James H. Elder1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16782, (1844 - 1880)
FatherJohn Hamilton Elder4,5,6 (14 Aug 1816 - 9 Jan 1876)
MotherElla Cobb4,5,6 (4 Oct 1814 - 7 Mar 1884)

Key Events:

Birth: 4 Jun 1844, Indiana7,8,9
Death: 24 Aug 18809
Burial: Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana10
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     James H. Elder was born on 4 Jun 1844 in Indiana.7,8,9
     He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Marion Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of his parents, John Hamilton Elder and Ella Cobb.11
     James apparently had a developmental handicap. He was shown in 1870, at age 26, with no occupation, and recorded in 1880 as "idiotic."12,13
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Marion Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of his parents.14 He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Newpoint, Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of his parents.15
     James appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of his sister Mary and her husband, Perry Simeon Tremain.16
     James died on 24 Aug 1880 at age 36.9 He was buried in Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.10

Citations

  1. [S1584] John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as James H. Elder.
  2. [S1573] John H. Elder household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as James H. Elder.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52121851, James H. Elder, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  4. [S1584] John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S1573] John H. Elder household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S1569] John H. Elder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  7. [S1584] John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 5 and state.
  8. [S1573] John H. Elder household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 14 and state.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52121851, James H. Elder, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52121851, James H. Elder, includes tombstone photo.
  11. [S1584] John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  12. [S1569] John H. Elder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows no occupation.
  13. [S1560] Perry S. Tremain household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows no occupation, but comment "(idiotic)," and the column for Idiotic was stroked.
  14. [S1573] John H. Elder household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  15. [S1569] John H. Elder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  16. [S1560] Perry S. Tremain household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.