William
Elder
Born in West Buffalo Twp, Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Elder
and Mary (Dougherty) Elder
Brother of
John Elder
Husband of
Rachel (Thompson) Elder
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Wilson Elder
Died
at age 67
in Mill Hall, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Aug 2013
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Biography
William and Rachel are listed as Methodist Church Members - Laurel Run 1861. [1]
1850 Pennsylvania Clinton Mill Hall: William Elder 49 a laborer, wife Rachael Elder 45 Caroline Elder 18 Wilson Elder 16 Thomas J Elder 13 Francis M Elder 9[2]
Sources
- ↑ Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 307
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Mill Hall, Clinton, Pennsylvania; Roll: 768; Page: 18b
- Full vital dates and places from ancestry tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/163578386/person/102125472699/facts accessed 3 Dec 2021
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Christopher Bitner for creating WikiTree profile Elder-837 through the import of Bitner Directs_2013-01-29.ged on Jul 31, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Christopher and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
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Beryl Meehan
Beryl Meehan
Elder-275 and Elder-837 appear to represent the same person because: any chance these are same man? Both in Pennsyvlania
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Rejected matches › William Elder (1799-1889) › William Elder (1803-abt.1865) › William Elder (abt.1800-) › William Elder (abt.1800-)
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