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CATNUM: 2425
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NameFirst: Kelso ~Paul
NameLast: Kelso
NameMiddle: Madison
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BirthMonth: 9
BirthDay: 20
BirthYear: 1893
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OriginalBirthCity: Martinsville
OriginalBirthState: IN
OriginalBirthCounty: Morgan
OriginalBirthNation: USA
DeathMonth: 8
DeathDay: 6
DeathYear: 1921
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DeathCause: heart trouble
OriginalDeathCity: Madison
OriginalDeathState: IN
OriginalDeathCounty: Jefferson
OriginalDeathNation: USA
Parents: George Thomas & Mariah Elizabeth (Leonard) Kelso
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Spouse1Name: Grace Weddle
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OriginalNotes: 1920 Census, Martinsville
Paul Kelso, age 26, b. IN, proprietor, studio
Grace, wife, age 25, b. IN, photographer, studio
living in same household with George (age 63) and Maria (age 60, wife) Kelso

W. H. Hoffman's City Directory of Martisville, IN 1922, p. 131
Kelso, Grace Mrs. Mgr Kelso Studio, r 160 N Mulberry
Kelso, Paul M (Grace) prop Kelso Studio, r. 160 N. Mulberry
Kelso Studio, Mrs. Grace Kelso, mgr 34 1/2 N. Main

Ancestry.com. Indiana Marriage Records Index, 1845-1920. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original Data: Works Progress Administration. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.
    Morgan County, Indiana 
    W. P. A. Original Record Located County Clerks Office Martinsville Compiled by Indiana Work Projects Administration 1942 
Paul M Kelso m. Grace Weddle  28 Dec 1914  
Book:    C-11   Original Source Page:    495   Birth Date:    20 Sep 1893

WWI Draft Registration Card, ancestry.com
Paul M. Kelso, Morgan Co., b. Sept. 20, 1893, b. Martinsville, Ind., Photographer, self employed in Martinsville; dated June 5, 1917

http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=branches_n_twigs&id=I177
(viewed 4/12/06), web page of R.L. Steinacker (erstein@mstar2.net)

ID: I177 
Name: Paul Madison KELSO 
Surname: KELSO 
Given Name: Paul Madison 
Sex: M 
Birth: 20 Sep 1893 in of Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana 
Death: 6 Aug 1921 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana 
Burial: South Park Cemetery, , , , 
_UID: 3C136A1BA611D04FA430071FD772262235C7 
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!CENSUS: 1900 U.S. for Morgan County, Indiana (FHL# 1, 243, 558), p. 191--age 6
1910 U.S. for Morgan County, Indiana (FHL#1,374,325) p. 223 Washingto n Twp--age 16
1920 U.S. Soundex -- Morgan County, IN (Y #1,824,908) ED 209, sheet 5 - - age 26

!1893 BIRTH: the book, "School Enumeration, Morgan County, Indiana" 977.2513 X2n. Liste d under his father. Gives birthdate, age 15. Also, see death notice of George Thomas Kelso . (See notes for George Thomas Kelso, Paul's father.)

!1914 MARRIAGE: the book, "Index to Marriage Records, Morgan County, Indiana", Vol. 1 FH L 977.2513, V22im

!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-RESIDENCE: Newspaper article (unidentified and undated) in the Kelso Famil y File from the Morgan County Public Library. "From a biographical account of Dr. Elmer El lsworth Kelso in "Indianapolis and Vicinity," published by J.H. Beers and Co. in 1908." Give s his name as "Paul Madison."

!1921 DEATH NOTICE: of Paul Kelso (dated 8 Aug 1921) received from Barbara Grenoble of Ind ianapolis, Indiana … "Paul Kelso Dead…
"Paul Kelso died at eight o'clock Saturday night in the hospital at Madison where he ha d been for the past few weeks. Heart trouble was the immediate cause of his death, althoug h he had been in failing health for the past two years. He would have been twenty-eight year s of age in September.
"He is survived by his wife, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Kelso, and one brother Car ey Kelso.
"The funeral services will be held at two-thirty o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Kels o chapel on East Washington street and the burial will be in South Park Cemetery.
"The body has been taken to the home of his parents on East Washington street. Friend s may call at any time up to the hour for the funeral."
Change Date: 5 Feb 2000 at 00:00:00

Father: George Thomas KELSO b: 29 Sep 1856 in near Morgantown, Morgan, Indiana 
Mother: Mariah Elizabeth LEONARD b: 26 Jan 1859 in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana

Marriage 1 Grace WEDDLE b: ABT 1894 in of, Morgan, Indiana
Married: 28 Dec 1914 in , Morgan, Indiana
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CATNUM: 2425
NameFirst: Kelso ~Paul
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City: Martinsville
State: IN
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Name: Paul Kelso
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OriginalSource: Reporter-Times (Martinsville, Indiana), December 27, 1915, p. 2
Joseph Lemuel Moore and Miss Lenoraq Grace, Lewis, both of this city, were married at 6:30 Saturday evening in the Kelso photo gallery over the Dickson clothing store, Squaire Thomas Minton officiating.

1916-17 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer, p. 1667

Reporter-Times (Martinsville, Indiana), March 20, 1917, p. 4
Mrs. George Kelso has received a group photo card from her husband, giving views of homes and business houses at Newcastle after they were wrecked by the tornado that struck the city on Sunday, March 11. The pictures give one a vivid impression of the power of a tornado. The pictures are on display in the outside showcase of Paul Kelso's photo gallery. Mr. Kelso was in Newcastle at the time the tornado visited Newcastle, but the hotel In which he was stopping was not in the storm district.

WWI Draft Registration Card, ancestry.com
Paul M. Kelso, Morgan Co.,  Photographer, self employed in Martinsville, dated June 5, 1917

1920 Census, Martinsville, Morgan Co.
Paul Kelso, age 26, b. IN, proprietor, studio
Grace, wife, age 25, b. IN, photographer, studio

Martinsville by Joanne Raetz Stuttgen and Curtis Tomak, Arcadia Publishing, 2008, p. 9
Several Morgan County photographers produced postcards during the first two decades of the 20th century. Those from Martinsville include Paul Kelso.
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NameFirst: Kelso ~Paul
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Address1: 34 1/2 N. Main St.
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City: Martinsville
State: IN
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OriginalSource: W. H. Hoffman's City Directory of Martisville, IN 1922, p. 131
Kelso, Grace Mrs. Mgr Kelso Studio, r 160 N Mulberry
Kelso, Paul M (Grace) prop Kelso Studio, r. 160 N. Mulberry
Kelso Studio, Mrs. Grace Kelso, mgr 34 1/2 N. Main
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