Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: James Franklin "Frank" Elder    
       Also known as: Frank Elder 1
                Born: Apr-15-1880          in Tyler Co, WV  2
                Died: Aug-20-1947          in Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1940                 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 1)
              Census: 1920, 1930           in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 rouster for Pittsburgh & W.Va. Gas Co.  3
              Father:
              Mother:
                Wife: Nellie Jane Thomas     
                Born: May-24-1891          in Tyler Co, WV  2
                Died: Oct-19-1930          in Tyler Co, WV  2
              Census: 1920, 1930           in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
              Father:
              Mother:
           F Child 1: Edith Merl Elder      
                Born: Sep-11-1914          in Tyler Co, WV  4,5
                Died: Sep-19-1999           4
             Resided:                      in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  4
             Resided: 1943                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  5
              Census: 1940                 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Jesse Kay Myers  b. Mar-28-1902  d. May-10-1956  
             Married: Apr- 2-1943          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  5
           M Child 2: Andrew Howard Elder      
         Census name: Howard Elder 
                Born: Sep-10-1918          in Tyler Co, WV  6,4,7,8,9,3 (see note 2)
                Died: May- 1-1984           7,4
              Buried:                      in Coplin Church Cemetery, Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV  10
             Resided:                      in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV  11,12
             Resided: 1945                 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV  9
              Census: 1940                 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 repair work for Pittsburgh & W.Va. Gas Co.  3
            Military: Oct- 7-1942 - Nov- 2-1943 Pvt, US Army, World War II  7,13,14
                Wife: Bernice Gay Myers  b. May-27-1928  d. Aug-12-1993  
             Married: May-28-1945          in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV  9

Sources:
(1) Marriage record of son. 
(2) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) 
(3) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) 
(4) Social Security Death Index. 
(5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(6) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(7) Military Grave Marker. 
(8) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(10) Findagrave.com. 
(11) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. 
(12) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. 
(13) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(14) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. 

Event Notes
Note (1) 82 New York Avenue
Note (2) Birthplace given in marriage record as Centerville, Tyler County, but in
Social Security records as Shirley, Tyler County.







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