Dyer Cobb Elder1,2,3

ID# 16781, (1842 - 1912)
  • Born: 31 Oct 1842 in Marion Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana.1,2,3
  • Married: Joanna Masten 1 Jan 1867 in Decatur Co., Indiana.5,6
  • Died: 2 Jul 1912 in Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.3,7,8
  • Buried: 4 Jul 1912 in South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Indiana.3,7
Dyer also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Joanna Masten:

  • Louella Elder6,9,10 b. 21 Feb 1868, d. 20 Jul 1930
  • John Clay Elder6,9,10 b. 12 Feb 1870, d. 26 Oct 1931
  • Addie Belle Elder9,10,11 b. 24 Apr 1872, d. 27 Jun 1881
  • Margaret Pearl Elder9,12,10 b. 9 Sep 1874, d. 17 Dec 1915
  • Mary Kathleen Elder12,10,13 b. 14 Mar 1886, d. 4 Apr 1962

Citations

  1. Indiana. Decatur Co.. 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication M432-142. Washington: National Archives.
  2. "Soldier, Councilman, Fire Chief, Township Trustee, County Treasurer, Deputy Oil Inspector." Greensburg Standard. Greensburg, Indiana, 3 May 1907.
  3. Dyer C. Elder, Certificate of Death, Indiana State Board of Health.
  4. Indiana. Decatur Co.. 1860 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication M653-253. Washington: National Archives.
  5. Marriage Records. Decatur Co.. Indiana. Decatur County Court House. Greensburg, Indiana.
  6. Indiana. Decatur Co.. 1870 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication M593-308. Washington: National Archives.
  7. Findagrave.com. Online <http://www.findagrave.com>.
  8. Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933. Micropublication record group 15. Washington, DC, National Archives and Records Administration.
  9. Indiana. Decatur Co.. 1880 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication T9-273. Washington: National Archives.
  10. D. B. Montgomery, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants. Owensville, Indiana: J. P. Cox, 1903.
  11. The Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana, 28 Jun 1881.
  12. Indiana. Decatur Co.. 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication T623-366. Washington: National Archives.
  13. Mary K. Willard, Certificate of Death, Arkansas Board of Health.