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Martin Van Buren Elder (1838 - 1925)

Martin Van Buren Elder
Born in Tinney Grove, Ray, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 23 Dec 1858 in Ray, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Died at age 86 in California, United Statesmap
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Biography

Martin Van Buren Elder was born 03 Jul 1838, in Tinneys Grove, Ray County, Missouri. [1]

He had a hair-lip like his mother. Accompanied his parents to California, 1846.

He married Elizabeth Brown, 23 Dec 1858. [1] She is a daughter of John Brown, Sr. (Aug. 1, 1809, Crawford Co., PA) and Matilda Gill (June 20, 1815, Allegheny Co., PA) on Dec. 27, 1858. Children: Albert Robert, Thomas John "Lon", Estelle, Joseph Eggleston, Bernice, Samuel, Ellen "Nellie", and Nora.

Served in Confederate Army 1861-65 in Company C, 3rd Mo Vol. Inf. Captured at Vicksburg and paroled. Fought at Kennesaw Mountain and the siege of Atlanta. Surrounded in 1865. returned to California in 1875 and settled at Lemoore. A very prominent man in the affairs of Fresno County. Lived in Wildflower, east of Fresno.

In 1900, they were living in Selma, Fresno County, California. Parents Martin and Elizabeth. Living with them, their children Albert, Estella, Bernice, Samuel, Nellie, and Elnora. Also living with them their grandchildren Alonzo, Vena, William, and Susan. [1]

Martin passed away 21 Apr 1925, in California.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1900 Census; "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9PZ-5SC : accessed 24 June 2018), household of Martin Elder, Selma (Township 5}, Fresno, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 18A, family 387, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,086.
  • Obit Ancestry Family group sheet.




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Anonymous Nagel
Elder-2684 and Elder-2639 appear to represent the same person because: same first name, last name, birth month/year/state.
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