No parents listed on the death certificate
familysearch.org has his father listed as Owen McElfish and mother Margaret McElfish
There is some confusion on his year of birth
His Headstone has 1897
Death Certificate has 1879
Marriage records from 1922 list his age at 43 which would make his year of birth 1879
familysearch.org has his year of birth as 1878
His wife Kate is listed as 35 on the marriage records which would make her date of birth 1887 but her headstone has 1884 which would make her only 5 years younger than Charles instead of 8
Her 2nd husband was born in 1910 which would make her 26 years older than her 2nd husband William Ellis
No parents listed on the death certificate
familysearch.org has his father listed as Owen McElfish and mother Margaret McElfish
There is some confusion on his year of birth
His Headstone has 1897
Death Certificate has 1879
Marriage records from 1922 list his age at 43 which would make his year of birth 1879
familysearch.org has his year of birth as 1878
His wife Kate is listed as 35 on the marriage records which would make her date of birth 1887 but her headstone has 1884 which would make her only 5 years younger than Charles instead of 8
Her 2nd husband was born in 1910 which would make her 26 years older than her 2nd husband William Ellis
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