Shelley was a trumpeter known as Bouncing Bob. He was featured in the Joe Baldi band as a musical comedian at the Cleveland Eldorado Club for several years.
- from contributor TLS (#372)
To see a postcard of the Eldorado Club, visit the Cleveland Memory Project, http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/postcards/id/68/rec/6
1920 Census Richmond, Ward 5, Wayne, IN
Shelley, Minta M, 62, b. VA
-, Ethel L, 28
-, Alva C, 27
-, Robert H, 7, grandson, b. IN
1930 Census Richmond, Wayne, IN
Shank, Harvey B, 36, b. IN, r $23, m21, parents b. IN, laborer, casket factory
-, Alva, 37, b. Virginia, m17, parents b. VA
Shelley, Robert, 18, stepson, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. VA
1939 Aug 5 marriage Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Robert H Shelley, 27, res. Chicago, IL, b. Richmond, Ind., occ Musician, Trumpet, father Harry Sheidls, mother Alva Shelley, once married, divorced Sept. 1937
to
Ramona Dunbar, 22, res 390 E 270, b. Cleveland, occ dancer, father Stanley Dunbar, mother Frances Davey, not previously married
death date from contributor Dany Mercury (#48821035)
mother:
1892 Dec 14 birth Scott County, Virginia
Alvy C Shelly
father Henry Shelly mother Catherine Shelly
1900 Census Jackson Tp, Preble, OH
Booher, Amon, 36, b. VA
-, Alice, 31, wife
-, Gusta, 13, dau
-, Elmer, 10, son
-, Orva, 9, son
-, Georgie, 8, son, b. TN
-, Lizzie, 6, dau, b. IN
-, Dora, 2, dau
Shelley, Mentia, 30, sister, b. VA
-, Ollie, 10, niece
-, Ethel, 9, niece
-, Alva, 7, niece
-, Junia, 6, niece
1910 Census Richmond Ward 3, Wayne, IN
326 N 11th St
Ahl, Thomas J, 34, b. IN, deputy county treasurer
-, Florence R, 35
-, Benjamin B, 5, b. IL
-, Ralph M, 3, b. IN
-, Clarissa, 6/12, b. IN
Shelley, Alva, 17, b. VA, servant, parents b. VA, house maid
1920 Nov 20 marriage Richmond, IN
Harry B. Shank, 27, res Richmond, IN, farmer, married once before, divorce Feb 12, 1919, b. 4 Sep 1893 Wayne Co, IN, father James Shank, mother Carrie Wagner
to
Alva Shelley, 28, res. Richmond, IN, housewife, b. 14 Dec 1892 VA, father Henry Shelley, mother Minta Booher
possibly Ramona: Ramona Shelly d. 21 Jul 1980 Euclid, Cuyahoga, OH, widowed b. 1918 Ohio
Name: Shelley, Robert H.
Date: Jan 12 1954
Source: Cleveland Press, Reel #127
Notes: Shelley, Robert H., beloved husband of Ramona (nee Dunbar), father of Sandra, son of Alva Shunk of Richmond, Ind. Friends received at the Donald B. Johnson Funeral Home, 834 E. 152d St. Services Thursday, Jan. 14, at 2 p. m.
Shelley was a trumpeter known as Bouncing Bob. He was featured in the Joe Baldi band as a musical comedian at the Cleveland Eldorado Club for several years.
- from contributor TLS (#372)
To see a postcard of the Eldorado Club, visit the Cleveland Memory Project, http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/postcards/id/68/rec/6
1920 Census Richmond, Ward 5, Wayne, IN
Shelley, Minta M, 62, b. VA
-, Ethel L, 28
-, Alva C, 27
-, Robert H, 7, grandson, b. IN
1930 Census Richmond, Wayne, IN
Shank, Harvey B, 36, b. IN, r $23, m21, parents b. IN, laborer, casket factory
-, Alva, 37, b. Virginia, m17, parents b. VA
Shelley, Robert, 18, stepson, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. VA
1939 Aug 5 marriage Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Robert H Shelley, 27, res. Chicago, IL, b. Richmond, Ind., occ Musician, Trumpet, father Harry Sheidls, mother Alva Shelley, once married, divorced Sept. 1937
to
Ramona Dunbar, 22, res 390 E 270, b. Cleveland, occ dancer, father Stanley Dunbar, mother Frances Davey, not previously married
death date from contributor Dany Mercury (#48821035)
mother:
1892 Dec 14 birth Scott County, Virginia
Alvy C Shelly
father Henry Shelly mother Catherine Shelly
1900 Census Jackson Tp, Preble, OH
Booher, Amon, 36, b. VA
-, Alice, 31, wife
-, Gusta, 13, dau
-, Elmer, 10, son
-, Orva, 9, son
-, Georgie, 8, son, b. TN
-, Lizzie, 6, dau, b. IN
-, Dora, 2, dau
Shelley, Mentia, 30, sister, b. VA
-, Ollie, 10, niece
-, Ethel, 9, niece
-, Alva, 7, niece
-, Junia, 6, niece
1910 Census Richmond Ward 3, Wayne, IN
326 N 11th St
Ahl, Thomas J, 34, b. IN, deputy county treasurer
-, Florence R, 35
-, Benjamin B, 5, b. IL
-, Ralph M, 3, b. IN
-, Clarissa, 6/12, b. IN
Shelley, Alva, 17, b. VA, servant, parents b. VA, house maid
1920 Nov 20 marriage Richmond, IN
Harry B. Shank, 27, res Richmond, IN, farmer, married once before, divorce Feb 12, 1919, b. 4 Sep 1893 Wayne Co, IN, father James Shank, mother Carrie Wagner
to
Alva Shelley, 28, res. Richmond, IN, housewife, b. 14 Dec 1892 VA, father Henry Shelley, mother Minta Booher
possibly Ramona: Ramona Shelly d. 21 Jul 1980 Euclid, Cuyahoga, OH, widowed b. 1918 Ohio
Name: Shelley, Robert H.
Date: Jan 12 1954
Source: Cleveland Press, Reel #127
Notes: Shelley, Robert H., beloved husband of Ramona (nee Dunbar), father of Sandra, son of Alva Shunk of Richmond, Ind. Friends received at the Donald B. Johnson Funeral Home, 834 E. 152d St. Services Thursday, Jan. 14, at 2 p. m.
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