Russell married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 22 Jan 1920, Shelby Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 5 Apr 1930, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States

Russell married Esther Mullen on 31 Aug 1935 in Shelby County, Indiana, United States. Esther (daughter of John J. Mullen and Louise Ella Neeb) was born on 6 Nov 1911 in Shelby County, Indiana, United States; died on 14 Mar 2000 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States; was buried on 18 Mar 2000 in Miller Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Age:88
Age:88

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• _FSFTID: M3HT-5JP
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• Residence: 16 Jun 1880, Liberty Township, Tipton, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 16 Jun 1900, Washington Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 23 Apr 1910, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 22 Jan 1920, Shelby Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 5 Apr 1930, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 26 Apr 1940, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States

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The last name is consistently misspelled. You will find it as Kelsay and Kelsey.

The obituary below was found on find a grave. How true or untrue is unknown at this time.

Services will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Sleeth Funeral Home, for Martin D. Kelsay, 93, of 734 Fair Ave., who died Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Major Hospital following several months illness.
He resided with his daughter, Mrs. Clarence Alexander of the Fair Ave., Address.
Burial will be in Miller Cemetery, with the Rev. Jack E. Jones officiating.
Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.
Mr. Kelsay was a retired painting contractor, having been owner of the Kelsay Painting and Decorating Co., for 20 years.
A longtime resident of Shelbyville, Mr. Kelsay was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Born in Howard County Nov. 8, 1873, he was the son of Harvey and Elizabeth Kelsay.
On Nov. 6, 1895, he married Grace Smith, who died in December, 1960.
Surviving with the daughter here are five other children, Mrs. Raymond(Pearl)Eck and Russell Kelsay, Shelbyville; Orian Kelsay of Jackson Township, Mrs. Fred(Mary)House, Orlando, Fla.; and Mrs. Fayne(Ruth) McKelleb, Gas City; 18 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchilden.

Three children preceded in death.

Martin married Grace Mae Smith on 6 Nov 1895 in Shelby County, Indiana, United States. Grace (daughter of Newton Joseph Smith and Mary Catherine Wallace) was born on 14 Oct 1876 in Shelby County, Indiana, United States; died on 14 Dec 1960 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States; was buried on 17 Dec 1960 in Miller Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _FSFTID: M3HT-5K8
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• Alt. Birth: 1877, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 16 Jun 1900, Washington Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 23 Apr 1910, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 22 Jan 1920, Shelby Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 5 Apr 1930, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 26 Apr 1940, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States

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The following obituary was found on find a grave. How true or untrue is unknown at this time.

Mrs. Grace M. Kelsay, 84, wife of Martin D. Kelsay and a resident of Shelby County for many years, died at the home of a daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Eck, 422 Fourth St., at 10:30 last night.
Mrs. Kelsay had been ill for the past five years.
She had lived in Shelbyville about five years and was born in Shelby County October 14, 1876, a daughter of Newton J. and Mary Smith.
She and Mr. Kelsay were married November 6, 1895.
The husband survives with four daughters, Mrs.Raymond
(Pearl)Eck, with whom the couple made their home, Mrs. Fred(Mary)House, Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Fayne McKelleb, Gas City, and Mrs. Clarence(Elizabeth)Alexander, Shelbyville; two sons, Newton Kelsay, Tucson, Ariz.; and Orian Kelsay, of Jackson Township; 19 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Laura Pollard of Downey, Calif.
Mrs. Kelsay was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Shelby County War Mothers.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sleeth Funeral Home with Rev. Frederick Whitaker, assisted by Rev. Melvin Phillips of Anderson officiating.
Burial will be in Miller Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Friday.

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• _FSFTID: LZX8-C52
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Died:
Age:86

John + Louise Ella Neeb. Louise (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 12 Apr 1884 in Indiana, United States; died on 1 Nov 1950 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States; was buried on 3 Nov 1950 in 2nd Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Shelby County, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _FSFTID: LZX8-67Z
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Died:
Age:66