Below are pictures sent to by Henry (Hank) Whitsitt in Albany Oregon ( my cousin )

The story of Ira A. Delkin is a confusing one to say the least.
Below is a breakdown of who is in the pictures and how they relate to each other.

Claude Wilmer Garr changed his name to Ira Anton Delkin.
You will find the names of Garr/Delkin intermixed, but they are one and the same.

We called him Pappy

First wife was Kippie
They had two children.
1: Claud Wilmer Garr Jr..  ( always referred to as Wilmer )
2: Kitty Lou Garr

Second Wife was Mildred
They had two children.
Ruth Delkin
Nancy Delkin

Third Wife was Myrtle
No children.

Claud Wilmer Delkin  / Ira Anton Delkin
Had two brothers.
1: Emitt Garr ( don't know anything about him )
2: Charles A. Garr  ( buried in Lexington, Kentucky but lived in Georgia as far as I know.  No Pictures) 

 

Kippie Delkin  First Wife of Ira Delkin
Mother of Kitty and Wilmer Delkin
Kippie Delkin    Ira Delkin's First wife
Mildred Delkin Ira Delkin's Second Wife
Kitty Delkin       Ira Delkin's First Daughter
Delrose Club
2137 North Limestone
Lexington, Kentucky

This was a Private Club back in the 40's
Only open on Sundays.

Ira Delkin was the owner and got around the Kentucky Blue Law (No Business Open on Sunday)
By charging each member the price of a case of beer as a membership fee.
Then when the customer who had a key to the club came in, they were charged 25 cents (price of beer in those days)
for keeping the beer on ice.

Club had a large dance floor with a Jute-Box for music and sometimes a Live Band.

There where 3 Slot Machines in a special room off to the right.
Slot Machines were illegal in those days.
Ira Delkin
Place and Date are not known.

F.W.I.W.  You will never see a picture of him without his Cigar.
Do not know who Jane is,  but Emitt is believed to be
Ira Delkin's brother.

Picture taken in 1930 Place Unknown.
Lady with the hat is Kippie Delkin
Ira Delkin's first wife.

Lady to the right is Kitty Delkin (Kippie's Daughter)
Holding Ruth Delkin Whitsitt ( her daughter )

Other two children are not known.

Kitty Delkin

Note on picture says in the Back Yard.
Assumed to be Louisville, Kentucky where they lived.
Kitty Delkin at Boone Tavern in Berea Kentucky.

Do not know what Boone Tavern was in those days, but it is now a fine restaurant run by the Berea College.  Most all hired help in the restaurant are from the college.
Kitty Delkin at Virginia Beach September 1950
Kitty Lou Garr about 2 years old.
Born 8/10/1902

Yes this is Kitty Delkin.  Her father changed his name to Ira Delkin
Mack McFarland (Kitty's Husband)
Garland T. Smith (Her Nephew)
Kitty Delkin McFarland

Picture taken in the Late 40's to Early 50's
Building in the background is part of the Delrose Club.
The addition you see was where the Live Band played.
Mack Mcfarland
Kitty Delkin's Husband

Place and Year Unknown
Mildred Garr Delkin and Kitty taken around 1926
Mildred Delkin and Kitty Delkin

Place and Year Unknown
Mildred Delkin holding her daughter Nancy

Place and Year are not known but Nancy was born in April of 1921
Mildred Delkin
Kippie Delkin
First wife of Ira Delkin
From Left to Right
Myrtle Clem Delkin ( Ira Delkin's third wife)
Ruth Delkin Whitsitt Bell ( Ira Delkin's Daughter)
Kandra Bell ( baby of Ruth)
Kitty Delkin McFarland
From Left to Right
Myrtle Delkin  ( third wife )
Ira Delkin
Ruth Whitsitt
Kandra Bell Ruth's daughter
   
Nancy Delkin
About 4 years old.
Which would make the picture to taken in 1925
Ira Delkin's work shops

Location
2137 North Limestone
Lexington, Kentucky
Ira Delkin's work shops

Location
2137 North Limestone
Lexington, Kentucky
Inside of Ira Delkin's Work Shop

Location
2137 North Limestone
Lexington, Kentucky
Inside of Ira Delkin's Work Shop

Location
2137 North Limestone
Lexington, Kentucky
Albro Whitsitt
Ruth Whitsitt

Ira Delkin in the background.  Picture taken 1934

Albro Whitsitt is buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery which is located on
private property in Jessamine County Kentucky (Nicholasville, Ky)

Albro Whitsitt Died (Murdered) in 1959
No Marker on grave site.
GPS Coordinates for the Grave Site
in decimal  N37.81334 W84.53763  or 37.81334 -84.53763
In Degrees N37 48 48.0 W84 32 15.5


Ira Delkin
Sitting on fence at the end of a grape-harbor
2137 North Limestone
Lexington, Kentucky

Sometime in the mid 1940's
Ira Delkin

Note on picture says Dosoning Pike off of Tates Creek

I cannot find a Dosoning Pike off of Tates Creek but did find a Donoldson Rd.

At any rate it is somewhere South East of Lexington, Kentucky
  Tony Whitsitt 1937

First Son of Albro and Ruth Whitsitt
Wilmer Garr with wife 4/12/1925

Wilmer Garr is the only son of Ira Delkin.
Backside of the Picture above.

This is 100% proof of where Claud Wilmer Delkin changed his name to
Ira Anton Delkin.
Wilmer Garr Jr. and Wife Hazel

Note says Hazel died in 1923.
Wilmer Died in 1933  View Wilmer's Grave Stone
Wilmer Garr Jr.
No mention of who the Lady is.
William Garr Jr.
Lexington, Kentucky