Author: Connie Kelly
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Webster Holden Starr
William Holden, my 2x great grandfather was born in 1858 in Ridgeway, New York to Charles and Deborah Cramer Holden, my 3x great grandparents. Charles ran an Inn in Schenectady with Deborah and his brother Aaron. He served in the civil war at the age of 42 with the NY 90th Regiment and then by…… Read more
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The Brent Women
The photo above is of Phoebe Ann Moore Brent and daughters Vesper, Eva, Jessie and Ida circa 1885. Ida Brent Married Emory Starr in 1898 and raised Ernest Starr from the age of 3. Emory is my 2x great grandfather and Ernest is my great grandfather. After Emory was killed by a lightning strike in…… Read more
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Almeda Noakes
Almeda Noakes was born in 1870 in Ellison, Illinois to William and Minerva Wilcox Noakes, the fourth of 8 children William had with Minerva after fathering 6 children with a previous wife. William was a farmer. Almeda married Emory Starr in 1892 at the age of 21. Two years later in Stronghurst Illinois she gave…… Read more
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Killian/Killion
Martha Jane Killion, our 3rd great grandmother was born in Indiana but moved with her family to Mclean County and at age 21 in 1874 married James Thompson Phillips, a Pennsylvania transplant who worked as a day laborer and later a farmer. Martha had 6 children, including our 2x grandfather, John William Phillips. She died…… Read more
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Ancestral Settlers Hamm and Keim
I previously wrote about my 6th great grandfather, Peter Hendricks, immigrating to America in 1754 from Germany in the origins of our Hendricks ancestors. Another 7th great grandfather who immigrated to America from Germany, or what was Bavaria, is Johan Jacob Hamm, born in Rhine Valley, Miesbach, Bayern, Bavaria, Germany on 1721 to Thomas Ham and Sarah Ann Berry. Johan Jacob Ham married Barbara…… Read more
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Rachel Hatton Estes
This is Rachel Hatton Estes, born in 1803. Her brother Thomas Hatton is our 4th great grandfather, Irvin “Junie” Hatton’s father. Junie is the father of Grandma Hendricks, Grandma Carroll’s grandmother. Rachel was born in Clark County Kentucky and lived in Estil County where much of the Hendricks family settled. In a transcribed letter shared…… Read more
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Origins of our Hendricks ancestors
The Hendricks branch of our family came to America on the Phoenix in 1754. Our 6th great grandfather, Peter Hendricks was born in 1733 in Franconia, Palatinate or what is now Zweibruken Germany. Zwiebruken is near the border of France and has been at different times French (1680) , Swedish (until 1718) and Bavarian (1799).…… Read more
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Union of Patrick Carroll and Ruth Taylor
This week marks an interesting anniversary for my family. Some 110 years ago, around April 1st, 1915 my maternal grandfather’s parents were married. Well that’s the story anyway. We don’t have any proof of this. You see Patrick was already married. Let’s go back a bit, it’s an interesting story. Patrick Henry Carroll was born…… Read more
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Henry Leroy Kelly
March 31,2025 would have been Henry Kelly’s 114th birthday. Henry is my husband’s paternal grandfather. He was born and died in Keokuk Iowa. He was the firstborn of Freeman Leroy “Lee” Kelly and Phoebe “Katie” Sansom Kelly’s seven children. Lee also was born and died in Keokuk where he worked in manufacturing plants from at…… Read more
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Ed Hendricks
On this date in 1947 my 2nd great grandfather, Edward Hendricks died in Deer Creek Illinois. Ed was the grandfather of my maternal grandmother. He was born on 26 Sep 1872 in Irvine Kentucky to John and Vina (Richardson) Hendricks. Conrad (often spelled Coonrad) Hendricks is Vina’s maternal grandfather. Conrad is the brother of Frederick…… Read more