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Christina Kelso-Ball BALWIDDER@aol.comBiography
John Kelso, Sr. b. 1779-80 in Ireland d. 1860 - 61 in Brookville, PA buried Old Jefferson Cemetery, Brookville. m. Isabella McMillan (McMullen) b. 1781 in Ireland d. 7-26-1852 in Brookville, PA burined Old Jefferson Cemetery, Brookville.
John brought his family to America in 1813, landing at Philadephia, PA, locating at McAlary's Fort in Huntingdon Co. He moved to Jefferson Co. in 1820. The family lived in the "Irish Settlement" in Rose, now Clover township, about 3 miles below Brookville. He was a member/elder of the Presbyterian Church.
Children of John and Isabella
1. William b. 1807 Co. Down, Ireland d. 12-1863. Served in Co. B., 57th Regiment - Civil War m. Martha Chambers b. 1807 daughter of James Chambers of Ireland
John, James C., Elizabeth A. (died young)
Joseph C. 1835-1922 (Capt. Co. B., 105th PA Vol.) m. Sally Simpson b. 1837 on 10-6-1879
Sarah
Isabella b. 1839 m. Charles Chatfield
Martha J. (Mattie) b. 1841 m. William J. Gilbert on 6-29-1870
William A., Charles C., Joseph C. - moved to CO
Mary A., Harvey J. - moved to CO, Soloman C. (Co. B. 105th PA Vol.)2. Elizabeth b. 1808 Co. Down, Ireland d. 4-6-1883 m. Thomas Sharp b. 1805 in Westmoreland Co. d. 8-1-1886 wed 1835
David, John, James, Martha, Ann, Susan, Elizabeth3. Susan b. 1812
4. Ann b. 1814 m. Issac Covert b. 1-15-1806 in Butler Co. wed 5-30-1838
William 1839, John 1841, Isabel 1843, Isaac 1845, Marion 1846, Alvan 1847, Edmond D. (MD), Elizabeth5. Isabella b. 4-13-1816 d. 1-16-1900
m. Daniel Shields b. 12-2-1816 in Ireland d. 6-2-19036. James b. 1818 d. 1854 in Shippensburg, PA m. Susan b. 1818? d. 10-11-1896
John T. b. 1846 d. 2-14-1897, Isabella 1848, William 1850, Mary 1854, Margaret 1856, Elizabeth 18597. John b. 1821 m. Elizabeth b. 1820 d. 3-9-1901
William 1848 d. 3-30-1903, John 1849, Washington 1851, James 1855 (poss. wed Hettie Steele 6-11-1879), Elizabeth L. 1856, David 1859, Margaret 18598. Margaret b. 12-21-1821 d. 4-21-1885 m. William Magill b. 1820 (died 4 years after the marriage)
Mary Ann 1848, William 1849, Margaret9.David b. 1822 d. 11-19-1886 m. Mary M. Thompson b. 1823
John 1853,
William b. 6-39-1855 Jefferson Co., PA d. 12-1-1908 Clearfield Co., PA m. Josephine ROWLES - daug. of John Andrew & Eleanor Ellen Wiley ROWLES b. 3-3-1859 Mehaffey, PA d. 12-25-1929 wed 6-18-1879
their children:
1. Lavert KELSO b. 8-1880 m. Hazel ? their children:
Anthony, Rowles, Lavert, Jr. (killed Okinawa)
2. John David KELSO, Sr. b. 4-28-1886 Kerrmore, PA d. 3-12-1952 Buffalo, NY m. Maybelle Clay GENSLER - daug. of William & Frances Kephart GENSLER
b. 11-5-1889 Cherry Corners, Clearfield Co., PA
d. 6-11-1956 Buffalo, NY
Elizabeth (Lizzie) A. (poss. wed to Wilson M. Cochran on 6-9-1880)
Mattie B. b. 1858 m. Dr. Edmond D. Covert, son of Issac and Ann Kelso Covert on 3-14-1888 (marriage of cousins)
Martha Winifred, Jessie B., Daisy Idell
Martha S. 1858
Susan M. 1860 m. Clarence Fitzsimmons on 10-30-1879
David S. 1862 d. 3-24-1883 (logging accident)
Jessie M. 1865 m. William A. Antill b. 1867, son of Jessie and Susan Antill on 6-18-1890
Maggie Jane m. George T. Turner on 2-13-1885Jefferson County Genealogy Project NOTICE:
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