Census 1850    (ARTHUR ELDER, SR., b. 1786, and son ARTHUR JR, b. 1828)
Arthur Elder
Age: 22
Estimated birth year:  abt 1828
Birth place: Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State):
North Slipperyrock, Lawrence, Pennsylvania
Image Source: Year: 1850; 
Census Place: North Slipperyrock, Lawrence, Pennsylvania; 
Roll: M432_790; Page: 98; Image: 194.
Household:
Father: ARTHUR ELDER 64 (b. abt  1786)
Mother: Nancy 62
Son: Arthur 22  (b. abt 1828)
Daughter: Rachel 19

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1880
Arthur Elder
Age: 52
Estimated birth year: abt 1828
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Mill Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Catherine Elder
Father's birthplace:PA
Mother's birthplace:PA
Image Source: Year: 1880; 
Census Place: Mill Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania; 
Roll: T9_1155;  Family History Film: 1255155; Page: 328.2000; 
Enumeration District: 222; Image: 0556.

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JAMES, son of ARTHUR ELDER, Jr.
Ancestry.com
1900 census
James A Elder
Home in 1900: Mill Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Mill Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania; 
Roll: T623 1440; Page: 2A; Enumeration District:
Household:
James A. ELDER 30
Callie E. 31
Estella 1
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1850 census
Edward Elder
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: abt 1802
Birth place: Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State):
North Slipperyrock, Lawrence, Pennsylvania
Image Source: Year: 1850; 
Census Place: North Slipperyrock, Lawrence, Pennsylvania;
 Roll: M432_790; Page: 98; Image: 194.
Household with:
wife Mary 43
children:
John 19, George 16, Arthur 14, Milo 11, James 3, Nancy 2/12
(same page: neighbor Joseph McCaslin,
also ELDER neighbors same page:
 Arthur ELDER, 64  (with son Arthur 22)
 John Elder 34)
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Yarbrough says:
Edward ELDER has 5 sons:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=toddyarbrough78&id=I01152
ID: I01152
Name: Edward ELDER
Sex: M
Birth: 28 DEC 1802
Death: 20 MAY 1871
Father: John ELDER b: 1755
Mother: Nancy ROSE b: 1755
Marriage 1 Hannah MCWILLIAMS
Marriage 2 Mary Ann MAGEE b: 1806
 •  Married: 1832
 Children
 1   John ELDER b: 1833
 2   George ELDER b: 1835 [2 daughters]
 3   Arthur ELDER b: 1837
 4   Milo ELDER b: 1839
 5   James Boyd ELDER b: 1846
 6   Nancy Jane ELDER b: 1850
 7   Katherine M. ELDER b: 22 JAN 1853
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Son Milo has son Charles, b. 1880
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=toddyarbrough78&id=I00308
ID: I00308
Name: Milo ELDER
Sex: M
Birth: 1839
Death: 1924
Father: Edward ELDER b: 28 DEC 1802
Mother: Mary Ann MAGEE b: 1806
Marriage 1 Sarah Jane SNYDER b: 1843
 •  Married: 30 AUG 1860
 Children
 1   Charles Milton ELDER b: 1880
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Charles has FRANCIS ELDER, b 1912 (male- married 1935)
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=toddyarbrough78&id=I05330
ID: I05330
Name: Charles Milton ELDER
Sex: M
Birth: 1880
Death: 1928
Father: Milo ELDER b: 1839
Mother: Sarah Jane SNYDER b: 1843
Marriage 1 Clara NELSON b: 1883
 Children
 1   Francis ELDER b: 1912
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ID: I05677
Name: Francis ELDER
Sex: M
Birth: 1912
Death: 1942
Father: Charles Milton ELDER b: 1880
Mother: Clara NELSON b: 1883
Marriage 1 Eleanor RATH b: 1912
 •  Married: 1935
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WorldConnect - Search Nancy ROSE b. 1755 m. John ELDER               Elder Cemetery, Scott Township, Lawrence Co PA
Found 8 entries:
1. by Bruce E. Andrews
e-mail: McCausland_Family@comcast.net
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mccausland&id=I62900

ID: I62900
Name: Nancy Rose
Sex: F
Birth: 1755 1 2
Death: 7 MAR 1846 in Lawrence Co, Pennsylvania
Burial: Lawrence Co, Pennsylvania
Marriage 1 John Elder b: 1755
 •  Married: 1776
 Children
 1   Rosana Elder b: 20 AUG 1801 in Pennsylvania

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Worldconnect
by Brian Fulkerson
e-mail: fulkie74@yahoo.com
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=0220061974&id=I13161
ID: I13161
Name: Nancy ROSE
Sex: F
Birth: 1755
Death: 7 MAR 1846
Change Date: 14 JAN 2003 at 18:07:33

Marriage 1 John ELDER b: 1755
 •  Married: 1776
 Children
 1   Mary ELDER
 2   Jane ELDER
 3   Elizabeth ELDER
 4   Martha ELDER b: 1779
 5   Arthur ELDER             .....>. [b. abt 1786]
 6   William ELDER
 7   John ELDER
 8   Nancy ELDER b: 1790
 9   James ELDER
 10  Sarah ELDER b: 1796
 11  Margaret ELDER b: 1797
 12  Rachel ELDER b: 1800
 13  Rosannah ELDER b: 1801
 14  Edward ELDER b: 1802
 15  Drusilla ELDER b: 1803
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by Brian Fulkerson
ID: I13160
Name: John ELDER
Sex: M
Birth: 1755
Death: 1836
Immigration: 1805 From Bedford Co.,PA to Scott Twp.,Lawrence Co.,PA
Change Date: 14 JAN 2003 at 18:07:33

Marriage 1 Nancy ROSE b: 1755
 •  Married: 1776
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From webpage by Ed McClelland:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mcclell2/homepage/elder.htm
"John Elder Born in 1755 in northern Ireland. Died in 1836.
Married ca.1776 to Nancy Rose (b.ca.1755, d.3/7/1846).
He came to Scott Twp, Lawrence Co, PA in 1805 from Bedford Co.
 He and his wife and fifteen children were the first settlers in the
place  later known as the Jacob McCracken farm, later owned by heirs
of William Bender.
They are buried on this farm in Elder cemetery."

Mercer Co PA Message board:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mercer&m=2772

RE: CLARA ELDER KNAUFF obituary, 9-2-97 - DAR
  Author: Nancy Elder Petersen
  Date: 21 Jun 2006   8:50 PM GMT
  Surnames: KNAUFF, ELDER
   Classification: Query

>I am researching the ELDER family of Stoneboro, Mercer Co PA,
including CHARLES M. ELDER, wife CLARA,
and their daughter CLARA ELDER (KNAUFF),
a former member of the Mercer County Historical Society.
Could anyone tell me if CLARA ELDER KNAUFF researched her
ELDER family for her DAR membership, or which families she included
in her membership documents?

I found her obituary online here:
Herald News obit archives
http://www2.sharonherald.com/localnews/obituaries/1997/0997/obt090397.html
"Clara Elizabeth Knauff"
"Retired office manager was member of historical society"
"Clara Elizabeth Knauff, Hillcrest Nursing Center, Grove City,
formerly East Pine Street, died at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday (9-2-97) in
United Community Hospital, Pine Township, after an extended illness.
She was 80.
Mrs. Knauff was born Jan. 17, 1917, in Stoneboro to Charles M. and
Clara Nelson Elder.
She was a 1935 graduate of the former Stoneboro High School and a
1937 alumna of Grove City College.
Retiring in 1979, she was an office manager for 28 years at Nemo
Bottling Co., Grove City.
Mrs. Knauff was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution
Gen. Hugh Mercer Chapter; Mercer County Historical Society; and
American Association of Retired Persons Grove City Chapter 3423.
She belonged to East Main Presbyterian Church, Grove City, where she
was active in the Tri-S Sunday School Class.
Her husband, Dennis A. Knauff, whom she married Aug. 30, 1953, died
Jan. 30, 1990.
Surviving are: a stepson, Donald A., Sharon; three grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter,
Lucinda Weber; a sister, Viola Elder; seven brothers, Harry, Raymond,
Leonard, Francis and Charles Elder and two infants.
KNAUFF
Mrs. Dennis A. (Clara Elizabeth), 80, formerly of East Pine Street,
Grove City.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday (9-4-97) in CUNNINGHAM
FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.
Service: Funeral at 1 p.m. Friday (9-5-97) in the funeral home, with
the Rev. Dr. Donald C. Hoagland, pastor of East Main Presbyterian
Church, Grove City, officiating.
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Sandy Lake Township.

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