Looking for Walker Baumgartner Elder and Kennedy Lee Elder

Question

My Mom was Frances Louise Elder. I am looking for information on Kennedy and W.B. her Brothers and their Wives, June and Edna.

Thank you,

Gary Beals

Comments

Gary, please provide a bit more information-- approximate birth years and locations would be particularly helpful.

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Birth Dates are mid-1920s Birth Place was Pea Ridge West Virginia.

Thank you for your help.

Gary Beals  720-472-1772

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W. B. Elder had 2 children, Sandra and Bobby and was last known to have lived on Whidbey Island, WA with wife Edna. He was retired Navy.

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Frances (1923-2003), Kennedy1920-2000 and W.B (1924-2004). were the children of Walker Elder, born 1898, and Emma Baumgardner in Cabell County, WV. No info on Walker's Father but possibly was Pat F. Kennedy, born in County Galway, Ireland (approx. 1860).

Answer 1

Kennedy Lee Elder b. 2-22-1920 d. 4-29-2000
Wife June Hicks b 10-25-1923 He is buried at Franklin Park Baptist Church Cemetery, Sewickley, Allegheny Cty, Pa. Didn't locate Walker

Answer 2

As Host of the ELDER DNA project, I have been helping a similar "J2" DNA group  to connect ancestors. 

My ELDER/DORSEY notes for MD/WV are posted on Freepages
at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nancyelder/pa/BrookeCoWV.htm

Tracing from:
Social Security Death Index - Ancestry.com
Name:     Walker B. Elder     
Last Residence:     98087  Bellevue, King, Washington
Born:     26 Jun 1924
Died:     9 Apr 2009
State (Year) SSN issued:     Washington (1956-1958)

Ancestry Family Trees by Dave Johnson
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14958020/person/189472643?ssrc=&ml_rpos=2

Walker B. Elder
    Birth 26 Jun 1924 in Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Death 9 Apr 2009 in Lynnwood, Snohomish, Washington, USA

Kennedy L. Elder
    Birth 22 Feb 1920 in Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Death 29 Apr 2000 in Wexford, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

father:
Walker L. Elder
    Birth 28 Mar 1894 in Of, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Death Bef 1929 in Of, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

Ancestry.com Tree by Anna Reynolds
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17283023/person/570796085
Andrew Jackson Elder
    Birth 12 June 1863 in Ohio
    Death 06 Mar 1952 in WV, bur Kyle Cem, West Virginia, United States

father:
Basil Dorsey Elder
    Birth 03 FEB 1831 in Carroll, Maryland, USA
    Death 01 AUG 1917 in Huntington City, Cabell, West Virginia

 father:
Michael Elder
    Birth 29 JUL 1800 in Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
    Death 27 MAR 1868 in Limestone, Marshall, West Virginia, USA

ELDER DNA kit #12883 (J2)  from ELDER/DORSEY
Ancestors:
  1. JOHN ELDER (d. 1740 - Anne Arundel Co. MD)  m. Mary Morris
   2. JOHN ELDER (1695-1762 - Anne Arundel Co/Baltimore Co. MD)  m. Jemima DORSEY
   3. OWEN ELDER (d.1774 - Anne Arundel Co/Baltimore Co. MD)  m. Anne DORSEY
   4. JOHN OWEN ELDER (1771-1857 - Anne Arundel Co/Carroll Co.MD) m. Anne DORSEY (F: Lancelot)
   5. MICHAEL ELDER (1800-1868 - Carroll Co. MD/Marshall Co WV)  m. Catherine DORSEY
Green Spring Valley, MD (pt. 1-2) article:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nancyelder/news/ElderNews1113.jpg
and
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nancyelder/news/ElderNews1116.jpg

The late Donna Logan's ELDER Family Newletter article about Dr. Basil Dorsey Elder and his family - with photos.
Vol. 1 #1, Page 5 and 11
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nancyelder/news/ElderNews1105.jpg
and
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nancyelder/news/ElderNews1111.jpg

Dorsey book in Google Books with ELDER names:"The Dorsey family : descendants of Edward Darcy-Dorsey of Virginia
and Maryland for five generations and allied families," pub. 1947, 280 pgs.
http://tinyurl.com/2a4ng69

---Nancy Elder Petersen, Host, ELDER DNA project

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Elder