John Pearl Kelems was born in Bollinger Mill, Missouri (Bollinger County) on November 8, 1887 to William James Kelems and Louisa Jane Looney. He married Katie Melvina Clark on July 1, 1905. Together they had eleven children: Truman W, Flossie, Jesse Lee, Ruth Helen, William Henry, Rose Esther, Elmer (Cush), Elma, John Pearl Jr., Bernice, and Mildred Frances. He died in Caraway, Arkansas (Craighead County) on March 20, 1927. Although the gravestone lists the date of birth as 1889, the correct date of birth is 1887.
John Pearl Kelems was born in Bollinger Mill, Missouri (Bollinger County) on November 8, 1887 to William James Kelems and Louisa Jane Looney. He married Katie Melvina Clark on July 1, 1905. Together they had eleven children: Truman W, Flossie, Jesse Lee, Ruth Helen, William Henry, Rose Esther, Elmer (Cush), Elma, John Pearl Jr., Bernice, and Mildred Frances. He died in Caraway, Arkansas (Craighead County) on March 20, 1927. Although the gravestone lists the date of birth as 1889, the correct date of birth is 1887.
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