Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: John Rilery Elder    
                Born: Apr-13-1760          in Ireland  1
                Died: Apr-27-1857          in Taylor Co, (W)VA  1
              Buried:                      in Middleville Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylor Co, WV  1
              Father:
              Mother:
Other spouse 2
                Wife: Margaret McHenry     
             Married: ca 1790               1
                Born: ca 1765              in Ireland  1
                Died: ca 1817               1
              Father:
              Mother:
           M Child 1: Joseph Elder 2     
                Born: Jul-31-1796          in Virginia  1
                Died: Oct- 3-1877          in Tyler Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in Big Run Church Cemetery, Co Rd 40, Ellsworth, Tyler Co, WV  1
                Wife: Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Shields  b. 1795  d. Nov-  -1841  
       Also known as: Elizabeth Shields 3
             Married: Dec- 9-1819          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA  3
           M Child 2: William K. Elder 2     
                Born: Mar- 2-1806           4
                Died: Mar-11-1891          in Leatherbarke, Ritchie Co, WV  2,5
              Buried:                      in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV  2,6
                Wife: Ruhama Willis  b. Jul-27-1808  d. Mar- 7-1880  
       Also known as: Ruanna Willis 7,8

Sources:
(1) Findagrave.com. 
(2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 157. 
(3) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(4) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. 
(5) Headstone. 
(6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(7) Marriage record of son. 
(8) Obituary of daughter. 







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