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Josephine Rosanna Heslet McElvain

Female 1859 - 1951  (91 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Josephine Rosanna Heslet McElvain was born on 22 Dec 1859 in Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana; died on 3 Apr 1951 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado; was buried on 5 Apr 1951 in Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Josephine married Melville Stanley McElvain on 19 Mar 1874 in Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. Melville (son of George W McElvain and Mary W Cox McElvain) was born on 23 May 1850 in Henry County, Illinois; died on 30 Dec 1940; was buried in Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Pearl Violet McElvain Cless  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jan 1875 in Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. 3. Mary S McElvain Brooks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Sep 1876 in Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 25 Mar 1924 in Surphur, Murray County, Oklahoma; was buried in Ringling, Jefferson County, Oklahoma.
    3. 4. Alford E McElvain  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Dec 1878 in Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 20 May 1965 in Alma, Wabaunsee County, Kansas; was buried in St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
    4. 5. Ethel Leora McElvain Hennermann Kuelper  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1891; died in 1983 in Colorado.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Pearl Violet McElvain Cless Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1) was born on 23 Jan 1875 in Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Family/Spouse: William Henry Cless. William (son of Martin Luther Cless and Sarah Ann Shearer Cless) was born in Nov 1869 in Illinois; died in 1942. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Alma Cless Claxton  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Mary S McElvain Brooks Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1) was born on 5 Sep 1876 in Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 25 Mar 1924 in Surphur, Murray County, Oklahoma; was buried in Ringling, Jefferson County, Oklahoma.

    Mary married Newton E Brooks on 21 Sep 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Infant Brooks  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Lyle Brooks  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. Glen Brooks  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 10. Elvyan Brooks  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 11. Jack Brooks  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 12. Mary Josephine Brooks  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 13. Dorothy Brooks  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Alford E McElvain Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1) was born on 2 Dec 1878 in Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 20 May 1965 in Alma, Wabaunsee County, Kansas; was buried in St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.

    Family/Spouse: Louise DeMarais McElvain. Louise died in 1957. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Rosemary McElvain Cunningham Klesath  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 May 1910 in St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; died on 1 Dec 2001 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. 15. Alford McElvain, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. Ethel Josephine McElvain Umscheid  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Ethel Leora McElvain Hennermann Kuelper Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1) was born in Aug 1891; died in 1983 in Colorado.

    Ethel married Franz Christian Hennermann in 1910, and was divorced in YES. Franz was born on 30 Mar 1886 in Gemunden, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Ross Lincoln Hennermann  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Donald Hennermann  Descendancy chart to this point

    Ethel married Arendt J Kuelper, Sr. in 1923. Arendt was born on 14 Feb 1878 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; died on 30 Jul 1945 in Colorado; was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Arendt J Kuelper, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1907; died in 1993.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Alma Cless Claxton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Pearl2, 1.Josephine1)

    Alma married Richard Claxton on 20 Apr 1935 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Infant Brooks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.Josephine1)

  3. 8.  Lyle Brooks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.Josephine1)

  4. 9.  Glen Brooks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.Josephine1)

  5. 10.  Elvyan Brooks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.Josephine1)

  6. 11.  Jack Brooks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.Josephine1)

  7. 12.  Mary Josephine Brooks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.Josephine1)

  8. 13.  Dorothy Brooks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.Josephine1)

  9. 14.  Rosemary McElvain Cunningham Klesath Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alford2, 1.Josephine1) was born on 13 May 1910 in St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; died on 1 Dec 2001 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Rosemary married Charles Foster Klesath on 27 Jan 1962 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. Charles (son of Fred C Klesath and Lyda M Klesath) was born on 19 Mar 1907 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 14 Mar 1975 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Bauer Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Rosemary married Edward T Cunningham on 26 Aug 1936. Edward died on 15 Apr 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Thomas G Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point died in 2013.
    2. 21. Vicki Elaine Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 May 1945 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 25 Aug 2017 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.

  10. 15.  Alford McElvain, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alford2, 1.Josephine1)

  11. 16.  Ethel Josephine McElvain Umscheid Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alford2, 1.Josephine1)

    Ethel married Paul Umscheid on 17 Sep 1935 in St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 17.  Ross Lincoln Hennermann Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ethel2, 1.Josephine1)

  13. 18.  Donald Hennermann Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ethel2, 1.Josephine1)

  14. 19.  Arendt J Kuelper, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ethel2, 1.Josephine1) was born in 1907; died in 1993.


Generation: 4

  1. 20.  Thomas G Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (14.Rosemary3, 4.Alford2, 1.Josephine1) died in 2013.

  2. 21.  Vicki Elaine Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (14.Rosemary3, 4.Alford2, 1.Josephine1) was born on 10 May 1945 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 25 Aug 2017 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.


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