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KARR, ARTHUR THOMPSON
North Yakima, WA State No. 389 Nat'l No. 25914

Admitted:

April 21st, 1914  
Born: April 19th, 1883 Hoquiam, Washington
Died:    
     
Son of James A. and Abigail B. (Walker) Karr; grandson of Elkamah and Mary (Richardson ) Walker;
great-grandson of Joseph and Charlotte (Thompson) Richardson; great2-grandson of Isaac Snow and Char­lotte (Hay) Thompson; great3-grandson of Daniel Thompson.
Daniel Thompson Minute Man at Battle of Lexington, and was killed at Concord April 19th, 1775.
Source:
  • Appleton's Encyclopedia of American Biography.

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KEELER, CHARLES EDGAR
North Yakima, WA State No. 388 Nat'l No. 25913

Admitted:

April 21st, 1914  
Born: December 16th, 1871 Erie, Pennsylvania
Died:    
     
Son of William Curtis and Eliza Anu (McKee) Keeler, Jr.; grandson of William Curtis and Melinda (Flint) Keeler; great-grandson of Isaiah Whitney and Lucinda (Curtis) Keeler; great2-grandson of Isaiah Keeler.
Isaiah Keeler private. Enlisted at Stillwater, New York, under Capt. John Chipman and Col. Warner. Was in the expedition to Lake George and Ticonderoga, and was captured October 23rd, 1780, and carried to Montreal and Quebec, where he was imprisoned until November 28th, 1782, when he was returned to Boston. Pensioned.
Source:
  • U. S. Adjutant General's Office, S. File 13625. U. S. Pension Bureau.

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KELLY, S. FOSTER
Seattle, WA State No. 236 Nat'l No. 17811

Admitted:

1906  
Resigned: 1910  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
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KELLY, SAMUEL NEWTON
Bellingham, WA State No. 147 Nat'l No. 12447
Admitted: February 11th, 1901  
Born: July 3rd, 1863 Manchester, Iowa
Died:    
     
Son of Samuel and Phoebe Irene (Tubbs) Kelly; grandson of Horace and Eunice (Call) Tubbs; great-grandson of Asa Call.

Grandson of Samuel and Betsey (Lee) Kelly; great-grandson of James Lee~' great-grandson of Stephen Tubbs.

Asa Call1 private. Enlisted for one year, in 1778, in Capt. Taylor's Company, Battalion of Col. Timothy Bedel.
James Lee2 private. Enlisted February 23rd, 1776, for two years in Capt. Valentine Peyton's Company, Third Virginia Regiment. Reenlisted December 1st, 1777, for three years and served throughout the war.
Stephen Tubbs, private, Capt. Tehan Noble's Company, Col. Warren's Regiment, Vermont troops.
Source:
1 - New Hampshire Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. IV, page 252.
2 - Vermont Revolutionary Rolls.

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KELSEY, ELMER STEWART
Modesto, CA State No. 352 Nat'l No. 24002

Admitted:

March 8th, 1912  
Born: July 24th, 1874 Fort Covington, New York
Died:    
     
Son of William Guile and Sarah Pierce (Herrick) Kelsey; grandson of George W. and Adeline (Ballard)
Herrick; great-grandson of William W. and Mary (Ewing) Herrick; great2-grandson of Stephen and Sarah (Crandall) Herrick; great3-grandson of Elijah Herrick.
Elijah Herrick Captain in Col. Frear's Fourth Regiment, Duchess County, New York Militia, and later Captain in the Sixth Regiment. Enlisted in 1776.
Source:
  • New York in the Revolution, page 141, by P. H. S. Paullin, New York, 1877, page 479.

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KENNEDY, PALMER
San Francisco, CA State No. 368 Nat'l No. 24018

Admitted:

July 15th, 1913  
Born: January 16th, 1888 Winter set, Iowa
Died:    
     
Son of William Matthews and Elizabeth Alice (Palmer) Kennedy; grandson of Garret Dox and Alice Holmes (Hazard) Palmer; great-grandson of Silas Holmes and Delia Hogland (Beach) Hazard; great2­grandson of Samuel Sarren and Jane (Hoff) Beach; great3-grandson of Charles and Hannah (Tuttle) Hoff; great4-grandson of Moses and Jane (Ford) Tuttle; great5-grandson of Jacob Ford.

Great2-grandson of William and Lucretia (Holmes) Hazard; great3-grandson of Silas Holmes.

Charles Hoff1 Minute Man in Morris County Militia, and in charge of Lord Sterling's iron works at Hibernia, New Jersey, where he made balls and guns for the Government.
Moses Tuttle2 private.
Jacob Ford3 Colonel, also Judge and member of committees during the Revolution. The old headquarters building at Morristown, N. J., was Col. Ford's home, and it was here that Washington made his headquarters when in Morristown.
Silas Holmes4 Surgeon's Mate in Connecticut.
Source:
1 - Daughters of the American Revolution, No. 27331.
2 - Daughters of the American Revolution, No. 27331.
3 - Adjutant General's Office, State of New Jersey. Letters in Morristown Headquarters of General Washington
4 - Heitman's Register of Officers of the Continental Army.

 

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KIEFER, JAMES
Seattle, WA State No. 217 Nat'l No. 16767

Admitted:

February 15th, 1905  
Born: March 6th, 1860 County of Northampton, Pennsylvania
Died:    
     
Son of Andrew J. and Mary (Edmiston) Kiefer; grandson of John and Elizabeth (Johnston) Edmiston; great-grandson of James and Elizabeth (Meddock) Edmiston; great2-grandson of Garrett Meddock.
Garrett Meddock private, enlisted December 10th, 1776, in Capt. John Nelson's Company, First Battalion, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Militia, Col. George Taylor.
Source:
  • Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Vol. XIV, page 570.

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KIMMEL, IRA WELLS
North Yakima, WA State No. 129 Nat'l No. 12429

Admitted:

1899  
Demitted: 1899 Transferred to District of Columbia Society
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
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KINGSBURY, EDWARD PHIPPS
Olympia, WA State No. 127 Nat'l No. 12427

Admitted:

May 4th, 1899  
Born: September 25th, 1855 Holliston, Massachusetts
Died:    
     
Son of Elijah and Joanna W. (Phipps) Kingsbury; grandson of Eli and Betsy (Whiting) Phipps; great-grandson of Aaron and Hannah (Bullard) Phipps; great2-grandson of Deacon Aaron Phipps.
Deacon Aaron Phipps private, lived at Sherborn (now Holliston), Massachusetts. Was one of the Committee of Correspondence relative to the "Duty on Teas." Served 14 days as Sergeant under Capt. John Stores at the Lexington Alarm. His name appears in the roll of Capt. Ezra Eames Company, June 18th, 1775. Also served as member of Capt. Amos Perry's Com­pany, Col. Hawes' Regiment, July 28th, 1778, to September 12th, 1778.
Source:
  • Fox Genealogy.
  • Morse's History of Sherborn and Holliston, Massachusetts.
  • Massachusetts State Records.

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KIRKLAND, ARTHUR E. (Washington State Society Charter Member)
Colfax, WA State No. 34 Nat'l No. 7339

Admitted:

1895  
Resigned: 1901  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
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KIRKLAND, EUGENE H. (Washington State Society Charter Member)
Colfax, WA State No. 35 Nat'l No. 7340

Admitted:

1895  
Resigned: 1901  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
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KNAPP, EDWIN LYMANN
Seattle, WA State No. 207 Nat'l No. 16754

Admitted:

1898  
Dropped: 1912  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
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KNOX, CHARLES L.
Seattle, WA State No. 71 Nat'l No. 7946

Admitted:

1896  
Dropped: 1905  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
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KUHN, CHARLES FRANCIS
Treadwell, AK State No. 251 Nat'l No. 18601
Admitted: January 14th, 1907  
Born: September 19th, 1858 County of St. Charles, Missouri
Died:    
     
Son of Edward J. and Annie (Gill) Kuhn; grandson of Joseph J. and Jane Rebecca (McCabe) Kuhn; great-grandson of Edward and Rebecca (Hudson) McCabe; great2-grandson of John and Mary (Morgan)
Hudson; great3-grandson of Jacob Morgan.
Jacob Morgan Colonel, and a representative of Berk's County, Pennsylvania, to the Provincial Council held at Carpenter's Hall, June 18th to June 25th, 1776, which arranged to form a government for the Province of Pennsylvania. He was also a representative to the Convention held in Philadelphia, July, 1776, which prepared the Constitution of Pennsylvania and appointed the Council of Safety. He was County Lieutenant in Berks County from May 22nd, 1777, to January 6th, 1781. Was appointed Colonel of the Second Battalion of Pennsylvania Militia in Berks County, January 12th, 1777.
Source:
  • Pennsylvania Archives.

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