Seventh Generation

358. Evelyn "Deby" Bressman was born in November 1872 in Percival, Fremont Co., IA.^19,71,72 She died on 14 May 1949 at the age of 76 in Wells, Elko Co., NV.¹⁹ She was buried in Elko City Cemetery, Elko, NV.¹⁹

Evelyn "Deby" Bressman and Louis "Lew" Benson were married on 14 June 1890 in Ruby Valley, Elko Co., NV.^12,19 Evelyn Bressman and Louis Benson are believed to have had two children, both of whom died in infancy. Louis "Lew" Benson was born in 1851 in Sweden.³² He died in July 1927 at the age of 76 in Ruby Valley, Elko Co., NV.¹⁹ He was buried in Elko City Cemetery, Elko, NV.⁷³

Evelyn "Deby" Bressman and George Kelly were married after 1927.¹⁹

JWB Note:
There is reason to believe that George Kelly is the stepson of Deby's uncle Thomas Bressman based of the following statements supplied by Corrinne Ellis.
Letter from Mr. Lynn Howard to Mr. Schuyler Brossman dated November 30, 1971. Mr. Howard was the refuge manager at Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

The last paragraph of his postscript says,

"Also, a land title dated 11/16/1937 and signed by Evelyn Kelley and George Kelley (her husband and alledged (sic) nephew) deeds 1215.6 acres to the U.S. Government for refuge purposes."
End of note.

George Kelly, son of (unknown) Kelly and Anna Miller (Kelly), was born about 1902.¹⁹