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Walter Jackson Kelley 1916–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1916

Birth Location: Newton, Mississippi

Death Date: 26 Apr 1997

Death Location: Morton, Scott County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Maggie Walker

Spouse(s): Evie Mowdy

Children(s):

Walter Jackson Kelley was born in 1916 in Newton, Mississippi, the child of John Kelley And Maggie Walker. In 1920, Walter Jackson Kelley resided in Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA. In 1928, Walter Jackson Kelley resided in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. Walter Jackson Kelley married Evie Mae Mowdy. Walter Jackson Kelley passed away in 1997 in Morton, Scott County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Jackson Kelley was born in 1916 in Newton, Mississippi, the child of John Kelley And Maggie Walker.
  • In 1920, Walter Jackson Kelley resided in Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1928, Walter Jackson Kelley resided in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
  • Walter Jackson Kelley married Evie Mae Mowdy.
  • Walter Jackson Kelley passed away in 1997 in Morton, Scott County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maggie Walker
1879–1973
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

Evie Mowdy
1916–
Birth Location: Newton, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Walter Kelley's Ancestors

Self
Walter Kelley
1916–1997
Birth Place: Newton, Mississippi
Parents
Maggie Walker
1879–1973
Mississippi
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Kelley's Timeline

10 Records

1916
1 Apr 1916
Birth of Walter Jackson Kelley in Newton, Mississippi
Newton, Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 4
Walter Jackson Kelley resided here in Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
1928
1928
Age 12
Walter Jackson Kelley resided here in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Walter Jackson Kelley resided here in Dixon and Waldo, Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Dixon and Waldo, Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Walter Jackson Kelley resided here in Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi
Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi
1937
Abt 1937
Age 21
Walter Jackson Kelley resided here in Dixon Community
Dixon Community
1940
1940
Age 24
Walter Jackson Kelley resided here in Beat 4 Dixon & Waldo, Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4 Dixon & Waldo, Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Walter Jackson Kelley resided here in , Leake, Mississippi, USA
, Leake, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 35
Walter Jackson Kelley resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1997
26 Apr 1997
Age 81
Death of Walter Jackson Kelley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Newton, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: T625_888; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 87

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dixon and Waldo, Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340895

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02052; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 50-16

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1937
    Event Place: Dixon Community
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Clarion-Ledger; Publication Date: 1 Apr 1937; Publication Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ,0.8981735,0.6235358,0.9844189&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 4 Dixon & Waldo, Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02052; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 50-16

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Leake, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dixon, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 158

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Scott County Times; Publication Date: 30 Apr 1997; Publication Place: Forest, Mississippi, USA; ,0.072455406,0.6793335,0.39768812&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1997
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morton, Scott County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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