Kelleson/Callison in Kentucky, West TN and Southeast MO
Hello
According to my grandmother, her mother was Bulah Bell Callison or Kelleson born about 1893.My grandmother told me that her mother was from Hickman, KY.Bulah's father was Billy Callison/Kelleson.We don't know the name of Bulah's mother.Bulah's sister was VeraKelleson/Callison born about 1899.Bulah married John Joseph Tyler on January 10, 1909 in Dyer County, TN.I have found John and Bulah Tyler listed in the 1920 and 1930 census for Pemiscot county, MO.I have not yet located them in 1910 census anywhere but I believe they probably were still in TN as my grandmother was born in Friendship, TN in 1912.I have found the following marriage listing posted at the Pemiscot County, MO website:
(Married in New Madrid County, MO)
George Ashmore(father J.W. Ashmore consented) to
Vera Kelleson (Guardian J.W. Ashmore consented) on August 30, 1915; filed September 1, 1915.
Vera and George Ashmore are listed in the 1920 St. Clair County, Illinois census and are listed in the 1930 Pemiscot County, MO census.
The census lists Vera's birthplace as Kentucky and her father and mother's birthplace as Tennessee.
According to a note from one of my aunts who did some research at the Dyer county,TN courthouse, Bulah's marriage was listed as the following:
January 10,1909
Bulah McKelster age 16
John Tyler age 20
Witnesses:J.W. McKelster and Ada McKelster
I am not sure that was her last name though.I am thinking perhaps the handwriting was hard to read.My grandmother told me it was Callison but she didn't tell me how it was spelled.I had wrote the name down as Callison because that is how it sounded when she said it.My grandmother provided this information more than 20 years ago and has since passed away.
Another one of my aunts has told me that Bulah may have had family in Blytheville, Arkansas in the 1940's.
This is all the information I have on this family.There is not a lot of information on this name I can find in the area I am searching.Any information is appreciated.
Sincerely
Phyllis Rea