Medora White1,2

F, b. June 10, 1858
     Medora White was born on June 10, 1858 at Roane Co., West Virginia.1,2,3 As of October 15, 1882,her married name was Elmore.1 She married Martin Van Buren Elmore, son of Alford "Alfred" Elmore and Catherine Niday, on October 15, 1882 at Roane Co., West Virginia.1

Census Records

1900Dwelling 34, District 50, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia2
1920Dwelling 91, District 116, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia4
1940Dwelling 170, District 20-2A, Big Sandy, Kanawha Co., West Virginia5

Family

Martin Van Buren Elmore b. January 15, 1857
Marriage*Medora White married Martin Van Buren Elmore, son of Alford "Alfred" Elmore and Catherine Niday, on October 15, 1882 at Roane Co., West Virginia.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Elmore-White marriage record.
  2. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Medora White birth record.
  4. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the J. M. Elmore death certificate.
  7. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Phoebe Thomas death record.

Phoebe Elmore1

F, b. September 9, 1886, d. April 7, 1965
FatherMartin Van Buren Elmore1,2 b. January 15, 1857
MotherMedora White1,2 b. June 10, 1858
     Phoebe Elmore was buried at Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co., West Virginia.2 She was born on September 9, 1886 at West Virginia; Her death record has a birth year of 1883.1 As of December 17, 1903,her married name was Thomas.3 She married Thurmond Allen Thomas on December 17, 1903 at Clay Co., West Virginia.3 Phoebe Elmore died on April 7, 1965 at Clarksburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia, at age 78.2

Census Records

1900Dwelling 34, District 50, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia1
1910Dwelling 223, District 14, Clark, Harrison Co., West Virginia4
1920Dwelling 377, District 80, Simpson, Harrison Co., West Virginia5
1930Dwelling 77, District 21, Clay, Harrison Co., West Virginia6
1940Dwelling 135, District 17-35, Clark, Harrison Co., West Virginia7

Family

Thurmond Allen Thomas b. October 28, 1875, d. July 18, 1952
Marriage*Phoebe Elmore married Thurmond Allen Thomas on December 17, 1903 at Clay Co., West Virginia.3 

Citations

  1. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Phoebe Thomas death record.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Thomas-Elmore marriage record.
  4. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Rev. Thomas Clay Elmore1,2,3,4,5

M, b. May 1, 1888, d. December 6, 1976
FatherMartin Van Buren Elmore1 b. January 15, 1857
MotherMedora White1 b. June 10, 1858
     His Social Security Number was 234-12-9704.6 Rev. Thomas Clay Elmore was buried at Shinnston Masonic Cemetery, 1359 South Pike Street, Shinnston, Harrison Co., West Virginia.2 He was born on May 1, 1888 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.7,2,4,5 He married Lydia "Lottie" Teel on March 4, 1922 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.5 Rev. Thomas Clay Elmore married Malissa Margaret Stonestreet on October 12, 1923 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.8 Rev. Thomas Clay Elmore died on December 6, 1976 at West Virginia at age 88.7,2

Census Records

1900Dwelling 34, District 50, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia1
1920Dwelling 91, District 116, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia9
1940Dwelling 442, District 17-34, Clark, Harrison Co., West Virginia10

Occupation

1920Railroad section hand9
1940Railroad construction laborer10

Family 1

Lydia "Lottie" Teel b. circa 1908
Marriage*Rev. Thomas Clay Elmore married Lydia "Lottie" Teel on March 4, 1922 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.5 
Child

Family 2

Malissa Margaret Stonestreet b. July 17, 1906, d. March 8, 1989
Marriage*Rev. Thomas Clay Elmore married Malissa Margaret Stonestreet on October 12, 1923 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.8 
Children

Citations

  1. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S8215] Shinnston Masonic Cemetery, Harrison Co., WV, online www.findagrave.com.
  3. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  4. [S1253] Selective Service System United States, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
  5. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Elmore-Teel marriage record.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S3600] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
  8. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Elmore-Stonestreet marriage record.
  9. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  12. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Elmore-Cottrill marriage record.
  13. [S8354] Grisell Funeral Homes, online www.grisellfuneralhomes.com, From the Anna Ellen Posey obituary.
  14. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Nancy Lamp death certificate.
  15. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Lamp-Elmore marriage record.
  16. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Posey-Elmore marriage record.
  17. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  18. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Haught-Elmore marriage record.

Mahalie Ann "Annie" Elmore1,2,3,4

F, b. May, 1891, d. May 20, 1980
FatherMartin Van Buren Elmore1 b. January 15, 1857
MotherMedora White1 b. June 10, 1858
     Mahalie Ann "Annie" Elmore was buried at Kaylor Ridge Cemetery, Nashville, Holmes Co., Ohio.5 She was born in May, 1891 at Roane Co., West Virginia.1,2 As of December 16, 1912,her married name was Parsons.2 She married Andrew J. "Andy" Parsons on December 16, 1912 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.2 Mahalie Ann "Annie" Elmore died on May 20, 1980 at Alliance, Stark Co., Ohio.3

Census Records

1900Dwelling 34, District 50, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia1
1920Dwelling 91, District 116, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia6
1930Dwelling 351, District 3, Center, Gilmer Co., West Virginia7

Occupation

1930Private estate gardner7

Family

Andrew J. "Andy" Parsons b. April 11, 1889, d. June 29, 1959
Marriage*Mahalie Ann "Annie" Elmore married Andrew J. "Andy" Parsons on December 16, 1912 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Parsons-Elmore marriage record.
  3. [S857] Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2018.
  4. [S1903] Calhoun Chronicle, From the Marie Carroll obituary.
  5. [S10678] Kaylor Ridge Cemetery, Holmes Co., OH, online www.findagrave.com.
  6. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S1903] Calhoun Chronicle, From the Levi W. Parsons in the Aug 13, 2009 edition.
  9. [S5940] Salt Lake City, UT FamilySearch, Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993.
  10. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  11. [S6005] FamilySearch, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001.
  12. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.

Silas Edgar Elmore1,2,3,4

M, b. June 15, 1897, d. October 14, 1988
FatherMartin Van Buren Elmore1 b. January 15, 1857
MotherMedora White1 b. June 10, 1858
     Silas Edgar Elmore was buried at Keeten Cemetery, Blue Creek, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.5 His Social Security Number was 234-12-9603.6 He was born on June 15, 1897 at Roane Co., West Virginia; His WWI draft card has a birth year of 1896 and his WWII card has 1898.6,2,4,3 He married Ida Hoover on February 7, 1920 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.2 Silas Edgar Elmore married Rev. Gutavia Ethel Keeten on November 8, 1925 at Coco, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.7 Silas Edgar Elmore died on October 14, 1988 at West Virginia at age 91.6

Census Records

1900Dwelling 34, District 50, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia1
1930Dwelling 367, District 60, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia8
1940Dwelling 634, District 20-86, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia9

Occupation

1930Farm laborer8
1940Road project laborer9

Family 1

Ida Hoover b. circa 1899, d. February 17, 1920
Marriage*Silas Edgar Elmore married Ida Hoover on February 7, 1920 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.2 

Family 2

Rev. Gutavia Ethel Keeten b. February 22, 1908, d. July 4, 1970
Marriage*Silas Edgar Elmore married Rev. Gutavia Ethel Keeten on November 8, 1925 at Coco, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.7 
Children

Citations

  1. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Elmore-Hoover marriage record.
  3. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  4. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  5. [S10657] Keeten Cemetery, Kanawha Co., WV, online www.findagrave.com.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Elmore-Keeten marriage record.
  8. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S798] Register Herald, From the Macel Ellen Elmore Sparks obituary in the May 12, 2017.
  11. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Cora Pauline Shaffer obituary.
  12. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  13. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Sparks-Elmore marriage record.
  14. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  15. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  16. [S798] Register Herald, From the Herbert Lee Elmore obituary in the Sep 1, 2006 edition.

Jesse Marshall Elmore1,2

M, b. August 25, 1883, d. April 23, 1930
FatherMartin Van Buren Elmore3 b. January 15, 1857
MotherMedora White3 b. June 10, 1858
     Jesse Marshall Elmore was buried at Hall Cemetery, Big Chimney, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.3 He was born on August 25, 1883 at Roane Co., West Virginia.1,3 He married Mary Evelyn Cobb on December 12, 1908 at Roane Co., West Virginia.2 Jesse Marshall Elmore died on April 23, 1930 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 46.3

Census Records

1920Dwelling 337, District 118, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia4
1930Dwelling 335, District 60, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia5

Occupation

1920Farmer4
1930Farm laborer5

Family

Mary Evelyn Cobb b. circa 1891, d. January 15, 1971
Marriage*Jesse Marshall Elmore married Mary Evelyn Cobb on December 12, 1908 at Roane Co., West Virginia.2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Elmore-Cobb marriage record.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the J. M. Elmore death certificate.
  4. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  7. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Walter Elmore death record.

Mary Evelyn Cobb1,2

F, b. circa 1891, d. January 15, 1971
     Mary Evelyn Cobb Mrs. Mary E. Elmore, 88, of Blue Creek, died Friday in a Spencer hospital. Survivors: sons, James and Lloyd of Blue Creek, Charlie of Spring Hill, Joe of Clendenin, Jesse in Florida; daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Goode and Mrs. Sarah Larch of Blue Creek, Mrs. Mollie Clark of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Medora Wayne of Clendenin; brothers, Charlie Cobb of Clendenin, Fred Cobb of South Charleston. Service will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, with the Rev. C. W. McCaney in charge. Burial will be in Hall Cemetery at Blue Creek.3 She was buried at Hall Warner Cemetery, Blue Creek, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.3 She was born circa 1891 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.1,4 As of December 12, 1908,her married name was Elmore.1 She married Jesse Marshall Elmore, son of Martin Van Buren Elmore and Medora White, on December 12, 1908 at Roane Co., West Virginia.1 Mary Evelyn Cobb died on January 15, 1971 at Spencer, Roane Co., West Virginia.3,2

Census Records

1920Dwelling 337, District 118, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia4
1930Dwelling 335, District 60, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia5
1940Dwelling 498, District 20-86, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia6

Family

Jesse Marshall Elmore b. August 25, 1883, d. April 23, 1930
Marriage*Mary Evelyn Cobb married Jesse Marshall Elmore, son of Martin Van Buren Elmore and Medora White, on December 12, 1908 at Roane Co., West Virginia.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Elmore-Cobb marriage record.
  2. [S2877] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  3. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Mary E. Elmore obituary.
  4. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  8. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Walter Elmore death record.