Bios:  MATTHEW D. KELSO, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens
  
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      MATTHEW D. KELSO,
  
  [p. 691] one of Pulaski Township's best known citizens, residing on his
  excellent farm of forty acres, was born May 31, 1844, in Pulaski
  Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Hiram and
  Isabella (Dinsmore) Kelso.
  
  Hiram Kelso was a son of George Kelso, who was a very early settler in
  Pulaski Township. Hiram Kelso followed farming all his life. He married
  Isabella Dinsmore, who was a daughter of Matthew Dinsmore, one of the
  earliest settlers in North Beaver Township. Of their children the
  following survive: Matthew D., Frances A., wife of T. S. Dinsmore,
  residing near Los Angeles, Cal.; John C., and George K., both residing
  in Lawrence County; and Jennie A., wife of Clark Wilson, residing in
  North Beaver Township.
  
  Matthew Dinsmore Kelso bears his grandfather's honored name. He grew to
  manhood on the home farm in Pulaski Township, and obtained his education
  in the district schools. On June 24, 1875, he was married to Angeline
  Donaldson, who was born in Neshannock Township, Lawrence County,
  Pennsylvania, and they have two children: Clarence W. and Belle S. They
  are members of the Harbor United Presbyterian Church, in which he has
  served as a trustee. In politics he is a Republican.
  
  William Donaldson, father of Mrs. Kelso, was a son of Isaac Donaldson,
  who was a very early settler in Neshannock Township. William Donaldson
  married Susanna Smith, who was born in Allegheny County. Of their
  children the following survive: Nancy E., wife of Cornelius Carringer,
  resides in Crawford County; Angeline, wife of Matthew D. Kelso; Amanda,
  wife of Amber Glenn, resides in Lawrence County; James S., resides in
  Beaver Falls; and Mary M., wife of John C. Kelso, resides in Lawrence
  County. Both the Kelsos and the Donaldsons are old and respected
  families of Lawrence County.
  
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  20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and
  Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing
  Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
  
  Updated: 26 Nov 2001