The 1930 Census shows Louise as a widow and the proprietor of a rooming house.
She was the daughter of John Byron Kelley and his wife Jerusha Millikin. After her father was killed in a tragic event the children went to homes. Louise "Emma" went to her aunt Amanda Wightman house (Jerusha her mother's sister) in Pottawatomi, Iowa.
Timeline
1876 living with mother Jerusha Davis and step-father Adolphus Davis in Fletchall, Worth County, Missouri
1880 living with aunt and uncle Amanda Millikin Wightman and her husband David Wightman in Pottawatomi County, Iowa
1890 Possibly married to a Hartman about 1890 - Son - William
1894 married to a Kelly marriage place unknown
1900 living in Lake County, Colorado with ? Kelly (Husband) and two children: Son William from previous marriage and daughter Gertrude Kelly
1907 obituary of mother states that Emma is a Bessie living in Leadville, Colorado. They don't have any children.
1907 marries a J. H. Morgart. They don't have any children and she divorces him.
1910 living in Chafee County, Colorado with two children and husband J. H. Morgart (written Morgan on census and in sister's obituary)
1920 living in Buena Vista Chaffee County with daughter Gertrude who is married to a Paul R. Morgan (Who is not in the household) and two children Raymond and Elizabeth. Emma shows she is married but no man living in household
1930 Emma owns a rooming house and is living in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. She is listed as "Louise Morgart" and is a widow. Her 38 year old son William is living with her.
The 1930 Census shows Louise as a widow and the proprietor of a rooming house.
She was the daughter of John Byron Kelley and his wife Jerusha Millikin. After her father was killed in a tragic event the children went to homes. Louise "Emma" went to her aunt Amanda Wightman house (Jerusha her mother's sister) in Pottawatomi, Iowa.
Timeline
1876 living with mother Jerusha Davis and step-father Adolphus Davis in Fletchall, Worth County, Missouri
1880 living with aunt and uncle Amanda Millikin Wightman and her husband David Wightman in Pottawatomi County, Iowa
1890 Possibly married to a Hartman about 1890 - Son - William
1894 married to a Kelly marriage place unknown
1900 living in Lake County, Colorado with ? Kelly (Husband) and two children: Son William from previous marriage and daughter Gertrude Kelly
1907 obituary of mother states that Emma is a Bessie living in Leadville, Colorado. They don't have any children.
1907 marries a J. H. Morgart. They don't have any children and she divorces him.
1910 living in Chafee County, Colorado with two children and husband J. H. Morgart (written Morgan on census and in sister's obituary)
1920 living in Buena Vista Chaffee County with daughter Gertrude who is married to a Paul R. Morgan (Who is not in the household) and two children Raymond and Elizabeth. Emma shows she is married but no man living in household
1930 Emma owns a rooming house and is living in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. She is listed as "Louise Morgart" and is a widow. Her 38 year old son William is living with her.
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