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James Melvin Elder 1924–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1924

Birth Location: Pa.

Death Date: Aft. 1986

Death Location: Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Charles Elder

Mother: Thecla plunket

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James Melvin Elder was born in 1924 in Pa., the child of Charles Andrew Elder And Thecla Plunket. James Melvin Elder passed away in 1986 in Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • James Melvin Elder was born in 1924 in Pa., the child of Charles Andrew Elder And Thecla Plunket.
  • James Melvin Elder passed away in 1986 in Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA.

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James Elder's Ancestors

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James Elder
1924–1986
Birth Place: Pa.
Parents
Charles Andrew Elder
1880–1959
Blair, Pennsylvania
Thecla plunket
1882–1969
St. Augustine, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
james (augustine) plunket
1836–1924
Loretto, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
Susan Nagle
1839–1912
Clearfield, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John PLUNKETT
1812–1870
Jane WATT
1811–1893
John Sr
1779–1871
Mary Kuhn
1798–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Nagle
1744–1837
Mary Baum
1749–1837

James Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1924
1924
Birth of James Melvin Elder in Pa.
Pa.
1986
Aft. 1986
Age 62
Death of James Melvin Elder in Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Pa.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1986
    Event Place: Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

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