1880 (Ancestry.com)
 Jackson ELDER     Self    M    Male    W         50    PA  PA PA   Laborer
 Eliza ELDER         Wife    M    Female    W    43    PA
 Sarah J. ELDER     Dau    S    Female    W     22    PA    At Home
 J. B. ELDER            Son    S    Male    W         21    PA    Laborer
 Curtis ELDER        Son    S    Male    W         18    PA    Laborer
 William ELDER    Son    S    Male    W          16    PA    Laborer
 George ELDER       Son    S    Male    W          15    PA
 John ELDER          Son    S    Male    W          12    PA
 D. E. ELDER          Son    S    Male    W          10    PA
 Chas. G. ELDER    Son    S    Male    W           8    PA
 Fred ELDER    Son    S    Male    W                  4     PA
 E. M. ELDER    Dau    S   Female    W             2    PA

Source Information:
   Census Place  Perry, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
  Family History Library Film   1255096
  NA Film Number   T9-1096
  Page Number   382D

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 COAL MUSEUM database for PA
at
http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.com/armindexe.html

 Elder Mining Company,
See: Elder Mine, 1 mile southeast of McWilliams Station on the Pittsburgh and Shawmut Railroad,
Redbank Twp., Armstrong Co., PA

Elder Mine (ca.1926-  ?  ), located 1 mile southeast of McWilliams Station on the
Pittsburgh and Shawmut Railroad, Redbank Twp., Armstrong Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1926-  ?  ), Elder Mining Company,

Elder Run Coal Company,
See: Elder Run Mine, at the mouth of Elder Run, 1/2 miles east of Bagdad, Bagdad, Gilpin Twp., Armstrong Co., PA

Elder Run Mine (ca.1926-  ?  ), located at the mouth of Elder Run, 1/2 miles east of
Bagdad, Bagdad, Gilpin Twp., Armstrong Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1926-  ?  ), Elder Run Coal Company,

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Calgary Daily Herald, Tuesday Sept. 2, 1930, page 12:
at
http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/newspapr/np_page2.asp?code=nhip0011.jpg

DEATH NOTICES
ELDER, WILLIAM
on Aug 31, 1930
William A. ELDER, age 67 years
Funeral services in Shaver's Funeral Chapel
on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
after which remains will be forwarded to
Montray, Pa., for interment.

(Buried at Verona-Oakmont Cemetery, Allegheny Co PA)
Cemetery marker says 1863-1930.

William and Lenora Cemetery photo - in Oakmont-Verona Cemetery, Allegheny County
Anna ELDER Cemetery photo

Lenora Kelly ELDER obituary, death date 5 MAY 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
burial in Oakmont-Verona Cemetery, Allegheny Co PA

Eva Maud ELDER HASTINGS, sister of WILLIAM A. ELDER, b. 14 Sept 1877 - d. Jun 1967 in Oakmont, Allegheny Co PA
        Hastings Obits            More Cem photos

PHOTO:
"IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ROCKIES - 1914?"
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/ed/DunnRoe038.htm

Kate McCarron writes:
 William Elder (Front-center) and his wife Lenora (Kelly) Elder crossing the Rockies on the way to or from Alberta.
 Must have been before 1914 as that is when he drilled for oil in Canada.
William is  a descendant of JAMES ELDER SR. (1769-1837) of Armstrong and Clarion Counties, Pennsylvania.

Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers.
by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers.
Type: Serial Publication
v.52 (1915)
Digitized Aug 10, 2007   GOOGLE.BOOKS
Publisher: New York [etc.]
OCLC: 1480064

Page 362
"In March 1915 two wells near the discovery well reported oil.
The Heron-Elder well, on the western limb of the anticline, reached the top of the Dakota at 2, 746 ft.
Locations may be found on Fig. 3
Heron-Elder well - SE corner of Township 20, Range III,
west of 5th Meridian  (Rocky Mountains marked on west side of Fig. 3)

Proposed Moose Mountain Wildland Park - map showing Sheep River
http://www.braggcreek.ca/forest/mmwp.htm

Photo:
Foothills -Sheep River Wildland in Alberta Under Midwinter Snow.
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2150772270080685741TnaXyZ

Photo:
The Sheep River Provincial Park and Bluerock Wildland Park are a part of the important Bow River
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2963692900080685741BOnLCH

Sandwiched Rockies Formations .......... sudden and dramatic change in shape and appearance.
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2716749510080685741hYinSU

Photo:
The area is a transition zone between the Rocky Mountain and Foothills
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2197662500080685741sLIOgF

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Camping photo - William and Lenora with Swim Suits:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/ed/WmLenoraSwimSuits.jpg

MAUD RUSSELL HICKEY, husband JOHN M.  also owns OIL WELLS          Silas H. ELDER (S.H. ELDER Oil Co)
1930 (Ancestry.com)
Name:   Maud R Hickey                                                     Maud R Hickey Obituary
Home in 1930:  Clarendon, Warren, Pennsylvania
Age:  41
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Relation to Head of House:  Wife
Spouse's name:  John M
Household Members:
Name  Age
John M Hickey  45  (Producer, Own Oil wells)               John Milton Hickey Obituary
Maud R Hickey 41
Mary L Hickey  13
John M Hickey  4 11/12
Regis C Oleary 18 (niece)
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Sister of LENORA KELLY ELDER in Warren Co PA:

1930
Name:   Anna G Gallagher
Home in 1930:  Clarendon, Warren, Pennsylvania
Age:  54
Estimated birth year:  abt 1876
Relation to Head of House:  Wife
Spouse's name:  Frank J
Household Members:
Name  Age
Frank J Gallagher  60
Anna G Gallagher  54
Mary C Gallagher  27
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Clarendon, Warren, Pennsylvania;
Roll: 2153; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 590.0.

1900
Name:   Anna G Galligher
Home in 1900:  Mead, Warren, Pennsylvania
Age:  24
Estimated birth year:  abt 1876
Birthplace:  Pennsylvania
Relationship to head-of-house:  Wife
Spouse's name:  Frank J
Race:  White
Household Members:
Name  Age
Frank J Galligher  29
Anna G Galligher  24
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Mead, Warren, Pennsylvania;
Roll: T623 1492; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 142.

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1910
Name:   Anna G Gallagher
Age in 1910:  33
Estimated birth year:  abt 1877
Birthplace:  Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House:  Wife
Father's Birth Place:  Ireland
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Spouse's name:  Frank J
Home in 1910:  Mead, Warren, Pennsylvania
Marital Status:  Married
Race:  White
Gender:  Female
Household Members:
Name  Age
Frank J Gallagher  39
Anna G Gallagher  33
Mary C Gallagher  7
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Mead, Warren, Pennsylvania;
Roll: T624_1424; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 164; Image: 897.

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WorldConnect
by Diane Miller
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dixiebell&id=I10524
# ID: I10524
# Name: William Elder              PHOTO:  William's daughter: Mary Ellen ELDER, b. March 1, 1891, Cordoroy, Elk Co PA
# Given Name: William
# Surname: Elder
# Sex: M
# Birth: 1863 in , Armstrong, Pennsylvania

Father: Andrew "Jackson" Elder b: 17 Jun 1828 in Perry Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
Mother: Eliza Davis b: 1836 in , Armstrong, Pennsylvania

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1900 United States Federal Census                     Oakmont School Children

Name:  Anna E. Elder
Home in 1900:  Oakmont, Allegheny, Pennsylvania       Lenora and William Elder Family in Oakmont - Train, Library
Age:  7
Estimated birth year:  abt 1893
Birthplace:  Pennsylvania
Relationship to head-of-house:  Daughter
Father's name:  William A
Mother's name:  Nora T
Race:  White
Household Members:
Name  Age
William A Elder  37
Nora T Elder  30
Ella M Elder  9
Anna E. Elder  7
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Oakmont, Allegheny, Pennsylvania;
Roll: T623 1370; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 466.
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Calgary Public Library found 1911 census info online in Alberta.
 > "There is a William Andrew Elder (born U.S.A.)and a Nora
Elder on the 1911 Canadian census on the Blackfoot Indian
Reservation in the Medicine Hat District of Alberta:
found typed list in CENSUS ARCHIVES
and
>Scan of the actual census page at  data6.Archives.ca
from lines:
15  5  Elder William Andrew  M  Head  M  Mar   1863  48  Gas Well Manager
16  5  Elder Norah                     F  Wife      M  Nov  1868  42
17  5  Elder Ella Mary              F  Daughter  S Mar 1891  20  Telephone Operator

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1900
Name:   David E Elder
Home in 1900:  Oakmont, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Age:  29
Estimated birth year:  abt 1871
Birthplace:  Pennsylvania
Relationship to head-of-house:  Son
Spouse's name:  Elizabeth A
Parent's Name:  Eliza
Race:  White
Household Members:
Name  Age
Eliza Elder  63
John B Elder  31   (William's brother) (unable to work)
David E Elder  29  (Tool maker, oil well)
Elizabeth A Elder  22
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Oakmont, Allegheny, Pennsylvania;
Roll: T623 1370; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 466.

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1910 United States Federal Census

Name:  David Elder
Age in 1910:  38
Estimated birth year:  abt 1872
Birthplace:  Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House:  Head
Father's Birth Place:  Pennsylvania
Mother's Birth Place:  Pennsylvania
Spouse's name:  Elizabeth
Home in 1910:  Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania
Marital Status:  Married
Race:  White
Gender:  Male
Household Members:
Name  Age
David Elder  38   (Driller, Oil and Gas well)
Elizabeth Elder  31
Clarence Elder  8
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania;
Roll: T624_1349; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 123; Image: 252.

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Name:   David Elder
Home in 1920:  Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania
Age:  47 years
Estimated birth year:  abt 1873
Birthplace:  Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House:  Head
Spouse's name:  Elizabeth
Father's Birth Place:  Pennsylvania
Mother's Birth Place:  Pennsylvania
Marital Status:  Married
Race:  White
Sex:  Male
Home owned:  Rent
Able to read:  Yes
Able to Write:  Yes
Image:  583
Household Members:
Name  Age
David Elder  47
Elizabeth Elder  42
Clarence Elder  17
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania;
Roll: T625_1573; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 150; Image: 583.
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1930
Name:   David E Elder
Home in 1930:  Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania
Age:  57
Estimated birth year:  abt 1873
Birthplace:  Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House:  Head
Spouse's name:  Elizabeth
Race:  White
Household Members:
Name  Age
David E Elder  57  (Driller, Oil and gas wells)
Elizabeth Elder  51
Clarence Elder  27
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania;
Roll: 2044; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 413.0.

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ELDER GENFORUM  (Obit for Wife of William's brother CHARLES G. ELDER):
http://genforum.genealogy.com/elder/messages/2436.html

Abilene Reporter News
Abilene, Texas
December 22, 1929
Mrs. Charles Elder
Breckenridge, Dec. 21: Mrs. CHARLES ELDER, 45, resident of the Stowden-McSweeney oil camp,
two miles north of Breckenridge, died Friday at noon in a Wichita Falls hospital, according to word received here by friends and relatives.
Mrs. Elder had been confined in the hospital for the past three weeks and had been in ill health for the past year.
Funeral services will be held at the First Christian Church here Sunday afternoon at 2:30, conducted
by Rev. LESLIE G. SMYTH. Burial will follow immediately in the Breckenridge cemetery.
Mrs. Elder is survived by her husband. The Elders have made their home in Breckenridge for the past ten years.
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1920
Name:        Charles G Elder
Home in 1920:        Justice Precinct 6, Stephens, Texas
Age:        47 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace:        Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name:        Margaret
Father's Birth Place:        Pennsylvania
Mother's Birth Place:        Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Race:        White
Sex:        Male
Able to read:        Yes
Able to Write:        Yes
Household Members:
Name        Age
Charles G Elder 47 PA PA PA Occ: Tool dresser
 + Lodgers
Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Stephens, Texas;
Roll: T625_1844; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 252; Image: 447.
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Also research for ELDER families in Wattersonville Cemetery,  Armstrong Co PA, cemetery photo by Ron DeWitt,
James Elder (1824-1902) (Ann C. ELDER (1824-1884)
Descendants of James ELDER Sr. of Armstrong and Clarion Co PA:
notes at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/ed/WattersonvilleCemPA.htm

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