Hilma was
born in Sweden in October 1891. She and
her sister Olga immigrated about 1904.
Hilma
married Walter Bailey Kellison in 1916 in Montana. By 1920 they had moved to Washoe County,
Nevada. She and Walter had five children
that I know of: Anna, Richard, Milton Bailey, Donald and Marlene. Olga married Thurman Allen Poe about 1919.
While in
Sparks, the Kellison family and the Poe family were mentioned in the local
papers on a regular basis, for parties for the children as well as other
activities.
I am looking
for information about the Poe family as well as the Engdahl family. If you are willing to collaborate with this
research, please contact me.
Hilma and Walter's son Richard was my grandfather. He died in New Guinea, during world war 2, when my mother was about two months old. I would love to know more about this side of the family--Mom has never told me much.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to hear from you. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of information either. My grandmother was Hilma's sister, Olga. I don't have any information about how Olga and Hilma traveled from New York to Montana. And I haven't researched the Kellison family very much since my line is the Poe family. However, I'll see what I can find that I haven't posted online.
DeleteAre you mostly interested in your family line from Richard to the present? Or do you want more info about the Engdahl family in Sweden?
Looking forward to hearing from you. Karen
Both, really. Apologies, I just checked this site and saw your response. You can email me at lindellica at Gmail dot com. Good to hear back from you :)
DeleteWe are actually about to go to nyc for a visit. I thought I'd check out Ellis. Did they come through Ellis island? They must have, yes?
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