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Washington Co and Lawrence Co PA
(DNA kit #30 on Donna's chart)
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/lawrence/1908/elderjb.htm
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania
and Representative Citizens (pub 1908)

JOSEPH ELDER,
[p. 668] whose fine farm of seventy-six acres lies on the Neshannock Falls road, in Wilmington Township,
one-quarter of a mile south of the village of Fay, is the head of this branch of an old pioneer family of this section.
He was born November 15, 1869, on the farm he now owns, and is a son of John and Barbara [BEST] Elder.
John Elder was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1837 [or 1815], and
died in Wilmington Township, Lawrence County, April 6, 1885.
His parents were Alexander and Polly Elder, natives of Scotland, and
settled in Pennsylvania at an early day, living in Washington County until after the birth of their son
and then moving to North Beaver Township, Lawrence County.
There he followed farming for many years.
John Elder was married (first) to Maria Hamill and they had one child.
He married (second) Eliza Reed, and they had five children. [see ROBERT REED ELDER, b. 1845]
His third marriage was to Barbara Best who was a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Holebaugh) [or Hollibaugh] Best,
who were prominent farming people of Armstrong County...."

WorldConnect by Connie White
e-mail: cfaiken@hotmail.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1809738&id=I85387129
ROBERT REED ELDER, b. 1845

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ELDERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
by EDGAR B. ELDER (Elder Member #96)

Elder Family Newsletter vol. 1 #4 -EFN-Oct-Dec. 1993, page 9.

"In Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania, located northwest of Washington, Pa., lies a
small community called Eldersville.
Expecting to find several Elder families in the area, I visited there in the Summer of 1992.
When I contacted the postmistress, she said in all the years she had lived in the community
there had never been an Elder living in the area. Conversations with other citizens had the same results.
But the way the town got its name is interesting.
The land was originally owned by Thomas and Sarah Ward, who took up a tract of 400 acres.
It was surveyed on September 15, 1784, and again on March 7, 1785, and a patent was granted
April 6, 1792, under the title of "Ward's Ward."
During September 1814, the plot of the village was surveyed and laid out by James Henry,
for Thomas Ward. The name first given to the village was "Wardsville."
The town plot consisted of 53 lots and several streets and alleys.
The first store was built in the same year with John Miller as proprietor.
About this time Thomas Elder came to the area and bought two acres of land from Ward.
He built a tavern and operated it from 1809 to 1818. Since there was no water in the village
for animals or humans, Elder agreed to have a public town well dug if the name were changed
from Wardsville to Eldersville. His suggestion was accepted and the well was dug.
Today there is a pump on the site and the well is still in use.
The village consisted of several homes, two churches, three stores, one tavern, a post office,
two blacksmith shops, and a community building called Centennial Hall--and a Village Well.
Thomas Elder evidently left the area sometime after 1818, for I found no further evidence of him.
--Edgar B. Elder
[Editor's Note: According to the "History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (1882)--
"Thomas Elder, founder of Eldersville" married Margaret Campbell, daughter of Arthur Campbell.
--DYL - (Donna Y. Logan)
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William ELDER, Raccoon Church Cem, Candor PA (Robinson Twp)--Near Midway PA:
William Elder 1782 Feb 2, 1857 age 75
1850
William Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1782 Pennsylvania
William Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1837 Pennsylvania
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1790
David Elder --Armstrong, Washington, PA 1790
John Elder --Armstrong, Washington, PA 1790
Marcy Elder --Armstrong, Washington, PA 1790
Robert Elder --Armstrong, Washington, PA 1790
Thos Elder --Not Stated, Washington, PA 1790
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1800 Washington Co PA
Thomas Elder-- Cross Creek, Washington, PA 1800
John Elder --Hopewell, Washington, PA 1800
David Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA 1800
David Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA 1800
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1810 Washington Co PA
Thomas Elder-- Cross Creek, Washington, PA 1810
John Elder --Hopewell, Washington, PA 1810
David Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA 1810
James Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA 1810
William Elder-- Robinson, Washington, PA 1810
John Elder --Smiths, Washington, PA 1810
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1820 Washington Co PA
Mary Elder --East Bethlehem,Washington,PA 1820
Thomas Elder --Hanover,Washington,PA 1820
David Elder-- Robinson,Washington,PA 1820
Wm Elder --Robinson,Washington,PA 1820
Joseph Elder --West Bethlehem,Washington,PA 1820
Peter Elder-- West Bethlehem,Washington,PA 1820
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1830 Washington Co PA
Mary Elder-- East Bethlehem, Washington, Pennsylvania
David Elder --Robinson, Washington, Pennsylvania
William Elder-- Robinson, Washington, Pennsylvania
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1840 Washington Co PA
David Elder-- Smith, Washington, Pennsylvania
Duncan Elder-- Robinson, Washington, Pennsylvania
Jas Elder --Smith,Washington, Pennsylvania
Mary Elder --Robinson, Washington, Pennsylvania
Wm Elder-- Robinson, Washington, Pennsylvania
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1850
John Elder --Smith, Washington, PA abt 1814 Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Elder --Smith, Washington, PA abt 1824 Pennsylvania
Anne Elder --Smith, Washington, PA abt 1845 Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Elder-- Smith, Washington, PA abt 1847 Pennsylvania
Allis Elder --Smith, Washington, PA abt 1849 Pennsylvania
William Elder-- Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1782 Pennsylvania
Carry Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1801 Pennsylvania
Samuel Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1829 Pennsylvania
Mary Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1822 Pennsylvania
David Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1832 Pennsylvania
Joseph Elder-- Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1834 Pennsylvania
Jane Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1837 Pennsylvania
Oliver P Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1839 Pennsylvania
Carry Elder-- Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1842 Pennsylvania
Adelia A Elder-- Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1826 Pennsylvania
Duncan Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1809 Pennsylvania
Mary Elder-- Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1809 Pennsylvania
William Elder-- Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1837 Pennsylvania
Martha Elder-- Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1840 Pennsylvania
Clemant Elder-- Robinson, Washington, PA abt 1845 Pennsylvania
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1860 Washington Co PA
Mariah Elder-- Mount Pleasant,Washington,PA 41 1818 PA Female
Mary J Elder --Mount Pleasant,Washington,PA 21 1838 PA Female
Luis J Elder --Mount Pleasant,Washington,PA 18 1841 PA Male
Wm Elder --Smith,Washington,PA 23 1836 PA Male
Ruth Elder-- Smith,Washington,PA 18 1841 PA Female
Thomas Elder-- Smith,Washington,PA 1 1858 PA Male
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1870
Eli Elder --Allen, Washington, PA 18 1851 Pa White Male
Alice A Elder-- Hanover, Washington, PA 5 1864 Pa White Female
Johnston D Elder-- Hanover, Washington, PA 10/12 1869 PA White Male
Lula J Elder-- Hanover, Washington, PA 9 1860 PA White Female
Ruth Elder-- Hanover, Washington, PA 29 1840 PA White Female
Santford C Elder-- Hanover, Washington, PA 8 1861 PA White Male
Thomas J Elder --Hanover, Washington, PA 11 1858 PA White Male
William Elder --Hanover, Washington, PA 35 1834 PA White Male
William E Elder-- Hanover, Washington, PA 7 1862 PA White Male
Elisabeth J Elder --Robinson, Washington, PA 23 1846 PA White Female
Clement Elder --Smith, Washington, PA 25 1844 PA White Male
Isabel Elder-- Smith, Washington, PA 23 1846 PA White Female
John Elder-- Smith, Washington, PA 1 1868 PA White Male
Johnston Elder-- Smith, Washington, PA 28 1841 PA White Male
Mariah Elder --Smith, Washington, PA 53 1816 PA White
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1880
C. M. ELDER-- Burgettstown, Washington, PA 34 PA Male Self
John C. ELDER --Burgettstown, Washington, PA 11 PA Male Son
Rachel A. ELDER --Burgettstown, Washington, PA 33 PA Female Wife
W. W. ELDER-- Burgettstown, Washington, PA 8 PA Male Son
Ada F. ELDER --Hanover, Washington, PA 4 PA Female Dau
Alice E. ELDER-- Hanover, Washington, PA 12 PA Female Dau
James C. ELDER-- Hanover, Washington, PA 3 PA Male Son
John S. ELDER-- Hanover, Washington, PA 6 PA Male Son
Johnston ELDER-- Hanover, Washington, PA 37 PA Male Self
Johnston ELDER-- Hanover, Washington, PA 11 PA Male Son
Leman K. ELDER-- Hanover, Washington, PA 6M PA Male Son
Lena G. ELDER-- Hanover, Washington, PA 7 PA Female Dau
Luella J. ELDER-- Hanover, Washington, PA 19 PA Female Dau
Sanford C. ELDER-- Hanover, Washington, PA 18 PA Male Son
Sarah F. ELDER-- Hanover, Washington, PA 32 PA Female Wife
Thomas J. ELDER-- Hanover, Washington, PA 21 PA Male Son
William ELDER --Hanover, Washington, PA 44 PA Male Self
William E. ELDER-- Hanover, Washington, PA 16 PA Male Son
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Nancy Elder Petersen
Vancouver, WA USA
Host, ELDER DNA project
results:
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Elder
NancyElderPeterSEN@yahoo.com
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