Sentimental Sunday - Elsie Stambaugh Kelly and her twin daughters

Elsie Stambaugh Kelly of Greenwood, Nebraska was the daughter of John and Belle Stambaugh. She was married to Paul Daniel "D.R." Kelly, who was a brother of my grandfather, William L. Kelly, Sr. I never knew Elsie or "Uncle Paul" Kelly, but the box of family photos has a lot of pictures of their twin daughters, Lucille Kelly and Irene Kelly.

Paul Kelly was killed when he was struck by a car in Portland, Oregon in 1946.

The twins are two of the brick walls in my search for members of my Kelly family. The girls were born in Nebraska circa 1918. Irene was married to Raymond Johnson and Lucille was married to Edward Butler of Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

My leads for the twins run dry about 1940. If you're related to this family, I would love to hear from you.

Funeral card for Elsie Kelly, 1964

Adding to the Welch Family

The recent discovery of the photograph of the grave marker for Mark Welch and his wife, Sarah Conneally (my great, great grandparents) in Connecticut has put my focus on Connecticut research this past week. And I once again returned to the autograph book that belonged to their daughter, Nellie Welch.

The autograph book includes entries from "Aunt Winnie" of Goshen, CT, "Cousin Annie" of Goshen, CT, and William E Welch of Goshen, CT. A search of the Welch family living in Goshen at this time resulted in several census records for this family. The head of the household is Edward Welch, who would be the brother of Mark Welch.

The children of Edward and Winnifred Welch were: Mary (b. about 1856), William (b. about 1858), Mark (b. about 1860), Richard (b. about 1862), James (b. about 1864), Anna (b. Feb 1866). Edward (b. about 1867) and John (b. about 1869).


1870 Census Record for the family of Edward and Winnifred Welch

So far, the only one of the children I've been able to verify in later census records is Anna, who married Mr. Kirwin and had a son, James Kirwin. Mr. Kirwin died before 1930, as Anna is a widow at the age of 34. Her parents, Edward and Winnifred, are living with Anna and Anna's son, James.

By 1910, Edward Welch has died, and Winnifred is living with Anna and her son.

Are any members of this Welch family your ancestor? If so, I'd love to hear from you and share information on this family and their descendants.

Seeking Obituary for Margaret M. E. Kelly St Paul, Minnesota - 1974

I would appreciate any assistance in locating an obituary for Margaret M. E. Kelly of St. Paul, Minnesota who died April 5, 1974. She was born in Minnesota (probably St. Paul) on June 8, 1880. She was the daughter of Daniel Kelly and Mary Collins. She never married. From the information I've gathered so far, she outlived all of her other siblings: William Daniel (W. D.) Kelly, Minnie Kelly Manahan, Daniel Kelly, Bridget Kelly, Ursula May "Bird" Kelly Daggett, Jennie Kelly, John Vincent Kelly and Paul Harold Kelly. She died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Thank to to anyone who is able to help.

John and Eunice Kelly of North Lathram, Caddo, Oklahoma

I've hit another roadblock looking for this line of the Kelly family. John Kelly was a brother of my great grandfather, Daniel Kelly, and a son of William D. Kelly and Mary Casey, both of whom were born in Ireland.

John was born in Nebraska, probably in Omaha, about 1865. He married Eunice Derieg at St. Theresa's procathedral in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska on November 19, 1900. Eunice was born in New Brunswick, Canada. Many of her Derieg siblings remained in Lancaster county, Nebraska.

Census records indicate that John and Eunice had a son named John who was born in Nebraska about 1902. Another son named Kiron/Keiran/Kieran (many variations in spelling) was born in Nebraska about 1904. The 1910 census shows the couple with a daughter, Mary, also born about 1902. This census shows Eunice had given birth to eight children, only three of whom were living.

It appears the family moved from Nebraska to Oklahoma sometime between 1904 and 1910. A biography of John's father, William D Kelly, which was published in 1905, states that John was a farmer in Carney, Oklahoma.

The 1910 Census shows the family living in Lathram, Caddo, Oklahoma, with the three children.

We next find the family in 1920 census, living in Moffat, Morapos, Colorado, with the two sons. Mary is not listed with the family. At this time, Mary has either moved out of the family home, perhaps married or has died. The elder John is still farming at this time. The two sons, now ages 18 and 16, are listed as laborers/homestead farmers.

John died sometime between 1920 and 1930. The 1930 census shows that Eunice is now widowed and sons John and Kiron/Keiran/Kieran are living with her and farming.

The 1930 census is as far as I have been able to trace this family. As always, I am in search of death notices or obituaries for both John and Eunice. I would also like to locate information on the three children and any of their descendants.

Obituaries Wanted for Russell O Pecht and Zona Pecht

I've come across some more long lost relatives who I would like to find some more information about.

Russell Pecht was born October 3, 1893 in Nebraska, the son of Sherman Ellsworth Pecht and Vianna Liversa Ward.

If I have made the correct connections, he was an airplane mechanic who at one time worked with Wiley Post and was killed when the plane he was in crashed into two homes in Lima, Peru on Christmas Eve, 1935. He and the pilot were taking the plane on a test run when it crashed.

His widow was named Zona who was born in Nebraska on July 11, 1890. She continued to reside in California after Russell's death and she died November 7, 1974 in Long Beach.

I would like to locate obituaries on both family members, find out if they had any children and the names of Zona's parents.

Are you a long lost relative of these Pecht family members? Let me know by commenting below.

Obituary for Evelyn Gibbons of Atlantic Iowa

The Social Security Death Index has an entry for Evelyn H Gibbons who died March 26, 1995 in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. I am seeking a copy of an obituary to confirm if this is the same person as Evelyn Bellinger Gibbons. The family of the person I am seeking includes husband, Clifton M. Gibbons; children: Beverly Lu Turner, John Harry Gibbons and Bernie Lee Gibbons. I would appreciate any assistance in verifying this information. Thank you.



Evelyn Bellinger Gibbons