Johann Hans Kelling^[1]

1828 - 1898  (70 years)   Has no ancestors but 39 descendants in this family tree.

Mary Traetow Traetow

1849 - 1891  (42 years)

Birth	Between 1847 and 1849	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Died	Between 1889 and 1891	Fayette, Iowa, United States
Family	Johann Hans Kelling,   b. 6 Feb 1828, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Married	Between 1868 and 1870
Children	1. Mary Kelling,   b. 1870, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany   2. Johanna C. Kelling,   b. 25 Aug 1875, Fayette, Iowa, United States   3. Jacobena Kelling,   b. 1878, Fayette, Iowa, United States   4. William Martin Kelling,   b. 10 Apr 1881, Fayette, Iowa, United States   5. August Wilhelm Kelling,   b. 19 Dec 1883, Fayette, Iowa, United States + 6. Bernard Frederick Kelling,   b. 10 May 1886, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States   7. Albert Carl Kelling,   b. 29 Jul 1889, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States   8. Ben Kelling,   b. 2 Jun 1897

Mary Kelling

1870 -

Birth	1870	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Father	Johann Hans Kelling,   b. 6 Feb 1828, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Mother	Mary Traetow Traetow,   b. Between 1847 and 1849, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Married	Between 1868 and 1870

Johanna C. Kelling

1875 - 1975  (99 years)

Birth	25 Aug 1875	Fayette, Iowa, United States
Died	15 Jan 1975	San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
Father	Johann Hans Kelling,   b. 6 Feb 1828, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Mother	Mary Traetow Traetow,   b. Between 1847 and 1849, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Married	Between 1868 and 1870

Jacobena Kelling

1878 -

Birth	1878	Fayette, Iowa, United States
Father	Johann Hans Kelling,   b. 6 Feb 1828, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Mother	Mary Traetow Traetow,   b. Between 1847 and 1849, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Married	Between 1868 and 1870

William Martin Kelling

1881 - 1942  (61 years)

Birth	10 Apr 1881	Fayette, Iowa, United States
Died	10 Sep 1942	Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Father	Johann Hans Kelling,   b. 6 Feb 1828, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Mother	Mary Traetow Traetow,   b. Between 1847 and 1849, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Married	Between 1868 and 1870

August Wilhelm Kelling

1883 - 1966  (82 years)

Birth	19 Dec 1883	Fayette, Iowa, United States
Died	Jun 1966	Frederika, Bremer, Iowa, United States
Father	Johann Hans Kelling,   b. 6 Feb 1828, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Mother	Mary Traetow Traetow,   b. Between 1847 and 1849, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Married	Between 1868 and 1870

Bernard Frederick Kelling

1886 - 1972  (86 years)

Birth	10 May 1886	West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States
Died	17 May 1972	Seattle, King, Washington, United States
Buried	Kadoka Calvary Fairview Cemetary, South Dakota
Father	Johann Hans Kelling,   b. 6 Feb 1828, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Mother	Mary Traetow Traetow,   b. Between 1847 and 1849, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Married	Between 1868 and 1870
Family 1	Amelia Emily Manley,   b. 10 Apr 1874, Galena, Jo Daviess, IL
Married	4 Nov 1895	West Union, Fayette, IA
Children	+ 1. Camilla Marie Kelling,   b. 24 Aug 1911, Kadoka, SD
Family 2	Anna Caroline Augusta Gulzow
Married	30 Jun 1939	Sturgis, SD

Albert Carl Kelling

1889 - 1979  (89 years)

Birth	29 Jul 1889	West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States
Died	Jul 1979	Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States
Father	Johann Hans Kelling,   b. 6 Feb 1828, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Mother	Mary Traetow Traetow,   b. Between 1847 and 1849, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Married	Between 1868 and 1870

Ben Kelling

1897 - 1981  (84 years)

Birth	2 Jun 1897
Died	Nov 1981	Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States
Father	Johann Hans Kelling,   b. 6 Feb 1828, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Mother	Mary Traetow Traetow,   b. Between 1847 and 1849, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Married	Between 1868 and 1870

• Name	Johann Hans Kelling
  Birth	6 Feb 1828	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Oct 1898	Hawkeye, Fayette, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I2188	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary Traetow Traetow,   b. Between 1847 and 1849, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany d. Between 1889 and 1891, Fayette, Iowa, United States (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	Between 1868 and 1870
  Children	1. Mary Kelling,   b. 1870, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany   2. Johanna C. Kelling,   b. 25 Aug 1875, Fayette, Iowa, United States d. 15 Jan 1975, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States (Age 99 years)   3. Jacobena Kelling,   b. 1878, Fayette, Iowa, United States   4. William Martin Kelling,   b. 10 Apr 1881, Fayette, Iowa, United States d. 10 Sep 1942, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States (Age 61 years)   5. August Wilhelm Kelling,   b. 19 Dec 1883, Fayette, Iowa, United States d. Jun 1966, Frederika, Bremer, Iowa, United States (Age 82 years) + 6. Bernard Frederick Kelling,   b. 10 May 1886, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States d. 17 May 1972, Seattle, King, Washington, United States (Age 86 years)   7. Albert Carl Kelling,   b. 29 Jul 1889, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States d. Jul 1979, Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States (Age 89 years)   8. Ben Kelling,   b. 2 Jun 1897   d. Nov 1981, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500102_327200471_327200471/johann-hans-kelling (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match