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David Delaney Elder 1856 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1856

Birth Location: Gallatin, White County, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 26 May 1922

Death Location: Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, USA

Father: James Elder

Mother: Martha Bruce

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In 1856, David Delaney Elder entered the world in Gallatin, White County, Illinois, United States, born to James Morrow Elder and Martha D Bruce. David Delaney Elder passed away in 1922 in Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1856, David Delaney Elder entered the world in Gallatin, White County, Illinois, United States, born to James Morrow Elder and Martha D Bruce.
  • David Delaney Elder passed away in 1922 in Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, USA.

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David Elder's Ancestors

Self
David Elder
1856 – 1922
Birth Place: Gallatin, White County, Illinois, United States
Parents
James Morrow Elder
1816 – 1858
Livingston, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States
Martha (D) Bruce
1822 – 1880
Gallatin County, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Bruce
1802 – 1870
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Jane Trousdale
1800 – 1842
Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Bruce
1768 – 1819
Mary Crysel
1767 – 1865
Alexander Trousdale
1766 – 1834
Edith Pearce
1780 – 1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1740 – 1816
Mary Smith
1745 – 1818
William Crysel
1735 – 1784
Mary Coleburn
1738 – 1790

David Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1856
19 May 1856
Birth of David Delaney Elder in Gallatin, White County, Illinois, United States
Gallatin, White County, Illinois, United States
1922
26 May 1922
Age 66
Death of David Delaney Elder in Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1856
    Event Place: Gallatin, White County, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1922
    Event Place: Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, USA

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