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     Proctor Odell Stepp was born on 11 May 1907 at TN, USA.¹ He married Dorothy Alice Hotchkin at Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL, USA, on 31 October 1932. Proctor Odell Stepp died on 17 May 1994 at Kellogg, Jasper County, IA, USA, at age 87.¹ He was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery, at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA.

     Gary Arthur Stepp was born on 27 August 1935. He was the son of Proctor Odell Stepp and Dorothy Alice Hotchkin. Gary Arthur Stepp died on 9 May 1969 at Jasper County, IA, USA, at age 33. He was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery, at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA.

     Robert William Badger was born on 10 June 1912 at Kellogg, Jasper County, IA, USA.¹ He married Helen Pauline Hotchkin at IA, USA, on 5 January 1931. Robert William Badger died on 4 February 1978 at Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, CA, USA, at age 65.¹ He was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery, at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA.

     Benjamin Walter Badger was born on 4 December 1932 at IA, USA. He was the son of Robert William Badger and Helen Pauline Hotchkin. He married Doris Breckenridge. Benjamin Walter Badger died on 20 February 2010 at age 77.

     William Robert Badger was born on 2 July 1934. He was the son of Robert William Badger and Helen Pauline Hotchkin. William Robert Badger died on 13 March 2005 at IA, USA, at age 70.¹ He was buried at Ames Municipal Cemetery, at Ames, Story County, IA, USA.

     John Kelly was born in April 1845 at Roscommon County, Ireland. He married Martha Ann Hotchkin at IA, USA, on 13 January 1880. John Kelly appeared on the census of 1900 at Washington, Poweshiek County, IA, USA. The census lists the family as: John Kelly, born Apr 1845, 55, married 20 years, farmer, born Ireland, parents born Ireland, naturized 1862, been in USA 38 years; wife Mattie, born apr 1856, 44, married 20 years, 6 children, 5 living, born NY, father born England, mother born Ireland; dau Mary, apr 1881, 19, born IA; son George, aug 1882, 17, born IA; dau Mattie, arp 1884, 16, born IA; son Charles, dec 1888, 11, born IA; dau Lucy, jun 1892, 7, born IA.. He died on 5 December 1923 at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA, at age 78. He was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery, at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA.

     According to a biography on US Gen Net, John emigrated on the ship City of Antwerp, 6 Oct 1869 for New York City. He came on to Richmond, IN and stayed there three years, working on the Vandalia Railroad, then went to Indianapolis and during one winter worked in the railroad rolling mills. In 1893 he moved to Des Moines, Iowa, and there resumed railroad work, in which he remained four years. then went to Montana and worked in the place mines at Virginia City for a few months, then went to Glendale City and did the work of a roaster in the silver mines, remaining their three years, during which he was on the furnace. Then returning to Des Moines, he worked there until his marriage. then moved to Poweshiek County where he bought eighty acres of land at Oak Grove, Washington township, and remained there four years. He then moved to Palo Alto County, and a year later located in Rock Creek Township, Jasper County, where he bought a farm on one hundred and twenty acres. This he has improved in an up-to-date manner and had been very successful as a general farmer and stock raiser, and he is a breeder of short horn cattle and Poland China hogs. Politically he is a Republican and he and his wife are members of the Roman Catholic Church.

     Mary Frances Kelly was born on 15 April 1881 at Jasper County, IA, USA. She was the daughter of John Kelly and Martha Ann Hotchkin. She married Charles Wesley Plum at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA, on 6 June 1917.¹ Mary Frances Kelly died on 3 August 1955 at Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS, USA, at age 74. She was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery, at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA.

     George Phillip Kelly was born on 23 August 1882 at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA. He was the son of John Kelly and Martha Ann Hotchkin. He married Mary Edna Carter at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, on 22 May 1907. George Phillip Kelly appeared on the census of 1920 at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA. The census lists the family as: John Kelly, 75, born Ireland, parents born Ireland, farmer; wife Martha, 63, born NY; son George P., 36, widow, born IA; grandson Charles J., 10, born IA, mother born NC; granddaughter Anna M., 6, born IA, mother born NC; grandson George M., 5, born IA, mother born NC.. He died on 24 October 1949 at Montezuma, Poweshiek County, IA, USA, at age 67. He was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery, at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA.

     Martha Elizabeth Kelly was born on 28 April 1885 at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA. She was the daughter of John Kelly and Martha Ann Hotchkin. She married Martin Edgar Schwab at IA, USA, on 17 February 1909. Martha Elizabeth Kelly died on 16 May 1962 at Iowa City, Johnson County, IA, USA, at age 77. She was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery, at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA.

     John Henry Kelly was born on 6 March 1886 at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA. He was the son of John Kelly and Martha Ann Hotchkin. John Henry Kelly died on 18 February 1900 at IA, USA, at age 13. He was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery, at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA.

     Charles William Kelly was born on 12 September 1888 at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA.¹ He was the son of John Kelly and Martha Ann Hotchkin. He married Elizabeth V. Simmons at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, on 26 February 1919.² Charles William Kelly died in April 1977 at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, at age 88.¹ He was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery, at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA.

     Lucy Isabelle Kelly was born on 15 June 1892 at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA. She was the daughter of John Kelly and Martha Ann Hotchkin. She married Charles William (Bill) Cavanaugh at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, on 28 November 1917.¹ Lucy Isabelle Kelly died on 5 February 1970 at Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, IA, USA, at age 77. She was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery, at Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA, USA.