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Luna Elizabeth Sanford Kellie

Birth	:	9 Jun 1857 Lansing, Mower County, Minnesota, USA
Death	:	4 Jan 1940 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial	:	Eaton Cemetery, Heartwell, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5614014, -98.8003006
Description	:	Luna was the daughter of James Manley Sanford and Martha Lois Smith. She married James Thomson Kellie on Dec. 31, 1874 in Carodelet, Missouri and was the mother of thirteen children of which two predeceased her. William Sanford Kellie 1875-1946 James Alexander Kellie 1877-1878 Susie Kellie 1879-1880 Jessie Sanford Kellie 1881-1958 John Frederick Kellie 1883-1942 Francis Manley Kellie 1885-1964 Chester Williams Kellie 1887-1958 Edith May Kellie 1889-1966 Luna Elizabeth Kellie 1891-1945 Martha Lois Kellie 1893-1981 Helen Marie Kellie 1895-1962 Sophy Smith Kellie 1897-1964 Elsie Kathryne Kellie (AKA Goodwin) 1899-1968 (Elsie was adopted by her mother's aunt, Susan Caroline Smith, and Susan's husband, Joseph Goodwin, after the premature deaths of the couple's first two children)... Read More	Luna was the daughter of James Manley Sanford and Martha Lois Smith. She married James Thomson Kellie on Dec. 31, 1874 in Carodelet, Missouri and was the mother of thirteen children of which two predeceased her. William Sanford Kellie 1875-1946 James Alexander Kellie 1877-1878 Susie Kellie 1879-1880 Jessie Sanford Kellie 1881-1958 John Frederick Kellie 1883-1942 Francis Manley Kellie 1885-1964 Chester Williams Kellie 1887-1958 Edith May Kellie 1889-1966 Luna Elizabeth Kellie 1891-1945 Martha Lois Kellie 1893-1981 Helen Marie Kellie 1895-1962 Sophy Smith Kellie 1897-1964 Elsie Kathryne Kellie (AKA Goodwin) 1899-1968 (Elsie was adopted by her mother's aunt, Susan Caroline Smith, and Susan's husband, Joseph Goodwin, after the premature deaths of the couple's first two children) "A PRAIRIE POPULIST" Great-great grandmother's memoirs. Luna Elizabeth (Sanford) Kellie 1857-1940. "Like many families who migrated westward, Luna Kellie and her family settled in the Great Plains, a region previously known as the "Great American Desert." The experience of the Kellie family revealed the hardships they endured while farming in Nebraska. As life on the frontier worsened, Kellie actively campaigned for a Populist Party victory in hopes that the ideas of the "People’s Party" would translate into policies that improved the living conditions on the Great Plains." Some scholars believe that portions of Luna's memoirs served as inspiration to L. Frank Baum while writing "The Wizard of Oz". From Publishers Weekly Late-19th-century Nebraska was a harsh place, and Kellie's memoirs--originally written on the backs of Nebraska Farmers' Alliance certificates--recall the hardships of the homesteading period and the populist political passions that emerged. In his foreword, Stone notes that the book "exemplifies and extends a feminist rural history" that shows women as important participants in society. Kellie's style is direct and honest. Lured to Nebraska by railroad advertising, her family dug an isolated sod house; in the dark, with owls hooting and coyotes howling, "it seemed like the end of the world." Her narrative includes the arrival of her husband, the building of a new homestead and the death of a baby. More interesting is Kellie's political awakening, which quickened after she and her husband blamed the railroads for the loss of their house. Kellie became active in the Nebraska Farmers' Alliance and penned a noted manifesto, "Stand Up for Nebraska." A separate political memoir concludes bleakly: "I feel that nothing is likely to be done to benefit the farming class in my lifetime." Nelsen, who wrote her undergraduate honors thesis on Kellie, adds context to Kellie's life and times in a useful afterword. From Library Journal This memoir, written in 1925, chronicles the author's late 19th-century homesteading experiences in Nebraska and her move to activism in the Farmers Alliance and the Populist Party. Despairing over the loss of two children and their homestead, Kellie and her husband concluded that economic hardship on the prairie was caused by "corporate monopolies" like the railroad companies, by land taxes, and by unforgiving banks too quick to foreclose. She became secretary of the Farmers Alliance and printer of a moderate reform newspaper, the Prairie Home . Her account of her populist activities reminds readers of women's crucial contributions to the farm reform movement. Although editor Nelson (Univ. of Wisconsin) has not provided much commentary, scholars will find the source material of some interest, while general readers will enjoy the engaging style of a remarkable woman.

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Where is Luna Elizabeth Sanford Kellie's memorial?
Luna Elizabeth Sanford Kellie's memorial is located at: Eaton Cemetery, Heartwell, Kearney County, USA.
When did Luna Elizabeth Sanford Kellie death?
Luna Elizabeth Sanford Kellie death on 4 Jan 1940 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Latitude: 40.5614014
Longitude: -98.8003006

Family Members:

Parent

Corp James Manley Sanford

(1836 - 1910)

Spouse

James Thomson Kellie

(1850 - 1918)

Siblings

Children

William Sanford Kellie

(1875 - 1946)

James Alexander Kellie

(1877 - 1878)

Susan Kellie

(1879 - 1880)

Jessie Sanford Kellie Andrews

(1881 - 1958)

John Frederick Kellie

(1883 - 1942)

Francis Manley “Frank” Kellie

(1885 - 1964)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Eaton Cemetery
Heartwell, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5614014, -98.8003006

2. Holy Family Cemetery
Heartwell, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5960999, -98.7605972

3. Shiloh Cemetery
Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5525017, -98.7050018

4. Liberty Cemetery
Minden, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5833015, -98.9041977

5. Norman Cemetery
Norman, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4728012, -98.7992020

6. Saint Paul Cemetery
Lowell, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6553001, -98.7628021

7. May Cemetery
Norman, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4599991, -98.8191986

8. Susan O. Hall Gravesite
Kenesaw, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6554000, -98.7242000

9. Kenesaw Cemetery
Kenesaw, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6035995, -98.6603012

10. Susan C Seawell Haile Gravesite
Kenesaw, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6553200, -98.7133700

11. West Ward Cemetery
Holstein, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4805984, -98.6857986

12. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Wanda Township, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5340540, -98.6286260

13. White Hill Cemetery
Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5675011, -98.9805984

14. Minden Cemetery
Minden, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4950400, -98.9619900

15. Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
Holstein, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4667400, -98.6568700

16. Holstein Cemetery
Holstein, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4660988, -98.6378021

17. Fredericksburg Cemetery
Minden, Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4261560, -98.9319700

18. Fort Kearney Post Cemetery
Buffalo County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6429000, -99.0066400

19. Free Mission Cemetery
Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4030991, -98.9139023

20. Assumption Cemetery
Assumption, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5103500, -98.5692500

21. Morseville Cemetery
Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3941994, -98.6996994

22. Osco Cemetery
Kearney County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3725014, -98.8118973

23. Concordia Cemetery
Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6556015, -98.5811005

24. Logan Cemetery
Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3927994, -98.6658020