The son of George B. Elder and Sarah Clark, Terry married Mary Margaret Besaw on 18 Apr 1903 in Calhoun County, Illinois. He was a farmer, and they were the parents of 7 children.
At the time of his death, Terry was 63 years, 4 months and 24 days old.
He was buried on 26 Oct 1932 and was survived by his wife, Mary, who passed away in 1952.
Children: 3 sons, 4 daughters.
Father of:
Rufus Elder
Terry G. "Ted" Elder
Helen F. Elder Watson Goodrich
Dorothy Marie Elder Wallace
Bernice Elder Schobernd Maguire
William E. Elder
Marjory "Margie" Elder Chase
Terry's siblings:
Laura J. Elder
William S. Elder
Frances Elder
Sarah Elder
Tabetha Elder Carrico
Dora C. Elder
Bertha Bessie Elder Brands
Charles L. Elder
Note: Some sources have Terry's middle name as Roberson.
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Obituary:
DEER PLAIN INVALID DIES
Terry Elder, 64, of Deer Plain, died at his home Sunday and his funeral was held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial was made in the Deer Plain cemetery. Elder had been an invalid for 24 years. Besides his wife he is survived by four daughters, one son, and one brother, all of Deer Plain.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 27 Oct 1932; page 13)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
At the time of his death, Terry was 63 years, 4 months and 24 days old.
He was buried on 26 Oct 1932 and was survived by his wife, Mary, who passed away in 1952.
Children: 3 sons, 4 daughters.
Father of:
Rufus Elder
Terry G. "Ted" Elder
Helen F. Elder Watson Goodrich
Dorothy Marie Elder Wallace
Bernice Elder Schobernd Maguire
William E. Elder
Marjory "Margie" Elder Chase
Terry's siblings:
Laura J. Elder
William S. Elder
Frances Elder
Sarah Elder
Tabetha Elder Carrico
Dora C. Elder
Bertha Bessie Elder Brands
Charles L. Elder
Note: Some sources have Terry's middle name as Roberson.
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Obituary:
DEER PLAIN INVALID DIES
Terry Elder, 64, of Deer Plain, died at his home Sunday and his funeral was held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial was made in the Deer Plain cemetery. Elder had been an invalid for 24 years. Besides his wife he is survived by four daughters, one son, and one brother, all of Deer Plain.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 27 Oct 1932; page 13)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
The son of George B. Elder and Sarah Clark, Terry married Mary Margaret Besaw on 18 Apr 1903 in Calhoun County, Illinois. He was a farmer, and they were the parents of 7 children.
At the time of his death, Terry was 63 years, 4 months and 24 days old.
He was buried on 26 Oct 1932 and was survived by his wife, Mary, who passed away in 1952.
Children: 3 sons, 4 daughters.
Father of:
Rufus Elder
Terry G. "Ted" Elder
Helen F. Elder Watson Goodrich
Dorothy Marie Elder Wallace
Bernice Elder Schobernd Maguire
William E. Elder
Marjory "Margie" Elder Chase
Terry's siblings:
Laura J. Elder
William S. Elder
Frances Elder
Sarah Elder
Tabetha Elder Carrico
Dora C. Elder
Bertha Bessie Elder Brands
Charles L. Elder
Note: Some sources have Terry's middle name as Roberson.
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Obituary:
DEER PLAIN INVALID DIES
Terry Elder, 64, of Deer Plain, died at his home Sunday and his funeral was held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial was made in the Deer Plain cemetery. Elder had been an invalid for 24 years. Besides his wife he is survived by four daughters, one son, and one brother, all of Deer Plain.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 27 Oct 1932; page 13)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
At the time of his death, Terry was 63 years, 4 months and 24 days old.
He was buried on 26 Oct 1932 and was survived by his wife, Mary, who passed away in 1952.
Children: 3 sons, 4 daughters.
Father of:
Rufus Elder
Terry G. "Ted" Elder
Helen F. Elder Watson Goodrich
Dorothy Marie Elder Wallace
Bernice Elder Schobernd Maguire
William E. Elder
Marjory "Margie" Elder Chase
Terry's siblings:
Laura J. Elder
William S. Elder
Frances Elder
Sarah Elder
Tabetha Elder Carrico
Dora C. Elder
Bertha Bessie Elder Brands
Charles L. Elder
Note: Some sources have Terry's middle name as Roberson.
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Obituary:
DEER PLAIN INVALID DIES
Terry Elder, 64, of Deer Plain, died at his home Sunday and his funeral was held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial was made in the Deer Plain cemetery. Elder had been an invalid for 24 years. Besides his wife he is survived by four daughters, one son, and one brother, all of Deer Plain.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 27 Oct 1932; page 13)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Gravesite Details
There were 2 men named Terry R. Elder in Calhoun County in the early 1900's. The other Terry Elder was born Sep 1836 in Tennessee and was married to Eliza Catherine Snyder and later to Jennie Stiles.
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