Jul-28-2018
Husband: William K. Elder
Born: Mar- 2-1806 1 Died: Mar-11-1891 in Leatherbarke, Ritchie Co, WV 2,3 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 2,4 Father: John Rilery Elder (1760 - 1857) Mother: Margaret McHenry (1765 - 1817)
Wife: Ruhama Willis 5,6 Also known as: Ruanna Willis 7,8
Born: Jul-27-1808 1 Died: Mar- 7-1880 2 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 2,4 Resided: in Ritchie Co, WV 5 Father: William Thomas Willis (1769 - 1823) Mother: Nancy Ann Douglass (1779 - 1840)
M Child 1: John Elder Born: ca 1828 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9,10 Died: Nov-20-1893 3 Buried: in Hardman Chapel Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 2,4 Resided: 1861 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 11 Occupation: minister 2 Wife: Priscilla Richards b. ca 1836 d. bef Dec 1861 Married: Jul- 1-1852 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 10,2 Wife: Mary Cross b. ca 1837 Married: Dec-12-1861 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 11
M Child 2: William W. Elder Born: ca 1834 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 10 Wife: Sarah Richards b. 1832 d. Jun- 8-1903 Married: Mar-15-1855 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 10
M Child 3: Robert L. B. Elder Born: ca 1843 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 10 Resided: 1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 10 Wife: Susan Cross b. ca 1845 Married: Jul-27-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
F Child 4: Elizabeth C. Elder Born: Jul-20-1845 1 Died: Aug- 9-1865 12 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 4,2
F Child 5: Margaret Jane Elder Also known as: Jane Elder 13 Born: Jul-22-1847 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 14,10,15 Died: May-24-1927 14 Buried: Antioch Cemetery # 2 14 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1868, 72 in Ritchie Co, WV 10 Husband: William A. Calhoun b. ca 1847 d. bef Jun 1872 Married: Jun-12-1868 in Ritchie Co, WV 16 (see note 1) Husband: Jesse Isaac Richards b. Apr-20-1840 d. Dec-17-1907 Married: Jun-23-1872 in Ritchie Co, WV 17 Husband: John P. Burbridge b. Mar- -1839 d. Mar-16-1924 Married: Jul-13-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,19
F Child 6: Martha Loda Elder Also known as: Loda Elder 2 Born: 1856 20,10 Died: 1944 20 Buried: in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, near Pullman (Co Rds 9 & 7/4), Ritchie Co, WV 21 Husband: William Sims b. ca 1856 Married: Feb-22-1883 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
Sources: (1) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 157. (3) Headstone. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 596. (6) Marriage record of daughter. (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Obituary of daughter. (9) Headstone - Birth date not specified, but calculated from stated age at death. (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (11) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (12) Headstone, Minnie Kendall Lowther, in "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 157, incorrectly states Elizabeth Elder's death date as 1895, rather than the 1865 showing on her headstone. (13) Death record of son. (14) Obituary. (15) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (16) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Wm A. Calhoun, 21, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, son of Samuel & Rachel; and Margaret J. Elder, 20, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of William K. & (blank). Married Jun 12 1868 in Ritchie County. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as June 11, 1867.), MR p. 18 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11538363&Type=Marriage. (17) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Jesse I. Richards, widowed, 32, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, son of Elias & Sarah; and Margaret Jane Calhoon, widowed, 24, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of William & Rhuanna. Married Jun 23 1872 in Ritchie County. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as 1871.), MR p. 26 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11537930&Type=Marriage. (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John P. Burbridge, 77, b. Preston Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Margaret J. Richards, 70, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jul 13 1918 "at the residence of Jas. Richards.", MR P. 244 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795489&Type=Marriage. (19) Obituary of wife. (20) Headstone (year only) (21) Findagrave.com. Event Notes Note (1) Wife's obituary, incorrectly giving marriage date as June 11 1867, states that two children were born of this marriage, both predeceasing her.Name Index