Gertrude Ellen Kelso b. 15 Mar 1895 Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas d. 11 Feb 1972 Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas: If the Legends Are True...

1895 - 1972 (76 years)

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Name	Gertrude Ellen Kelso [1, 2, 3]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1894	Texas [2]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1895	Texas [4, 5]
Alt. Birth	Mar 1895	Travis County, Texas [6]
Born	15 Mar 1895	Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas [7]
Gender	Female
Alt. Birth	Abt 1896	Texas [8]
Education Level	4 Apr 1940	Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas [8]
	grammar school 8 years
Name	Ellen Kelso [9]
Name	Ellen McClain [8]
Name	Gertrude Ellen McClain [7, 10]
Name	Gertrude Kelso [5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Name	Gertrude McLain [2, 4]
Occupation	4 Apr 1940	Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas [8]
	seamstress for the W.P.A.
	She declared earning $400 for 48 weeks worked during the previous year ending December 31st. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2017 the relative worth of $400 from 1940 was: — $14,500.00 using the unskilled wage — $19,300.00 using the Production Worker Compensation — $30,700.00 using the nominal GDP per capita
Died	11 Feb 1972	Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas [7]
	Cause: congestive heart failure
Buried	12 Feb 1972	Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas [7]
Person ID	I138385	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	26 Dec 2018

Father	John Alexander Kelso, b. 4 May 1872, Austin, Travis County, Texas , d. 29 Sep 1932, Navarro County, Texas (Age 60 years)
Mother	Mrs. Mattie Kelso, b. Dec 1878, Texas , d. Yes, date unknown
Married	Abt 1896
Family ID	F50900	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Evan M. McLain, b. 9 Sep 1889, Hallsville, Harrison County, Texas , d. 20 Jul 1935, Navarro County, Texas (Age 45 years)

Married 17 Sep 1911 Ellis County, Texas [11]

Alt. Marriage Abt 1912 [4]

Children 5 Jun 1917 Boyce, Ellis County, Texas [15]

3 children

Census 27 Jan 1920 Ellis County, Texas [2]

Precinct 3, District 129, Sheet 6A, Line 34, Dwelling 109, Family 117:

The household consisted of Evan McLain, head 30; Gertrude, wife, 24; Leona daughter, 7; Dera May, daughter, 5; Joe Edward, sonm 3 years 6 months; and Opal Pauline, daughter, 8 months.

They rent a farm.

Census 12 Apr 1930 Rice, Navarro, Texas [4]

Precinct 2, District 19, Sheet 8A, Line 25, Dwelling 140, Family 161:

The household consisted of Evan McLain, head, 40; Gertrude, wife, 35; Beatrice, daughter, 17; Dera Mae, daughter, 15; Edward, son, 13; Pauline, daughter, 10; A. G., son, 8; J. C., son, 6; and Ella, daughter, 3 years 9 months.

Evan was 22 years old and Gertrude was 16 when first married. They rent a farm.

Census 4 Apr 1940 Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas [8]

312 Dunn

District 5, Sheet 3A, Line 22, Dwelling 60:

The household consisted of Ellen McClain, head, 44; A. G., son, 18; J. C., son, 15; Ella, daughter, 12; Joe A. Spurgeon, son-in-law, 25; Pauline, daughter, 20; and Ernestine, granddaughter, 1.

They rent a house for $12 per month. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2017 the relative worth of $12 from 1940 was:
— $435.00 using the unskilled wage
— $580.00 using the Production Worker Compensation
— $921.00 using the nominal GDP per capita

Children

+	1. Leona Beatrice McLain, b. Abt 1914, Ellis County, Texas , d. 15 Feb 2005 (Age ~ 91 years)
+	2. Dera Mae McLain, b. 2 Jul 1914, Ellis, Ellis County, Texas , d. 5 Sep 2000 (Age 86 years)
+	3. Joe Edward McLain, b. 22 Jun 1916, Ellis, Ellis County, Texas , d. 12 Feb 1987 (Age 70 years)
+	4. Opal Pauline McClain, b. 14 May 1916, Alma, Ellis County, Texas , d. 24 Sep 1941, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas (Age 25 years)
+	5. A. G. McClain, b. 2 Nov 1921, Ellis, Ellis County, Texas , d. 6 Jan 2006, Italy, Ellis County, Texas (Age 84 years)
+	6. James Quilman McClain, b. Abt 1924, Texas , d. 23 Jul 1992, Ellis County, Texas (Age ~ 68 years)
+	7. Ella Lavond McClain, b. 3 Mar 1927, Ellis, Ellis County, Texas , d. 3 Apr 2014, Irving, Dallas County, Texas (Age 87 years)

Last Modified 26 Dec 2018

Family ID F50868 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Gertrude Ellen Kelso" (accessed January 27, 2021) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I138385&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", Dera Mae McLain; citing Ellis, Ellis, Texas, reference v92 p207 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6GY-DZX (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Texas, Ellis County, Precinct 3, District 129, Sheet 6A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", Ella Lanord McClain; citing Ellis, Ellis, Texas, reference v74-DB p281 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6GY-6QN (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Texas, Navarro County, Precinct 2, District 19, Sheet 8A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Texas, Ellis County, Precinct 3, District 131, Sheet 10A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Texas, Travis County, Precinct 4, District 110, Sheet 13A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", Gertrude Ellen McClain; citing certificate number 10059, State Registrar Office, Austin | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3FH-12Y (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1940, Texas, Ellis County, Waxahachie, District 5, Sheet 3A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", Joe Edward McClain; citing Ellis, Ellis, Texas, reference v81-DB p41 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6GB-3FQ (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973", Opal Pauline Spurgeon; citing Waxahachie, Ellis Co., Texas, reference 504 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6T5-SYT (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965", Evan McLain & Gertrude Kelso; citing Ellis, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1H-HT2V (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", McLean; citing Ellis, Ellis, Texas, reference v8 p381 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6GB-HWB (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", McLean; citing Ellis, Ellis, Texas, reference v7 p488 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6GY-VZY (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", McLean; citing Ennis, Ellis, Texas, reference v1 p7 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6GY-VZ5 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", Evan McLain; citing Ellis County no 2, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXW-ZZV (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).