James Dillard Kell

1910 - 1994  (83 years)

• Name	James Dillard Kell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	12 Dec 1910	McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA   [3, 5, 6, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Tabler, Grady, Oklahoma, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1932	Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA   [2]
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA   [5]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military POW	1942	Japan   [4]
  	Taken Prisoner in the Philippines and was taken to Japan until he was liberated at the end of the war
  Military Service	11 Jul 1942  [4, 6]
  	US Army Air Corps - WWII; 1st Lieutenant; 45th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts)
  Census	1950	Clark County, Nevada, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Leta
  Death	15 Nov 1994  [3, 6]
  Burial	Cheyenne Memorial Gardens, Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I12589	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Frum Kell,   b. 22 Nov 1887, Tennessee, USA d. 28 Sep 1943, Grady County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ova Ola Blankenship,   b. 7 Apr 1894, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 18 Sep 1981, Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leta Evelyn Williams,   b. Abt 1923, Illinois, USA
  Marriage	13 Dec 1947	Maricopa County, Arizona, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F4461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Dec 1910 - McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Tabler, Grady, Oklahoma, USA Residence - 1932 - Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 13 Dec 1947 - Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Leta - 1950 - Clark County, Nevada, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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