Does anyone know about early ELDER families
of Washington Twp?
Elizabeth Coulter ELDER came from PA about 1856,
and died July 10, 1859.
She was buried in Bower "Angus" Cemetery,
along with Elizabeth Miller ELDER and some grandchildren.
They may be related to ROBERT H. ELDER,
Civil War Soldier of Perry, DALLAS CO IA (just south of Greene Co).

SAMUEL ELDER, GREENE CO IA of 1870
* 1870 CENSUS GREENE Co IA
* Name: Samuel Elder
* Estimated Birth Year: abt 1811
* Age in 1870: 59
* Birthplace: Pennsylvania
* Home in 1870: Washington, Greene, Iowa
* Race: White
* Gender: Male
* Post Office: Rippey
* Household
* Samuel ELDER 59 PA
* Mary F. 18 PA (1852)
* Source Citation: Year: 1870;
Census Place: Washington, Greene, Iowa;
Roll: M593_393; Page: 48; Image: 96.


1860 Another SAMUEL ELDER, GREENE CO IA
* Post Office: Rippey
* Household Members:
* Samuel Elder 35 PA Farmer (1825)
* Elizabeth Elder 32 PA (nee Miller)
* Wm Elder 14 PA
* Mary F Elder 12 PA (1848)
* Preston D Elder 7 IA
* Eliza Elder 22 PA (Domestic) (1838)
* Source Citation: Year: 1860;
Census Place: Washington, Greene, Iowa;
* Roll: M653_322; Page: 26; Image: 471

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1870 WILLIAM C ELDER
* Name: William C Elder
* Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
* Age in 1870: 25
* Birthplace: Pennsylvania
* Home in 1870: Washington, Greene, Iowa
* Race: White
* Gender: Male
* Post Office: Rippey
* Household:
* William C. ELDER 25 PA (1845)
* Elizabeth 30 IL (1840)
* Source Citation: Year: 1870;
* Census Place: Washington, Greene, Iowa;
* Roll: M593_393; Page: 48; Image: 96.

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More notes about Robert H. ELDER:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/ed/Dalla...

--Nancy Elder Petersen
NancyP@Teleport.com
Vancouver, WA USA
Host, ELDER DNA project
http://www.famiytreedna.com/public/Elder