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Hester Oneta Kelley 1918–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1918

Birth Location: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 2016

Death Location: Crown Point, Indiana, USA

Father: Courtland Kelley

Mother: Ida Swearingen

Spouse(s): James Smock

Children(s):

Hester Oneta Kelley was born in 1918 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA, the child of Courtland Matson Kelley And Ida Myrtle Van Swearingen. In 1920, Hester Oneta Kelley resided in Bloomington Ward 3, Monroe, Indiana, USA. In 1930, Hester Oneta Kelley resided in Van Buren, Van Buren, Monroe, Indiana, USA. Hester Oneta Kelley married James Edward Smock, and had children including James Andrew Smock, Sandra Jane Smock. Hester Oneta Kelley passed away in 2016 in Crown Point, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Hester Oneta Kelley was born in 1918 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA, the child of Courtland Matson Kelley And Ida Myrtle Van Swearingen.
  • In 1920, Hester Oneta Kelley resided in Bloomington Ward 3, Monroe, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1930, Hester Oneta Kelley resided in Van Buren, Van Buren, Monroe, Indiana, USA.
  • Hester Oneta Kelley married James Edward Smock, and had children including James Andrew Smock, Sandra Jane Smock.
  • Hester Oneta Kelley passed away in 2016 in Crown Point, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Courtland Kelley
1884–1956
Birth Location: Nashville, Indiana, USA
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Ida Swearingen
1886–1976
Birth Location: Monroe, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Smock
1915–1980
Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
JS

Children(s)

Hester Kelley's Ancestors

Self
Hester Kelley
1918–2016
Birth Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Parents
Courtland Matson Kelley
1884–1956
Nashville, Indiana, USA
Ida (Myrtle Van) Swearingen
1886–1976
Monroe, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hester Kelley's Timeline

11 Records

1918
17 Apr 1918
Birth of Hester Oneta Kelley in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Hester Oneta Kelley resided here in Bloomington Ward 3, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Bloomington Ward 3, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Hester Oneta Kelley resided here in Van Buren, Van Buren, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Van Buren, Van Buren, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1934
1934
Age 16
Hester Oneta Kelley resided here in Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Bloomington, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Hester Oneta Kelley resided here in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana
Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 22
Hester Oneta Kelley resided here in Bloomington, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Bloomington, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1945
1945
Age 27
Hester Oneta Kelley resided here in Gary, Indiana, USA
Gary, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Hester Oneta Kelley resided here in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA
Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA
1984
1984
Age 66
Hester Oneta Kelley resided here in Hebron, IN
Hebron, IN
1993
1993
Age 75
Hester Oneta Kelley resided here in Hebron, IN
Hebron, IN
2016
15 Aug 2016
Age 98
Death of Hester Oneta Kelley in Crown Point, Indiana, USA
Crown Point, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01079; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 53-9
    [4] Indiana, U.S., WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920, Works Progress Administration; Indiana; Monroe County Indiana, Index to Birth Records; Year Range: 1882-1920; Surname Range: A-Z
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bloomington Ward 3, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: T625_457; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 182
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Van Buren, Monroe, Indiana; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2340354
    [7] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [8] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [9] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1918; Roll: 005
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana; Roll: 4722; Page: 40; Enumeration District: 96-136

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bloomington Ward 3, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bloomington Ward 3, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: T625_457; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 182

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Van Buren, Van Buren, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Van Buren, Monroe, Indiana; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2340354

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Bloomington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Bloomington High School; Year: 1934

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01079; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 53-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bloomington, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01079; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 53-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Gary, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana; Roll: 4722; Page: 40; Enumeration District: 96-136

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1984
    Event Place: Hebron, IN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Hebron, IN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bloomington, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gary, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 2016
    Event Place: Crown Point, Indiana, USA
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