William King Elder

Male18 July 1826–from 1910 to 1914

Brief Life History of William King

When William King Elder was born on 18 July 1826, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, his father, Joshua W. Elder, was 33 and his mother, Lydia J. Etter, was 28. He married Evaline Batey on 4 March 1852, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Franklin, Tennessee, United States in 1900 and Civil District 8, Franklin, Tennessee, United States in 1910. In 1850, his occupation is listed as farmer in Old Jefferson, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States. He died from 1910 to 1914.

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Family Time Line

William King Elder
1826–1914
Evaline Batey
1826–1892
Marriage: 4 March 1852
William Robert Elder Sr.
1855–1932
Mary Jane Elizabeth Elder
1858–1910
John E. Elder
1862–
Evaline K. Elder
1863–1947
Benjamin B. Elder
1866–1924
Anna Elder
1871–

Sources (17)

  • W K Elder, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William King Elder - Published information: birth-name: William King Elder
  • Wm K Elder, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 March 1852Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 4

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1835 · The Hermitage is Built

    Age 9

    The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

    1862 · Battle of Shiloh

    Age 36

    The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

    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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