Individual Notes
Note for: Lucinda Hutcherson, BET 1810 AND 1815 -
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Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Lucinda (Hutcherson) appears on the 1850 Warren County, Missouri census giving her age as 38 and birth state as Virginia. Lucinda (Hutcherson) appears on the 1850 Warren County, Missouri census giving her age as 38 and birth state as Virginia.
Individual Notes
Note for: Ida Lenora Kelly, 1 APR 1870 - 23 JUN 1956
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Residence: Date: 1880
Place: Batie, , Benton, Arkansas,
Burial: Date: 1956
Place: Olympus Cemetery, Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma
Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Ida Lenora Kelly, youngest child of Joseph Patrick and Dorcus Sophronia (Thornhill) Kelly, was born March 31, 1870 in Vernon County, Missouri. Although she spent her early life there where her father was engaged in the selling and breeding of race horses, she and her parents do not appear on the 1870 Federal Census in Vernon County, Missouri.
The 1880 Batie Township, Benton County, Arkansas Federal Census (page 53) shows Ida, age 10, living with her parents and siblings.
On September 2, 1889, she married James Ezekiel Muskrat, son of Jacob and Martha (Fields) Muskrat, in Grove, Indian Territory, Oklahoma. She had met James Ezekiel Muskrat, a local farmer, while he was on a stock selling trip to Missouri. Until his death in June 1944, they made their home on a farm on Cowskin Prairie where Ida was active in the affairs of her community and a leader in the rural Sunday School at Olympus.
Ida (Kelly) Muskrat appears, with her husband James Ezekial Muskrat, on the 1900 census in Indian Territory (Oklahoma), County is listed as Cherokee Nation and the Township is 24 North Range 24 East, Supervisor's District 73, Enumeration District 16, Sheet 16B, Dwelling #121, line 26 and on. She also appears on the 1910 Federal Census in Delaware County, Oklahoma (Enumeration District 63). That census shows Ida was 40 at the time of the census and that she and her parents were born in Missouri.
She also appears on the 1920 Federal Census in Delaware County, Oklahoma (enumeration district 30). That census shows Ida was 49 years old and that she and her parents were born in Missouri.
The 1930 Federal Census (Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma - Enumeration District 15) shows 59 year-old Ida still living with her husband, and that she and her parents were born Missouri.
Ida Lenora (Kelly) Muskrat's obituary appeared in the June 28, 1956 edition of The Grove Sun, Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma. She is buried in Olympus Cemetery, Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma.Obituary:
Final Rites Held Tuesday for Mrs. Ida L. Muskrat
Mrs. Ida Lenora Muskrat, pioneer county resident, died Saturday, June 23, at her home on Monkey Island at the age of 86. She had been in declining health for the past three months.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock p.m. Tuesday at the First Methodist church in Grove where she had been a member since 1893. The Rev. Loren Messenger, pastor of the Baptist church of Cherokee, formerly of Grove and a close friend of the family, officiated at the services. He was assisted by the Rev. Harold Leveridge, pastor of the Methodist church here.
Mrs. Muskrat was born Mar. 31, 1870, in Vernon county, Mo., the daughter of Joseph P. and Dorcas S. Kelly. She spent her early life there where her father was engaged in the selling and breeding of race horses.
On Sept. 2, 1889, she was married to James E. Muskrat at Grove, in what was then Indian Territory. She had met Mr. Muskrat, a local farmer, while he was on a stock selling trip to Missouri.
Until his death in June, 1944, they made their home on a farm on Cowskin Prairie where Mrs. Muskrat was active in the affairs of her community and a leader in the rural Sunday school at Olympus.
Shortly after the death of her husband, she moved to a home near that of her daughter and son-in-law on Monkey Island where she had lived since that time except for annual winter visits to the home of a daughter in Drumright.
Two sons preceded her in death, Truman, at the age of three, and Claud, who died in 1939 at the age of 47.
Survivors include one son, Harvey R., Toppenish, Wash., and four daughters, Mrs. Everett Lee of Monkey Island; Mrs. Coin Sellers, Drumright; Mrs. Charles L. Mason, Tulsa; and Mrs. John F. Bronson, Washington, D. C.
Burial was in Olympus cemetery under the direction of Worley Funeral Home.
Individual Notes
Note for: William Lukens, JAN 1852 -
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Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
William Lukens probably was the son of wagon maker Henry Luekins and Catherine. A seven-year-old William Luekins appears on the 1860 Federal Census in Beaties Township, Benton County, Arkansas (imaged page 68) showing that he was born in Arkansas.
He appears on the 1900 Federal Census in Beatie Township, Benton County, Arkansas (Enumeration District 2, Sheet 3A). That census shows 48 year-old William was born in January 1852, in Arkansas. That census also shows his parents were born in Germany.
William was not found on the 1910, 1920 or 1930 Federal Census.
Individual Notes
Note for: Frank Collins, 23 MAR 1894 - 26 JUN 1961
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Burial: Place: Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas
Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Frank Collins, son of Tim and Mattie Collins, appears with his parents on the 1900 Federal Census in Lingo Township, Macon County, Missouri (enumeration district 79, sheet 20A). That census shows six year-old Frank and his parents were born in Missouri.
He married Elinore Ione Sikes (aka "Ella"), daughter of George Drury and Emma Elizabeth (Kelly) Sikes. He appears with her on the 1920 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, giving his age as 26 and born in Missouri. That census shows his parents were also born in Missouri and that he was a telegraph operator. He was employed by the Frisco Railway Company in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas.
He moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1922. He was employed by Western Union Telegraph Company in Kansas City.
He also appears on the 1930 Federal Census in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. That census shows 36 year old Frank, still a telegraph operator, was married at the age of 19, and that he and his parents were born in Missouri.
Frank lived at 2425 Cypress Street in Kansas City, Missouri. He retired from the Western Union Telegraph Company in May 1961.
His obituary appeared in the June 29, 1961 edition of the Baxter Springs Citizen (Cherokee County, Kansas). Although he died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, he is buried in Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas.
Individual Notes
Note for: Cuyler Marion Confer, 21 SEP 1899 - 16 DEC 1974
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Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Cuyler Marion Confer, the youngest son Cuyler Ezra and Rowena Ann (Mills) Confer, appears on the 1920 Federal Census in Marion Township, Jasper County, Missouri (enumeration district 79). He was 20 years old at the time of the census and living with his parents.
He graduated from high school after his return from a tour in England where he was in the Flying Corps during WWI. When he returned from WWI he was offered his high school diploma but chose instead to finish school and earn the diploma. Although he went to school in Carthage, MO and Joplin, MO, he graduated in Carthage. He played football in high school. He was very athletic.
Cuyler's trade was Electrical Enginering (he had a correspondence course degree). He was "ground boss" of the electrical shop in the mines. He and his brother, Earl, had an electrical shop in Baxter Springs, KS, before his marriage.
He eventually went to work in the Engineering Department of the Corps of Engineers and moved to Tulsa, OK.
He was a good horseman, a wonderful father whose creed included " I will tell you something once. Not once today and once tomorrow or once next year, just once and it is up to you to remember that." He was scrupulously honest (sometimes painfully so), very strict, and did not spare the rod nor spoil the child.
He is Buried in Rosecrans Military Cemetery in San Diego, California.
Individual Notes
Note for: Thelma Ann Scott, 6 DEC 1933 - 11 AUG 1969
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Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
buried at Glen Abbey Memorial Park Bonita Ca.
Individual Notes
Note for: Unice Lenore Barrett, 23 MAR 1896 - 30 DEC 1918
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Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Unice Lenore Barrett, daughter of Lucian H. and Phorbius (Cherry) Barrett, appears on the 1900 Federal Census in Wayne, Lafayette County, Wisconsin (enumeration district 105, supervisor's district 2, sheet 10B), living with her parents. That census shows four year-old Unice L. Barrett and her parents were born in Wisconsin.
She married Harry Floyd Kelly, son of Joseph Patrick and Eliza Jane (Bishop) Kelly.
One of many to succumb to pnemonia in 1918 Cherokee County, Kansas, Unice Lenore (Barrett) Kelly died in 1918. Finding people to help with her burial was difficult due to fear of becoming infected with the flu epidemic, Harry, a master craftsman, built a "burial box" for Unice. He reportedly loaded it onto a wagon and took her to the cemetery and dug the hole himself.
Unice Lenore Barrett's obituary appeared in the January 3, 1919 edition of The Baxter Springs News. She is buried in the Baxter Springs Cemetery.
Individual Notes
Note for: Harry Floyd Junior Kelly, 19 FEB 1923 - 24 AUG 2003
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Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Harry Floyd Junior Kelly, eldest son of Harry Floyd and Sadie Virginia (Hardin Joseph) Kelly, appears on the 1930 Federal Census in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, living with his parents on Cleveland Avenue. That census shows seven year-old Harry was born in Kansas.
Following the death of his parents in 1936, Harry Floyd Junior Kelly went to live his paternal Aunt and Uncle, Harry Russell and Josephine Ione (Kelly) Doan in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
Harry worked in the Doan's pharmacy in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma during high school and delivered the Kansas City Star newspaper. He was able to play any band instrument, winning the National Regional Solo contest his junior year. Harry Floyd Junior Kelly was a member of the Independant Order of Odd Fellows (like his parents and sister, Joyce), as well as a 15-year Scout Master for the Boy Scouts of America. He was named an Honory Deputy Sheriff in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
He married Jewel Iamo Newton on October 30, 1939 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, daughter of William Edgar and Mamie Vivian (Graham) Newton, a high school classmate. He enlisted in the United States Navy on February 13, 1946 in Norman, Oklahoma. Following two years service, Harry returned to Cardin, Oklahoma and went to work for Eagle Pitcher Power Plant as a plant operator. He went back to school and obtained an Associates of Arts Degree from NEO Junior College (attending from 1950 through 1952). Many years later, Harry went to work for Union Oil Company in California as a field superintendant.
Harry Floyd Junior Kelly suffered a massive heart attack at the age of 38 while living in Miami, Ottawa County Oklahoma. He had been working at Goodrich seven days a week, twelve hour days on graveyard shift.
Harry and Jewel converted to Southern Baptist shortly before Jewel's death in 1999.
Although Harry Floyd Junior and Jewel Iamo (Newton) Kelly raised three children of their own, they not only assisted in raising Harry's brother, Olen Gene Kelly (aka "Gene") when their cousin who was raising Gene was killed in an automobile accident in 1947, they were also awarded custody of their granddaughter, Tina Louise Kelly, in 1984.
Harry resided in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona after retirement. In August 2002 he moved to an assisted care facility in Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona. He died there on August 24, 2003 and was cremated. His obituary appeared in the September 23, 2003 edition of the Miami News-Record. He was buried in the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
Individual Notes
Note for: Baby 1 Kelly, BET 1924 AND 1925 - BET 1924 AND 1925
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Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
A stillborn baby was born to Harry Floyd and Sadie Virginia (Hardin) Kelly between Harry Floyd Junior Kelly and Joyce Yvonne Kelly according to the birth certificate of Joyce Yvonne Kelly in 1926.
Individual Notes
Note for: John Thomas Walden, 29 SEP 1874 - 4 JUL 1946
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Alias: /Doc/
Burial: Date: 1946
Place: Beaver Cemetery
Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
John Thomas Walden appears on the 1900 Federal Census in Cedar, Carroll County, Arkansas (enumeration district 34, sheet 8B). That census shows "Johnny" was born in September 1875 in Arkansas. That census shows John, a farmer, also had living with him (besides his wife), his sister-in-law Clarah Walden (who was born in March 1878) and niece, Lidi (born in October 1899).
He appears on the 1910 Federal Census, still living in Cedar, Carroll County, Arkansas (enumeration district 52, sheet 6A). That census shows 35 year-old John T. Walden, a farmer, was born in Arkansas. He reported that his parents were born in Tennessee and that he had been married for 10 years.
He is buried in Beaver Cemetery, Carroll County, Arkansas.
Individual Notes
Note for: Mary E. Dougherty, ABT 1863 - 5 AUG 1940
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Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Mary E. (Dougherty) Kelly appears on the 1910 Federal Census in Grove, Delaware District, Oklahoma. She reported she was 47, born in Arkansas, and that her parents were born in Tennessee.
She also appears on the 1920 Federal Census in Delaware County, Oklahoma, with her husband, John Duke Kelly. That census shows she was 57 and that her parents were born in Tennessee.
Individual Notes
Note for: Jesse Franklin Gish, 26 JAN 1901 - 16 FEB 1988
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Burial: Place: Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Albuquerque, NM
Individual Note: [Kelly History.FTW]
Jesse Franklin Gish was the oldest child born to David and Lula (Reed) Gish. His paternal grandmother, Katherine (Sorten) Gish, was the midwife who delivered Jesse.
He appears on the 1910 Federal Census in Township 3, Delaware County, Oklahoma (enumeration district 59, sheet 2B). That census shows 9 year old Jess and his mother were born in Oklahoma and that his father was born in Missouri.
Jesse Franklin Gish received 40 acres in the Nowata, Oklahoma area during the Dawes land allotment process. Following his father's death when Jesse was twelve years old, Jesse quit school after the eighth grade to help support his family. He worked in the Tulsa/Sand Springs refinery and later attended Barber College, with his brother, Earl, in Tulsa, Oklahom
Diagnosed with tuberculosis of the lungs in 1928, Jesse sold his Indian land allotment and took his young family to Grand Junction, Colorado. While working in Grand Junction, he heard of cures for tuberculosis were to be found in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and took his family there in 1928.
Jesse found work in a refinery in Albuquerque, and later drove a gasoline truck for Phillips with routes to remote road crews and small towns in New Mexico. His wide variety of employment and interests in Albuquerque earned him such credits as operating Farmer's Oil Company, being a member of Bernalillo County's first planning commission, running for various political offices, and being a member of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Posse.
Jesse kept his barber license current and did volunteer work cutting hair at the veteran's hospital and cutting friend's hair. He was a Shriner who also enjoyed hunting, fishing and dancing. Square dancing was of particular interest to Jesse and his wife, Lillian.
Jesse Franklin Gish's obituary appeared in the Thursday, February 18, 1988 edition of The Albuquerque Tribune. He is buried in Sunset Memorial Park in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.