Elihu D Passmore shows up as Elihu but also in the shortened "Hugh" form on records.
He was the son of William C Passmore and Alice Rachel Kirby, born April 19, 1868 in Macon County, NC where he first shows up with his parents and siblings in the Cowee section as "Hugh D Passmore, age 2"
By 1880 the family has moved to Burningtown, Macon County, NC and he is with his parents and siblings at age 12 as Elihu D. Passmore at age 12.
He married Eleanor M. "Ellen" Owenby on January 28, 1891 in Macon County, NC. Ellen was teh daughter Humphrey Posey "Posey" Owenby and Hilda's Avaline Nelson.
The couple made their home in Nantahala, Macon County, NC where they are first shown together on the census in 1900; He is shown as "Hughey D Passmore" on this census at age 32 and his birth month and year are given as April 1868.
On the 1900 Census his occupation is given as "RR SEction Master." He owns his home "free" meaning paid for.
The 1900 Census lists the family as:
Hughey D Passmore Aprl 1868
Ellen M. Passmore Mar 1869 (mother of 4 children, 3 living
Children:
Alice A Passmore Oct 1872
William H Passmore - April 1874
Elsie F Passmore - June 1898
They had one servant and 3 boarders
Also, Ellen's father, Posey Owenby is listed with birth date in May 1834 as widowed.
Ellen died in 1905
Hugh remarried on April 21, 1906 to Lily Cordelia "Delia" Matheson Pilkey. The marriage record gives his name as "Hugh D Passmore" and hers as "Delia Pilkey." The marriage was in Cherokee County, NC.
More to come.
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He was the son of William C Passmore and Alice Rachel Kirby, born April 19, 1868 in Macon County, NC where he first shows up with his parents and siblings in the Cowee section as "Hugh D Passmore, age 2"
By 1880 the family has moved to Burningtown, Macon County, NC and he is with his parents and siblings at age 12 as Elihu D. Passmore at age 12.
He married Eleanor M. "Ellen" Owenby on January 28, 1891 in Macon County, NC. Ellen was teh daughter Humphrey Posey "Posey" Owenby and Hilda's Avaline Nelson.
The couple made their home in Nantahala, Macon County, NC where they are first shown together on the census in 1900; He is shown as "Hughey D Passmore" on this census at age 32 and his birth month and year are given as April 1868.
On the 1900 Census his occupation is given as "RR SEction Master." He owns his home "free" meaning paid for.
The 1900 Census lists the family as:
Hughey D Passmore Aprl 1868
Ellen M. Passmore Mar 1869 (mother of 4 children, 3 living
Children:
Alice A Passmore Oct 1872
William H Passmore - April 1874
Elsie F Passmore - June 1898
They had one servant and 3 boarders
Also, Ellen's father, Posey Owenby is listed with birth date in May 1834 as widowed.
Ellen died in 1905
Hugh remarried on April 21, 1906 to Lily Cordelia "Delia" Matheson Pilkey. The marriage record gives his name as "Hugh D Passmore" and hers as "Delia Pilkey." The marriage was in Cherokee County, NC.
More to come.
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Elihu D Passmore shows up as Elihu but also in the shortened "Hugh" form on records.
He was the son of William C Passmore and Alice Rachel Kirby, born April 19, 1868 in Macon County, NC where he first shows up with his parents and siblings in the Cowee section as "Hugh D Passmore, age 2"
By 1880 the family has moved to Burningtown, Macon County, NC and he is with his parents and siblings at age 12 as Elihu D. Passmore at age 12.
He married Eleanor M. "Ellen" Owenby on January 28, 1891 in Macon County, NC. Ellen was teh daughter Humphrey Posey "Posey" Owenby and Hilda's Avaline Nelson.
The couple made their home in Nantahala, Macon County, NC where they are first shown together on the census in 1900; He is shown as "Hughey D Passmore" on this census at age 32 and his birth month and year are given as April 1868.
On the 1900 Census his occupation is given as "RR SEction Master." He owns his home "free" meaning paid for.
The 1900 Census lists the family as:
Hughey D Passmore Aprl 1868
Ellen M. Passmore Mar 1869 (mother of 4 children, 3 living
Children:
Alice A Passmore Oct 1872
William H Passmore - April 1874
Elsie F Passmore - June 1898
They had one servant and 3 boarders
Also, Ellen's father, Posey Owenby is listed with birth date in May 1834 as widowed.
Ellen died in 1905
Hugh remarried on April 21, 1906 to Lily Cordelia "Delia" Matheson Pilkey. The marriage record gives his name as "Hugh D Passmore" and hers as "Delia Pilkey." The marriage was in Cherokee County, NC.
More to come.
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He was the son of William C Passmore and Alice Rachel Kirby, born April 19, 1868 in Macon County, NC where he first shows up with his parents and siblings in the Cowee section as "Hugh D Passmore, age 2"
By 1880 the family has moved to Burningtown, Macon County, NC and he is with his parents and siblings at age 12 as Elihu D. Passmore at age 12.
He married Eleanor M. "Ellen" Owenby on January 28, 1891 in Macon County, NC. Ellen was teh daughter Humphrey Posey "Posey" Owenby and Hilda's Avaline Nelson.
The couple made their home in Nantahala, Macon County, NC where they are first shown together on the census in 1900; He is shown as "Hughey D Passmore" on this census at age 32 and his birth month and year are given as April 1868.
On the 1900 Census his occupation is given as "RR SEction Master." He owns his home "free" meaning paid for.
The 1900 Census lists the family as:
Hughey D Passmore Aprl 1868
Ellen M. Passmore Mar 1869 (mother of 4 children, 3 living
Children:
Alice A Passmore Oct 1872
William H Passmore - April 1874
Elsie F Passmore - June 1898
They had one servant and 3 boarders
Also, Ellen's father, Posey Owenby is listed with birth date in May 1834 as widowed.
Ellen died in 1905
Hugh remarried on April 21, 1906 to Lily Cordelia "Delia" Matheson Pilkey. The marriage record gives his name as "Hugh D Passmore" and hers as "Delia Pilkey." The marriage was in Cherokee County, NC.
More to come.
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