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Joe Frank Kelsey 1920–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1920

Birth Location: McAllen, Texas

Death Date: 3 Jan 1988

Death Location: Elgin, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Harry Kelsey

Mother: Josie Rousek

Spouse(s): Dorothy Edmonson

Children(s):

Joe Frank Kelsey was born in 1920 in McAllen, Texas, the child of Harry Hamilton Kelsey And Josie Rousek. In 1930, Joe Frank Kelsey resided in Precinct 2, Grayson, Texas, USA. Joe Frank Kelsey married Dorothy Mae Edmonson, and had children including Barbara Hope Kelsey. Joe Frank Kelsey passed away in 1988 in Elgin, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Joe Frank Kelsey was born in 1920 in McAllen, Texas, the child of Harry Hamilton Kelsey And Josie Rousek.
  • In 1930, Joe Frank Kelsey resided in Precinct 2, Grayson, Texas, USA.
  • Joe Frank Kelsey married Dorothy Mae Edmonson, and had children including Barbara Hope Kelsey.
  • Joe Frank Kelsey passed away in 1988 in Elgin, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Joe Kelsey's Ancestors

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Joe Kelsey
1920–1988
Birth Place: McAllen, Texas
Parents
Harry Hamilton Kelsey
1888–1949
Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, United States
Josie Rousek
1897–1989
Table Rock P, Nebraska
Grandparents
Joseph (Abner) Kelsey
1854–1936
Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa, United States,
Nora (Ella) Miller
1861–1952
Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Kelsey
1822–1863
Amanda Baker
1823–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Baker
1795–1873
Rachel Dilworth
1801–1873

Joe Kelsey's Timeline

3 Records

1920
25 Aug 1920
Birth of Joe Frank Kelsey in McAllen, Texas
McAllen, Texas
1930
1930
Age 10
Joe Frank Kelsey resided here in Precinct 2, Grayson, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Grayson, Texas, USA
1988
3 Jan 1988
Age 68
Death of Joe Frank Kelsey in Elgin, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
Elgin, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1920
    Event Place: McAllen, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 512-18-6537; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Grayson, Texas; Roll: 2338; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 393.0; FHL microfilm: 2342072
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Oklahoma, County Marriages
    [6] Montana, Marriage Records, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana State Marriage Records, 1943-1986; Roll Number: 65; Certificate Number Range: 71 03908 - 71 07152

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Grayson, Texas; Roll: 2338; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 393.0; FHL microfilm: 2342072

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1988
    Event Place: Elgin, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 512-18-6537; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elgin, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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