Having gone down the rabbit hole that is ancestry.com over the last year I have accumulated a mountain of information about those that came before me. This is where all that information will be shared.
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The Harmons- Keokuk Pioneers
John Harmon John Harmon, Chris’s 4x great grandfather died 12 Jul 1893 in Keokuk, Iowa. His obituary tells the tale: Death of a Pioneer – ObituaryDAILY GATE CITYThe Venerable John Harmon is called to his reward.Another of Keokuk’s venerable citizens has been called to his reward. John Harmon died at 3:30 o’clock yesterday morning at……
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Keokuk and Kahoka graves
Leroy Harmon and Emma (Lowder) Harmon – 3x great grandparents – parents of Alice (Harmon) Kelly (wife of Lorenzo Kelly)- son Freeman “Lee Kelly”- father of Henry Kelly and John Harmon, father of Leroy – 4x great grandfather Graves in Buena Vista Mound Cemetery in Keokuk, Iowa = 40°23’16.5″N 91°26’40.5″W off Valley Rd by the……
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Freeman Leroy “Lee” Kelly
Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of Christopher’s great grandfather, Freeman Leroy “Lee” Kelly. Lee and his twin brother John Brice was born 13 January, 1889 in Keokuk, Iowa to Lorenzo and Alice (Harmon) Kelly. Their firstborn son had died in infancy. The twins had an older sister, Emma, and a younger sister,……