William Davis Elliott Jr.1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 18862, (1892 - 1945)
FatherWilliam Davis Elliott4,5,1 (4 Jul 1859 - 17 Mar 1924)
MotherCarrie Jones6,7,1 (9 Oct 1865 - 16 Sep 1941)

Key Events:

Birth: 31 Jul 1892, Montgomery Co., Tennessee8,9,10
Marriage: 12 Oct 1916, Nashville, Tennessee, Amrelia Drane (14 Jun 1893 - 15 May 1985)11,12
Death: 29 Nov 1945, Lafayette, Christian Co., Kentucky13,14
Burial: 1 Dec 1945, Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee15,16
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     William Davis Elliott Jr. was born on 31 Jul 1892 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee, near Edgoten, Kentucky.8,9,10
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of his parents, William Davis Elliott and Carrie Jones.4 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of his parents.5
     After attending Battle Ground Academy and graduating from Clarksville High School, William graduated from Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville. The university was on the site now occupied by Austin Peay State University. After several name changes and reorganizations, the school moved to Memphis in 1925 and is now known as Rhodes College.17
     William married Amrelia Drane, daughter of Wesley Drane and Mary McRay, on 12 Oct 1916 in Nashville, Tennessee, in a quiet wedding in the study of Rev. J. W. Cherry.11,12
     William registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living at Clarksville, Tennessee, reporting he was employed as by his father, on his farm near Edgoten, Kentucky. He claimed exemption from draft because he needed to tend to his invalid father's buiness.3 He was a farm manager, on his father's farm, in 1920.18
     William and Amrelia Drane appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, on State Line Rd, enumerated 5 Jan 1920. Their daughter Winifred was listed as living with them. His family apparently lived close by as they are listed next preceding.18
     About 1925 he entered the "loosefloor" tobacco warehouse business, where loose (unbundled) tobacco leaves were sold. He was a partner in the firm of Brewer, Durrett & Ellott, which later became Brewer and Elliott. After the death of L. V. Brewer he continued to operate under that name. He also owned and operated a large farm, presumably the one previously owned by his father.17,19,20
     William and Amrelia appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, on Madison Extension, enumerated 10 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $9,000, and owned a radio. Their daughter Winifred was listed as living with them.21
     William and Amrelia appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, on Madison Extension, enumerated 23 Apr 1940, reporting they own a home valued at $12,000, and lived in the same house in 1935. Their daughter Winifred was listed as living with them.22
     William died on 29 Nov 1945 near Lafayette, Christian Co., Kentucky, at age 53, suffering a heart attack after hunting on his ranch near Edgoten and dying on the way to the doctor's office.13,14 He was buried on 1 Dec 1945 in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.15,16

Children:
     Child with Amrelia Drane:

  • Winifred Saunders Elliott18,21,23 (23 Apr 1919 - 14 Feb 2013)

Citations

  1. [S8823] William Davis Elliott, Jr., Delayed Certificate of Birth.
  2. [S4563] D. William Elliott household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows name as D. William Elliott.
  3. [S8835] William Davis Elliott, Jr., World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. [S4563] D. William Elliott household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  5. [S4564] William Elliot household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  6. [S4563] D. William Elliott household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S4564] William Elliot household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S8823] William Davis Elliott, Jr., Delayed Certificate of Birth, shows date, county, and state.
  9. [S4563] D. William Elliott household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows month, year, age 7, and state.
  10. [S8835] William Davis Elliott, Jr., World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, and near Edgoten, Kentucky.
  11. [S8832] "Clarksville Girl Marries Here," Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct 1916, shows married Thursday and officiant.
  12. [S8830] Will Elliott household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married, with his first marriage at age 24 and hers at 23.
  13. [S8822] Will D. Elliott, Certificate of Death, shows date town, state, and rural.
  14. [S8836] W. D. Elliott obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows died yesterday, circumstances.
  15. [S8822] Will D. Elliott, Certificate of Death, shows removal 29th, city, and state.
  16. [S8836] W. D. Elliott obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows Saturday, cemetery.
  17. [S8836] W. D. Elliott obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
  18. [S4567] W. D. Elliott household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  19. [S8830] Will Elliott household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows occupation as tobacconist, industry as loose floor.
  20. [S8834] W. D. Elliott household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows occupation as proprietor, industry as tobacco factory.
  21. [S8830] Will Elliott household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  22. [S8834] W. D. Elliott household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  23. [S4568] Winifred Elliott Gauchat obituary, The Leaf Chronicle.