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Collection Summary
Title
Kelsay Family Collection
Date
1700s-1900s
Extent
2 archival boxes
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1153-KFC
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2018; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2018
Name of Creator
Dr. Ronald Cravens Kelsay
Biographical History
Ronald Cravens Kelsay (1930 to 1994) was the son of Samuel Kelsay and Hazel Cravens. The Kelsay
family lived for many generations in Adair County, Kentucky as well as other parts of Kentucky.
Scope and Content
This collection is primarily family group sheets for the Kelsay family along with loose photographs on the
history of the Kelsay family. Additional materials on the Kelsay family are in the Adair County Library in
Columbia, KY and in the Morgan County Library and the Morgan County Historical Society Museum in
Versailles, MO. Dr. Kelsay collaborated with Carl Kelsay and Thema Scott Hickson to research and record
the various Kelsay family lines. Each individually compiled extensive records.
Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 2 series.
Box 1,
Series 1, Photographs
Folder 1, photographs
Series 2, Charts and Forms
Folder 1, Cleveland Coffee Kelsay
Folder 2, Hugh Kelsay
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Folder 3, James Kelsay (1st Marriage)
Folder 4, James Kelsay (2nd Marriage)
Folder 5, James K Kelsay & Jane Hursha
Folder 6, James K Kelsay & Jane Hursha, cont.
Folder 7, James K Kelsay & Jane Hursha, cont.
Box 2,
Folder 8, Lafayette Kelsay & Nancy Ann Taylor
Folder 9, Moses Kelsay & Jane Walker
Folder 10, Misc. families
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed within file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Terence Eugene and Sarah (Zye) Kelsay to the Missouri State Archives.
The Missouri State Archives transferred the collection to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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