Descendants of GEORGE KIDD
Generation 1
1. GEORGE KIDD-1[1] was born about 1750.
Notes for GEORGE KIDD: General Notes: Information based on research conducted by Franklin Kidd, late of Shelford England. It was obtained from Ryan Kidd through James Kidd, copy in the Prokasy library. The birthyear is an estimate.
In Monart, Templeshambo Parish, Commissioners Index Volume 70, p. 2405 there is a record indicating that George Kidd had made a claim for cash, hats, and wool and household goods on November 16, 1798. These claims were for losses caused by rebels in the Wexford rising of 1798. The claim was rejected.
GEORGE KIDD and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:
2. i. GEORGE KIDD[2] was born about 1780 in Carnew, County Wicklow, Ireland. He married ELIZABETH HAWKINS on 06 Aug 1821 in Templeshambo, County Wexford, Ireland[3]. He died in 1862.
Generation 2
2. GEORGE KIDD-2 (GEORGE-1)[2] was born about 1780 in Carnew, County Wicklow, Ireland. He died in 1862.
Notes for GEORGE KIDD: General Notes: George was a farmer (stated on the marriage certificate of his son Joseph). At the time of his marriage to Elizabeth, he was living in Ballycanew, County Wexford.
ELIZABETH HAWKINS[4] was born about 1797 in Aughathlappa, County Wexford, Ireland. She died on 13 Jan 1852.
GEORGE KIDD and ELIZABETH HAWKINS were married on 06 Aug 1821 in Templeshambo, County Wexford, Ireland[3]. They had the following children:
3. i. JOSEPH KIDD[2] was born about 1823 in Monart Parish, County Wexford, Ireland[5]. He married MARY WHEELOCK on 01 Dec 1847 in St. Nicholas Without, Dublin, Ireland[6]. He died on 27 Jan 1891 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[7].
ii. Alice Kidd[8]. She married Henry Bustard on 30 May 1848 in St. Werburgh, Dublin, Ireland.
Notes for Alice Kidd: General Notes: Alice was a servant of Dubnlin Castle.
Generation 3
3. JOSEPH KIDD-3 (GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[2] was born about 1823 in Monart Parish, County Wexford, Ireland[5]. He died on 27 Jan 1891 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[7].
Notes for JOSEPH KIDD: General Notes: Page 1 of 32 Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:06:14 PM Descendants of GEORGE KIDD
Generation 3 (con't) General Notes: Joseph held in tenancy about 65 acres of land (total valuation of land and buildings 28 pounds, 10 shillings) in Aughathlappa, Monart Parish, Barony of Scarwalsh, County Wexford in 1853 (From Griffiths Valuation of 1850, p. 114, courtesy Leslie Boxwell). According to baptism records in the Killane Register, Joseph was "of Cairn" in 1860. Based on ship manifest records (James Kidd Email of March 2, 2004), the family came from Liverpool, England on the City of Washington and arrived in New York on November 27, 1866. The manifest lists Joseph as James. Whether James is an alternative (or middle) name for Joseph, or is a relative coming over with the family after Joseph had already arrived is an open quesiton, though the fact that there was no James Kidd living in Ohio who was in the age range of 41 to 60 at the time of the 1870 census suggests that 'James' is 'Joseph.'
Joseph and his family were living in Rockport Township at the time of the 1870 census and apparently lived there from about 1865 to 1891. At his death (of typhoid pneumonia) Joseph was living at 289 Viaduct in Cleveland.
MARY WHEELOCK daughter of ISAAC WHEELOCK and CATHERINE BOXWELL[9] was born on 21 May 1827 in Killurin, County Wexford, Ireland[10]. She died on 20 Sep 1902 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[7].
Notes for MARY WHEELOCK: General Notes: Mary was living with Christopher and Mary Ann Malle (her son-in-law and daughter) at the time of her death. She died of typhoid pneumonia.
JOSEPH KIDD and MARY WHEELOCK were married on 01 Dec 1847 in St. Nicholas Without, Dublin, Ireland[6]. They had the following children:
i. George A. Kidd[9] was born in Oct 1850 in Ireland[11]. He married Jennie A. Terbrack between 1881-1882 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[11, 12]. He died on 10 Jan 1916 in West Park, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[13].
Notes for George A. Kidd: General Notes: George served as a servant in the household of George W. Chaplin in his younger years and lived at 189 Franklin Avenue in Cleveland. At the time of the 1870 census he was living in the Chaplin household at 191 Euclid Avenue. He was naturalized on September 26, 1872 (Naturalization Record, p. 324, Court of Common Pleas record, Cuyahoga County) and declared the he immigrated to the US in December 1866. He subsequently became a landscaper/grading contractor, and was so listed in the 1900 and 1910 censuses. The couple, who apparently had no surviving children, lived in Rockport Hamlet in 1900 and in Westpark Township in 1910.
4. ii. Isaac Kidd[14] was born on 20 Feb 1849 in County Wexford, Ireland[15, 16]. He married Jemima Campbell in 1883 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He died on 07 Dec 1912 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[15].
iii. Elizabeth Kidd[8] was born on 22 Mar 1853 in Killane, County Wexford, Ireland[17]. She died on 11 Dec 1853 in Killane, County Wexford, Ireland[17].
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Generation 3 (con't)
5. iv. SAMUEL L. KIDD[9] was born on 05 Jan 1855 in Ireland[18]. He married MARY ELIZABETH SHALER on 30 May 1888 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[19]. He died on 31 May 1930 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio[20].
6. v. Elizabeth Kidd[9] was born before 28 Mar 1856 in Killane, County Wexford, Ireland[21]. She married George T. Porter on 22 Jan 1883 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[22]. She died on 25 Sep 1940 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[23].
vi. Marianne Kidd was born before 14 Aug 1859 in Killane, County Wexford, Ireland[24]. She died on 27 Aug 1860 in Killane, County Wexford, Ireland[17].
7. vii. Mary Ann Kidd[9] was born on 12 Jul 1858 in Ireland[25]. She married Christopher R. Maile on 01 Mar 1883 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[26]. She died on 21 Jan 1950 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[23].
viii. Kate Kidd[27] was born in 1863 in Ireland. She died in 1865 in Ireland.
Generation 4
4. Isaac Kidd-4 (JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[14] was born on 20 Feb 1849 in County Wexford, Ireland[15, 16]. He died on 07 Dec 1912 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[15].
Notes for Isaac Kidd: General Notes: According to the 1880 census, Isaac was a servant in the household of Samuel Mather, who was an industrialist behind the Cleveland Iron Mining company and who, with others, controlled the Mark Hanna Co. and Pickands Mather and Co. which, between them, dominated the ore trade on the Great Lakes. Isaac, between 1900 and 1912 was a wholesale liquor merchant on Cleveland's west side. By 1900 he lived at 105 Birch, in Cleveland. He was naturalized September 26, 1872 (Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County). At the time of his death he was living at 1830 W. 50th st, Cleveland.
Jemima Campbell[28, 29] was born in Dec 1859 in Canada[30]. She died on 14 Oct 1943 in Stuart, Martin County, Florida.
Notes for Jemima Campbell: General Notes: Though her father's given name is unknown at this point (February, 2000) her father built the Campbell Block near the Central Viaduct in Cleveland. It's at the western terminus of the Detroit Superior Bridge (source: Jim A. Kidd, file in Prokasy Library).
Isaac Kidd and Jemima Campbell were married in 1883 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. They had the following children:
8. i. Isaac Campbell Kidd[29] was born on 24 Mar 1884 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[31]. He married Inez Nellie Gilmore on 29 Apr 1911 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He died on 07 Dec 1941 in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii.
9. ii. Archibald Nicholson Kidd[28] was born on 13 Oct 1885 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[32]. He married Ellen Jane Sanders before 1908. He died before 20 Jun 1951 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[33].
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Generation 4 (con't)
10. iii. Minnie Rebecca Kidd[34] was born on 06 Jul 1890 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[35]. She married Arthur Henry Chappelka in 1917. She died in Dec 1965 in Stuart, Martin County, Florida.
11. iv. Alexander Campbell Kidd[28] was born on 14 Dec 1895 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. He married Charlotte Harriett Melcher between 1919-1920[37]. He died on 03 Dec 1971 in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey[36, 38].
5. SAMUEL L. KIDD-4 (JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[9] was born on 05 Jan 1855 in Ireland[18]. He died on 31 May 1930 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio[20].
Notes for SAMUEL L. KIDD: General Notes: From census data: The family lived at 48 Bolivar Road in 1889, Turney Road in 1900; on East 105th Street in 1910 and lived at 10210 Woodland Avenue in 1920. Samuel came to this country in 1864 or 1865 (there is a discrepancy in years reported in census records). The Cleveland City Directory of 1879 lists him as a coachman for J. F. Rhodes, Inc, a job he had at least through 1882. During that time he was living at 6 Whitman on the west side Cleveland. The census records state that his father was born in Ireland and his mother was born in Scotland, though marriage records make it likely that his parents were married in Killinick, Wexford, Ireland. He was a teamster in 1900. In the 1905 Cleveland rural mail directory the following is stated: "Kidd Samuel L. r.f.d. 1, Fairmount, 2;m [miles], Cleveland Heights Village, occupation poultry breeder, Irish tenant, Mrs. Mary E., Grace M., Joseph S., Christopher M., Oliver C., Alice M." He was listed as a contractor in 1910. By 1930 the couple was living on Maple Avenue, Geneva, Ohio, and they were living there at the time of his death. (Living next door to them were Loring and Minnie Tuttle. Minnie was the mother of William Prokasy who married Samuel's daughter Grace.) Though the death record for Samuel Kidd indicates that he was born January 5, 1860, this is not correct as the 1870 census record gives him an age of 15. Samuel died of a cerebral embolism. It is probable that his birth date was January 5, 1855 (the 1930 census lists him as age 76), and that date has been used (note that Ryan Kidd's file indicates that he was born in 1849, the same year as Isaac). From James A. Kidd (file in Prokasy Library): Samuel operated a livery stable and worked as a teamster from 1900-1920.
MARY ELIZABETH SHALER daughter of Jane S. Shaler was born on 13 Sep 1865 in Utica, Oneida County, New York[39]. She died on 17 Jan 1942 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio[40, 41].
Notes for MARY ELIZABETH SHALER: General Notes: Mary reports in the 1910 and 1920 US censuses that her father was born in France and that her mother was born in Connecticut. The Census lists her as the same age as Samuel, though the Cleveland Press obituary states that she was 76 at the time of her death. Samuel's age has been differently reported, and he was probably born in 1855.
Mary's background is not clear. Based on research done by James A. Kidd (file in Prokasy Library), her step-mother was Jane S. Shaler who, at the time of the 1870 census for Lowville, NY, lived in Lowville and worked as a housekeeper. Mary was then five years old, but was not living with Jane which suggests that the adoption was after 1870. According to the the records of the Trinity Parish of Lowville, NY., Mary was baptised on September 24, 1882 and was the adopted daughter of Jane S. Shaler. In the same month and year that Mary and Samuel's first child (Grace) was born, Mary received a letter from Henry Tod. It was clearly a very close and warm letter, suggesting a close relationship and may well have something to do with Mary's biological parents.
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Generation 4 (con't) SAMUEL L. KIDD and MARY ELIZABETH SHALER were married on 30 May 1888 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[19]. They had the following children:
i. ? Kidd was born on 15 Nov 1889 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[42].
Notes for ? Kidd: General Notes: died young.
12. ii. GRACE MAY KIDD was born on 15 Nov 1889 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[43]. She married WILLIAM FREDERICK PROKASY on 09 Aug 1906 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[44]. She died in 1961 in Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida.
13. iii. Joseph S. Kidd[28] was born on 28 Mar 1891 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. He married Eva G. Bierman on 17 Dec 1914 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[45]. He died on 18 Nov 1941 in Brevort, Mackinac County, Michigan[46].
14. iv. Christopher M. Kidd[36] was born on 29 Jun 1894 in Brecksville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[32]. He married Lillian Ruth Adams on 12 May 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[47]. He died on 29 Dec 1928 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[32].
15. v. Oliver Charles Kidd[28] was born on 16 Dec 1897 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. He married Grace L. Wilcox on 19 Jul 1941 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio[28]. He died on 31 Aug 1984 in Olmsted Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36].
vi. Alice Mabel Kidd[28] was born on 07 Sep 1902 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[48]. She died on 22 Jun 1912 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[49].
16. vii. Irene K. Kidd[28] was born on 30 May 1907 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. She died on 01 Jul 1990 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio.
17. viii. Earl Garnet Kidd[28] was born on 20 Sep 1910 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. He married Louise Henrietta Hedwig Maier on 08 May 1937 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[50]. He died on 27 Jan 1974 in Eustis, Lake County, Florida[36, 51].
Dena Tabrock was born in 1859[52]. She died on 25 Dec 1885 in East Rockport, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[53].
Notes for Dena Tabrock: General Notes: Dena died of consumption at age 26.
SAMUEL L. KIDD and Dena Tabrock were married on 06 Jul 1881 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[54]. They had no children.
6. Elizabeth Kidd-4 (JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[9] was born before 28 Mar 1856 in Killane, County Wexford, Ireland[21]. She died on 25 Sep 1940 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[23].
Notes for Elizabeth Kidd: General Notes: The 1900 census has Elizabeth born August 1864. However, the 1870 census for her father does not list such an Elizabeth, but rather one born in the 1850's. She was living with her daughter, Florence, Page 5 of 32 Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:06:14 PM Descendants of GEORGE KIDD
Generation 4 (con't) list such an Elizabeth, but rather one born in the 1850's. She was living with her daughter, Florence, at the time of the 1930 census.
George T. Porter was born in Jan 1852 in Ohio. He died before Feb 1920 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Notes for George T. Porter: General Notes: Name obtained from marriage record and from Mary Kidd Porter's obituary. He apparently had died by 1920, as his wife was a widow living with her daughter and son-in-law at the time of the 1920 census. He, a salesman, and his family were living on Lake Boulevard in Cleveland, OH, in 1900.
George T. Porter and Elizabeth Kidd were married on 22 Jan 1883 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[22]. They had the following children:
18. i. Florence Porter[55] was born in Oct 1889 in Ohio. She married Alvie Costello between 1911-1912[56].
7. Mary Ann Kidd-4 (JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[9] was born on 12 Jul 1858 in Ireland[25]. She died on 21 Jan 1950 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[23].
Notes for Mary Ann Kidd: General Notes: Mary Ann wrote the following letter (courtesy of Ryan and James Kidd), which was found by a Reverend Ruddell while searching the registers of Killane, Templeshambo and Templudigan. It was very useful in providing information about the family.
Letter Postmarked Cleveland Ohio, 7 August 1938, Letter Text:
Dear Sir, You will do me a great favor if you will kindly send me the date of my birth and the date when I was baptized and my sister Elizabeth and the date of her birth too. she used to go to Sunday school in you church when she was a little girl. My father's name was Joseph Kidd and my mother's name was Mary Kidd. They were also cousins of the Hawkins of your church which left for America in about 1861(1867)? Sincerely yours Mrs. C. R. Maile P.S. My name was Mary Anne Kidd
Her obituary: "Maile, Mary A., wife of the late Christopher R. Maile; beloved mother of Mrs. Alice M. Benes, Mrs. Frank H. Robinson, grandmother of Frank L. Robinson, Mrs. V. A. Kuhlman and Howard T. Benes, and two great-grandchildren; residence, 1372 Bunts Rd.; passed away Jan. 21." (Cleveland Press, January 23, 1950)
MRS. CHRISTOPHER MAILE, 89, RECALLS HORSEBACK TRIPS TO POST OFFICE LAKEWOOD POST -- August 16, 1947 By Margaret Manor Butler
When Mary Kidd Maile was an infant in 1859, her parents, Joseph and Mary Kidd, crossed the ocean from County Wexford, Ireland, to settle in Cleveland. They lived for a short time on Case avenue (E. 40th St.) before purchasing a farm on Riverside and Munn roads.
Although Mary was too young to remember anything about the old country, there is a bit of Ireland in her blarney, a sparkle in her very blue eyes and a youthful lilt to her head. It was a joy to talk with her, and I still feel unconvinced that she was 89 years old on July 12. Her equally vivacious daughter, Page 6 of 32 Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:06:14 PM Descendants of GEORGE KIDD
Generation 4 (con't) and I still feel unconvinced that she was 89 years old on July 12. Her equally vivacious daughter, Alice (Mrs. J.H. Benes), who also looks years younger than [page torn] chatted with us, recal-[page torn]-dents her mother ha-[page torn] years past, and remem-[page torn] own gay school days [page torn] East Rockport school [page torn]-ren road.
All of Mary's schooling [page torn] place in a little red brick [page torn] house on Lorain avenue, east of Riverside. She remembered her teachers as two sisters, Mary and Cary Brown.
Church played an important part in her life. She walked from Munn road to Detroit and Grace avenue to the little mission Episcopal Church of the Ascension, never missing a Sunday, even when the snow was knee deep. There was excitement in her neighborhood when evangelists erected a Tabernacle at Kamms Corners, and folks came from miles around to sing hymns and hear testimonies. After her marriage, her religious devotion shifted to Lakewood Methodist church where she became active in a number of circles. The Maile family contributed all the brick for the first two Methodist churches built prior to the present one on Detroit and Summit.
She recalled with a chuckle some of the lively incidents she and her seven brothers and sisters had on their farm. Only a short time ago she stood under the identical apple tree on Warren road to whose sheltering branches she had fled after an argument with one of her brothers. She remembered the long intellectual discussions her father had with Obadiah Munn, who lived across the road and for whom Munn road was named.
Most vivid of all her recollections were her trips to Johnson's Post Office on Detroit at Belle ave. As a child her daily chore was to go for the mail on her large white spirited Kentucky horse. She created quite a stir as she galloped along Riverside and down Detroit avenue, her fair skin and light brown hair framing her neat figure in tight black bodice and flowing black skirt. She seldom looked to the right or left either, intent on her errand or perhaps absorbed in a dram of galloping knights in armor. Someone always rushed out with the mail to hand to Mary Kidd, for it was well known that once atop her spirited steed she stayed there until he deposited her at her own picket fence with the extra step to climb down.
As she grew older and more sedate, the white horse pulled the carriage in which she rode on her daily trips to the Post Office. For many months Christopher Maile watched from his doorway as she rode by, and he vowed that she was the girl he intended to marry, although he had not yet been properly introduced. And true to his vow, he did marry her before she was 18.
Christopher's father, William R. Maile, one of the first trustees of the hamlet, was also the only brickmaker. His yard and kiln were near the Nickle Plate in back of the old homestead, a brick house still standing on Detroit between Brockley and Cranford. Mr. Maile also owned a lot of property, and when a short street near Riverside was opened, it was named Maile after him.
Besides their son, the William Maile's had three daughters, Nellie (Mrs. Sidney Goss), Hattie (Mrs. U.B. Hird) and Lulu (Mrs. Jay Cannon).
After his marriage, Christopher followed in his father's footsteps by establishing a brick yard of his own on the south side of Hilliard near Elmwood. Mrs. Maile told me of how they dug the clay out of the ground, moulded it into bricks, baked them in the kilns and when cool, piled them neatly in the yard. "And I will never forget one day," she added, "when I was the only one at home and there was a hurry up call for a load of bricks. Well, I was troubled for a while, but decided it had to be done, so with the help of the driver I loaded one thousand bricks on the wagon. No one was ever wearier than I that night."
The brick yard was for many years a happy memory for Lakewood youth, for in winter the pit was filled with water which froze for ideal skating. Almost as soon as school was out, gay figures dotted the ice pond and more than one romance started at Maile's.
Sadness came early to the family when six year old William was killed in a fall from the brick wagon,
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Generation 4 (con't) Sadness came early to the family when six year old William was killed in a fall from the brick wagon, where he had climbed for a ride. Besides Alice Benes who lives with her mother, Mrs. Maile has another daughter, Lulu May (Mrs. Edward Robinson), and three grandchildren, Howard Benes, June and Frank Robinson. Her nephew, Rear Admiral Isaac Kidd, was the famous hero of Pearl Harbor.
Active for years in many welfare organizations, Mrs. Maile has cut her activities to her friends and her one favorite club, the "Oh Be Joyfuls" to which she has belonged for 60 years.
Mrs. Maile lives at 1372 Bunts.
Christopher R. Maile was born on 24 Jan 1862 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[57]. He died on 13 Feb 1923 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[58].
Notes for Christopher R. Maile: General Notes: The couple was living at 1426 Lauderdale Avenue, Lakewood, when he died. He was a brickmaker by profession.
Christopher R. Maile and Mary Ann Kidd were married on 01 Mar 1883 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[26]. They had the following children:
19. i. Alice M. Maile[59] was born on 05 Jun 1885 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[60]. She married Jerome Howard Benes between 1907-1908 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[61]. She died on 08 May 1952 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[62].
20. ii. Lulu May Maile[63] was born in Jan 1887 in Ohio. She married Frank H. Robinson between 1907-1908[64]. She died on 03 Feb 1971 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[65].
Generation 5
8. Isaac Campbell Kidd-5 (Isaac-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[29] was born on 24 Mar 1884 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[31]. He died on 07 Dec 1941 in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Notes for Isaac Campbell Kidd: General Notes: Rear Admiral in the US. Navy; Graduate of Annapolis; Flagship was the Arizona; he died when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
He was appointed to the Naval Academy from Ohio in 1902 and after graduation in 1906 served on the USS Columbia and served in the 1906 Panama expedition. He then served on the USS New Jersey, which cruised around the world and on the USS North Dakota until 1911. On February 3, 1940 he reported as chief of staff as aid, Commander of battleships, battle force, and was in command of the battleship division of the Pacific fleet at the time of his death. (Source: James A. Kidd, file in Prokasy Library).
The USS Arizona was initially struck by torpedoes during the first wave of Japanese attackers, followed by bomb hits scored by high altitude bombers. A direct hit on the Arizona's boat deck between the No. 4 and No. 6 guns tore open the Arizona like a can, another went into the No. 4 turret. The resulting fires could not be fought because there was no water pressure. (As the Arizona settled on the bottom, she ruptured an underground water pipe.) She was hit by another high altitude bomb at approximately 8:10 A.M., near the No. 2 turret. It ignited the forward magazines, a gigantic explosion occurred, sealing the Page 8 of 32 Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:06:14 PM Descendants of GEORGE KIDD
Generation 5 (con't) explosion occurred, sealing the doom of over 1,000 crewmen. The force of the explosion blew Commander Cassin Young, Captain of the repair ship Vestal (AR-4) off the ship and into the harbor. He swam back to his ship. The Arizona took nine minutes to sink.
The Arizona's Captain, Franklin Van Valkenburg, as well as Rear Admiral Isaac Kidd, Commander of Battleship Divison One were among the 1,177 killed.
Inez Nellie Gilmore[28] was born on 08 Nov 1887[36]. She died in May 1978 in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia[36].
Isaac Campbell Kidd and Inez Nellie Gilmore were married on 29 Apr 1911 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. They had the following children:
21. i. Isaac Campbell Kidd[28] was born on 14 Aug 1919 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He married Marie Angelique De Golian on 11 Jul 1942 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on 27 Jun 1999 in Alexandria, Virginia[66].
9. Archibald Nicholson Kidd-5 (Isaac-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[28] was born on 13 Oct 1885 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[32]. He died before 20 Jun 1951 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[33].
Notes for Archibald Nicholson Kidd: General Notes: Archibald was living at 9605 Clifton Blvd. in 1937 and at 1312 W. 114th Street at the time of his death. He was working at the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. in 1937.
Ellen Jane Sanders[28] was born on 14 Jun 1885 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. She died on 01 May 1975 in Hobe Sound, Martin County, Florida[36].
Archibald Nicholson Kidd and Ellen Jane Sanders were married before 1908. They had the following children:
i. Archibald Nicholson Kidd[28] was born on 08 Sep 1907 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[67]. He died on 26 Dec 1989 in Stuart, Martin County, Florida[36].
ii. Jane Kidd[28] was born on 29 May 1909 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. She died on 13 Jan 1915 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Notes for Jane Kidd: General Notes: Died of laryngeal diptheria.
iii. Spencer J. Kidd[28] was born on 25 Feb 1912 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. He married Ethel Marie Gee after Nov 1936 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[68]. He died on 22 Jan 1989 in Hobe Sound, Martin, Florida[36].
iv. Leslie A. Kidd[28] was born on 07 Sep 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. She died on 06 Mar 1995 in Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Florida[36].
10. Minnie Rebecca Kidd-5 (Isaac-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[34] was born on 06 Jul 1890 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[35]. She died in Dec 1965 in Stuart, Martin County, Florida.
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Generation 5 (con't)
Arthur Henry Chappelka[34] was born on 31 Jul 1882 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He died on 27 Dec 1956 in Stuart, Martin County, Florida.
Notes for Arthur Henry Chappelka: General Notes: Arthur and Minnie were living at 2042 East 77th Street in Cleveland at the time of the 1920 census.
Arthur Henry Chappelka and Minnie Rebecca Kidd were married in 1917. They had the following children:
22. i. Arthur Henry Chappelka[34] was born on 20 Oct 1921 in Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio. He married Ann Webster Johnson on 22 Dec 1952 in Stuart, Martin County, Florida[34]. He died on 23 Jul 2006 in Stuart, Martin County, Florida[36].
23. ii. James Alexander Chappelka[34] was born on 12 Dec 1929 in Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio. He married Marilyn Joy Butler in Dec 1951 in Stuart, Martin County, Florida[34].
11. Alexander Campbell Kidd-5 (Isaac-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[28] was born on 14 Dec 1895 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. He died on 03 Dec 1971 in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey[36, 38].
Notes for Alexander Campbell Kidd: General Notes: Alexander and Charlotte were living in Baltimore, Maryland, at the time of the 1930 census.
He served as a Lieutenant in the Navy, with years of service being 1917-1927.
Charlotte Harriett Melcher[69] was born in Jun 1898 in Massachusetts[37]. She died on 25 Feb 1945 in Ruxton, Baltimore County, Maine[70].
Alexander Campbell Kidd and Charlotte Harriett Melcher were married between 1919-1920[37]. They had the following children:
i. Charlotte Melcher Kidd[69] was born on 16 Aug 1921 in Shasta County, California[37]. She married John Richard Seely on 06 Sep 1958 in South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey[71]. She died on 22 May 1986 in Dade County, Florida[72].
Philomena Serafin[73] was born on 12 Oct 1912 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut[74]. She died on 03 Mar 1986 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut[36, 75].
Alexander Campbell Kidd and Philomena Serafin were married in Nov 1946. They had the following children:
i. Alexander C. Kidd was born on 15 Oct 1947.
ii. Philomena S. Kidd was born on 07 May 1949.
iii. Francis J. Kidd was born on 06 Aug 1950.
iv. Michael R. Kidd was born on 17 Jul 1955.
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12. GRACE MAY KIDD-5 (SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1) was born on 15 Nov 1889 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[43]. She died in 1961 in Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida.
Notes for GRACE MAY KIDD: General Notes: Birth date not clear. Birth records show this date, but Grace claims a birth July 15, 1889, and the 1900 census says July 1889.
WILLIAM FREDERICK PROKASY son of WILLIAM FREDERICK PROKASY and MINNIE (MINNA) C. MUHELER was born on 16 Jan 1883 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[76]. He died on 03 Dec 1942 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio[77].
Notes for WILLIAM FREDERICK PROKASY: General Notes: At the time of the 1900 census William, a day laborer, was living in East Cleveland with his mother and stepfather. In 1910 William and his family were living in Cleveland Heights, OH, where he was a stone-breaking contractor. By 1918 they had moved to Geneva, as he was living there when he registered for the WWI draft on September 12 1918. His occupation was not clear in either that record or in the 1920 census record. In 1930 he, then a farmer, was still living in Geneva, Ohio. For several years during the 1930's they managed the Hotel Geneva, located across the street from the Geneva train depot. When their first child, William, was born, William and Grace were living at 1155 Fairmount Road in Cleveland, Ohio.
WILLIAM FREDERICK PROKASY and GRACE MAY KIDD were married on 09 Aug 1906 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[44]. They had the following children:
24. i. WILLIAM FREDERICK PROKASY was born on 17 May 1907 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[78]. He married MARGARET LOVINIA CHAPMAN on 02 Nov 1929 in Ashtabula Harbor, Ashtabula County, Ohio. He died on 08 Aug 1965 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
25. ii. Minnie Louise Prokasy was born on 02 Dec 1909 in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[79]. She married Charles Herbert Lingle after 21 Apr 1930[80]. She died on 25 Nov 1984 in North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36, 81].
26. iii. Grace Irene Prokasy was born on 24 Jul 1920 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. She married Dale Brown on 22 Jul 1950. She died on 25 May 1964 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio[82].
27. iv. Clarence Charles Prokasy was born on 17 Jul 1922 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. He married Dorothy May Melvin on 15 May 1948 in Ohio. He died on 02 Oct 2005 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.
Charles Frederick Richards was born on 06 Jun 1888 in Lincoln, England. He died after 1961 in Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida.
Notes for Charles Frederick Richards: General Notes: A painter. His parents were Charles Richards and Harriet Goldsmith, who apparently came to the United States from England (his father was involved in Geneva land transactions). He had a prior marriage, but there is no record available.
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Generation 5 (con't) Charles Frederick Richards and GRACE MAY KIDD were married on 25 Nov 1939 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. They had no children.
13. Joseph S. Kidd-5 (SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[28] was born on 28 Mar 1891 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. He died on 18 Nov 1941 in Brevort, Mackinac County, Michigan[46].
Notes for Joseph S. Kidd: General Notes: They lived on 1745 Strathmore Avenue in 1920 (Census data), but residence at the time of death was 17730 Harvard Road. He was killed on a hunting trip to Canada when a gun accidentally discharged while he was sitting on a running board.
Eva G. Bierman[28] was born on 09 Oct 1896 in Ohio[83]. She died on 07 Feb 1939 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[23].
Notes for Eva G. Bierman: General Notes: The 1920 Census reports that Eva's mother was born in England, and her father in Ohio.
Joseph S. Kidd and Eva G. Bierman were married on 17 Dec 1914 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[45]. They had the following children:
28. i. George Samuel Kidd[28, 84] was born on 01 Apr 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. He married Dorothy Lowers Griffing on 12 Nov 1938 in Unionville, Monroe County, Indiana. He died on 07 Feb 1995 in Thompson, Geauga County, Ohio[36].
ii. Robert Charles Kidd[84] was born on 04 May 1921 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[85]. He married Peggy Sophie Hubchak in Jul 1942 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[86]. He died on 07 Jun 1996 in Mentor, Lake County, Ohio[87].
Mary M. Copeland[84]. She died on 23 Oct 1939 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[88].
Notes for Mary M. Copeland: General Notes: Mary had been married to a Mr. Singer before her marriage to Joseph.
Joseph S. Kidd and Mary M. Copeland were married on 15 Apr 1939 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[89]. They had the following children:
i. John Kidd[28].
ii. William Kidd[28].
iii. Fred Kidd[28].
14. Christopher M. Kidd-5 (SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[36] was born on 29 Jun 1894 in Brecksville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[32]. He died on 29 Dec 1928 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[32].
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Generation 5 (con't) General Notes: Christopher and his wife were living with William and Grace Prokasy on North Broadway in suburban Geneva Township in 1920 (from 1920 US Census). He was an excavating contractor.
Lillian Ruth Adams was born between 1895-1896 in Ohio[90].
Notes for Lillian Ruth Adams: General Notes: Ruth was living with her brother at 4220 Woodbridge Avenue in Cleveland at the time of the 1930 census. She was working as a housekeeper for a family.
Christopher M. Kidd and Lillian Ruth Adams were married on 12 May 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[47]. They had the following children:
29. i. Marian Ruth Kidd[28] was born on 12 Nov 1920 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio[36]. She married Raymond Bowler about Dec 1938 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[91]. She died on 06 May 2005 in Austinburg, Ashtabula County, Ohio[36, 92].
30. ii. Donald Kidd[28] was born on 08 Nov 1924 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. He married Coletta Marie Doehner on 17 Aug 1946 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. He died on 13 Nov 1997 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio[36].
15. Oliver Charles Kidd-5 (SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[28] was born on 16 Dec 1897 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. He died on 31 Aug 1984 in Olmsted Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36].
Notes for Oliver Charles Kidd: General Notes: Between 1910 and 1985 Oliver worked in construction as a carpenter. He was unmarried in 1920, but he and his first wife had their first child in 1922-1923, which provides a marriage year between 1920 and 1922.
Maria E. ? was born between 1903-1904 in Illinois[93].
Oliver Charles Kidd and Maria E. ? were married between 1920-1922. They had the following children:
i. Robert E. Kidd was born between 1922-1923 in Illinois[93].
ii. Dorothy M. Kidd was born on 20 Dec 1926 in Illinois[94, 95]. She died in May 1980 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[96].
iii. Oliver C. Kidd was born about Feb 1930 in Ohio[97].
Grace L. Wilcox[28] was born on 11 May 1910 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio[36]. She died on 23 Aug 2004 in Olmsted Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36].
Notes for Grace L. Wilcox: General Notes: Between 1910 and 1975 Grace worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Generation 5 (con't) Oliver Charles Kidd and Grace L. Wilcox were married on 19 Jul 1941 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio[28]. They had no children.
16. Irene K. Kidd-5 (SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[28] was born on 30 May 1907 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. She died on 01 Jul 1990 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio.
Lawrence F. Rainsford[84] was born about Dec 1909 in Ohio[98]. He died on 18 Jun 1964 in Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[99].
Notes for Lawrence F. Rainsford: General Notes: Lawrence and Irene purchased a lot in Geneva on April 5, 1943.
Lawrence F. Rainsford and Irene K. Kidd married. They had the following children:
i. Edward Raymond Rainsford[100] was born on 31 May 1940 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. He married Karen J. Charles on 20 Mar 1980 in Trumbull County, Ohio[101]. He died on 16 Aug 1998 in Trumbull County, Ohio[102].
ii. Lawrence J. Rainsford.
iii. Alice May Rainsford was born in 1929[103].
William Prumagine[28]. He died in 1965[104].
William Prumagine and Irene K. Kidd married. They had the following children:
i. Raymond L. Prumagine[28]. He died in 1985.
Lawrence Necaster[105] was born on 02 Oct 1897 in Italy[36, 106]. He died in Oct 1981 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio[36].
Notes for Lawrence Necaster: General Notes: Lawrence was a laborer in Farrell, Mercer County, PA, at the time of the 1930 census.
Lawrence Necaster and Irene K. Kidd were married between 1965-Jan 1974. They had no children.
17. Earl Garnet Kidd-5 (SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[28] was born on 20 Sep 1910 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. He died on 27 Jan 1974 in Eustis, Lake County, Florida[36, 51].
Louise Henrietta Hedwig Maier[28, 105] was born on 31 Jul 1909 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. She died on 23 Dec 1995 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut[107].
Earl Garnet Kidd and Louise Henrietta Hedwig Maier were married on 08 May 1937 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[50]. They had the following children:
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31. i. Earl Robert Kidd[108] was born on 29 Apr 1938 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He married Penelope Kettering in Jun 1962.
32. ii. James Allan Kidd[28, 108] was born on 01 May 1940 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He married Mary Brunig on 11 Jun 1966 in Davis, Yolo County, California.
33. iii. William Thomas Kidd[108] was born on 29 Feb 1944 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He married Mary Louise Collins on 08 Jul 1973.
18. Florence Porter-5 (Elizabeth-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[55] was born in Oct 1889 in Ohio.
Notes for Florence Porter: General Notes: Name obtained from the obituary of Elizabeth Kidd Porter. The 1900 census lists Florence as the adopted daughter of George and Elizabeth.
Alvie Costello[109] was born on 01 Oct 1888 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[56]. He died on 30 Jan 1961 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Notes for Alvie Costello: General Notes: Surname obtained from the obituary of Elizabeth Kidd Porter; given name from the 1930 Lakewood (District 656), Cuyahoga County census. The family was living at 2099 Lewis Drive in Lakewood at that time. He was a crane operator for a steel company in 1930.
Alvie Costello and Florence Porter were married between 1911-1912[56]. They had the following children:
34. i. Helen Louise Costello[110] was born on 08 Apr 1913 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[56]. She died on 17 Mar 1997 in Hinsdale, Du Page County, Illinois[111].
19. Alice M. Maile-5 (Mary Ann-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[59] was born on 05 Jun 1885 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[60]. She died on 08 May 1952 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[62].
Jerome Howard Benes was born on 01 Sep 1885 in Ohio[112]. He died on 23 Feb 1971 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida[36, 113].
Notes for Jerome Howard Benes: General Notes: Name obtained from the obituary of Christopher Maile. Jerome was a bank teller in Rockport, Cuyahoga County, OH, in 1910. He registered for the WWI draft on September 12, 1918, and at that time was living in Lakewood, OH. He was an assistant treasurer at a bank in 1930. They were living in Lakewood, OH, at the time.
Jerome Howard Benes and Alice M. Maile were married between 1907-1908 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[61]. They had the following children:
i. Howard Thurston Benes[61] was born on 07 Dec 1916 in Ohio[114]. He died on 22 Dec 1992 in Collier County, Florida[115].
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Generation 5 (con't) Notes for Howard Thurston Benes: General Notes: Name obtained from the obituary of Mary Kidd Maile.
20. Lulu May Maile-5 (Mary Ann-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[63] was born in Jan 1887 in Ohio. She died on 03 Feb 1971 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[65].
Frank H. Robinson[28] was born on 01 Feb 1882 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania[116]. He died on 07 Jun 1942 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[117].
Notes for Frank H. Robinson: General Notes: Frank, a secretary-treasurer of a baking company, and his wife were living in Rockport Township (in Lakewood), Oh, at the time of the 1910 census.
Frank H. Robinson and Lulu May Maile were married between 1907-1908[64]. They had the following children:
i. Frank Louis Robinson was born on 28 May 1913 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[118, 119]. He died on 16 Jul 2003 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[120]. He married Amy Jane Kath in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
35. ii. June M. Robinson[121] was born on 01 Jan 1916 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[122]. She died on 17 Jun 1998 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[123].
Generation 6
21. Isaac Campbell Kidd-6 (Isaac Campbell-5, Isaac-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[28] was born on 14 Aug 1919 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He died on 27 Jun 1999 in Alexandria, Virginia[66].
Notes for Isaac Campbell Kidd: General Notes: Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, Jr. ended a naval career spanning over 40 years of service when he retired October 2, 1978. He served twenty-three years at sea---fifteen of which were in command of destroyers, destroyer divisions and squadrons, a flotilla and three U.S. Fleets in the Pacific, Mediterranean and Atlantic.
Born in Cleveland on August 14, 1919, Admiral Kidd attended St. Albans, the National Cathedral School for Boys in Washington, D.C.; St. George's School in Newport, R.I.; Columbian Preparatory School, also in Washington; and Ohio State University, prior to his presidential appointment, by President Roosevelt, to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1938. He distinguished himself on his Naval Academy competitive entrance examination by attaining the highest grade in history, which was announced as "virtually 100 percent."
While a midshipman, he was a member of the football, wrestling, and lacrosse teams. He graduated from the Academy on December 14, 1941 and commissioned an Ensign on December 19, 1941, just 12 days after his father, Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, was killed on board his flagship, the battleship ARIZONA, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Admiral Kidd, senior, was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Following his commissioning, Ensign Kidd remained at the Academy until May 1942 as Company Officer for Reserve Officers, Assistant Wrestling Coach, Assistant Football Coach, and Executive Officer of the V-5 Physical Instructors Classes.
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Generation 6 (con't) His first duty at sea was as First Lieutenant and then Gunnery Officer of the destroyer COWIE where he took part in North Atlantic convoy duty, and, the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. During the Sicilian Invasion, COWIE directly engaged, at point blank range, German "tiger" tanks on the beach. He next served as Gunnery Officer and later as Executive Officer in the destroyer PUTNAM, seeing action in the Leyte Gulf, Saipan and Tinian operations; Iwo Jima; radar picket duty and gunfire support off Okinawa; the rescue of the few survivors of the destroyer TWIGGS, sunk by kamikaze attack, and, assisted in salvage of the battleship PENNSYLVANIA, hit at Buckner Bay.
Admiral Kidd reported to the staff of Commander Destroyer Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, in April 1946, and while there organized and started the Afloat Destroyer Gunnery and Engineering Schools. Following a tour of duty with the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington as the Destroyer and later Warrant Detail Officer, he returned to sea as Gunnery Officer and later as Operations Officer in the new heavy cruiser SALEM.
During his tour in SALEM, that heavy cruiser won the Fleet Battle Efficiency pennant two consecutive years and set a precedent which followed him throughout his career. Each department which he headed in ships served in, won the Fleet Trophy for Excellence each year, and each ship he commanded won the Fleet Battle Efficiency Trophy every year as "first in the force." In May 1952, he assumed command of the destroyer-minesweeper ELLYSON. While deployed in ELLYSON to the Mediterranean, he commanded all of the U.S. mine forces in the Sixth Fleet.
Following a tour as Aide to the Superintendent of the Naval Academy, Admiral Kidd returned to sea in command of the newly commissioned destroyer BARRY. Under his command, that ship was the first destroyer to make a clean sweep with Efficiency "Es" in all departments, in addition to the Battle Efficiency Pennant. He next served as Assistant Head of the China-Northeast Asia Strategic Plans and Policy Division on the Joint Staff of the Commander in Chief Pacific, after which he attended the National War College in Washington.
Returning to sea in 1961, he commanded Destroyer Divisions 322 and 182 and Destroyer Squadron 32. He then activated and assumed command of Destroyer Squadron 18, the Navy's first all guided missile destroyer squadron. In August 1962, he became Executive Assistant to Senior Aide to the Chief of Naval Operations. During his four year tour in this capacity under two Chiefs of Naval Operations, he distinguished himself and was cited for his work during the Cuban missile crisis, the loss of the submarine THRESHER, the Tonkin Gulf incidents, the Dominican Republic crisis, and the ongoing reorganization of the Navy.
He reported as Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics to the Commander in Chief Allied Forces, Southern Europe in June 1966 with the rank of Rear Admiral. During this tour he served as On-Scene Commander and Salvage Officer after the grounding of the destroyer BACHE at Rhodes, Greece, and, served as President of Courts of Inquiry of that incident and the Israeli attack on the technical research ship LIBERTY.
Admiral Kidd subsequently served as Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 12. Promoted to Vice Admiral, he then commanded FIRST Fleet, followed by command of SIXTH Fleet, and was then promoted to Admiral in 1971 as Chief of Naval Materiel. As the Chief of Naval Materiel, Admiral Kidd functioned as the Navy's top Procurement and Logistics Officer with a civilian and military workforce of over 350,000 men and women. He became Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, Commander in Chief Western Atlantic Area, Commander in Chief Atlantic and Commander in Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet on May 30, 1975.
His decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; four Navy Distinguished Service Medals; three Legions of Merit; the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and numerous foreign decorations.
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Marie Angelique De Golian[28] was born on 21 Aug 1923 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
Isaac Campbell Kidd and Marie Angelique De Golian were married on 11 Jul 1942 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. They had the following children:
i. Isaac Campbell Kidd[124].
Notes for Isaac Campbell Kidd: General Notes: Isaac is Director, International Trade for Northrop Grumman Corporation Electronic Sensors and Systems International, Inc. in Arlington, Virginia.
ii. Kevin Gilmore Kidd[125].
iii. Christopher Alexander Kidd[125].
iv. Marie Angelique Kidd[125].
v. Regina Inez Kidd[125] was born on 02 Sep 1955[126].
vi. Mary Corrinne Littlepage Kidd[125] was born in Jan 1958[127].
22. Arthur Henry Chappelka-6 (Minnie Rebecca-5, Isaac-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[34] was born on 20 Oct 1921 in Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio. He died on 23 Jul 2006 in Stuart, Martin County, Florida[36].
Notes for Arthur Henry Chappelka: General Notes: Occupation: Crane operator in marine construction.
Ann Webster Johnson[34] was born on 22 Apr 1916 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia[36]. She died on 28 Sep 1995 in Stuart, Martin County, Florida[36].
Notes for Ann Webster Johnson: General Notes: Occupation: social worker and teacher.
Arthur Henry Chappelka and Ann Webster Johnson were married on 22 Dec 1952 in Stuart, Martin County, Florida[34]. They had the following children:
i. Arthur Henry Chappelka[34] was born on 07 Nov 1954 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida. He married Laura Debra MacKinnon on 17 Oct 1981 in Miami, Dade County, Florida.
Notes for Arthur Henry Chappelka: General Notes: Professor of Forestry at Auburn University.
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Generation 6 (con't) 23. James Alexander Chappelka-6 (Minnie Rebecca-5, Isaac-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[34] was born on 12 Dec 1929 in Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio.
Marilyn Joy Butler[34].
James Alexander Chappelka and Marilyn Joy Butler were married in Dec 1951 in Stuart, Martin County, Florida[34]. They had the following children:
i. Curtis James Chappelka[34] was born in Aug 1955 in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.
24. WILLIAM FREDERICK PROKASY-6 (GRACE MAY-5, SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1) was born on 17 May 1907 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[78]. He died on 08 Aug 1965 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
Notes for WILLIAM FREDERICK PROKASY: General Notes: Because of family needs, William did not complete high school even though he was offered support to go to college. At the time of the 1930 census (April 15, 1930), the couple was living at 15608 Lake Shore Boulevard and he was classified as a laborer working at a wholesale store. Later he obtained a job working with the maintenance crew at the Cleveland Union Terminal. This gave the family access to free train travel between Cleveland and Ashtabula. He later took a position as an engineer at the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, where he remained until about 1945. He then took a position as an insurance agent with Farm Bureau Insurance Company (which became Nationwide Insurance several years later). He was remarkably successful at it, becoming one of the top several agents in Ohio. Despite his success, he was denied the position of District Manager on the grounds that he had not gone to college. Following the death of Margaret and his marriage to Mildred, he and Mildred, with Lora, moved to Phoenix where he owned and managed, until he died, a motel on the famous Route 66.
MARGARET LOVINIA CHAPMAN daughter of CHARLES WALTER CHAPMAN and LUELLA AGNES DAVIS was born on 05 May 1911 in Ashtabula Harbor, Ashtabula County, Ohio[128]. She died on 05 Jan 1958 in Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[129].
Notes for MARGARET LOVINIA CHAPMAN: General Notes: Margaret in many ways fit the prototype of homemaker and support for her husband. She had a variety of skills: a piano player, a knitter, maker of clothing. She was a very good cook, and excelled at baking. She once won a Cuyahoga County baking contest sponsored by the East Ohio Gas Company, this resulting in the free installation of a gas incinerator in the home. Her support of and aid to her husband in the way he conducted his insurance business was invaluable. She died at a relatively young age of cancer.
WILLIAM FREDERICK PROKASY and MARGARET LOVINIA CHAPMAN were married on 02 Nov 1929 in Ashtabula Harbor, Ashtabula County, Ohio. They had the following children:
i. WILLIAM FREDERICK PROKASY was born on 27 Nov 1930 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He married Barbara Alice Benditz on 23 Mar 1953 in New York, New York.
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Generation 6 (con't) ii. James Arthur Prokasy was born on 20 May 1932 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He married Betty Rann in Jun 1954 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[130]. He died on 08 Sep 1995 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
iii. Margaret Louise Prokasy[131] was born on 06 May 1937 in North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. She married James Michael Salway on 04 Jul 1959 in Athens, Harrison County, Ohio.
iv. Lora Lee Prokasy was born on 20 Nov 1947 in Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. She married Raymond Leslie Isaacs on 22 Oct 1971 in Phoenix, Arizona. She died on 11 Jan 2011.
Mildred Altman was born about 1919 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[132].
Notes for Mildred Altman: General Notes: Mildred had been married twice before this marriage, her marriage preceding that to William having ended in divorce in 1957.
WILLIAM FREDERICK PROKASY and Mildred Altman were married on 14 Nov 1958 in North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[133]. They had no children.
25. Minnie Louise Prokasy-6 (GRACE MAY-5, SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1) was born on 02 Dec 1909 in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[79]. She died on 25 Nov 1984 in North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36, 81].
Notes for Minnie Louise Prokasy: General Notes: The record of Minnie's birth is available in the Cleveland Heights probate office.
Charles Herbert Lingle was born on 01 Feb 1905 in Tiffin, Defiance County, Ohio[36, 134]. He died on 06 Sep 1967 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio[36, 135].
Charles Herbert Lingle and Minnie Louise Prokasy were married after 21 Apr 1930[80]. They had the following children:
i. Virginia Ann Lingle[136] was born on 07 Sep 1931 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. She married Thomas John Cox in 1951 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. She died on 19 Nov 1998 in Lake Panasoffkee, Sumter County, Florida[36].
Notes for Virginia Ann Lingle: General Notes: Viginia died of emphysema.
ii. Jack M. Lingle[137] was born on 18 May 1934 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. He married Margie A. Barrett on 21 May 1952 in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. He died on 22 Jan 2006 in Sarahsville, Noble County, Ohio.
26. Grace Irene Prokasy-6 (GRACE MAY-5, SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1) was born on 24 Jul 1920 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. She died on 25 May 1964 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio[82].
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Dale Brown[138] was born on 16 Jul 1928 in Fairview Park, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Dale Brown and Grace Irene Prokasy were married on 22 Jul 1950. They had the following children:
i. Dennis Alan Brown[138] was born on 26 Oct 1942 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio.
ii. Bonnie Kay Brown[139] was born on 26 Nov 1950 in Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. She married Michael Dennis Valan III on 17 Mar 1969 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
iii. Donna Lynn Brown[140] was born on 10 Aug 1952. She married Paul Lanzilotta in Mar 1971.
Bill Trapp.
Bill Trapp and Grace Irene Prokasy married. They had the following children:
i. Dennis Alan Brown[138] was born on 26 Oct 1942 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio.
27. Clarence Charles Prokasy-6 (GRACE MAY-5, SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1) was born on 17 Jul 1922 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. He died on 02 Oct 2005 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.
Dale Napier.
Clarence Charles Prokasy and Dale Napier were married between 1941-1942. They had no children.
Dorothy May Melvin was born in Dec 1919. She died on 27 Nov 2004 in Abita Springs, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana[141].
Clarence Charles Prokasy and Dorothy May Melvin were married on 15 May 1948 in Ohio. They had the following children:
i. James (Jimmy) Charles Prokasy[142] was born on 02 Mar 1949 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. He married Kathleen Lynn Kustenmacher on 01 Jun 1968 in Abita Springs, St. Tammany, Louisiana.
ii. William (Billy) Carl Prokasy was born on 17 Jan 1951 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas[143].
Notes for William (Billy) Carl Prokasy: General Notes: The couple has lived in Illinois but at some point after 2000 moved to Poplarville, MS.
iii. Tammy Marie Prokasy was born on 01 Aug 1959.
Pearl Duet[144] was born on 12 Aug 1919 in Schriever, Lousiana. She died on 12 Feb 2001 in Des Allemands, Saint Charles County, Louisiana[36].
Clarence Charles Prokasy and Pearl Duet were married on 29 May 1964 in Chalmette, Louisiana. They had no children.
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28. George Samuel Kidd-6 (Joseph S.-5, SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[28, 84] was born on 01 Apr 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. He died on 07 Feb 1995 in Thompson, Geauga County, Ohio[36].
Dorothy Lowers Griffing[28] was born on 05 Oct 1916 in Pennsylvania[145]. She died on 05 Nov 2005 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36].
Notes for Dorothy Lowers Griffing: General Notes: Dorothy's name obtained from the obituary of her husband. She was living in Cleveland, Ohio with her family at the time of the 1930 census.
George Samuel Kidd and Dorothy Lowers Griffing were married on 12 Nov 1938 in Unionville, Monroe County, Indiana. They had the following children:
i. George Samuel Kidd[146] was born on 08 Sep 1940 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He married Constance Mary Cygan on 18 Nov 1961 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Notes for George Samuel Kidd: General Notes: Name obtained from obituary of George S. Kidd, Sr., Plain Dealer, Feb. 8, 1995. In 2008 he was living in Northfield, OH.
ii. Thomas Joseph Kidd[28] was born on 03 Dec 1942 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He married Marilyn Virginia Smayda on 18 Oct 1974 in Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Notes for Thomas Joseph Kidd: General Notes: Name obtained from obituary of George S. Kidd, Sr., Plain Dealer, Feb. 8, 1995.
iii. Edward Harry Kidd[28] was born on 12 Jan 1944 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He married Nancy Jeanne Weaver on 30 Dec 1967 in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Notes for Edward Harry Kidd: General Notes: Name obtained from obituary of George S. Kidd, Sr., Plain Dealer, Feb. 8, 1995.
iv. Robert James Kidd[28] was born on 04 Aug 1946 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[146]. He married Joanne Ryno on 28 Aug 1964.
Notes for Robert James Kidd: General Notes: Name obtained from obituary of George S. Kidd, Sr., Plain Dealer, Feb. 8, 1995.
29. Marian Ruth Kidd-6 (Christopher M.-5, SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[28] was born on 12 Nov 1920 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio[36]. She died on 06 May 2005 in Austinburg, Ashtabula County, Ohio[36, 92].
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Notes for Marian Ruth Kidd: General Notes: Quoted from the Ashtabula Star Beacon, May 9 2005: Marion Ruth Depoy, 84, of Normandy Village in Geneva, Ohio died May 6, 2005 in the Austinburg Nursing and Rehab Center, where she had been a resident for the past 2 years. She was born November 12, 1920 in Geneva, Ohio, the daughter of Christopher and Lillian Ruth (Adams) Kidd and lived most of her life here in the Ashtabula County.
She worked for Autumn Rendezvous Nursing Home and Mary?s Diner both of Geneva. On July 27, 1974 she married Kyle Depoy. She was a member of the Geneva Lutheran Church and a past member of the Mother Singers Choir and Eagles Lodge of Geneva, OH. She enjoyed drawing and ceramics.
She is survived by her husband, Kyle Depoy, of 30 years; a son William (Kathy) Bowler of Geneva; and two daughters, Barbara (Richard) Baker of Jefferson, Ohio and Nancy (Paul) Terlosky of Macedonia, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren, and 9 great-great grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother Donald Kidd, her step-son K. Michael Depoy; her daughter-in-law Geri Bowler, grandson William Bowler, Jr. and Granddaughter Carrie Schultz.
Raymond Bowler was born about 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Notes for Raymond Bowler: General Notes: Occupation at time of marriage: milkman.
Raymond Bowler and Marian Ruth Kidd were married about Dec 1938 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[91]. They had the following children:
i. Barbara A. Bowler[147] was born in Mar 1944 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio[148]. She married Richard Stanley Baker on 28 May 1966 in Harpersfield, Ashtabula County, Ohio[149].
ii. Nancy Bowler[150] was born on 16 Dec 1946 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio[151, 152].
iii. William Ray Bowler[153] was born on 10 Nov 1952 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio[154, 155].
Kyle W. Depoy[28] was born on 18 May 1922[156].
Kyle W. Depoy and Marian Ruth Kidd were married on 27 Jul 1974[157]. They had no children.
30. Donald Kidd-6 (Christopher M.-5, SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[28] was born on 08 Nov 1924 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[36]. He died on 13 Nov 1997 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio[36].
Coletta Marie Doehner[28] was born on 22 Aug 1923[36]. She died on 19 Jun 1979 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio.
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Donald Kidd and Coletta Marie Doehner were married on 17 Aug 1946 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. They had the following children:
i. Ruthanne Marie Kidd[28] was born on 20 Apr 1949 in Ohio[158].
ii. Christine T. Kidd[28] was born on 24 Apr 1951 in Ohio[159]. She married Kenneth L. Ocheltree on 16 Dec 1972[160].
iii. David Robert Kidd[28] was born about 1957 in Ohio[161]. He died on 19 Jun 1964 in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio[162].
iv. Susan R. Kidd[28] was born on 20 Nov 1959 in Ohio[163, 164].
31. Earl Robert Kidd-6 (Earl Garnet-5, SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[108] was born on 29 Apr 1938 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Notes for Earl Robert Kidd: General Notes: Graduated from Purdue University in 1960.
Penelope Kettering[28] was born on 30 Jul 1939[165].
Earl Robert Kidd and Penelope Kettering were married in Jun 1962. They had the following children:
i. Gwendolyn Ann Kidd[28] was born on 17 Jan 1964. She married William Lewis Jennings on 01 Sep 1991.
Notes for Gwendolyn Ann Kidd: General Notes: Wendy is currently (2005) works in a personnel position for Texaco in Texas.
ii. Earl Robert Kidd[28] was born on 17 Nov 1965[166].
Notes for Earl Robert Kidd: General Notes: Earl is currently (2005) working for a utility company in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Teresa D. Viglotto[28, 167] was born on 17 Dec 1938[168, 169]. She died on 01 Sep 2009 in Stuart, Martin County, Florida[170].
Notes for Teresa D. Viglotto: General Notes: Teresa had been married to a Mr. Repaci before her marriage to Earl Kidd.
Earl Robert Kidd and Teresa D. Viglotto married. They had no children.
32. James Allan Kidd-6 (Earl Garnet-5, SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[28, 108] was born on 01 May 1940 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
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Generation 6 (con't) General Notes: Air Force officer, serving from December 9, 1960-January 1981, attaining the rank of Lt. Colonel. Flew in F4 Phantom in North Vietnam and Europe and served in the Pentagon.
Mary Brunig[28] was born on 13 Sep 1944 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
James Allan Kidd and Mary Brunig were married on 11 Jun 1966 in Davis, Yolo County, California. They had the following children:
i. Joanna Louisa Kidd[28] was born on 01 Jun 1977.
Notes for Joanna Louisa Kidd: General Notes: Joanna graduated from Dartmouth in June 1999. She is sutdied art and sculpture at the Academia in Florence and is now a much-credited artist. Some of her work can be seen at: http://www.joannakidd.com/
33. William Thomas Kidd-6 (Earl Garnet-5, SAMUEL L.-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[108] was born on 29 Feb 1944 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Notes for William Thomas Kidd: General Notes: Graduated from Parsons College, Iowa, June 1966.
Mary Louise Collins[28] was born on 25 Mar 1946 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvnia.
William Thomas Kidd and Mary Louise Collins were married on 08 Jul 1973. They had the following children:
i. Scott Eric Kidd[28] was born on 14 Dec 1974.
Notes for Scott Eric Kidd: General Notes: Scott is currently (2005) working as an investment counselor in stocks, living in San Mateo.
ii. Elizabeth Ann Kidd[28] was born on 06 Mar 1978.
Notes for Elizabeth Ann Kidd: General Notes: Elizabeth (Beth) completed an M.D. at Washington University in St. Louis.
34. Helen Louise Costello-6 (Florence-5, Elizabeth-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[110] was born on 08 Apr 1913 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[56]. She died on 17 Mar 1997 in Hinsdale, Du Page County, Illinois[111].
Notes for Helen Louise Costello: General Notes: Name obtained from the obituary of Elizabeth Kidd Porter.
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Chester B. Kruczek[171] was born on 15 Jan 1912 in Ohio[172]. He died on 03 Aug 1989 in Hinsdale, Du Page County, Illinois[173].
Notes for Chester B. Kruczek: General Notes: Chester's father was an immigrant from Poland. His wife's father was also an immigrant from Poland.
Chester B. Kruczek and Helen Louise Costello married. They had no children.
Joseph A. Cosgrove[174] was born on 28 Sep 1905 in Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland. He died on 03 Mar 1951 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Joseph A. Cosgrove and Helen Louise Costello married. They had the following children:
i. Mary Jo Cosgrove[175] was born on 31 May 1944 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama.
ii. Catherine Ann Cosgrove[176] was born on 12 May 1945 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama.
35. June M. Robinson-6 (Lulu May-5, Mary Ann-4, JOSEPH-3, GEORGE-2, GEORGE-1)[121] was born on 01 Jan 1916 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[122]. She died on 17 Jun 1998 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[123].
Virgil A. Kuhlman[177] was born on 09 Feb 1917[178]. He died on 07 Mar 2010 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio[179].
Virgil A. Kuhlman and June M. Robinson married. They had the following children:
i. Mary Lou Kuhlman[180] was born on 25 Aug 1947[181]. She married Nicholas J. Kozimor in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[182].
ii. Betsey Kuhlman[183] was born on 25 Dec 1950[184]. She married Gerard A. Stupiansky in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[185].
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Sources (con't) 12 CourtView 2000: http://probate.cuyahogacounty.us/ml/pa.urd/mliw1010.o_display?35122220552840. 13 Ohio Death Certificate Index; http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm, Vol. 1824, Certificate 1199. 14 US Census, 1870, Cleveland, Ohio. 15 Ohio Bureau of Statistics, Death Certificate. 16 Family Search: http://familysearch.org/, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 for Isaac Kidd. 17 Killane, Ireland, Register, courtesy of Ryan Kidd. 18 Ohio Death Certificate Index; http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm, Vol. 6295, Certificate 27803. Though the death record for Samuel Kidd indicates that he was born January 5, 1860, this is not correct as the 1870 census record gives him an age of 15. It is probable that his birth date was January 5, 1855, and that date has been used. However, the actual month and day is open to question. 19 Cuyahoga County marriage certificate. 20 Ohio Death Certificate Index; http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm, Vol. 6295, Certificate 27803. 21 Killane, Ireland, Register (courtesy of Ryan Kidd). 22 Cuyahoga County Marriage Records, Vol 26, p. 127. 23 Family Search: http://familysearch.org/, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 for Mary A. Maile. 24 Killane, Ireland, Register, courtesy of Ryan Kidd. Baptised August 14, 1859. 25 Family Search: http://familysearch.org/, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 for Mary A. Maile. 26 Cuyahoga County Marriage Record, Vol 26, p. 178. 27 James Kidd;
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Sources (con't) 51 Notice appeared in the Cleveland Press on January 25, 1974. 52 Cuyahoga County Index to City Deaths. Year based on age (26) at death. 53 Cuyahoga County Index to City Deaths. 54 Cuyahoga County Marriage Records, Vol 24, p. 211. 55 1900 United States Federal Census > Ohio > Cuyahoga > Cleveland > District 202. 56 US Census, 1930, Cuyahoga County, Lakewood, District 656. 57 Family Search: http://familysearch.org/, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 for Christopher R. Maile. 58 Family Search: http://familysearch.org/, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 for Christopher R. Maile. 59 Name obtained from the obituary of Mary Maile. 60 Family Search: http://familysearch.org/, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 for Alice M. Benes. 61 US Census, 1930, Cuyahoga County, Lakewood, District 626. 62 Family Search: http://familysearch.org/, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 for Alice M. Benes. 63 James A. Kidd, file in Prokasy Library\. 64 1910 Census > Ohio>CUYAHOGA County >ROCKPORT TWP; Series: T624 Roll: 1165 Page: 69. 65 Ancestry Hometown: http://www.ancestry.com, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002 for Lulu M. Robinson. 66 Washington Post Obituary, July 2, 1999. 67 Social Security Application Form, November 25, 1937. 68 Social Security Application Form, November 28, 1936. Unmarried at time the SS Form was submitted. 69 Francis J. Kidd; [email protected]; email of January 7, 2002. 70 New York Times, February 26, 1945. 71 New York Times: September 7, 1958. 72 Florida Death Index, 1936-1998: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&gsfn=charlotte&gsln=seeley&sx=&f23=&f22=&f2 1=&gskw=&f19=&f31=&f20=&f26=&f25=&f24=&prox=1&db=floridadeath&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs&su bmit.x=92&submit.y=14&fh=1. 73 F. J. Kidd; [email protected]; Email Dec. 26, 2000. 74 F. J. Kidd; [email protected]; email of 1/03/2002. 75 Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ct1949-96&gsfn=philomena&gsln=kidd&sx=&year=&y earend=&gskw=&gsco=2%2cUnited+States&gspl=9%2cConnecticut&prox=0&rank=0&db=&ti=0&ti. si=0&gss=angs&submit.x=42&submit.y=12&requr=. 76 Cuyahoga County Archives, Birth Records, Vol 5, p. 130. 77 Family Search: http://familysearch.org/, .Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 for William Frederick Prokasy. 78 Cuyahoga County Archives, Report of Birth. 79 Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from A through L, Date of Import: Dec 7, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.111.4.139505.60 80 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Ohio, Ashtabula County, Geneva, District 35. Charles was single on 4/21/30, the date of the census. 81 Ancestry Hometown: http://www.ancestry.com, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 about Minnie L Lingle. 82 Ancestry Hometown: http://www.ancestry.com, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002 about Grace S Brown. 83 Based on 1920 census information. 84 Based on Joseph S. Kidd Obiturary, Cleveland Press, November 22, 1941. 85 Cuyahoga County Marriage Records, Probate Court. 86 Cuyahoga County Marriage Records, Probate Court, Vol 212, p. 213. 87 Ancestry Hometown: http://www.ancestry.com, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 about Robert C Kidd.
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Sources (con't) 88 James A. Kidd
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Sources (con't) 115 Florida Death Index, 1936-1998; Online at ancestry.com . 116 Family Search: http://familysearch.org/, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 for Frank H. Robinson. 117 Family Search: http://familysearch.org/, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 for Frank H. Robinson. 118 1920 U.S. Census ? Ohio ? Cuyahoga ? Lakewood ? ED# 570. 119 Social Security Death Index: http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ (http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/). 120 Social Security Death Index: http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ (http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/). 121 1920 U.S. Census ? Ohio ? Cuyahoga ? Lakewood ? ED# 570. 122 Social Security Death Index: http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ (http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/). 123 Social Security Death Index: http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ (http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/). 124 Isaac C. Kidd. 125 Obituary of Isaac C. Kidd, II. 126 Ancestry Hometown: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 about Regina K Wolbarsht. 127 Ancestry Hometown: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index for Mary K. Plumer. 128 Birth Certificate; Reigs. Dist. 48, File #35045. 129 Ohio Departmetn of Health, Death Certificate, Reg. Dist. No. 1812, State File No: 009914. 130 Cuyahoga County Marriage Records, 479:61. Copy is not clear, so exact day and location are not known. 131 William F. Prokasy, family records. 132 Cuyahoga County Probate Court Marriage Records, 568:67. Year of birth estimated from age (39) at time of marriage. 133 Cuyahoga County Probate Court Marriage Records, 568:67. 134 1920 Census: Ohio > DEFIANCE County > TIFFIN TWP; Series: T624 Roll: 1177, Page: 240. 135 Ancestry Hometown: http://www.ancestry.com, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 about Charles H Lingle. 136 Virginia Lingle. 137 Jack Lingle. 138 Dennis Brown, January 29, 2000. 139 Bonnie Kay Brown Valan: November 14, 1997. 140 Donna Scott: [email protected]; December 18, 1997. 141 Obituary, Covington News Banner, December 2, 2004. 142 Sean Prokasy: [email protected]; December 17, 1997. 143 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997: Online at Ancestry.com. 144 Source: Pearl Duet Prokasy. 145 1930 U.S. Federal Census > Ohio > Cuyahoga > Cleveland > District 503. Provides birth state. 146 Thomas Kidd, [email protected]; email of June 5, 2002. 147 Ashtabula Star Beacon, May 9 2005 obituary for Marian Kidd Depoy. 148 Ancestry Hometown: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index for Barbara Baker of Jefferson, OH. 149 Ancestry Hometown: http://www.ancestry.com, Ashtabula Star Beacon: Obituaries for date: Tuesday, October 10, 2006. 150 Ashtabula Star Beacon, May 9 2005 obituary for Marian Kidd Depoy. 151 U.S. Public Records Index for Nancy Terlosky of Macedonia, OH. 152 MyLife, http://www.mylife.com, Nancy Terlosky: http://www.mylife.com/viewProfile.do?adl=002501159232. 153 Ashtabula Star Beacon, May 9 2005 obituary for Marian Kidd Depoy.
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Sources (con't) 154 Ancestry Hometown: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index for William Bowler of Geneva Ohio. 155 MyLife, http://www.mylife.com, Raymond Bowler: http://www.mylife.com/displayProfile.do?action=peopleSearch_networks&adl=000248873214&firstn ame=william&lastname=bowler&age=58&state=. 156 MyLife, http://www.mylife.com, http://www.mylife.com/viewProfile.do?adl=000627283927. 157 Ashtabula Star Beacon Obiturary for Marian Kidd Depoy, May 9 2005. 158 MyLife, http://www.mylife.com, Ruthanne Harvey: http://www.mylife.com/viewProfile.do?adl=001076212994. 159 MyLife, http://www.mylife.com, Christine Ocheltree: http://www.mylife.com/viewProfile.do?adl=433685414. 160 Ancestry Hometown: http://www.ancestry.com, Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 about Kenneth L Ocheltree. 161 Cleveland Press Obituary, June 20, 1964. Year based on age (17) at death. 162 Cleveland Press Obituary, June 20, 1964. 163 U.S. Public Records Index for Susan R. Honeycutt in Madison, OH. 164 MyLife, http://www.mylife.com, Susan Honeycutt: http://www.mylife.com/displayProfile.do?action=peopleSearch_networks&uid=219901891&firstnam e=susan&lastname=honeycutt&age=51&state=. 165 MyLife, http://www.mylife.com, Penelope Rankin: http://www.mylife.com/displayProfile.do?action=peopleSearch_networks&adl=001385710517&firstn ame=penelope&lastname=rankin&age=71&state=. 166 MyLife, http://www.mylife.com, Earl Kidd: http://www.mylife.com/displayProfile.do?action=peopleSearch_networks&adl=001385565317&firstn ame=earl&lastname=kidd&age=45&state=NY. 167 Ancestry Hometown: http://www.ancestry.com, United States Obituary Collection about Teresa Viglotto Kidd. 168 U.S. Public Records Index; Online at ancestry.com. 169 Social Security Death Index: http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ (http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/). 170 Social Security Death Index: http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ (http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/). 171 Catherine Cosgrove
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Sources (con't) 184 Ancestry Hometown: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 about Betsey J Stupiansky. 185 Probate Court of Cuyahoga County, Ohio: http://probate.cuyahogacounty.us/ml/pa.urd/mliw1010.o_display?87538771585442 .
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