Individual Notes
Note for: John Isaac Paradise, 5 DEC 1883 - 7 DEC 1980
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Burial: Place: Kincaid, Anderson County, KS
Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
John Isaac Paradise (aka Taylor), son of William Milton and Dorcus Sophronia (Kelly) Paradise, married Edna Utley. There were two sons born to their union.
John Isaac Paradise, a 36 year-old farmer according to 1920 Federal Census in Rich Township, Kincaid County, Kansas (enumeration district 30), reported that he was born in Kansas and that his parents were born in Missouri.
John Isaac Paradise died in December 1980 and he and Edna are buried in Kincaid, Anderson County, KS.
Individual Notes
Note for: Lillian Mary Paradise, 25 MAY 1887 - 23 NOV 1911
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Burial: Place: Kincaid, Anderson County, KS
Individual Note: [From Eric Andersen][Kelly History.FTW]
Lillian Mary Paradise, daughter of William Milton and Dorcus Sophronia (Kelly) Paradise, died of accidental poisioning at age 24. She is buried in Kincaid, Anderson County, KS. Two stones mark her resting place, one which simply reflects her nickname "Pet".
Individual Notes
Note for: Mary Paradise, -
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Individual Note: [From Eric Andersen][Kelly History.FTW]
Mary Paradise (AKA "Molly"), daughter of William Milton and Dorcus Sophronia (Kelly) Paradise, married William Campbell. During the depression, they moved to Redlands, California where they worked picking and packing oranges. They had no children.
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Note for: Junie Ann Willson, 21 FEB 1882 - JUL 1957
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Burial: Place: Kincaid, Anderson County, KS
Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Junie Ann Willson, daughter of Nelson Newton and Virginia Belle (Hoover) Willson, married Joseph Christopher Paradise, eldest son of William Milton and Dorcas Sophronia (Kelly) Paradise. Together they had two children.
She appears with her husband on the 1900 Federal Census in Rich, Anderson County, Kansas (enumeration district 24, sheet 5B). That census shows 18 year-old Junie was born in February 1882 in Kansas. That census also shows that she had been married for one year.
Junie appears on the 1910 Federal Census in Rich Township, Anderson County, Kansas. That census shows 28 year-old Junie was born in Kansas, and that her father was born in Ohio and her mother was born in Illinois.
She also appears on the 1920 Federal Census in Rich Township, Kincaid County, Kansas (enumeration district 30). Thirty seven at the time the census was taken, she reported she was born in Kansas, her father was born in Illinois, and her mother born in Missouri.
Junie is mentioned in her mother's obituary in 1932 that she was living in Kincaid, Anderson County, Kansas.
She is buried in Kincaid, Anderson County, Kansas.
Individual Notes
Note for: Charles Vernon Paradise, 21 NOV 1901 - 17 JAN 1937
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Individual Note: Charles Vernon Paradise,son of Joseph Christopher and Junie Ann (Willson) Paradise, suffered from a weakness in the heart. He and Ruby had one son, Noel Edwin Paradise, who was born October 11,1925 in Kincaid, Kansas and who married and had five children. Noel Paradise was last known to be living on the East Coast. [From Eric Andersen][Kelly History.FTW]
Charles Vernon Paradise, son of Joseph Christopher and Junie Ann (Willson) Paradise, appears on the 1910 Federal Census in Rich Township, Anderson County, Kansas. That census shows 8 year-old "Charley V. Paradise" was born in Kansas.
He also appears on the 1920 Federal Census in Rich Township, Kincaid County, Kansas (enumeration district 30), living with his parents. He was 18 years old at the time of the census.
Charles Vernon Paradise married Ruby Elizabeth Yerkes. They appear together on the 1930 Federal Census in Kincaid, Anderson County, Kansas (enumeration district 13). That census shows 28 year-old Charles and his parents were born in Kansas and that he was a stock dealer of cattle.
Together they had one son, Noel Edwin Paradise.
Charles Vernon Paradise suffered from a weakness in the heart.
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Note for: Iva Artie Paradise, 17 JAN 1906 - 17 OCT 1957
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Burial: Place: Albuquerque, NM
Individual Note: Iva Artie Paradise (aka Ileen), daughter of Joseph Christopher and Junie Ann (Willson) Paradise, married Clarence Lawson Green, son of Charles Willis and Zita Nina (Pope) Green. The Green's were from Madison, Kansas. They are both buried in Albuquerque, NM. Together they had one child, a daughter, Perdita. [From Eric Andersen][Kelly History.FTW]
Iva Artie Paradise (aka Ileen), daughter of Joseph Christopher and Junie Ann (Willson) Paradise, appears on the 1910 Federal Census in Rich Township, Anderson County, Kansas. That census shows four year-old "Iva A. Paradise" was born in Kansas.
She appears on the 1920 Federal Census in Rich Township, Kincaid County, Kansas (enumeration district 30). She was 14 at the time the census was taken and living with her parents.
Iva married Clarence Lawson Green, son of Charles Willis and Zita Nina (Pope) Green. She appears on the 1930 Federal Census in Larned, Pawnee County, Kansas (enumeration district 11), with her husband and daughter. That census shows 24 year-old Iva, a vocal teacher, and her parents were born in Kansas.
Together they had one child, a daughter. Iva Artie (Paradise) Green is buried in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
Individual Notes
Note for: Ruby Elizabeth Yerkes, 1899 - 1993
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Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Ruby Elizabeth Yerkes appears on the 1900 Federal Census in Pottawatomie, Franklin County, Kansas (enumeration district 91, sheet 5B) as Ruby E. Yerkes, living with her parents. That census shows Ruby, less than a year old, was born in Kansas.
She married Charles Vernon Paradise, son of Joseph Christopher and Junie Ann (Willson) Paradise. They appear together on the 1930 Federal Census in Kincaid, Anderson County, Kansas (enumeration district 13). That census shows 29 year old Ruby and her parents were born in Kansas.
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Note for: Clarence Lawson Green, 18 AUG 1902 - 2 OCT 1966
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Burial: Place: Albuquerque, NM
Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Clarence Lawson Green, son of Charles Willis and Zita Nina (Pope) Green, married Iva Artie Paradise (aka Ileen), daughter of Joseph Christopher and Junie Ann (Willson) Paradise. The Green's were from Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas.
He appears on the 1930 Federal Census in Larned, Pawnee County, Kansas (enumeration district 11). That census shows 27 year-old Clarence and his mother were born in Kansas and that his father was born in the United States. He reported his occupation as a cook in a restaurant.
His obituary appeared in the October 4, 1966 edition of the Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. He is buried in Fairview Park Cemetery, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
Individual Notes
Note for: Cynthia Lee Scafe, 2 AUG 1952 - 16 NOV 1961
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Burial: Place: Kansas City, KS
Individual Note: Cynthia was struck by a truck when she got off a school bus. She is buried in Kansas City, KS.[Kelly History.FTW]
Cynthia Lee Scafe, daughter of John Charles and Perdita Lorraine (Green) Scafe, was struck by a truck when she got off a school bus. She is buried in Kansas City, KS.
Individual Notes
Note for: Edna Utley, 19 OCT 1891 - 12 JUN 1962
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Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Edna (Utley) Paradise appears on the 1920 Federal Census in Rich Township, Kincaid County, Kansas (enumeration district 30). That census showed she and her mother were born in Missouri and her father was born in Illinois.
Individual Notes
Note for: Ruth Mae Fletcher, 24 MAY 1903 - 20 FEB 2001
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Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Ruth Mae Fletcher, daughter of William and Susan Fletcher, married Oliver C. Denham, youngest child of Arthur William and Alverretta (Kelly) Denham.
Her obituary appeared in the Februrary 22, 2001 edition of the Times Record, Ft. Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas. She is buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Ft. Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.
Death date information obtained from Social Security Death Index (on-line).
Individual Notes
Note for: Ida Dry, 29 OCT 1885 - MAR 1975
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Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Ida Dry, daughter of John A. Dry, appears on the 1900 Federal Census in Prairie Township, McDonald County, Missouri (enumeration district 99, supervisors district 13, sheet 7A), living with her widowed father. That census shows that 14 year-old Ida and her mother were born in Missouri and that her father was born in Illinois.
She married Herbert S. Denham, son of Arthur William and Alverretta (Kelly) Denham. She appears on the 1910 Federal Census in Neosho, Newton County, Missouri (enumeration district 128). That census shows 24 year-old Ida was born in Missouri and that her parents were born in Illinois.
She and Herbert lived in Bernice, Oklahoma in 1919 when her sister, Laura (Dry) Layton passed away in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas.
She appears on the 1930 Federal Census in Salamanca, Cherokee County, Kansas. That census shows 44 year old Ida, living with her husband and father-in-law, was born in Missouri (like her mother) and that her father was born in Illinois.
Her last known address was South West City, Missouri. Her Social Security Number, issued in Missouri in 1973, was 489-68-6303. She died in Southwest City, McDonald County, Missouri.
She had no children. Ida is buried in Park Cemetery on Wyandotte Road just east of Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas.