Ben Kelling^[1]

1897 - 1981  (84 years)   Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Johann Hans Kelling

1828 - 1898  (70 years)

Birth	6 Feb 1828	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Died	1 Oct 1898	Hawkeye, Fayette, Iowa, United States
Family	Mary Traetow Traetow,   b. Between 1847 and 1849, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Married	Between 1868 and 1870
Children	1. Mary Kelling,   b. 1870, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany   2. Johanna C. Kelling,   b. 25 Aug 1875, Fayette, Iowa, United States   3. Jacobena Kelling,   b. 1878, Fayette, Iowa, United States   4. William Martin Kelling,   b. 10 Apr 1881, Fayette, Iowa, United States   5. August Wilhelm Kelling,   b. 19 Dec 1883, Fayette, Iowa, United States + 6. Bernard Frederick Kelling,   b. 10 May 1886, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States   7. Albert Carl Kelling,   b. 29 Jul 1889, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States   8. Ben Kelling,   b. 2 Jun 1897

Mary Traetow Traetow

1849 - 1891  (42 years)

Birth	Between 1847 and 1849	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Died	Between 1889 and 1891	Fayette, Iowa, United States
Family	Johann Hans Kelling,   b. 6 Feb 1828, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Married	Between 1868 and 1870
Children	1. Mary Kelling,   b. 1870, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany   2. Johanna C. Kelling,   b. 25 Aug 1875, Fayette, Iowa, United States   3. Jacobena Kelling,   b. 1878, Fayette, Iowa, United States   4. William Martin Kelling,   b. 10 Apr 1881, Fayette, Iowa, United States   5. August Wilhelm Kelling,   b. 19 Dec 1883, Fayette, Iowa, United States + 6. Bernard Frederick Kelling,   b. 10 May 1886, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States   7. Albert Carl Kelling,   b. 29 Jul 1889, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States   8. Ben Kelling,   b. 2 Jun 1897

• Name	Ben Kelling
  Birth	2 Jun 1897
  Gender	Male
  Death	Nov 1981	Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I502233	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Johann Hans Kelling,   b. 6 Feb 1828, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany d. 1 Oct 1898, Hawkeye, Fayette, Iowa, United States (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Mary Traetow Traetow,   b. Between 1847 and 1849, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany d. Between 1889 and 1891, Fayette, Iowa, United States (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	Between 1868 and 1870
  Family ID	F766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Nov 1981 - Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500108_327200471_327200471/ben-kelling (Reliability: 3). Individual added by confirming a Smart Match