Clara Elsa (Jolliff) Greegor (1899 - 1946)

Born 13 Dec 1899 in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, USA

Died 11 Nov 1946 at age 46 in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, USA

Biography

Clara Elsa Jolliff was born on December 13, 1899 in Wooster, Ohio. See notes. She was the daughter of William Jolliff and Daisy Martin.^[1][2][3]

Elsie married first, Roy Benjamin Brenner ^[4] on March 12, 1916 in Hamtramck, Michigan.^{[5] [6]} They had one son who lived, Charles Brenner, about 1915 in Michigan.^[7][8] By 1923, Roy had remarried.

Elsie married next, Walter Elliott.^[9] At the time, her youngest sister, Gladys Jolliff was living with the couple.^[9]

She married thirdly, Samuel Greegor.^[7] By 1940, she had returned to using the surname of Brenner^[8] but her death certificate uses the name Greegor.^[1] Her son Charles was the informant.^[1]

Elsie died on November 11, 1946 in Wooster.^[1] She is buried in Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon (Stark County), Ohio.^[7]

Notes

Elsa's birth date on her death certificate is listed as December 13, 1900,^[1], however, she was 6 months old when the 1900 census was taken^[2] and 10 years old when the 1910 census was taken.^[3] Her FindAGrave memorial uses the death certificate birth date.^[7]

Obituary on the FindAGrave Memorial: ^[7]

Mrs. Elsie Brenner Greegor, 45, of Wooster, died Monday morning at Wooster.

She is survived by a son, Charles (Jake) Brenner, a Massillon meat dealer; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Danner of Wooster and a brother, Milo Jolliff of Wooster.

The funeral will be held Thursday at 1:30 at the Gordon-Shaidnagle-Hollinger funeral home. The Rev. Joseph Mackenzie, pastor of First Christian church, will officiate. Interment will be made in the Massillon cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Evening Independent November 12, 1946

Research Notes

Elsie's son was Charles Eli Brenner, born about 1915.^[10][11]

Census Notes

1900 Census: Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio ^[2]

William Jolliff Head Male 31 Ohio Dec 1868 Married 3 years Farmer

Daisey Jolliff Wife Female 20 Ohio Nov 1879 Married 3 years, 3 children born, 3 living

Eli Jolliff Son Male 2 Ohio Dec 1897

Milo Jolliff Son Male 1 Ohio July 1898

Clara Jolliff Daughter Female 6 mos. Ohio Dec 1899

1910 Census: Wooster Ward 1, Wayne County, Ohio ^[3]

William M Jolliff Head Male 40 Ohio M2, Married 13 years, Laborer, Parents born in Ohio

Daisy Jolliff Wife Female 29 Ohio M1, Married 13 years, 5 children born, 3 living

Eli Jolliff Son Male 13 Ohio

Milo Jolliff Son Male 11 Ohio

Elsa L Jolliff Daughter Female 10 Ohio

1920 Census: Wooster Ward 1, Wayne County, Ohio ^[6]

Roy Brenner Head Male 22 Ohio Laborer, East Ohio Gas Co.

Elsie Brenner Wife Female 20 Ohio

Eli Brenner Son Male 4 Ohio

1930 Census: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio ^[9]

Walter Elliott Head Male 36 Ohio First married at 31, Master mechanic, Construction Co.

Elsie Elliott Wife Female 30 Ohio First marred at 25, Plater, Card co.

Gladys Jolliff Sister-in-law Female 16 Ohio Saleslady, Dept. store

1940 Census: Massillon, Stark County, Ohio ^[8]

Charles Brenner Head M W 25 Michigan, Finished H3, Meatcutter, Retail shop

Rea Brenner Wife F W 24 Ohio Finished H2, Saleslady, Retail store

Elsie Brenner Mother F W 41 Ohio single, Finished 8th grade

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch Ohio Death, Elsie Greegor, 11 Nov 1946; citing , reference Certificate; FHL microfilm 2,372,964. Buried Massillon Cemetery.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch 1900 Census, Clara Jolliff in household of William Jolliff, Wooster Township (excl. Wooster city), Wayne, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 162, sheet 5B, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,332.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch 1910 Census, Elsa L Jolliff in household of William M Jolliff, Wooster Ward 1, Wayne, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 185, sheet 3B, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1240; FHL microfilm 1,375,253.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 26 January 2023, memorial page for Roy Benjamin Brenner (29 May 1898–16 Jun 1968), Find A Grave: Memorial #107030572, citing Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Louisville, Stark County, Ohio, USA.
5. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch Michigan Marriage Brenner, Roy Brenner and Elsie Jolliff, 12 Mar 1916; citing Marriage, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4209963.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch 1920 Census, Elsie Brenner in entry for Roy Brenner, Wayne, Ohio, 1920.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Find a Grave, database and images accessed 26 January 2023, memorial page for Elsie Jolliff Greegor (13 Dec 1900–11 Nov 1946), Find A Grave: Memorial #94146531, citing Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, USA.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch 1940 Census, Elsie Brenner in household of Charles Brenner, Massillon, Stark, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-12, sheet 11A, line 5, family 269, 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 3147.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch 1930 Census, Elsie Elliott in household of Walter Elliott, Cincinnati (Districts 340, 395-576), Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 534, sheet 3A, line 18, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1816; FHL microfilm 2,341,550.
10. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch WWII Enlistment Charles E. Brenner, Charles E Brenner, enlisted 26 Feb 1944, Ft Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 26 January 2023, memorial page for Charles E. Brenner (10 Jan 1915–3 Mar 1966), Find A Grave: Memorial #114077824, citing Apple Creek Cemetery, Apple Creek, Wayne County, Ohio, USA..

• See also: "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch Ohio Death Infant Brenner, Elsie Jolliff and Roy Brenner in entry for Brenner, 19 Oct 1919; citing Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, reference fn 60651; FHL microfilm 1,984,937.