Mary Francis Clemons1,2,3,4

Family Chart
ID# 16793, (1846 - 1908)
FatherHenry M. Clemons5,6,7 (26 Jun 1821 - 31 Oct 1905)
MotherRachel A. White5,6,7 (28 Feb 1826 - 12 Oct 1901)

Key Events:

Birth: 27 Jan 1846, Decatur Co., Indiana8,9,10
Marriage: 15 Oct 1868, Decatur Co., Indiana, John Perry Elder (20 Jul 1846 - 13 Apr 1909)11,12,13
Death: 25 Feb 1908, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana14
Burial: 27 Feb 1908, South Park Cemetery, Greensbrug, Decatur Co., Indiana15
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     16 Mary Francis Clemons was born on 27 Jan 1846 in Decatur Co., Indiana.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Washington, Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents, Henry M. Clemons and Rachel A. White.17 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents.18
     Mary married John Perry Elder, son of John Hamilton Elder and Ella Cobb, on 15 Oct 1868 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Rev. L. D. Robinson offciating.11,12,13
     Mary and John appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Newpoint, Decatur Co., Indiana, enumerated 22 Jun 1870, reporting personal estate of $500. Their son Henry was listed as living with them.19
     Mary and John appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Marion Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, enumerated 8 Jun 1880. Their son Henry was listed as living with them.20
     Mary and John appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Greensbrug, Decatur Co., Indiana, at 331 East North, enumerated 2 Jun 1900, reporting that the family owned its home.
     Mary died on 25 Feb 1908 in Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana, at age 62.14 She was buried on 27 Feb 1908 in South Park Cemetery, Greensbrug, Decatur Co., Indiana.15

Children:
     Child with John Perry Elder:

  • Henry H. Elder21,22,23 (11 Jul 1869 - 1 Jan 1947)

Citations

  1. [S11418] Henry Clemens household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Mary F. Clemens.
  2. [S1556] John P. Elder household, 1900 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Mary Francis Elder.
  3. [S11416] Mrs. Mary Elder, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Clemons.
  4. [S11419] Henry M. Clemens household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Mary F. Clemens.
  5. [S11418] Henry Clemens household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S11419] Henry M. Clemens household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  7. [S11416] Mrs. Mary Elder, Certificate of Death.
  8. [S11418] Henry Clemens household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 4 and state.
  9. [S11419] Henry M. Clemens household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 14 and state.
  10. [S11416] Mrs. Mary Elder, Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  11. [S1938] Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 2:269, John P. Elder and Mary F. Clemmons, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  12. [S1166] Kennedy, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007, shows date.
  13. [S1566] Perry Elder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  14. [S11416] Mrs. Mary Elder, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  15. [S11416] Mrs. Mary Elder, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and stat.
  16. [S1105] "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941," Ancestry.com, record for John P. Elder and Mary F. Clemmons, citing Ruth M. Slevin, complier, Decatur County, Indiana Marriage Records 1852 - 1878, Part I - Grooms Part II, referencing bk J, pg 269, shows date and county.
  17. [S11418] Henry Clemens household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  18. [S11419] Henry M. Clemens household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  19. [S1566] Perry Elder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  20. [S1561] Perry Elder household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  21. [S1566] Perry Elder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  22. [S1561] Perry Elder household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows him as the son of her husband.
  23. [S11417] Henry H. Elder, Certificate of Death.