Leon Elder (1896 - 1972)

Born 20 Dec 1896 in Sharpsburg, Coweta, Georgia, United States

Died 15 Jan 1972 at age 75 in Sharpsburg, Coweta, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Leon Elder is a part of US Black heritage.

Leon Elder was born on 20 Dec 1896 in Sharpsburg, Coweta, Georgia, United States, son of Horace P Elder and Bee Anna (Pinson) Elder.

He married Mary E Long about 1919.

He later married Emma Hardy (1896 - 1983) after 1940.

Leon died on 15 Jan 1972 in Sharpsburg, Coweta, Georgia, United States aged 86.^{[1] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ Death: "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
   FamilySearch Record: 6KSG-6FHY (accessed 29 March 2023)
   Lynn Elder death 15 Jan 1972 (born 20 Dec 1896).
2. ↑ Death: "United States Social Security Death Index"
   citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
   FamilySearch Record: VSTN-FMZ (accessed 29 March 2023)
   Lynn Elder death 15 Jan 1972 (born 20 Dec 1896) residing in Sharpsburg, Coweta, Georgia.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 March 2023, 02:13), entry for Leon Elder (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GKCF-P9L ); contributed by various users.
• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 73; FHL microfilm: 1240190; Record number: 26053;
  FamilySearch Record: M3NC-NHF (accessed 29 March 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6SXQ-T9Y Image number 00534
  Leon Elder (3), single son, in household of Horace Elder (23) in Turin, Coweta, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.
• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
  citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 6B, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 182; FHL microfilm 1,374,195.
  FamilySearch Record: MLK8-6R9 (accessed 29 March 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RNR-3YD Image number 00507
  Leon Elder (13), single son, in household of Horace Elder (38) in Turin, Coweta, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.
• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 246; Line: 72; FHL microfilm: 1820246; Record number: 56136;
  FamilySearch Record: MJDQ-347 (accessed 29 March 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R6Q-R7P Image number 01163
  Len Elder (20), married head of household in Raymond, Coweta, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.
• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
  citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 3A, line 9, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 349; FHL microfilm 2,340,084.
  FamilySearch Record: 33TS-BMM (accessed 29 March 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R4Z-VDB Image number 01083
  Leon Elder (32), married head of household in Militia District 1358, Coweta, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.
• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
  citing enumeration district (ED) 38-11, sheet 8A, line 9, family 132, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 661.
  FamilySearch Record: K7LD-PQN (accessed 29 March 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-H85D
  Leon Elder (44), married head of household in District 691, Coweta, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.
• United States World War I Draft Card: "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Affiliate Publication Number: M1509; FHL microfilm: 1557019;
  FamilySearch Record: KZZH-8S9 (accessed 29 March 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYTN-S7LZ Image number 01462
  Name: Len Elder; Military Draft Registration Date: from 1917 to 1918; Military Draft Registration Place: Coweta, Georgia, United States; Birth Date: 20 Dec 1896; Birth Place: Coweta, Georgia, United States; Citizenship Place: United States; Race: Negro.