William Frank McElreath (1888 - 1965)

Born 13 Nov 1888 in Douglasville, Douglas, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Julia Belle (Kittle) McElreath — married 8 Feb 1913 in Clarke, Georgia

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1965 at age 76 in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA

Biography

• Frank McElreath was born in 1888 to William McElreath and Lois May. He was born in Douglasville, Georgia.
• In 1900 the family was living in Athens, Clarke, Georgia. Frank was eleven years old and in school. ^[1]
• In 1910 the family was still living in Athens, Georgia. Frank was working as a shipping clerk at a packing company. His father had passed in 1905. ^[2]
• In June 1917, Frank and Julia were married and living in Athens. He registered for the WWl draft. He is described on the registrar's report as being of medium height and build with brown hair and eyes.
• At the time of 1920 census, Frank and Julia Kittle were still living in Athens. Julia's sister, Leithia was living with them and working as a telephone operator. Frank was a broker for a wholesale beverage company. ^[3]
• The 1926 city directory for Athens shows Frank working at the New Manhattan Cafe. ^[4]
• In 1930 Frank and Julia were still living in Athens. They had one child at home. Jean was five years old. There were also two boarders living in the home. Frank was the proprietor of a pool room. ^[5]
• The 1931 city directory for Athens shows Frank at billards 131. ^[6]
• Frank died 16 October 1965 in Athens Georgia. He is buried in Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens, Clarke, Georgia. Find A Grave Website

Sources

• Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia.

1. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Athens Ward 2, Clarke, Georgia; Roll: 187; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1240187
2. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1910; Census Place: Athens Ward 2, Clarke, Georgia; Roll: T624_180; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1374193
3. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Year: 1920; Census Place: Athens Ward 4, Clarke, Georgia; Roll: T625_243; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 11
4. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Athens, Georgia, City Directory, 1926
5. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: Militia District 216, Clarke, Georgia; Roll: 346; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 856.0; FHL microfilm: 2340081
6. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Athens, Georgia, City Directory, 1931

• "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V432-S6J : 24 December 2014), William F Mcelreath, 16 Oct 1965; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Clarke, Georgia, certificate number 032546, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYCV-TZR : 20 May 2014), William Mcelreath, Oct 1965; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZ4-DZL : 13 March 2018), William Frank Mcelreath, 1917-1918; citing Clarke County, Georgia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,557,009.

Monumental Inscription

USA, Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke, Georgia. 16 Oct 1965 (b. 13 Nov 1888). MCELREATH, W. Frank. Photograph taken by Ed Saye on 27 Mar 2012.

W. Frank McElreath Headstone