Gazlay Family History
Edwin D. Elder
Parents
| Father | Milton S. Elder (27 February 1830 - 2 August 1884) |
| Mother | Cynthia Dunston (1830 - 1855) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 23 November 2014; Last Edited: 12 December 2014 |
| Person ID | 7537 |
| Name | Edwin D. Elder |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 31 July 1855 in Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 16 January 1879 in Hardin County, Ohio to Martha E. ‘Mattie’ Watters5, 6, 7 |
| Married | ca. December 1907 in Michigan to Jeanette Harris8 |
| Died | 12 November 19111, 9 |
| Buried | in Fairview Cemetery (South), Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Martha E. ‘Mattie’ Watters (daughter of Joseph Watters and Derinda Gardner) |
| Born | 17 July 1855 in Ohio |
| Married | 16 January 1879 in Hardin County, Ohio to Edwin D. Elder |
| Died | 15 January 1906 in Antrim County, Michigan |
| Children | of Edwin D. Elder and Martha E. ‘Mattie’ Watters: |
| +1. | Stacie Estella Elder |
| Born | 13 December 1879 in Ohio |
| Married | 21 October 1903 in Kearney Township, Antrim County, Michigan to Emanuel John Kauffman |
| Died | 1956 |
| +2. | Leota Lena Elder |
| Born | 10 July 1882 in Ohio |
| Married | 10 September 1918 in Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan to Jacob Bausal White |
| Died | 30 August 1926 in Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan |
| Spouse 2 | Jeanette Harris (daughter of William J. Harris and Jeanette A. Callop) |
| Born | ca. 1863 |
| Married | ca. December 1907 in Michigan to Edwin D. Elder |
| Married | 29 January 1913 in Sandusky, Sanilac County, Michigan to John Holland Redhouse |
Sources
- Antrim County Cemetery Records, Antrim County, Michigan; available at Alden District Library, Alden, Michigan (website: www.aldenlib.info); Mancelona Township, Old Cemetery [now called Fairview Cemetery (South)]: Elder, Edwin D., 1855-1911; Obit of 11/23/1911: born: 7/31/1855; died: 11/12/1911; Elder, Mattie E., wife of E. D., 1855-1906.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Hardin County, Mt. Victory, Page No. 125, family of Milton S. Elder (30, Ohio, grocer); Esther Elder (28, Ohio); Clara Bell Elder (7, Ohio); Edwin Elder (6, Ohio); Geo. W. Whitcraft (6, Ohio).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Hardin County, Hale Township, Page Nos. 15, 16, family of Milton S. Elder (48, Ohio, dry goods merch. ret.); Esther Elder (37, Ohio); George W. Whitcraft (18, Ohio, day laborer); Clara B. Elder (17, Ohio); Edwin Elder (15, Ohio); Emma Williams (30, Ohio, milliner).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Hardin County, Mount Victory, Enumeration District 99, Sheet No. 86A, family of Edward Elder (25); wife Martha E. Elder (25); daughter Stacie Elder (0); Charles Pearson (23).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Antrim County, Kearney Township, Enumeration District 5, Sheet No. 11A, family of Edwin Elder (44, Ohio, July 31, 1855, merchant); wife of 21 years Mattie Elder (44, Ohio, July 17, 1855, 2 children, 2 living); daughter Stacie Elder (20, Ohio, Dec 13 1879, bookkeeper); daughter Leota Elder (17, Ohio, July 10, 1882, house work).
- Email between Adrienne White Kaufman and Lee Gazlay, November 2014, providing details of the descendants of Martha ‘Mattie’ Watters.
- Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997, Hardin County, Edwin D. Elder and Mattie Watters, married on 16 January 1879.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Edwin D. Elder, age 52, born in Ohio; residence: Kearney Tp., Antrim Co.; occupation: farming; father: Milton Elder; mother: (not listed); previously married once; and Jennie A. Johnston, age 44, born in Canada; residence: Detroit, Mich.; occupation: nurse; father: Colup [sic; this is believed to be her mother’s maiden name]; mother: (not listed); previously married once; date of marriage license: 17 December 1907. [Note: marriage date, place, and officiant are blank, but they are believed to have married, based on a marriage record in 1915 for a Jeanette A. Elden [sic], widow, who is believed to be this Jennie A. Johnston.]
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; John H. Redhouse, age 49, born in Michigan; single; father: Joseph Redhouse; mother: Mary Ann Holland; and Jeanette L. L. G. Elder, age 48, born in Ontario; widowed; father: Wm. J. Harris; mother: Jeanette A. Callop; married on 29 January 1913 in Sandusky, Sanilac [County], Michigan. Jeanette’s previous husband, Edwin D. Elder, apparently died before this marriage, since Jeanette is listed as widowed.