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Elias M. Elder 1841 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 1841

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 1863

Death Location: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Michael Elder

Mother: Catherine Fullerton

Spouse(s): Sarah Sherlock

Children(s): Anna Elder, Nellie Elder, Michael Elder, Elias Elder, Viola Elder, Amelia Elder, John Elder, Cecile Elder

Elias M. Elder was born in 1841 in Ohio, the child of Michael Mikel Elder and Catherine Fullerton. In 1880, Elias M. Elder resided in Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, United States. Elias M. Elder married Sarah H. Sherlock, and had children including Anna B. Elder, Nellie Elder, Michael Elder, Elias Elder, Viola Elder, Amelia Elder, John Elder, Cecile Sarah Elder. Elias M. Elder passed away in 1863 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Elias M. Elder was born in 1841 in Ohio, the child of Michael Mikel Elder and Catherine Fullerton.
  • In 1880, Elias M. Elder resided in Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, United States.
  • Elias M. Elder married Sarah H. Sherlock, and had children including Anna B. Elder, Nellie Elder, Michael Elder, Elias Elder, Viola Elder, Amelia Elder, John Elder, Cecile Sarah Elder.
  • Elias M. Elder passed away in 1863 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Elder
1819 – 1852
Birth Location: Sand Lake, Kent, Michigan, United States
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Catherine Fullerton
1817 –
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Sherlock
1849 – 1886
Birth Location: New York
SS

Children(s)

Anna Elder
1865 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Nellie Elder
1868 –
Birth Location: Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, USA
NE
Michael Elder
1869 –
Birth Location: Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, USA
ME
Elias Elder
1872 –
Birth Location: Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, USA
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Viola Elder
1874 – 1950
Birth Location: Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, USA
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Amelia Elder
1876 –
Birth Location: Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, USA
AE
John Elder
1879 –
Birth Location: Michigan
JE
Cecile Elder
1886 – 1975
Birth Location: Michigan
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Elias Elder's Ancestors

Self
Elias Elder
1841 – 1863
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Michael Mikel Elder
1819 – 1852
Sand Lake, Kent, Michigan, United States
Catherine Fullerton
1817 –
Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elias Elder's Descendants

1.
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Elias (M.) Elder (November 1841 – 1863) m. Sarah (H.) Sherlock (1849 – February 24, 1886)
  1. 1. Anna (B.) Elder (1865 – ) m. Andrew (C) Cozart
  2. 2. Nellie Elder (March 15, 1868 – ) m. William (H.) Vail (1864 – 1900)
    1. 1. Blanche (A) Vail (1889 – 24 Jun 1889)
    2. 2. Mabel Vail (20 Apr 1891 – )
  3. 3. Michael Elder (August 9, 1869 – )
  4. 4. Elias Elder (1872 – )
  5. 5. Viola Elder (1874 – 4 June 1950)
  6. 6. Amelia Elder (1876 – )
  7. 7. John Elder (abt 1879 – ) m. Maggie Kane
  8. 8. Cecile (Sarah) Elder (Feb. 17 1886 – May 1975) m. Bertram (McClellan "Bert") HAWLEY (Nov. 27, 1885 – 1 July 1980)
    1. 1. Floris (L) Hawley (abt 1907 – )
    2. 2. Florence (Irene) Hawley (April 15, 1907 – 1987) m. Harold (Reginald) Hartley
    3. 3. Doris (Burnice) Hawley (22 Jun 1909 – 1 Apr 1997) m. John (Paul 'Jack') Murray (4 Jan 1902 – 28 October 1987)
      1. 1. Virgina (Burnice) Murray (25 Sep 1927 – 5 Jul 2009) m. Ralph (Joseph) Schwab (22 Dec 1925 – )
        1. 1. Denise Fouracre (22 Jun 1952 – )
      2. 2. Adeline (Doris) Murray (abt 1936 – )
    4. 4. Lourin (L) Hawley (March 16, 1911 – 16 December 1996)
    5. 5. Adeline (E) Hawley (Nov. 11, 1913 – 1933)
    6. 6. Carlton (Ray) Hawley (March 16 1914 – April 11 1914)

Elias Elder's Timeline

3 Records

1841
November 1841
Birth of Elias M. Elder in Ohio
Ohio
1863
1863
Age 22
Death of Elias M. Elder in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 39
Elias M. Elder resided here in Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, United States
Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 1841
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: 585; Family History Film: 1254585; Page: 262B; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0526
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Springport, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: M593_679; Page: 429A; Image: 308; Family History Library Film: 552178
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: 719; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1240719
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Delhi, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: M653_545; Page: 429; Image: 519; Family History Library Film: 803545
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Monroe, Allen, Ohio; Roll: M432_657; Page: 378A; Image: 761

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: 585; Family History Film: 1254585; Page: 262B; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0526

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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