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Descendants of Samuel Elder

62. JAMES E.⁷ ELDER (WILLIAM JACKSON⁶, JOHN⁵, SAMUEL⁴, SAMUEL³, GEORGE², ALEXANDER¹) was born 27 Jul 1858 in ,Saline Co.,Illinois, and died 31 Oct 1937 in East St Louis, St. Clair Co.,Illinois. He married NANCY A. FRENCH 10 May 1879 in ,Saline Co.,Illinois ²⁹², daughter of JAMES FRENCH and CHARLOTTE MORRIS. She was born 17 Jun 1860 in Illinois, and died 23 Jul 1960 in Missouri.

Notes for JAMES E. ELDER:
1880 Saline Co. Census , Eldorado Pct. page 12

Household 102

Elder, James      male age 22      farming      b-ILL
      Nannie      age 19      wife      b- ILL
      Sherman      age 11      male      brother b-ILL

More About JAMES E. ELDER:
Census: 1900, age 42 HH 182 ED 81 / Saline Co., East Eldorado
Death Certifcate: 0000832
Residence: 1930, 1609 Belmont

Notes for NANCY A. FRENCH:
It appears that Nancy was counted twice in the 1880 census. Once in her parents household and again with her husband.

More About NANCY A. FRENCH:
Burial: Unknown, St. John's Cemetery, Granite City, IL
Census: 1880, age 18 living with parents, age 19 living with husband
Residence: 1960, 1901 State St, East St Louis, IL

Marriage Notes for JAMES ELDER and NANCY FRENCH:
Book A-1 Page 16
ELDER, James      22      b- Ill      R-Eldorado
F-J. W. ELDER      M- Elizabeth MORRIS
FRENCH, Nancy A.      19      b-Ill
F-James FRENCH      M-Charlotte MORRIS
By-L. W. Nick J.P. at Eldorado

More About JAMES ELDER and NANCY FRENCH:
Marriage: 10 May 1879, ,Saline Co.,Illinois²⁹²

Children of JAMES ELDER and NANCY FRENCH are:

191.	i.	CHARLES FRANCIS⁸ ELDER, b. 01 Nov 1882, Illinois; d. 01 Aug 1971.
192.	ii.	LOUELLA "LOU" ELDER, b. 27 Jul 1885, Illinois; d. Mar 1985, Collinsville, Madison, IL.
193.	iii.	LAWRENCE E. ELDER, b. 27 Jul 1894, Illinois (July 1894 from 1900 census); d. Jan 1976, Fairview Heights, Saint Clair, IL.

63. JOHN W.⁷ ELDER (WILLIAM JACKSON⁶, JOHN⁵, SAMUEL⁴, SAMUEL³, GEORGE², ALEXANDER¹) was born 27 Jan 1859 in ,Saline Co.,Illinois, and died 02 Feb 1939 in West Alton, Missouri. He married LOUISE ELLEN MORRIS 19 Jul 1889 in St Charles Co., Missouri, daughter of VALENTINE MORRIS and ELIZA HALL. She was born 13 Jun 1854 in Saline Co.,IL, and died 20 May 1917.

More About JOHN W. ELDER:
Burial: 05 Feb 1939, West Alton, Missouri
Census: 1870, age 10 living with mother in Saline Co.

More About LOUISE ELLEN MORRIS:
Cause of Death: Broncila Pneumonia
Census: 1870, age 16 living with parents

More About JOHN ELDER and LOUISE MORRIS:
Marriage: 19 Jul 1889, St Charles Co., Missouri

Children of JOHN ELDER and LOUISE MORRIS are:

LILLIE⁸ HAWKINS, b. Jan 1883; d. Unknown; Stepchild.

More About LILLIE HAWKINS:
Census: 1900, Portage DeSioux Twp., St.Charles County, Missouri ED 115 HH 189

ii.

RUTH HAWKINS, d. Unknown; Stepchild; m. HOWARD MULLINS; d. Unknown.

Notes for RUTH HAWKINS:
RUTH MULLINS 04 Nov 1899 Oct 1975 65689 (Cabool, Texas, MO) (none specified) 568-28-5828 California ????????

RUTH MULLINS 20 May 1903 Apr 1980 71701 (Camden, Ouachita, AR) 71701 (Camden, Ouachita, AR) 432-46-5958 Arkansas ?????

	iii.	BEATRICE HAWKINS, d. Unknown; Stepchild.
	iv.	JOHNNY HAWKINS, d. Unknown; Stepchild.
	v.	EVANGELINE HAWKINS, d. Unknown; Stepchild.
194.	vi.	LOUIS BERT ELDER, b. 23 Apr 1890, West Alton,St Charles Co., Missouri; d. 11 Sep 1967, St Joseph hospital in St Charles, MO was living at West Alton, Saint Charles, MO.

64. OSCAR MANSFIELD⁷ ELDER (WILLIAM JACKSON⁶, JOHN⁵, SAMUEL⁴, SAMUEL³, GEORGE², ALEXANDER¹) was born 03 Jan 1866 in , Saline, Illinois, and died 15 Dec 1953 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois. He married MARY ESTELLA WHISNANT 07 Oct 1889 in Madison County, IL, daughter of WILLIAM WHISNANT and GILPHOY BATEMAN. She was born 13 Jun 1873 in Illinois, and died 22 Jul 1926 in Alton, IL.

Notes for OSCAR MANSFIELD ELDER:
The City Directory of Alton Illinois for 1911-12 lists Oscar M. Elder and wife Mary S. living at 221 E. Bostwick. The 1928-29 directory lists him as a general contractor living at 2726 Bostwick.

Obituary from Alton Telegraph December 16, 1953

Oscar Mansfield Elder, 87, of 815 East Eighth St., a retired building contractor , died at 6:55 a.m. Thursday in Alton Memorial Hospital.

Elder became ill three weeks ago Tuesday suffering a paralytic stroke, while visiting at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Paul Aulabaugh, 2626 Sanford Ave. He was cared for in Mrs. Aulabaugh's home for four days until hospital care became imperitaive and then was moved to Alton Memorial.

He was born in Saline County, but moved to West Alton, Mo., in his youth and after farming there for a while moved to Alton. He had resided in Alton for 62 years.

Surviving in additions to his daughter, Mrs. Aulabaugh, are another daughter, Mrs. William Taylor of Brighton; a son, Ray, Little Rock, Ark., a half-sister, Mrs. William Howsen, Warren, Ark., 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. Bessie Horn died in 1920.

Funeral rites will be Friday at 2 p.m. in Streeper Funeral Home after which the body will be interred in Upper Alton Cemetery. Friends may visit the funeral home after 6 p.m. today.

On the 1900 Census for Wood River Township he was called Mance O. Elder.

More About OSCAR MANSFIELD ELDER:
Burial: Unknown, Upper Alton Cemetery, Alton, Illinois
Cause of Death: Cerebrovascular Accident - 2 weeks
Census: 1920, age 52 / Alton, Madison Co., IL
Medical Information: General Arteriosclerosis & hypertension; Chronic congestive heart failure for 5 years.
Residence: 1920, Bostwick St.

More About MARY ESTELLA WHISNANT:
Burial: Unknown, Upper Alton Cemetery, Alton, Illinois
Census: 1880, living with sister Lilly in Eldorado ED111 HH 254
Death Certifcate: 2600237

Marriage Notes for OSCAR ELDER and MARY WHISNANT:
ELDER, OSCAR M WHISMANT, MARY A MADISON 10/07/1889 9 /74 958

More About OSCAR ELDER and MARY WHISNANT:
Marriage: 07 Oct 1889, Madison County, IL

Children of OSCAR ELDER and MARY WHISNANT are:

195.	i.	LUELLA⁸ ELDER, b. Jun 1890, West Alton, Missouri; d. 07 Dec 1978, Alton, ILL.
196.	ii.	BESSIE ELDER, b. Mar 1893; d. 05 Feb 1920, Alton, Illinois ("she died young").
197.	iii.	CORA ELDER, b. 15 Feb 1894, Alton, Madison County, Illinois; d. 26 Mar 1987, Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois.
198.	iv.	RAYMOND ELDER, b. Abt. 1902, Illinois; d. Jul 1973, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States of America.

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