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1860 U.S. census, DeWitt County, Texas, p. 85: John R. Kelso, 25, farmer, born Tennessee; Ann Kelso, 20, born Texas; Winchester Kelso, 2, born Texas (dwelling 657, family 646). — 1860 U.S. census, DeWitt County, Texas, p. 85: John R. Kelso, 25, farmer, born Tennessee; Ann Kelso, 20, born Texas; Winchester Kelso, 2, born Texas (dwelling 657, family 646). 1860 · p. 85 (stamped 498), dwelling 657 / family 646, lines 26-28
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1860 census (NARA M653), via FamilySearch
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: What the page says: John R. Kelso 25, farmer, b. Tennessee, with $4,000 in the PERSONAL estate column (real estate blank; a first reading said real estate, and the second reads and the image say personal); Ann Kelso 20 b. Texas; Winchester Kelso 2 b. Texas. The census has no relationship column, so wife and son are inferred from the household, not stated. The header fields are blank, so DeWitt County comes from the FamilySearch record. Whether these are our people: Likely, not Confirmed. A two-year-old Winchester fits the tree's Winchester Kelso (b. 24 May 1858, DeWitt County); John R.'s Tennessee birth matches the 1925 certificate (the 1870 census says Mississippi); the tree's Ann (Mary Ann 'Annie' Chisholm) is born 1842, so about 18, not 20, and her Texas birth here conflicts with Kentucky on the 1925 certificate. The household is tagged because of the child and the 1856 marriage, not because the page names her parents.
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1870 U.S. census, Precinct 1, DeWitt County, Texas, enumerated 1 June 1870: Jno. R. Kelso, 35, farmer, born Mississippi; Ann, 31, keeping house, born Texas; Winchester, 12; F. H., 10; and Hardina, 3, all born in Texas. — 1870 U.S. census, Precinct 1, DeWitt County, Texas, enumerated 1 June 1870: Jno. R. Kelso, 35, farmer, born Mississippi; Ann, 31, keeping house, born Texas; Winchester, 12; F. H., 10; and Hardina, 3, all born in Texas. 1 Jun 1870 · Page No. 1 (stamped 212), dwelling/family 4, lines 22-26
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1870 census (NARA M593), via FamilySearch.
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: What the page says: Jno. R. Kelso 35, farmer, real estate $1,000, personal estate $300, born Mississippi (the 1860 census and the 1925 certificate say Tennessee); Ann 31 b. Texas; Winchester 12; 'F. H.' 10; Hardina 3. The image shows $1,000 and $300; an earlier reading of the two value columns as 000 and 00 was corrected (confirmed by an independent check of the live image on 4 Oct 2026). There is no relationship column, so wife and children are inferred from the household. Whether these are our people: Likely, not Confirmed. The household continues the 1860 DeWitt household of John R. and Ann Kelso with the son Winchester; 'F. H.' fits the tree's Frank Hubert Kelso (b. 1860) and Hardina the tree's Rhoda Hardina Kelso (b. 1867) by initials, age and given name only. The tree's Ann is b. 1842 (about 28, not 31). The page names no parents or maiden names.
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Billhead dated Eagle Pass, Texas, July 26, 1901: an account 'To Winchester Kelso, Attorney at Law' for a commission of $32.00 on a purchase, marked as paid on 26 July 1901 and signed 'Winchester Kelso'. — Billhead dated Eagle Pass, Texas, July 26, 1901: an account 'To Winchester Kelso, Attorney at Law' for a commission of $32.00 on a purchase, marked as paid on 26 July 1901 and signed 'Winchester Kelso'. 1901
Source: Billhead in the family tree (private paper)
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Keep in mind: What the page says: a printed billhead reading 'Eagle Pass, Texas, July 26, 1901 ... To Winchester Kelso, Attorney at Law', an entry for July 1 for a commission on a purchase at $32.00, and 'Recd payment July 26/01. Winchester Kelso'. The payer's name at the head is hard to read. Whether this is our person: Likely, not Confirmed, that this Winchester Kelso of Eagle Pass is the tree's Judge Winchester Kelso Sr., a lawyer at Eagle Pass in 1901.
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Judge Kelso obit laredo times 1925 — Judge Kelso obit laredo times 1925 25 November 1925
Source: Copied into the family tree from another contributor.
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Texas standard certificate of death no. 38231 for Winchester Kelso, attorney, who died at 107 West Craig, San Antonio, on 24 November 1925, aged 67. It gives his birth as 24 May 1858 in DeWitt County, his father as John Roebuck Kelso (Tennessee) and his mother's maiden name as Ann Chisholm (Kentucky); cause chronic heart disease; buried at Mission Burial Park on 25 November 1925. — Texas standard certificate of death no. 38231 for Winchester Kelso, attorney, who died at 107 West Craig, San Antonio, on 24 November 1925, aged 67. It gives his birth as 24 May 1858 in DeWitt County, his father as John Roebuck Kelso (Tennessee) and his mother's maiden name as Ann Chisholm (Kentucky); cause chronic heart disease; buried at Mission Burial Park on 25 November 1925. 24 Nov 1925 · certificate no. 38231; image 2651 of 3,580
Source: Texas State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, via FamilySearch
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: What the page says: the stamped number is 38231; death 24 Nov 1925, 1 p.m., chronic heart disease of five years; burial at Mission Burial Park on 25 Nov 1925 (an early reading gave 26 Nov; later readings and the filing date agree on 25 Nov); filed 25 Nov 1925; attended by Homer R. Wilson, M.D., from 10 to 24 Nov; undertaker Wilbert & Pelphrey; residence 19 years in San Antonio. The informant signs 'Winchester Kelso, Jr.'; the form does not say 'son'. The mother's birthplace (Kentucky) is the informant's statement; the 1860 census gives Ann's birth as Texas. (Only if this Ann Chisholm is the tree's Mary Ann 'Annie' Chisholm, whose tree death date is 1878, was the statement made 47 years after her death: that rests on the Likely identification below.) Whether these are our people: Confirmed that the decedent is the Judge Winchester Kelso of the 25 Nov 1925 San Antonio obituaries (same name, birth date 24 May 1858 in DeWitt County, death 24 Nov 1925, 107 W. Craig). Likely, not Confirmed: John Roebuck Kelso is the tree's John Roebuck Kelso (full name matches); 'Ann Chisholm' is the tree's Mary Ann 'Annie' Chisholm (1842-1878), by first name and her marriage to John R. Kelso, not by a document that names both; the informant is the tree's Winchester Kelso II (1895-1965), because the obituaries name a son Winchester Kelso Jr.
Evidence for: Texas death certificate of Winchester Kelso, San Antonio, 24 Nov 1925 (Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977; Death Certificates Oct-Nov 1925) · the original at FamilySearch
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1860 United States Federal Census — 1860 United States Federal Census
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Record: 1860 United States Federal Census
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1870 United States Federal Census — 1870 United States Federal Census
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Record: 1870 United States Federal Census
Record: 1870 United States Federal Census
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1900 United States Federal Census — 1900 United States Federal Census
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Record: 1900 United States Federal Census
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1910 United States Federal Census — 1910 United States Federal Census
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Record: 1910 United States Federal Census
Record: 1910 United States Federal Census
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Black-and-white photographic postcard portrait of General Porfirio Diaz, the printed line at the foot reading 'GRAL. DON PORFIRIO DIAZ, MEXICO'. It shows Diaz, not a member of the family; it is context for Winchester Kelso. — Black-and-white photographic postcard portrait of General Porfirio Diaz, the printed line at the foot reading 'GRAL. DON PORFIRIO DIAZ, MEXICO'. It shows Diaz, not a member of the family; it is context for Winchester Kelso. photograph
Source: Owner's family tree media (supplied in the GEDCOM/FTM collection)
How it is shown: Photograph as supplied; no crop, no retouch.
Keep in mind: A photograph, not a document. BACKGROUND, NOT A PORTRAIT OF OUR PERSON. Identity of the sitter: Confirmed as Diaz by the printed line; the card is captioned Diaz; Winchester (Judge W.) Kelso Sr. is tagged only as context (his 1925 obituaries describe his friendship with Diaz).
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Excerpt from Frank Gray's 'Pioneering in Southwest Texas': 'Judge Winchester Kelso of Eagle Pass was the efficient judge of that judicial district at that time ... Many of the settlers at that time lived in tents.' — Excerpt from Frank Gray's 'Pioneering in Southwest Texas': 'Judge Winchester Kelso of Eagle Pass was the efficient judge of that judicial district at that time ... Many of the settlers at that time lived in tents.'
Source: Frank S. Gray, Pioneering in Southwest Texas (an early printed book; excerpt supplied in the family tree)
How it is shown: Excerpt as held; no crop, no retouch.
Keep in mind: What the page says: the paragraph praises Judge Winchester Kelso of Eagle Pass as 'just, equitable and fair, and an honest man', who was 'idolized by the law-abiding element and not hated by the other'; the excerpt is typeset text, not a facsimile of the book page, and the book's year is not shown on it (the book appeared in 1919). Whether this is our person: Likely, not Confirmed: a Judge Winchester Kelso of Eagle Pass fits the tree's Judge Winchester Kelso Sr. (1858-1925), who was county attorney and judge at Eagle Pass.
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Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959 — Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959
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Record: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959
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Kelso-Clarkson, Main Stone — Kelso-Clarkson, Main Stone
Source: provenance not confirmed
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Kelso, Winchester 1858-1925 Tombstone — Kelso, Winchester 1858-1925 Tombstone
Source: provenance not confirmed
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Mission Burial Park-San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA — Mission Burial Park-San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
Source: provenance not confirmed
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New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 — New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
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Record: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
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Portrait painting of General Porfirio Diaz in a decorated dress uniform. It shows Diaz, not a member of the family; it sits with the Winchester Kelso page because his obituaries call Kelso a friend of President Diaz. — Portrait painting of General Porfirio Diaz in a decorated dress uniform. It shows Diaz, not a member of the family; it sits with the Winchester Kelso page because his obituaries call Kelso a friend of President Diaz. photograph
Source: Owner's family tree media (supplied in the GEDCOM/FTM collection)
How it is shown: Photograph as supplied; no crop, no retouch.
Keep in mind: A photograph, not a document. BACKGROUND, NOT A PORTRAIT OF OUR PERSON: the image shows Porfirio Diaz; Winchester (Judge W.) Kelso Sr. is tagged only as context (the 1925 obituaries describe his friendship with Diaz). Identity of the sitter: Diaz, from the image's tree title.
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Restored portrait of a man with a moustache, set on a diamond-shaped mount and titled 'Winchester Kelso (redone)'; the tree note says it was redone from an original posted by another member. — Restored portrait of a man with a moustache, set on a diamond-shaped mount and titled 'Winchester Kelso (redone)'; the tree note says it was redone from an original posted by another member.
Source: Photograph in the family tree (portrait of Winchester Kelso)
How it is shown: Photograph as held; no crop, no retouch.
Keep in mind: A photograph, not a document. The photographs carry no inscription; the tree titles them as Judge Winchester Kelso Sr. (1858-1925), whose biography in the tree describes him as a lieutenant colonel of the Texas militia. Identity: Likely, on the tree's titles (no caption on the image). The 'redone' copy is a restoration made by another Ancestry member from an earlier photograph.
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Studio portrait of a young man with a moustache in a dark military-style uniform with braid, titled 'Kelso, Winchester 1858-1925 Photo' in the family tree. — Studio portrait of a young man with a moustache in a dark military-style uniform with braid, titled 'Kelso, Winchester 1858-1925 Photo' in the family tree.
Source: Photograph in the family tree (portrait of Winchester Kelso)
How it is shown: Photograph as held; no crop, no retouch.
Keep in mind: A photograph, not a document. The photographs carry no inscription; the tree titles them as Judge Winchester Kelso Sr. (1858-1925), whose biography in the tree describes him as a lieutenant colonel of the Texas militia. Identity: Likely, on the tree's titles (no caption on the image).
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Texas, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1963 — Texas, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1963
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Record: Texas, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1963
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Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846–1920 — Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846–1920
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Record: Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846–1920
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Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 — Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
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Record: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
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Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000 — Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
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Record: Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Record: Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
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Texas, U.S., Rolls of Attorneys, 1840-2002 — Texas, U.S., Rolls of Attorneys, 1840-2002
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Record: Texas, U.S., Rolls of Attorneys, 1840-2002
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U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 — U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
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Record: U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
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U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 — U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
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Record: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Record: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
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U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925 — U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925
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Record: U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925
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Winchester Kelso, 1858–1925, Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio. — Winchester Kelso, 1858–1925, Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio.
Source: Find a Grave, memorial 106197566, photo added by J Fay, 4 Mar 2013; accessed 7 Oct 2026.
How it is shown: Photograph as published on Find a Grave; no crop or retouch.
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