Person:Georgia McClelland (1)

According to Vivian Villiger Meyer, Aunt Georgia always made everyone beautiful hats, but she and Uncle Ben lost their livelihoods in the depression since no one had money to spend on luxuries. They lived on their savings, but would work at Grandpa's store and Grandma always made sure they went home with lots of groceries. Vivian thought Aunt Georgia must have been married to a Bill Walker before she married Ben Kidd. She got this impression because of an incident that occured when she was in high school. She mentioned a classmate, Bill Walker, to her aunt, who asked her many questions about the boy’s parents. This story was confirmed by Illinois marriage records and the 1910 census.

1900 Living with her parents

1910 US Census, 213 10th St, Shawnee City, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, Enumeration District 221, sheet 17A, household 280, 30 APril 1910 William Walker, head, male, white, 28, married once, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother born in Tennessee, speaks English, boilermaker for the railroad, can read and write, rents house Georgia, wife, female, white, 25, married once for 7 years, bore no children, born in Illinois, born in Illinois, mother born in Wisconsin, speaks English, hat maker in millinery shop, can read and write

1917 Marriage License -Kidd and Walker State of Missouri, County of Cole, Benjamin E. Kidd of Kansas City, County of Jackson and state of Missouri and Mrs. Georgia Walker of St. Louis...21 November 1917, recorded 1 December 1917 Married by Justice of the Peace W. W. Goodall at Jefferson City, Cole County, 21 November 1917

12 Sept 1918 Ben Kidd registered for the draft in Chattanooga Tennessee

1920 US Census, Racine Ward 2, Racine County, Wisconsin, Enumeration District 46, sheet 7A, household 127, 9 January 1920 Benjamin Kidd, roomer, male, white, 55, married, can read and write, born in Missouri, father born in Virginia, mother born in Illinois, occupation illegible Georgia, wife, female, 30, married, born in Illinois, parents born in Illinois,

Obituary: Kidd, Georgia N. Nee McClellan Of 2712 Cliff Dr., on Saturday, Sept 21, 1963. Wife of the late Benjamin E. Kidd , sister of Mrs. W.P. (Alva) Garcelon, Mrs. C.R. (Anna Mae) Villiger, and Ira A. McClelland, aunt of Mrs. Edwin (Vivian) Meyer, Mrs. Wm. (Marion) Watson, Mrs. Harold (Margaret) Bell and Ira R. McClelland. Funeral services will be conducted in the Kurrus Chapel, Wednesday, sept. 25 at 1:30 p.m. Rev. E.R. Maul officiating. Internment Mount Hope Cemetery.

Ad in paper following funeral: KIDD- We wish to exprss our sincere thanks to our neighbors and friends for the beautiful expressions of sympathy extended to us during our recent bereavement, the loss of our dear sister, Georgia M. Kidd. We especiall with to thank Rev. E.R. Maul, the pallbears and the Kurrus Funeral Home for their kindness. (signed) Sisters and brothers of Georgia M. Kidd.

CANTEEN TOWNSHIP MRS. GEORGIA KIDD DIES AT AGE 78 Mrs. Georgia M. Kidd, 78, of 2718 Cliff Dr., Canteen Township, died at 11:50p.m. Saturday in her home. She had been ill seven weeks. Mrs Kidd was born in Centralia and moved to East St. Louis in 1947. Her husband Benjamin died in 1951. She is survived by two sisters Mrs. W.P. (Alva) Garcelon, with whom she lived, and Mrs. C.R. (Anna Mae) Villiger, of East St. Louis, and a brother Ira A. McClelland of East St. Louis. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Kurrus Chapel. The Rev. E.R. Maul, pastor of Immanuel United Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.