Caroline H. Belk1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 23018, (1897 - 1990)
FatherWilliam Belk4,5,3 (1 May 1861 - 7 Dec 1915)
MotherSarah Smith6,7,3 (2 Sep 1860 - 26 Nov 1944)

Key Events:

Birth: 3 May 1897, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania8,9,10
Marriage: 13 Apr 1916, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Benjamin N. Barnett (25 Dec 1894 - )11,12
Divorce: before 1922, Benjamin N. Barnett (25 Dec 1894 - )13
Marriage: 5 Aug 1922, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Ernst Conrad Kellerman (31 Jul 1896 - 22 Jan 1977)14,15,16
Death: 24 Aug 1990, Kettering, Montgomery Co., Ohio17,18,19
Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford, Clermont Co., Ohio20
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Caroline H. Belk was born on 3 May 1897 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her parents, William Belk and Sarah Smith.4 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her parents.5
     Her father died on 7 Dec 1915, when Caroline was 18 years old.21,22
     Caroline married first Benjamin N. Barnett, son of Samuel Barnett and Rachel Miller, on 13 Apr 1916 in Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. I. G. Armbrust offciating.11,12
     Caroline and Benjamin appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, at 406 Mckee Place, enumerated 13 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their daughter Lillian was listed as living with them, as was her sister, Ruth.23
     Caroline and Benjamin were divorced before 1922.13
     Caroline married second Ernst Conrad Kellerman, son of Conrad Kellermann and Sophie Louise Wilhelmine Fenker, on 5 Aug 1922 in Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. F. Herldner, minister of Westwood Salem Presbyterian Church, officiating.14,15,16
     Caroline and Ernst appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Stonelick Twp., Clermont Co., Ohio, enumerated 12 Apr 1930, reporting they owned their farm, and did not own a radio. Their children Raymond and Robert were listed as living with them, as was her daughter by her prior marriage, Lillian.24
     Caroline and Ernst appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Stonelick Twp., Clermont Co., Ohio, enumerated 3 May 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $7.50 per month, and that they had lived in rural Clermont Co. in 1935. Their children Raymond, Robert and Glenn were listed as living with them.25
     Her husband died on 22 Jan 1977 in Hamilton Co., Ohio.26,27
     Caroline died on 24 Aug 1990 in Kettering, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at age 93.17,18,19 She was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford, Clermont Co., Ohio.20

Children:
     Child with Benjamin N. Barnett:

  • Lillian Mary Barnett28,29,30 (4 Nov 1917 - 31 May 2005)

Children:
     Children with Ernst Conrad Kellerman

Ernst and Caroline's other children are believed to still be living.
  • Raymond Ernest Kellerman31,32 (4 Jun 1926 - 8 Oct 2009)
  • Robert C. Kellerman31,32 (2 May 1929 - 12 Jul 2013)
  • Glenn Elliott Kellerman32,33 (11 Jan 1931 - 8 Oct 1997)

Citations

  1. [S10794] William Belk household, 1900 U.S. Census, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Caroline Belk.
  2. [S10795] William Belk household, 1910 U.S. Census, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Carline Belk.
  3. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 271:434, Benjamin N. Burnett and Caroline H. Belk; and 327:110, Ernst Kellermann and Carolina Barnett.
  4. [S10794] William Belk household, 1900 U.S. Census, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.
  5. [S10795] William Belk household, 1910 U.S. Census, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.
  6. [S10794] William Belk household, 1900 U.S. Census, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as daughter of Sarrah's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S10795] William Belk household, 1910 U.S. Census, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as daughter of Sarah's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S10794] William Belk household, 1900 U.S. Census, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, age 3, and state.
  9. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 271:434, Benjamin N. Burnett and Caroline H. Belk, shows age 18 on 3 May 1915; and 327:110, Ernst Kellermann and Carolina Barnett, shows age 25 on 3 May 1922, and state.
  10. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Caroline Kellerman, Soc. Sec. No. 273-62-6619, shows date, city, and state.
  11. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 271:434, Benjamin N. Burnett and Caroline H. Belk, shows date and officiant.
  12. [S10797] Bob Barnett household, 1920 U.S. Census, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, shows married.
  13. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 327:110, Ernst Kellermann and Carolina Barnett, shows her as divorced.
  14. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 327:110, Ernst Kellermann and Carolina Barnett, shows date and officiant.
  15. [S10791] Ernest C. Kellerma household, 1930 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 24, and hers is omitted.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 120160950, Ernest Conrad Kellerman, and memorial # 120160342, Caroline H. Belk Kellerman, include photos showing joint stone with date.
  17. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Caroline Kellerman, citing cert. no. 69650, shows date, city, county and state.
  18. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Caroline Kellerman, Soc. Sec. No. 273-62-6619, shows date.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 120160342, Caroline H. Belk Kellerman, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  20. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 120160342, Caroline H. Belk Kellerman, includes tombstone photo.
  21. [S10796] William Belk, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  22. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 90790461, William Belk, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  23. [S10797] Bob Barnett household, 1920 U.S. Census, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.
  24. [S10791] Ernest C. Kellerma household, 1930 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio.
  25. [S10792] Ernest Kellerman household, 1940 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio.
  26. [S10770] "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," FamilySearch.org, record for Ernest C. Kellerman, citing cert. no. 3512, shows date, city, county, and state.
  27. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 120160950, Ernest Conrad Kellerman, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  28. [S10797] Bob Barnett household, 1920 U.S. Census, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as daughter of Carry's husband.
  29. [S10791] Ernest C. Kellerma household, 1930 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Carolin's husband, but she was born before their marriage.
  30. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Lillian Mary Fry, Soc. Sec. No. 299-40-2355.
  31. [S10791] Ernest C. Kellerma household, 1930 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  32. [S10792] Ernest Kellerman household, 1940 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  33. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Glenn Elliott Kellerman, citing cert. no. 77347.