William Joseph Elder (1844 - 1920)

Born 18 Jul 1844 in Oconee County, Georgia, USA

Died 12 Apr 1920 at age 75 in Oconee County, Georgia, USA

Biography

William Joeseph Elder was born on 18 Jul 1844 in Oconee County, Georgia, USA.

William Joeseph Elder was enumerated as head of the household at Side Street, Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia for the April 18, United States Census, 1910. He was noted as born 1844 in Georgia and had been married seven years (This was marked as his second marriage). He was a farmer on a general farm and an owner as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Alice Elder, sister-in-law Sallie Shelnut, brother-in-law Erastus Shelnut, sister-in-law Tiny Shelnut, servant Louise Drumman and servant George Drumman.^[1]

William Joseph Elder is buried at Watkinsville Cemetery in Watkinsville, Oconee County, Georgia.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLLM-KQ1 : accessed 19 March 2015), William Joseph Elder, Watkinsville, Oconee, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 116, sheet 5A, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1374219.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 March 2020), memorial page for SGT William Joseph Elder (18 Jul 1844–12 Apr 1920)

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