Thomas W. Elliott1,2,3

ID# 9002, (1867 - 1953)
FatherWilliam Elliott4

Key Events:

Birth: 23 Jan 1867, Howard Co., Maryland5,6,7
Marriage: about 1895, Ida S. Miller (27 Nov 1872 - 13 Aug 1915)8,9,10
Death: 8 Feb 1953, 4700 Franklin St., Swatara Twp., Harvard Co., Pennsylvania4
Burial: 11 Feb 1953, Overlin Cemetery, Oberlin4

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Thomas W. Elliott was born on 23 Jan 1867 in Howard Co., Maryland.5,6,7
     Thomas married Ida S. Miller, daughter of Thomas Miller and Frances Perkey, about 1895.8,9,10
     Thomas and Ida appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Swatara Twp., Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 19 Jun 1900, reporting that they were renting their home. Their children Verna, Elizabeth and Mary were listed as living with them.1
     Thomas and Ida appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Swatara Twp., Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, at Reading Pike, enumerated 10 May 1910, reporting that they were renting their home. Their children Elizabeth, Mary, Thomas, Mable, Louisa, Bertha and Edna were listed as living with them.11
     His wife died on 13 Aug 1915 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania.12,13,14
     Thomas appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Swatara Twp., Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, at Pelffers Lane, enumerated 17 Jan 1920, reporting that he was renting his home. His children Mable, Bertha and Edna were listed as living with him, as were his daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Henry George Frederick Larson.15
     Thomas appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Swatara Twp., Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, at Pelffers Lane, enumerated 10 Apr 1930, reporting that he was renting his home, for $8 per month, and owned a radio. His children Thomas and Bertha were listed as living with him, as was Chester S. Houch, listed as his grandson.2
     Thomas appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Swatara Twp., Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, at Fortieth St., enumerated 5 Apr 1940, reporting that he was renting his home, for $8 per month. His daughter Mable was listed as living with him, as were her son Robert, age 19, Chester S. Houch, listed as his grandson.16
     He was a farm laborer, and a dairyman by 1919, operating a farm.17,18,19,20 He was a laborer by 1925, and by 1930 he was working as a quarryman at a stone quarry. By 1940 he was a laborer working on a farm, and reported, at age 70, he had worked 80 hours the last week of March. He reported he had worked 20 weeks the prior year, earning $125. He reported in the 1950 census his occupation was gathering stones, but he was unable to work.21,22,16,23
     Thomas appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Swatara, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, at 215 N. 40th St, enumerated 10 Apr 1950, reporting he lived in a home that was not on a farm.24
     Thomas died on 8 Feb 1953 in 4700 Franklin St., Swatara Twp., Harvard Co., Pennsylvania, at age 86.4 He was buried on 11 Feb 1953 in Overlin Cemetery, Oberlin.4

Children:
     Children with Ida S. Miller

Thomas and Ida had an additional child, name unknown, who died befor 1910.32
  • Verna Mae Elliott1,25 (Mar 1896 - 1980)
  • Elizabeth Minerva Elliott1,11,26 (Oct 1897 - )
  • Mary Horton Elliott1,11,27 (13 Feb 1899 - 17 Oct 1918)
  • Thomas W. Elliott11,2 (abt 1901 - )
  • Mable Ruth Elliott11,15,28 (abt 1902 - )
  • Louisa Elliott11,29 (13 Oct 1903 - 24 Dec 1911)
  • Bertha E. Elliott11,15,2 (abt 1906 - )
  • Edna M. Elliott11,15,30 (abt Jan 1909 - )
  • William Elliott31 (14 Feb 1912 - 19 Feb 1912)

Citations

  1. [S5274] Thomas Elliott household, 1900 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania.
  2. [S5279] Thomas W. Elliott household, 1930 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania.
  3. [S5281] Thomas (G) Elliott, Certificate of Death, shows name as Thomas -- Elliott, with middle initial G written in later.
  4. [S5281] Thomas (G) Elliott, Certificate of Death.
  5. [S5281] Thomas (G) Elliott, Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1867, county, and state.
  6. [S5274] Thomas Elliott household, 1900 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, as 1870, age 30, and state.
  7. [S5273] Thomas Elliott household, 1910 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 39 and state.
  8. [S5274] Thomas Elliott household, 1900 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 5 years.
  9. [S5273] Thomas Elliott household, 1910 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 16 years.
  10. [S5279] Thomas W. Elliott household, 1930 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, shows his first marriage at age 25.
  11. [S5273] Thomas Elliott household, 1910 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania.
  12. [S5282] Ida Elliott, Certificate of Death.
  13. [S5272] Leslie Odos Morris and Verna May Elliott, Application for Marriage License, Dauphin County, shows her as dead.
  14. [S5278] Thomas Elliott household, 1920 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, shows her husband as a widower.
  15. [S5278] Thomas Elliott household, 1920 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania.
  16. [S5280] Thomas Elliott Sr. household, 1940 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania.
  17. [S5274] Thomas Elliott household, 1900 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as servant.
  18. [S5273] Thomas Elliott household, 1910 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as laborer, industry as farm.
  19. [S5272] Leslie Odos Morris and Verna May Elliott, Application for Marriage License, Dauphin County, shows occupation as dairyman.
  20. [S5278] Thomas Elliott household, 1920 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as farmer, industry as general farm.
  21. [S5276] Carl E. Larson and Edna M. Elliott, Application for Marriage License, Dauphin County, shows occupation as laborer.
  22. [S5279] Thomas W. Elliott household, 1930 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, shows Occupation as qurryman, industry as stone quarry.
  23. [S12856] Thomas Elliott household, 1950 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as gathering stones for kils, industry as stone quarry, and unable to work.
  24. [S12856] Thomas Elliott household, 1950 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania.
  25. [S5272] Leslie Odos Morris and Verna May Elliott, Application for Marriage License, Dauphin County.
  26. [S5275] Henry George Frederick Larson and Elizabeth Minerva Elliott, Application for Marriage License, Dauphin County.
  27. [S5284] Mary Horten Elliott Landis, Certificate of Death.
  28. [S5277] William Theodore Hetrick and Mable Ruth Elliott, Application for Marriage License, Dauphin County.
  29. [S5285] Louisa Elliott, Certificate of Death.
  30. [S5276] Carl E. Larson and Edna M. Elliott, Application for Marriage License, Dauphin County.
  31. [S5286] William Elliott, Certificate of Death.
  32. [S5273] Thomas Elliott household, 1910 U.S. Census, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, shows her as the mother of 9, with 8 living.