JOHN ELDER of LAWRENCE CO PA (1755 - 1836)                            ARTHUR ELDER of Mercer Co PA
at
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.

Nancy Rose of Bedford Co PA:
http://www.familytrail.com/elder/elder_rose_friend.html

Elder cemetery, Scott Twp, Lawrence Co PA:
at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palawren/military/_vti_cnf/Cemeteries/elder/elder.htm

Linda Holley wrote: >Here are the road directions.  East on 108 (Harlansburg Road) out of New Castle, pass Laurel Jr/Sr School on left and continue to Houk Road.  Turn right and continue south to Cindy Drive, turn right and then left on Karen Drive.  The street ends into a driveway of the owners of the land where the Elder Cemetery is located.  It is at the bottom of their cleared back area - almost straight in line with the west side of the garage.  It can be seen from the cleared area when you reach the line of the woods so no need to wander around in the woods looking for it."

House Address said to be: 2805 Karen Dr., Newcastle, PA 16101
Cemetery Coordinates:  41 degrees 00' 26.47" N   80 degrees 14' 45.98" W
map:
http://goo.gl/maps/X46Z 

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Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens Lawrence County Pennsylvania
at
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lawrence/1897

BIO OF JOHN ELDER of LAWRENCE CO PA (1820-  )   son:  "William J., of Warren Co., Pa."
    JOHN ELDER,
    [p. 32] one of the best-posted men in the early history of Lawrence County,
  now living in honored retirement in the city of New Castle, was born at
  Slippery Rock, this county, Sept. 2, 1820, and is a son of William and Dorcas
  (Wilkin) Elder, and grandson of John Elder, who was born in 1755 in the
  northern part of Ireland, and was a son of Thomas Elder, a Scotchman.

    John Elder, our subject's grandfather, came to the United States in 1802,
  and settled in Slippery Rock, now Scott township, this county, and bought a
  farm, now owned by the McCracken estate, where he lived until his death at
  the age of eighty-five.
His wife, who was Nancy Rose of Bedford Co., Pa.,
  also possessed a very strong constitution, and lived to enjoy ninety-five
  summers. Fifteen childrenten daughters and five sonswere born to them, and
  all of them grew up to maturity.
....
  Our subject's wife, Eliza, daughter of James P. Elliott, was born in 1829,
  and has borne him six children, who are as follows:
Margaret, who married S. B. Marshall;
William J., of Warren Co., Pa.;
Lillie, who married Judge J. W. McKinley of Los Angeles, Cal.;
Mary lives at home;
John is the teller of the National Bank of Lawrence County;
Hannah D. died in her youth...."
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1900 WARREN CO PA - TIDIOUTE Township
Name:   John Elder
Home in 1900:  Tidioute, Warren, Pennsylvania
Age:  5
Estimated birth year:  abt 1895
Birthplace:  Pennsylvania
Relationship to head-of-house:  Son
Father's name:  William J
Mother's name:  Clara L
Race:  White
Household Members:
Name  Age
William J Elder  44  (accountant) (1856) PA PA PA
Clara L Elder  36  (1864)  CT CT CT
Louise E Elder  10  (1890) PA
Margaret E Elder  7  (1893) PA
John Elder  5  (1895) PA
Harriet Elder  3  (1897) PA
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Tidioute, Warren, Pennsylvania;
Roll: T623 1492; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 134.

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John ELDER, WWI draft card, Ancestry.com
Chicago, Cook Co  IL  (born in Tidioute, PA 1894)
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/ed/JohnElderChicagoDraftWWI.jpg

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1920 Ancestry.com
Line 5: McCormick Theological Seminary, Cook Co, IL - lodger
Name:   John Elder
Home in 1920:  Chicago Ward 23, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Age:  25 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House:  Lodger
Father's Birth Place:  Pennsylvania
Mother's Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status:  Single
Race:  White
Sex:  Male
Able to read:  Yes
Able to Write:  Yes
Source Citation: Year: 1920;
Census Place: Chicago Ward 23, Cook (Chicago), Illinois;
Roll: T625_333; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 1270; Image: 1073.

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McCormick Seminary home page:
http://www.mccormick.edu

Alumni page:
Grayson Van Camp
Director of Continuing Education and Alumni/ae Relations
773.947.6283
gvancamp at mccormick.edu

Geoff Ashmun
Director of Communications
773.947.6264
gashmun at mccormick.edu
 

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Death year 1981,  in Library of Congress online catalog:
Personal Name:   Elder, John, 1894-1981.
Main Title:  Belief in God in the 20th century / by John Elder.
Published/Created:  [Indiana?] : Nur-i-Alam Publications ;
Bloomington, Ind. : Available from R.R. Elder, 1982.
Description:  viii, 70 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:  0960844007 (pbk.)
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Social Sec. Index:
Name:   John Elder
SSN:  094-30-3918
Last Residence:  45690  Waverly, Pike, Ohio,
Born:  24 Jul 1894
Died:  Sep 1981
State (Year) SSN issued:  New York (1954-1956 )
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Ohio Death Index (Ancestry. com)  Complete  Death Date:  3 SEP 1981
database for 1908-1944 and 1958-2002

Name:   John Elder
Birth Date:  Est. 1894
Birth State:  Pennsylvania
Birth Country:  United States
Gender:  Male
Race:  White
Residence City:  Waverly
Residence County:  Pike
Residence State:  Ohio
Residence Country:  United States
Death Date:  3 Sep 1981
Hospital of Death:  Home
City of Death:  Waverly
County of Death:  Pike
Certificate:  068822
Age at Death:  87
Certifier:  Physician
Social Security Number:  094-30-3918
Marital Status:  Married
Source Citation: Certificate: 068822; Volume: 24581

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SEARCH "MIRIAM HILTON" and IRAN
http://www.nmu.edu/archives/findingaids/hilton_m.htm

Guide to Miriam Hilton Papers
Collection Number: Univ Series 63
Volume: 2 boxes (.6 linear feet)
Inclusive Dates: 1949-1975
Prepared by Kim Shannon and Marcus C. Robyns
Biographical Note:
Miriam Hilton was born in Iran, daughter of John and Ruth Elder who were missionaries there.
She received her BA from Wellesley College and her MA from the University of Michigan.
In 1947, Hilton married Earl Hilton.
In 1974, she authored the first book length history of Northern Michigan University entitled,
Northern Michigan University: The First Seventy-Five Years.
From time to time, prior to Earl Hilton’s retirement, Miriam Hilton
taught adjunct courses for the Departments of English and History.
Over the years, she has also become known for her very active volunteer service activities
in both the Marquette community at large and in her church.
     Scope and Content Note:
The collection contains the papers of Miriam Hilton.
The collection mainly documents her research and writing of the book.
The collection includes book drafts, notes, news clippings, alumni questionnaires,
and transcriptions of faculty interviews (Meyland, Hedgecock, Wahtera, and O'Dell).
Also included are records relating to Church Women United of Marquette and
writings of Hilton's father, Dr. John Elder....
Contents...

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SEARCH "DR. JOHN ELDER" 1922 IRAN
http://www.aina.org/books/ad.htm
THE ASSYRIAN DIASPORA, A RESEARCH PROJECT
BY EDWARD A. AND IRENE KLISZUS
1999
>Dear Joe:
>Can't find anyone who has a copy of John Elder's book on Iran.
However, the Department of History and Records Management Services of the
Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, sent me the enclosed:
>From Susan J. Sullivan, Asoc Librarian for Information Services:
    Here is a copy of the finding aid which describes the materials here on deposit about the Elder family.
I hope you find this information useful. Dated 2/18/98

Elder Family Papers, 1925-1979--Finding Aid to Record Group 189
Biographical Statement:
John Elder (1894-1983) and Ruth Roche Elder (1899-)
were appointed by the Board of Foreign Missions to the East Persia Mission in 1921
and arrived on the field in 1923.
Throughout their 42 years of service, they were engaged in evangelistic missionary work,
initially in Kermanshah (1923-1934), the Hamadan (1934-1937)
and finally in Teheran (1938-1964).
Dr. Elder served as the pastor of the Persian-speaking congregations in each city.
In 1935, he was Moderator of the newly formed Eastern Presbytery of Iran and
was elected Moderator of the Synod of Iran in 1947 and 1960.
In addition to numerous other activities, Dr. Elder wrote diverse articles, pamphlets and books
that were published in both English and Farsi.
The Elders retired from missionary service in 1964.

Scope and Content Note:
This collection consists mainly of John and Ruth Elder's correspondence,
reports, photographs and other miscellaneous items, 1935-1979.
The correspondence represents "home letters" and annual newsletters that are primarily outgoing.
The reports include annual missionary labor reports for both John and Ruth Elder.
The photos, most of which are identified, reflect the Elder's missionary service in Persia
....
John Elder, History of the Iran Mission (Np, nd), on deposit at the Presbyterian Historical Society.
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Armenian Photos
at
http://www.armenian-genocide.org/photo_elder.html
   "The pictures taken by John Elder between 1917 and 1919 constitute a rare photo documentation
of the conditions in Armenia during some of the most trying years in the history of the Armenian people.

John  ELDER Biography
by Armenian National Institute, 1140 19th Street, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036
at
http://www.armenian-genocide.org/photo-elder/elderbio.htm

 "John Elder, whose photographic collection documents conditions in Armenia, was a relief worker in Yerevan, Armenia from 1917 to 1919.
A native of Pennsylvania, he was a divinity student at McCormick Theological Seminary when he chose to go to Russia
to organize Young Men's Christian Association centers.
The Russian Revolution disrupted this activity and Elder turned his energy to doing relief work for the victims of the Armenian Genocide...."
 
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OBITUARY
Waverly News-Watchman, Tuesday September 8, 1981  (Pike Co OH)
Received from Pike County Library ,Ohio
DEATHS
John ELDER
     A memorial service was conducted Sunday afternoon for Dr. John Elder,
 306 Robin Road, Waverly, who died at 6:30 a.m. Sept. 3 at his home.
    He was 87.
    Dr. Elder was born in Pennsylvania on July 22 to
William J. and Louise Clark Elder.
    He was a retired missionary and minister having served in Iran.
    He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, and one sister.
    Surviving are his wife, Ruth Roche Elder, two sons, Joseph, of Wisconsin, and
David, of Pennsylvania, and three daughters, Mariam Hilton, of Michigan,
Alice Leake, of Indiana, and Louise Lund, of Wisconsin.
   Also surviving are one brother, Livington, of New Hampshire, and two sisters,
Margaret Smith, New York, and Harriet Sutton, of Pennsylvania.
  Arrangements for the service were made by Boyer Funeral Home.

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1920
Name:   Livingston H Elder
Home in 1920:  Tidioute, Warren, Pennsylvania
Age:  14 years
Estimated birth year:  abt 1906
Birthplace:  Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House:  Son
Father's Birth Place:  Pennsylvania
Mother's name:  Louise C
Mother's Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status:  Single
Race:  White
Sex:  Male
Able to read:  Yes
Able to Write:  Yes
Household Members:
Name  Age
Louise C Elder  56  (1864)
John Elder  25
Livingston H Elder  14
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Tidioute, Warren, Pennsylvania;
Roll: T625_1657; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 399.

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WorldConnect
by Todd Yarbrough
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=toddyarbrough78&id=I01331
# Name: John ELDER
# Sex: M
# Birth: 2 SEP 1820
# Death: NOV 1908

Father: William ELDER
Mother: Dorcas WILKIN

Marriage 1 Eliza Jane ELLIOTT b: 1829
    * Married: 1848
Children
   1.  Lillian ELDER
   2.  Margaret ELDER b: 11 MAR 1849
   3.  Hannah Dorcas ELDER b: 1852

FATHER:
# Name: William ELDER
# Sex: M
# Death: 1828

Father: John ELDER b: 1755
Mother: Nancy ROSE b: 1755

Marriage 1 Dorcas WILKIN
Children
   1.  John ELDER b: 2 SEP 1820
   2.  Hannah ELDER b: 1821