Charles (Scott) Elder (1897 - abt. 1942)

Born 18 Jun 1897 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA

Died about 25 Sep 1942 at about age 45 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA [uncertain]

Biography

Charlie (Scott) Elder is a part of US Black heritage.

Charles Elder was the son of Mary Ellen Bullard. He adopted the name or was possibly adopted by his stepfather, George Elder. ^[1] In 1910 he was listed in the census as "Charles Scott" and he was living with his mother, stepfather, and younger siblings in Dallas, Texas.^[2]

Charles served in the US Army during World War I, first with the 165th Depot Brigade, then in the 312th Reserve Labor Battalion. He did not serve overseas.^[3]

He married Almeta (Almeda) Harris. According to biographies of his son, Lee, Charlie and Almeta had ten children.

Charlie was a truck driver for Pulliam & Trewitt Coal Co. at one time. ^[1]

He was killed by a homocidal act (stab wound to the heart) in Dallas, Texas on September 25, 1942. ^[1]

He was buried at Lincoln Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas.^[4][1]

Research Notes

• He also is listed as having served in WW2 and having been killed in Germany in 1942. This has been disproven by the death certificate, which states he died of a knife wound to the heart in Dallas, Texas. ^[1]
• Children named in 1930 census
  • Winnell Elder, Daughter, 10
  • Sadie M Elder, Daughter, 9
  • Thereasa Elder, Daughter, 7
  • Charlie Elder Jr., Son, 5
  • Edmond Elder, Son, 4
  • Ida M Elder, Daughter, 0
• Children named in 1940 census:
  • Sadie May Elders, Daughter, 18
  • Charlie Elders, Son, 14
  • Edwin Elders, Son, 13
  • Ida May Elders, Daughter, 10
  • Evelyn Elders, Daughter, 8
  • Raymond Elders, Son, 7
  • Robert Lee Elders, Son, 5
  • Marvin Elders, Son, 3
• There were two additional sons, Leon and Leroy, twins, who did not survive infancy

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3DQ-6HC : 20 February 2021), Charlie Elder, 25 Sep 1942; citing certificate number 39514, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,146.
2. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Dallas Ward 6, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T624_1543; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 1375556
   Ancestry Record 7884 #27878139 (accessed 4 July 2023)
   George Elder (45), married, Laborer, head of household in Dallas Ward 6, Dallas, Texas, USA. Born in Tennessee.
3. ↑ "Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV18-6QCT : 9 March 2021), Charlie Elder, 01 Sep 1918; citing Military Service, Dallas, , Texas, United States, Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 04 April 2022), memorial page for Charlie Elder (18 Jun 1897–25 Sep 1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #211276558, citing Lincoln Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Marilyn Kosanke (contributor 47035071).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LC-TMT : 12 January 2022), Charley Elders in entry for George Elders, 1900.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXL-TLP : 24 December 2021), Charlie Elder, 1917-1918.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C49Z-Y2M : accessed 5 April 2022), Charlie Elder, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 3A, line 27, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2315; FHL microfilm 2,342,049.
• Appears in son's birth record: "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6LY-8W5 : 1 March 2021), Charlie Elder in entry for Robert Elder, 14 Jul 1934; citing Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, certificate 50675, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,283,460.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K47M-992 : 29 July 2019), Charlie Elders, Tract 23, Dallas, Justice Precinct 1, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 255-111, sheet 3A, line 4, family 47, 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 4176.