LewisCoWa5.htm
 
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Following the obituary of Henry Harrison ELDER  - for  daughter, JENNIE ELDER FLAIZ of Walla Walla Co WA

1910  (Ancestry.com)                              Jennie's father:   Henry Harrison ELDER, of Centralia, Lewis Co WA-Page 1
Name:   C W Flaiz
Age in 1910:  52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Birthplace:  Ohio
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place:  Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Spouse's Name:  Jennie
Home in 1910:  Ritz, Walla Walla, Washington
Marital Status:  Married
Race:  White
Gender:  Male
Household Members:
Name  Age
C W Flaiz                  52  OH GER GER  (Clergyman, Adventist)
Mrs Jennie Flaiz      49  MO KY IN
Ross Flaiz                 24  KS OH MO        (Engineer, Steam)
Bessie Flaiz               23  KS OH MO        (Teacher, School)
Clifford Flaiz          17  MN OH MO
Richard Flaiz          13  MN OH MO
Hazel Flaiz              11  MN OH MO
Walter C Flaiz        27 son KS OH MO  (Teacher, School)
Source Citation: Year: 1910;
Census Place: Ritz, Walla Walla, Washington;
Roll: T624_1673; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 240; Image: 29.
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1930
Name:   Jennie Flaiz
Home in 1930:  West College Place, Walla Walla, Washington
Age:  69
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace:  Iowa
Relation to Head of House: Head
Race:  White
Household Members:
Name  Age
Jennie Flaiz        69  IA KY IN
Ross Flaiz           45  son KS OH IA  (Miner, Gold mine)
Eleonor Flaiz      41 dau-in-law CAN CAN IRE (Nurse, Priv. hospital)
Harriet E Flaiz   12 g-dau MI  KS CAN
Eleanor B Flaiz  10 g-dau MI  KS CAN
Mary M Shultz   26  WA GER RUSSIA (boarder) (Nurse, Priv. hospital)
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: West College Place, Walla Walla, Washington;
Roll: 2523; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 57; Image: 639.0.
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Obituary:
Walla Walla Union Bulletin,  Sunday 8 July 1934   (death:  Sat. 7 July 1934)

MRS. JENNIE FLAIZ DIES, COLLEGE PLACE
  Mrs. Jennie FLAIZ, 73 years old,
 died yesterday evening at her home in College Place.
 Her husband, C. W. FLAIZ, who died five years ago, came to College Place from
Portland 25 years ago as President of the North Pacific Union conference of Seventh Day Adventists.
  Mrs. FLAIZ was born July 19, 1860, in Knoxville, Iowa, and was a member of the Adventist church at College Place.
 She is survived by five children,
Walter C. FLAIZ, Loma Linda, Cal.;
Mrs. F. A. DELAMORE, Grandview;
Mrs. H.R. ROSS, College Place;
T.R. FLAIZ, Loma Linda, and
 Mrs. H.L. Rudy, at present in one of the Balkan states.
 Eleven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive.

Buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery
College Place, Walla Walla Co WA
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WALLA WALLA
Mount Hope Cemetery
College Place, Walla Walla County, Washington
http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/wallawalla/mthope/hope%5Feg.htm

Flaiz, C(harles) W., b. Oct 06, 1858, d. 1929 Jan 06, (Theodore Flaiz, son)
Flaiz, Eugenia B., b. Jul 19, 1860, d. 1934 Jul 07, s/w C.W.

Flaiz, (Dr.) Theodore R., b. Dec 03, 1896, d. 1977 Mar 26, (Mary Jane Wilkinson)
Flaiz, Clifford, b. Sep 10, 1892, d. 1919 Feb 04, (C.W. Flaiz, fath)
 

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1910
Name:   S H Elder [F. H. ELDER]
Age in 1910:  36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace:  Kansas
Relation to Head of House:  Employee  (occ: Miner)
Father's Birth Place:  Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Home in 1910:  Concord, Butte, California  (near Oroville)
Marital Status:  Single
Race:  White
Gender:  Male
Great Western Power Company Road
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Concord, Butte, California;
Roll: T624_73; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 900.

Concord to Oroville
Total Est. Time:  2 hours, 19 minutes
Total Est. Distance: 132.45 miles
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1930
Name:   Fred H Elder
Home in 1930:  Oroville, Butte, California
Age:  56
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace:  Kansas
Relation to Head of House:  Head
Spouse's Name: Mabel M
Race:  White
Household Members:
Name  Age
Fred H Elder  56  KS IN IN  (Miner, Gold Mine) (married at age 46 = 1920)
Mabel M Elder  44  IL IL KY
Russell S Elder 8  son  CAL KS IL
Mary L Nicols  73 Mother-in-law KY KY KY
Source Citation: Year: 1930;
Census Place: Oroville, Butte, California;
Roll: 113; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 364.0.
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California Death Index, 1940-1997

Name:  Fred H Elder
Social Security #:  0
Sex:  MALE
Birth Date:  5 Nov 1873
Birthplace:  Kansas
Death Date:  20 Jan 1940
Death Place:  Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name:  Collins
FATHER'S SURNAME:  Elder

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(Requested obit from Butte County Library, Calif.)- 12/26-07
California Death Index
Name:   Mabel Lee Elder
[Mabel Lee Nichols]
Social Security #:  0
Sex:  FEMALE
Birth Date:  3 Aug 1879
Birthplace:  Illinois
Death Date:  23 Feb 1956
Death Place:  Butte
Mother's Maiden Name:  Lingo
FATHER'S SURNAME:  Nichols

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1910
Name:   L Mary Nichols
Age in 1910:  52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Birthplace:  Kentucky
Relation to Head of House:  Wife
Father's Birth Place:  Massachusetts
Mother's Birth Place:  Kentucky
Spouse's Name:  F Andrew
Home in 1910:  Branciforte Creek, Santa Cruz, California
Marital Status:  Married
Race:  White
Gender:  Female
Household Members:
Name  Age
F Andrew Nichols  63
L Mary Nichols  52
S Grace Nichols  16
H Louis Nichols  14
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Branciforte Creek, Santa Cruz, California;
Roll: T624_106; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1144.

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1920
Name:   Mary Nichols
Home in 1920:  San Jose, Santa Clara, California
Age:  61 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace:  Kentucky
Relation to Head of House:  Head
Father's Birth Place:  England
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Marital Status:  Widow
Race:  White
Sex:  Female
Home owned:  Rent
Able to read:  Yes
Able to Write:  Yes
Household Members:
Name  Age
Mary Nichols  61   (KY, ENG, KY, widow)
Mabel Porterfield  31 (daughter, widow)
Homer L Nichols  23 (son, b. TX, IL, KY
Herbert Porterfield  15 (g-son, b. OK OK, IL)
Fred Porterfield  13 (g-son, b. CA OK, IL)
Tracy Porterfield  11 (g-son, b. CA OK IL)
Leona Porterfield  9   (g-dau, b. CA OK IL)
 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California;
Roll: T625_147; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 567.

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OROVILLE-MERCURY, OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA,
published: FRIDAY, FEB. 24, 1956
Thanks to BUTTE COUNTY LIBRARY, OROVILLE CA

Obituary for MABEL L. ELDER  (death date Feb. 23, 1956)
"Funeral Rites Set for Mabel L. ELDER"
"Funeral services for Mabel Lee Elder, 76, who died yesterday at
her Palermo home, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the
Hamilton and Riley Funeral Chapel.
  Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery will follow the services.
Mrs. Elder lived in the Palermo area for 28 years.
 She was a member of the Gridley Jehovah Witnesses Church.
  She is survived by three sons,
Jack N. Porterfield, Palermo;
Ted W. Porterfield, Honcut; and
Tracy Porterfield, Reseda;
a daughter, Ivana Porterfield, Chico;
three sisters, Mrs. Edna Dover, Chico;
and Mrs. Marie Newman and Mrs. Grace Nichols, both of Honcut;
11 grandchildren, two great gradchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Thanks to Sally Cohen for photos of Fred and Mabel and son Russell  (died 1939 age 16 by drowning in Feather River, California).
posted at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/ed/LewisCoFam.htm
 

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