John R 'JR' Kell

1917 - 1988  (70 years)

• Name	John R 'JR' Kell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	1 Dec 1917	De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11]
  	(Rock Island)
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Tabler, Grady, Oklahoma, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Education	1937	Central State Teachers College, Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA   [1]
  Census	1940	Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Brother
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA   [11]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military Service	11 Nov 1941	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA   [2, 5]
  	US Army Air Corps - WWII
  Census	1950	Cameron County, Texas, USA   [9]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Sarah
  Residence	1956	Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA   [6]
  Death	21 Oct 1988	Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA   [2, 7, 8]
  Burial	Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA   [2]
  	John R Kell "Lt Col US Air Force WW II"
  		Burial-KELL JR John R Kell "Lt Col US Air Force WW II" -- Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth TX Plot: Garden of Serenity Section 41 + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82989837/j-r-kell
  Person ID	I21891	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	Sara Virginia Smith,   b. 2 Nov 1921, Batesville, Panola, Mississippi, USA d. 27 Jan 2013, Johnson County, Texas, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	14 Oct 1944	Carter County, Oklahoma, USA   [10, 12]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F8481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Dec 1917 - De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Tabler, Grady, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Brother - 1940 - Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA Military Service - US Army Air Corps - WWII - 11 Nov 1941 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 14 Oct 1944 - Carter County, Oklahoma, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Sarah - 1950 - Cameron County, Texas, USA Residence - 1956 - Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA Death - 21 Oct 1988 - Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-KELL JR John R Kell "Lt Col US Air Force WW II" -- Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth TX Plot: Garden of Serenity Section 41 + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82989837/j-r-kell

  
  

• Sources

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