Individual Details
Howard Harold Kelso
(27 Jan 1906 - 7 May 2000)
Howard Kelso married Minnie Gollihugh on July 24, 1933 in Vigo Park. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Julia Langford, in 1973.
He was a farmer and worked at Sherley grain elevator. He was a member of the Bovina Senior Citizens and the First United Methodist Church. His family said that he and his brother Hugh Kelso, were the oldest male twins in the United States.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Perman Kelso of Clovis, NM and Tally Kelso of Llano, TX; his brother, Hugh Kelso of Tulia, TX; a sister, Leta Walker of Tulia, TX; seven grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren.
He was a farmer and worked at Sherley grain elevator. He was a member of the Bovina Senior Citizens and the First United Methodist Church. His family said that he and his brother Hugh Kelso, were the oldest male twins in the United States.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Perman Kelso of Clovis, NM and Tally Kelso of Llano, TX; his brother, Hugh Kelso of Tulia, TX; a sister, Leta Walker of Tulia, TX; seven grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren.
Events
| Birth | 27 Jan 1906 | Jones County, Texas | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 30 Apr 1910 | (John Edward Kelso and Maud Bruner) Jones County, Texas |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 11 Mar 1920 | (John Edward Kelso and Maud Bruner) Haskell County, Texas | | | |
| Census (family)-shared | 5 Apr 1930 | (John Edward Kelso and Maud Bruner) Swisher County, Texas | | | |
| Marriage | 24 Jul 1938 | Vigo Park, Swisher County, Texas - Minnie Juanita Gollihugh | | | |
| Census (family) | 16 Apr 1940 | Swisher County, Texas - Minnie Juanita Gollihugh | | | |
| Death | 7 May 2000 | Bovina, Parmer County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | Sunset Terrace Memorial Cemetery, Farwell, Parmer County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Minnie Juanita Gollihugh (1914 - 2006) |
| Child | Julia Dee Kelso (1939 - 1973) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | John Edward Kelso (1866 - 1955) |
| Mother | Maud Bruner (1878 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Samuel Welburn Kelso (1898 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Joe Foster Kelso (1900 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Louie Bruce Kelso (1902 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Fannie Mae Kelso (1904 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Hugh Edward Kelso (1906 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Sara Louise Kelso (1910 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Leta Dee Kelso (1917 - 2012) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
J Ed Kelso Head Male 44 South Carolina - FarmerMaud Kelso Wife Female 31 Texas
Samuel W Kelso Son Male 11 Texas
Joe F Kelso Son Male 9 Texas
L B Kelso Son Male 7 Texas
Fannie M Kelso Daughter Female 6 Texas
Howard Kelso Son Male 4 Texas
Hugh Kelso Son Male 4 Texas
Census (family)-shared
Ed Kelso Head Male 53 South Carolina - Farmer, general farmMaud Kelso Wife Female 42 Texas
Welton Kelso Son Male 21 Texas - Farmer, cotton
Joe Kelso Son Male 19 Texas - Farmer, cotton
K B Kelso Son Male 17 Texas
Fannie May Kelso Daughter Female 15 Texas
Howard Kelso Son Male 13 Texas
Hugh Kelso Son Male 13 Texas
Laveye Kelso Daughter Female 9 Texas
Leta Kelso Daughter Female 2 Texas
Census (family)-shared
John E Kelsor Head Male 63 South Carolina - Farmer, general farmMaud Kelsor Wife Female 51 Texas
Howard Kelsor Son Male 24 Texas - Farmer, general farm
Leta D Kelsor Daughter Female 13 Texas
Marriage
H H KelsoSex Male
Spouse's Name Minnie Juanita Gollihugh
Spouse's Sex Female
Marriage Date 24 Jul 1938
Marriage Place Swisher, Texas
Census (family)
Howard H Kelso Head Male 34 Texas - FarmerMinnie Kelso Wife Female 24 Texas
Judia D Kelso Daughter Female 1 Texas
Death
H H KelsoState Texas
Last Place of Residence Bovina, Parmer, Texas
Previous Residence Postal Code 79009
Age 94
Birth Date 27 Jan 1906
Death Date 07 May 2000
Burial
Longitude -103.03238Latitude 34.39809
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M23G-RFH.
2. United States Census, 1920 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHBS-8XP.
3. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HJFZ-FN2.
4. Texas, Swisher County Records, 1879-2012 https://www.familysearch.org/search/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQ6-BHH3.
5. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K43V-267.
6. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/search/ark:/61903/1:1:JTMV-557.
7. BillionGraves Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q57B-W8C9.
8. Find a Grave Memorial 55257387.