Col. James Gettys Elder and Mary E. Brindle
Husband Col. James Gettys Elder 1 2
Born: 22 Feb 1822 - Bridgeport, Franklin Co, PA 1 3 Christened: Died: 16 Dec 1882 3 4 Buried:
Father: James Elder ( -1833) 5 Mother: Rachel McAfee ( - ) 3
Marriage: 17 Feb 1845 4 6
Wife Mary E. Brindle 4 7
Born: 18 Feb 1827 - Erie Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 4 Aug 1903 6 Buried:
Father: John Brindle ( - ) 6 Mother: Catherine Palmer ( - ) 6
Children
1 F Margaret C. Elder 6
Born: 1 Feb 1846 6 Christened: Died: 12 Jun 1874 6 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 M John W. Elder 8
Born: 10 Jun 1848 - St. Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 12 Nov 1903 6 Buried:Spouse: Clara Huber ( - ) 8 Marr: 1870 6
3 F Amelia J. Elder 7
Born: 10 Jun 1851 9 Christened: Died: 28 Dec 1872 9 Buried:Spouse: Charles Gehr (1849- ) 9
4 F Carrie Belle Elder 6
Born: 9 Oct 1854 6 Christened: Died: 17 Apr 1872 6 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
5 F Fanny Elder 6
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: J. Wilson Humbird ( - ) 6
6 M James Elder 6
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
7 M Bruce Elder 6
Born: Christened: Died: Aft 1905 Buried:
8 M William Dixon Elder 6
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Anna Carlisle Grove (1870-1901) 10
General Notes: Husband - Col. James Gettys Elder
He was brought up on his father's farm, educated in the public schools, and learned the trade of a whipmaker. He engaged in the business of whipmaking in the village of St. Thomas and conducted it for several years, when he embarked in mercantile pursuits in partnership with Col. William D. Dixon, in the same village. The partnership of Elder & Dixon lasted until after the outbreak of the Civil war. Young Elder was noted for his military spirit and became first lieutenant of the Franklin Artillery, under Capt. McAllister. This organization at St. Thomas was the rival of the Irwin Artillery, commanded by Capt. Charles T. Campbell. Lieut. Elder succeeded to the command of the Franklin Artillerists, and commanded the battery at a military encampment held at Chambersburg, in 1850. At the beginning of the Rebellion he offered his company to the government immediately upon President Lincoln's first call for troops, and it was mustered as Company C, 2d P. V., April 20, 1861. The regiment participated in Gen. Patterson's advance into Virginia in June, 1861, and was mustered out of service July 26, 1861. In the summer of 1862 Capt. Elder recruited the 126th Regiment, P. V., of which he was appointed colonel Aug. 13, 1862. After its organization the regiment was attached to the 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 5th Corps. The regiment participated in the march toward Antietam, but arrived too late for the battle. It was afterward moved to Warrenton and subsequently to the neighborhood of Falmouth, Virginia, and on the morning of Dec. 11th it marched from camp for its initial battle. For two days it was held in suspense to the music of Burnside's booming cannon, but on the 13th the brigade crossed the Rappahannock by the upper bridge, and, passing through the town of Fredericksburg, was led at half past three out along the Telegraph Road to a low meadow on the right, where it was exposed to a heavy fire of artillery. After some delay it was ordered to the left of the road, under cover of a hill. "That crest must be carried to-night," Burnside had said, speaking of Maryes Hill. Three fruitless attempts had been made to carry the frowning heights, when Humphreys' division was ordered up for a final charge. Forming his brigade in two lines, the 126th on the right of the second line, with orders to the men not to fire, but to rely solely on the bayonet, Tyler sounded the charge. Ascending the hill in well ordered lines, the brigade went forward past the brick house on Maryes Hill, over the prostrate lines of the last charging column, to the stone wall where the enemy lay. In a moment that fatal wall was a sheet of flame, and, worse even, the troops in the rear opened. Bewildered, and for a moment irresolute, the brigade began firing. This was fatal. The momentum of the charge was lost. Staggering back to the cover of the house, and descending the declivity, it reformed at the foot of the hill. At the head of his men, heroically urging them on, at the farthest point in the charge Col. Elder fell, severely wounded in the hip. His wound was so serious and recovery was so slow that he was unable to be present at the muster out of the regiment, May 20, 1863. After his discharge Col. Elder returned to his native county, making his home in Chambersburg. He was county treasurer one term, 1864-66. He then engaged in the banking business, and was one of the organizers and a stockholder of the Franklin County Bank. After retiring from the bank he gave his attention to his farm, just outside of the borough limits, until his death.
1 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 637.
2 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 135, 332.
3 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 135.
4 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 638.
5 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 134.
6 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 136.
7 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 136, 332.
8 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 136, 518.
9 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 332.
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—, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 136, 399.
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