FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY
Leo Yates Kellogg
1st of 2 children of Milo Bailey Kellogg & Alice Josephine Yates
Born: May 25, 1899, Seattle, King Co., Washington
Died: Nov 21, 1952 (age 53), Port Hueneme, Ventura Co., California; coronary thrombosis
Buried: Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Port Hueneme, Ventura Co., California
Military: WWI, PFC Quartermaster Corps
Career U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouse Keeper (1937-1953)
Occupation: Seattle Metropolitan Building Co.; during the Depression went to sea and worked as a carpenter on the ships President Taft & President Jackson; furniture store stickler
Avocation: Played semi-pro baseball (right field) in Seattle, Washington
Married (1): Dec 24, 1917, Ida May McKay, Snohomish Co., Washington
One child: Margaret Beatrice Kellogg
Married (2): Jun 21, 1930, Helen E. (Brittan) Hyatt, Yakima Co., Washington (a young widow)
Divorced: married perhaps about three years
No children
Married (3): Mar 5, 1941, Joan Marie Egts, Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada
Two daughters: Elsie [Heather] Kellogg, Claudia Kellogg
(m1) Ida May McKay
1st of 5 children of John Freeman “Jack” McKay & Gertrude May “Gertie” Burrows
Born: Mar 16, 1900, Milaca Village, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota
Died: Jan 24, 1928 (age 27), Seattle, King Co., Washington; complications after appendicitis surgery
Buried: Jan 26, 1928, Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery in Snohomish, Snohomish Co., Washington
Married: Dec 24, 1917, Leo Yates Kellogg, Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington
One child: Margaret Beatrice Kellogg
1. Margaret Beatrice Kellogg
Born: Apr 5, 1918, Seattle, King Co., Washington
Died: Dec 20, 2015 (age 97), Vacaville, Solano Co., California
Cremated: ashes with family
Occupation: Food service Novato Unified School District, import company w/husband Clarence
Avocation: Family genealogy
Married: Oct 8, 1938, Clarence Rappe Andersen, San Francisco, California
One child: Sharon Anderson (1950-2019)
(m2) Helen E. (Brittan) Hyatt
Daughter of Robert Lee Brittan & Lizzie B. Adams
Born: Jan 26, 1908, Deer Park, Spokane Co., Washington
Died: Apr 2, 1998 (age 90), Spokane Co., Washington
Buried: unknown
Occupation: 1930 Seattle census, widowed maid/servant in private house, father born Canada
Married (1): bef 1930 census, unknown Hyatt
Married (2): Jun 21, 1930, Leo Yates Kellogg, Yakima Co., Washington
Divorced: married a short time, abt three years
No children
Married (3): bef 1960, Clarence Melvin Noble (b. 1902 – d. 1982)
(m3) Joan Marie Egts
Daughter of John Louis Egts & Anna Elsie Schultz
Born: Oct 16, 1918, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Died: Jun 25, 1990 (age 71), Delano, Kern Co., California; multiple sclerosis
Buried: Glenhaven Memorial Park in San Fernando, Los Angeles Co., California
Married (1): Mar 5, 1941, Leo Yates Kellogg, Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada
Two daughters: Elsie [Heather] Kellogg, Claudia Kellogg
Married (2): May 7, 1954, Theodore Bernhardt “Ted” Schmidt, Los Angeles Co., California
No children
Two children of Leo Yates Kellogg & Joan Marie Egts:
1. Elsie [Heather] Kellogg
Born: Sep 20, 1942, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Co., California
Living
Married (1): Apr 1, 1962, Robert Allen “Bob” McAdams, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., California
No children
Married (2): Dec 4, 1965, William Bert Reed, Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada
One child: Eric Marlowe Reed
2. Claudia Kellogg
Born: Feb 19, 1944, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California
Died: Dec 31, 2009 (age 65), Mansfield, Wright Co., Missouri
Buried: Mansfield Cemetery in Mansfield, Wright Co., Missouri
Married (1): Dec 7, 1962, Charles Harry “Chuck” Munson, Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada
Divorced: Jan 20, 1981, Charles Harry “Chuck” Munson, Los Angeles Co., California
No children
Married (2): Feb 14, 1981, Robert Philip Lowery, Westminster, Orange Co., California
No children
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Timeline and Records
Spellings and information in census and other records are retained
as reflected in the original documents
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Two children of Milo Bailey Kellogg & (m2) Elvira Miranda “Vira” Church
1. Glenn Emsley Kellogg
1872-1872
2. Marjorie Elva Kellogg
1879-1965
Two children of Milo Bailey Kellogg & (m3) Alice Josephine (Yates) Clement
1. Leo Yates Kellogg
1899-1952
2. Milo Martin Kellogg
1903-1918
Five children of John Freeman “Jack” McKay & Gertrude May Burrows
1. Ida May McKay
1900-1928
2. Raymon McKay
1902-1903 (age 1 mo)
3. Arthur Freeman McKay
1904-1976
4. Clarence Edward McKay
1910-2002
5. Eunice Lela McKay
1914-1995
Two children of John Louis Egts & Anna Elsie Schultz
1. Grace Ruth “Gracie” Egts
1916 -1979
2. Joan Marie Egts
1941-1954
One child of Leo Yates Kellogg & (m1) Ida May McKay
1. Margaret Beatrice Kellogg
1918-2015
Two children of Leo Kellogg Yates & (m3) Joan Marie Egts
1. Elsie [Heather] Kellogg
1942-living
2. Claudia Kellogg
1944-2009
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May 25, 1899: Birth of Leo Yates Kellogg, 1st of 2 children of Alice Josephine (Yates) Clement & Milo Bailey Kellogg, Seattle, King Co., Washington
Apr 1900: Leo Yates Kellogg, age 11 months:
Mar 16, 1900: Birth of Ida McKay, daughter of John “Jack” Freeman McKay & Gertrude May “Gertie” Burrows and 1st wife of Leo Yates Kellogg, in Milaca Village, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota
circa 1906: Ida McKay with younger brother Arthur:
Jun 9, 1900: U.S. Federal Census, Milaca Village, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota:
Name: McKay, John F
Age: 25
Birth Date: Oct 1874
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Home in 1900: Milaca, Mille Lacs, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse’s Name: Bertie M McKay
Marriage Year: 1899
Years Married: 1
Father’s Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother’s Birthplace: Wisconsin
Occupation: Teamster
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
McKay, John F: 25 Head, married 1, born Wisconsin, father born Wisconsin, mother born Wisconsin, teamster
McKay Bertie M: Age 17, Wife, married 1, born Minnesota, father born Maine, mother born Indiana
McKay, Ida M: Age 3/12 Daughter, born Minnesota, father born Wisconsin, mother born Minnesota
Jun 11, 1900: U.S. Federal Census, San Francisco, 31st Assembly District, California:
Clement, Mrs. A J: Lodger, Female, born Sep 1875, age 24, divorced, 3 children born: 3 children living, born California, father born California, mother born Pennsylvania, launderer, overalls maker (Alice Josephine Clement; Mrs. and launderer were crossed out on census)
Clement, Leroy: Lodger, Male, born Sep 1875, age 8, born California, father born France, mother born California (Roy Leavitt Clement, son of Alice & Edmond))
Clement, Leon: Lodger, Male, born May 1898, age 2, born Washington, father born France, mother born California (Leo Yates Kellogg, son of Alice & Milo)
Note: Alice Josephine Clement is living at 123 10th St. with two of her children and 11 other lodgers in a boarding house run by a Mrs. M.H. Phillips. According to this census, Alice is divorced. In 1897 she married Milo B. Kellogg in San Francisco. Their son Leo was born in Washington in 1899. Here she is using the name Clement rather than Kellogg. She and Milo must have re-united as she had Milo Martin Kellogg in 1903; unknown as to the whereabouts of her daughter Edna Clement [Kellogg], age 4. Family recollects her being placed in a convent as a child.
Feb 28, 1903: Birth of Milo Martin Kellogg, younger brother of Leo Yates Kellogg and the 2nd of 2 children of Alice Josephine Yates & Milo Bailey Kellogg, in California
Apr 27, 1910: U.S. Federal Census, Hartford, Snohomish Co., Washington:
Kellogg, Milo B.: Head, age 65, married 2, married 13 years, born New York, father born United States, mother born United States, laborer in woods
Kellogg, Alice J.: Wife, age 34, married 2, married 13 years, 4 children born, four children living, born California, father born California, mother born Phil, Pennsylvania
Clement, Edna M.: Step Daughter, age 14, single, born California, father born France, mother born California
Kellogg, Leo Y.: Son, age 12, born Washington, father born New York, mother born California
Kellogg, Milo M.: Son, age 7, born California, father born New York, mother born California
Smith, Marjorie: Daughter, age 30, married 1, 2 children born, 2 children living, born Kansas, father born New York, mother born Pennsylvania
Smith, Lucy E.: Grand Daughter, age 9, born Michigan, father born New York, mother born Kansas
Smith, Carrie M.: Grand Daughter, age 7, born Michigan, father born New York, mother born Kansas
Note: indexed as Mils B. Kellogg
Leo Yates Kellogg:
May 9, 1910: U.S. Federal Census, Hartford, Snohomish Co., Washington:
Name: McKay, Ida
Age in 1910: 10
Birth Date: 1900
Birthplace: Minnesota
Home in 1910: Hartford, Snohomish, Washington
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father’s Name: John F McKay
Father’s Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother’s Name: Gertrude McKay
Mother’s Birthplace: Minnesota
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Enumerated Year: 1910
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
McKay, John F: Age 35, Head
McKay, Gertrude: Age 27, Wife
McKay, Ida: Age 10, Daughter
McKay, Arthur: Age 6, Son
McKay, Clarence: Age 0, Son
McKay, Freeman: Age 64, Father
1913: Milo B. Kellogg “w/family & friends, 1913” (Alice is #5 and Milo B. Kellogg is #12, back row, 2nd from right):
Source: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Assumptions in red as to their identities:
1. Lucy Smith (age 12) born 1901 in Clinton, Lenawee Co., Kansas
(daughter of Marjorie E. Kellogg & Arthur L. Smith)
2. Roy Leavitt [Clement] Kellogg (age 21) born Apr 16, 1892 in San Francisco, California
(son of Alice Josephine Yates & Edmond Pierre Clement, stepson of Milo B. Kellogg)
3. Leo Yates Kellogg (age 14) born May 25, 1899 in Orting, Pierce Co., Washington
(son of Milo Bailey Kellogg & Alice Josephine (Yates) Kellogg)
4. Carrie “Marie” Smith (age 10) born 1903 in Clinton, Lenawee Co., Kansas
(daughter of Marjorie E. Kellogg & Arthur L. Smith)
5. Karen Elizabeth Kellogg (age 2) born Dec 8, 1911, Pierce Co., Washington
(daughter of Roy Leavitt [Clement] Kellogg & Hanna Halvorsen)
6. Alice Josephine (Yates) Kellogg (age 38) born Sep 30, 1875 in Mayfield, Santa Clara Co., California
(3rd wife of Milo Bailey Kellogg)
7. Milo Martin Kellogg (age 10) born Feb 28, 1903 in California
(son of Milo Bailey Kellogg & Alice Josephine (Yates) Kellogg)
8. Helen “Hanna” (Halvorsen) Kellogg (age 18) born 1895 in Norway
(wife of Roy Leavitt [Clement] Kellogg)
9. Alice Marion Kellogg (age ? months) born Dec 13, 1913, Snohomish, Snohomish Co., Washington
(daughter of Roy Leavitt [Clement] Kellogg & Hanna Halvorsen)
10. Karen H. (Nilsen) Halvorsen (age 48) or ?? Marjorie Elva Kellogg (age 34) born Aug 1879 in Kansas
(Helen (Halverson) Kellogg’s mother) or daughter of Milo Kellogg & Miranda Church
11. Halvor Halvorsen (age 16) born abt 1897, Norway
(Hanna (Halvorsen) Kellogg’s brother)
12. Milo Bailey Kellogg (age 70) born Sep 16, 1843 in Marion, Wayne Co., New York
(patriarch of this family and husband of Alice Josephine (Yates) Kellogg)
13. perhaps Nels Halvorsen (age 11) born Nov 12, 1901, Norway, Helen (Halverson) Kellogg’s brother
14. unkn man, perhaps Knute Halverson, Helen “Hanna” (Halverson) Kellogg’s father 1863
1917: City Directory for Tacoma, Washington:
Name: Leo H Kellogg
Residence Year: 1917
Street Address: 1113 So K
Residence Place: Tacoma, Washington
Publication Title: Tacoma, Washington, City Directory, 1917
May 14, 1917: U.S. Military Record, State of Washington:
Name: Leo Y Kellogg
Race: White
Enlistment Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1899
Birth Place: Seattle, Washington
Record Type: Military
Residence Place: Summer, Washington
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2 M. C.
Enlistment Date: 14 May 1917
Enlistment Place: Tacoma, Washington
Discharge Date: 27 Jun 1917
Military Place: Washington
Dec 24, 1917: Marriage of Leo Yates Kellogg & Ida May McKay, Snohomish Co., Washington
One child: Margaret Beatrice Kellogg
1. Margaret Beatrice Kellogg
1918 – 2015
Wedding photo: Leo (age 18) & Ida (age 17):
Dec 28, 1917: Marriage Certificate for Leo Yates Kellogg & Ida May McKay
Note: Their respective mothers were their witnesses
1917-1918: WWI Draft Registration:
Name: Leo Yates Kellogg
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 May 1898 (note: Leo was born in 1899, he altered his age so to be old enough to register)
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 432 5th N.
Residence Place: Seattle, King Co., Washington
Draft Board: 05
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Spouse: Ida Kellogg
Leo Yates Kellogg:
Jan 10, 1918: Milo Bailey Kellogg, the father of Leo Yates Kellogg, enters the Washington Soldiers Home in Orting, Pierce Co., Washington, where he lives until his death.
Apr 5, 1918: Birth of Margaret Beatrice Kellogg, the only child of Leo Yates Kellogg & Ida May McKay, in Seattle, King Co., Washington
Apr 5, 1918: Birth Index for Margaret Beatrice Kellogg:
Jun 12, 1918: Death of Milo Martin Kellogg (age 15), 2nd of 2 children Alice Josephine (Yates) Clement & Milo Bailey Kellogg and younger brother of Leo Yates Kellogg, at home in Lake Stevens, Snohomish Co., Washington; of Bright’s Disease (kidney disease)
Jun 14, 1918: Burial of Milo Martin Kellogg at the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery in Snohomish, Snohomish Co., Washington he is buried next to the pictured headstone (in the lower middle of the photo) of his brother’s young wife, Ida May (McKay) Kellogg (1900-1928). Milo has no headstone.
Oct 7, 1918: Death of Milo Bailey Kellogg (age 75), father of Leo Kellogg Yates and the 2nd husband of Alice Josephine (Yates) Clement Kellogg, in Orting, Pierce Co., Washington; of chronic kidney trouble, paresis, gradual decline
Photo: Circa 1918, Milo B. Kellogg (age 75)
Source: Wichita Public Library Photograph Collection
Oct 16, 1918: Birth of Joan Marie Egts, 2nd of 2 children of John Louis Egts & Anna Elsie Schultz, and the 3rd wife to be of Leo Yates Kellogg, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Joan Marie Egts and her older sister, Grace Ruth Egts, 1919, Cleveland
Leo & Ida (McKay) Yates, Seattle, King Co., Washington:
abt 1918: Leo Yates Kellogg: Seattle Semi-Pro Baseball League, team Royal Arcanum:
abt 1919: Leo Yates Kellogg with daughter Margaret:
Jan 7, 1920: U.S. Federal Census, Seattle, King Co., Washington:
Name: Kellogg, Leo
Age: 21
Birth Year: 1899
Birth Place: Washington
Home in 1920: Seattle, King, Washington
Street: Ronglyn Hotel
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse’s Name: Ida Kellogg
Father’s Birthplace: California
Mother’s Birthplace: California
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Stickerman (a specialized woodworker on machinery)
Industry: Furniture Factory
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household members, Name Age:
Kellogg, Leo, Head, age 21, born Washington, father born California, mother born California
Kellogg, Ida, Wife, age 19, born Washington, father born Minnesota, mother born Minnesota
Kellogg, Margeret: Daughter, age 1 and 9 mos, born Washington, father born Washington, mother born Minnesota (Margaret)
abt 1920: Leo Yates Kellogg played semi-pro baseball (right field) in Seattle, Washington:
abt 1922: Leo Yates Kellogg top row, far left:
1922: Leo Yates Kellogg back row, 2nd from right with SPB on shirt:
Jan 13, 1928: Letter from Ida (McKay) Kellogg to her mother, Gertie McKay living in Lake Stevens, Washington:
Note: Ida had an appendectomy and had to go back into the hospital for complications from her prior surgery. She died during her follow-up surgery eleven days after this writing at the age of 27; her daughter Margaret was age 9.
Jan 24, 1928: Death of Ida May (McKay) Kellogg (age 27), 1st wife of Leo Yates Kellogg and mother of Margaret Beatrice Kellogg, Seattle, King Co., Washington; Ida died in the Providence Hospital from complications after appendicitis surgery (cerebral embolism/operation for stricture of sigmoid)
Jan 24, 1928: Washington Death Index:
Name: Ida May Kellogg
[Ida May McKay]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1901
Death Date: 24 Jan 1928
Age at Death: 27
Death Location: Seattle, King, Washington
Father: John McKay
Mother: Gertrude Burrows
Record Source: Washington State Death Records
Jan 25, 1928: Washington State Board of Health Certificate of Death for Ida May Kellogg:
Jan 26, 1928: Burial of Ida (McKay) Kellogg at the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery in Snohomish, Snohomish Co., Washington; Collins Bros in Seattle handled her burial (Add 4, Block 2, Lot 74, Grave 5)
Ida’s stone is in the center of photo. Her husband’s younger brother Milo (1903-1918) is buried to her right but has no marker.
1929-1939: Great Depression
The Great Depression was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagion began around September 1929 and led to the Wall Street stock market crash of October 24, 1929, known as Black Thursday. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century.
Origins
Because the Great Depression began in the United States and then spread around the world, the origins of the Great Depression are examined in the context of the United States economy. In the aftermath of World War I, the Roaring Twenties had brought considerable wealth to the United States and Western Europe. The year 1929 dawned with considerable economic progress in the American economy. A small stock crash occurred on March 25, 1929, but the crash was stabilized. Despite signs of economic trouble, the market continued to improve through September. Stock prices began to slump in September, and were volatile at the end of September. A large sell-off of stocks began in mid-October. Finally, on October 24, Black Thursday, the American stock market crashed 11% at the opening bell. Actions to stabilize the market failed, and on October 28, Black Monday, the market crashed another 12%. The panic peaked the next day on Black Tuesday, when the market saw another 11% drop. Thousands of investors were ruined, and billions of dollars had been lost; many stocks could not be sold at any price. The market recovered 12% on Wednesday, but the damage had been done. Though the market recovered from November 14, until April 17, 1930, the market entered a prolonged slump. From April 17, 1930, until July 8, 1932, the market lost 89% of its value.
Despite the crash, the worst of the crisis did not reverberate around the world until after 1929. The crisis hit panic levels again in December 1930, with a bank run on the Bank of United States (privately run, no relation to the government). Unable to pay out to all of its creditors, the bank failed. Among the 608 American banks that closed in November and December 1930, the Bank of United States accounted for a third of the total $550 million deposits lost and, with its closure, bank failures reached a critical mass.
Source: Wikipedia
Apr 16, 1930: U.S. Federal Census, Seattle, King Co., Washington:
Name Leo Kellogg
Birth Year abt 1899
Gender Male
Race White
Age in 1930 31
Birthplace Washington
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1930 Seattle, King, Washington, USA
Street Address 13th Ave S
House Number 5010
Home Owned or Rented Owned
Home Value 2500
Radio Set Yes
Age at First Marriage 18
Attended School No
Able to Read and Write Yes
Father’s Birthplace New York
Mother’s Birthplace California
Able to Speak English Yes
Occupation Carpenter
Industry Building Co
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker
Employment Yes
Veteran Yes
War WW
Kellogg, Leo: Age 31, Head, Married (Leo is a widow), Age at 1st marriage: 18, born Washington, father born New York, mother born California, carpenter in a building company
Kellogg, Margaret: Age 12, Daughter, born Washington, father born Washington, mother born California
Kellogg, Alice: Age 54, Mother, Widowed, born California, father born California, mother born Pennsylvania
Leo Yates Kellogg:
Margaret Beatrice Kellogg, the only child of Leo Yates Kellogg & Ida May McKay:
Alice Josephine (Yates) Clement Kellogg, mother of Leo Yates Kellogg and grandmother of Margaret Beatrice Kellogg:
Leo & Ida Kellog’s home at 5010 13th Ave So., Seattle, King Co, Washington:
Note: after Ida died, Leo’s mother Alice Josephine (Clement) Kellogg lived here with Leo and his daughter Margaret in the 1930 census
Jun 21, 1930: Marriage of Leo Yates Kellogg & Helen E. (Brittan) Hyatt, Yakima, Yakima Co., Washington; 2nd marriage for both. Helen is a young widow; in the 1930 census she is a servant/maid in a private house in Seattle.
Divorced: Leo and Helen were married for about 3 years and had no children.
Jun 21, 1930: Washington Marriage Record:
Name: Leo Yates Kellogg
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marriage Age: 31
Birth Date: abt 1899
Birth Place: Seattle, Washington
Marriage Date: 21 Jun 1930
Marriage Place: Yakima, Yakima, Washington
Father: Milo Kellogg
Mother: Alice Kellogg
Spouse: Helen Hyatt
Note: Witnesses: Lucy Elvira (Smith) Newman (1900-1975) is the daughter of Arthur L. Smith & Marjorie Elva Kellogg; Marjorie Elva (Kellogg) Sorensen is the 2nd of 2 children of Milo B. Kellogg & Elvira Miranda”Vira” Church, and the half-sister of Leo Kellogg Yates
1932: Leo Yates Kellogg aboard the President Taft:
During the Depression Leo went to sea and worked as a carpenter on the ships SS President Taft & SS President Jackson, despite suffering from seasickness.
SS President Taft
SS President Taft was launched as one of the “state” ships, Buckeye State, completed by the United States Shipping Board as cargo passenger ships after originally being laid down as troop transports. Buckeye State had been laid down as Bertrice but was converted and renamed before launching. Originally assigned to the Matson Navigation Company as the Shipping Board’s agent, the ship was later renamed President Taft and assigned to Pacific Mail Steamship Company for operation. In 1925 the Shipping Board sold the ship to Dollar Steamship Company. President Taft was operated by Dollar and then its successor American President Lines until requisitioned by the War Department on 17 June 1941. President Taft was renamed and operated as USAT Willard A. Holbrook throughout World War II. In the closing days of the war the ship was undergoing conversion to an Army hospital ship with the proposed name of Armin W. Leuschner but the conversion was suspended in August 1945 and the name Willard A. Holbrook maintained. The reconversion into a troop transport was modified to one suitable for transporting dependents with the ship then transporting dependents from Europe post war.
Source: https://dbpedia.org/page/SS_President_Taft_(1920)
Acquired by the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., name changed to SS President Taft in 1923
Nov 10 1932 – Dec 28, 1932: SS President Taft service entry and discharge papers:
1936: U.S. Voter Registration:
Name: Leo Y Kellogg
Residence Date: 1936
Street Address: 33021st Ave
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Occupation: Carpenter
1937: Leo Yates Kellogg becomes Third Assistant as Lighthouse Keeper for Anacapa Island Lighthouse (age 39) in Ventura Co., California, and serves then as 2nd Assistant, and then 1st Assistant through 1940.
Note: Leo was a Career Coast Guard Lighthouse Keeper (1937-1952)
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Anacapa Island Lighthouse, Ventura Co., California:
Anacapa Island Lighthouse [USCG #6-0185]: is the only true lighthouse on any California Channel Island. In 1911, an unmanned navigational light was placed on Anacapa Island. However, by 1921 it was inoperative. The April 1928 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Leaflet states:
“The government has an automatic light which is reached by two sections of ladders on the cliff. A stout rope hangs alongside. The skiff from which one lands is backed toward a shelf of rock to which one jumps when the swell heaves the boat level with the ledge.”
The U.S. Lighthouse Bureau constructed facilities for a manned lighthouse/fog signal in the early 1930s, and the light was turned on for the first time on March 25, 1932. Built of brick and concrete, the lighthouse tower is cylindrical, 40 feet in height, painted white with black trim. It contains twelve tower windows and a third order (4’ 8” x 3’ 3”) Fresnel lens. There are two white flashes of 1.1 million candlepower every 60 seconds, separated by 15 seconds. This was the last lighthouse built by the U. S. Lighthouse Bureau. In 1933 the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey established Anacapa Light as a survey point.
The Coast Guard automated the station in 1966. In 1991 the Anacapa Light Station was entered on the National Register of Historic Places.
Keepers:
Head: Frederick S. Cobb (1932–1933), Mars Kinyon (1933–1935), Charles R. Coursey (1935–1938), Joseph May (1938–1945), David M. Homchick ( –1967),
First Assistant: Thomas G. Lewis (1933–1934), Charles R. Coursey (1934–1935), Joseph May (1935–1938), Leo Y. Kellogg (1938–1940), Howard S. Fawcett (1940–1943).
Second Assistant: Thomas G. Lewis (1932–1933), Charles R. Coursey (1933–1934), Allen O. Pecor (1934–1937), Leo Y. Kellogg (1937–1938), Howard S. Fawcett (1938–1940).
Third Assistant: James E. Thomas (1935–1937), Leo Y. Kellogg (1937), Howard S. Fawcett (1937–1938), Charles H. Livesay (1938–1939).
Source: https://www.islapedia.com/index.php?title=ANACAPA_ISLAND_LIGHTHOUSE
COAST GUARD housing on East Anacapa Island, was completed in 1932. In 1911, a 50-foot metal tower with a light atop it had been constructed on the tip of East Anacapa. In clear weather, the light could be seen from a distance of 20 miles. But a larger and more visible light was needed. In the early 1930s, the Coast Guard built a complex of buildings atop East Anacapa Island, a facility they manned for over 50 years.
The original complex consisted of facilities at Landing Cove (hoist and hoist house); the light house the fog horn building, four residences, an oil house, a large “church” that houses two gallon water tanks. Built in a Spanish Revival style, in 1991 the remaining buildings were placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
View from the Lighthouse, East Anacapa Island, c. 1935:
Source: https://www.islapedia.com/index.php?title=Coast_Guard_housing,_East_Anacapa_Island
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Oct 8, 1938: Marriage of Clarence Rappe Andersen & Margaret Beatrice Kellogg, only child of Leo Yates Kellogg & Ida May McKay, in San Francisco, California
1938-1940: U.S. Voter Registration:
Name: Leo Yates Kellogg
Residence Date: 1938-1940
Street Address: Arlight, Calif
Residence Place: Santa Barbara, California
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Occupation: Lighthouse Kpr.
Apr 3, 1940: U.S. Federal Census, Hueneme, Ventura Co., California:
Name: Alice J Kellogg
Respondent: Yes
Age: 63
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Home in 1940: Hueneme, Ventura, California
Street: Anacapa Island Light Station
Inferred Residence in 1935: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Residence in 1935: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Institution: Anacapa Island Light Station
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
Leo Y Kellogg: Age 41, Head
Alice J Kellogg: Age 63, Mother
1940: Leo Yates Kellog becomes 1st Assistant for the Point Arguello Lighthouse (age 42) in Port Arguello, Santa Barbara Co., California
Apr 10, 1940: U.S. Federal Census, San Francisco, Co., California:
Name Clarence R Anderson
Age 27
Estimated Birth Year abt 1913
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace California
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 San Francisco, San Francisco, California
San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Street Hamilton
House Number 418
Residence in 1935 San Francisco
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 99
Occupation Office Clerk
House Owned or Rented, Rented 35
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 40
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939, 50
Income 1500
Income Other Sources No
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Clarence R Anderson: 27, Head
Margaret B Anderson: age 21, Wife
Margaret Beatrice Kellogg & Clarence Rappe Andersen:
1941 -1948: Leo Yates Kellogg becomes Head Lighthouse Keeper for the Point Arguello Lighthouse and serves through 194
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Point Arguello Lighthouse, Santa Barbara Co., California:
Just south of the city of Lompoc, the California coastline bends abruptly eastward. Ships sailing south along the coast here must locate the Santa Barbara Channel, which lies between Points Arguello and Conception on the mainland and San Miguel Island, and then make a hard turn to port to enter the channel. Performing this maneuver has been described by mariners as trying to sail a ship through the eye of a needle. Given this difficulty, it is no wonder that this section of the coast is known as the “Graveyard of the Pacific” and is home to over fifty known shipwrecks.
In 1934, the lighthouse was replaced by a pair of thirty-six-inch revolving aero beacons mounted on top of a steel tower. When the Coast Guard assumed responsibility for U.S. Lighthouses in 1939, the keeper’s dwellings were converted to barracks and additional ranch-style houses were built nearby. Fifty-year-old Thayer J. Allen was serving as an assistant keeper at Point Arguello in 1941, when he inadvertently touched a high-voltage wire in the transformer room and was killed instantly. Allen was giving a visitor from Los Angeles a tour of the station and had just pointed out the high tension wire when he accidentally swung his hand against it as he turned to leave.
After a Loran Station was added to Point Arguello in 1945, there were up to sixteen personnel on site. In 1967, the original dwellings associated with the lighthouse were razed, and a new metal tower was installed.
Keepers:
Head: William A. Beeman (1900 – 1908), William A. Henderson (1908 – at least 1913), George A. Hussey (1915 –), Gottfrid T. Olson (at least 1917 – at least 1930), John O. Lunden (at least 1939 – 1941), Leo Y. Kellogg (1941 – 1948), Bob Olson (1970 – 1971).
First Assistant: John E. Lind (1901), William A. Henderson (1901 – 1908), George A. Hussey (1908 – 1911), Arthur A. Newhall (1911 – at least 1920), Fred W. Harper (at least 1921), Arvel A. Settles (1921 – 1924), Jesse E. Mygrants (1924), August Nelson (1924 – 1926), Harmon A. Day (1926 – 1927), Norman L. Francis (1929 – 1931), Wallace J.A. Atkins (1931), Stephen A. Hicks ( – 1935), John O. Lunden (1937), Allen O. Pecor (1937 – 1938), James E. Thomas (1938), George W. Petersen (1938 – 1939), Thayer J. Allen (1939 – 1940), Leo Y. Kellogg (1940 – 1941), Wilfred R. Gardes (1941 – 1942).
Source: https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=645
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Mar 5, 1941: Marriage of Leo Yates Kellog & Joan Marie Egts, Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada; (his 3rd marriage)
Two children:
1. Elsie [Heather] Kellogg
1942 – living
2. Claudia Kellogg
1944 – 2009
Joan Marie Egts, San Fernando Mission, where Leo Yates Kellogg proposed to Joan
Dec 1941: United States Enters WWII
Feb 16, 1942: WWII Draft Card:
Name: Leo Yates Kellogg
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 43
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 25 May 1898 (note: born 1899)
Birth Place: Seattle, Washington
Residence Place: Arlight, Santa Barbara, California
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Arlight, Santa Barbara, California
Employer: U S Coast Guard
Height: 5 10
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
Leo Yates Kellogg, 44 Self (Head)
Note: Arlight, Santa Barbara Co., California; a combination of “Arguello” and “lighthouse,” this tiny community sprang up sometime around the 1920s.
Leo Yates Kellogg, U.S. Coast Guard, Camp Cooke, California
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Camp Cooke, Santa Barbara Co., California:
Vandenberg AFB began in the summer of 1941 as Camp Cooke, an Army training site for rapid artillery and armor training. The Camp Cooke location, in a relatively remote section of central-southern-coastal California, was considered ideal for shelling and gun practice, and was large enough to allow fast maneuvering, away from observing populations, which could be safety and security problems. The camp was named for Major General Philip St. George Cooke, the “Father of U.S. Cavalry” and a veteran of forty-six years of US military service, from before the Mexican-American War to after the Civil War.
World War Two came on the US only two months after the first Army unit, the 5th Armored, rolled into Camp Cooke. Over the course of the war the 5th, 6th, 11th, 13th, and 20th Armored Divisions, the 86th and 97th Infantry Divisions, the 50th Armored Infantry, and the 2d Filipino Infantry Regiment all trained at Camp Cooke, as did as various anti-aircraft artillery, combat engineer, ordnance, and hospital units, most of which served in the European theater. Camp Cooke also separately housed German and Italian Prisoners of War; after the Italian surrender in 1943, the Italian POWs worked in needed non-vital support roles, including repair, clerical work, laundry, and food service. The German POWs also worked in local agricultural labor, relieving a local labor shortage – many of the laborers having gone to war. Camp Cooke’s activity level dropped after the end of the war, and a maximum security disciplinary barracks was constructed on site; the prisoners were assigned the duty of caretaking the camp, which was otherwise closed and leased for grazing.
In 1950 Camp Cooke became a training site for the 40th and 44th Infantry Divisions, preparing for duty in the Korean War. The camp was also used for Army National Guard training, then again closed. The discipline barracks remained active this entire period, until 1959, when it transferred to the US Federal Bureau of Prisons.
In 1956, the US Air Force, expanding facilities in support of its space programs, selected Camp Cooke as a site for what would become the Western Range. This section of California was isolated, relatively easy to secure, ideal for year-round operations, and could support rocket launches without overflying civilian population; basically, the same reasons the Army had selected the site.
In 1957 northern Camp Cooke was transferred to the Air Force and named Cooke Air Force Base. Much of the original, World War Two era, camp was torn down; the rest required intensive renovation. For two years the base underwent upgrading to mission requirements, including road repair and paving, runways, launch pads, concrete buildings, hangars, military barracks and family housing. As the new base was being built, the US space program was developing rapidly, and even more rapidly once the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in October 1957. In 1958 south Camp Cooke was transferred to the US Navy, for their missile development and testing program. Also in 1958 Cooke AFB was renamed Vandenberg Air Force Base, to honor General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, highly decorated World War Two Army Air Force veteran, commander of the Ninth Air Force (among many other achievements in the war), former Director of the CIA, and Chief of Staff of the Air Force, who died in 1954.
Source: https://www.vandenberghousing.com/history
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Sep 20, 1942: Birth of Elsie [Heather] Kellogg (Elsie legally changed 1st name to Heather circa 1973), 1st of 2 children of Leo Yates Kellogg & Joan Marie Egts, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Co., California
Sep 20, 1942: California Birth Index:
Name: Elsie Kellogg
Birth Date: 20 Sep 1942
Gender: Female
Mother’s Maiden Name: Egts
Birth County: Santa Barbara
Feb 19, 1944: Birth of Claudia Kellogg, 2nd of 2 children of Leo Yates Kellogg & Joan Marie Egts, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California
Claudia (left) & Elsie [Heather] Kellogg:
Feb 19, 1944: California Birth Index:
Name: Claudia Kellogg
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1944
Gender: Female
Mother’s Maiden Name: Egts
Birth County: Santa Barbara
Claudia (left) & Elsie [Heather] Kellogg:
abt 1946: Elsie [Heather] Kellogg, older half-sister Margaret Kellogg, Claudia Kellogg:
abt 1947: Joan, Leo, Claudia, and Elsie [Heather] Kellogg, Port Arguello, California:
1948: Leo Kellog Yates (age 50) becomes Head Lighthouse Keeper for Point Hueneme Lighthouse in Ventura Co, California; he serves there until his death in 1952.
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Point Hueneme Lighthouse, Ventura Co., California
Point Hueneme is at the southern entrance of the Santa Barbara channel, where the direction of the coast changes considerably, and where for more than 10 miles the land is very low—in fact, not much above the level of the sea. The position of the point, therefore, would be good, but for the disadvantages of low ground, drifting sands, and the neighborhood of a number of lagoons, which make it difficult to build and not desirable to live there
Anacapa island, the eastern end of which is but 12 miles to the southward and westward of Hueneme, is believed to be at that point about 250 feet above the sea, and a light there would not only command the Santa Barbara channel, but the waters to the south, southeast, and southwest of it, with an arc of visibility of nearly 300 °. Anacapa is rocky and destitute both of wood and water. Its sides, which are bluff, and the want of a harbor, will make building difficult and expensive there.
These disadvantages, however, are not greater than those which exist at Point Hueneme, while in respect to situation that point is decidedly inferior. It is therefore recommended that instead of a fourth-order light at Point Hueneme, as contemplated, a first or second-order light be established at Anacapa, estimates for which purpose are accordingly submitted. Anacapa island belongs to the general government, while the title to Point Hueneme must be acquired. It is proper to add that the owners of the point have offered to give to the United States a piece of land suitable for a light-house. Work on Port Hueneme, which was now the only deep water port between Los Angeles and San Francisco, was officially completed by July 4, 1940, and a two-day dedication was held over the weekend of July 6th & 7th 1940.
Built in an art moderne style, the new lighthouse, now interchangeably called Point Hueneme or Port Hueneme Lighthouse, was completed in December 1940 and consists of a forty-eight-foot-tall, square, concrete tower rising from a one-story fog signal building. Previously, two dwellings had been finished near the site of the new lighthouse to house the keepers and their families.
On December 7th, 1941, plans for Port Hueneme were abruptly changed, as control of the port was transferred to the Navy. The port would handle more dry cargo during World War II than any other U.S. port. When peace finally returned to the Pacific, the port was returned to civilian operations. In 1996, the port led the nation in citrus exports. As for imports, large cargo ships off-load a nearly-constant stream of foreign automobiles.
Point Hueneme Lighthouse with foghorn:
Keepers:
Head: Samuel Ensign (1874 – 1878), John A. F. McFarland (1878 – 1882), E. H. Pinney (1882), Jesse K. Glasby (1882 – 1894), Charles F. Allen (1894 – 1911), Anna H. Allen (1911), Charles F. Allen (1911 – 1914), Henry Rosendale (1914 – 1927), Walter White (1927 – 1948), Leo Y. Kellogg (1948 – 1952), George S. Ward (1952 – 1957).
Assistant: Melvin P. Giles (1874 – 1875), Benjamin Korts (1875 – 1878), W.F. Webb (1878 – 1880), John Ross (1880 – 1882), Jesse K. Glasby (1882), Herbert C. Trotter (1911 – 1914), Henry Linne (1914 – ), Albert F. Flagel (at least 1915 – at least 1917), Glenn R. Merrell (1919 – at least 1920), Ernest C. Tate (at least 1921), Carleton Douglas ( – 1923), Frederick C. Zimmermann (1923 – 1927 ), Ernest L. Kemp (at least 1926), John O. Becker (at least 1929 – 1930), George C. Lee (1930 – 1931), John H. Elliott (1931 – 1932), Percy L. Oppel (1933 – 1935), John O. Lunden (1935 – 1937), James E. Thomas (1937 – 1938), George S. Ward (1938 – 1952).
Source: https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=92
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Apr 21, 1950: U.S. Federal Census, Hueneme, Ventura Co., California:
Name: Kellogg, Leo Y
Age: 52
Birth Date: abt 1898
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Hueneme, Ventura, California
Street Name: Patterson Road
Dwelling Number: 903
Occupation: Dept Light House Keeper
Industry: U.S. Government
Hours Worked: 54
Worker Class: Government
Household Members (Name) Age:
Kellogg, Leo Y: Age 52
Kellogg, Joan M: Age 32
Kellogg, Elsie E: Age 7
Kellogg, Claudia: Age 6
Sisters Claudia & Elsie [Heather] Kellogg:
Jun 30, 1950: Birth of Sharon Marie Andersen, the only child of Clarence Rappe Andersen & Margaret Beatrice Kellogg, in San Francisco, California
Nov 21, 1952: Death of Leo Yates Kellogg (age 53), 1st of 2 children Alice Josephine (Yates) Clement & Milo Bailey Kellogg, in Port Hueneme, Ventura Co., California; coronary thrombosis
Nov 24, 1952: Ventura County Star-Free Press, Ventura, Ventura Co., California (pg 4):
Nov 25, 1952: Burial of Leo Yates Kellogg at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Ventura Co., California; Sec D, Tier 6, #285
Jan 8, 1953: Military Headstone Application for Leo Yates Kellogg:
San Fernando home of Bertha Wilhelmine (Schultz) Smith, Joan Marie (Egts) mother’s younger sister, the home where Joan Marie (Egts) Kellogg and her daughters, Elsie [Heather] and Claudia lived after Leo died, from early December 1952 until May 8, 1954. Pictured is James Fenimore Cooper, the husband of Grace Ruth Egts, Bertha’s niece:
Aunt Bertha (Schultz) Smith with Claudia and Elsie [Heather] in sombrero in back yard:
May 7, 1954: Marriage of Joan Marie (Egts) Kellogg & her 2nd husband Theodore Bernhardt “Ted” Schmidt, Los Angeles Co., California; Joan is the mother of Elsie [Heather] Kellogg and Claudia:
Claudia (age 10), Joan & Ted, Elsie (age 11)
Oct 15, 1959: Death of Alice Josephine (Yates) Clement Kellogg (age 84), mother of Leo Yates Kellogg, at the Laguna Honda Home in San Francisco, California; of heat stroke, vascular thrombosis, arteriosclerosis
Oct 18, 1959: The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California (pg 51):
Alice J. Kellogg, beloved mother of Mrs. Edna M. Blackman and the late Roy, Leo and Milo Kellogg; native of California. Rosary Sunday, 8 p.m. Services Monday 8 a.m. Daphne SFFS on Church St. thence to Laguna Honda Chapel where a Requiem Mass will be offered at 8:30 a.m.
Oct 19, 1959: Burial of Alice Josephine (Yates) Clement Kellogg at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo Co., California; Alice has no headstone
1960: Elsie [Heather] Kellogg, San Fernando High School Yearbook, graduation; 1st of 2 children of Leo Yates Kellogg & Joan Marie Egts
1961: Claudia Kellogg, San Fernando High School Yearbook, graduation; 2nd of 2 children of Leo Yates Kellogg & Joan Marie Egts
Aug 22, 1972: Letter from Lucy Elvira (Smith) Newman to Wichita Historical Society:
Aug. 22, 1972
Route G Box 231
Yakima, Wash. 98902
Mr. Clark Ellington, Jr.
Researcher, Local History
Wichita, Kansas
Dear Mr. Ellington,
Your letter asking for information on Milo Bailey Kellogg arrived, and I’ll try to fill in as many facts as I have or can remember. The letter informed us of some things that we didn’t know and appreciate very much.
I do not know where Vira Church and Milo Kellogg were married, but she was one of twelve children. Her parents were Rev. Jessie Church and Julia Bailey of Springboro, Penn. We have heard that she was instrumental in raising money for the first church in Wichita. Milo had at least two brothers. They were Lt. Norton P Kellogg 98 N.Y. Vol Inf. and Lewis T Kellogg Co. D. 160th N.Y. Vol. I have their pictures but you probably wouldn’t want them.
We hadn’t heard about the moves to Kingman, Colorado Springs, and Chadron, Nebraska. I do have a picture of Vira Kellogg and my mother taken in Colorado Springs. We also didn’t know about the baby born in Marshall, Mich. She had brothers living there and one was a doctor.
They lived in Fresno for three years when Vira Kellogg died of cancer. Marjorie Elva, their only child was then 12 yrs old. She had two brothers living there. One was Hon. Geo E Church, a judge, and Dr. William Bailey “W.B.” Church. Marjorie was sent east to live with relatives in Mason City and Marshall Mich. She went to school in Ypsilanti, Mich. for a while and at age 20 married Arthur L. Smith of Clinton, Mich. My sister Carrie Marie and I (Lucy Elvira) were born there and were the only children, except for twin boys who died at three months. They were divorced when I was eight years old and we moved to Washington.
Milo Kellogg went to San Francisco after his wife’s death and worked in a hospital as an orderly. While there he married Alice Clement. I do not know much about her history. She was raised in a convent and was a very lovely person. She had two children when they were married—a girl whose present name and address are Mrs. Edna Blackman 203A Bartlett St. San Francisco, Cal 94110 and Roy. They took the Kellogg name, but do not believe they were adopted. Roy died in the 50’s and his wife Mildred probably still lives at 6382 Marshall St., Buena Park, Calif. Leo Yates Kellogg was born in 1898 in San Francisco and five years later Milo was born. I believe they also lived in San Jose part of that time. He seemed to be chasing rainbows.
In about 1906 they made the mistake of moving to Washington and taking a homestead 2½ miles from Hartford, Wash. It was beautiful virgin timber and nothing but hard work and very little income for about six years. While they were there we came to Hartford and my sister and I lived with them while my mother worked. Wish I had been old enough to gather some information. He sold it in five or six years and moved to Lake Stevens and lived on the money from the sale and his soldier’s pension for the rest of his life, until he went to the soldiers home in Orting. While in Lake Steven’s Milo died at the age of 14. He was never well and had rheumatic fever and loss of hearing. Leo was self supporting at an early age. He married a Lake Stevens girl name Ida McKay and they had one daughter named Margaret. Her present name and address are Mrs Clarence Andersen, 517 Vera Cruz Ave. Novato, Calif. 94947. He later married again and had two children (note: wife, Joan Marie Egts; children, Elsie “Heather” Kellogg and Claudia Kellogg). His wife is still living, but an invalid and cannot write. Her name at present is Mrs. Ted Schmidt, 20809 Parthenia Apt 8 Canoga Park, Calif 91304. Leo and Joan spent ten years or more on the California coast, where he was a lighthouse keeper—first on Anacapa Island and later near Port Hueneme. I do not know where the two daughters live but can find out from his daughter Margaret; and also the date of his death. My mother, sister and I moved to Seattle, Wash in 1913, where we worked and went to school. In 1917 we moved to Yakima and have lived here ever since. My mother married Soren Sorensen on January 19th, 1918 and in a few years they bought an apple orchard. It was profitable and they sold it about 1953, and moved to the city. They lived happily until he died in 1961 and she died four years later. Her last couple of years were spent in a nursing home.
My sister Marie died last January in a car accident. Her name was Mrs Mark Sanders. Her husband is still living and they have three children. They also lived for many years on an apple orchard until they retired.
My husband is still living as you know and we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary last year. We are retired but still living on the property, which our son manages. We have three children, 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
I forgot to tell you about Robert Sorensen. He was born in Yakima in 1920. After serving about seven years in the Navy he married Ada (Dejesus) and they have one son Robert. He is about 15 years old. He is a machinist and they live in San Pedro, Calif. 90731. I’ll get better dates and names for you later. Some of this information is probably superfluous and hope you can get what you need from it.
Sincerely, Lucy Newman
Note: Lucy Elvira (Smith) Newman (1900-1975) is the daughter of Arthur L. Smith & Marjorie Elva Kellogg; Marjorie (Kellogg) Sorensen is the 2nd of 2 children of Milo B. Kellogg & Elvira Miranda”Vira” Church, and the half-sister of Leo Kellogg Yates
Marjorie Elva (Kellogg) & Soren Sorensen
Dec 25, 1985: Death of Theodore Bernhardt “Ted” Schmidt, the 2nd husband of Joan Marie (Egts) Kellogg Schmidt, in San Fernando, Los Angeles Co., California; heart attack.
1985: Burial of Theodore Bernhardt “Ted” Schmidt at Glen Haven Memorial Park in Sylmar, Los Angeles Co., California. Ted has no headstone.
Jun 25, 1990: Death of Joan Marie (Egts) Kellogg Schmidt (age 71), in Delano, Kern Co., California, daughter of John Louis Egts & Anna Elsie Schultz and 3rd wife of Leo Yates Kellogg; of multiple sclerosis
Jun 25, 1990: Social Security Claims Index:
Name: Joan Marie Egts
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1918
Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio
Death Date: Jun 1990
Father: John L Egts
Mother: Anna E Schultz
Notes Jun 1937: Name listed as JOAN MARIE EGTS; Apr 1953: Name listed as JOAN MARIE KELLOGG; Jun 1954: Name listed as JOAN KELLOGG SCHMIDT; 28 Jul 1990: Name listed as JOAN K SCHMIDT
1990: Burial of Joan Marie (Egts) Kellogg Schmidt, alongside her 2nd husband, Theodore Bernhardt “Ted” Schmidt, at Glen Haven Memorial Park in Sylmar, Los Angeles Co., California
Apr 2, 1998: Death of Helen E. (Brittan) Kellogg Noble, 2nd wife of Leo Yates Kellogg:
Name: Helen E Noble
[Helen E Brittan]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1908
Birth Place: Deer Park Sp, Washington
[Deer Park, Washington]
Death Date: 2 Apr 1998
Father: Robert L Brittan
Mother: Lizzy Adams
Type of Claim: Evidence other than birth record submitted; U.S. citizen or alien allowed to work.
Relationship of Signature: Not signed, SSA prepared.
Notes: 06 Jun 1978: Name listed as HELEN E NOBLE
Dec 31, 2009: Death of Claudia (Kellogg) Munson Lowery (age 65), 2nd of 2 children of Leo Yates Kellogg & Joan Marie Egts, in Mansfield, Wright Co., Missouri (high school photo)
Jan 2010: Burial of Claudia (Kellogg) Lowery at Mansfield Cemetery in Mansfield, Wright Co., Missouri
Note: The initial “M.” on Claudia’s headstone probably stood for her 1st married name of Munson
Jan 2010: Obituary for Claudia (Kellogg) Lowery:
Claudia Lowery, daughter of Leo and Joanne Freeman Kellogg (Joan Marie (Egts) Kellogg), was born February 19, 1944 in Ojai, California and departed this life on December 31, 2009 in Rocky Ridge Nursing and Rehab in Mansfield, Missouri at the age of sixty-five years, ten months and twelve days. She was born and raised in California and worked various jobs as a keyboard and computer data operator.
Claudia was united in marriage to Robert P. Lowery on February 14, 1981. On August 30, 1982, Bob and Claudia along with Bob’s parents, Herman and Margaret Lowery moved to Mansfield, Missouri to make their home.
She was member of the New Hope Southern Baptist Church; lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary and member of the hospital auxiliary before its closing. In her spare time she enjoyed reading and macramé.
Claudia was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband Robert of Mansfield, Missouri; a sister, Heather Reed of Nevada City, California and a half-sister, Margaret Andersen of Vacaville, California, as well as other relatives. Claudia was a loving wife and sister and a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and accomplishments and will cherish the memories.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2010 in the Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Mansfield. Burial will follow in the Mansfield Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Mansfield.
Jul 7, 2011: Death of Robert Philip “Bob” Lowery (age 77), 2nd husband of Claudia, in Mansfield, Wright Co. Missouri
Jan 2010: Burial of Robert Philip “Bob” Lowery next to his wife, Claudia, Mansfield Cemetery in Mansfield, Wright Co., Missouri
Claudia (Kellogg) & Robert “Bob” Lowery:
Dec 20, 2015: Death of Margaret Beatrice (Kellogg) Andersen (age 97), the only child of Leo Yates Kellogg & Ida May McKay, in Vacaville, Solano Co., California. Cremated, ashes with family.
Feb 21, 2016: Vacaville Reporter, Vacaville, Solano Co., California:
MARGARET B. ANDERSEN
April 5, 1918 – Dec. 20, 2015
Margaret Andersen of Vacaville, California passed away on December 20, 2015 at the age of 97. She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence. Margaret and Clarence lived in Vacaville’s Leisure Town for 37 years and were active in the Leisure Town community until their later years.
Margaret spent many years volunteering for the Vaca Fish Food Bank, an organization that provides food for people in need. Vaca Fish is an organization in which Margaret greatly believed. She shopped weekly and stocked the pantry for this organization for many years.
Born Margaret Beatrice Kellogg in Washington State, Margaret had a full and interesting life. Margaret’s mother died when she was 8 and she was then raised by her grandmother. Her family later moved to San Francisco. It was in San Francisco that she met Clarence Andersen. Clarence was a member of the Loring Club in San Francisco, a men’s choral organization. They met while Clarence sang and Margaret played the piano for a radio program in that city. During Margaret’s childhood, her father, Leo Kellogg, worked as a merchant marine. Later her father became a lighthouse keeper on Anacapa Island. The family joined him there and Clarence would visit Margaret on the island. In 1935, Clarence and Margaret were married and Margaret joined Clarence in San Francisco. After a few years they purchased a house in Millbrae and then relocated to Belmont, California. After Clarence retired they moved to Marin and then to Vacaville, California.
Both Margaret and Clarence loved to entertain and hosted many dinners for family and friends. Margaret had an unlimited amount of energy, was involved in many things, and always had an immaculate house.
Margaret is survived by her daughter, Sharon … and her husband Rob, of Paradise, California. She has two grandchildren, Elisa and Bryan … of Oakland, California, and a great-grandson (Elisa’s son) Stormy …. She also has a sister, Heather … of San Rafael, California.
Margaret requested no memorial service, but donations may be sent to Vaca Fish.
Aug 7, 2019: Death of Sharon Marie (Andersen) Black, the only child of Clarence Rappe Andersen & Margaret Beatrice Kellogg
Aug 2019: Burial of Sharon Marie (Andersen) Black in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda Co., California; plot 12
Aug 14, 2019: Obituary, Piedmont Funeral Services & Mountain View Cemetery:
Please join us in celebrating the life of Sharon Black. Our Beloved Mom; who said her greatest accomplishment was raising us kids and made everything special. Hard worker; a machinist, when not many women were. The glue of our People: Family, Friends and Neighbors in Redwood City and later Paradise…”everyone’s best friend”. Tender of the Earth; plants thrived under her touch and the animals flocked to her. Loving wife to Rob for 33 years, together for 40. Home was her expression, her art: a museum of history, craft and connection, where everyone felt welcome. We will miss her so much but now she is off to Rest, and we will send her with Love. Mom, you will Always Be in Our Hearts…
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Paternal grandparents of Ida May McKay:
Freeborn A. McKay
Son of William Henry Harrison McKay & Lucy Maria Allen
Born: Nov 19, 1846, Portage Co., Ohio
Died: Oct 22, 1917 (age 70), Orting Pierce Co., Washington
Buried: Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery in Orting Pierce Co., Washington (sec 3, Row D, No 10)
Military: Civil War, Union Army, Co I, 2nd Calvary, Wisconsin, Private; prisoner of War at Andersonville
Enlisted: Oct 8, 1863, Darlington, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin
Discharged: Nov 15, 1865, Austin, Travis Co., Texas
Occupation: Farmer, mason, plasterer
Married (1): Oct 14, 1866, Mary Ellen Davis, Kendall Town, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin
Four children: Emma Viola McKay, Ida May McKay, John Freeman McKay, Elmer Oswald McKay
Married (2): Jul 4, 1886, Laura A. Brown, Beldenville, Pierce Co., Wisconsin
Divorced: on grounds of adultery
Note: “Laura A. (Brown) McKay has sued Freeborn McKay for divorce on the ground of adultery with a Mrs. Trask and Lizzie Darling, a woman alleged to be of notorious bad character. They were married at Beldenville, Wis., in 1886. She is forty-five and he is forty-three years old.”
Mary Ellen Davis
Daughter of Samuel Allen Davis & Rebecca Hamilton
Born: 1849, Wisconsin
Died: Jan 15, 1879 (abt age 29), Wisconsin
Buried: unknown
Married: Oct 14, 1866, Freeborn A. McKay, Kendall Town, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin
Four children: Emma Viola McKay, Ida May McKay, John Freeman McKay, Elmer Oswald McKay (all born in Wisconsin)
1. Emma Viola McKay
1868 – 1916
2. Ida May McKay
1870 – living in 1880 census
3. John Freeman McKay
1873 – 1951
4. Elmer Oswald McKay
1876 – 1968
Jun 10, 1880: U.S. Census, River Falls, Pierce Co., Washington:
Name: Freeborn Mc Kay
Age: 33
Birth Date: Abt 1847
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1880: River Falls, Pierce, Wisconsin
Dwelling Number: 119
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widower
Father’s Birthplace: New York
Mother’s Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation: Stone Mason
Household members, Name, Age:
Freeborn Mc Kay: Age 33, widower, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Michigan
Emma V. Mc Kay: Age 12, daughter, keeping house, born Wisconsin, father born Ohio, mother born Wisconsin
Ida R. Mc Kay: Age 8, daughter, at school, born Wisconsin, father born Ohio, mother born Wisconsin
John F. Mc Kay: Age 6, son, at school, born Wisconsin, father born Ohio, mother born Wisconsin (John Freeman McKay)
Elmer C. Mc Kay: Age 2, son, at home, born Wisconsin, father born Ohio, mother born Wisconsin
Sep 23, 1912: Pension record for Freeborn A. McKay, paternal grandfather of Ida May (McKay) Kellogg:
Parents of Ida May McKay:
John Freeman “Jack” McKay
Son of Freeborn A. McKay & Mary Ellen Davis
Born Oct 10, 1873, Milaca, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota
Died: Jane 20, 1951 (age 77), Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington
Buried: Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery in Snohomish, Snohomish Co., Washington
Occupation: Logging boom man for Rucker Bros. Mill, Pacific Coast Forest Products in Lake Stevens, Washington
Died: Providence Hospital; cerebral-vascular thrombosis, emphysema, congestive failure
Married: May 25, 1899, Gertrude May “Gertie” Burrows, Milaca, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota
Five children: Ida May McKay, Raymon McKay, Arthur Freeman McKay, Clarence Edward McKay, Eunice Lela McKay
Gertrude May “Gertie” Burrows
Daughter of Charles Burrows & Elizabeth Bobo
Born: Dec 25, 1882, Sherburne Co., Minnesota
Died: Feb 22, 1947 (age 64), Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington
Buried: Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery in Snohomish, Snohomish Co., Washington
Married: May 25, 1899, John Freeman “Jack” McKay, Milaca, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota
Five children: Ida May McKay, Raymon McKay, Arthur Freeman McKay, Clarence Edward McKay, Eunice Lela McKay
Five children of John Freeman “Jack” McKay & Gertrude May Burrows
1. Ida May McKay
1900 – 1928
2. Raymon McKay
1902 – 1903 (age 1 mo)
3. Arthur Freeman McKay
1904 – 1976
4. Clarence Edward McKay
1910 – 2002
5. Eunice Lela McKay
1914 – 1995
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John Freeman “Jack” McKay, son of Freeborn A. McKay & Mary Ellen Davis, father of Ida May McKay:
Gertrude May (Burrows) McKay with daughter Ida May McKay and younger son Arthur Freeman McKay:
Home of John & Gertrude McKay, 20th Street, Lake Stevens, Washington, where their daughter IdaMcKay lived before her marriage to Leo Yates Kellogg
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Egts Family Line
Thomas Henry Egts & Augusta Sophia Brunner
Thomas Henry Egts
Son of Gerke Siebels “George” Egts & 1st wife, Greta/Gretchen Marie/Maria Tammen (or Tollis)
Occupation: Tinsmith, plumber
Born: Jul 23, 1853, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Died: Jan 10, 1920 (age 66), Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; diabetes
Buried: Jan 13, 1920, Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; Sec 31, Lot 46, Grave 4
Married: Jun 5, 1878, Augusta Sophia Brunner, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Six children: Dora Grace Egts, George Arthur Egts, John Louis Egts, Howard Arnold Egts, infant boy Egts, infant girl Egts
Augusta Sophia Brunner
3rd of 7 children of Heinrich Arnold “Henry” Brunner & Hedwig Dorothea “Dora” Applegarth
Born: Jun 3, 1846, Bern, Switzerland
Died: Dec 17, 1918, (age 72), Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; influenza
Buried: Dec 19, 1918, Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; Sec 31, Lot 46, Grave 3
Married: Jun 5, 1878, Thomas Henry Egts, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Six children:
1. Dora Grace Egts (Grace Dora Egts)
1879–1967
2. George Arthur Egts
1881–1965
3. John Louis Egts
1883–1938
4. Howard Arnold Egts (Arnold Howard Egts)
1885–1967
5. infant son Egts
1888–1888
6. infant daughter Egts
1899–1899
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John Louis Egts & Anna Elsie Schultz
John Louis Egts
3rd of 6 children of Thomas Henry Egts & Augusta Sophia Brunner
Born: Apr 17, 1883, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Died: Oct 17, 1938 (age 55), Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Buried: Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Occupation: Nail maker, wire mill steamfitter, auto factory mechanic, automobile salesman
Married: Dec 31, 1907, Anna Elsie Schultz, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Two children: Grace Ruth “Gracie” Egts, Joan Marie Egts
Anna Elsie Schultz
4th of 4 living children of Herman/Hermann Frederich Schultz & Hulda Caroline Wilhelmine Mielke
Born: Dec 19, 1881, Germany
Died: Dec 20, 1931 (age 50), Richmond Heights, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; stomach cancer
Buried: Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Married: Dec 31, 1907, John Louis Egts, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Two children:
1. Grace Ruth “Gracie” Egts
Born: Feb 8, 1916, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Died: Feb 4, 1979, Los Angeles Co., California
Occupation: Merchandise marketer, telephone clerical work
Buried: Oakwood Memorial Park, in Chatsworth, Los Angeles Co., California
Married: Oct 2, 1946, James Fenimore “Fen” Cooper
No children
2. Joan Marie Egts
Born: Oct 16, 1918, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Died: Jun 25, 1990 (age 71), Delano, Kern Co., California; multiple sclerosis
Buried: Glenhaven Memorial Park in San Fernando, Los Angeles Co., California
Married (1): Mar 5, 1941, Leo Yates Kellogg, Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada
Two daughters: Elsie [Heather] Kellogg, Claudia Kellogg
Married (2): May 7, 1954, Theodore Bernhardt “Ted” Schmidt, Los Angeles Co., California
No children
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Schultz/Mielke Family Line
Hermann Friederich/Friedrich Schultz
Son of Mechael David Schultz & Henriette Eleonare Wenzel (according to a family tree)
Born: Germany
Died: aft 1881 and bef 1900 census, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; may have died in Germany or Ohio
Buried: unknown
Married: Jun 5, 1874, Hulda Caroline Wilhelmine Mielke, in what is now Germany
Four living children: Herman/Hermann David Schultz, William Charles “Bill” Schultz, Bertha Wilhelmine/Wilhelmina Schultz
Hulda Caroline Wilhelmine Mielke
Daughter of Wilhelm Mielke & unkn
Born: Aug 14, 1852, Federal Republic of Germany
Died: Dec 18, 1935 (age 83), Chatsworth, Los Angeles Co., California
Buried: Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth, Los Angeles Co., California; Section B, Lot 738
Immigrated: 1884
Married: Jun 5, 1874, Herman Friederich Schultz, in what is now Germany
Four children: Herman/Hermann David Schultz, William Charles Schultz, Bertha Wilhelmine Schultz, Anna Elsie Schultz
Four living children
1. Herman/Hermann David/Dave Schultz
1875-1941
2. William Charles “Bill” Schultz
1877-1965
3. Bertha Wilhelmine Schultz
1879-1963
4. Anna Elsie Schultz
1881-1931
(5.) Hulda Schultz
1882–1882
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2024: Researched and compiled by Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau, a distant shirt-tail relation: the father of my sons was the son of Louis Dunand Sevenau. Louis’ parents were Ernest Eugene Sevenau & Edna [Clement] Kellogg. Edna’s 2nd husband was Milo Bailey Kellogg with whom she had two children, the older being Leo Yates Kellogg. Leo was married three times and his 3rd wife was Joan Marie Egts. This is Joan’s line, which means I’m six degrees of separation.
Thank you to Margaret Beatrice (Kellogg) Andersen, the only child of Leo Yates Kellogg & Ida May McKay. She graciously provided much of the information and family photographs in this post.
Also a huge thank you to Margaret’s half-sister, Elsie [Heather] (Kellogg) Reed, the daughter of Leo Yates Kellogg & Joan Marie Egts, for her generous contribution of family photos and her maternal Egts history.
Note: The cemetery headstone photos from Find A Grave contained herein are the property of those who photographed them.