Hubert McElderry (1871 - 1925)

Born 24 Jul 1871 in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 Feb 1925 at age 53 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Scott Fulkerson [send private message]

Biography

Son of John Randolph McElderry and Isabella Frush

He grew up in the Fairfield, Iowa area and had 9 siblings. He was still found in this area in on the Iowa State Census of 1895, so he left for Montana sometime after this.

He was married at least 4 times, some of which may be for brief periods and in some cases there were a number of unclear "incidents" that occurred.

His first wife was Rose Katz. They were married in Butte, Montana on 4 January 1897. The couple does not appear to have had any children, however, the 1900 Census record showing Hubert and Rose has not been found to date. They were no longer married by 1905 and most likely prior to that date. There is some potential evidence that they were no longer married prior to 1900, so this is another possibility.

His second wife was Corinne Machado. Her LNAB may be questionable as various records show her with other last names as well, but research appears to show Machado as the most likely candidate. They were married somewhere (most likely) in September 1905, likely in Alameda County, California. The marriage license was noted in a Alameda County newspaper in early September 1905. This marriage would have been extremely short lived, as he married again in 1906. The other line of thinking on his marriage to Corinne shows an article indicating a marriage in 1900, which lines up better with the birth of children in 1900 and 1902. It also provides additional time as both these marriages and the birth of his children occurred around the Alameda County area, while the next was in Iowa.

His third wife (which is noted as his second on the marriage certificate) was Kittie "Kate" A. Wilkins. They married in 1906 and she died in 1906, so this was his shortest marriage as far as can be determined. His wife died of chloroform poisoning, which appears to be self-induced. Chloroform was often used as a pain medication, and it appears that she had been self-medicating when she overdosed on the chemical. Hubert was held in custody in Chicago during the investigation and apparently ended up being released due to lack of evidence to charge him.

From here Hubert appears to have decided to go to Canada, where he met his fourth wife. He married Elizabeth Agnes Hirst in New Westminster, British Columbia on 14 July 1914. This time, they remained married until his death in 1925.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 19 May 2023, 12:23), entry for Hubert McElderry (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GK1X-KPH ); contributed by various users.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2G-L27 : 14 January 2022), Hubert Mc Elderry in household of J. R. Mc Elderry, Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT36-53J : 20 February 2021), Hubert Mceldery in household of John R Mceldery, Jefferson, Iowa, United States; citing p. 321, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,367.

• "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F33S-2GM : 2 March 2021), Hubert Mcelders and Rose Katz, 04 Jan 1897; citing Marriage, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,906,797.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q59D-L6M4 : 18 July 2020), Hubert Mcelderry in entry for Melderry, 1900.

• "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8J-F5X : 22 February 2021), Hubert Mcelderry and Elizabeth Agnes Hirst, 14 Jul 1914; citing New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11383, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,976.

• "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL24-CPV : 8 November 2017), Hubert Mcelderry, 1925.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NDP-WV16 : 13 December 2022), Hubert McElderry, ; Burial, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Ocean View Burial Park; citing record ID 240294708, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPJ-BMV : 8 November 2017), Hubert Mcelderry in entry for Elizabeth Agnes Mcelderry, 1957.