Family History - Franklin Simeon Kelder

1. Franklin Simeon Kelder,¹ born 26 December 1914 in Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York, the son of Stanley F. Kelder and Belle D. Osterhoudt;^{1, 2} died 1 July 2004 in Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida.^{1, 2} Franklin married, first, 1937, Mildred Carolyn Gazlay^{1, 3, 5, 6} (born 16 July 1914, the daughter of Herman Champion Gazlay and Florence Smith;^{3, 4} Mildred died November 1974 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York^{3, 4}). Franklin married, second, ca. 1978, Janella Smith⁷ (born 25 January 1918 in Kimball, Brule County, South Dakota, the daughter of Thomas J. Smith and Lilly B. Tate;⁷ Janella died September 2007 in Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida⁷). Franklin is buried in Whitfield Cemetery, Whitfield, Ulster County, New York.¹ Mildred is buried in Whitfield Cemetery, Whitfield, Ulster County, New York.³ Janella is buried in Washington Memorial Park, Mt. Sinai, Suffolk County, New York.⁷

+	2	i.	Janis R. Kelder, born 24 September 1937. Married Lars B. Hagen.
+	3	ii.	Wayne F. Kelder, born 21 August 1941. Married Elizabeth A. Hardy.

1. Find a Grave (website). Whitfield Cemetery, Whitfield, Ulster County, New York, Franklin Simeon Kelder, born: 16 December 1914 [sic, actual date is 26 December] in Rochester, Ulster County, New York; died: 1 July 2004 in Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida [from record, which includes the text from an obituary and family notes giving vital and biographical details, and the names and links for his parents, spouses, and sibling].
2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Franklin S. Kelder, no. 087-30-1317
3. Find a Grave (website). Whitfield Cemetery, Whitfield, Ulster County, New York, Mildred C. Gazlay Kelder, born: 16 July 1914; died: November 1974 [from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, spouse, and siblings].
4. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Mildred Kelder, no. 077-10-0957.
5. Gazlay History, compiled by Margaret Howe in 1955-1956 (copy available at Gazlay Family History - Sources). Margaret Howe indicated that the document is “based on material my mother Inez L. Gazlay collected, but never lived to edit. Her material has just been copied and explains the more extensive material on generation V and VI. Other information has been added which I found from numerous sources.” Unpublished, 29 pages. Several differences in dates have been found between this document and others, especially A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family; the latter is considered the more accurate source.
6. Gazlay Family Tree, Henry Willis Gazlay 1854-1934 Ancestors & Descendants, by Francis P. Gazlay, Northville, Mich., 1978
7. Find a Grave (website). Washington Memorial Park, Mt. Sinai, Suffolk County, New York, Janella Smith Seaman, born: 25 January 1918 in Kimball, Brule County, South Dakota; died: September 2007 in Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida [from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, spouses, and siblings].

2. Janis R. Kelder² (Franklin¹), born 24 September 1937.¹ Janis married Lars B. Hagen² (born 24 September 1937, parents not determined¹).

	4	i.	Kevin L. Hagen, born 6 December 1960.1
	5	ii.	Keith B. Hagen, born 29 November 1962.1

3. Wayne F. Kelder² (Franklin¹), born 21 August 1941.¹ Wayne married Elizabeth A. Hardy² (born 18 September 1940, parents not determined¹).

	6	i.	Christopher W. Kelder, born 12 August 1965.1
	7	ii.	Debra E. Kelder, born 23 April 1967.1
	8	iii.	Brian Franklin Kelder, born 20 June 1977.1

1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
2. Gazlay Family Tree, Henry Willis Gazlay 1854-1934 Ancestors & Descendants, by Francis P. Gazlay, Northville, Mich., 1978