5 Generations
Five generations spanning from 1915 to the present
Our Families' Journey Through Time
Select a name on the menu at the top-right for the first known member of the four families that form the McKelleb-Harmon family, except the McKelleb link - we do not have the ancestor[s] between William and Henry, hence Henry is selected; William provides neither ancestor nor descendant links; he may be found using Search. The info we have on the origins of these families follows.
The unique McKelleb name has not been found elsewhere on the planet. It mysteriously appears with the birth of William McKelleb in 1787, 1788, or 1789, of unknown parents. The McKelleb name continued with one male each generation to carry on the family name through Fayne Adelbert McKelleb. Today there are five young McKelleb males to propagate the McKelleb line (the name should survive!).? Known descendants currently live in Arizona, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, North aand South Carolina, Utah, and the UK.
Our first Kelsay listing is Robert Kelsay, born 1711 near Drummore (now Dromore), County Down, Northern Ireland. At the age of 22, he immmigrated to the USA through the Port of Maryland. He arrived in Cohansey, NJ, in 1738. He was the Pastor of the Cohansey Baptist Church in 1793. Kelsay is the paternal line of Ruth Leah Kelsay McKelleb.
Our first listing of the Harmon family begins in Ireland in 1767 with the birth of Robert Harmon, who married and settled in Fleming County, Kentucky, where the Harmon line continues to this day. Harmon is the paternal line of B. Kathryn Harmon McKelleb (Katie). Descendants are known to be living in Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, and Utah.
Our first Gates entry is William Gates, born 1815 in Maryland, USA. Gates is the maternal line of Katie McKelleb. Our research continues on the Gates family.
Cynthia McKelleb does the research for this site: to put flesh on their bones and make them live again. To tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. Doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called, as it were, by our genes. Those who have gone before cry out to us: Tell our story. So, we do. In finding them, we somehow find ourselves. How many times have I told the ancestors, "You have a wonderful family; you would be proud of us." How many times have I walked up to a grave and felt somehow there was love there for me? I cannot say. It goes beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who I am, and why I do the things I do.
5 Generations
Five generations spanning from 1915 to the present
Dave & Katie
West Main St, Gas City IN 1954
All data is documented. If information has been sent to us and does not appear here, it is being verified.
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