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'''Franklin Marian Kell, known as '''Frank Kell''' (December 2, 1859 – September 17, 1941), along with his brother-in-law [[Joseph A. Kemp]], was one of the two principal entrepreneurs in the early development of [[Wichita Falls]], [[Texas]].
'''Franklin Marian Kell''', known as '''Frank Kell''' (December 2, 1859 – September 17, 1941), along with his brother-in-law [[Joseph A. Kemp]], was one of the two principal entrepreneurs in the early development of [[Wichita Falls]], [[Texas]].
==Background==
==Background==
The son of Francis Marian Kell and the former Sarah Lucinda Potter, Kell was born of [[Ireland|Irish]] descent in Clifton, Texas, a community founded by [[Norway|Norwegian]] settlers in the 1850s. His irregular formal education ended when, at the age of 18, he was hired to clerk in a store in Clifton. He soon relocated to [[Galveston]], Texas, where he was employed in the export of grain, but he returned to Clifton to engage for a number of years there in the milling business.<ref name=tshao>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fke07|author=J. W. Williams|title=Kell, Frank|publisher='The Handbook of Texas''|accessdate=July 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>The Texas State Historical Association Handbook, bases its article on Frank Kell from these sources: Jonnie R. Morgan, ''The History of Wichita Falls'' (Wichita Falls, 1931; reprinted, Wichita Falls: Nortex, 1971); S. G. Reed, ''A History of the Texas Railroads'' ([[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas: St. Clair, 1941; reprinted, [[New York City]]: Arno, 1981); J. N. Williams, "Frank Kell", ''Year Book'' 17 (1941) of the West Texas Historical Association.</ref> In 1885, Kell married Lula Kemp (1866–1957), the younger sister of Joseph Kemp.
The son of Francis Marian Kell and the former Sarah Lucinda Potter, Kell was born of [[Ireland|Irish]] descent in Clifton, Texas, a community founded by [[Norway|Norwegian]] settlers in the 1850s. His irregular formal education ended when, at the age of 18, he was hired to clerk in a store in Clifton. He soon relocated to [[Galveston]], Texas, where he was employed in the export of grain, but he returned to Clifton to engage for a number of years there in the milling business.<ref name=tshao>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fke07|author=J. W. Williams|title=Kell, Frank|publisher='The Handbook of Texas''|accessdate=July 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>The Texas State Historical Association Handbook, bases its article on Frank Kell from these sources: Jonnie R. Morgan, ''The History of Wichita Falls'' (Wichita Falls, 1931; reprinted, Wichita Falls: Nortex, 1971); S. G. Reed, ''A History of the Texas Railroads'' ([[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas: St. Clair, 1941; reprinted, [[New York City]]: Arno, 1981); J. N. Williams, "Frank Kell", ''Year Book'' 17 (1941) of the West Texas Historical Association.</ref> In 1885, Kell married Lula Kemp (1866–1957), the younger sister of Joseph Kemp.