Gazlay Family History
Leota Lena Elder
Parents
| Father | Edwin D. Elder (31 July 1855 - 12 November 1911) |
| Mother | Martha E. ‘Mattie’ Watters (17 July 1855 - 15 January 1906) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 23 November 2014; Last Edited: 23 November 2014 |
| Person ID | 7539 |
| Name | Leota Lena Elder |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 10 July 1882 in Ohio1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 10 September 1918 in Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan to Jacob Bausal White5, 6 |
| Died | 30 August 1926 in Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Jacob Bausal White (son of Charles H. White and Mary Lawrence) |
| Born | 11 February 1885 in New York |
| Married | 10 September 1918 in Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan to Leota Lena Elder |
| Died | 10 August 1950 in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan |
| Children | of Leota Lena Elder and Jacob Bausal White: |
| +1. | Margaret Lorraine White |
| Born | 12 March 1920 in Michigan |
| Married | in Michigan to Maurice Ralph Shopbell |
| Died | 26 December 2009 |
| +2. | Dahlmer Elder White |
| Born | 1 July 1921 in Michigan |
| Married | in Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan to Camilla Theresa Greenlaw |
| Died | 14 July 2004 |
| +3. | Beryl Oneta White |
| Born | 12 December 1924 in Michigan |
| Married | in Michigan to Calvin Vernon Rix |
| Married | to Henry ‘Hank’ Greenler |
| Died | 4 May 2006 |
Sources
- Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952. White, Leota L., died: 30 August 1926 in Highland Park, Wayne [County], Michigan; born: 10 July 1884 [sic, actually born in 1882] in Mount Victory, Ohio; father: Edwin D. Elder; mother: Martha Waters.
- 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).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Antrim County, Forest Home, Enumeration District 7, Sheet No. 3A, family of Emanuel Kauffman (30); wife Stacie Kauffman (30); daughter Bessie Kauffman (2); sister-in-law Leota Elder (27).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Wayne County, Highland Park City, Enumeration District 696, Sheet No. 9A, family of Jacob B. White (35, Michigan, officer, police, city); wife Leota E. White (37); border Albert D. Clark (32).
- Email between Adrienne White Kaufman and Lee Gazlay, November 2014, providing details of the descendants of Martha ‘Mattie’ Watters.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Jacob B. White, age 33, born in New York; father: Charles; mother: M. Lawrence; and Leota Elder, age 36, born in Ohio; father: Edwin; mother: Martha E. Waters; married on 10 September 1918 in Detroit, Michigan.