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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Marvin Robert Kelso ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Marvin Robert Kelso
LAST NAME: Kelso FIRST NAME: Marvin MIDDLE NAME: Robert NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE: Mr. GENDER: M MILITARY: 
BORN: 7 Feb 1914 DIED: 6 Jun 1935 BURIED: 8 Jun 1935
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Student
BIRTH PLACE:  Arthur, Vernon Co., Missouri
DEATH PLACE: West Salem, Polk Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

Marriage of Parents Truman E. Kelso & Eliza E. Keegan md 20 Jan 1897, Panama, Vernon co, Missouri

1920 MO CENSUS Marvin R. Kelso (5y, b Missouri) enumerated with parents Truman E. (43y, b Illinois, miner) and Eliza E. (41y, b Nebraska) and 76 siblings, Joseph L. (20y, b Missouri, miner), Truman E. (17y, b Missouri, farmer), Margaret A. (16y, b Missouri), Hayden E. (10y, b Missouri), Etta P. (8y, b Kansas), and Velma A. (3y, b Missouri)

1930 OR CENSUS - Marvin R. Kelso, age 16, b. Missouri, is enumerated with Truman E., age 54, married at age 21, occupation mill laborer, b. Kansas, and Eliza E., age 51, b. Nebraska, along with Haden E., age 20, b. Missouri, Etta P., age 18, b. Kansas,  Delma M., age 13, b. Missouri, Richard L., age 10, b. Missouri, George W., age 7, b. Missouri,m and Ivah W., age 6, b. Missouri.

DEATH CERTIFICATE: 

OSBH DC (Polk County 1935) #66 - Marvin Robert Wells, male, single, student, b. 7 Feb 1914 in Arthur, Missouri, d. 6 Jun 1935 in Salem, Oregon at the age of 21 y's 3 ms' 29 d's, name of father Truman Edgar Kelso (b. Fort Scott, Kansas), maiden name of mother Elisa E. Dreegans [Keegan] (b. St. James, Nebraska), interment 8 Jun IOOF, undertaker Clough-Barrick, informant Truman Edgar Kelso of Salem.

OBITUARY: 

Youth Drowns in Willamette; Girl is Rescued

High temperature Thursday afternoon indirectly cost the life of one person and threatened another who had sought relief in swimming. The victim was Marvin Robert Kelso, 21, 1091 Elm street, West Salem, and the rescued Catherine Fawk, 12 years old, who lives in the southeast part of the city, saved from Mill creek below the 23rd street bridge by Jerry Cottew, 15, of 420 South 22nd street. The Little Luckiamute near Rickreall also reached for a victim, according to an unverified report received here. Kelso had attempted to swim underwater from a gravel bar to the banks of the Willamette river opposite the Sloper store in West Salem. He plunged into the water, appeared about 25 feet distant and then sank. His condition was not noted for a few minutes by two brothers, Richard, 15, and George, 12, and a friend, Warren Fritz, also of West Salem. While Richard and Warren could swim they were unable to dive and George could not swim. They gave the alarm with Deputy Sheriff Walter Gerth responding. Kelso’s body was found about 20 minutes later in ten feet of water. State police and the Salem fire department attempted resuscitation but he was pronounced dead at 4:22 o’clock. Paul Bowman, deputy coroner, and Sheriff T.B. Hooker were called in addition to the Marion county coroner’s office and the body turned over to the Clough-Barrick mortuary. Kelso is survived by his parents, Mr and Mrs T.E. Kelso, of West Salem, two other brothers, James and Haden of West Salem, and Joseph of New Jersey and Truman of St Louis, and five sisters, Margaret Kelso, St Louis, Mrs Etta Blanton of Salem, and Velma, Ivah and Waneta Kelso of West Salem. The Fawk girl was swimming with other youngsters when she disappeared under water several times about 2 o’clock. Cottew dived after the girl who was floating partly submerged near the south bank of the creek. He employed lifesaving methods and she was revived in a few minutes and was taken to her home. Victor Lupton, 11, living near Rickreall, is reported to have fallen into the Little Luckiamute river near the bridge about 2:30 o’clock and was pulled to safety by Grace Barnard, 19.

Capital Journal, Friday, 7 June 1935, 4:4

INSCRIPTION: 

Marvin Robert 
Kelso
1914 - 1935

SOURCES: 

LD 
OSBH DC (Polk County 1935) #66
Saucy

Missouri Marriage Records (Ancestry.com)

1920 MO CENSUS (Vernon Co, Osage, ED 178, sheet 1B-2A)

1930 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., West Salem, ED 20, sheet 3B)

CJ 7 June 1935, 4:4

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