Capt. James Shippen Elder and Mary Carpenter

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Husband Capt. James Shippen Elder ¹

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           Born: 29 Apr 1826 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 1
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         Father: Thomas Elder (1767-1853) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Shippen Jones (1787-1871) 2

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Wife Mary Carpenter ¹

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         Father: Israel Carpenter (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Catharine [Unk] (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 M Robert James Elder ³

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           Born: 14 Nov 1850 3
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         Spouse: Annie Nesbit (      -1872) 3

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2 M Thomas Elder ³

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           Born: 18 Feb 1852 3
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M William Smedley Elder ³

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           Born: 25 Jul 1854 3
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4 M Joshua Elder ³

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           Born: 23 Mar 1857 3
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         Spouse: Emma Jane Schroover (      -      ) 3

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5 M Thomas Brown Elder ⁴

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           Born: 19 Feb 1859 - Elderton, MO 4
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6 M John James Elder ⁴

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           Born: 4 Mar 1861 4
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7 M Charles McIntire Elder ⁴

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           Born: 18 Jun 1866 4
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General Notes: Husband - Capt. James Shippen Elder

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He enlisted in the Cameron Guards in the war with Mexico; appointed second lieutenant Eleventh infantry, July 24, 1847; disbanded August 17, 1848; at the breaking out of the Rebellion, appointed captain Eleventh infantry, May 14, 1861, remaining in the service until January 6, 1864.

1 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 197.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 191.

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

4 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 202.