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In addition to Willie May, the other five daughters were Sadie Kell Bullington (1886–1960), who in 1911 became the first of the daughters to marry in the Kell House formal parlor, Carrie Kell O'Donohoe (1890–1974), Bess Kell Blair (1893–1989), Sibyl Kell Cahoon (1899–1991), and Mary Joe Kell Putty (1906–1981). Twenty years separated the oldest and the youngest Kell children. The one son was Joseph Archibald Kell (1895-1939),<ref name=findgrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19378680|title=Frank Kell (1859–1941)|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 10, 2020}}</ref> a veteran of World War I who worked with his father in the railroad industry. Joseph Kell was killed in an automobile accident at the age of forty-four. He was married to the former Corinne Jo Sharp (1897–1949), who died at the age of fifty-one. Except for the two youngest daughters, Sibyl and Mary Joe, the other Kell children were born in Clifton, prior to the parents' relocation to Wichita Falls.<ref name=findgrave/>​

In addition to Willie May, the other five daughters were Sadie Kell Bullington (1886–1960), who in 1911 became the first of the daughters to marry in the Kell House formal parlor, Carrie Kell O'Donohoe (1890–1974), Bess Kell Blair (1893–1989), Sibyl Kell Cahoon (1899–1991), and Mary Joe Kell Putty (1906–1981). Twenty years separated the oldest and the youngest Kell children. The one son was Joseph Archibald Kell (1895-1939),<ref name=findgrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19378680|title=Frank Kell (1859–1941)|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 10, 2020}}</ref> a veteran of World War I who worked with his father in the railroad industry. Joseph Kell was killed in an automobile accident at the age of forty-four. He was married to the former Corinne Jo Sharp (1897–1949), who died at the age of fifty-one. Except for the two youngest daughters, Sibyl and Mary Joe, the other Kell children were born in Clifton, prior to the parents' relocation to Wichita Falls.<ref name=findgrave/>​

The Kells and Kemps were [[Presbyterian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myfirstpres.org/about-|title=Tenth and Travis 1904-1914|publisher=First Presbyterian Church|location=Wichita Falls, Texas|accessdate=December 7, 2015}}</ref> Frank and Lula Kell and most other family members, except for among others Orville and Sadie Bullington and Frank Kell Cahoon, are interred at Riverside Cemetery in Wichita Falls.<ref name=findgrave/>​

The Kells and Kemps were [[Presbyterian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myfirstpres.org/about-|title=Tenth and Travis 1904-1914|publisher=First Presbyterian Church|location=Wichita Falls, Texas|accessdate=December 7, 2015; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> Frank and Lula Kell and most other family members, except for among others Orville and Sadie Bullington and Frank Kell Cahoon, are interred at Riverside Cemetery in Wichita Falls.<ref name=findgrave/>​

The Kells donated rare books, many on the history and literature of Texas and the Southwest, to the [[University of Texas]] library in [[Austin]]. In 1930, the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce honored Kell as the "Outstanding Philanthropist" of the community. He is considered a "founding father" of Wichita Falls because of his pioneering work in the oil, railroads, and flour-milling industries.<ref name=tshao/>​

The Kells donated rare books, many on the history and literature of Texas and the Southwest, to the [[University of Texas]] library in [[Austin]]. In 1930, the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce honored Kell as the "Outstanding Philanthropist" of the community. He is considered a "founding father" of Wichita Falls because of his pioneering work in the oil, railroads, and flour-milling industries.<ref name=tshao/>​