Hugh McDowell McElrath Jr (1908 - 1976)

Born 8 Dec 1908 in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Helen M (Ivey) McElrath — married after 1940 in Georgia, United States

Died 14 Sep 1976 at age 67 in Sandersville, Washington, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Hugh was born in 1908 to Hugh McDowell McElrath Sr and Florence Scott. He had at least 9 siblings: Elizabeth, Robert, Maude Estelle, John, Emma Christina, Joe, Margaret O'Neal, Lucious Pearson, and William McDowell.

• Fact: Residence (1910) Morganton, Burke, North Carolina
• Fact: Residence (1920) Macon Ward 4, Bibb, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1930) Sandersville, Washington, Georgia

He married before 1934 to Grace Thelma English, daughter of Benjamin Aaron English and Emmie Elizabeth Whiddon. He was about 25 years old in 1934. They had 1 child together:

1. Unnamed Infant Son McElrath

Hugh and Grace divorced between 1934 and 1940. The 1940 census records indicate they are divorced; she is living with her sister, Kathleen Roney, and Hugh is living alone.

• Fact: Residence (1935) Same Place, Washington, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1940) Sandersville, Militia District 97, Washington, Georgia
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (1940-1942) Sandersville, Washington, Georgia
• Fact: Citizenship United States
• Fact: Residence Macon, Georgia

He served in the US Marine Corps during World War II; Rank: CPL

He remarried after 1940 to Helen M Ivey, daughter of Jasper Washington Ivey and Gertrude N West. He was about 32 years old in 1940. They did not have any children together.

• Fact: Residence (14 Sep 1976) Washington, Georgia

Hugh passed away in 1976 at the age of 67.

• Fact: Burial (1976) Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia

Links

FamilySearch PID: LYJ4-NLC
Find A Grave: Memorial #15869018 Headstone Photo: Yes

Sources

• "Georgia, County Delayed Birth and Death Records, 1870-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WR71-V6MM : 7 October 2019), Hugh McDowell McElrath, 1908.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLS1-HT5 : accessed 29 December 2019), Hugh Mcelrath in household of Hugh Mcelrath, Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 11A, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1100; FHL microfilm 1,375,113.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ8C-DGF : accessed 29 December 2019), Hugh McRath, Jr in household of Hugh McRath, Macon Ward 4, Bibb, Georgia, United States; citing ED 49, sheet 12B, line 93, family 250, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 235; FHL microfilm 1,820,235.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:389X-Z6Z : accessed 29 December 2019), Hugh Mcelrath in household of John E Hyman, Sandersville, Washington, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 14B, line 99, family 376, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 391; FHL microfilm 2,340,126.
• "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJXM-RG4L : 1 August 2019), H M McElrath in entry for null, 15 Apr 1934; citing Sandersville, Washington, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K753-PRV : 28 November 2019), Hugh L Mcelrath, Sandersville, Militia District 97, Washington, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 150-8, sheet 81A, line 2, family , 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 721.
• "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QZ-CHMR : accessed 29 December 2019), Hugh Mcdowell McElrath, 1940-1942; citing Sandersville, Washington, Georgia, United States, Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147, National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri; FamilySearch digital folder 005427379.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1Q7-GMX : 19 May 2014), Hugh Mcelrath, Sep 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V49K-2Z7 : 24 December 2014), Hugh M Mcelrath, 14 Sep 1976; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Washington, Georgia, certificate number 028474, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 December 2019), memorial page for Hugh McDowell McElrath (8 Dec 1908–14 Sep 1976), Find A Grave Memorial no. 15869018, citing Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8).

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 December 2019, 20:19), entry for Cpl Hugh McDowell McElrath Jr(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LYJ4-NLC); contributed by various users.
• "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70236500/person/30496778802/facts : accessed 21 Jun 2018), profile for CPL Hugh McDowell McElrath Jr.

Acknowledgement

McElrath-138 was created by Karen Ivey Herndon on 21 Jun 2018. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.