Person:Oliver Shelley (1)

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Oliver Robert Shelley
b.22 Jan 1876 Kenosha County, Wisconsin
d.26 Oct 1938 Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas
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  1. Waldo Lawrence Shelley1898 - 1985
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Name[1][2] Oliver Robert Shelley
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][9] 22 Jan 1876 Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Marriage Abt Jan 1898 Kansasto Adella Chirena Fuller
Census[3] 1900 Leavenworth County, Kansas
Census[4] 1910 Ninnescah Twp, Kingman County, Kansas
Census[5] 1915 Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas
Census[6] 1920 Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas
Census[7] 1925 Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas
Census[8] 1930 Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas
Death[1] 26 Oct 1938 Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas
Burial[1] Highland Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas

Leavenworth County, Kansas, 1900 census:[3]

Welch, George Head 55 yrs (b. Aug 1844) (marr. 10 yrs) b. Iowa (parents, b. Ohio/New York) Farmer
      Belle Wife 48 yrs (b. Aug 1851) (1 child, 1 living) b. Ohio (parents, b. Ohio)
      Ethel Dau 9 yrs (b. Jun 1890) b. Washington (parents, b. Iowa/Ohio) At school
Shelley, Oliver Lodger 24 yrs (b. Jun 1876) (marr. 2 yrs) b. Ohio (parents, b. Ohio) Clerk (Planing Mill)
      Della Lodger 24 yrs (b. Feb 1876) (0 children [sic]) b. Iowa (parents, b. Kentucky/Ohio)
      Waldo Lodger 1 yr (b. Oct 1898) b. Kansas (parents, b. Ohio/Iowa)
Bower, Henry P. Lodger 51 yrs (b. Aug 1848) (marr. 4 yrs) b. Ohio (parents, b. Pennsylvania/Ohio) Farmer
      Cora M. Lodger 41 yrs (b. Sep 1858) (1 child, 1 living) b. Georgia (parents, b. Ohio/Georgia)
      Helen Lodger 1 yr (b. Apr 1899) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Ohio/Georgia)

Kingman County, Kansas, 1910 census:[4]

Shelley, Oliver R. Head 34 yrs (marr. 12 yrs) b. Wisconsin (parents, b. New York) Farmer (General farm)
      Della Wife 34 yrs (1 child, 1 living) b. Iowa (parents, b. Ohio/Indiana)
      Waldo Son 11 yrs b. Kansas (parents, b. Wisconsin/Iowa)

Cowley County, Kansas, 1915 Kansas state census:[5]

Shelley, O. R. 39 yrs b. Michigan Came from Michigan "Lab" [?]
      Della 39 yrs b. Indiana Came from Indiana "H.K."
      Waldo 14 yrs b. Kansas

Cowley County, Kansas, 1920 census:[6]

Shelley, Oliver R. Head 43 yrs b. Wisconsin (parents, b. New York) Mail Carrier (Rural)
      Della C. Wife 43 yrs b. Iowa (parents, b. Ohio/Indiana)
      Waldo L. Son 21 yrs b. Kansas (parents, b. Wisconsin/Iowa) Stenographer (Oil Co.)

Cowley County, Kansas, 1925 Kansas state census:[7]

Shelley, Oliver R. 49 yrs Head b. Wisconsin Came from Wisconsin Rural carrier
      Sarah [sic] 49 yrs Wife b. Iowa Came from Iowa Housewife
      Waldo L. 26 yrs Son b. Kansas Account (Emerald Oil C.)

Cowley County, Kansas, 1930 census:[8]

Shelley, Oliver R. Head 54 yrs (marr. at 22 yrs) b. Wisconsin (parents, b. New York) Mail Carrier (Rural Route)
      Della C. Wife 54 yrs (marr. at 22 yrs) b. Iowa (parents, b Ohio/Tennessee)
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.

    Oliver R. Shelley

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988)
    12 Sep 1918.

    Name: Shelley, Oliver Robert
    Address: 502 E. 15th, winfield, Cowley Co., Kan.
    Born: 22 Jan 1876 (42 yrs)
    Occupation: Mail Carrier
    Nearest Relative: Della C. Shelley [same address]
    Description: Medium height, stout, gray eyes, dark hair, no disabilities.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
    ED 100, p. 3B, dwelling/family 55/55 (106 Spruce St).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kingman, Kansas, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T624)
    ED 95, p. 1A, dwelling/family 10/11.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cowley, Kansas, United States. 1915 Kansas State Census
    p. 14, #966.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cowley, Kansas, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T625)
    ED 74, p. 6A, dwelling/family 154/163 (502 Fifteenth St).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cowley, Kansas, United States. 1925 Kansas State Census
    p. 8, #57 (502 E. 15th St).
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Cowley, Kansas, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T626)
    ED 42, p. 11B, dwelling/family 306/320 (1423 Cherry St).
  9. ↑ Wisconsin Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928.
  10.   Winfield (Kansas) City Directory
    p. 126, 1933.

    Shelley, Oliver R (Della C) carrier PO h1423 Cherry

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