Brief Life History of James Sterling
When James Sterling Elder was born from 1834 to 1836, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, his father, Joshua W. Elder, was 43 and his mother, Lydia J. Etter, was 38. He married Martha A Nokes on 12 March 1856, in Davidson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Tennessee, United States in 1870. In 1860, at the age of 26, his occupation is listed as wheel rite in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States. He died in 1887, in Jonesboro Township, Craighead, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 53.
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Sources (11)
- Jas Elder, "United States Census, 1860"
- James S Elder, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- J.S. Elder in entry for James Sterling Elder, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
Spouse and Children
1834–1887 Male
1835–1925 Female
Children (10)
1854– Female
1859–1938 Male
1860– Female
1862– Female
1864– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1793–1885 Male
1798–1870 Female
Siblings (12)
1824–1880 Female
1826–1914 Male
1828–1918 Male
1830–1880 Female
1831–1907 Female
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World Events (8)
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 1
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 2
1859
Age 25
Name Meaning
Scottish: distinguishing nickname from Middle English and Older Scots elder ‘parent; older, senior person’, perhaps in some cases denoting the older of two bearers of the same personal name. It may have been used also to denote an elder of a church, a senior and respected member of the congregation. Compare Senior .
English: in southeastern England, this may be a variant of Helder .
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Elter , which has the same meaning as 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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