Martin Daniel Kelsay
1873 - 1967 (93 years)-
Name Martin Daniel Kelsay Birth 8 Nov 1873 Shelby County, Indiana, United States [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Gender Male Residence 16 Jun 1880 Liberty Township, Tipton, Indiana, United States [3] Residence 16 Jun 1900 Washington Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States [2] Residence 23 Apr 1910 Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States [4] Residence 22 Jan 1920 Shelby Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States [5] Residence 5 Apr 1930 Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States [6] Residence 26 Apr 1940 Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States [7] _FSFTID M3HT-5JP _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M3HT-5JP Death 26 Aug 1967 Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States [1] Burial 29 Aug 1967 Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States [1] Person ID I17420 McKelleb Last Modified 26 May 2023
Father Harvey Kelsay, b. 23 Feb 1846, Warren County, Ohio, United States d. 14 Aug 1884, Howard County, Indiana, United States (Age 38 years) Mother Elizabeth Stephens, b. 6 Mar 1846, Shelby County, Indiana, United States d. 9 Nov 1914, German Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States (Age 68 years) Marriage 14 Aug 1864 Shelby County, Indiana, United States [10, 11] Family ID F4672 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Grace Mae Smith, b. 14 Oct 1876, Shelby County, Indiana, United States d. 14 Dec 1960, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States (Age 84 years) Marriage 6 Nov 1895 Shelby County, Indiana, United States [12] Children 1. Orian Allison Kelsay, b. 11 Jan 1897, Indiana, United States d. 26 Nov 1968, Edinburg, Shelby, Indiana, United States (Age 71 years) 2. Newton Harvey Kelsay, b. 13 Nov 1898, Flat Rock, Shelby, Indiana, United States d. 30 Jun 1966, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States (Age 67 years) 3. Mary Elva Kelsay, b. 24 Oct 1900, Shelby County, Indiana, United States d. 17 Aug 1968, Orlando, Orange, Florida, United States (Age 67 years) 4. Elizabeth L. Kelsay, b. 26 Aug 1902, Shelby County, Indiana, United States d. 20 Mar 1982, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States (Age 79 years) 5. Pearl A Kelsay, b. 30 May 1906, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States d. 16 Mar 1999, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States (Age 92 years) 6. Faye Deloris Kelsay, b. 14 Aug 1907, Jennings County, Indiana, United States d. 5 Jul 1939, Waldron, Shelby, Indiana, United States (Age 31 years) 7. Mildred D. Kelsay, b. 4 Sep 1909, Addison Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States d. 3 May 1942, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States (Age 32 years) 8. Russell Kelsay, b. 27 Feb 1914, Addison Township, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States d. 27 Nov 1977, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States (Age 63 years) 9. Ruth Leah Kelsay, b. 9 Jul 1915, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States d. 11 Apr 2003, Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, United States (Age 87 years) Family ID F2070 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Aug 2022
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Notes - 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.
- The last name is consistently misspelled. You will find it as Kelsay and Kelsey.
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Sources - [S10] Indiana Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Martin D Kelsay; Shelbyville, Indiana; 030213; 26 August 1967 (Reliability: 3).
- [S12] 1900 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Indiana, Washington Township; 128; Sheet 10B, Roll: T623_375; Dwelling #218, Family #218; M D Kelsay, Line #66; Accessed; 28 October 2019 (Reliability: 2).
- [S125] 1880 U.S. Census, Tipton County, Indiana, Liberty Township; 133; Page #28, Roll: T9_315; Dwelling #260, Family #277; Daniel M Kelsey, Line #14; Accessed; 26 June 2020 (Reliability: 2).
- [S13] 1910 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Indiana, Addison Township; 128; Sheet #3B, Roll: T624_379; Dwelling #56, Family #56; Martin D Kelsay, Line #63; Accessed; 28 October 2019 (Reliability: 2).
- [S14] 1920 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Indiana, Shelby Township; 124; Sheet 8A, Roll: T625_465; Dwelling #182, Family #182; Martin Kelsey, Line #1; Accessed; 28 October 2019 (Reliability: 2).
- [S15] 1930 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Indiana, Shelbyville; 9; Sheet #11B, Roll: T626_539; Dwelling #308, Family #320; Martin D Kelsey, Line #72; Accessed; 28 October 2019 (Reliability: 2).
- [S16] 1940 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Indiana, Addison Township; 73-3; Sheet #16B, Roll: T627_1094; Family #412; Martin Kelsay, Line #41; Accessed; 28 October 2019 (Reliability: 2).
- [S18] Indiana Marriages, 1811 - 2019, Shelby County, Indiana, Horace G Harrell & Elizabeth L Kelsay Marriage; 11 November 1922; Page #143 (Reliability: 3).
- [S9] Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Shelby County, Indiana, Ruth Leah Kelsay; 43516; 9 July 1915 (Reliability: 3).
- [S12] 1900 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Indiana, Addison Township; 104; Sheet #7A, Roll: T623_00802; Dwelling #140, Family #144; Elizabeth Prather, Line #25; Accessed; 27 June 2020 (Reliability: 2).
- [S18] Indiana Marriages, 1811 - 2019, Shelby County, Indiana, Harvey Kelsay & Elizabeth Stephens; 14 August 1864; Page #272, Entry #2 (Reliability: 3).
- [S18] Indiana Marriages, 1811 - 2019, Shelby County, Indiana, Martin Kelsey & Grace Smith; 6 November 1895; Page #119, Entry #1 (Reliability: 3).
- [S10] Indiana Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Martin D Kelsay; Shelbyville, Indiana; 030213; 26 August 1967 (Reliability: 3).