Chalkboard Thoughts

       Richard Lee was born in 1857 in Indiana. His wife Sarah Emma Blanset (Blancet) Lee was born in Kentucky in 1860. They would have been toddlers and young children during the Civil War. Sarah Emma Blanset lived in Spotsville in Henderson County Kentucky according to the 1860 Census.    I wasn’t able to find a record of Richard and Sarah Lee’s wedding date. They appear together first in the 1900 Census living in Newburgh.    Richard and Sarah Lee were the parents of three boys according to the 1900 census. Charles W. Lee was the oldest, having been born in 1888. William was born in 1889 and Clarence followed in 1895. Richard and his oldest son, Charles, worked as farm laborers. William was still as student at school.    In the Census of 1910, their oldest son, Charles W. Lee was no longer living. I wasn’t able to find any information about his death. But in 1911, his brother speaks about Charles having passed. ...

       Tricia Kellett was born on May 31st, 1973 to Dorothy Jo Kellett and Brad Kellett. She had a brother named Brian.    On Friday, May 7th,1982, Tricia and Brian were out of school for the weekend and preparing to go to their Dad’s house. Tricia asked to play outside while they waited. Her mother saw nothing wrong with that. The street was full of kids playing outside at the time. It was a nice day. Their neighborhood had always been quiet and safe.    Her neighborhood was called Uptown. It’s north of Wrigley Field and a short walk from Lake Michigan. Most of the buildings there are apartment buildings that are only a few stories tall. This is not an area with large high rises and skyscrapers.    Tricia was last seen around the corner of Malden Street and Leland. Witnesses saw a man put her into a blue four-door 1979 Pontiac or Dodge with a damaged right front door. Kids thought they remembered a Q and an R as two ...