Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Elder and Eliza J. Elliott




Husband John Elder 1 2

           Born: 2 Sep 1820 - Slippery Rock, Lawrence Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1908 3
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         Father: William Elder (      -1828) 1 4
         Mother: Dorcas Wilkin (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 



Wife Eliza J. Elliott 3 5

           Born: 1828 or 1829 3 6
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           Died: 1904 3
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         Father: James P. Elliott (1800-1884) 6
         Mother: Margaret Dennison (1805-1885) 7




Children
1 F Margaret Elder 6

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         Spouse: S. B. Marshall (      -      ) 6


2 M William J. Elder 6

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3 F Lillie Elder 6

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         Spouse: Judge J. W. McKinley (      -      ) 6


4 F Mary Elder 6

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5 M John Elder, Jr. 6 8

           Born: 30 Oct 1868 - New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Ella M. Long (      -      ) 9


6 F Hannah D. Elder 6

           Born: 
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           Died: while young
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - John Elder


He attended the public schools, and in 1836 became a clerk for John Wilson at Harlansburg, Pennsylvania, and later engaged in farming. In 1847, as partner of Michael Jordan, he took charge of the store, and in 1850 served as county auditor, and in 1860 filled the position of prothonotary for six years. For twenty-five years he was actively identified with the educational interests of the town, being a member of the school board for that length of time, and also overseer of the poor. In 1860, he sold his store at Harlansburg, and removed to New Castle, and in 1866 purchased the Dr. Whipple farm of 150 acres, located at the east end of Court Street. A portion of this he reserved for his private needs, and on that section in 1873 built a large frame residence. The rest of the property was divided up into building lots. He also dealt largely in other real estate. He was one of the first stockholders and one of the founders of the New Castle Agricultural Works, which were erected in 1870, and were devoted to the manufacture of Lawrence mowing machines, reaping machines, and sulky horse rakes; a very extensive business was enjoyed for two years, until the plant was destroyed by fire in 1873.
He was first a a Whig, but on the formation of the Republican party immediately transferred his allegiance thither. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, beginning in 1863, in that year also becoming a charter member of the Union League.

He was a member of one of the oldest families in Lawrence County, who handed down to his son three hundred acres of land grant bestowed upon the founders of the American Elder family early in the history of the Thirteen Colonies. He was a farmer and a prothonotary of Lawrence County for two terms.

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Sources


1 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 32.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 392.

3 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 393.

4 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 696.

5 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 35, 594.

6 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 35.

7 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 593.

8 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 172, 392.

9 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 88.


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