Elma Laura Grier was born on June 13, 1881, in Deep River, Poweshiek County, Iowa, to T. Marion Grier and Anna Crowe Grier[1].
In 1900, Elma (18), lived in Deep River with her father Marion (48 - worked as a teamster) and her mother Anna F. (46)[2].
On October 17, 1900, Elma (20) married Charles Elias Axtell, in Deep River, Poweshiek County, Iowa.[3][4].
On July 14, 1903, Elma and Charles gave birth to their son Claudis Grier Axtell, in Deep River, Poweshiek County, Iowa[5].
On January 21, 1910, Elma and Charles gave birth to their daughter Dorothy Duane Axtell, in Deep River, Poweshiek County, Iowa[6][7].
In 1910, Elma L. (28) lived on Church Street, in Deep River, with her husband Charles E. (33 - worked as a merchant selling lumber for homes), their son Erwin O. (8), their son Claudis G. (6), their daughter Lora A. (2) and their daughter Dorotha D. (2/12 - name as spelled on the census)[8].
In 1920, Elma (38) lived in Deep River with her husband Charles (44 - worked in lumber), their son Erwin (18), their son Claudis (16 - name as spelled in the census), their daughter Lora (12), their daughter Dorothy (10) and their son Wendell (6)[9].
In 1925, Elma (43) lived in Deep River, with her husband Charles (48 ), their son Erwin (23), their son Claudus (21 - name as spelled on the census), their daughter Lora (17), their daughter Dortha (15 - name as spelled on the census) and their son Wendell (11)[10].
In 1930, Elma L. (48) lived on Church Street, in Deep River, with her husband Charles (54 - worked as a retail merchant selling building materials), their son Erwin (28 - worked as a house electrician), their daughter Dorothy D. (20), and their son Wendell C. (16)[11].
In 1940, Elma L. (58) lived on Church Street, in Deep River, with her husband Charles E. (63 - worked as an owner of a lumber yard) and their son Wendell C. (24 - worked as an attendant at a gas station)[12].
Elma Laura Grier Axtell (74) passed away on July 28, 1955 and was buried in Goldenrod Cemetery, in Deep River, Poweshiek County, Iowa[13].
↑https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-C2JG "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-C2JG : accessed 2 October 2021), Elma Laura Grier in entry for Dorothy Duane Axtell, 21 Jan 1910, Deep River, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 432822, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101760578.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG9H-N1T : accessed 2 October 2021), Elma L Axtell in household of Charles E Axtell, Deep River, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 2A, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 421; FHL microfilm 1,374,434.
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