Brief Life History of John
When John Elder was born on 18 January 1858, in Georgia, United States, his father, David Reade Elder, was 44 and his mother, Minerva Colinda Clark, was 35. He married Ann E. Caudell on 12 October 1903, in Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in District 223, Oconee, Georgia, United States in 1880 and Howe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States for about 10 years. He died on 13 January 1927, at the age of 68, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Glendale, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- John Elder, "United States Census, 1920"
- John Elder, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
- John Elder in household of David R Elder, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1858–1927 Male
1872–1948 Female
Children (7)
1889–1889 Male
1891–1891 Male
1893–1978 Male
1893– Male
1895–1970 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1813–1884 Male
1822–1909 Female
Siblings (12)
1841–1900 Male
1842–1842 Female
1842– Male
1843–1862 Male
1845–1900 Female
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 5
1875
Age 17
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 23
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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