, to Roy Albert Crum, who was born 5 July 1892 in Eldon Missouri, died 22 April 1974, Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Wilbert Crum (born 1870) & Sara Alice McKay.

Children:

1. Wilbert Herman Crum, born 22 February 1910 in Eldon, Missouri, died 21 February 1989


2. Bernice Crum, born about 1916 per 1930 Census


3. Hazel Crum, born about 1919 per 1930 Census


4. Vivian Crum, born about 1921 per 1930 Census


5. Geraldine Crum, born about 1924 per 1930 Census; married Mr. Herbert Hughey
1. Grandchildren:
1. son Hughey, married Miss Pressley; 5 children

Barcia E Kelsay, daughter of George Washington Kelsay and Nora Rebecca Hodges, was born 23 November 1901, in Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri, and died 30 January 1985, in Marion County, Missouri.

She was married in Missouri to Joseph R “Joe" Vaughn, who was born 1901, in Missouri, and died 2 May 1999, St Louis Missouri, buried in Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Illinois.

Children:

1. Harry Vaughn, born 1920 Missouri


2. Elsie Vaughn, born 1922 Missouri


3. Joseph Vincial Vaughn, born 1925 Missouri, died 2 May 1999 St Louis Missouri, buried Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Illinois; married __ Feith; 5 Children: Harry, Elsie, Vincial, Robert E, __?


4. Robert E Vaughn, born 1927 Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, died before May 1999

Robert Edwin Lee Greer, son of Lucy Doughrty and Edwin Ernest McGreer, was born 24 February 1914, in Antelope, Wasco County, Oregon. He died 9 January 1998 in Twin Falls, Idaho, and was cremated 11 January 1998 White Mortuary, Twin Falls, Idaho, and buried in Antelope.

He was a Livestock producer and buyer between 1944 and 1962 in California, Idaho, Washington, Arizona, Utah and Oregon.

He was married/1 about 1934, to Margaret Brewster.

He was married/2 28 April 1942 or 3 in Vancouver, Washington, to

Glenda Francis Stephenson, who was born 2 July 1922 in Spray, Oregon, the daughter of Milton H Stephenson & Ethel Chloe Wright.

Children:

1. daughter McGreer

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2. son McGreer


3. son McGreer

Clyde Roland Hubbard Amsler, son of Clyde Huntoon Hubbard and Ruth Ilene Steele, was born 23 June 1914, in Berkley, Alameda County, California. When a young man, Clyde Roland Hubbard began using his stepfather's surname Amsler and continued for the remainder of his life. He moved from Kansas City, Missouri to California in 1941 and in 1963 resided at 147 Mabery Rd, Pacific Palisades, California.

Clyde was married/1 on 22 October 1939, in Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, to Mary Madelynne Meek, who was born 1 September 1918. They were divorced about 1959. She was married/2 to Mr. Frederick. She died 31 March 2001 in Santa Monica, Los Angelels County, California.

Clyde was married/2 on 9 December 1961, in Los Angeles County, California, to Louise A Wakely, who was born in 1913, and divorced before 1968. He was married/3 in December 1968, in Reno, Nevada, to Lois Delavergne Zener, who was born 19 October 1913.

Clyde died 28 September 1998, in Vancouver, Britich Columbia, Canada

Children:

1. Joseph Clyde Amsler, born 1940, in Kansas City, Missouri


2. daughter, married Mr. Chkoreff, 1 child


3. son, married/1 to Miss Jacobs, 1 son; Married/2 to Miss Jordan

Ellen Irene Kelsay, daughter of Lora B Kelsay and Sarah Adeline Conner, was born 15 August 1909, Miller County, Missouri, and died 19 September 1986 in Southgate Nursing Center, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri; buried Dooley Cemetery, Miller County, Missouri.

She was married 19 October 1929 Miller County, Missouri, to Frank Thomas "Buster" Hibdon, who was born 14 November 1906, died 4 March 1962, Miller County, Missouri, buried Dooley Cemetery, near Eldon, Miller County, Missouri.

He was the son of William Henry Hibdon (born 3 September 1868 Gravois Mills, Missouri) & Maggie Calista Jenkins (born 24 November 1874 California, Moniteau County, Missouri.

Children:

1. Sarah Hibdon; married 8 November 1958 Huntington Park, C

Sarah Hibdon, daughter of Ellen Irene Kelsay and Frank Thomas Hibdon, was born ---.

She was married 8 November 1958 in Huntington Park California, to Homer Vickerman "Buddy" Breckon who was born 23 December 1937, Dodgevile, Wisconsin, and died 28 September 1999 Jefferson City Missouri, buried Dooley Cemetery, son of Fred Strait Breckon & Dorothy Marjorie Vivian.

Children:

1. Brenda Jo Breckon, born 22 January ?,; married 14 July 1984, to Stephen Allen Pike (born 23 March_)
1. Grandchildren:
1. Keilly Elizabth Pike, born 24 October?
2. Zachary Seaver Pike, born 31 May ?


2. Paula May Breckon, born 26 May ?; married spring 1989? to Galen Eggen (born 12 September ?)
1. Grandchildren:
1. Kelsay Rebecca Eggen, born 13 September
2. Seth Joseph Eggen, born 8 September
3. Joshua Daniel Eggen, born 1-3 March

Part V – Robert Kelsay
Family Group "C"

Robert Kelsay
and
Miriam Smith

Robert Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Mary Dunlop, was born in 1711, near the small town of Dromore in County Down, Northern Ireland.

From Fred Kelsay:

"Rev. Morgan Edwards came from England and wrote a book about the Baptists in New Jersey in the 18th century. It was published in 1793, and I saw a copy in the rare book section of the New York Public Library in 1976. Rev. Edwards had written to all of the Baptist Ministers in New Jersey prior to that time, and asked them send him some background information about themselves."

Rev. Robert Kelsay was the Minister at the Cohansey Baptist Church in Cumberland County, New Jersey, and he responded to Rev. Edwards with a letter about himself and his family. He wrote that he had been born in the year 1711 near Drummore, Ireland, and came to the Port in Maryland in 1734. He arrived in Cohansey (south New Jersey) in 1738. The spelling of "Drummore" was an ancient spelling of the present day town of Dromore, which is located in County Down, Northern Ireland. Rev. Robert Kelsay also stated in his letter to Rev. Edwards, that he had thirty-three grandchildren at that time, and his children had married into the families of: Sheppards, Bowens, Dares, Heatons, Reeves, Smiths, and Pagets. The forgoing are indisputable facts that were written by Rev. Robert Kelsay's own hand.

"Of Scots ancestry, he was probably a 2nd generation Irishman. His grandfather, probably removed from Scotland and settled in Northern Ireland in the middle 1600's. It is speculation that his father was the William Kelsay, who lived in the Dromore area. For one reason, it was customary to name the oldest son after one's father. Their religion was of the Protestant denomination, and most likely Presbyterian.

"In 1734, at the age of 23, Robert decided to migrate to the British colonies in North America. Trouble was brewing between the Irish Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland, and Robert probably felt there were more opportunities in the New World. He was young, and the adventure of sailing across thousands of miles of water and settling in the colonies was probably a big factor in his decision."

It seems likely that he came with other members of his family, or they came shortly after. There is evidence of other Kelsays that were no doubt related to Robert, who lived and died in Cumberland County, New Jersey; they were too old to be Robert's descendants.

Keziah Kelsay, born about 1724, likely a sister or niece, was the first wife of Ephraim Sheppard, who was born 21 May 1723, in Cumberland County, (formerly Cohansey County) New Jersey, and died there 8 May 1783. Keziah died shortly after marriage, and Ephraim was married/2 to Sarah Dennis, and 3rd to Rebecca Barrett.

In 1734, Robert disembarked at Maryland from the tall three masted sailing ship where the present seaport of Baltimore is located. His whereabouts from the time he landed, until he settled in Cumberland County, in 1738, is unknown, but no doubt in the same vicinity, possibly Philadelphia. Cumberland County was known at that time as Cohansey. He joined the Cohansey Baptist Church shortly after his arrival, and was soon recognized for his industry and dedication to the church. Possessing a high degree of intelligence, a good sense of humor, and a fervent and sincere desire to help bring his fellow man closer to the ways of the Lord. Robert was baptized by the Church in 1741. In 1743, he was asked by the Church to become a Licentiate, and accepted.

In the same year, the Pittsgrove Mission (then known as Pikesgrove) made application to the mother church at Cohansey for Robert Kelsay to come and live there in order to supply them. The request was granted by the Church, on the condition that he would return when they saw the occasion. Under these conditions, Robert began his ministerial duties, and moved to Pittsgrove, which was located in the Township of Upper Pittsgrove in Salem County, New Jersey, near Daretown.

Robert arrived in Maryland in the year 1734. He disembarked from the tall, three masted sailing ship where the present seaport of Baltimore is located. It normally took about two and one half months to sail from Ireland to the east coast of America in those days. Disease was often rampant on these ships, and many people died on every trip. His whereabouts from the time he landed in Maryland in 1734 until he settled in Cohansey (Later, Cumberland County, New Jersey) in 1738 are unknown. Undoubtedly he spent that four years somewhere in close proximity. Probably in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with his older brother John Kelsay, who had came over from Ireland about 1728. At any rate, Robert was twenty-seven years old when he arrived in Cumberland County, New Jersey, which at that time was called "Cohansey".

Immediately upon his arrival, Robert directed his efforts to having a good and substantial frame meeting-house built, and prepared the Church Covenant, which consisted of ten articles. (This covenant was used until 1867, when, to be in conformity with sister churches, the manual by J. Newton Brown was adopted.) Things were well organized and new members were added.

He was married in early in 1744, to Miriam Smith, who was born in 1723 in Pittsgrove, Salem County, New Jersey.

Robert was ordained in 1750 and was to remain a pastor until his death in 1789. He was well liked and the Church grew. Rev. Robert and members of the Pittsgrove Mission always traveled to the Mother Church at Cohansey for communion services on the first Sunday of each month. This journey required about a two hour ride by horseback, and the winters were rather cold. He worked to see the Pittsgrove Mission become a distinct Church, which it did in 1771.

On 2 June 1754, Rev. Jenkins, who had been preaching at the Mother Church at Cohansey, died. On his death-bed he recommended to the elders of the Church that they call Rev. Robert Kelsay to take his place. This was an exceptional honor, with prestige, and a substantial pay raise from an annual salary of 40 pounds ($160.) to 100 pounds ($400), which was a very generous wage indeed. However, Robert refused the offer, because of his strong friendships with the members of his own congregation. He recommended his good friend and fellow pastor Rev. Job Sheppard. However, fate took a hand. In April 1756, the Kelsay home at Pittsgrove was destroyed by fire. The call from the mother church was renewed, and this time Rev. Robert accepted. He had been living at Pittsgrove for 13 years, and 6 of his children had been born there. He moved on 18 May 1736.

Robert had been keeping all the old records of the Cohansey church in his home in Salem County, and when it burned, they were destroyed. He commenced a new Pastoral Register in 1757. It is a large folio and contains a list of the members at that time, which numbered 106 in 1757. Written in Rev. Robert's own hand, it is still retained by the Cohansey Church in 1976

On 2 March 1757, Robert was shocked and saddened by the death of Rev. Job Sheppard, age 51, with whom he had been close friends since they were young.

On 27 April 1757, a farm of 127 acres was bought by the Church to serve as a parsonage. It was situated at Bowentown in Cumberland County at the intersection of the Greenwich and Garret Run Roadstown in Cumberland County, still has the old communion table that had been used by Rev. Robert at the old Cohansey Church at Lower Hopewell. The front door step is also there.

Rev. Robert Kelsay was a tax ratable in Hopewell Township until 1782. Also he was a witness for several wills during the period of time from 1756 until 1782. On 31 December 1766, in Hopewell, he married Captain Bowen and Sarah Daniel. On 24 May 1782, in Hopewell, he witnessed a will for Elizabeth Bishop. The Kelsay family evidently moved during the summer of 1782 to the nearby township of Stow Creek, for he was a resident of Stow Creek Township on 25 October 1782, when he witnessed a will for Eldad Cook. On 26 November 1785, Rev. Robert and his son, William, were both living in Stow Creek Township and were witnesses for Ananias Sayre.

The records for the Pennsylvania Gazette, dated 13 October 1863, #1816, lists a letter for Rev. Robert Kelsay of Cumberland County, New Jersey, remaining in the Post Office at Philadelphia. Again on 15 March 1764, the Pennsylvaniasylvania Gazette, #1838, listed a letter in the Philadelphia Post Office for Rev. Robert Kelsay of New Jersey. You may ask why Rev. Robert Kelsay was receiving mail at the Philadelphia Post Office in Pennsylvania instead of New Jersey where he resided. The simple reason is, that was the only Post Office at that time. Benjamin Franklin was also the publisher of the Pennsylvaniasylvania Gazette which was listing the information concerning the mail for Rev. Robert Kelsay. As it was a very long and slow process to have a letter delivered by sailing ship to a person in the colonies in those days, the person or persons writing Rev. Robert Kelsay was probably some close kin still residing back in Northern Ireland.

After Rev. Robert became pastor of the Cohansey Church situated in Hopewell, he also began preaching at the courthouse in Bridgeton (Cumberland County Seat.) Ebenezer Elmer recorded in his journal that Rev. Robert preached at the courthouse in Bridgeton on 29 October 1775 and also on 3 December 1775. This practice was continued by his successor, Rev. Henry Smalley, and finally the first Baptist church of Bridgeton was built, owing it's origin to the Cohansey Baptist church and the efforts of Rev. Kelsay and Rev. Smalley.

There were some indications that William might have resided with Rev. Robert at the parsonage in Bowentown after his marriage to Keziah Sheppard in 1766. When the War with England broke out and William became a Captain with the Continental Army and later a Paymaster in the New Jersey Militia, he was busy and gone a lot, so it was likely that his wife and family resided with Rev. Robert then. The Revolutionary War was indeed a trying period of time. The New Jersey colony was a highway for the contending armies, the harbors a refuge of English fleets, and it's seacoast and rivers were patrolled by warships to destroy the commerce.

When Rev. Morgan Edwards, A. M., published his book in 1792 concerning the New Jersey Baptists, he had a letter from Rev. Robert Kelsay that indicated he had returned to Ireland for a visit in 1767. Rev. Robert told Rev. Edwards that the Cohansey Church in New Jersey was founded about 1683, by some Baptists from the County of Tipperary in Ireland. The Mother Church back in Ireland was called "Cleagh Keating" and was still in flourishing condition in 1767 when he visited that country. On 31 March 1838, a letter and hymn-book was sent from Cleagh Keating Church in Ireland to it's daughter Church, Cohansey in Cumberland County, New Jersey. The letter asked about the rise and progress of the Cohansey Church and requested a reply from the Pastor, Rev. Henry Smalley. Sometime after 1838 Cleagh Keating became extinct. It was a Baptist Church located in Southern Ireland, so we might guess what some of the contributing factors might have been.

Miriam, his wife, died 8 January 1785, in Atow Creel, Cumberland Coounty, New Jersey, and was interred at the Cohansey Church Burying Ground in Hopewell Township, New Jersey. Her tombstone with it's engraved inscription was still in good condition in 1976. In all probability, Rev. Robert spent the last years of his life living with his son, William Kelsay, Esquire, and family.

In 1788, the Philadelphia Association of Baptist Churches held a conference in Philadelphia when Rev. Robert Kelsay was 77 years old. He preached at it's session from Acts 8:35 to the young ministers. He advised them:

1. To study with earnest prayer as if it all depended upon their own endeavors; but in preaching to depend on divine assistance as tho they had not studied at all.
2. To be concise in preaching and to conclude when done.
3. To pray for a blessing immediately after preaching.

These extracts were recorded in the minutes of the session, as a memorial to him.

The following year Robert grew ill, and on 23 March 1789, he wrote his will and appointed his eldest son, William, and his youngest son, David, as executors. About 2 months later he died, on 30 May 1889, 78 years old, and was interred beside his beloved wife.

His original hand-written will is located in the State Library at Trenton, New Jersey, in the Archive and History Bureau. Three of his daughters and his son John were not mentioned in the will, perhaps because they had died prior to 1789. William died 3 years later. Rev. Robert left provisions in his will that all of his grandchildren would be presented a Bible from him. This was to include any that had not been born at the time of his death. Two grandsons were mentioned in his will because they had been named Robert after their grandfather.

He had been pastor at the Cohansey Baptist Church for 33 years, and the Mission Branch for 13 years. He had traveled about by buggy and horseback all his life, and had preached for more than 45 years in churches that never had any heat in winter. A stove was installed in the Cohansey Church shortly after his death. The early Baptists had to bundle up good with heavy clothes and bring warming stones with them to church. Throughout his life, Rev. Robert enjoyed good health and a vigorous constitution, and his mental facilities were alert until the time of his death. A life of 78 years was rare, too.

It was said of him:
    "As a man and companion, he was amusing and instructive. As a Christian he was exemplary and animated; as a preacher, he was fervent and truly orthodox. Warmly engaged was he in the service of the sanctuary, to which he repaired without interruption till a few days previous to his death."

    "Mr. Kelsay had the genial qualities of the Irish, to which was added fervent piety and great earnestness in his ministry. He was a man of order and set himself to make up deficiencies."

    "The early records of the Church being lost, the first register of which we have any knowledge was commenced by him in 1757. It is a large folio bound in parchment and contains the earliest statistics extant. Everything pertaining to the general record of the Church was kept with scrupulous exactness."

The Kelsay children married into families of Sheppards, Bowens, Dares, Heatons, Reeves, Smiths, Pagets, and raised him 33 grandchildren, and perhaps others born after his death.

In Robert's burial plot in the old Cohansey Burying Ground, Lower Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, near his and his wife's tombstones, there are five small stones inscribed with initials.

Children:

1. William Kelsay, born 25 December 1744, Salem County New Jersey; Capt., Major, Esquire


2. Miriam Kelsay, born about 1746, in Upper Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey; baptized November 1782 Cohansey Church; she was about 10, when her parents joined the Cohansey Church in Bowentown in May 1756.


3. Damaris Kelsay, born about 1748, Salem County


4. Joseph Kelsay, born about 1750, Salem County, died July 1805


5. John Kelsay, born about 1752, Salem County


6. Elizabeth Kelsay, born about 1754, Upper Pittsgrove, Salem County, New Jersey; married 20 December 1780 Cumberland County, to Daniel Bowen, son of Seth; she died probably 30 May 1789 in (New York ?)


7. Rachel Kelsay, born about 1757, Cumberland County, died before 30 May 1789; married 30 April 1777 to Thomas Smith, named only on manuscript. (However, Sarah Kelsay, married her cousin, Job Sheppard, probably Jr., son of Job & Rachel Sheppard, indicating that Rachel Kelsay had married Job Sheppard) Rachel buried Roadstown Baptist Church


8. David Kelsay, born 1759, Stowe Creek, Cumberland County, New Jersey

Family CA

William Kelsay, Esquire, (Captain, Major) the oldest child of Reverend Robert Kelsay and Miriam Smith, was born 25 December 1744, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

He was married 16 January 1766, by his father, in the home of the bride, to Keziah Sheppard, who was born 25 June 1744, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, daughter of Rev. Job Sheppard (deceased) and Katherine Bowen.

He was made co-executor of his father's will and was described at the time, as of Stowe Creek Township. 9.Keziah Sheppard, born 28 June 1744 died 12 September 1814, and died, both in Cumberland County, New Jersey

William was a member of the gentry in Cumberland County, New Jersey. In England, the title Esquire ranked just below a knight, was rarely given, and then only to Gentlemen of high esteem. In 28 May 1778, he was a Tax-ratable, in Stow Creek Township, and a Tax-ratable frp, 1779-1781, in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County.

William was a staunch patriot, and when the troubles grew worse with England, he loyally and zealously supported his country. Highly intelligent and a born leader of men, he was consistently called upon to accept positions of responsibility and authority.

On 12 August 1775, the Provincial Congress ordered a new election for members of that body, and of the county committees. On 21 September, William was chosen to be on the Cumberland County Committee from the town of Stow Creek, Thomas Harris as chairman. On 29 September, the militia met at New England Town in the Presbyterian Church (now called Old Stone Church) to appoint field-officers for the West Battalion. David Potter was appointed Colonel, William Kelsay was 1st Major, and Abijah Holmes Lieutenant.

On 30 September, they applied to the Continental Congress for a supply of powder to defend the county from any British ships, which might enter the bay, foraging for provisions. After the overthrow of the royal authority, the county committees exercised large powers, arresting and imprisoning those hostile to the cause of the patriots, and doing other acts outside of the ordinary processes of law.

During the winter of 1775, the tension and hostility increased until open warfare was eminent. The British were receiving reinforce-ments, and on 14 June 1776, two companies were formed from Cumberland County, and Captain William was in command of one of them. General Washington, unwisely, divided his forces, and in August, William was defending Brooklyn Heights along the south end of Long Island, when the British made a strong surprise attack. William's company narrowly managed to escape. They were sent to Mount Washington, New York, and White Plains, New York; Phillips Manor and back to Newark, New Jersey. They were discharged in December when their enlistment expired. After this, William became a Major in Colonel David Potter's Militia, and served as paymaster. He resigned just prior to 23 June 1780.

William served as Commissioner for Forfeited Estates in Cumberland County, and elected sheriff until 1781. On 3 March 1782, William was baptized by Rev. William Rogers, pastor of 1st Baptist Church of Philadelphia, and joined the Cohansey Baptist Church. In 1784, he was appointed Justice of the Peace (a very distinguished office in those days) and a member of the state legislature.

He died 19 January 1792, and was buried in the old Cohansey Baptist Cemetery near his parents. The site is marked with a small stone inscribed with "Wm K."

On 7 July 1799, Keziah was baptized, joined the Cohansey Baptist Church. She died 12 September 1814, buried on the 13th, in her son-in-law Jacob Richman's lot at Roadstown Baptist church. The information about their children was obtained from a manuscript prepared by Reverend Robert Kelsay. The children were probably all born in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

Children:

1. Daniel Kelsay, born 19 February 1768


2. William Kelsay, born 4 November 1769; died 9 July 1771


3. Robert Kelsay, born 18 May 1772; 1793, a member/Cumberland County Militia/Stow Creek; went to sea; none knew what became of him


4. Mary Kelsay, born 30 November 1773; died 20 May 1775, Cumberland County


5. Sarah Kelsay, born 7 February 1776, Roadstown, New Jersey


6. Martha Kelsay, born 6 October 1779


7. Job Kelsay, born 16 July 1784; received as member of Cohansey Church, by letter September 1805; disallowed by Church 4 November 1809; married Rachael Sheppard. Ch: Job Kelsay Jr.


8. Clarissa Kelsay, born 30 July 1786; died 12 April 1787, probably buried Kelsay plot Cohansey Baptist Church in Hopewell Township


9. William Kelsay, born 6 August 1788; age 18, member Cumberland County, Militia (2BT, 2RG), probably moved to Ohio after the War of 1812

Daniel Kelsay, son of William Kelsay, Esquire, and Keziah Sheppard, was born 19 February 1768, probably in Cumberland County, New Jersey. He was married/1 to Grace Bacon, born 1770, Cumberland County, daughter of William Bacon and Tabitha Smith.

He was married/2 on 28 August 1802, to Louisa Mulford, daughter of Jacob Mulford, Jr. and Sarah Peak. She died in June 1811, and buried on the 21st, in husband's family tomb.

He was married/3 28 November 1812, to Hannah B. Sheppard, who was born 9 July 1779,in Hopewell, Cumberland County, New Jersey, daughter of James Sheppard and Keziah Barber. (Hannah was baptized and joined the Cohansey Baptist Church on 4 August 1802) Hannah died 22 June 1855, and buried at Bunker Hill, Illinois. The children were born in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

Children:

1. Tabitha Jerrel Kelsay, born 4 March 1793

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2. Daniel Kelsay, born 2 October 1805


3. Maria Kelsay, 2/wife of Noah Flanagin, married 26 May 1830, moved west

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4. June Elizabeth Burgin Kelsay, born 20 August 1813, Greewich, Cumberland County, New Jersey; died 29 July 1901, Roadstown, Cumberland County, New Jersey; married 11 July 1830, Cumberland County, to Henry Sheppard, born 3 June 1808, died 2 January 1879, son of Jesiah Sheppard (born 14 September 1778-died 4 October 1850) and married 1 April 1807, to Charlotte Wescott (born 30 September 1787-dirf 24 June 1878)


5. James Sheppard Kelsay, born 30 September 1815


6. David Potter Kelsay, born 1 April 1819, New Jersey

Sarah Kelsay, daughter of William Kelsay, Esquire, and Keziah Sheppard, was born 7 February 1776, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

She was married 26 April 1796, in Cumberland County, to Job Sheppard, who was born 9 February 1771, her cousin, son of Job Sheppard and Rachel Mulford.

At the time of his death, Job was in the Army during the War of 1812. He was killed 13 November 1815, in the Battle of Red Bank, Billingsport, New Jersey. Sarah died 21 September 1851, and was buried Greenwich Baptist church, New Jersey. They had a family of 5 sons and 4 daughters.

Children:

1. Ruth Sheppard, born 13 January 1797, in Cumberland County, New Jersey


2. William Kelsay Sheppard, born 21 July 1799


3. Horatio J. Sheppard, born 14 January 1801, Camden, New Jersey


4. Keziah Kelsay Sheppard, born 1802, Cumberland County, New Jersey; unmarried; died Cumberland County, New Jersey, 4 February 1885


5. Roxanna Sheppard, born 20 March 1808 Cumberland County; unmarried; died 13 March 1878; buried Greenwich Baptist Cemetery


6. Robert Kelsay Sheppard, born 1810 Cumberland County, New Jersey; unmrried; died there 30 July 1863; buried Greenwich, beside mother and sisters


7. William Kelsay Sheppard, born about 1811, Greenwich, Cumberland, County, New Jersey

Martha Kelsay, daughter of William Kelsay Esquire and Keziah Sheppard, was born 6 October 1779, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

She was married to Jacob Richman, who was born in 1780. She was buried 13 October 1815, and he was buried 23 October 1820, both in Roadstown, in the Cohansey Baptist Church Cemetery, (Lot 137, 25 row, section 3) as are all of their family, except for Mary.

Children:

1. Joseph Kelsay Richman, left no children


2. Jonathan Richman, "lives at head of the green" buried 10 January 1817


3. Lydia Richman, married/1 Joseph Blain buried 13 September 1826, no children; married/2 William Richardson buried 10 October 1862, at least 3 children; Lydia buried 23 June 1850
   1. Grandchildren:
   1. buried 16 September 1837;
   2. buried 6 August 1850
   3. buried 10 August 1850
   4. Mary Richman; married/1; married/2 to Josiah Bowen, "lives Greenwich" Probably buried in Baptist Cemetery, Greenwich
   
   

Tabitha Kelsay, daughter of Daniel Kelsay and Grace Bacon, was born 4 March 1793, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

She was married 10 June 1812 in Cumberland County, to Eli Fitzjarrel, of Scotch-Irish descent, who was born l March 1788 in Cumberland County, son of Ambrose Fitzjarrel and Deborah Barret. Elder Smalley of the Cohansey Baptist Church performed the ceremony.

In his early life, Eli was identified with the old Whig party, but later became a Democrat. He taught school in New Jersey. Throughout his life he was a deeply religious man, and an untiring worker in the cause of temperance.

About 1815, Eli and Tabitha took their family and moved to Warren County, Ohio, where he farmed. About 1830, the family moved to Macoupin County, Illinois.

Eli died there 18 December 1854. Tabitha died 24 October 1856 in Raymond Township, Montgomery County Illinois, and was buried in the Cass Cemetery, in Raymond Township.

Eli and several of his children are buried in a cemetery in the western part of Macoupin County, but we do not know the name. It may be a family burial plot on their old farm. His wife and several of the children are buried in the Cass Cemetery in Raymond, Illinois. They had 14 children, and became a prosperous and honorable family. In 1976 there are still many of their descendants living there.

Children:

1. Charlotte Fitzjarrell, born 19 February 1813, Cumberland County, New Jersey; died 9 October 1840 Macoupin County, Illinois; married Oliver Bulah


2. Infant daughter, born 24 December 1813; died 5 February 1814, Cumberland County; buried Richman plot, Cohansey Baptist Cemetery


3. William Baker Fitzjarrell, born 3 October 1815, Warren County, Ohio


4. Phebe Fitzjarrell, born 3 November 1816, Warren County, Ohio


5. Daniel Kelsay Fitzjarrell, born 27 April 1818, Warren County, Ohio


6. Maria H Fitzjarrell, born 26 February 1820, Warren County, Ohio


7. Levi Fitzjarrell, born 8 September 1821, Warren County, Ohio; married to Susan Phillips


8. Robert Kelsay Fitzjarrell, born 23 February 1823, Warren County, Ohio; married to Candance Taylor


9. Margaret Fitzjarrell, born 5 September 1824, Warren County; died 15 August 1848, Macoupin County, Illinois; married to Miles Nycinham


10. Ambrose Fitzjarrell, born 26 December 1825, Warren County, Ohio; died 12 April 1840, Macoupin County, Illinois


11. Teresa Fitzjarrell, born 14 September 1827, Warren County, Ohio; died 11 January 1846 Macoupin County, Illinois; married to Preston Edwards


12. Tabitha Fitzjarrell, born 23 August 1829, Warren County, Ohio; died 5 September 1830, Macoupin County, Illinois


13. Isaac M. Fitzjarrell, born 7 April 1833, Macoupin County, Illinois; he died there 6 July 1839


14. Emily Fitzjarrell, born 2 December 1838, Macoupin. Illinois; married to Thomas Phillips

Rev. Daniel Kelsay, son of Daniel Kelsay and Louisa Mulford, was born 2 October 1805, near Roadstown, Cumberland County, New Jersey. He was baptized by Rev. Henry Smalley at Roadstown, in January 1829, and preached at Lambertville, New Jersey, for ten years.

He was married about 1840 to Elizabeth ____, who was born in 1812 in Pennsylvania, most likely in the Norristown area. He then served pastorates in Manahawkin, New Jersey; Dividing Creek, New Jersey; Pittsgrove, New Jersey; and in Pennsylvania at Spartansburgh, Brownsville, and Redstone. He spent his last six years with his youngest son in Meadville, Pennsylvania.

Children:

1. Rufus B. Kelsay, born 7 August 1842


2. Thomas B. Kelsay, born October 1846

Elizabeth Burgin Kelsay, daughter of Daniel Kelsay and Hannah Sheppard, was born 20 August 1813, in Greenwich Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey.

She was married 11 July 1833, by the Rev. Henry Smalley, to Henry Sheppard, son of Josiah Sheppard and Charlotte Westcott.

Elizabeth lived with her daughter, Harriett, the last few years of her life. Elizabeth died 29 July 1901, and was buried in the Roadstown Baptist Cemetery.

The children were all born in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

Children:

1. Elizabeth Jane Sheppard, born 25 October 1835; married to Levi K. Moore
1. Grandchildren:
1. Spencer Kennard Moore, born September 1863
2. Granville Leach Moore, born 14 October 1867


2. Harriett Newell Sheppard, born 28 July 1837; married to Willuam Harris Sheppard


3. Maria Kelsay Sheppard, born 4 August 1841; died 21 August 185__


4. Ruth Foster Sheppard, born 10 May 1847; died 9 January 186__


5. Achsah Ann Sheppard, born 29 November 1853; died 1875; married to David S. Platts of Upper Alloways Creek Twsp, Salem County, New Jersey; all buried Roadstown Baptist Cemetery.
1. Grandchildren:
1. Henry Lester Platts, born December 1872, died 10 May 1874

James Sheppard Kelsay, son of Daniel Kelsay and Hannah Sheppard, was born 30 September 1815, in Greenwich Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

He was married 21 October 1837, in Cumberland County to Harriett Wescott Sheppard. who was born 19 February 1816, in Cumberland County, daughter of Josiah Sheppard and Charlotte Westcott. Harriett was devout, hard worker, and meticulous housewife.

Between 1848 and 1855, James took his family west to Illinois, and settled at Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, and by 1857 removed to the nearby town of Edwardsville, in Madison County. In 1860, the family moved in a covered wagon to Colorado and settled at Blackhawk, in Gilpin County, later moving to Boulder, Colorado.

James died there 2 February 1877. Harriett died 2 February 1901, in Montrose, Colorado.

When son Henry had his 50th birthday, his mother gave him the family Bible that had belonged to Hannah B (Sheppard) Kelsay. In 1977, this Bible is in the possession of Steven Albert Kelsay of Fresno, California.

The 5 older children were born in Cumberland County, New Jersey

Children:

1. Cynthia Sheppard Kelsay, born 10 September 1838, Cumberland County, New Jersey, died 6 February 1901 at Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado; married/1 on 6 May 1857, to Robert G Buck; married/2 on 13 May 18-- to Howell Davis.
1. Grandchildren:
1. Oscar Buck
2. Mattie Buck
3. Ida Buck, born 27 May 1858
4. Edmond Buck, born 2 December 1861


2. Matilda Westcott Kelsay, born 1 September 1840, died 20 July 1899; married 19 March 1862 to Henry Shannon
1. Grandchildren:
1. Charles Shannon, born 19 March 1862


3. Hannah Sheppard Kelsay, born 3 October 1842; died 17 June 1885; married 27 June 1866, toCharles N Hockaday.
1. Grandchildren:
1. Edmond W. Hockaday, born 17 May 1867
2. Charles N. Hockaday, born 16 March 1869, died 15 March 1951, Carlsbad, New Mexico
3. Harriet Hockaday, born 17 March 1875
4. Ida Hockaday, born 27 May 1880, died 16 December 1880
5. Reta Hockaday, birth, died 1 August 1951, Carlsbad, New Mexico


4. Josiah Sheppard Kelsay, born 2 December 1845, died 17 August 1864, Colorado


5. James Sheppard Kelsay, Jr., born 28 July 1848, Cumberland County; private, Com. L, 2nd Reg, Colorado Cavalry; married/1 to Saphronia Belle Wilson 20 December 1879, Pueblo; 1 son, who died early; resided Denver, Colorado; James died of pneumonia 17 February 1901 in Monte Vista, in the home of his brother-in-law, Howell Davis; buried Fairmount Cemetery, Denver


6. Henry Sheppard Kelsay, born 2 November 1853; died 21 June 1855, Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, Illinois


7. Joseph Lafayette Kelsay, born 10 April 1857, Edwardsville, Illinois

David Potter Kelsay, son of Daniel Kelsay and Hannah Sheppard, was born 1 April 1819, in Greenwich Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

He was married in 1843 in Cumberland County, New Jersey, to Sarah Sheppard, daughter of Joseph Sheppard and Cynthia Smith, residents of Hopewell Township. Sarah died 22 April 1844, the day after her child was stillborn. They are buried in the Roadstown Baptist Church Cemetery, Cumberland County, New Jersey.

David was married/2 on 1 March 1845, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, to Ruth Brown, daughter of John and Mary Brown of Indiana Fields, New Jersey. Ruth died 13 September 1849, also of complications following childbirth.

David was married/3 on 5 September 1850 in Bridgeton, New Jersey, to Sarah Brown Ivins, a niece of Ruth's, who was born 10 January 1832, in Cumberland County.

There are records of several land transactions in the county, the last one being 30 April 1883, when they sold their land in Stow Creek Township. This was probably done by mail, as David and his family were living in Vernon County, Missouri, at this time. He had made his trek "west" in the spring of 1870. They made the trip by flatboat and covered wagon. On 9 June 1870, David bought a farm of 400 acres, in Vernon County, near Dederick, Missouri, which is 14 miles east of Nevado, Missouri. Three generations of Kelsay's lived there.

Sarah died 16 January 1898, in Vernon County. She had driven an old blind horse with buggy, and was crossing the railroad tracks in Nevada, Missouri, when a switch engine hit the horse, injuring Sarah. She later died as a result.

David died 24 January 1894, in Vernon County, Missouri, near Dederick. He is buried in a family burial plot that is located in the old "Turner" Cemetery, located on the present farm (1976) of Jewel (Null) Long and John L. Long. This used to be the old Jim Bigson farm before Jewel and her late husband, Mr. Fleming, bought it. The cemetery is located in a woods about 1/2 mile from the farm house and is pretty much gone. Most of the stones are broken off and the graves are covered with trees and underbrush. The Kelsay plot is enclosed with an old wire fence and are the only stones still standing.

All except the 2 younger children were born in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

Children:

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1. William Brown Kelsay, born February 1846; died 20 October 1846


2. Charles B. Kelsay, born 27 August 1847; at age 30 he went to the Dakotas, his last letter dated 1 August 1880, no mention of wife or family. However there is a record of a Charles Kelsay from Missouri, who was married to a Lillian Vanderneulen, who died 28 February 1935 in Los Angeles and lived for a time in Oregon. They had a son named Ralph born 1902. There were other Kelsays that lived and died in the Los Angeles area, and it is quite possible they were descended from our Charles B. Kelsay.


3. Daniel P. Kelsay, born 3 September 1849; left with brother Charles, but came back. He was married about 1875 to Susan ___, born in 1850 and died in 1906, the mother of his only child, Charles, who died from appendicitis at the age of 26 unmarried. Daniel was married/2 on 20 May 1908, Vernon County, Missouri, to Dora Warren. He did truck gardening at the NW edge of Nevado, Missouri. He died about 1929; Dora died 4 September 1930.

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4. William Brown Kelsay (2), born 3 August 1851


5. Sarah Sheppard Kelsay, born 1 March 1853; died 1856, buried Roadstown Cemetery


6. Ruth Brown Kelsay, born 17 January 1855; teacher; married 27 March 1880 Joseph H. Wardin, of Nevada & Missouri; a druggist; no children


7. infant


8. Henry Sheppard Kelsay, born 28 August 1858


9. Anna Marie Kelsay, born 30 December 1861; married/1 George Lorrington; 1908 a widow lived in San Miguel County, Colorado; married/2 Mr. Emerson; 1933 living South Pasadena California; living when Henry S. Kelsay died in 1943, but probably died a short while later; she probably was the Kelsay woman that sent a sum of money ($500) to maintain the graves of the Kelsay kin in the old Turner Cemetery near Dederick.


10. Harriet (Hattie) Matilda Kelsay, born 6 May 1863; died 19 September 1878 near Dederick; buried Turner Cemetery.


11. May Kelsay, born 24 November 1865; died 6 January 1866


12. Hannah Francis Kelsay, born 24 February 1867; married 9 March 1893 Nevado, Missouri, to J. Riley Palmer; resided 1908 in Montrose County, Colorado; resided 1933 in Pasadena. She died 1933-1934 in California; no children


13. Leila Katharina Kelsay, born 8 October 1870, Vernon County, Missouri; married in a February, to James H. Smith, a 7th Day Adventist preacher; 1903 living Knox County, Ohio; 2 boys and 2 girls; 1904 she wrote a letter from Oakwood Industrial School, Huntsville, Louisianna; died 29 July 1909, buried Turner Cemetery; On 23 March 1919, Fred Smith (her son) wrote to Mrs. Henry S. Kelsay from school in Candler, North Carolina


14. Nellie Harding Kelsay, born 18 September 1874 Vernon County, Missouri; died there 26 September 1875; buried Turner Cemetery

William Kelsay Sheppard, son of Sarah Kelsay and Job Sheppard, was born 21 July 1799, probably in Cumberland County, New Jersey. William had a large farm in Greenwich.

He was married 11 November 1831, to Sarah Ewing Fithian, who was born 2 January 1809, in Greenwich, Cumberland, New Jersey, the daughter Charles Beatty Fithian and Mary Ewing. See: Fithian Family

Sarah died in August 1903.

Children: Probably all born in Greenwich, Cumberland County, New Jersey

1. Joseph Wallen Sheppard, born 1832, married 10 February 1864, to Rachel Bradway, born 17 February 1841
   1. Grandchildren:
   1. William B Sheppard, born 10 May 1867
   2. Ruth Evans Sheppard, born 23 December 1869
   3. Anne Bradway Sheppard, born 29 July 1872
   
   
2. Jemima Sheppard, born 1834
3. Joel Fithian Sheppard, born 1835; married to Hannah A Wallen, born 1838
   1. Grandchildren:
   1. Charles G Sheppard, born 1858
   2. Eben Wallen sheppard, born 7 May 1860
   3. Ella W Sheppard, born 1862
   4. Ida E Sheppard, born 1864
   
   
4. Keziah R Sheppard, born 1838


5. Catharine Sheppard, born 1839/40


6. Lewis Sheppard, born 1841, Col. Civil War


7. Ruth M Sheppard, born 1843, married Mr. Evans


8. Robert Sheppard, born 1845


9. William Kelsay Sheppard, born about 1847


10. Isabella M (Belle) Sheppard, born 1849


11. Mary Sheppard, born 1851

Horatio J. Sheppard, son of and Job Sheppard, was born 14 January 1801, in Camden, New Jersey.

He was married 27 September 1830, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Sophia Bamford.

He was a carpenter by trade and a contractor. He moved to Fairton, New Jersey, and lived there a great many years, and died there.

Children:

1. Joseph B. Sheppard, volunteer Civil War; died 20 July 1861, Washington, DC.


2. William M. Sheppard, born 19 December 1838, Camden, New Jersey


3. Alfred S Sheppard, a farmer at Fairton, New Jersey

William Baker Fitzjarrell, son of Tabitha Kelsay and Eli Fitzjarrell, was born 3 October 1815, in Warren County, Ohio.

He was married 10 November 1836, in Greene County, Illinois, to Elizabeth Courtney, born in Madison County, Illinois, daughter of William Courtney, a native of Kentucky who settled in Madison County in 1809.

William and Elizabeth moved in 1856 from Macoupin County, Illinois, to Zanesville Township in Montgomery County, Illinois, where they had an excellent farm.

William was a Baptist Minister, preaching at Little Flock Primitive Baptist church at Honey bend, Montgomery County, Illinois. All told he preached for better than forty years. He was always active and influential in community affairs and served in local offices. In 1881, Elizabeth and William retired from the farm and moved into Raymond, Illinois.

They had 3 boys and 3 girls; Birth order uncertain.

Children:

1. William P Fitzjarrell


2. Tabitha A Fitzjarrell, married J W Ash


3. Meridith Fitzjarrell, farmed in Arkansas


4. Harriet A Fitzjarrell, married James Thomas


5. Cyrus Fitzjarrell, born 1846, Ohio


6. Naomi Fitzjarrel, born 15 June 1849 Macoupin County, Illinois

Phebe Fitzjarrell, daughter of Tabitha Kelsay and Eli Fitzjarrell, was born 3 November 1816, in Warren County, Ohio.

She was married/1 to Ira Ketchum, who was born 26 February 1816. She was married/2 to Eli Cooper.

Children:

1. Alfred Ketchum, born 17 October 1838


2. Daniel Ketchum, born 11 July 1840


3. Leonard Ketchum, born 21 April 1842


4. David Ketchum, born 16 September 1843


5. Edmond Ketchum, born 22 April 1846


6. Franklin Ketchum, born 26 February 1848


7. Rebecca Ketchum, born 30 November 1849


8. Charles Ketchum, born 27 January 1852


9. Ira Kelchum, born 2 January 1854

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10. Eli Cooper, Jr.

Daniel Kelsay Fitzjarrell, son of Tabitha Kelsay and Eli Fitzjarrell, was born 27 April 1818, in Warren County, Ohio.

He was married 11 March 1841, in Montgomery County, Illinois, to Cathrine Margaret Skeen, born 13 November 1821 in Nashville, Tennessee, daughter of Joseph Anderson Skeen and Judy Brown.

Daniel died 18 June 1866 in Raymond, Illinois, and was buried there in the Cass Cemetery. His will is on file in the Montgomery County Court House, dated 11 May 1866, recorded in Book "B", pages 565 and 566. Four of the children were minors at the time of his death.

Cathrine died 8 November 1897 in Pattonsburg, Davies County, Missouri, and is buried in the Civil Bend Cemetery there.

Children:

1. Tabitha Ellen Fitzjarrell, born 11 February 1842, Macoupin, Illinois


2. Teresa Fitzjarrell, born 25 August 1843, Macoupin, Illinois; died April 1844


3. Eli Fitzjarrell, born 19 January 1845 Macoupin, Illinois; died 5 May 1866


4. Celia Fitzjarrell, born 8 February 1847, Macoupin, Illinois, died 1925; married 6 October 1874, to Wiley Hines


5. Joseph Fitzjarrell, born 11 April 1849, Macoupin, Illinois


6. Leonard Fitzjarrell, born 6 March 1851, Macoupin, Illinois


7. Sarah Fitzjarrell, born 8 October 1853, Macoupin, Illinois


8. Phebe Fitzjarrell, born 12 July 1857, Macoupin, Illinois; died 20 May 1877, Girard, Illinois; married 12 September 1872, Montgomery County, Illinois, to Joseph Brown
1. Grandchildren:
1. Marion Brown, born 6 June 1874
2. Finas Brown, born 18 March 1877, Montgomery Co; died 21 July 1877


9. David Fitzjarrell, born 3 April 1859. Macoupin, Illinois


10. Emma Fitzjarrell, born 29 August 1861, Girard, Illinois

Maria H Fitzjarrell, daughter of Tabitha Kelsay and Eli Fitzjarrell, was born 26 July 1820, in Warren County, Ohio. Her name on her tombstone is "Mariah."

She was married 5 October 1837, in Greene County, Illinois, to John Jackson Skeen, born 20 July 1820, Nashville, Tennessee, son of Joseph Anderson Skeen & Judy Brown. They purchased 38.41 acres at $1.25 per acre of Federal land in Macoupin County, Illinois. Maria died 19 November 1859, in Chesterfield, Macoupin County, Illinois, in childbirth.

John was married/2 to Amanda ___ , and died in 1893.

The birth order of the children in uncertain.

Children:

1. William A Skeen


2. Margaret Ellers Skeen


3. James E Skeen; married to Laura Erminie Roach, born 30 March 1875, Raymond, Illinois


4. Marion Skeen, married to Henrietta Perine


5. Henry A Skeen, born 27 February 1841, Chesterfield; died 18 July 1842, Chesterfied, Macoupin County, Illinois


6. Virginia E Skeen, born 11 October 1842, Chesterfield; died 21 April 1843, Chesterfield, Illinois


7. Laura Ann Ellers Skeen, born 29 October 1844, Chesterfield, Illinois


8. John J Skeen, born 23 April 1851; died 9 October 1851


9. Tabitha I Skeen born 22 August 1855 died 28 August 1856


10. Leonard Skeen, born 19 November 1859, died aged 10 days

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11. George Skeen


12. Lizzie Skeen

Rev. Rufus B. Kelsay, son of Rev. Daniel Kelsay and Elizabeth, was born 7 August 1842, in Manahawkin, New Jersey.

He was married to Evalina D. Reed. He was a resident of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, for 21 years and had been pastor of the 6th Avenue Church.

He died 11 June 1896 in Brooklyn. He and his wife were both buried at the Pittsgrove-Daretown Baptist Church Cemetery near Elmer, Salem County, New Jersey.

Children:

1. Ralph Lyford Kelsay


2. Harry T. Kelsay (DDS) born 1868 Baltimore, Maryland; died TB 27 July 1909, buried at Pittsgrove- Daretown Cemetery. He left a widow named Luvilda.

Thomas B. Kelsay, son of Rev. Daniel Kelsay and Elizabeth, was born in October 1846, in New Jersey. He was married to Agnes N ___, who was born in September 1846, in Pennsylvania. Her father was born in Ireland.

Children:

1. Maggie Kelsay, age 10 in 1900, married before 1910


2. Louisa R. Kelsay, born October 1874, married pre 1910


3. Carry Y Kelsay, 8 months old on 1880 Census; on 1910 Census, single, school teacher.


4. Agnes Kelsay, age 20 on 1910 Census, single

Joseph Lafayette Kelsay, son of James Sheppard Kelsay and Harriett Sheppard, was born 10 April 1857, in Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois. He left home as a young man and became a miner and prospector, in Colorado, Utah, and California. He was a quiet, deep-thinking person.

He was married 17 January 1877 in Nampa, Idaho, to Martha Ellen Marcus, who was born 21 April 1861, in Tennessee. They were divorced in 1889, and she later married August Scharf, and had 2 more children. She died 21 April 1954, in Santa Monica, California, and is buried there in the Woodlawn Cemetery.

After his divorce, Joseph worked in a mine in Idaho that was just above a cattle ranch owned by John Turner and Alice Blaylock, who had a sweet little daughter named Nora, who was born 16 January 1875, Mayfield, Elmore County, Idaho.

Joseph and Nora could not get her family to approve their marriage because of his being divorced. They eloped to Nampa, Idaho, 20 miles away, and were married 3 April 1892, and moved into a little house on the Boise River.

The Turner family was very upset and would not speak to them. but about a year later John and Alice had little twin girls get sick and die. They were grieving over their loss, when Joseph came to them and invited them to go on a camping and fishing trip with him for a week to get their minds off of the little girls. Joseph treated them so nice, and they enjoyed the trip so well that they fell in love with "Kelsay." Shortly after the camping trip, Nora gave birth to a baby girl. Alice was also around a few months later when Nora's 2nd child, a son, was born.

The mine closed in the fall of 1894, and they moved to Perl, Idaho. When that mine closed, Joseph took his family to Cannon City, Colorado. While there he met and got to know his son by his first wife, Charley Kelsay. In 1909, Joseph decided to try his luck in California, leaving his family in Boise, Idaho, until he could send for them. He made a claim near Redding, California. In the meantime, Nora had moved to Portland, where she got work as a cook. They finally put down roots, and the Kelsay family was still occupying the place in 1977.

Joseph became a blacksmith. He died of lung trouble 25 September 1925, and was buried in Redding. Nora died of cancer 26 October 1932. Her body was cremated and her ashes placed with her husband.

Children:

1. Ida May Kelsay, born 8 November 1880, Pueblo, Colorado


2. Charles William Kelsay, born 13 May 1883, Williamsburg, Colorado; married/2


3. James Kelsay, born 1885, died 1889

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4. Bessie Jenny Kelsay, born 16 June 1893, Boise, Idaho


5. Joseph Lafayette Kelsay, born 16 September 1894, Boise, Idaho


6. Nora Kelsay (Babe), born 10 September 1896, Perl, Idaho; married/1 26 July 1918 Redding California, to Lawrence Wheeler; married/2 on 11 January 1963, in Shasta County, California, to David Odings, born about 1902; no children


7. John Frederick Kelsay, (Jack) born 26 March 1900, Perl, Idaho; married 2 May 1937 Carson City, Nevado, to Mable Parsley who was born 33 March 1902. Jack died 21 September 1974 Concord, California; no children; Mabel resides in Concord in 1975


8. Alice May Kelsay, born 12 February 1903, Cannon City, Colorado; died flu epidemic 9 February 1918, buried Kelsay plot, Redding,


9. Harriett Kelsay, born 16 January 1905, Cannon City

William Brown Kelsay, son of David Potter Kelsay and Sarah Brown, was born 3 August 1851, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

He was married in Missouri to Clara A. Leonard, born in 1853. They lived in Indian Territory, when they sold land to Henry S. Kelsay. After that time their address was Mountain Fork, Polk County, Arkansas.

William could not read, and had his minister write his letters for him. Between January 1894 and March 1897, he was accidentally shot hunting wild turkeys. He was buried in Polk County.

On 11 April 1898, his widow, Clara, wrote to Henry S. Kelsay, that she was sorry to hear about the death of Sarah B., whom she called mother. She gave the ages of the children, and asked that he take care of the settlement of their father's estate. She said that she had married again 12 March 1897, to J. W. Parker. This may have ended in divorce, as on 5 February 1903, she signed her name Clara A. Kelsay, and later in 1935, the same.

Big Cedar, Texas, consists of 1 gas station and 1 church, so a lot of these people lived very close together. Bert Kelsay's family is buried at New Home Cemetery and Mary Fields. The Cemeteries are not 5 miles apart.

Children:

1. Burton R. Kelsay, born 9 June 1881 (1883) Arkansas; died 18 March 1868, Big Cedar, Texas, married 5 February 1902, Polk County, to Mr. Dock D


2. Ella Cristina Kelsay, born 3 December ??; married Mr. Dehart of Mountain Fork, Arkansas, age 23; Living in 1935
1. Grandchildren:
1. Mary Dehart, unmarried
2. William Dehart, m/3; children


3. Mary Kelsay, born 28 December 1886


4. Prentiss Kelsay, married Cleva ___; lived in Big Cedar


5. Barbara Jean Kelsay; married Bill McBride
1. Grandchildren:
1. Phillis McBride
2. Orville McBride


6. Dorothy May Kelsay; married Kenneth Rose
1. Grandchildren:
1. Gary Rose
2. Larry Rose
3. Shirley Rose
4. daughter, much younger; died age 8 or 9

Henry Sheppard Kelsay, son of David Potter Kelsay and Sarah Brown, was born 28 August 1858, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

He was married 27 September 1883, in the home of the bride in Vernon County, Missouri, to Matilda Stockton McKinley, who was born in 1862 in St. Paris, Ohio. Henry traveled extensively throughout Vernon County, Missouri, and traded in live-stock for many years.

Henry had an easy and pleasant personality and enjoyed talking to people. He remained in robust physical health until late in life, and won an athletic contest when he was in his fifties that required much running and jumping. Matilda was an attractive woman, with dark hair and eyes. They made a handsome couple. Matilda lost the sight of one eye in an accident, while making lye soap. Henry died 8 February 1943; Matilda died 24 February 1951, both near Dederick, Missouri, and buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

Children:

1. Henry Kimbrough Kelsay, born 17 July 1884, Vernon County, Missouri


2. Hattie Matilda Kelsay, born 25 December 1996, near Dederick, Missouri; married 29 March 1915 to George W. Vickers, who died 2 January 1946; Hattie died 6 December 1981, after 9 1/2 yrs in a nursing home, buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Vernon County No children


3. Lelah Frances Kelsay, born 17 February 1894, Vernon County; married 2 June 1917 to Parker Hawkins, who died in February 1949. She died 10 August 1964; both are buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery; no children.

William M Sheppard, son of Horatio J. Sheppard and Sophia Bamford, was born 19 December 1838, in Camden, New Jersey.

He was married in February 1861, to Sarah J. Campbell, who was born in 1842 in Fairton, daughter of Oliver Campbell. William farmed in Fairton, New Jersey, most of his life.

He owned a small farm in Cedarville, New Jersey, where he spent the remainder of his years. He was originally a Republican, but later became a Prohibitionist. He was a member of the township committee, a surveyor, and a member of the school board, member of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Cedarville, and of the encampment. He was a member and a deacon in the Baptist Church.

Children:

1. Joseph Sheppard, born Fairton, New Jersey; married Hariet Scull, daughter of William Scull; Baptist minister in Utica, New York
1. Grandchildren:
1. Ethel Sheppard
2. Alma Sheppard
3. Myrtle Sheppard
4. William Sheppard


2. Emma Sheppard, married George B. Williams, farmer, Fairton, New Jersey
1. Grandchildren:
1. Prescott Williams
2. Camilla Williams
3. Sarah Williams
4. Lida Williams
5. Ernest Williams
6. Swing Williams


3. Leula Sheppard; married Enos W. Laning, farmer, Fairton, New Jersey;
   1. Grandchildren:
   1. Mildred Laning
   2. Pearl Laning
   3. Roland Laning
   4. Minnie Laning
   5. Nelson Laning
   
   
4. Mary Sheppard, resided Renova, Pennsylvania


5. James F. Sheppard, a grocer at Roadstown, New Jersey; married Minnie Gandy
1. Grandchildren:
1. Fowler Sheppard
2. Minnie Sheppard


6. William M. Sheppard, Jr., a machinist in Bridgeton, New Jersey; married Bertie Husted
   1. Grandchildren:
   1. Arthur Sheppard
   2. Milton Sheppard
   3. Horace Sheppard
   
   
7. Horace J. Sheppard, secre/railroad div, works at YMCA at Renova, Pennsylvania


8. Alfred G. Sheppard, born 26 June 1881 Cumberland Co; married 1903, Lucy born Sheppard
1. Grandchildren:
1. infant
2. Garfield Sheppard, born 16 May 1905
3. Muse Alfred Sheppard, twin, born 15 February 1907
4. Branhan Ford Sheppard, twin, born 15 February 1907
5. Enos Laning Sheppard, born 21 July 1909

Keziah R Sheppard, daughter of William Kelsay Sheppard and Sarah Ewing Fithian, was born in 1838, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

She was married 3 September 1856, in Greenwich, Cumberland County, New Jersey, to William Ogden, who was born 10 Cctober 1834, in Stow Creek Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey.

Children: Born in Stow Creek Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey

1. Eveline Dowdney "Eva" Ogden, born 1859


2. Belford Elwell Ogden, born November 1861; married 20 October 1894, New Jersey, to Tamson M Page, born April 1869, Cumberland County
1. Grandchildren:
1. Anna E Ogden, born January 1895
2. William S Ogden, born 12 November 1897, Stow Creek Township

Joel Fithian Sheppard, son of William Kelsay Sheppard and Sarah Ewing Fithian, was born in 1835, in Greenwich, New Jersey. He was apprenticed to a ship carpenter, went to sea, and became master of a vessel, and followed the sea for fourteen years.

He was married in 1856 to Hannah A. Wallen, who was born in 1838.

During the Civil War, he twice ran the blockade of the Potomac. His brother and first cousins fought under the Stars and Stripes, and several relatives were with the Confederates. In 1869, he went into the coal business, locating in East Braintree, Massachusetts, and later in Quincy, Massachusetts. He was a Republican, and a 1870 Representative to the General Court. He was present of the Co-Operative Bank, past master of Delta Lodge of Free Masons of the Royal Arch Chapter, and South Shore Commandery, Knights Templar, an active member of the Congregational church.

Children:

1. Charles G. Sheppard, married Mary Perkins, 1 son i. Willard Perkins Sheppard


2. Eben Wallen Sheppard, born 7 May 1860, Greenwich, New Jersey


3. Ella W. Sheppard, married Dr. William Gallagher, 1 daughter i. Rebecca Gallagher


4. Ida F. Sheppard, married B. H. Davidson, 1 daughter, i. Irene Davidson

Cyrus Fitzjarrell was son of William Baker Fitzjarrell and Elizabeth Courtney. He assisted his father in the operation of the family farm in Zanesville Township, Montgomery County, Illinois.

He was married there 12 September 1867, to Elizabeth A. Greenwood, who was born in Kentucky, and raised in Zanesville Township, daughter of Joseph Greenwood.

In 1903, Cyrus put the farm in charge of his son, William, and moved to Raymond, Illinois, where he engaged in the buying and shipping of stock, the business growing extensive and profitable. He helped organize the First National Bank there, and was one of the leading stockholders. In 1905, he was made president.

Children:

1. Frankie Fitzjarrell, died in infancy


2. Cyrus Newton Fitzjarrell, died in infancy


3. Etta Fitzjarrell, married Dr. William F. Waggoner, Carrollton, Illinois


4. Harry B. Fitzjarrell, MD, 1904, practiced in Henry County, Illinois; died after 1882


5. William Ross Fitzjarrell, operated family farm until he and wife moved to Walla Walla, Washington; died after 1882

Naomi Fitzjarrell, daughter of William Baker Fitzjarrell and Elizabeth Courtney, was born 15 June 1849 in Macoupin County, Illinois. She was married/1 to Mr. McGown.

On 25 February 1874, she became the 2/wife of Isaac Frank Lawler, farmer, born 9 May 1836, in White County, Illinois, son of John T Lawler and Susan Bradbury. Isaac Frank had been constable and Commissioner for several years, independent in politics, a Methodist.

"History of Montgomery County, Illinois-1882"

Children:

1. Cyrus Floyd Lawler, born 1874, or later

Tabitha Ellen Fitzjarrell, daughter of Daniel Kelsay Fitzjarrell and Cathrine Margaret Skeen, was born 11 February 1842, in Macoupin County, Illinois.

She was married 19 January 1859, Macoupin County, to Christopher Columbus Reno. Tabitha died 14 April 1920 in Pattonsburg, Davies County, Missouri.

Children:

1. Lillie Reno, born 26 November 1860, Montgomery County, Illinois; died 7 December 1891; married 6 March 1879, to Urias Smith


2. Lucy Reno, born 19 January 1862, Montgomery County, Illinois; died 7 December 1930


3. Charles A Reno, born 24 September 1863, Montgomery County, Illinois; died 10 March 1865


4. Emma Reno, born 18 September 1865 Montgomery County, Illinois; died 11 October 1942; married Elijah Stewart


5. Joseph Reno, born 18 May 1868, Pattonsburg; died 9 December 1948; married Tina Corcorn


6. John Thomas Reno, born 9 April 1870, Pattonsburg; married Hannah Donner


7. Christopher Columbus Reno, Jr, born 30 June 1873, Pattonsburg; died 6 March 1875


8. Infant, born & died 14 November 1875, Pattonsburg


9. Harvey Nathen Reno, born 23 March 1877, Civil Bend, Davies County, Missouri


10. Tabitha Ellen Reno, born Civil Bend, Missouri; married Charles Brush


11. Sarah Margaret Reno, born 17 November 1881, Civil Bend, Missouri; married Walter Swiger


12. Fannie Reno, born 17 December 1884, Civil Bend, Mo, died 28 January 1966; married Lee Watters

Joseph Fitzjarrell, son of Daniel Kelsay Fitzjarrell and Catherine Margaret Skeen, was born 11 April 1849, in Macoupin, County, Illinois.

He was married 12 September 1872, in Montgomery County, Illinois, to Sarah Jane Cole, born 13 December 1857, in Montgomery County, Illinois.

The birth order of the children is uncertain.

Children:

1. Charles Oscar Fitzjarrell, born 7 August 1873, Montgomery County, Illinois; married Dora Bell Bultz


2. Eli Fitzjarrell, born July 1875, Montomery County, Illinois; died 1880, Dallas, Texas


3. Samuel Ellis Fitzjarrell, born Dallas Texas; died 1880, Dallas, Texas


4. Stephen Fitzjarrell, born Lucurn, Sheridan County, Kansas


5. Thomas Fitzjarrell, born Montgomery County, Illinois


6. Andrew Fitzjarrell, born Montgomery County, Illinois


7. Leonard Fitzjarrell; married Ethel


8. Etta Fitzjarrell, married Sidney Williams


9. Joseph Fitzjarrell, Jr, born 16 November 1886, Montgomery; died April 1967, Tulare, California; married Amy Pearl Graham, born 13 April 1892
1. Grandchildren:
1. Elcie Leon Fitzjarrel, born 24 July 1911,Bow Creek, Sheridan County, Kansas; died April 1983, Tulare, California; married Miss Rossiter
1. Great Grandchildren:
1. Levilla Fitzjarrell

Sarah Fitzjarrell, daughter of Daniel Kelsay Fitzjarrell and Catherine Margaret Skeen, was born 8 October 1853, in Macoupin County, Illinois.

She was married/1 6 March 1873, Montgomery County, Illinois, to John Abner Roach, born in 1853.

She was married/2 10 September 1892, Davies County Missouri, to Elisha S Brown, born 13 May 1858, and died 20 December 1922, Winston, Davies County.

Sarah died 6 April 1931, in Winston, Davies County, Illinois.

Children:

1. infant Roach, born and died 16 May 1874, Macoupin County, Illinois


2. Laura Erminie Roach, born 30 March 1875, Raymond, Montgomery County, Illinois; married James E Skeen


3. Arthur Albertie Roach, born 12 June 1880, Raymond, Montgomery County, Illinois

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4. Daisy Luella Brown, born 14 November 1893, Winston; married 5 July 1917, to Albert C Balinger


5. Oscar Loren Brown, born 12 September 1896, Winston, Davies County, Illinois; married 28 May 1916, to Elsie Downs

Emma Fitzjarrell, daughter of Daniel Kelsay and Catherine Margaret Skeen, was born 29 August 1861, in Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois.

She was married 31 December 1884, Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, to Martin Alonzo Miller, born 3 September 1860, in Greenfield, Illinois.

Martin died 16 March 1917, in St Joseph, Missouri; Emma died 3 September 1939, in Pattonsburg, Davies County, Missouri.

Children:

1. Francis Elbert Miller, born 22 October 1885, Raymond, Montgomery County, Illinois


2. Catherine Elizabeth Miller, born 29 October 1887, Wagoner, Montgomery County, Illinois; married 25 December 1912, to Clarence Herman Lowrey


3. Sarah Ellen Miller, born 21 January 1889, Wagoner; died 11 March 1919


4. Eli Lemuel Miller, born 13 May 1891, Wagoner; died 20 April 1966; married 26 January 1913, to Blanch Mary Lowrey


5. Marion Andrew Miller, born 30 March 1894, Pattonsburg, Davies County, Missouri; died 26 July 1894


6. David Howard Miller, born 2 July 1895, Pattonsburg; died 29 December 1974; married 8 March 1929. to Cynthia Ann Searsly


7. Ada Ruth Miller, born 23 June 1899, Pattonsburg; died 13 January 1900


8. Moanen Flora Miller, born 22 January 1901; died 3 February 1966; married 26 June 1922, to Levi Bryon Moffett

William A Skeen, son of Maria H Fitzjarrell and John Jackson Skeen, was married to Della McCauley.

The birth order of children is uncertain.

Children:

1. Alva Skeen


2. John Skeen


3. Lizzie Skeen


4. Rosie/Eveline Skeen; married 23 July 1891, Franklin, Illinois, to Ralph Shipley Adams


5. Addie Skeen


6. Levina Skeen


7. Marion Skeen


8. William C Skeen; married 30 August 1891, Franklin, Illinois, to Viola Gillem

Margaret Ellers Skeen, daughter of Maria H Fitzjarrel and John Jackson, was married to Joshua C/P Mann.

Children:

1. John J Mann; married 10 March 1892, Franklin County, Illinois, to Laura Plumlee


2. Maria A Mann, married 28 September 1880, Franklin County, Illinois, to John W Foster


3. Mary E Mann, married 5 March 1891, Franklin County, Illinois, to William E Crosnoe

Laura Ann Ellers Skeen, daughter of Maria Fitzjarrell and John Jackson Skeen, was born 29 October 1844, in Chesterfield, Macoupin County, Illinois.

She was married/1 before 1866 to Mr. Reeves. She was married/2 26 August 1866, Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, to Hiram Weston, who was born 16 October 1836, in Benton.

She died 24 February 1899, Franklin, Illinois.

Hiram was married/2, on 2 0ctober 1901, in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, to Sarah Mahalia Davis, who was born in 1862, and died in 1938.

Her child, Edith Versa Weston, born in 1903, in Benton, and died in 2000.

From Hiram's Civil War Papers:

Divorced from his 1/wife, Matilda A Drew, 14 April 1862, only a couple of weeks after his enlistment. They had two children, William A Weston, and Mary A Weston. Enlisted 24 March 1862 at Benton, Illinois for 3 yr, in 36 Reg't Illinois, Inf (This became County, D, 15 Reg't Illinois Cav).

At the time, he was age 25, 5'9" tall, eyes hazel, hair black, occupation Lawyer. He was an Orderly for General Logan, and mustered out 23 March 1865, in Little Rock, Arkansas.

"Source: Beulay Gertrude Rice Lawrence.

Hiram Weston was a strict parent who made most of the decisions in his household, but was loved and respected by his children. Their house was built of logs with a large room, which served as living quarters during the day, and a bedroom for the adults at night. There was a large kitchen where the family cooked and ate, washed and ironed, etc. There was a narrow stairway leading to the attic where the children slept. In winter, when it snowed during the night, the bed covers would have snow on them where it sifted during the night. There was a small shed out back that was known as the 'Pout House,' where the children were taken for punishment, or were sent when they were just out of sorts.

One incident that remained long in the memory of his children was when his neighbor threw an ax at one of Hiram Weston's cows and injured it because it had strayed into the wrong pasture. Hiram stood beside the neighbor with the ax in hand and forced the neighbor to sew up the cow. It is not known if the cow survived.

Occasionally when he was in town, he would drink too much. As he would come out of the saloon, realizing that his horse was in better shape for the trip home than he was, Hiram would get in the buckboard, let out a big 'war whoop,' give the horse full reign and it would head for home at top speed. The family could hear them approaching long before they arrived, and they could tell by the way the horse was running that Hiram had had too much to drink.

Sarah M Davis Bolen was a warm hearted loveable woman, who immediately became 'Aunt Sadie' to her step-children, who were all married by this time. Hiram and Sarah had one child, Edith Weston, born 11 June 1903. -Family History, 1964, author unknown."

"Mom (Emma Carolina Weston Rice) and Dad (William Franklin Rice) had both been born in Benton, and that was 'home' country to all of us for a long time. We would go to Benton sometimes, to Grandpa (Hiram) Weston's and we would visit Uncle Johnny (Mom's brother-in-law John Sanders.) His wife, Mom's sister (Arel Minnie Weston Sanders,) died young and he married again and had another house full of kids. He was a Baptist Preacher.

"Grandpa would always come to the train and meet us with an old white horse named Barney, and he would always be like a whirlwind and when we would start home he would let Barney take to the road, and we would be sitting there scared to death because he was going so fast. We always had a good time out there. He married Aunt Sade some time after Mom married Dad. She was good to us like she was really our grandmother, and I guess we were an aggravation to her. They had a room at the back that used to be Aunt Sade's son's (by a former marriage) who was lost in the war (WW1.) I forget his name. We were away from where Grandpa stayed a lot. He sat on the porch and would rock and sing. He never did any work at all. That boy did the farming and all until he had to go to war."

Hiram lived in Benton, aged 75, when he declared for a pension. He died quite suddenly on New Year's Day 1920. His widow, Sarah, age 57, of West City, Franklin County, applied for a pension, 12 February 1920. Sarah died 9 October 1938.

Children:

1. Jeanette (Jenny) Weston, born 11 September 1868, Benton, Illinois


2. Ariel (Mary) Minnie Weston, born 10 January 1871


3. Margaret Elizabeth Weston, born 4 September 1872, Benton, Franklin County


4. John Edgar/Edward Weston, born 15 April 1874, Benton


5. Emma Caroline Weston, born 11 November 1876, Benton, Franklin County, Illinois


6. George Harrison Weston, born 28 December 1878; married December 1899, to Betty Ellis, born August 1880, Illinois
1. Grandchildren:
1. Pearl Weston, born December 1899, Franklin County; married to Robert Gilchrist, born 1899, died October 1963


7. Hiram Weston, Jr, born 22 May 1882; died September 1883

Ida May Kelsay, daughter of Joseph Lafayette Kelsay, Sr. and Martha Marcus, was born 8 November 1880, in Pueblo, Colorado.

She was married in 1898 in Pueblo, Colorado, to Franklin B Davies, who was born in 1893 in Baldwin County, Pennsylvania. She died 25 April 1956, in Los Angeles, California, and was buried in Santa Monica Mausoleum. He was buried with her.

Children:

1. Mildred Davies, twin, born 20 September 1905; married Eugene Logan
1. Grandchildren:
1. Dennis Logan, born 1937/8; married with 6 children


2. Maurice Davies, twin, born 20 September 1905, died 1955, Santa Monica, California


3. Doris Davies, born 26 November 1907; married 1 March 1935, Santa Monica California, to James Arden Coffman, born 18 December 1908, Massure Valley, Iowa, died 18 June 1989, Santa Monica
1. Grandchildren:
1. Arnette Coffman, adopted, born about 1949
2. Dale Coffman, adopted, born 1952

Charles William Kelsay, son of Joseph Lafayette Kelsay, Sr. and Martha Marcus, was born 13 May 1883, in Williamsburg, Colorado. After his parents were divorced, Charley was raised by his Kelsay grandparents. Later he lived with his mother and step-father for a time.

He was married 9 June 1903, in Pueblo, Colorado, to Mary Jane Walpole, who was born 11 September 1881, at St. Louis, Missouri, daughter of Patrick Walpole and Mary Jane O'Neil.

About this time he became acquainted with his father in Cannon City, Colorado. He and his wife took care of Nora at the time his sister Harriett was born. Charley worked many years for Wells Fargo, and later for Armor, where his lungs were gassed.

Mary died suddenly 1 June 1956, at Hayward, California. Charley went to live with his youngest daughter. He died 25 February 1966, in San Francisco. They are both buried in the Holy Sepluchure Cemetery, Hayward, California.

Children:

1. Donald Joseph Kelsay, born 16 January 1904, Pueblo, Colorado


2. Charles William Kelsay Jr, born 6 February 1905, Cannon City, Colorado; died 18 March 1943, San Francisco; married 6 June 1923 Pueblo, Colorado, to Anna Gindal; no children


3. George Edward Kelsay, born 22 February 1907, Cannon City, Colorado; died 20 August 1917, Trinidad, Colorado


4. Hugh Patrick Kelsay, born 8 February 1909, Cannon City, Colorado


5. Mary Ellen Kelsay, born 7 September 1914, Durango, Colorado; married November 1942, Oakland, California, to Joseph Colton; lived in Wilmington, California; no children


6. Glenn Kelsay, born 10 February 1917, Trinidad, Colorado; died 3 February 1918


7. Mary Elizabeth Kelsay, born 3 December 1919, Trinidad, Colorado


8. Catherine Norma Kelsay, born 23 June 1923, Pueblo, Colorado


9. Eva Mae Kelsay, born and died 11 May 1925, Pueblo, Colorado


10. Dorothy Loraine Kelsay, born 7 October 1927, Pueblo, Colorado

Bessie Jenny Kelsay, daughter of Joseph Lafayette Kelsay, Sr. and Nora Turner, was born 16 June 1893, in Boise, Idaho.

She was married 29 November 1911, at Medford, Oregon, to Gilbert Clark, who died before 1925.

Bessie then operated a service station and restaurant with her mother, until she was married to George Cates.

Later Bessie had a house moved onto the original Kelsay land about three miles from Redding, California. She was still living there in 1975.

Children:

1. Bessie Mae Clark, born 26 August 1912, Hilt, California

Joseph Lafayette Kelsay Jr., known as "Bee," son of Joseph Lafayette Kelsay Sr. and Nora Turner, was born 16 September 1894, in Moore's Creek, Elmore County, Idaho.

He was married 21 April 1917, in Redding, California, to Florence Conklin. They were divorced.

Children:

1. Ernest Bee Kelsay, born 7 March 1918, Oakland, California


2. David Arthur Kelsay, born 6 March 1920, Seattle, Washington

Harriet Kelsay, daughter of Joseph Lafayette Kelsay, Sr. and Nora Turner, was born 16 January 1905, in Cannon City, Colorado. As a young girl she walked 7 miles to school every day with her sister from the old Kelsay home place near Redding, California. She left school at the age of 12 and went to work in a laundry.

Her first husband apparently died about 1925, because when her mother came back to Redding at that time to live on the home place, she stated her husband was dead then and she went to live with her mother, until she married Peter Mantis on 6 July 1926, in Napa, Sonona County, California.

Peter was born in Greece and came to America at the age of 17. He was a finish carpenter and spent much time in his gardens, building several houses as rental property. Harriett's health required her to live on baby food.

They retired in 1965 and moved to one of their favorite houses on 720 Locust Street in Redding. Peter discovered that he had cancer, but surgery and treatments did him no good. He hung himself in June of 1974.

The next year Harriett and her sister Bessie became very close and took several trips together visiting their kinfolk. Harriett was very interested in genealogy and is the source of much of the information about this family.

Harriett became ill and was mistakenly convinced she had cancer like her mother and husband. On 18 February 1976, Harriett closed her garage door and started her car, taking her own life.

Children:

1. Beulah Love Mantis, born 12 May 1927, Dunsmuir, California

Burton R. Kelsay, son of William Brown Kelsay and Clara A., was born 9 June 1881, in Mountain Fork, Polk County, Arkansas.

He was married 17 February 1903, to 18 yr old Emma Nichols. They were both living in 1935. Their sons Bill and Sog were moonshiners. They were all dead in 1990 except Hazel's wife, Ola.

Children:

1. Hazel Kelsay, married Ola ___; shot in back by Elmer Steiner, who still lives at Big Cedar, Texas, 1 only child
1. Grandchildren:
1. Connie Jo Kelsay


2. William Kelsay


3. Myrtle Kelsay


4. Olen Kelsay, died young


5. Sog Kelsay

Mary Kelsay, daughter of William Brown Kelsay and Clara A. __, was born 20 December 1886.

She was married 17 February 1903, in Polk County, Arkansas, to J. W. Fields. He was 25 and from Mountain Fork also. Mary was living in 1935, in Big Cedar, Texas.

Children:

1. Herbert Fields, born 1904; unmarried; living in 1990 at Big Cedar, Texas, in Mary and JW's old home


2. Normie Fields, born 1906, married Arlie Whisenhunt (died about 1980) In 1990 Normie and her sons were living about 5m E of Herbert, Arkansas
1. Grandchildren:
1. Bill Whisenhunt
2. Ray Whisenhunt
3. Imogene Whisenhunt
4. Joanne Whisenhunt
5. Betty Lou Whisenhunt
6. Kelley Whisenhunt


3. Hubert (Dick) Fields, born 1908


4. Grace Fields, married Fred Addison and divorced; married/2, lives in Arizona in 1990. Fred lives at Heavener, Oklahoma; 1 child


5. Thelma Fields; married Joe Shoemaker, living California; married/2 Joe Carpenetti, livinh Missouri; 3 children


6. Athel Fields, married Bernice Hudson, 1990 living Clayton, Oklahoma; 5 children


7. Eugene Fields married Margie, living in Kansas; 3 children


8. Whitney Fields, left home at 17; last known to be in Montana


9. Ruth Fields married Frank Finn; 2 girls; last known liv in Missouri


10. Edna Fields, married Claude Hazen; living in 1990 in McAlester, Oklahoma; 1 son and 1 daughter
1. Grandchildren:
1. son lives at Big Cedar
2. Betty Jo Fields, died age 11 months; buried in Big Cedar

Rev. Henry Kimbrough Kelsay, son of Henry Sheppard Kelsay and Matilda Stockton McKinley, was born 17 July 1884, in Vernon County, Missouri.

He was married 26 August 1913, in Vernon County, to Anna Pearl Hale. Henry, who was over six foot tall, became an ordained Baptist minister although ill health prevented his preaching for many years before his death.

He died 27 January 1970, at Clinton, Missouri; Anna died 3 July 1987 at Appeton City. Both buried in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near Dederick, Missouri.

Children:

1. Henry Waldo Kelsay, born 18 September 1874, Dederick, Vernon County, Missouri

Alfred G. Sheppard, son of William M Sheppard and Sarah J. Campbell, was born 26 June 1881, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

He married in 1903 to Lucy B. Sheppard, daughter of Philip F. Sheppard and Deborah Lathborn of Cedarville.

He graduated Maryland Medical College at Baltimore, in 1907. The children were all born there. They later resided in Florence, New Jersey. He was a member of the Burlington County Medical Society, State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association, a Baptist, and a democrat.

Children:

1. infant


2. Garfield Sheppard, born 16 May 1905


3. Branhan Ford Sheppard, twin, born 15 February 1907


4. Muse Alfred Sheppard, twin, born 15 February 1907


5. Enos Lanning Sheppard, born 21 July 1909

Eben Wallen Sheppard, son of Joel Fithian Sheppard and Hannah A. Wallen, was born 7 May 1860, in Greenwich, New Jersey, and raised in Braintree, Massachusetts.

He was married to Fannie M Pratt, daughter of Asa Pratt and Mercy Clapp.

In 1882 he came to Quincy to engage in the retail coal business in partnership with his father and brother. He was a well-known and highly respected business-man of Quincy. A republican, he was Representative from his district in the General Court in 1899, 1900, and 1901. He was a member of the Union Congregational Church of Weymouth, but attended the Bethany Congregational church of Quincy. He was a director of the Quincy C0-operative Bank, Free Masons, Royal Arch Masons, Knights Templar, Mystic Shrine.

Children:

1. Joel Fithian Sheppard II, graduate of Cornell University in 1907


2. Carl R. Sheppard, graduated Cornell U. 1908; married Charlotte B. Van Buren


3. Oliver Leeth Sheppard


4. Mercedes Sheppard

William Thomas Kelsay, son of George Samuel Kelsay and Frances Elizabeth Dunbar, was born 14 May 1879 in Russell County, Kentucky, and died 1945, in Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky.

He was married 12 November 1905, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, to Bessie Franklin Ashley (born 6 November 1886, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, died 1 April 1952, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana)

Children:

1. Edgar Kelsay, born 27 February 1907, Somerset, Kentucky, died 1972, Indiananapolis, Indiana; married 12 December 1931, Indianapolis, Indiana, to Mary Hittle, born about 1910; 4 chn


2. Ida Mae Kelsay, born 19 July 1909 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, died 2 July 1964, Indianapolis; married 25 May 1935, Indianapolis, to John Ostermeyer


3. George William Kelsay, born 14 August 1914 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, died 1969 Indianapolis; married 23 January 19__? to Lilian Skirvan


4. Franklin M. Kelsay, born 12 February 1919 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, died 1956 Indianapolis; married 8 May 1942 Sweetwater Texas, to Juanita Hyde; 1 child


5. Mildred Kelsay, born 18 July 1920 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, died 1944 Indianapolis; married 24 October 1936, Indianapolis, to John D Riggin; 2 sons


6. John Kelsay, born 7 February 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana; married 26 January 1952, Indianapolis, to Erma G Moody

Harvey Nathan Reno, son of Tabitha Ellen Fitzjarrell and Christopher Columbus Reno, was born 23 March 1877, in Civil Bend, Davies County, Missouri.

He was married/1 to Ida Corcorn.

He was married/2, 19 January 1919, in Pattonsburg, Davies County, Missouri, to Mae Yocum who died 18 March 1967. Harvey died 13 March 1971, both in Osburn, Clinton County, or DeKalb County, Missouri. (County borders may have changed.)

Children:

1. Mary Reno, born 28 January 1908, Stonehill, Dent County, Missouri

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2. Daisy Louella Reno, born October 1919, Pattonsburg, Missouri; married 6 July 1941, to Hubert Harms


3. Lenora Reno, born 10 August 1921; married 25 March 1944, to Harold F Stephson


4. Harold Warren Reno, born 1 October 1923, Pattonsburg; died 1 December 1942


5. Merel Reno, twin born 2 July 1926, Pattonsburg; died 9 July 1926


6. Earl Reno, twin, born 2 July 1926, Pattonsburg; married 9 May 1947, to Maxene Hocker


7. Lavern Reno, born 24 August 1928, Fairport, Dekalb, Missouri; married 20 October 1947, to Wayne Hacker

Francis Elbert Miller, son of Emma Fitzjarrell and Martin Alonzo Miller, was born 22 October 1885, in Raymond, Montgomery County, Illinois.

He was married 1 September 1909, in Dalatin, Davies County, Missouri, to Lillie Eunice Williams, who was born 12 August 1888, in Pattonsburg, Davies County, Missouri.

Francis died 21 May 1916, in Coffee, Davies County

Children:

1. Francis Alonzo Miller, born 15 July 1910, Pattonsburg, Davies County, Missouri


2. Emma Jane Miller, born 21 January 1912, Pattonsburg; married 21 March 1932, to Benjamin W Bryant


3. William Chester Miller, born 15 October 1915, Pattonsburg; married to Gwendelin Aukerman

Jeanette Weston, daughter of Laura Ann Ellers Skeen and Hiram Weston, was born 11 September 1868, in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois.

She was married 12 September 1886, in Franklin County, to Henry Malone, born February 1868, in Perry, Illinois. son of Edwin Malone and Minda L Lipe.

Jeanette died 4 November 1903

The children were born in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois.

Children:

1. Hiram (Hiley) Edward Malone, born 19 June 1887, died 5 January 1975, in DuQuoin, Perry County, Illinois; married/1 Pearl Linn; married/2 Emily Dempsey


2. William Riley Malone, born April 1889; married Mandy Hartman


3. Stella Malone, born August 1891, married John Hartman


4. Maude Malone, born April 1893, died 1925, in Mulkeytown, Franklin Ccounty, Illinois; married Charles Dempsey


5. Mayme Malone, born March 1895, married Randolph Rogers


6. Nona Blanch Malone, born 7 March 1897, Illinois, died 15 May 1969, in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois; married/1 to Ira Fitzjerell; married/2 to Everett Rea(?)


7. Margaret Malone, married Clyde Pemberton

Ariel Minnie Weston, daughter of Laura Ann Ellers Skeen and Hiram Weston, was born 10 January 1871, in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois.

She was married 23 December 1893, Franklin County, to John J Sanders, born about 1870, in Williamson County, Illinois. She died 12 December 1904.

Children:

1. Estra Sanders; married Maude Browning


2. Arval Sanders, died at birth


3. Clyde Sanders, married Mildred Williams


4. Lena Sanders; married Wallace Pearl


5. Ina Sanders; married William Gunn


6. Anna Sanders, married/1 to Wm. Williams; married/2 to Mr. Reid


7. Leamond Sanders; married Edith Brown

Margaret Elizabeth Weston, daughter of Laura Ann Ellers Skeen and Hiram Weston, was born 4 September 1872, Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, died 23 July 1918.

She was married 20 December 1889, in Franklin County, to Charles Franklin Mosley, who was born 1867, Franklin County, Illinois, son of George B Mosley (born 1838, Tennessee) and Martha Ann Turner, born in Kentucky.

The birth order of the children is uncertain. (The years of the birth of these children cannot be correct, or this is not the right list of children.

Children:

1. Stanley Mosley, born November 1889; married Mary West


2. Rufus Mosley; married Mary Strickland


3. Rine (Reuby) Mosley, born 11 November 1876; died 4 May 1941; married/1 Charles Batts; married/2 __ Etters


4. Lillian Mosley; married Charles Hall; Charles was married/2 January 1972, to Beulah Gertrude Rice Lawrence


5. Joyce Mosley, married Samuel Rowland


6. Geoffrey (Godfrey) Mosley


7. Harold Mosley, born 28 December 1878; married Wanda Coulter


8. Velma Mosley; married Olen Dillion


9. Guy Mosley

John Edgar/Edward Weston, son of Laura Ann Ellers Skeen and Hiram Weston, was born 15 April 1874, in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois.

He was married 15 November 1894, in Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois, to Anna Otelia Schaffer, who was born 18 April 1870, in Jonesboro. Her father was born in Germany, her mother was born in Illinois. John and Anna were divorced.

Anna was married/2 to Ed Butler. She was age 50 on the 1920 Census; Ed was 45. Her son Cedric, his wife & daughter, were living with them. She died 12 January 1938, in Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois.

A butcher, John was married/2 on 1 August 1900, in Marion, Williamson County, Illinois, to Lula Mae Holland, who was born 18 March 1878, Johnston City, Williamson County They were living in Marion, Williamson County, Illinois, on the 1910 Census. At the time of the 1920 Census, There were 5 roomers listed with them, and their 2 children. John had a livery stable, and Lula liked to have high-stepping horses.

John died suddenly of a heart problem on 6 April 1936, in Carterville, Williamson County Illinois. He was buried at Hill Crest Cemetery, in Carterville. Lula died 22 November 1960, in Marion, Williamson County, Illinois.

Children:

1. Cedric Corbal Weston, born 7 December 1894, Jonesboro

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2. Ralph Weston, born 1902, Jonesboro


3. Maude Weston, born 1903, Illinois; married/1 before 1936 to Mr. Crain; married/2 before 1960 to Mr. Bales

Emma Caroline Weston, daughter of Laura Ann Ellers Skeen and Hiram Weston, was born 11 November 1876, in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois. Emma was the youngest girl, and helped "in the field," quite a bit as a child. She attended a 1-room country school through the 6th grade.

She was married 17 September 1893, in Benton, to William Franklin Rice. After Frank paid the minister, he had one dollar left.

There were many chores, but limited food and clothing for the children. Frank had only 1 pair of boots at a time, which, on a growing boy, were most of the time, too small. His boots were hand made with the soles attached with small wooden pegs. When they got wet, by the time the leather dried, they were difficult to wear. Frank went barefoot all summer, until he was grown. He had rabbit traps, which were "run" each morning. During cold weather, he would take hot rocks with him to stand on while he tended each trap. Frank received a 5th grade education, but he read a lot and obtained general knowledge for himself. As soon as he was old enough to make his own way, he worked as a farmhand and any other work he could get.

When Barney and Artie were small, the family moved to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, in a wagon with his sister Rhoda and her husband, who persuaded them that farming was easier there, and more profitable. It was not. The only work Frank could find was cutting railroad ties for a dollar a day. It was necessary to leave the two small boys at home alone parts of some days in order that Emma could assist her husband with some phase of the work. Their house was made of logs, with 1 room, with a pot-bellied stove. The floor was split logs, rough, and not very weather-proof. Emma sewed together burlap bags (then called tow-sacks) for a rug, dyed with poke-berry juice. A year later they returned to Benton, where he worked as a farmer.

In 1902, they moved to Johnston City, Williamson County, Illinois, where Frank worked in a coal mine. It was hard and dangerous work with few safety measures. Frank sustained a serious back injury, and later, a head injury from falling coal. The cloth caps had a bill on which were hooked their lamps. Early, these teakettle shaped lamps burned a wick in wax. The later carbide lamps also used an open flame, which made the men vulnerable to violent explosions.

Entire summers, they were on strikes, with no income. Frank was secretary of the "Local." During one of the periods, the mine managers disregarded the strike action and imported laborers who were mostly uninformed, uneducated, often Italians, who could not speak or understand English. This became known as a "bloody vendetta." Books have been written about this uprising, especially "Bloody Williamson County" Frank worked as a special police during this outbreak.

He served as City Alderman on 2 different occasions, which paid him $25 every 3 months. He also served as County Overseer of the Poor, which was a farm of county welfare. He liked people and had many friends. He made it a practice never to say things against others. He liked to fish and hunt, especially wild squirrels, and would often be in the woods by daylight. The family and their friends would go on overnight fishing trips together. He was active in the Odd Fellows Lodge, and attended the Methodist church.

Their house on Missionary Street, had a large yard, where the neighborhood children congregated to play, at night under a streetlight. They went to the Post Office for their mail.

Frank and Emma belonged to a social club, which gave her a silver thimble with a good band, which she used the rest of her life. She made all the children's clothes, including coats and suits. By sewing weeks in advance, each child had a new outfit to wear to Sunday School at Easter time. She supplemented the income, by sewing for others many years.

As she sewed, she entertained her children by singing all the old songs she knew, and reciting poetry. She memorized poems for theis purpose and to keep her mind agile. She loved to read and encouraged her children to read also, always insisting on good literature.

Early in 1914, Barney enlisted in the Navy; Artie joined the Army in 1917; Harry joined the Navy in 1923, In 1914, the family purchased a house on Holland Stree, which later became the State Highlway. The house had numerous porches, a lawn with large trees, a grape arbor, and fruit trees. A well furnished water, a cistern soft water. A small back shed "the wood house," was used for storage. Heating and cooking was done with coal. Washing, canning, and many activities took place on the back porch. Washing was done on a hand-turned machine, and a washboard. Emma made a large porch swing out of an old bedstead. The large barn housed chickens; its loft, with a trapese, was a play space for the children. In the chicken yard, Frank constructed a "Flying Jenny," a sort of merry-go-round, which attracted all the neighborhood children.

On hot summer evenings, Emma would accompany her own children and others out to a large mine pond for swiming. Parents sat on the bank to oversee the children. Holidays were something special. Even if there was no money for toys and gifrs, there was always something to make Christman special, doll clothes, candy, an orange, or nuts. At Easter, there was always a "nest" with colored eggs. On the fourth of July the family and neighbors would celebrate with fire-works.

About 1920, Emma and Frank separated, but never divorced. He moved to a small community, Hurt-Bush, built for the Bush mine, and joined the Masonic Lodge. In 1928 he went to Mad, a suburb of Chicago, where in worked in a factory, and lived with his daughter, Beulah. In 1934, he bought a house and 90 of farmland in Pope County, southern Illinois. Beulah then lived 3/4 mile across the way. In 1935, his son, Barney, who had tuberculosis, came to live with him, and passed away the following March.

In September 1938, Beulah's husband was killed by lightning, and she moved back to Johnston City. It was an isolated area, Barney lived alone, but his children were able to visit him at least once a month. He was content. He raised chicken, sold eggs, milked cows, walked 3-4 miles to visit friends and help with chores. He had no electricity, but had a battery-powered radio. Except in bad weather, he rode weekly with his neighbors to the little country town of Eddyville, to pick up supplies and mail.

Each succeeding year after the separation became more difficult financially for Emma. All but the two youngest children were grown by then. In April 1919, Emma took Verbal, went to Maywood, a suburb of Chicago, both worked in a factory, but they returned to the family home in September, so Verbal could finish high school. Emma cooked in a restaurant, worked in a rooming house- all for a dollar a day. In 1935, for 5 months she worked as a maid in Maywood. During WWII, she cared for children in various needy homes, sewed in a Community Sewing Room. She made and served hot lunches to teachers (the school was 2 blocks away,) -for 35 cents a person, which supplied just enough cash to pay the electric bill.

In 1939, she was able to stop working outside the home. She painted, varnished, reupholstered, wallpapered, hooked rugs, embroidered, crocheted, kept gardens and chickens, and did her own carpentry. She belonged to the Rebecca Lodge, holding all the offices, attended the Baptist Church, and Tabernacle.

In early 1945, Frank became ill with stomach cancer. The family moved him from the hospital to the family home in Johnston City. He died 23 July 1945, and was buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Benton. The heritage he left his children was one of uncomplaining acceptance and adjustment to life, and great, great courage.

Emma had excellent health till her terminal illness. She suffered from gastric cancer for 1 year, and died 4 May 1947, in Johnston City, and was buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Benton.

Children:

1. Chester Paul Rice, born 6 July 1894, Benton, Missouri; died 22 January 1895, Illinois


2. Barney Tilbert Rice, Sr, born 30 November 1895 in Benton, Missouri


3. Artie Tecumseh Rice, born 25 March 1898, Benton, Missouri


4. Beulah Gertrude Rice, born 17 July 1900, Benton, Missouri


5. Emma Mae Rice, born 9 December 1903, Johnston City, Williamson County, Illinois; married 19 December 1923, to Roby Meyers Poteete


6. Harry Franklin Rice, born 14 December 1905, Johnston City, Illinois; married 24 December 1932, to Carmen Silvera


7. Verbal Marie Rice, born 30 January 1908, Johnston City, Illinois


8. Wilma Lorene Rice, born 29 April 1913 Johnson City, Illinois; married 29 September 1956, to John Thomas Blackwell

Donald Joseph Kelsay, son of Charles William Kelsay and Mary Jane Walpole, was born 16 January 1904, in Pueblo, Colorado.

He was married April 1924, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Maude Perry, who was born 16 September 1881.

He died in Pueblo 1 July 1935, buried block 29, Roselawn Cemtery. She died 1 January 1973, in Pueblo.

The children were all born in Colorado.

Children:

1. Thelma Kelsay, born 19 April 1925, Pueblo Colorado; married 25 January 1943 Pueblo, Colorado, to Thomas Dean Rhodes Sr
   1. Grandchildren:
   1. Thomas Dean Rhodes Jr, born 15 January 1944; died 2 September 1966 Medford, Oregon, buried Pueblo Colorado, Memorial Gardens; married __ Gray; 2 chn
   2. David Rhodes, 1 January 1945 Pueblo, Colorado, died 6 February 1945, Pueblo
   3. Donald Rhodes, born October 1946
   4. Cheryl Rhodes; married Mr. McGowan, 2 children
   5. Dennis Rhodes; married Deborah Grier
   1. Great Grandchildren:
   1. Dustin Thomas Rhodes, born & died 6 December 1984, Denver, Colorado
   2. daughter
   
   
2. Elizabeth Ann Kelsay, born 22 March 1927; married 1945 Lee Petty; December 1996 sold ranch, moved to Florence, Colorado
1. Grandchildren:
1. Rebecca Petty, born March 1947; Pueblo, Colorado; married 12 September 1945 Oakland, California to Walter Lee Petty
2. Walter Petty, born 1949
3. Richard Petty, born 1950
4. Guy Petty, born 1952
5. Bonnie Petty, born 1954
6. Kathy Petty, born 1956
7. David Petty, born 1967


3. Doris Elaine Kelsay, born 30 March 1929; married 31 July 1946 Pueblo Colorado, John Allen Bonner; celebrated 50th Anniversary, 7/31/96 at Gunnison, Colorado, by river rafting with their sons, resided Pueblo
1. Grandchildren:
1. Raymond Allen Bonner, born & died 1 May 1947 Waller, Texas
2. Roy Bonner, born 1948; married/1 to Miss Schon (1 child); married/2 to Miss Massey (2 children)
3. Robert Bonner, born 1952; married to Miss Maes

Hugh Patrick Kelsay, son of Charles William Kelsay and Mary Jane Walpole, was called H. P. by all the family. He was born 8 February 1909, in Cannon City, Colorado.

He was married May 1926, in Pueblo, Colorado, to Leona Conley, daughter of Arthur and Eva Conley. They settled near Modesto, California.

He served with U. S. Army Corp of Engineers during World War II, and was stationed in the Philippines and other places. He worked and lived in North Surrey, British Columbia, for a few years while working on installation of the pipeline across Canada. He had a 40 acre ranch on Monte Vista Road, Ceres County, California where his wife and his daughter and her family still reside. (1997)

Hugh died at Ceres, California, 19 August 1970, and was interned in the cemetery at Turtlock, California.

Children:

1. Sheila Kelsay, born 1 December 1945, probably in Stanislaus County, California

Mary Elizabeth Kelsay, daughter of Charles William Kelsay and Mary Jane Walpole, was born 3 December 1919, in Trinidad, Colorado.

She was married 22 November 1941 in Alameda, California, to John Henry Heitman, who was born 21 June 1909 in Berkley, California, the son of Carl Gebhardt Heitman and Sara Rameron.

Henry enlisted U. S. Marine Corp 1925 to 1929. Reenlisted Marine Corp Reserve until 1934. He was a Master Mechanic for Deisel Railroad engines for Western Pacific Railroad, specifically Alameda Belt Line, Alameda, California until time of his death.

He died in St Joseph's Hospital, San Francisco, California and was interned at Holy Septemberulchre Cemetery, Hayward, California.

From Jim Ott:
    "After Henry's death, Betty moved to a duplex in Alameda where she still resides. Address: 1813 Third Street Alameda, California 94501; Telephone still 522-2632     "She is presently looking for a small senior citizen home or apartment complex so is planning to sell the duplex and move. Her arthritis is getting to a point where she cannot do all the desired and necessary things of life. 9/24/97 received word Betty in hospital past two days. Had Engina Attack."

Children:

1. Dennis Heitman, born 22 November 1942; married 1960 Donna Woodbury
1. Grandchildren:
1. Sandra Heitman, born 3 October 1961
2. Daniel Heitman, born 19 August 1962
3. Charlotte Heitman, born 14 July 1963
4. Mary Ann Heitman, born 18 September 1967


2. Cynthia Heitman, born 19 August 1948; married October 1970 Rodney Ortiz
1. Grandchildren:
1. Matice Ortiz, born July 1971


3. John Heitman, born 29 July 1952

Catherine Norma Kelsay, daughter of Charles William Kelsay and Mary Jane Walpole, was born 23 June 1923 in Pueblo, Colorado.

She was married 11 July 1942, in Reno, Nevada, to Franklin James Green, who was born 25 June 1920, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, son of James William Green, born 28 February 1898, Iuka, Illinois, and Catherine K Kuntz, born 10 December 1890, in Germany-Russia.

Franklin Green and his family resides at 510 Washington, Dixon, California. 95620

He is a Veteran of U. S. Navy, World War II, aboard USS Maryland, a battleship tied up in Pearl Harbor during the attack on 7 December 1941. He retired from the Navy as Senior Chief Petty Officer. He worked for Telephone Company after discharge from Navy; he later worked for Voice of America at transmitting station located in Dixon, California. At time of his retirement, was in charge of the Dixon station.

Children:

1. James Green, born 1 July 1944; married 27 March 1967 to Louise __.
1. Grandchildren:
1. Michael Green, born April 1967
2. Tina Green, born April 1972


2. Diana Green, born 21 June 1947; married 26 June 1966 Richard Brians
1. Grandchildren:
1. Patrick Brians, born March 1972
2. Matthew Brians, born 12 September 1973


3. daughter Green, married Mr. Frye; 1 son, & 1 daughter

Dorothy Loraine Kelsay, daughter of Charles William Kelsay and Mary Jane Walpole, was born 7 October 1927, in Pueblo, Colorado.

She was married 1 February 1946 in Alameda, California, to Leo Emerald Ott, who was born 24 May 1924 in Charleston, South Carolina, son of Emerald Ott and Hazel McMillan.

He served for 20 years in the U. S. Navy, but is now an office manager in Hayward, California. All, but their oldest child, were born in Oakland, California

Children:

1. James Leo Ott, born 14 December 1946, San Diego, California; married 19 July 1969, Hayward, California, to Barbara Pearce, daughter of David and Beverly Pearce.
1. Grandchildren:
1. Aaron Kelsay Ott, born 5 August 1974, Oakland, California


2. Lorraine Marie Ott, born 21 June 1952; married 19 December 1970, Hayward, California, to James Rose, son of William and Flora Rose
1. Grandchildren:
1. Denise Rose, born 12 September 1973


3. Richard Louis Ott, born 27 March 1957; married Miss Howard; 2 children


4. Kathleen Ann Ott, born 28 October 1958; married Mr. Castillo; 3 children


5. Janet Elizabeth Ott, born 8 November 1960; married Mr. Auld; 2 children


6. Charles William Ott, born 22 April 1962; married Miss Frish; 2 children


7. Michael Fay Ott, born 21 August 1968; married Miss Tracy; 1 child

Bessie Mae Clark, daughter of Bessie Jenny Kelsay and Gilbert Clark, was born 26 August 1912, in Hilt, California.

She was married/1 15 March 1932 to Duke Fishman. She was married/2 to ___Grafton, and m/3 to ____Sharkley.

Children:

1. Duke Gilbert Fishman, born 15 January 1933


2. Robert Arlen Fishman, born 19 June 1937

m/2
3. Dolores Carrol Grafton, born 13 December 1938

m/3
4. Leitha May Sharkey, twin, born 6 December 1944


5. Raymond Lester Sharkey, twin, born 6 December 1944

Ernest Bee Kelsay, son of Joseph Lafayette Kelsay, Jr. and Florence Conklin, was born 7 March 1918, in Oakland, California.

He was married/1 29 August 1938, in Oakland, to Edith Belle Reeves, and divorced shortly before 1957.

He was married/2 after 1957, to Mrs. Helen (Carlson) Kelsay, the widow of his younger brother, David Arthur.

Ernest and Helen resided in Redding, California.

Bee died of cancer 22 July 1928, in French Gulch, California outside of Redding, and was buried there.

Children:

1. David Earl Kelsay, born 5 July 1939, Redding, California; married 16 November 1965, Humboldt County, California, to Roberta Clarke; no children


2. Richard Ernest Kelsay, born 29 April 1941, Redding, California; married 2 August 1962 Shasta County, California, to Sandra Leah Fugitt, who was born 17 August 1943, daughter of Granville Fugitt and Amelia Hansen.
1. Grandchildren:
1. Kathryn Kelsay, born 19 June 1963, Redding, California
2. Valerie Kelsay, born 3 February 1965, Oakland, California
3. Kelly L. Kelsay, born 3 May 1967, Oakland, California
4. Matthew Price Kelsay, born 25 June 1970, Shasta County, California

David Arthur Kelsay, son of Joseph Lafayette Kelsay Jr., and Florence Conklin, was born 6 March 1920, in Seattle, Washington.

He was married 13 September 1944, Reno, Nevada, toHelen Carlson.

He died 14 August 1957, at the Veteran's Hospital in Napa County California, thus giving evidence of prior military service. He was buried at French Gulch near Redding, California. Helen was married/2 to her brother-in-law, Ernest B Kelsay.

Children:

1. Steven Albert Kelsay, born 21 March 1949, Redding, California; 4 years/college and met his wife there; divorced 1975; traveled a great deal. Last address was in Fresno, California. He now owns the Kelsay Family Bible.

Beulah Love Mantis, daughter of Harriett Kelsay and Peter Mantis, was born 12 May 1927, in Dunsmuir, California.

She met Leslie E. Wilkinson in Oregon while she was attending college. They were married 6 July 1948 in Redding, California.

He had a job in a saw-mill, but she disliked Oregon, and she talked him into moving to Redding. Her father built them a nice home, and he got into the service station business. In 1974, they were living in Orland, California, and in the Credit Business.

Children:

1. Leslie Ann Wilkinson, born 19 November 1954


2. Troy Michael Wilkinson, born 29 January 1957

Hubert Fields, son of Mary Kelsay and J. W. Fields, was born in 1908.

He was married to Jewell ____.

He died 8 March 1976. Jewell was living in 1990 in Whiteboro, Oklahoma, next to her daughter Yvonne.

All of the children were living in August 1990.

Children:

1. Harold Dean Fields, lives in Mountain Fork Arkansas; 3 children


2. Jean Ellen Fields, lives near Texarkana, Texas; 4 children


3. Hubert Glenn Fields, resides Big Cedar, Texas; 2 girls


4. Rodney Dale Fields, resides Wichita, Kansas; 1 son


5. Melba Sue Fields, resides Texarkana, Texas; 3 children


6. Larry William Fields, resides Turpin, Kansas; 2 children


7. Lennis Yvonne Fields, married Mr. Russell, lives Whiteboro, Oklahoma; 2 children, mailing address, R 1, B 1920, Talihina, Oklahoma 74571

Henry Waldo Kelsay, son of Henry Kimbrough Kelsay and Anna Pearl Hale, was born 18 September 1874, near Dederick, in Vernon County, Missouri.

He was married 15 February 1941, to Mary Fern Klopfenstein. In 1976 they operated the Farmer's Elevator business in Urich, and were very helpful in establishing the Kelsay family history. They retired in 1983, and observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1991.

Children:

1. William Ralph Kelsay, born 21 June 1943, Clinton, Missouri


2. James Ray Kelsay, born 28 May 1944, Clinton, Missouri


3. Robert Wayne Kelsay, born 25 July 1955, Clinton, Missouri; In the summer of 1990, he went to the 300th Anniversary Services of the Cohansey Baptist Church in Roadstown, New Jersey, where his ancestor Rev. Robert Kelsay preached; Lives in Archie, Missouri


4. David Roland Kelsay, born 25 July 1955, Clinton, Missouri

Francis Alonzo Miller, son of Francis Elbert Miller and Lillie Eunice Williams, was born 22 October 1885, in Raymond, Montgomery County, Illinois.

He was married 13 May 1930, in Olatha, Johnson County, Kansas, to Ruby Frances Woodcock, born 22 June 1914, in Rosedale, Wyandotte County, Kansas, and died 8 January 1991. He was married/2 on 15 July 1991.

Children:

1. Ronald Francis Miller, born 20 September 1930, Birmingham, Clay County, Missouri


2. Wanda Joy Miller, born 25 September 1931, Minnieville, Clay County, Missouri; married 18 August 1948, to Thomas L Craig


3. Vera Lee Miller, born 3 July 1933, Kansas City, Missouri; married 4 April 1953, to Herbert (?) D Bathgate


4. Guy Eugene Miller, born 1 May 1935, Kansas City, Missouri; married 19 October 1963 to Mary Ann McDaniel


5. Walter Mark Miller, born 24 May 1937, Kansas City, Missouri; married 7 October 1963, to Phylis Garver


6. Ann Ruth Miller, born 30 November ?, Independence, Missouri; married 21 May 1959 to Robert Cougill


7. Ray Ellis Miller, born 28 January 1943, Independence, Missouri; married 20 April 1963, to Sharon Ruth Davis


8. William Elbert Miller, born 16 June 1946, Lawson, Ray County, Missouri; married 11 October 1973, to Ruth Jeanette Nelson


9. Vonda Jane Miller, born 27 April 1948, Lawson, Missouri; married 12 June 1964, to Frank E McDowell


10. Donald Leroy Miller, born 2 July 1951, Excelsior Springs, Missouri; married 29 June 1973, to Evelyn H Dederick


11. Ruby Gayle Miller, born 9 October 1954, Excelsior Springs, Missouri


12. Patsy Eunice Miller, born 7 May 1957, Excelsior Springs, Missouri

Cedric Corbal Weston, son of John Edgar/Edward Weston and Anna Otelia Schaffer, was born 7 December 1894, in Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois.

He was married 22 January 1919, in Jonesboro, to Bertha Irene Wiley, born 16 July 1900, in Pope County?, Illinois. They lived with Cedric's mother and stepfather. Cedric was an electrician at the time of the 1920 Census. Bertha died 11 June 1925, in Jonesboro, of a massive heart attack.

Two months later, Cedric married Madie Hinman. She already had 2 daughters, and would have nothing to do with Cedric's children. Cedric placed his 3 children in an orphanage, and then adopted Madie's girls.

His children remained in the orpanage until the children's Aunt, Clara Schaffer Brown, was able to get them. They stayed with her until they were grown.

He died 27 February 1986, in Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois.

Children:

1. Mary Pauline Weston, born 10 November 1919, Jonesboro


2. John Cedric Weston, born 24 December 1920, Jonesboro


3. Edward Eugene (Jiggs) West, born 10 April 1922, Jonesboro


4. Ralph Frederick (Tiny) Weston, born 28 ___ 1924, Jonesboro; married Edith ___
1. Grandchildren:
1. Eilene Weston, born 1946

Barney Tilbert Rice, Sr, son of Emma Caroline Weston and William Franklin Rice, was born 30 November 1895, in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois.

He was married 6 August 1918, Baltimore, Maryland, to Lula Grace Norman, born 6 March 1901, Balitmore.

Barney died 15 March 1936, of tuberculosis, at the home of his father in Pope County Illinois; Lula died 25 September 1976.

Children:

1. Barney Tilbert Rice, Jr., born 3 October 1919, Baltimore, Maryland


2. Terence Edward Rice I, born 20 January 1921; died September 1944, Europe

Artie Tecumseh Rice, son of Emma Caroline Weston and William Franklin Rice, was born 25 March 1898, in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois.

He was married/1 on 9 September ___? to Stelsa Meyers.

A veteran, (Army WWII) Artie left Johnston City, Illinois in 1935. He was married/2 on 13 June 1937 to Melba Lockler. He was the proprietor of the Center Cafe in Richland Center, Wiconsin. He died there 6 May 1961.

Children:

1. Emma Elizabeth Justine Rice, born 29 October 1922


2. Harold David Rice, born 12 December 1926

Beulah Gertrude Rice, daughter of Emma Caroline Weston and William Franklin Rice, was born 17 July 1900, in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois.

She was married on 15 March 1919, to Loy Horace Lawrence, who was struck by lightning, and died 10 September 1938, in Eddyville, Illinois.

Beulah was married/2 on 11 November 1941, to Sidney Loden Tweedy. She was married/3 January 1972, to Charles Hall.

Children:

1. Chester Leon Lawrence, born 26 October 1921


2. Donald Eugene Lawrence, born 27 January 1926; died 3 February 1926


3. Larry Horace Lawrence, born 10 February 1939, Johnston City, Williamson County, Illinois

Verbal Marie Rice, daughter of Emma Caroline Weston and William Franklin Rice, was born 30 January 1908, in Johnston City, Williamson County, Illinois. Verbal had a 10th grade education.

She was married 22 May 1926, in Marion, Williamson County to Frank Lucas, who was born 11 July 1905, in Garnsey, Shelby, or Bibb County, Alabama, son of Ed Lucas and Roxie Davis, both born in Alabama.

Frank worked in the coalmines when young, and mostly as a truck driver later. In 1973/4 they lived in Oregon, Illinois, and in 1986 to Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois, closer to their son Roger. Not long after they were placed into separate nursing homes.

Frank died 27 December 1990 in Watseka, and buried in Daysville Cemetery, Ogle County, Illinois. Verbal died 13 May 1996, bronchopneumonia after a stroke, while living at Prairieview Lutheran Home, in Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois.

Children:

1. Patricia Mae Lucas, born 12 April 1927, Johnston City, Williamson County, Illinois


2. Roger Jerome Lucas, born 20 June 1929, Maywood, Illinois


3. Terry Bernard Lucas, born 8 February 1932, Melrose Park, Illinois


4. Janet Lee Lucas, born 5 August 1939, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois

Sheila Kelsay, daughter of Hugh P. Kelsay and Leona Conley, was born 1 December 1945, probably in Stanislaus County, California.

She was married/1 to Art Milne in 1962; married/2 to Stan Brooks in 1968.

Children:

1. Michael Milne


2. Lenny Milne


3. Art Milne, Jr


4. Thomas Milne

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5. Angela Brooks, born 1969

Richard Ernest Kelsay, son of Ernest Kelsay and Edith Reives (Reeves), was born 29 April 1941, in Redding, California.

He was married 2 August 1962, in Shasta County, California, to Sandra Leah Fugitt, born 17 August 1943, daughter of Granville Fugitt and Amelia Hansen.

Children:

1. Kathryn Kelsay born 19 June 1963, Redding, California


2. Valerie Kelsay, born 3 February 1965, Oakland, California


3. Kelly L. Kelsay, born 3 May 1967, Oakland, California


4. Matthew Price Kelsay, born 25 June 1970, Shasta Coumty, California

William Ralph Kelsay, son of Henry Waldo Kelsay and Mary Fern Klopfenstein, was born 21 June 1943, in Clinton, Missouri.

He was married 11 December 1964, to Caroline Jeanne Colson. They live on a farm outside of Urich, Missouri.

Children:

1. Sherry Renee Kelsay, born 14 January 1967, Clinton, Missouri married 20 October 1990 to Michael Alan Moore.


2. Shanda Leigh Kelsay, born 28 October 1968, Clinton, Missouri


3. Michael William Kelsay, born 3 March 1985, Clinton, Missouri

James Ray Kelsay, son of Henry Waldo Kelsay and Mary Fern Klopfenstein, was born 28 May 1944, in Clinton, Missouri.

He was married 19 April 1971, to Linda Louise Grasher. In 1976 they lived on a farm near Urich, Missouri, but moved to Garden City, Missouri in the summer of 1990. The children were born in Kansas City, Missouri.

Children:

1. Jill Ann Kelsay, born 9 January 1982


2. Frank Ray Kelsay, born 15 January 1984


3. Joe Eric Kelsay, born 20 December 1985

David Roland Kelsay, son of Henry Waldo Kelsay and Mary Fern Klopfenstein, was born 25 July 1955, in Clinton, Missouri. He attended the William Jewell Baptist College, in Liberty, Missouri, in 1976.

He was married 22 October 1983, to Joyce Elaine Hoplins Figg, who was born 23 August 1948, in Braymer, Caldwell County, Missouri.

He works for the Kansas City Power and Light at Montrose, Missouri.

Children:

1. Rebecca Sue Figg, born 10 August 1968, St. Joseph, Missouri


2. Rachael Anne Figg, born 9 July 1973, Braymer, Missouri


3. twin son, premature and stillborn


4. twin son, premature and stillborn

Mary Pauline Weston, daughter of Cedic Corbal Weston and Bertha Irene Wiley, was born 10 November 1919, in Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois, and died 23 September 1945, in Jonesboro, of a massive heart attack.

She was married 15 March 1937, in Cobden, Illinois, to Aloys (Ollie) Behrman, a cannery worker, born 29 January 1903, in Lively Grove, Illinois. He died 8 December 1948, in Rochelle, Illinois, when accidently struck by a train. He is buried at St. Anthony's Cemetery in Lively Grove.

John George, and Frederick remained in St. John's Orphanage, in Belleville, Illinois, until graduation from high school.

Children:

1. John Behrman, born 1 December 1937, Jonesboro; married 28 December 1963, Belleville, St Clair County, Illinois, to Mary Jo Heet; 3 daughters and 1 son; 9 grandchildren


2. Mary Behrman, stillborn in auto, 24 June 1938, Road District 8, Union County, Illinois, buried Wilson Cemetery


3. George Behrman, born 13 September 1939, Jonesboro; resided 1997 St Louis, Missouri


4. Frederick Behrman, born 23 November 1940, Jonesboro; married 16 October 1963 to Janice Berkel; 2 sons, 1 dau, 1 Gr chn


5. Cedric Corbal Behrman, born12 March 1942, Jonesboro, christened 11 November 1945 in Coben, Illinois placed in orphange, but adopted after Ina, by the Nold family. Name changed to Cedric Joseph Nold (Ric) (retired Army Sgt. Maj. info-18 January 1997


6. Ina Jean Behrman Nold, born 23 August 1943, Jonesboro, adopted by Nold family


7. Ralph Frederick (Tiny) Weston, born 17 March 1945 Jonesboro; adopted immediately by aunt and uncle, Emil and Margaret Behrman; married Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, to Judy Strombert

Edward Eugene (Jiggs) Weston, Sr., son of Cedric Corbal Weston and Bertha Irene Wiley, was born 10 April 1922, in Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois, and died 12 December 1977, in Nashville, Washington County, Illinois.

He was married 20 March 1947, to Christine Pearl Alred.

Children:

1. Melinda Susan Weston, born 5 October 1947


2. Edward Eugene Weston, Jr, born 4 July 1949; married Susan Adele Ryan


3. Gary Andrew Weston, born 14 April 1952; married/1 Sherri Faye Melton; married/2 Nina Elaine Whiteside


4. Benjamin Michael Weston, born 21 November 1953; married/1 January Kendle; married/2 Carol Jean Eaves

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Barney Tilbert Rice, Jr., son of Barney Tilbert Rice, Sr. and Lula Grace Norman, was born 3 October 1919, in Baltimore, Maryland.

He was married to Waunita Mae Kosta, born 30 May 1925.

Children:

1. Brian Frederick Rice, born 23 June 1948; Unknown source:"He belongs to some group, (notice I did not say a cult,) and changed his name to Kartar Singh Khalsa. It is such a shame because Brian and his wife (I wonder what her birth name is?) are such beautiful people. I always admire Barney and Waunita because their theory is just to love 'em and let them live their own lives. I could not do it, I'm afraid. They do not cut their hair, even the baby boy looks like a girl and wears a turban when in public, UGH!" He was married 28 June 1982, to Gurubani Kaur Khalsa, born 3 June 1959
1. Grandchildren:
1. Ram Das Singh Khalsa, born 5 January 1985, New Mexico
2. Armita Kaur Khalsa, born 11 January 1987, New Mexico


2. Terence Edward Rice II, born 17 February 1950; married 30 April 1983 Susan Katherine Desimone, born 12 September 1947


3. Bonita Katherine Rice, born 25 October 1951

Emma Elizabeth Justine Rice, daughter of Artie Tecumseh Rice and Stelsa Meyers, was born 29 October 1922. She was married/1 in 1944, to Leslie Decker. She was married/2 1 January 1954, to Elmer Virgil McGinnis, Sr.

Children:

1. Melissa McGinnis, born 17 June 1961


2. Melinda McGinnis, born 17 March 1963 ,


3. Elmer Virgil McGinnis, Jr.

Harold David Rice, son of Artie Tecumseh Rice and Stelsa Meyers, was born 12 December 1926. He was married 25 December 1947, to Beulah Graham.

Children:

1. Susan Stelsa Rice, born 21 December 1948


2. Harold David Rice, Jr., born 18 August 1951


3. Barbara Ann Rice, born 27 April 1958

Chester Leon Lawrence, son of Beulah Gertrude Rice and Loy Horace Lawrence, was born 26 October 1921. He was married 6 September 1941, to Harriet Marie Owen, born 14 March 1925.

Children:

1. Sharon Sue Lawrence, born 11 February 1942, Illinois; married 20 March 1985 to Richard Pirics


2. Michael Leon Lawrence, born 31 December 1943, Illinois


3. Marsha Lynn Lawrence, born 1 September 1951, Illinois

Larry Horace Lawrence, son of Beulah Gertrude Rice and Loy Horace Lawrence, was born 10 Feruary 1939, in Johnston City, Williamson County, Illinois.

He was married 30 August 1958 to Carol Jo Herber, born 13 March 1942, in Chicago, Illinois.

Children:

1. Loy Leon Lawrence, born 24 November 1959, Moses Lake, Grant County, Washington


2. Lora Lee Lawrence, born 6 June 1970, Atlanta, Georgia

Patricia Mae Lucas, daughter of Verbal Marie Rice and Frank Lucas, was born 12 April 1927, in Johnston City, Williamson County, Illinois, moving to Maywood, Illinois, before her second birthday. She worked at Fannie Mae, Candy County, during WWII.

She was married 25 August 1947, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, to Stanley Irvin Hass, born 15 January 1927, Chicago.

Stan was inducted in 1945, two weeks after high school into the 3rd Army, serving as a tank mechanic and instructor. In 1948, he enrolled in the Elgin (Illinois) Watchmakers' College, then worked in the factory. He later became a salesman, retiring in February 1989.

Pat suffred her 1st mental breakdown 7 months after her marriage while living in California, and had problems the rest of her life. She did exceptional needlework, primarily knitting and needlepoint, and for a few years, about 1974-6, worked part-time at a yarn craft store. She was an active member of a handwork club, and held positions on the board for several years.

In December 1990, they moved to Phoenix, Arkansas. She collapsed suddenly of cardiac failure, and died 3 September 1992. Her body was sent to Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, Illinois for burial. In 1995, Stan sold the house and moved in with his friend, Harriet Miller.

Children:

1. Catherine Elizabeth Hass, born 27 April 1950, Oak Park, Illinois


2. David Weston Hass, born 26 June 1953, Oak Park, Illinois

Roger Jerome Lucas, son of Verbal Marie Rice and Frank Lucas, was born 20 June 1919, in Maywood, Illinois.

He was married 22 May 1954, in Maywood, Cook County, Illinois, to Joan Lorraine Niemans, born 2 February 1933, in Melrose Park, Cook County.

Roger was married/2 11 January 1973, to Wanda Morgan.

Children:

1. Lauren Marie Lucas, born 22 April 1957, Geneva, Kane County, Illinois


2. Scott Weston Lucas, born 24 June 1958, Geneva, Illinois; married/1 May 1980 to Pamela Spencer; married/2 July 1988, Las Vegas, Nevada, to Loretta ___
1. Grandchildren:
1. Cale Weston Lucas, born 12 June 1990, Henderson, Arkansas

Terry Bernard Lucas, son of Verbal Marie Rice and Frank Lucas, was born 8 February 1932, in Melrose Park, Illinois. He was married 10 November 1951, to Virginia Ann Hill, born 2 February 1928, in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, and died 17 August 1987, in Elk Grove, Illinois.

Terry was married/2 before 1981, to Elizabeth Pilkowski. He was married/3 on 22 May 1981, to Janet Mitchelic.

Children:

1. Stephen Weston Lucas, born 27 August 1953, Oak Park


2. Kimberly Ann Lucas, born 19 June 1955, Oak Park; married September 1988 to John Daniel Benham, Jr, born 25 October 1950, San Antonio, Texas

Janet Lee Lucas, daughter of Verbal Marie Rice and Frank Lucas, was born 5 August 1939 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois.

She was married 2 April 1960, in Geneva, Kane County, Illinois, to Gordon Ray Banwart, born 2 April 1939, in Elgin, Kane County.

Children:

1. Timothy Weston Banwart, born 7 September 1960, Oak Park


2. Roxanne Marie Banwart, born 15 May 1962, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania


3. Michael Robert Banwart, born 26 October 1964, Elgin, Illinois; died 28 February 1997, Tuscon, Arkansas

Ina Jean Behrman Nold, daughter of Mary Pauline Weston and Aloys (Ollie) Behrman, was born 23 August 1943, Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois.

When her mother died in September 1945, her father put her brothers in an orphanage, and she was adopted by the Nold family.

She was married on 28 August 1962, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, to Kenneth Schaefer, a factory maintenence man, born 1 August 1940, Belleville.

Children:

1. Julia Rose Schaefer, born 23 August 1963, Belleville


2. Jody Paul Schaefer, born 6 October 1964, Belleville; christened in Smithton, Illinois; 1997, manager of Furniture Rental County, Phoenix Arizona


3. Jennifer Joan Schaefer, born 6 February 1966, Belleville

Melinda Susan Weston, daughter of Edward Eugene West, Sr., and Christine Pearl Alred, was born 5 October 1947.

She was married/1 to Ronald Ray White. She was married/2 to Jimmie Lynn Clanahan.

Children:

1. Christina Nanette White, born 1977


2. James Edward White, born 1980


3. Amanda Rae White, born 1985

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4. Suzanne Renee Clanahan

Bonita Katherine Rice, daughter of Barney Tilbert Rioe, Jr. and Lula Grace Norman, was born 25 October 1951.

She was married/1 on 26 June 1977, to Dan Michael Lord, born 29 September 1953.

She was married/2 20 August 1983, to Rodney Paul Matter, born 21 August 1957.

Children:

1. Damien Michael Lord, born 2 September 1978

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2. Autumn Marie Matter, born 25 December 1984


3. Amy Katherine Matter, born 25 June 1987

Michael Leon Lawrence, son of Chester Leon Lawrence and Harriet Marie Owen, was born 31 December 1943, in Illinois.

He was married 20 February 1965, to Veronica Lee Renaud, who was born 25 March 1945.

Children:

1. Brian Leon Lawrence, born 13 June 1965


2. Jennifer Marie Lawrence, born 10 May 1968


3. Mary Lyn Lawrence, born 29 October 1969

Marsha Lynn Lawrence, daughter of Chester Leon Lawrence and Harriet Marie Owen was born 1 September 1951, in Illinois.

She was married 9 February 1971, to Keith Golchert, born 17 December 1950.

Children:

1. Rebecca Lyn Golchert, born 12 January 1972, Illinois


2. Keith Arthur Golchert, born 26 August 1974, Illinois


3. Scott Lawrence Colchert, born 20 January 1977, Illinois

Catherine Elizabeth Hass, daughter of Patricia Mae Lucas and Stanley Irvin Hass, was born 27 April 1950, in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois. A quiet person, she suffered with asthma, which restricted what she could do.

Mr. False was the father of her first child.

She was married/1 on 15 January 1972 to John Oslund; married/2 on 6 April 1976, in Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, to Edward Francis Szudarski. Ed's first wife died after a miscarriage.

Ed worked at AT&T Long Lines where he met Catherine. Ed adopted Liz, and Catherine adopted Ed's sons, Eddie, Sam, and Michael.

Ed retired when he was about 51 years old.

Children:

1. Lizbeth Anne Hass, born 30 November 1970, Winfield, DuPage County, Illinois; Dominic Richard (Nicky) Petrillo, born 4 October 1966, Chicago
1. Grandchildren:
1. Olivia Petrillo
2. Dino Petrillo
3. Candice Beth Petrillo, born 1 January 1988, Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois
4. Catherine Petrillo, born 24 September 1988


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2. Sarah Hedwig Szudarski, born 13 January 1976, St Charles, Kane County, Illinois


3. Adam Aleksander Szudarski, born 14 August 1941, St Charles

David Weston Hass, son of Patricia Mae Lucas and Stanley Irvin Hass, was born 26 June 1953, in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois. He was a band manager in High School, playing several musical instruments. He became a computer expert, having attended the College of DuPage, of Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

He was married 17 August 1974, West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois, to Norma Langner, born 14 September 1954, Cicero, Illinois, who also attended College of of DuPage, when they began dating.

She held several good computer expert jobs, but the children were sick a great deal, and in 1985 they sought a different climate. Since 1985, they live in Phoenix, Illinois. Norma is a major contributor of The Kelsay Family

Children:

1. Weston David Hass, born 29 April 1981, Winfield, DuPage, Illinois


2. Daniel Remington Hass, born 18 October 1982, Winfield

Timothy Weston Banwart, son of Janet Lee Lucas and Gordon Ray Banwart, was born 7 September 1960, in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois.

He was married 8 April 1981, in Reno Nevada, to Sonja Marie Lucero, born 23 September 1964, San Leandro, Alameda County, California.

Children:

1. Christopher Scott Banwart, born 2 November 1981, Hayward, Alameda County

Roxanne Marie Banwart, daughter of Janet Lee Lucas and Gordon Ray Banwart, was born 15 May 1962, in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania.

She was married/1 15 May 1982, to Jeffrey Todd White, born 5 April 1960, Chestnut Hill.

She was married/2 on 1 January 1989, in Tucson, Pima County, Arkansas, to Gary Arthur Cliff.

Children:

1. Jessica Thea White, born 13 November 1982 Tuscon


2. Cory Samuel Cliff, born 8 October 1989, Tuscon Arizona

Julia Rose Schaefer, daughter of Ina Jean Behrman Nold and Kenneth Schaefer, was born 23 August 1963, in Belleville, St Clair County, Illinois.

She was married to William James Trimble, who was born 28 September 1963, in Mt Carmel, Illinois. He was christened at St Francisville, Illinois.

A Metallurgical Engineer, he received his BS degree from SIU in Carbondale, Illinois. In 1996, he is working on his MBA from Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois. He worked for the Catapillar County, in Peora, Illinois, in 1991

Children:

1. Samuel Levi Trimble, born 30 June 1993, Peoria


2. Leah Rose Trimble, born 14 October 1995, Peoria, Illinois

Jennifer Joan Schaefer, daughter of Ina Jean Behrman Nold and Kenneth Schaefer, was born 6 February 1966, in Belleville, St Clair County, Illinois.

She was married/1 to Cliff Mather. She was married/2 to Mark Raback. She is a Customer Service Representative.

Children:

1. Jessica Mather Raback, adopted by stepfather

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Miriam Kelsay, daughter of Rev. Robert Kelsay and Miriam Smith, was born about 1746, in Upper Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey; baptized November 1782 Cohansey Church; she was about 10, when her parents joined the Cohansey Church in Bowentown in May 1756.

She was married about 1768 Cumberland County, 2nd wife, to Seth Bowen, who was born 21 July 1748, in Cohansey, Cumberland County, New Jersey, and died in Cumberland County, New Jersey, son of Elijah Bowen and Deborah Swinney. Seth served in the Revolutionary War. See: Bowen Family and Bowen Family 2

Miriam died 30 May 1789, in Cumberland County, New Jersey

Children:

1. Daniel Bowen, son of Seth's m/1; married 20 December 1780 to Elizabeth Kelsay, below


2. David Bowen, born 1763


3. Abigail Bowen, born 1768


4. Rebecca Bowen, born 1769

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Damaris Kelsay, daughter of Rev. Robert Kelsay and Miriam Smith, was born about 1748, in the township of Upper Pittsgrove, Salem County, New Jersey. Damaris was about 8, when the family home in Salem County burned in April 1756. They moved to the Cohansey Baptist Church parsonage at Bowentown, Hopewell Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

About 1775, in Cumberland County, she became the 1/wife of Benoni Dare, son of Elkannah and Elizabeth Dare. They lived in Greenwich in Cumberland County She was baptized & joined the Cohansey Baptist church, March 1782. She died about 1788. After the death of Damaris, Benoni Dare married Rachel Sheppard and moved to Philadelphia where Benoni died before 1803. Rachel also had five children.

Children:

1. Mary Dare, born Cumberland County, New Jersey; married Ezekiel Tell, of Cape May County, New Jersey; died young


2. Elkanah (Cain) Dare, born 1782, Cumberland County,


3. Phebe Dare


4. Rachel Dare


5. John Dare

Elkannah Dare, also known as Cain, son of Damaris Kelsay and Benoni Dare, was born in 1782, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

He was married in May 1804, probably in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mary S. Phillips.

He died 26 August 1826. Their children were all born in Pennsylvania, probably in Philadelphia.

Children:

1. George T. Dare, born 30 November 1806


2. John Kelsay Dare, born 23 November 1809


3. Anna M. Dare, born 7 March 1812


4. Edward Phillips Dare, born 12 April 1818; married Nancy Rutzer; farmed near Lorain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; no children


5. Mary C. Dare, born 30 November 1820


6. Francis M. Dare, born 23 April 1823


7. Elkanah Osborne Dare, born 3 May 1827

George T. Dare, son of Elkanah Dare and Mary S. Phillips, was born 30 November 1806. A doctor, he practiced medicine at Kirkwood, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

He was married 12 April 1837, to Ann Moffit Dickey, of Hopewell, Pennsylvania, born about 1805, daughter of Colonel D. Dickey.

She died 18 March 1879, Oxford, Pennsylvania.

Children:

1. Annie Dare, born Pennsylvania


2. George Strawbridge Dare, born 23 August 1843, Pennsylvania


3. Letitia Dare, born Pennsylvania; married __Lovitt, druggist, 1874, Oxford, Pennsylvania


4. David Dare, born Pennsylvania

Anna M. Dare, daughter of Elkanah Dare and Mary S. Phillips, was born 7 March 1812, in Pennsylvania, probably in Philadelphia.

She married Malon Pursey. The children were all born in Pennsylvania.

Children:

1. Rebecca Pursey; married Hugh Long, 1 ch
1. Grandchildren:
1. Sanders Long, possibly born Pennsylvania


2. Emma Pursey; married Mr. Evans


3. George Pursey; married Miss Hastings


4. Sarah Pursey


5. Adeline Pursey


6. Rose Pursey

Mary C. Dare, daughter of Elkanah Dare and Mary S. Phillips, was born 30 November 1820, in Pennsylvania, probably in Philadelphia.

She was married/1 to William Whiteside, and secondly to Ezra Kimble, who died in 1851.

The children were born in Pennsylvania.

Children:

1. Mary Whiteside; married William Johnson
1. Grandchildren:
1. Carrie Johnson
2. Edwin Johnson
3. Janette Johnson


2. Newton Whiteside; marriage Lizzie Herkins


3. Frank Whiteside; married to Rachel Campbell
1. Grandchildren:
1. Lizzie Whiteside, possibly born in Pennsylvania

Francis Dare, son of Elkanah Dare and Mary S. Phillips, was born 23 April 1823, in Pennsylvania, probably in Philadelphia.

He was married 20 June 1851, to Margaret Anna White.

Children:

1. Mary E. Dare, born 20 July 1854; married 27 March 1800, Coatsville, Pennsylvania, to Samuel McDowell


2. George Dare, born 25 May 1856; died 7 November 1884


3. Ann Black Dare, born 13 November 1857; died 5 February 1886


4. Kelsay Elkanah Dare, born 13 January 1859; died 13 June 1889

Elkanah Osborne Dare, son of Elkanah Dare and Mary S. Phillips, was born 3 May 1827, in Pennsylvania, probably in Philadelphia.

He was married 3 February 1850 to Elizabeth Frank, and lived in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where their children were born.

Elkannah died 27 June 1899, and Elizabeth died 19 February 1919.

Children:

1. George Lincoln Dare, born 13 August 1856


2. Lawrence Elkanah Dare, born 12 April 1858


3. Anson Phillips Dare, born 12 January 1860; died Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; married Nora Patterson; no children


4. Charles Kelsay Dare, born 28 November 1861; died 21 October 1914; married 15 April 1888, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Jacobina Erb; All children born in Pennsylvania, all lived in Harrisburg.


5. Mary Lucretia Dare, born 10 February 1864

George Strawbridge Dare, son of Dr. George Dare and Ann Moffitt Dickey, was born 23 August 1843, in Pennsylvania.

He was married 20 January 1869 to Mercy Ann Moore, born 1 March 1842, daughter of William and Hannah Moore.

Dr. George Strawbridge Dare graduated Jefferson Medical school in Philadelphia, and in 1874 was practicing medicine in Rising Sun, Maryland.

He died and was buried in Nottingham Church Cemetery, in Cecil County, Maryland. The children were probably born in Maryland.

Children:

1. Charles Edgar Dare, born 2 September 1870; married Mollie Wilson of Cecil County; graduated Lafayette College; England; super-maint/dept, R. F. & P. Railroad, Alexandria, Virginia
1. Grandchildren:
1. Charles Edgar Dare Jr. born Maryland or Virginia; married Virginia Adams, Fredericksburg, Virginia
1. Great Grandchildren:
1. Virginia Dare, probably born in Virginia
2. son, probably born in Virginia
2. Virginia Dare, born Maryland/ Virginia; graduated Wellesley College; married 20 October 1934 to Timothy Paige of Athol, Massachusetts


2. Clarence T. Dare, born 17 December 1871; resided Omaha, Nebraska


3. Gertrude S Dare, born 18 October 1873; resided Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

George Lincoln Dare, son of Elkanah Osborne Dare and Elizabeth Frank, was born 13 August 1856, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

He was married 17 February 1879, to Sarah C. Black. They lived in Los Angeles, California. He died 8 April 1930. The children were probably born in Pennsylvania.

Children:

1. Mildred Elizabeth Dare, born 23 January 1882; married Clarence Ewell; resided Los Angeles, California


2. Bessie Beck Dare, born 25 September 1887; resided Omaha, Nebraska


3. Anson Elkanah Dare, born 1 June 1889; died 13 August 1889, Pennsylvania

Lawrence Elkanah Dare, son of Elkanah Dare and Elizabeth Frank, was born 12 April 1856.

He was married 25 December 1882 to Mary Finninger. He died in New York.

Children:

1. Edward Philips Dare, born 15 October 1883, probably in Pennsylvania; resided in Trenton, New Jersey


2. Ross Finninger Dare, born 29 January 1886, probably in Pennsylvania; resided in Harrisburg, New Jersey

Mary Lucretia Dare, daughter of Elkanah Osborne Dare and Elizabeth Frank, was born 10 February 1864, in Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania.

She was married 3 November 1887, to Charles Myers. She died 2 December 1929

Children:

1. Joseph D. Myers, born 30 January 1889, Pennsylvania; res Santa Monica, California

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John Kelsay, son of Rev. Robert Kelsay and Miriam Smith, was born about 1752, in Upper Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey.

He was married to Sarah Paget in Cumberland County, New Jersey between the years 1770 and 1775. They both joined and were baptized in the Cohansey Baptist Church in Cumberland County in November 1782, transferring from Divided Creek Baptist church.

Between the years 1779 and 1781, John Kelsay was a "tax ratable" that owned land in Down Township, Cumberland County. There was some evidence that he might have moved to Cape May County, New Jersey. Not too much is known about this son as he died rather young, 28 March 1788. He is probably buried in Cumberland County. John and Sarah's complete issue is not known. They had at least one son. By a process of elimination we have listed Smith Kelsay as their son.

The 1810 census for Cayuga County, New York, shows John's brother David, and David's two sons, Thomas P and David Jr. Also living near by were John Kelsay II and Thomas (Samuel) Kelsay. These appear most likely to be sons of John.

Children:

1. William Kelsay, born 25 December 1774, Cumberland County, New Jersey; Capt., Major, Esquire

probable children
2. Miriam Kelsay, born about 1746 in Upper Pittsgrove Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey


3. Mary (Polly) Kelsay, born between 1770 & 1775, Cumberland County, New Jersey; married 4 October 1789, Cumberland County, Thomas Brown, Jr.


4. Smith Kelsay, born about 1780, Cumberland County, New Jersey


5. John Kelsay II


6. Thomas (Samuel) Kelsay

William Kelsay, son of John Kelsay and Sarah Paget, was born between the years 1770 and 1775, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

He was married 31 March 1801, in Cumberland County, to Lydia Wright, who was born in 1777 in New Jersey.

Records in Cumberland County, show that William Kelsay purchased some land in Hopewell Township from David Randolph on 13 May 1803. On 10 March 1809, William and Lydia sold some Hopewell land to Henry Rocap.

Shortly after the War of 1812, they moved to Salem Township, Warren County, Ohio. they were living there during the 1820 Ohio census, but about 1825, they bought a farm located in Miami Township, Franklin County, Indiana, and a 80 acre farm located in Bath Township, Franklin County, where they lived until his death, as the 1830 and 1840 Census show.

In 1831, they suffered some embarrassment when one of their daughters had an affair with a man named Hull.

William was a successful farmer, and served as County supervisor of roadwork. In April 1832, William had a new barn raising and his neighbors pitched in with great zeal and helped. He served with great distinction as elected as a School Director in his district in 1832 and 1833.

In 1832, William wrote his will. After 1834, senility began to set in; his mind deteriorated to the point where he was not even aware of his actions. He died in the fall of 1845, in Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio. His will was probated 25 February 1846. The original will was destroyed by fire at the Hamilton County Court House on 29 March 1884, but it's contents were preserved in the Court records. The court records are quite lengthy, due to the fact that some of his heirs contested the will on the grounds that he was not of sound mind. It was a long and bitter battle. The will left the farm in Hamilton County, Ohio,, to his eldest son, James, and the farm in Franklin County, Indiana to his youngest son, Joseph. The will misdescribed the location of the farm in Indiana as "Union County." He left a sum of money to his wife and daughters. The daughters were dissatisfied with this and contested the will. However, several witnesses testified that William was of sound mind at the time he wrote his will, and in the end, it's provisions were carried out.

They had at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. On the 1850 Federal Census, Lydia was 73 years old and living with her oldest son, James, in Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio. She died in 1855, in Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio.

Children:

1. James Kelsay, born 1805, Cumberland County, New Jersey


2. Elizabeth Kelsay, probably died young


3. Martha Kelsay, died before 12 August 1857; married Azariah German


4. Tamson Kelsay, died before 12 August 1857; married Hiram B. Reddish; (Wm. W. Reddish, who might have been her son, lived with James F. Kelsay)


5. Harriet Kelsay, living 12 August 1857; married Aaron Hammel


6. Mary Ann Kelsay, living 12 August 1857, married James H. Miller


7. Lydia Kelsay; married 4 May 1839, Hamilton County, Ohio, Andrew Powner


8. Joseph Kelsay, born 1821, Ohio (prob. Warren County)

Smith Kelsay and his wife Lydia Hewit/Huit are found on the 1802 tax list of Downe Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, later of Hampshire County, Virginia.

Based on indirect evidence, it is most likely that they are the parents of the known brothers and sisters of William. If John was their oldest child, Smith was born probably about 1780, or before. Lydia was a little younger. They would have been married about 1800, but probably a little later, because no marriage record is found for them in the New Jersey marriage records up to 1800, and not in Cumberland County after that.

Smith Kelsay and his wife Lydia Hewit/Huit, are found on the 1802 and 1803 tax list of Downe Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, later of Hampshire County, Virginia

In Cumberland County, we find these deeds:

• 6:591--Nathaniel Hewet, Charles Hewet, Lydia Kelsay (late Lydia Hewet) and Smith Kelsay, her husband of township of Downs, Cumberland County, New Jersey, to Moses Bateman of Fairfield Township, Cumberland County for $270 --deed 19 May 1804; recorded 9 July 1804 --13 1/2 acres in Fairfield Township. comprising land and swamp (part of 100 acres) Nathaniel Hewet became siezed of by will of John Bleu


• 7.208--Nathaniel Huit, Charles Huit and Lideah Kelsey (late Huit) of Downe Township. to Elizabeth Bleu of Fairfield Township for L225 --deed 15 May 1804; recorded 8 October 1804 --10 acres. of saltmarsh lands in Fairfield Township and another 10 acres. (coming --from will of John Blew)

Smith is found in the 1810 Census of Hampshire County. This county is part of the present day West Virginia.

"Smith Kelsay, pg 12, males, two under 10, one 26-45; females, two under 10, one 16-26" This family structure fits well with the family group sheet of the Kelsay children prepared from the Portage County, Ohio, and subsequent records; the two young males are presumably sons John and Smith, one girl is Jane, leaving one daughter as yet unknown, probably died young.

Smith is in the same location on the 1820 Census.

"Smith Kelsay, page 238, Males, two under 10, two 10-16, one 26-45; Females, three under 10, two 10-16, one 26-45; This leaves three more daughters unaccounted for. One may assume they were born between David in 1814, and 1820. Mary was born in 1823. They moved to Paris Township, Portage County, Nebraska (or Akron, Ohio,) sometime between 1824 when William was born, and 1830.

Smith Kelsay died in Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio 26 February 1836. He left no will.

The probate court records, Case No. 471: 23 February 1836, John Kelsay was appointed administrator of Smith Kelsay, who died leaving a widow and children.

2 April 1836, sale, no Kelsay purchases.

11 August 1841 Lucretia Kelsay mentioned as a receiver of $150. from estate

Smith Kelsay was probably buried in the old cemetery that was located in Paris Township. All of the graves in this old cemetery were dug up and moved to the new, Holly Cemetery, shortly before 1925, in Paris Township. The old graves are in a certain section of Holly Cemetery, but there does not appear to be any stone markers for Smith or Lydia (Hewit) Kelsay. At least their names are not shown on an index of the Holly Cemetery. Sometimes, wooden crosses were placed on graves back in those days, and they rotted away over the years and disappeared. Many times, graves were also marked with a small stone and no inscription on it.

Children:

1. John Kelsay, born 1802, or 1806, New Jersey


2. Smith Kelsay (2) born about 1804; married 23 June 1831, to Lucretia Case


3. Jane Kelsay, born 1806, Hampshire County, Virginia (now W. Virginia)


4. Hannah Kelsay, born 12 February 1807, in Hampshire (W Virginia now)


5. Robert Kelsay, born 20 June 1809, Hampshire County, Virginia


6. David Kelsay, born 1814, Hampshire County, Virginia


7. Mary Kelsay, born 1823, Hampshire County, Virginia


8. William Kelsay, born 1824, Hampshire County, Virginia

Children:

1. Lavona Kelsay, age 18, born about 1851/6


2. Bettie Kelsay, age 16, born about 1853/4


3. Euratia Kelsay, age 14, born about 1855/6


4. William Kelsay, age 12, born about 1857/8 This may be the William Kelsay who got a license 29 September 1883 to marry Dora L. Belcher, in Fremont County, Iowa; on the 1860 Census, the family of George A N Belcher, age 45, lived next door to David, (Vandalia, age 19; Mary age 11; George T, age 7)


5. John D. Kelsay, age 10, born about 1859/60


6. Samuel Kelsay, age 8, born about 1861/2


7. Louisa Kelsay, age 6, born about 1863/4

James Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Lydia Wright, was born in 1805, in Cumberland County, New Jersey. He inherited the family farm located in Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, and spent the rest of his life there.

The 1850 Ohio census shows him, six children, and his first wife, Amelia, who was born in 1810 in New Jersey, and his mother.

The 1860 Census, shows James, age 56, and his second wife, Lydia, aged 42, born in New Jersey. Their post office was Cleves, and there were still 5 children in the household.

On the 1870 Census, James was 65 years old and still farming. His wife at that time was Milac, age 61, born in New Jersey. Their post office was Cleves, and two of James's daughters were still living with him, plus a boy by the named Henry Hagg, 14 yr old. He may have been a stepson, grandson, or hired hand.

James was not on the 1880 Census, evidently dying before that time. He had 7 children, probably all born to his first wife. The only one that could have born to the second wife, was Abigail. However, the record for the 2nd marriage has not been checked. All of the children were born in Hamilton County, Ohio.

Children:

1. William Kelsay, born 1834


2. Daniel Kelsay, born 1836/7


3. John Kelsay, born 1838


4. Susan Kelsay, born 1840/1; married Jonathan Mastland; on 1880 Ohio Census, Miami Twsp, Hamilton County; no children listed, but her sister, Abby Kelsay, was living with them.


5. James F Kelsay, born August 1843


6. Lydia Kelsay, born 1846/7; unmarried on 1870 Census, living with father


7. Abigail Kelsay, born 1851/2, unmarried on 1880 Census, resided with Susan

Joseph Kelsay, son of William Kelsay and Lydia Wright, was born in 1821, in Ohio, probably in Warren County. Joseph grew up on the family farm in Hamilton County, Ohio.

He was married 21 September 1843 in Hamilton County, to Elizabeth M. Allen, who was born 11 September 1825, in Pennsylvania.

Two years later, with their oldest son, they moved to the 80-acre farm he inherited in Bath Township, Franklin, close to the Ohio state line. Because of the family dispute, he was not able to get clear title to the land until 12 August 1857. He sold this land 5 March 1858, and bought a farm in Fugit Township, Decatur County, Indiana. He lived here 11 years, and here seven more children were born.

In the spring of 1869, he loaded his family and possessions into a covered wagon and headed west to Illinois. However, he did not sell the Indiana farm. His son John D. Kelsay was to return later and live and die there. At age 48, Joseph bought land and settled in Johnson Township, Christian County, Illinois, where he farmed the next 16 years.

After a six day illness, Joseph died on 27 July 1885, from hemorrhaging of the bowels. President U. S. Grant was ill at the same time and died 4 days before Joseph. He was buried on the 28th July, in the Pierce Cemetery in Christian County, which was located on the line dividing the Kelsay and William's farms, and was later to be called the Kelsay-Williams Cemetery. It is located east of Morrisonville, Illinois within a field about 1/3 mile west of the Nokomis road, and is now in deplorable shape. Their son, Daniel M. Kelsay was Administrator of his father's estate. Elizabeth died 22 October 1903, and was buried beside her husband.

Children:

1. Robert Kelsay, born 1844, Hamilton County, Ohio


2. William H. Kelsay, born 27 June 1847, Franklin County, Ohio


3. John D. Kelsay, born May 1850, Franklin County, Ohio


4. Edward M. Kelsay, born 1 August 1852, Franklin County, Ohio; unmarried; diabetic, died age 25 in Christian County, Illinois, buried Pierce Cemetery


5. Missouri Kelsay (daughter), born 1860, Decatur County, Indiana; married 29 December 1881, Christian County, Illinois, to Joseph McCabe, born 1858, Christian County, son of John McCabe and Elizabeth Alexander


6. Daniel M Kelsay, born 1862, Decatur County, Illinois; unmarried; lived, and died after 1885 in Christian County, Illinois


7. Mary Ann Kelsay, born 5 February 1865, Decatur County, Indiana


8. Emma Kelsay, born 1868, Decatur County, Indiana; died between 1880/5

John Kelsay, son of Smith Kelsay and Lydia Hewet (Huit) was born 1802, or 1806, in Cumberland County, New Jersey; A farmer, he was married 22 November 1827 to Sarah Ann Case, who was born about 1797 in Pennsylvania.

On 20 December 1827, in Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio, John contracted to buy property in the Connecticut Western Reserve, 50 acres, for $100. He received the deed 28 May 1836. The next 17 September, he then sold the place to his brother Robert, who received the deed on 20 December 1837. The same 17 September, he sold a 25 acre plot for $1000. Was he getting ready to move? None of the brothers were on the 1840 Census for Indiana.

John and Sarah Ann appear on the 1850 Census of Madison County, Indiana, with the two Wellington children that they took into their home to raise. They lived in Grant County, Indiana; and in 1860 in Fremont County, Iowa. They did not appear in the 1870 Census there.

Children:

1. Lucinda Wellington, born about 1842, in Pennsylvania


2. Edward Wellington, born about 1853, in Indiana; adopted at 9 months; married in Fremont County, Iowa, 19 January 1868 to Catherine K. McIntosh

Jane Kelsay, daughter of Smith Kelsay and Julia Hewet (Huit), was born in 1807, in Hampshire County, Virginia.

She was married 18 April 1826, to John Gano, who was born about 1800 in Virginia. The family appears on the 1850 Census of Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio, with real estate valued at $3000. At that time Jane's sister Mary (age 27) was with them.

The children were all born in Portage County.

Children:

1. Josiah Gano, born about 1827


2. William Gano, born about 1833


3. Hannah Gano, born about 1840


4. Elizabeth Gano, born about 1842

Hannah Kelsay, daughter Smith Kelsay and Lydia Hewit, was born 12 February 1807, in Hampshire Countyof died 8 April 1889, in Bryon, Williams County, Ohio.

She was married 29 March 1827, to Horatio Calvin, who was born 1 November 1803, in Loudoun, Virginia

Hannah and Horatio, both, died 28 April 1854, Williams County, Ohio.

Children:

1. David Calvin, born 10 February 1828, Portage, Ohio


2. Smith Calvin

Robert Kelsay, son of Smith Kelsay and Lydia Hewet (Huit) was born 1812/3, Hampshire County, Virginia, and moved as a child with his family approximately 1827 to Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio.

He was married/1 6 September 1832, to Hannah Lorella Enos (Enoe). The two were divorced, and he granted her Lot 9, in Edinburgh Township, for $1., deed dated 17 September 1836, which she received 8 May 1838. On 17 September 1836, he bought a piece of land from his brother, John, and received title to it 20 December 1837.

He was married/2 24 March 1842, to Hannah Minyoung, who was born about 1820 in Pennsylvania. He bought another property in Paris Township, 19 June 1843. On 17 April 1848, they sold a 50-acre tract in Paris Township, to which his brother William was a witness.

Robert appears on the 1850 Census of Van Buren Township, Madison County, Indiana, as a stone mason. He is still there on the 1860 Census, but is listed as a farmer, with real estate valued at $3000. and personal property at $2000. At that time his nephew Smith Kelsay (stonecutter) was in his household. His four oldest children were recorded as having had one year of school. He died in Madison County

Children:

1. Albert W. Kelsay, born about 1843, Ohio, farm laborer; Albert's minor son, Paul received in membership at Fairmount Monthly Meeting 13 May 1896, from Marian Monthly Meeting, Indiana. Albert received in membership at Fairmount Monthly Meeting 12 January 1908


2. Emily Kelsay, born about 1845, Ohio, domestic


3. John Kelsay, born 1849, Madison County, Indiana


4. Marietta Kelsay, born about 1850, Madison County, Indiana


5. Mary Ann Kelsay, born about 1852, Madison County, Indiana


6. Jacob Kelsay, born about 1854, Madison County, Indiana


7. Cynthia Kelsay, born about 1856, Madison County, Indiana


8. Warren Kelsay, born about 1858, Madison County, Indiana

David Kelsay, son of Smith Kelsay and Lydia Hewet (Huit), was born in 1814, Hampshire County, Virginia, moving as a child with his family approximately 1827, to Paris township, Portage County, Ohio.

He was married 15 September 1833 to Mary (Polly) McDaniel, who was born about 1818 in Ohio. They appear on the 1850 Census of Grant County, Indiana, where he is listed as a stonecutter.

Children:

1. Smith Kelsay, born about 1838, Ohio, stone cutter


2. Lydia Kelsay, born about 1842, Virginia


3. Rachel Kelsay, born about 1844, Ohio


4. Josephine Kelsay, born about 1848, Grant County, Indiana


5. Mary, or Maria (sp?) Kelsay, born 1850, Grant County, Indiana

William Kelsay, son of Smith Kelsay and Lydia Hewet, was born in 1824, in Hampshire County, Pennsylvania, now a part of West Pennsylvania.

William obtained a marriage license on 30 March 1842, and was married 3 April 1842, in Marion, Grant County, Indiana, by acting Justice of the Peace, Soloman Parsons, Esquire, to Mary Ann Edgerton. Parsons recorded the marriage on the 27 April.

William had a brother, John Kelsay, who was a witness at their wedding, who was a resident of Madison Township, Fremont County Iowa, in July 1863, and swore to the above facts, when Mary applied for a widow's pension. Samuel Edgerton, Mary Ann's brother, was also a witness. This marriage was recorded 11 November 1842, Back Creek Monthly Meeting, near Marion. (See Back Creek Monthly Meeting records, Vol. 3. Quaker Encyclopedia) Mary Ann was noted as having married contrary to discipline, because they had been married by a Justice of the Peace, but not that she was dismissed from membership. However, on 16 February 1843, she joined the Methodists, and then the following November she joined another society, and then in January 1844, the Friends dismiss her.

Mary Ann was born in 1824, near Darby Creek Monthly Meeting, Quaker Church, in Logan County, Ohio, daughter of Part II E, Thomas Edgerton and Mary Osborn

The only record of William in Portage County was when he witnessed his brother's sale of a piece of ground in Paris Township on 17 April 1848. William and Mary Ann, and family, appear on the 1850 Census Grant County, Indiana, where is is listed an engraver. They moved to Sidney, Fremont County, Iowa, about 1852, and appear on the 1860 Census there. The homestead filing shows that their property was lots in the city. William was listed on that Census as a lawyer. At that time, they had living with them Mary J. Chapman, age 33, born Pennsylvania; George Chapman, age 17, farmer, born Iowa; Edwin Chapman, age 3, born in Kansas.

From the History of Fremont County, Iowa, page 451, we find:
   Page 451, August Election 1854. "A proposition was submitted to the voters "Wether or not the county of Fremont will aid in the construction of a railroad from Ft. Madison, on the Mississippi river, via Bloomfield and Sidney, to a point on the Missouri river opposite old Fort Kearney." also a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of sheriff. In the abstract of the canvass, For Fremont County Prosecuting Attorney: Wm. Kelsay ... 222; M K Skidmore ... 73.

On page 452, In the election of of 1856, for the State Representative of the 13th District, Wm Kelsay..323, and John McKillop. . .187.

Page 458, William was listed as being 2nd in the history to serve in the office of County Prosocuting Attorney

Page 459, William was 4th to serve as State Representitive.

   William died during the Civil War. He entered the service of the United States, as a volunteer, on or about the 15th day of September 1861, in Omaha, in the Territory of Nebraska, as a First Lieutenant of Company A, commanded by Captain M. Patrick, in the "Nebraska Cavalry," (which said company afterwards became Company A in the Regiment of "Curtis Horse," comamnded by Colonel Lowe) And who was afterwards Captain, and then Major William Kelsay of Company A, "Curtis Horse," He turned up in Fort Henry, Tennessee, on 2 February 1862, and was listed as a member of the 5th Regiment, of Iowa Calvary Volunteers. He died at Fort Heiman, Kentucky, on 28th February 1862; the cause of death was listed as Typhoid Pnuemonia. The present day Fort Heiman is in Calloway County, and partly submerged in Lake Kentucky. It is possible that the graves were moved to Fort Donelson, Tennessee, where there is a National Cemetery. A recent inquiry there did not find his name listed there, but they had many unmarked graves. The government could not give more information.

The family tradition, which is in complete error, says that he died at sea, and was buried at sea. It seems strange that none of the family ever had a record of his being an officer, or knowledge of his service. Mary Ann was known to be bitter, likely, because he volunteered for service, and that she was left a widow with a family to raise. It appears that her daughter Amanda died shortly after her father.

In the 1870 Census of Fremont County, Iowa, page 4, line 36, City Fisher, 24 June 1870, we find Mary, age 36, born Ohio, and in her household are her sons, Samuel and John, daughter Mary, and a boy Marcus Kelsay, age 11, born Iowa. He was not a son of Mary, and too old to be a grandson.

In the 1880 Census of Benton Township, of Fremont County, Iowa, Mary Ann was living with her daughter Sarah Ann and family. She sold some land there in 1883, not long before she and Sarah left.

Mary Ann received her last pension check (Pension # 1481, Certificate 33809) of $25., on 4 March 1889. She died shortly thereafter, was then dropped from the rolls. She died at the home of her son Samuel in Norcatur, Norton County, Kansas, just south of the Nebraska border. She is buried in the Norcatur Cemetery, on the County Line toward Clayton. A flat stone says "Mrs. Kelsay 1889." Her Death Certificate records her death as 24 May 1889, that all she possessed was $75., that she had saved from her widow's pension, and that her daughter Sarah Ann was appointed the administrator.

Fremont County, Iowa, land records Book C, 1. Page 597: filed 29 August 1859, instrument-25 August 1859, recorded 31 August 1859 land purch. by William Kelsay and Mary A. Kelsay

2. Page 658: filed-10 November 1859, instrument-29 October 1859, recorded-10 November 1859 land sold by William Kelsay and Mary A. Kelsay

3. Book E. page 65, filed- 24 April l861, instru-3 December 1860, recorded-25 April 1861 land sold by William Kelsay and Mary Ann Kelsay

4. Mary Ann Kelsay wife of William Kelsay, homestead in Sidney, Iowa, in the absence of William

5, Bk I, pg 539 filed 14 August 1867, instru-14 August 1867, rec.-19 August 1867 Mary A. Kelsay

6. 1883, Mary Ann Kelsay, sold some land, probably the "Homestead"

Children:

1. Sarah Ann Kelsay, born 26 December 1844, Marian, Grant County, Indiana


2. Minerva Jane Kelsay, born 4 March 1846, Grant County, Indiana


3. John Kelsay, born 14 January 1850. Grant County, Indiana


4. Samuel Kelsay, born 14 February 1852 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana


5. Amanda Kelsay, born 22 October 1854, living in 1863; died before June 1870


6. Mary (Mollie) Kelsay, born 14 October 1858, Fremont County, Iowa; she married Hale Hezekiah Lamb A full account of this family is given in Part I-L.

James F. Kelsay, son of James and Amelia Kelsay, was born August 1843, in Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio. He was married in 1869/70, to Sarah Jane (her surname was probably Pounder), who was born in Ohio in December 1844, daughter of parents who were born in Ohio.

James and Sarah Ann were residing on the Jordan Creek Road, in Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, on the 1870 Census, and had a young man, James Pounder, with them. They were there on the 1880 Census, and had a 22 year old manservant by the name of William W. Reddish. They were still there on the 1900 Census, with John R., Amelia, and Orrie still living at home. The children were all born in Hamilton County.

Children:

1. John P.(Pounder?) Kelsay, 9 yrs old on 1880 Census, born about 1871


2. John R. Kelsay, born September 1874


3. Amelia Kelsay, born March 1876


4. Orrie L. Kelsay, born December 1887

Robert Kelsay, son of Joseph Kelsay and Elizabeth M. Allen, was born in 1844, in Hamilton County, Illinois. He grew up on the farm in Bath Township, Franklin County, Indiana. He was married 2 August 1871 in Franklin County, to Mary E. Alford, who was born 17 February 1851, in Indiana, daughter of John Alford and Anna Shoff.

Robert and Mary moved to Johnson County, Illinois, shortly after their marriage. On 29 December 1874, they bought 40 acres in Christian County, Illinois. By the time of the 12 June 1880 Census, they were living in North Okaw Township, Coles County, Illinois.

Robert had a very serious kidney condition and he and his family returned to Christian County. He died 19 October 1881, at Palmer, in Christian County, and is buried in the Pierce Cemetery.

Mary was married/2 to 22 November 1882, at Palmer to Edgar Thomas. She died 21 May 1890, and is buried at Palmer.

Children:

1. Emma Kelsay, born 1872, Johnson County, Illinois; married 28 September 1892, Christian County, to John W. Tindle, a grocery clerk, born 1869, Wayne County, Illinois, son of George Tindle.

2. Rosa Kelsay, born 1877, Illinois; living in 1885

William H. Kelsay, son of Joseph Kelsay and Elizabeth M. Allen, was born 27 June 1847, in Bath Township, Franklin County, Ohio.

He was married/1 on 14 December 1870, in Greensburgh, Decatur County, Indiana, to Sarah E. Lowe, who was born in 1847 (probably in Indiana). She died in childbirth 19 October 1871, in Christian County, Illinois, the baby, Albert, with her. They are buried in the Pierce Cemetery.

William was married/2 on 3 October 1872, in Christian County, to Francis A. Coffey, who born in 1854, in Illinois. William adopted her 3 yr old illegitimate daughter, Josephine.

In 1879, the family went west to Jefferson County, Colorado, where Francis' parents lived. Sometime between 1880 and 1884, Josephine moved into the home of her Coffey grandparents, and Robert moved the rest of his family to Springfield, Missouri.

William was a carpenter and a farmer. He bought land on 19 January 1888, and on 4 March 1890, near Rogersville, Green County, Missouri. William died 3 June 1923, and Francis died in 1931, both in Rogersville, and both buried in the Dodson Cemetery, surrounded by a wire fence, and well cared for. The Kelsay graves are at the front of the Cemetery (2nd row) near the blacktop.

Children:

1. Josephine (Josie) Kelsay, born 13 June 1869, Illinois


2. Edward A. Kelsay, born 6 June 1873, Illinois


3. James H. Kelsay, born 15 July 1875, Illinois


4. Mary E. (Polly) Kelsay, born 1877/8, Illinois


5. Maggie Kelsay, born 1880, Jefferson County, Missouri


6. Edith Kelsay, born about 1882, Missouri


7. Ralph Kelsay, born 21 October 1884, Rogersville, Missouri


8. Claude Kelsay, born 27 November 1890, Galloway, Missouri


9. Herbert Kelsay, born Missouri


10. Lucy Kelsay, born Missouri

John D. Kelsay, son of Joseph Kelsay and Elizabeth M. Allen, was born in May 1850, in Bath Township, Franklin County, Ohio. At 19, his parents moved from Decatur County, Indiana, to Johnson Township, Christian County, Illinois.

He was married 13 September 1873, to Octavia Culley, born about 1850 in Illinois, living next door to Joseph and Elizabeth.

Octavia died in 1879, after her last childbirth, and was probably buried near Palmer, Christian County. She had purchased 15 acres in 1876 in Palmer.

On the 1880 Census, John was living with his two surviving daughters in Johnson Township, Christian County. On 9 March 1882, John bought land from the heirs of Elizabeth J. Williams. The Kelsay and Williams families enjoyed a very close relationship, residing on adjoining farms, and thus the cemetery that connected their farms. On 9 August 1890, John bought land from J. S. Williams, in Christian County.

Somewhere between 1891 to 1898, John returned to Decatur County, Indiana. He was married again, to Anna M Coombs, born October 1839, daughter of Jacob Coombs, born March 1817, in Indiana.

On 4 March 1898, John and Annie, daughter Maggie, and daughter Abbie and her husband, Jasper Boling, were living in Fugit Township, Decatur County. On that date, John sold his land in Christian County to his younger sister, Mary Ann Beaman and her husband Henry. On the 1890 Census of Fugit Township, we find John, age 50; Anna, age 60; In the same household were daughter Abbie Boling; daughter Maggie Kelsay; mother Elizabeth; father-in-law Jacob Coombs; sister-in-law June Coombs, age 52, born September 1847, Indiana; and Se August Zeigler, age 21, born April 1879, Indiana.

John died 10 August 1907, probably buried in Decatur County, Indiana. He owned 160 acres of good Indiana farmland.

Anna died in 1927, Decatur County. Her will was probated 17 September 1927, Executor, Joseph Kramer.

"Gives to each of nieces, Lena Buell (formerly Lena Higon) and Lieurissa Shepherd (formerly Lieurissa Higdon), daughters of my sister, Mary Higdon, the sum of $25. Bequeath to step-daughters, Abbie Boling and Maggie Humphrey all the rest of estate providing they care for my sister, June Coombs, if she survives me. My said sister, June Coombs, having means to support herself, my said daughters, Abbie Boling and Maggie Humphrey shall not be charged with her support, but shall only be required to provide comfortable home and personal care and attention." A note filed with the Will stated: "Decedent was 2nd childless wife of John D. Kelsay, who died the owner of the above real estate, leaving children surviving. Decedent was therefore the owner of an undivided 1/3 of said real estate for her natural life and at her death, the same passed to the children of said Kelsay and her interest was of no value at the time of her death." The Court ruled that John's two daughters would inherit all of his real estate regardless of what their step-mother's will said. The girls were all born, Johnson Township, Christian County, Illinois

Children:

1. Abbie Kelsay, born August 1874; married Jasper Boling in Illinois or Indiana. He may have died young; they resided in Decatur County, Indiana


2. Laura F. Kelsay, born in 1877; died 1878, buried Kelsay-Williams Cemetery


3. Margaret (Maggie) Kelsay, born May 1979; married shortly after 1890 in Indiana, to Jessie Humphrey (Administrator of John's estate in 1907)

Mary Ann Kelsay, daughter of Joseph Kelsay and Elizabeth M. Allen, was born 5 February 1865, in Fugit Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

She was married 22 November 1883, at the home of her parents in Christian County, Illinois, to Henry M Beaman, a farmer who was born 3 October 1861, in Owen County, Indiana, the son of Samuel Beaman and Sinna Hodge.

Henry died 10 January 1921, and Mary Ann died 8 September 1943, both in Christian County, Illinois. Both are buried in the Antioch Cemetery in Morrisonville, Illinois.

The children were all born in Greenwood, Christian County, Illinois.

Children:

1. Marion Eugene Beaman, born 26 July 1884


2. Sinna M Beaman, born 11 May 1887; married 15 April 1904 in Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois, to Burr Norris; at least 3 children
1. Grandchildren:
1. son, born 2 February 1905, Greenwood, Illinois
2. daughter, born 16 March 1906, Greenwood Illinois
3. Harry Norris, born 2 November 1907, Greenwood, Illinois


3. Samuel Earl Beaman, born 10 February 1889


4. Joseph Roy Beaman, born 1 July 1890; married 25 November 1914, Christian County, to Anna Louise Smith; living in Morrisonville in 1976


5. Ella Beaman; died about 1975, Morrisonville; married Mr. Cole;


6. Eliza Jane Beaman, born 30 August 1901; married Mr. Williams


7. Gladys Beaman; married Mr. Keller

David Calvin, son of Hannah Kelsay and Horatio Calvin, was born 10 February 1828 in Portage, County, Ohio.

He was married, to Rebecca McGowan, who was born 20 October 1834, in Portage County, Ohio, who was the daughter of John McGowan (1806-1863) and Charlotte Churchhill (1809-1844)

She died in July 1887, Williams County, Ohio; he died in March 1893, in Washingtonville, Columbiana, Ohio

Children:

1. Hiram Horace Calvin, born June 1855, Pulaski, Williams County, Ohio, died in 1929


2. Emily Calvin, born 4 January 1857, Ohio, died 27 August 1957, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio; married 1 October 1878, Ohio, to Alcinous Baker, born 1 October 1847, in Carroll, Ohio, died 19 May 1934, in Hiram, Portage County, Ohio
1. Grandchildren:
1. Willard Alcinous Baker, born 25 July 1879, Perry, Ohio, died 27 August 1957, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio; married 1 October 1902, Ohio, to Mary Elizabeth Lettuce Young, who was born 7 February 1880, Ohio, died 14 March 1961, Alliance, Stark County, Ohio
1. Great Grandchildren:
1. daughter
2. son
3. Margtaret Lemon Baker, born 2 July 1903, Alliance, summit County, Ohio
4. Arthur E Baker, born 18 January 1905, died 17 March 1978, Canton, Stark County, Ohio
2. Clarence Garfield Baker, born 18 July 1881,
Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio
3. Lura I Baker, born January 1886, Ohio
4. Jesse Baker, born October 1891, Ohio


3. Seward Calvin, born January 1860, in Pulas, Williams County, Ohio


4. Irenus Calvin, born 1861, Pulsk Township, Williams County, Ohio, died 1866


5. Adda H Calvin, born 15 May 1863, Pulaski Township, Williams County, Ohio


6. Warren David Calvin, born May 1867, Pulask8i, Williams County, Ohio
7. Willard Calvin, born 1871, PulaskI, Williams County, Ohio, died 19 September 1878

John Kelsay (5), son of Robert Kelsay and Hannah Minyoung, was born in 1849 in Madison County, Indiana.

He was married in 1876 shortly before the birth of their oldest child, to Luvenia Winslow, who was born 24 February 1876, daughter of Nixon and Cynthia Winslow.

John was received in membership 18 January 1888, at Fairmount Monthly Meeting. Apparently Luvenia was already a member. Their four oldest children were received 14 January 1891. He died 29 August 1919.

Children:

1. Guy H Kelsay, born 24 February 1876


2. Luela Kelsay, born 8 October 1878; died 21 February 1895, buried Park Cemetery


3. Adin Kelsay, born 16 December 1880; died 7 January 1904, buried Park Cemetery


4. Eugene Nixon Kelsay, born 23 January 1886; died 13 June 1908


5. Mary Kelsay, born 21 January 1891


6. Orin W. Kelsay, born 2 January 1893, Grant County, Indiana; Living in 1984


7. Josephine Kelsay, born ____, died 2 December 1903, buried Park Cemetery

Sarah Ann Kelsay, daughter of Mary Ann Edgerton and William Kelsay, was born 26 December 1843, in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.

She was married 26 December 1860, in Sidney, Fremont County, Iowa, second wife, to George Bruner Murray, who was born 12 April 1843, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, son of William Murray (born Ohio) and Mary J. Johnson (born Virginia)

"When still very young, George went with his parents to Keokuk, Iowa, where he lived until eight years of age. He came to this county in 1855, and located at Civil Bend. He enlisted February 8, 1862, in company F., fifteenth Iowa infantry, at Sidney. He was in the battle of Shiloh, where he was wounded, and in that of Corinth and numerous other engagements."

The family appears on the 1880 Census, of Benton Township, Fremont County, Iowa, including Sarah's mother, Mary Ann Edgerton. George and Sarah were divorced in 1885, and remarried in July 1899. On the 1900 Census, Sarah stated that she had 12 children, none living.

On the same Census, in their home was Ina, adopted daughter. The family says that she was a niece, but do not know of whom. An Ina Collins is buried next to Mary Ann Edgerton Kelsay in Norcature Cemetery, Norton County, Kansas. She was also on some records of land that Sarah left to her children.

Sarah died 5 June 1906, Rhine P.O., Sherman County, Kansas and George died 29 December 1920 in Goodland, Sherman County. His obituary stated that he had a surviving sister, but no name was given.

All children were born in Fremont County, Iowa. A full account of this family is being prepared (1990), by a great great grandson, Troy Leohos (Lee) Murray, 1132 Charles Street, Pampa, Texas 79065, (806) 655-0124.

Children:

1. Charles B Murray, born 1864


2. Florence Effie Murray, born 1 January 1867


3. Edward Murray, born 22 February 1869; moved family to Minneapolis, Minnesota from south Nebraska about 1905/10, died in western Minnesota


4. George Murray, born 3 February 1871, McPaul, Fremont County


5. Joseph Oput Murray, born 10 January 1873


6. Eva Dora Murray, born 19 December 1874


7. Jesse Murray, son, born 17 March 1877; died 1883


8. Frank Murray, born 22 January 1879


9. Thomas S Murray, born 12 March 1881; married Betsy Johnson


10. Percival Robert Murray, born January 1885

Minerva Jane Kelsay, daughter of Mary Ann Edgerton and William Kelsay, was born 4 March 1846, in Marion, Grant County, Indiana. She was six when her family moved to Sidney, Fremont County, Iowa.

She was married there, 4 November 1865 to John G Parsons. John was born 27 August 1840, in Grand Isle County, Vermont; he located in Sidney, Iowa, in 1959, and in 1861, enlisted in County A, 4th Iowa Cavalry, and in 1865, returned to Sidney.

In 1877 the family moved to a farm south of Guide Rock, Nebraska, where Minerva died 11 March 1897, of "lingering consumption." She was a member of the United Brethren church. He died of cancer about a year later. They are buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Guide Rock, Nebraska.

Kelsay (Lamb) Foust Kirk has a book of Poetry that John gave to Minerva before they were married.

Children:

1. William Parsons, born March 1870, Sidney, Iowa


2. Leamons (Lee) Green Parson, born 1871, Sidney Iowa. not listed as a son of Minerva and John, in John's obituary


3. John G Parsons Jr., born 1876; died 1939; resided Red Cloud, Nebraska in 1932; married Emma Campbell, who was born 17 September 1883, died 7 November 1966; both buried Martin Cemetery, Guide Rock
1. Grandchildren:
Earl Parsons

John Kelsay (6), son of Mary Ann Edgerton and William Kelsay, was born 14 January 1850, in Grant County, Indiana.

He was married 18 October 1877, in Webster County, Nebraska, to Melissa C Kendall, (sometimes spelled Kindall) who was born about 1862, in Illinois, daughter of Lafayette Kendall and Wealthy Haskins, who were both born in Iowa. They were married in the presence of Henry H & Jennie Haskins (Hoskins), her aunt and uncle.

He is found on the 1880 Census of Webster County, Guide Rock Precinct, Nebraska, with his wife, Melissa (no children) and a 66 yr woman, Cymantha Haskins, who stated her birthplace as New York, her parents birthplace as New York. It seems likely that Cymantha was Melissa's grandmother.

On the 1870 Census of Fremont County, Iowa, living close to Mary Ann (Edgerton) Kelsay, is listed a J. J. Haskins, age 32, born Indiana, and his wife Nancy J, age 34, (born Indiana) and 5 Children: Hiram-age 13, Eliza-age 11, David-age 10, Laura-age 7, and Sarah (?) age 5. Could this be a related to Wealthy?

John is said to have lived and raised his family in Iowa. This is probably the John Kelsay, who died October 1934, age 84, buried Thurman Cemetery, Fremont County, Iowa.

Children:

1. Ethyl Kelsay, who was small and frail


2. Mae Kelsay


3. Nora Kelsay, born 1880, died 1882


4. Harry Kelsay, born 1883


5. John Kelsay, born 22 August 1892, died 24 April 1893


6. Clara Kelsay, 1899, died 1900


7. Glenn Kelsay born 1901, died 1967


8. Marvin Kelsay


9. Boyd Kelsay, born 1904, died 1953

Samuel Kelsay (1), son of Mary Ann Edgerton and William Kelsay, was born about 1852, in Grant County, Indiana.

A farmer, he was married 28 December 1870, in Atcheson County, Missouri, to Mary (Mollie) E. Hardy, who was born about 1854, in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. Her parents were born in New York.

Sam's family appears on the 1880 Census (Guide Rock Prec.), Webster County, Nebraska. Sam drank, was divorced, and his family scattered. He was listed on the 1900 Census, in the household of his son, John Samuel, at Norton, Kansas. He died September 1932, Northbranch, Kansas.

Children:

1. Amy Ann Kelsay, born about 1872, Guide Rock, Nebraska


2. John Samuel Kelsay (Tim), born 13 January 1878, Guide Rock, Nebraska


3. Bessie Kelsay, born January 1880, died young


4. Josephine C. Kelsay, born 2 May 1882, Guide Rock, Nebraska