Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Elder and Elizabeth McKee




Husband John Elder 1 2 3 4

           Born: 2 Oct 1797 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Apr 1870 - Elders Ridge, Young Twp, Indiana Co, PA 4 5
         Buried: 


         Father: James Elder (1763-1813) 1 6 7
         Mother: Martha Robinson (1772-1812) 1 6 7


       Marriage: 



Wife Elizabeth McKee 1 2 3 4 8

           Born: 21 Jun 1805 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Nov 1867 - Elders Ridge, Young Twp, Indiana Co, PA 4
         Buried: 


         Father: John McKee (1781-1849) 3 8 9 10
         Mother: Elizabeth Marshall (1777-1855) 3 8 9 10




Children
1 F Elizabeth E. Elder 3 4 5

           Born: 29 Sep 1824 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried:  - Clarksburg, Indiana Co, PA
         Spouse: Robert C. Bills (1818-Abt 1892) 3 4
           Marr: 31 Oct 1839 3


2 F Martha Jane Elder 4 5

           Born: 8 Aug 1829 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jun 1866 11
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Alexander J. Thompson (1830-      ) 5 11
           Marr: 30 Nov 1854 11


3 M Rev. Thomas Robinson Elder 1 4 12

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1857 - Bayfield, Bayfield Co, WI 4
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Maria J. Elder (      -Aft 1913) 1 12 13


4 F Caroline "Carrie" Elder 4 5

           Born: 15 Aug 1841 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



5 M John McKee Elder 4 5

           Born: 1843 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1863 4
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - John Elder


He was a blacksmith by trade, but long engaged as a storekeeper and miller at Elders Ridge, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where he died.

He and his wife lived at Elder's Ridge, Pennsylvania, on a farm for the first five years after their marriage. He was a blacksmith by trade. He kept store and attended mill for a few years. He was also a carpenter and a tinner and worked at these trades at times.

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Sources


1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 503.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 200.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 599.

4 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 13.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 210.

6 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 192.

7 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 960.

8 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 538.

9 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 9.

10 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 434.

11 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 15.

12 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 201.

13 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 961.


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