Elder Family History
Franklin Elder - He was born about 1832 in Tennessee. He married Sarah Ann Jackson on March 31, 1857 in Lauderdale, Tennessee. She was born in November 1832 in Tennessee. They had ten children, (four children are unknown).
John A. Elder - Born June 1859 in Tennessee. Family is listed below.
William Elder - Born about 1862 in Tennessee.
James Elder - Born about 1865 in Tennessee.
Margaret Elder - Born November 1868 in Tennessee.
Ellen Elder - Born about 1869 in Tennessee.
David Floyd Elder - Born September 1874 in Tennessee. He married E. ? . They had one child - Dewitt Elder - Born about 1908.
John A. Elder - First child of Franklin and Sarah. Born June 1859 in Tennessee. He married Anna Ellis (Daughter of Ben Ellis and Elizabeth Peterson) on September 29, 1880 in Lauderdale Co., Tennessee. They had six children. (Zeta, Benjamin, Hettie, Maggie, Linda, John)
1. Zeta Elder - Known as "Zettie". She was born about 1881. She married William Edwards about 1898. He was born about 1877. They had five children, the names of two are unknown.
A. Era Edwards - She was born about 1904 and married Oci Trotsby.
B. Frankie Edwards - She was born about 1906.
C. Olivia Edwards
2. Ben Franklin Elder - Born: April 27, 1883 in Curve, Tennessee. Died: April 18, 1953 in Blytheville, Arkansas. He was a farm foreman, sheriff in Burdette, blacksmith, a farmer from 1927 to 1930, and was a carpenter foreman on building crew for an American Legion building. He went blind in late 1941. He was hit on the head with a hammer years before, possible connection, maybe not, his sister Hettie also went blind. He married twice.
(1) Lillie Pearl Vaughn - Born: December 15, 1888 in Halls, Tennessee. Died: October 23, 1968 in Hayti, Missouri. Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Hayti, Missouri. (see Vaughn History) They married on June 10, 1906 and had 5 children. They separated in 1921 and divorced in 1924.
A. Ora Lee Elder - Born: September 5, 1907 in Ripley, Tennessee. Died: July 1, 1995 in Dexter, Missouri. She married twice.
(see Ora Lee Elder)
B. Etta Pearl Elder - Born: November 20, 1909 in Ripley, Tennessee. Died: March 23, 1995 in Blytheville, Arkansas. Buried: Dogwood Cemetery in Blytheville, Arkansas. She married Nelson Betts (Died: December 2, 1969) in 1925. They had 7 children.
(see Etta Pearl Elder)
C. Hettie Lafailure Elder “Faye” - Born: September 10, 1912 in Arkansas. Died: May 15, 1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Buried: Wood Haven Cemetery in Millington, Tennessee. She married William A. "Willie" Summers (Died July 1, 1981) on July 4, 1926. He was cousin to J.B. Summers (Ora Lee Elder's husband). They had 3 children.
(see Hettie Lafailure Elder)
D. Ruth Virginia Elder - Born: June 24, 1916 in Ripley, Tennessee. Died: July 2, 1997 in Memphis, Tennessee. Buried: Mounds Park Cemetery in Howardville, Missouri. She married Charles Robert Adams (Born: May 8, 1914 in Grayridge, Stoddard County, Missouri. Died: January 27, 1993 in Hayti, Missouri. Buried in Mounds Park Cemetery in Howardville, Missouri.) on September 17, 1932 in Blytheville, Arkansas by Rev. Kilgore,
witnesses were Ben Elder, John Adams, Willie Summers, and Nelson Betts. They had 7 children. (see Adams History)
E. Nettie Ethel Irene Elder - She married Christopher Ellis Dunn (Born: March 26, 1915. Died: July 13, 1978). They had 7 children.
(see Nettie Ethel Irene Elder)
(2) Mamie Irene Vaughn - Second wife of Ben Franklin Elder. Born: March 23, 1900 in Halls, Tennessee. Died: October 16, 1981 in Blytheville, Arkansas. Buried: in Hayti, Missouri. They married in 1925. She was Lillie Pearl's sister. Her first husband was Ben Franklin’s brother John. John had left Mamie before Ben and Lillie separated. Ben and Mamie had 3 children together.
A. Doris Lucille Elder - Born: 1926. Died: when she was 18 months old. She stepped on a nail and had lockjaw. She had measles and pneumonia. Buried: Sawyer Cemetery on Ruddle Road in Blytheville, Arkansas.
B. B.F. Elder -Born: July 18, 1930 in Steele, Missouri. Died: August 22, 1980 in Blytheville, Arkansas. He was married to Wilma Lou Thomas. They had 3 children.
1) Bennie Authur Elder - He married Karline Gonter. They had 3 children.
a) Tina Dawn Elder - She married Christopher Shawn Davis.
b) Bennie Authur Elder II
c) Daniel Robert Anthony Elder
2) Belinda Elder - She married Earl Yeager. They had 3 children.
a) Christie Yeager - She had 1 child.
1. Joseph Clair Eaton “J.C.”
b) Tamera Yeager - She married John F. Schmalzried. They had 1 child.
1. Kali Danielle Schmalzried
c) Holly Yeager - She has a son.
She married Matthew Gurien.
3) Beverly Ann Elder - She married Charles Robert Kemp. They had 2 children.
a) Charles James Kemp
b) Brittany Michelle Kemp
Charles had one daughter prior to this marriage.
a) Amber Kemp - She married Allen Smith. They had 1 child.
C. Charles Wilson Elder - He married Ora Mae Adams (Born: August 9, 1935 in Memphis, Tennessee. Died: April 21, 1993.
Buried: Heard Cemetery in Bradford, Arkansas.) on March 14, 1959 in Blytheville, Arkansas. They had 3 children.
1) Michael Glenn Elder - He married Karen Evelyn Combs.
2) Patricia Virl Elder - She married Kenneth Sanford.
They had 2 children.
1. Bradley John Sanford
2. Rachel Denise Sanford
3) Pamela Dawn Elder - She married Bill Childers. They had 1 child.
a) Andrea Elizabeth
Bill had one daughter from a previous marriage.
3. Hettie E. Elder - She was born April 1885. She married Pete Curly Sr.. They had 8 children. Hettie went blind in later years.
A. Anna Curly - deceased
B. Alta Curly - deceased
C. Jess Curly - deceased. He married Mary.
D. John Curly - deceased
E. Sam Curly - deceased
F. Pete Curly Jr. - Twin of Pauline
G. Pauline Curly - deceased. Twin of Pete
H. Geraldine Curly
4. Maggie Lorene Elder -She was born March 1887. She had 2 children.
A. Louis Elder
B. Lula Elder
She married Charley Chitman. They had two children.
A. Tinny Chitman
B. Charley Chitman Jr.
Charley had four children prior to this marriage.
A. Pearl Chitman
B. Dee Chitman
C. Monroe Chitman
D. Elzie Chitman
5. Linda M. Elder - She was born July 1894.
6. John Elder Jr. - He was born in May 1897. He married Mamie Irene Vaughn (Born: March 23, 1900 in Halls, Tennessee. Died: October 16, 1981 in Blytheville, Arkansas. Buried: in Hayti, Missouri.) They had one daughter, Mary
Frances, she died before she was a year old. Mary Frances is buried in Clear Lake, Arkansas.
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