WWI Draft card (Ancestry.com)      Floyd's mother: Clarissa Kilby ELDER -- death certificate   map 955 Rowena (now Mack Ave)
Name:   Floyd Elder                             Clarissa is buried  at Roseland Park Cem, Royal Oak, MI
City:  Detroit                                               Floyd's father: Joseph Elder, Civil War,  d. 1913  --death certificate
County:  Wayne                                              Joseph is buried Petersburg, MI
State:  Michigan
BirthPlace: Toledo,  Ohio  (natural born)  JOSEPH ELDER in the Civil War (brothers Josiah, Martin)
Birth Date:  7 Jan 1890
Race:  Caucasian
Roll:  2024057
DraftBoard:  8
Age: 27
Occ: Meter Setter
Detroit Water Commission
Orleans and Erskine
Married.  (nearest relative: WIFE)  (Maybe married in 1916?)
Res. 119 Sherman St, Detroit MI                (was near Russell and Riopelle streets - downtown)
Build: Tall, medium build
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Light brown
Injury: Thumb, Index finger on left hand cut off, middle finger injured
Date signed: June 5, 1917
Source Citation: Registration Location: Wayne County, Michigan;
Roll: 2024057; Draft Board: 8.

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Could FLOYD ELDER be listed in ELMWOOD CEMETERY, oldest cemetery in Detroit, not far from Rowena St. address?
Directions:
955 Mack St (former Rowena St) - to Gatehouse at Elmwood Cemetery (near Woods Circle Dr.)
 (3.1 mi -- about 9 mins)
Google map
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1930
Name:   Lloyd Elder  (Is this FLOYD?)  2954 Chestnut St.   (map of Chestnut Street, Detroit (near Orleans, Erksine, Riopelle streets)
Home in 1930:  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Age:  38
Estimated birth year: abt 1892
Birthplace:  Ohio
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name:  Elizabeth
Race:  Negro (Black)   (Both 1930 and 1920 census!)
Household Members:
Name  Age
Lloyd Elder  38  (Pipe fitter - Street construction) OH OH OH
Elizabeth Elder 24  MI CAN CAN  (Or is she really age 38?  Age at marriage: 23 --Marriage in 1916?)

Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan;
Roll: 1044; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 322; Image: 502.0.

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FLOYD ELDER, 1920 Census,  IS THIS ALSO FLOYD?
shows as Line 7- House 433-36-87 in "Congress Street East," Detroit, Wayne Co, MI
FLOYD ELDER, Age 30, b. OH (1890) ;
wife Elizabeth, age 28, b. Canada;  Lodger, Lilllian Pryor, lodger, age 20, b. Canada
MAP:
433 Congress St. East, to ELMWOOD CEMETERY  (1.96 mi, 6 min)

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Ancestry.com Index:
Name:    Floyd Elder
Age:    30 years 
Estimated birth year:    1889
Birthplace:    Ohio
Race:    White             (looks like "B" for Black on census?- maybe for French?)
Home in 1920:    Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Roll:    T625_808
Page:    5A
ED:    221
Image:    0028

 

1920 census, right excerpt of Line 7:
FLOYD ELDER , father and mother b. Ohio  (JOSEPH and CLARISSA (Kilby) ELDER)
Occupation columns: "DRIVER, WAGON"  (Shows Ward of City ,7., part of 7.)

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1910
Name:   Floyd L Elder                   Mapquest map of  1127 N. SUPERIOR ST., Toledo, OH
Age in 1910:  20
Estimated Birth Year:  abt 1890
BirthPlace:  Ohio
Relation to Head of House:  Head
Father's Birth Place:  Ohio
Mother's Name:  Clara
Mother's Birth Place:  Ohio
Home in 1910:  Toledo Ward 2, Lucas, Ohio
Marital Status:  Single
Race:  White
Gender:  Male
Household Members:
Floyd L Elder  20  (OCC: Ground keeper, Base-ball)  (Could be SWAYNE FIELD? - field photo from 1909)
Clara Elder  58
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Toledo Ward 2, Lucas, Ohio; Roll:
T624_1207; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 41; Image: 613.
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1900      (Ancestry.com)  (lists address: 655 Prouty Ave, Toledo, OH, near Congress St)    Mapquest map
Name:   Floyd Elder
Home in 1900:  Toledo Ward 14, Lucas, Ohio
Age:  10
Estimated Birth Year:  abt 1890
BirthPlace:  Ohio
Relationship to head-of-house:  Son
Father's name:  Joseph L
Mother's name:  Clara
Race:  White
Occupation:  View Image
Neighbors:  View others on page
Household Members:
Name  Age
Joseph L Elder  64  (OCC: Carpenter)
Clara Elder  49
Floyd Elder  10
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Toledo Ward 14, Lucas, Ohio;
Roll: T623 1299; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 109.
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Declaration for [Joseph ELDER] Widow's Pension.
State of Michigan, County of Monroe, 12 Feb 1913,
Clarissa A. Elder, aged 62, a resident of Toledo, County of Lucas, State of Ohio,         Photo of house at 1514 Walnut - Toledo Library Images
.....said soldier died 26 Jan 1913 at Sandusky Soldiers Home, Ohio.
Her post office address is No. 1514 Walnut at Toledo, Lucas, Ohio.      Map of 1514 Walnut  to St Pauls Methodist Church on Madison St (1897)
Attest: Josiah M. Elder, Mary A. Elder
Signed: Clarissa A. Elder.
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1920
Name:  Clara Elder
Home in 1920:  Toledo Ward 2, Lucas, Ohio
Age:  69 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1851
Birthplace:  Ohio
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place:  Massachusetts
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
Marital Status:  Widow  (Apt by herself)   907 N. Huron St.  - Photo of apartment house
Race:  White
Sex:  Female
Home owned:  Rent
Able to read:  Yes
Able to Write:  Yes
Household Members:
Name  Age
Clara Elder  69
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Toledo Ward 2, Lucas, Ohio;
Roll: T625_1408; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 333.
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1910
Name:   Joseph Elder
Age in 1910:  74
Estimated birth year:  abt 1836
Birthplace:  Ohio (f: PA m: OH)
Relation to Head of House:  Member
Father's Birth Place:  Pennsylvania
Mother's Birth Place:  Ohio
Home in 1910:  Perkins, Erie, Ohio
Soldiers and Sailors Home  (Sandusky)
Marital Status:  Married
Race:  White
Gender:  Male
Source Citation: Year: 1910;
Census Place: Perkins, Erie, Ohio;
 Roll: T624_1178; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 51; Image: 58.
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LDS
1880
Joseph ELDER  Self    M    Male     W    44    OH    Carpenter
 Clarie ELDER   Wife  M   Female  W    30    OH    House Keeper   MA  OH
Source Information:
   Census Place  6th Ward Precinct A, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio     (Map: 288 Second Street, east side of Maumee River )
  Family History Library Film   1255043
  NA Film Number   T9-1043
  Page Number   349A

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1870
Name:   Joseph Elder
Estimated birth year: abt 1836
Age in 1870:  34
Birthplace:  Ohio
Home in 1870:  Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan
Race:  White
Gender:  Male
Post Office:  Petersburg
Joseph 34 OH (Occ: Carpenter)
wife: Clarissa 20 OH  (b. 1849)
Source Citation: Year: 1870;
Census Place: Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan;
Roll: M593_691; Page: 492

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Toledo, Ohio Directories, 1889-1891
Name:  Clara Kilby (widow Jason E)
Location 2:  boards 473 Parker, E T
Year:  1889, 1890
City:  Toledo
State:  OH
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1870
Name:   Jason Kilby
Estimated birth year: abt 1816  (Occ: Brick mason)
Age in 1870:  54
Birthplace:  Massachusetts
Home in 1870:  Dundee, Monroe, Michigan
Race:  White
Gender:  Male
Post Office:  Dundee
wife: Clarissa  42 OH  (1828)
Charles 15  OH Servant
Eugene 10 OH at school
Martha 8 OH
Cora 4 MI
Ner 2 MI
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Dundee, Monroe, Michigan;
Roll: M593_691; Page: 244; Image: 170.
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1900
Name:   Clarica Kilby  [Clarissa, widow of Jason Kilby]  (Floyd's grandparents)
Home in 1900:  Toledo Ward 6, Lucas, Ohio
Age:  73
Estimated birth year: abt 1827
Birthplace:  Ohio
Relationship to head-of-house: Mother-in-law
Race:  White
Household Members:
Name  Age
Alva A Steverson  37 CAN SCOT CAN (Capt. U.S. Tug)
Cora E Stevenson  34
Herburt E Stevenson 14
Clarica Kilby  73
Source Citation: Year: 1900;
Census Place: Toledo Ward 6, Lucas, Ohio;
Roll: T623 1297; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52.

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1910
Name:   Cora E Stevenson  (Floyd Elder's Aunt Cora)
Age in 1910:  44
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Birthplace:  Michigan
Relation to Head of House:  Wife
Father's Birth Place:  Massachusetts
Mother's Birth Place:  Ohio
Spouse's name:  Alexander A
Home in 1910:  Toledo Ward 13, Lucas, Ohio     (map -422 STARR Ave (near 2nd St) - Toledo house photo)
Marital Status:  Married
Race:  White
Gender:  Female
Household Members:
Name  Age
Alexander A Stevenson  48 CAN CAN SCOT  (Capt. Steamboat)
Cora E Stevenson  44
Herbert E Stevenson 24
Source Citation: Year: 1910;
Census Place: Toledo Ward 13, Lucas, Ohio;
Roll: T624_1208; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 155; Image: 1049.

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From: "Sue Smith" <ssmith@lucas-co-probate-ct.org>   (Jan. 15, 2008)
Subject: Marriage record for Floyd Elder
>Nancy,
>I am replying to your request for information on a marriage record
 for Floyd Elder. We do not have a record for this person. However, I was
able to locate his Birth Record. The last name was spelled differently at that time.
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FLOYD J. ELDES
JANUARY 7, 1890
TOLEDO, LUCAS, OHIO
JOS. ELDES
CLARA A. KILBY
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If you would like a copy of this, please let me know. The cost is
 $4.00, payable my money order only.   (Will not request).
Susan Smith
Deputy Clerk
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