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		Lindsey Family	Old Barn
		Old Barn	Old Barn
	Old Barn	Old Shed	Tractor
Tractor	Upshur County Courthouse	Gilmer Mirror	Doc's Hot Links, Gilmer
Oil Rig	Lake Gilmer	Main Street, Gilmer TX	Forboding Sky

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Mary Evans		10-Jul-2011 20:59
From 1980-1984, I lived on Magnolia Road just around the curve from the entrance to Kelsey Cemetery. My husband was a radio announcer for radio station KHYM. The radio tower, transmitter building and mobile home were all on that property, then. Wonderful area & memories. I still miss the Indian Paint Brushes and the Texas Bluebonnets. Anyway, for Richard Holtz, here are the driving directions to the cemetery. Take Hwy 154 west out of Gilmer six miles to Farm to Market road 1795. Turn left (only way you can turn) and go to Magnolia Road, the third road you come to. Turn left and go to the end where the road curves and you are there! Thanks to all you who posted. Mary Evans

coy harrington		05-Apr-2011 02:40
My Email is cowboy45@cherokeetel.com

coy harrington		05-Apr-2011 02:36
My Great Grandmother was a sister to Mary Magdalene Wilson Ault. I would like to hear from any of Mary's decendents.

wildahunden		06-Sep-2010 03:51
Love the pictures. Awesome! Just got back from the cemetery visiting my ancestors' graves. I found a historical marker with locations of other historical places. I have created a google map with the information. It is a work in progress and may not be exactly right, yet. You can see it at http://bit.ly/c7Q78y Thanks to BSA Troop 311 Eagle Project for the historical locations information.

wildahunden		06-Sep-2010 03:49
Love the pictures. Awesome! Just got back from the cemetery visiting my ancestors' graves. I found a historical marker with locations of the cemetery and other historical places. The map is a work in progress and may not be exactly right, yet. You can see it at http://bit.ly/c7Q78y Thanks to BSA Troop 311 Eagle Project for the historical locations information.

Richard Holtz		06-Jul-2010 23:03
Can anyone send me directions to visit the Kelsey Cemetary? Is there a list of those buried there? Thank you. Richard Holtz rrholtz42@yahoo.com

Richard Holtz		06-Jul-2010 22:50
Can anyone send me directions to visit the Kelsey Cemetary? Is there a list of those buried there? Thank you. Richard Holtz rrholtz42@yahoo.com

JG		01-Jul-2010 16:11
I am looking for a photo of the Kelsey Church and the properties around and across the steet as that is where my mother ws raised....Can any one help

Bonny Duffin		24-May-2010 19:24
Dear Kristine Haslam, I, too, am a descendent of William Wesley and Minnie Elsie Yeamans Hunter. I have a bit of history of them--how they met and how they joined the Church--that I got from my grandfather. My grandfather is Walter Wahn Hunter and my grandmother is Verna Ann Hall. I might be able to visit Kelsey next fall. Does anyone know if the church building is still there? That is where my grandparents were married. If you want more information about the history or pictures, please post a comment to me or email.

Guest		11-May-2010 23:41
I Am KELSEY DUBOSE my grandma named me after that town , she thought it was a pretty name for a girl...we have even drove through it ....too bad there is nothing there anymore...

Guest		08-May-2010 16:01
Any information about a Kelsey Kids (reunion of such) to be an all day event May 8th 2010?

Kristine Hunter Haslam		05-May-2010 20:07
My G G Grandparents were the Hunter family and the Yeaman family. They were among the first people baptized in Kelsey in 1900. I have a really bad copy of a leaflet entitled, "Kelsey, Zion of the South". There are some wonderful early photos of the church house, school, and people who lived there. Does anyone have good copies of these photos, or any histories of these families?

ray settles		05-Apr-2010 01:59
Kelsey, a great little town, great people in a great state. Love the place, many fond memories, what I love the most, the people.

Melvin Dodd		13-Feb-2010 04:03
Yes, Edwina, your seminary teacher was the mother of the Ruth Moss who posted her memories of Enoch.

Melvin Dodd		13-Feb-2010 04:00
Ruthie Moss, I was thrilled to read your comments about Enoch and Kelsey. It's so good to see something that you actually wrote. My address is 1158 Boxwood Rd., Gilmer, TX 75644, my phone number is 903-734-5795, and my email address is melvin.dodd@gmail.com. It would be great to hear from you. Some of my fondest memories are visiting you and your family in Orem, Utah, in 1947 and 1949. I hope to hear from you. John Melvin Dodd

Edwina Walters Fry		10-Feb-2010 01:51
Very pretty....Ruth Moss...had a seminary teacher with that name.

Ruth Moss		02-Jan-2010 07:09
GUEST Ruth Moss How lovely to read familiar names. I was raised in Enoch. My father was the Branch President there for years. I was the first LDS child to be transferred into the Gilmer Grade School. Mixed memories. Much has changed there, I imagine, I hope. I have lived in New York for almost 60 years but the formative years were in Enoch. My uncle, aunt and my cousin lived in Kelsey several years before returning to Utah. I send my best wishes to all of you.

David Shade Ashworth		11-Oct-2009 10:32
My name is David Shade Ashworth and I too lived and was raised in Kelsey, Tx. Lived on Blue Spruce Rd. Grew up running thru the woods, creeks, and dairy farms all thru out that community. I have very fond memories of Kelsey,Tx. I've been gone for 16 years and came back to East Texas recently in 07; took a tour of my childhood stomping grounds and I have to say it is so desolate and empty now. It was depressing to see. Now all I have are the memories of how Kelsey use to be. I'll always love Kelsey,Tx. I still go back there from time to time; when I have the time to see my childhood home; which is still standing; that was built in the early nineteen hundreds. I can't imagine a more wonderful place to grow up than Kelsey,Tx. Thanks so much for the pics. up put up and the trip back down memory lane.

Bruce Johns		02-Jun-2009 03:18
My father was born in 1908. His name was Russell V. Johns. His family converted to LDS when he was a child and lived in Kelsey for several years.

Guest		17-May-2009 12:12
Researching the family of Robert Jones Castleberry married to Frances Cordelia Matthews and second to Nancy Lameda Barksdale. This family was instrumental in the early beginning of the LDS church in our area. I am trying to find out about them to include them a church history that I plan to compile and publish for our LDS ward at Senatobia, MS. Thanks for any help. Linda Welch

Heidi		11-May-2009 22:39
My paternal great-grandparents lived in Kelsey for a while. My great-grandmother was born in Pine Mills. She was a Lindley. She married a Puckett. Her twin sister married a Pritchett. They left the area sometime around or before 1918, as my grandmother was born in Oakley, Idaho. Gramma's sister is buried in the Kelsey cemetary. Her name is Jessie Mae Puckett. She was about 12 when she died after being bit by a rattle snake. I tried to look for her marker once, but could not find it. I also have ancestors named Adair that were from Pine Mills area too, possibly Mineola. One of my good friends was raised in Kelsey... maiden name Bradshaw. I now live in Texarkana. I need to come show my kids some of the places where their ancestors lived.

Edy Reese		09-May-2009 04:42
I also enjoyed looking at these pictures. We are also interested in getting more info. about John and Jim Edgar. John is my husband's great-great grandfather. If anyone has pictures of any of the Edgars back then, I am willing to pay for copies (or e-mailed)

Kalene		18-Feb-2009 00:55
Do you know if you have or who might have pictures of the beautiful tree that stood alone in the gilmer city view cemetery ?? I am willing to pay for them.

Joe Edgar		14-Dec-2008 04:21
I am a wondering if anyone recalls any stories or bits of history about the Jim and John Edgar who farmed in Kelsey. I am the great-great grandson and trying to find out more history.

Robert Ault		06-Oct-2008 02:33
When I drive through Kelsey only the best memories come to mind. I have loved every minute of my life that was spend in this community. My testimoney of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is rooted in Kelsey.

Shannon Parker		30-Aug-2008 05:37
My mother was born in Kelsey, Texas in 1934. Her name is Reba Josephine Gover. Her family consisted of Wanda, Doris, Unis, and Reba (four daughers), and Buck, Leonard (LC), and another brother. Do you remember them?

Guest		23-Jul-2008 21:42
My family still live in that area and have many relatives buried at Kelsey Cemetery. Beautiful photos. Thanks. Dustin

Laurel		20-Jun-2008 02:55
I too enjoyed your pictures. My mother grew up in Kelsey, Texas. Her father is a Bryant and her mother is a Jones who also grew up there. I remember many fun visits there as a child. I named my daughter after the beloved town of Kelsey,Tx.

Guest		03-Jun-2008 03:47
Looks a great area to be, thanks for the tour.

Earline Long-Zlotkowski		30-Oct-2007 18:43
I, too, am a member of the large, extended Lindsey Family. My great-great-grandfather was Clement Lindsey, brother of William who was the father of James Monroe, who was the father of William Jasper. Clement came to Texas in 1867. From the two books produced by the James Lindsey Family Organization, I ascertain that Clement died on "9 August 1876 in Hearne, Robertson County, Texas, and is buried near Hearne, probably at Gause, Milam County, Texas." I have been searching for Clem's burial site for years, to no avail. Can anyone tell me where that information on his death and burial came from?

Guest		19-Oct-2007 02:14
I am part of the lindsey family. i googled kelsey texas and it came up with all this. it was great!!

Daphne		07-Oct-2007 10:57
I lived in Gilmer in the 1950s. My father worked for the newspaper. Like others, these photos bring back memories.

Janet		17-Aug-2007 20:39
Enjoyed the pictures. Thank you for sharing. I have memories of Kelsey as a young girl too. Do you have a connection to Kelsey also, and do you have more pictures of Kelsey? Sounds like Bill needs to post his too.

Bill Grubbs		08-Aug-2007 16:45
Thanks for sharing. Great pictures. I have lots of pictures, but have never put them to good use like this.

Heather Burnett		10-Feb-2007 04:26
Your pictures remind me of wonderful memories with my grandparents so long ago. Quiet walks in the woods, swinging on the porch, chores, loooong school bus rides into Gilmer and a weekend drive to the town square. Thank you for posting the pictures! Heather Burnett

Jeff		04-May-2006 01:35
Thanks for sharing the pictures. I spent many summers as a child running around Kelsey and Gilmer.

KELSEY		09-Dec-2005 20:46
HEY THIS IS KIND OF SPOOKY BECAUSE MY NAME IS KELSEY AND MY DAD TOLD ME ALL THIS STUFF ABOUT THE CEMETERY AND HOW ALL KELSEY'S ARE BARIED THERE!!! BUT THEN HE TOLD ME HE WAS JUST KIDDING!!!

Guest		18-Aug-2005 14:03
Love these pictures. Brings back so many memories for me! Susan

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