Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyElmer Oliver Hannaford

Parents

FatherThomas S. Hannaford (ca. 1873 - )
MotherAdelaide Clarke (ca. 1877 - )

Personal Information

Record Created: 16 June 2010; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 
Person ID728
NameElmer Oliver Hannaford
GenderMale
Born 21 November 1903 in Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts1, 2
Married 24 November 1926 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Mary Elizabeth Nelson (née Clark) 2, 3
Married 2 April 1960 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Harrietta Mary ‘Harriet’ Nelson
Died 5 September 1980 in Ledyard, New London County, Connecticut1
Buried in Comstock Cemetery, Montville, New London County, Connecticut1

Biography

Elmer served in the U.S. Coast Guard as a pay clerk. He is listed twice in the 1930 US Census, once with his first wife Mary and a second time as a crew member on the USS Champlain.2, 4

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyMary Elizabeth Nelson (née Clark) (daughter of John Leonard Clark and Elizabeth Chapel)
Born 22 October 1900 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
Married 28 October 1919 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Harry Ray Nelson
Married 24 November 1926 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Elmer Oliver Hannaford
Died 4 December 1959 in New London, New London County, Connecticut
  
Children of Elmer Oliver Hannaford and Mary Elizabeth Nelson (née Clark) :
  
+1.FamilyDolores Ruth ‘Dee’ Nadeau
Born 8 June 1938 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
Adopted(child of John McPherson and Bertha May Clark, adopted by Elmer Oliver Hannaford and Mary Elizabeth Clark)
Married 17 February 1960 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Randolph V. ‘Randy’ Fox
Died 5 April 2012 in New London, New London County, Connecticut
  
Spouse 2FamilyHarrietta Mary ‘Harriet’ Nelson (daughter of Roy Nelson and Clarissa ‘Clara’ Clark (born Douglass))
Born 13 January 1924 in New London, New London County, Connecticut
Married ca. 1941 to Charles Hudson Obday, Jr.
Married 2 April 1960 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Elmer Oliver Hannaford
Married 13 May 1961 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Asa Douglas Oliver
Died 27 October 1986 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
  

Sources

  1. Death Certificate, Connecticut, Ledyard, Elmer Oliver Hannaford, 5 September 1980. Copy viewed at Ledyard Town Hall.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Richmond County, New York City, Enumeration District 435, Sheet 9B, Elmer and Mary Hannaford.
  3. Marriage Certificate, State of Connecticut, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Town of Montville: Elmer Hannaford and Mary Nelson, #1926-108. Copy viewed at Montville Town Hall.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Richmond County, New York City, Enumeration District 43-103, Sheet 8A, Coast Guard crew of the USS Champlain including Elmer O. Hannaford