James Irwin Elder

1882 - 1973  (90 years)

• Name	James Irwin Elder
  Birth	27 Aug 1882	Toby Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jan 1973	Brookville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Rimersburg Cemetery, Rimersburg, Madison Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA
  		James and Lestie Elder
  Siblings	4 sisters
  1. James Irwin Elder,   b. 27 Aug 1882, Toby Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Jan 1973, Brookville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 90 years) ▻ Lestie Laura Steele,  m. 12 Jun 1906   2. Jane R. Elder,   b. 21 Nov 1883, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Jan 1952  (Age 68 years)   3. Florence Idella Elder,   b. 9 Mar 1885, Pennsylvania, USA d. Oct 1978, Natrona Heights, Harrison Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 93 years) ▻ John Jasper Miller,  m. 25 Apr 1906   4. Blanche Myrtle Elder,   b. 14 Jun 1889, Toby Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA   5. Frances Z. Elder,   b. 11 Nov 1898, Toby Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Notes	Obituary: James Elder, Retired Farmer, Dies at 90 - SLIGO - James I. Elder, 90, of Sligo RD 1, a retired farmer, died at 2:25 a.m. Saturday in Brookville Hospital. He was born August 27, 1882, in Toby Township, Clarion County, a son of Samuel and Margaret Thompson Elder. He was married June 12, 1906 to Lestie Laura Steele, who died November 18, 1943. Mr. Elder was affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Harold (Arveda) Over of Sligo RD, Mrs. Francis (Leota) Laughlin of New Bethlehem RD, Mrs. Paul (Lula) Gourley of Clarion and Mrs. Duane (Arlene) Davis of Clarion RD; three sons, Sam and Paul Elder of Sligo RD and John Elder of Erie; 29 grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Florence Miller of Tarentum, Blanche and Frances Elder of Rimersburg. Three sons, Ralph, Glenn, and George, a great-grandson and a sister are deceased. Friends may call at the Hawk Funeral Home in Sligo, where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today with Rev. Albert J. Renwick of Brockway officiating. Interment will be in the Rimersburg Cemetery.
  Person ID	I20950	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	Samuel Blair Elder,   b. 27 Feb 1859, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Apr 1899 (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Margaret Thompson,   b. 4 Aug 1856   d. 18 Apr 1928 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1881	Baxter, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F8044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lestie Laura Steele   d. 18 Nov 1943
  Marriage	12 Jun 1906
  Children	1. Arveda Elder,   b. 9 Mar 1907   2. Samuel J. Elder,   b. 1 Sep 1908, Pennsylvania, USA d. Mar 1985, Sligo, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 76 years)   3. Lula Elder,   b. cir 1915   4. Arlene Elder,   b. cir 1915   5. Leota Margaret Elder,   b. 15 Aug 1915, Sligo, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Mar 1989 (Age 73 years)   6. Ralph Elder,   b. cir 1915   7. Glenn Elder,   b. cir 1915   8. George Elder,   b. cir 1915   9. John O. Elder,   b. 21 Nov 1916, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Jan 2004, Sligo, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 87 years)   10. Paul L. Elder,   b. 28 Jan 1924, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jul 1993, Sligo, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F8545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Aug 1882 - Toby Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 3 Jan 1973 - Brookville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - - Rimersburg Cemetery, Rimersburg, Madison Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S179] 1900 Census, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.