Martin
Van Buren
Kellar
Born in Clifton Twp., Grant Co., Wisconsin
Son of William Kellar
and Elizabeth Cordelia (Kies) Kellar
Brother of
Curtis Bradbury Kellar and William Granville Kellar
Husband of
Emma Cordelia Kies
— married
9 Dec 1884 in Martinville, Wisconsin
[children unknown]
Died
at age 68
in Albert Lea, Freeborn Co., Minnesota
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| Created 11 Oct 2017
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Biography
Burial: Graceland Cem, Albert Lea, Freeborn Co., Minnesota.
Notes
Birth, marriage, death: Family records. (Middle name from his obituary).
Martin married Emma Kies, according to notes from Ina Bianca Kellar Barck.
Her sister, Effie Kies, is also buried in the Kellar family plot in Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea. The death date is from the tombstone.
Martin farmed near Albert Lea.
The 1885 Minnesota Census lists William Kellar, 64, born in KY, with Martin B. Kellar, 35, born in Wisconsin, and Emma, 19, born in Wisconsin; the latter must be his wife.
The History of Freeborn County (Minn.), published about 1910, carries a full-page photo of Martin V. Kellar. His biography is carried on p. 751. The history credits him as being an editor of the information for the book.
Sources
- Family notes from Ina Kellar Barck
- 1885 Minnesota Census
- History of Freeborn County, MN, published about 1910.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martin:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
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