James Elborn, 1769

Kent County, Maryland; Indiana; Michigan; Nebraska, Virginia

Seventh Generation

This page was updated by Mara French on 12/1/14. An asterisk (*) shows continuation of that line. Revisions: 2012, 2013, 2014.

Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for the correctness of this research. I’ve done the best I could. Send any corrections or additions to marafrench@mindspring.com so that I can correct errors and not mislead others.

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GENEALOGY: Intro 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Elben DNA Test Results

Maps of Maryland and Delaware

Video of Rock Hall, Maryland, 2013

Video of Rock Hall, Maryland on the 4^th of July 2013

Video of Danny Elburn Gearing a Net

Video of the Steamboat Ride from Baltimore to Tolchester in 1960

Bibliography and Records

Seventh Generation

Children of Charles R. Elborn and Rosa Antrim, 6.6

7.1 Delta or Della or Delia Elburn, b. Nov 1898 in Shelby, Oceana Co., MI, or in Wabash, IN, d. 1991 and is buried at the Washington Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI. She m. Chester George VanDyke. She is in the 1900 census of Perry, Miami Co., IN, age 2, living with her parents and grandparents. In the 1910 census of Shelby, Oceana Co., MI, she is living with her parents and siblings. In the 1920 census of Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent Co., MI, she is living with her parents and siblings.

7.2* Truman Carl Elburn, b. 25 Sep 1900 in Shelby, Oceana Co., MI. He m1. Reka Van Munster; she was b. 1904 and d. 1924, and is buried at Washington Park Memorial Gardens in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI. He m2. Leta F. Eggleston. Leta was b. 16 Jul 1902 and d. 15 Jul 1977, and is buried at Washington Park Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI. Truman d. 25 Oct 1982 and is buried at the same cemetery. In the 1910 census of Shelby, Oceana Co., MI, he is living with his parents and siblings. In the 1920 census of Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent Co., MI, he is living with his parents and siblings.

7.3 Florence E. Elburn, b. 1903 in Shelby, Oceana Co., MI or Wabash, IN. She m. Judge Welcom Philpot, but was divorced and living with her brother and mother in the 1940 census of Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI. In the 1910 census of Shelby, Oceana Co., MI, she is living with her parents and siblings. In the 1920 census of Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent Co., MI, she is living with her parents and siblings.

7.4 Mandy or Maude Elburn, b. 1905 in Shelby, Oceana Co., MI, m. Joseph Krystimak. In the 1910 census of Shelby, Oceana Co., MI, she is living with her parents and siblings. In the 1920 census of Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent Co., MI, she is living with her parents and siblings.

7.5 George R. Elburn, b. 1910, living with his parents in Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent Co., MI. In the 1920 census of Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent Co., MI, he is living with his parents and siblings. In the 1940 census of Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, he was 29 and single, a laborer, living with his sister Florence Philpot age 32, and his mother Rose, age 62. He m. Helen J. He d. 19 Mar 1964 in Crestline, Crawford Co., OH, and is buried at Washington Park Memorial Gardens in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.

Children of Wilbur E. Elburn Sr. and Edith M. Townsend, 6.13

Synopsis of this Family by Joan Elburn Farley on 1 Jun 2014:

Wilbur married later in life as he was born on 13 Apr 1887. He married his brother’s widow after his brother Henry had died in 1921. He m. Edith M. Townsend on 5 Sep 1921 in St. Joseph, Berrien Co., MI, according to Michigan Marriages 1868-1925. Edith was b. 6 Sep 1897 in Cass Co., IN, the daughter of Elijah and Ida (Dillman) Townsend. She had m1. Henry Elburn in 1913; Henry died in 1921; Edith m2. Henry’s brother Wilbur in 1921; Wilbur died in 1929; Edith m3. Henry’s and Wilbur’s half brother William Confer in 1929.

Edith M. Townsend’s father, Elijah Townsend, was born in Feb 1858, and her mother Ida Dillman was born in Oct 1866 according to the 1900 census of Jefferson, Miami Co., IN. Elijah and Ida were married in 1885. Wilbur died on 18 Feb 1939 in Mexico, Cass Co., IN. Wilbur and his 3 children were living with Edith’s parents, Labon and Minnie (Smith) Elburn Confer in the 1920 census because Edith had left her second husband and their children and married for the third time, that being to William R. “Willie” Confer, the son of Labon and Minnie Smith Elburn Confer and the half-brother of her first two husbands, Henry and Wilbur Elburn, on 25 May 1929 in Allen, IN.

William and Edith Townsend Elburn Confer had 3 children: Melvin Ray Confer, Billy Gene Confer, and Carl Confer. In the 1930 census, where husband #2 and children are living with the Confers, William and Edith Confer along with son Ray (the only child born at this date) and Edith’s 70-year old uncle, Peter Dillman, are living in Miami, IN. In the 1940 census, William and Edith Confer, Thurman Curtis Elburn (marriage #1), Charles Wayne Elburn (marriage #2), Melvin Ray Confer (marriage #3) and Billy Gene Confer (marriage #3) are also living in Miami, IN. Son Carl Confer was born and died in 1931. When Edith Townsend Elburn Confer died, her obituary only lists 2 husbands, Henry Elburn and William Confer. She does however list a daughter from the second and ignored marriage: Mrs. Ruth Beck is Ruth Arlene Elburn, daughter of Wilbur Elburn. The other 2 children from her second marriage preceded her in death: Wilbur Junior Elburn died in 1942 and Charles Wayne Elburn died in 1963. One of her children from marriage #3 also is omitted from her obituary: Carl Confer who died in 1931.

Edith Marie Townsend was married 3 times to all 3 sons of Minnie Smith Elburn Confer: 2 brothers and a half-brother. Between the 3 marriages, she had a total of 9 children:

1) Henry Elburn (Samuel J. Elburn and Minnie Smith) – 27 Apr 1913.

a. Lucille R. Elburn

b. Edna Olive Elburn

c. Thurman Curtis Elburn

2) Wilbur Elburn (Samuel J. Elburn and Minnie Smith) – 6 Sep 1921.

a. Ruth Arlene Elburn

b. Charles Wayne Elburn

c. Wilbur Junior Elburn

3) William R. Confer (Labon Confer and Minnie Smith Elburn) – 25 May 1929.

a. Melvin Ray Confer

b. Carl Confer

c. Billy Gene Confer

7.6 Ruth Arlene Elburn, b. 14 Dec 1922, d. 8 Aug 2001 of diabetics complications (Type II), buried at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash, Wabash Co., IN. She m. Isaac Brown on Saturday, 30 Jul 1938, lived in Walton, Cass Co., IN. She was in the 1930 census of Jefferson, Miami Co., IN, living with her father Wilbur E., and her grandparents and 2 siblings. In the 1940 census of Tipton, Cass Co., IN, Ruth was 18, married to Isaac Brown 27, and had daughter Beverly Brown 11/12.

The following article is from the Kokomo Tribune, Tuesday, August 2, 1938. She was 4 months shy of her 16^th birthday.

7.7* Charles Wayne Elburn, b. 1924 of Miami Township, Cass Co., IN. He appears in the 1930 census of Jefferson, Miami Co., IN, age 5, living with his grandparents Laban Confer 64, and Minnie M. Confer 53, and with his father Wilbur E. Confer Sr. 45. Also living with the family are Charles’ siblings Ruth and Wilbur Confer Jr. d. 16 Dec 1963 age 39 of diabetics complications (Type II).

Charles Wayne Elburn is listed in the 1940 census of Peru, Miami Co., IN, age 15, the step-son of William Confer and the son of Edith Townsend Elburn Confer from her marriage to Wilbur Elburn. Furthermore, Thurman Curtis Elburn is in this census as a step-son of William Confer; his parents were Henry Elburn and Edith Townsend Elburn. This is quite an important census record as it definitely proves that Edith Townsend had married 3 brothers: Henry, Wilbur, and William, although William was a half brother; his mother was Minnie M. Smith (same mother as for Wilbur and Henry) but his father was Labon Confer, not Samuel Elburn. At this census, Edith’s daughter Ruth (by Wilbur) was married and listed in another household, and her son Wilbur Jr. (by Wilbur) was in a deaf institute where he died shortly thereafter. Edith’s children with Henry Elburn (Lucille, Edna, Thurman) were all older as Henry was her first husband. Edith and William (the third brother who was a half brother because his father was Labon Confer whereas the other sons’ father was Samuel Elburn) had 2 more children: Melvin Ray Confer b. 8 May 1929 and Billy Gene Confer b. 10 Jun 1936, both of whom are also in this 1940 census.

Charles m. Mary Etta Beall and had daughter Linda Louise Elburn on 5 Mar 1947 in Logansport.

Charles W. Elburn d. 16 Dec 1963, and is buried at the Ever Rest Memorial Park in Logansport, Cass Co., IN.

Another Elburn, Betty L. Elburn was b. 29 Jun 1926 and d. 13 May 2000, and is buried at the Ever Rest Memorial Park in Logansport, Cass Co., IN. We do not know where she belongs.

Another Elburn, Marietta Elburn, was b. 18 Aug 1925 and d. 8 May 2005, and is buried at the Ever Rest Memorial Park in Logansport, Cass Co., IN. We do not know where she belongs.

7.8 Wilbur E. Elburn, Jr., b. 12 Nov 1926 of Jefferson, Miami Co., IN. He was in the 1930 census of Jefferson, Miami Co., IN, living with his father Wilbur E., and his grandparents and 2 siblings. In the 1940 census of Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, Wilbur is age 13, single, living at 1200 E. 42^nd Street, at the Indiana State School For The Deaf in Indianapolis, IN. He had completed the 1^st Grade. He had also lived in Logansport, Cass Co., IN at the Can County Opear’s Home-Lines Institution at age 13 in 1940 with several other inmates. In both places his name was given as “Elburn”. He died in 1942.

Children of Henry Elburn and Edith M. Townsend, 6.14

Henry m. Edith in 1913, Henry died in 1921; then his brother Wilbur married Edith M. Townsend – Henry died of diabetes in 1921. Then Edith M. Townsend m. William R. Confer, half brother of Henry and Wilbur.

7.9 Lucille R. Elburn, b. 8 Sep 1915 in Miami, Cass Co., IN. In the 1920 census of Miami, Cass Co., IN, Lucille is living with her parents, Henry and Edith, as she is only 4 years old. Her father died in 1921. By the 1930 census of Jefferson, Miami Co., IN, she was single, age 14, orphaned because her father had died, and living with various families and not with her siblings. She m. Jess Wilson of Logansport R. R. 5, Cass Co., IN. She d. 18 Aug 1975 of diabetic complications (Type II) and is buried at the Ever Rest Memorial Park in Logansport, Cass Co., IN. Jess Wilson was b. ca. 1909 in Leon, TX.

7.10 Edna Olive Elburn, b. 23 Nov 1917, Mexico, Cass Co., IN. In the 1920 census of Miami, Cass Co., IN, living with her parents Henry and Edith Elburn, as she is only 3 years old. By the 1930 census, she was an orphan as her father had died. She was living with her uncle Andrew J. Chambers (54) and aunt and Elmeda Chambers (69). Edna m1. Robert Dean Looker, m2. Gilbert H. Cremeans. She died of diabetic complications (Type II).

7.11* Thurman Curtis (or Curtis Thurman) Elburn, b. 17 Aug 1919, Cass Co., IN, d. 29 Oct 1999, age 80, and buried in Logansport, Cass Co., IN. He was just born by the 1920 census of Miami, Cass Co., IN, age 5/12, the son of Henry and Edith, living with his sister Edna, age 2 3/12, and Luceile age 4 2/12. His father died in 1921. Curtis is listed in the 1930 census of Richland, Miami Co., IN, as an orphan boy living with his uncle and aunt, Samuel (63) and Cora Wilson (61), who were the parents of his sister Edna’s husband, Jess Wilson. In the 1940 census of Peru, Miami Co., IN, Thurman was single and living with his mother, Edith, and step-father William Confer. He was enlisted in the U.S. Navy from 17 Dec 1943 to 6 Apr 1945. In 1947 he lived at 255 West Boulevard in Peru, Indiana and was the local fireman.

He m1. Wilma Jean and had no children, m2. Mary Lou Vier on August 24, 1940 and separated 2 months later on 18 Oct 1940, and she filed for a divorce on 30 Dec 1940, and had no children, m3. Betty Lou Fields and had heirs. His marriage licenses and divorces are in the Kokomo Tribune. Betty Lou Elburn was b. 29 Jun 1926 and d. 13 May 2000 at age 73 according to the Peru Newspaper Obit Index: http://www.edanddebby.com/peruobits/POIdoem.html.

He d. at age 80 on 29 Oct 1999 in Logansport, Cass Co., IN, of diabetic complications (Type II), and is buried at the Ever Rest Memorial Park in Logansport.

The following article is from the Kokomo Tribune, Monday, August 26, 1940.

The following article is from the Kokomo Tribune, Monday, December 30, 1940.

The following article is from the Kokomo Tribune, Tuesday, 31 October 1950.

The following article is from the Kokomo Tribune, Tuesday, 24 Feb 1953, applying for a marriage license.

The following article is from the Kokomo Tribune, Saturday, 2 Mar 1968. He lost the candidacy with the least amount of votes.

Children of Samuel Washington Elburn Sr. and Lena Grant, 6.15

7.12 William Joseph Elburn, b. 20 May 1881, Piney Neck, Kent, MD, d. 11 Sep 1963, (Wesley Cemetery). He m. Mary Ellen Berger who was b. 1882, and they had daughter Mary Elizabeth (Tippy) Elburn, b. 26 Apr 1920, d. 17 Jul 2009; she m. Edward Jones, and had son Paul W. Jones.

William Joseph Elburn, age 79, and his sister Elizabeth age 72.

He was living in the 1910 census in Fairlee, Kent Co., MD, 28, with his father and brother Samuel. William Elburn, lived on R.F.D. #2, Rock Hall, age 60 when registered for the WWII Draft, born 20 May 1881 in Piney Neck, MD, signed record by Mrs. Elizabeth Jones of Rock Hall. He was 5’ 4” 135 lbs, blue eyes, gray hair, ruddy complexion. William (49) and Mary E. (46) appear in the 1930 census of Election District 5, Edesville, Rock Hall, MD, with their 9-year old daughter, Mary Elizabeth “Tippy” Elburn, b. 26 Apr 1920 in Kent, MD, and d. 17 Jul 2009 in Chestertown, Kent, MD; William was a waterman engaged in fishing; they were living near Thomas J. Elburn (68) and his wife Rebecca (66), who were descendants of the “Samuel Elburn” line, probably a brother or cousin of “James Elburn”, this line.

From the Decatur Herald iin Decatur, Illinois, June 1930:

7.13 Stella Elburn, b. 1884, d. 1885 in MD.

7.14 May Elizabeth Vincent Elburn, b. Aug 1885 in MD, listed as the daughter of Samuel Elburn. She d. 1952 and was buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. In the 1900 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, she lived with her father and siblings.

Aunt May and Uncle Goodwin, July 1947.

7.15 Edith Elburn, b. 1886, d. 1887 in MD.

7.16 Claude Elburn, b. 1887, d. 1888 in MD.

7.17 Elizabeth “Lizzie” M. Elburn, b. Oct 1888 in MD, buried along with her sister at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery, who d. 1972. She is listed in the 1900 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, as the daughter of Samuel Elburn. She outlived all her siblings.

Elizabeth M. Elburn and Ada, June 1960.

Sisters May and Elizabeth buried at the Wesley Chapel United Method Church Cemetery in Rock Hall, MD.

7.18 Hattie or Mattie Elburn, b. 1892, d. 1892 in MD.

7.19* Samuel “Buck” Washington Elburn Jr., b. 21 Sep 1893 in Piney Neck, Maryland, died 21 Jun 1970 in Chestertown, Kent Co., MD. He m. Florence May Bell. He was a carpenter and plumber in Chestertown, Kent Co., MD.

Unknown lady, Florence May Bell, and Samuel “Buck” Washington Elburn Jr. in 1961. Buck is 68 years old.

Chronology

1893 Sep 21 – Samuel was born in Piney Neck, MD.

1900 census -- Edesville, Kent Co., MD, as the son of Samuel Elburn.

1914 -- He was a cook in the U.S. Army in WWI.

1930 census -- Fairlee, Kent Co., MD, next door to his father, both as head of households. He was age 37, single, a waterman in the fishing industry, stating that both his parents were born in Maryland, and he could read and write.

1935 -- lived in Cambridge, Dorchester Co., MD.

1940 census -- Kent Co., MD, as a waterman, living with Florence Mae Elburn, his wife, b. 8 Jul 1914 in MD.

1945 -- He registered for the WWII Draft, lived near Fairlee, signed by Florence M. Elburn, was 5’ 10”, 153 lbs, brown eyes and hair with ruddy complexion.

1970 Jun 21 – Samuel died in Chestertown, Kent, MD.

2001 Jun 16 -- Florence died. She was buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Her last residence was in Delmar, Sussex Co., Delaware, and she also lived at 1020 Brickyard Rd., Trailer 76b, Seaford, DE 19973. She was buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

7.20 Lemuel Elburn, b. 1897, d. 1897.

Children of James Isaiah Elburn and Alice Matilda Brady, 6.21

Russell Cleveland
Henry Jackson
James Walter
William Edward
Violet Merle
Edna Mae
James Walter Leroy (after first one died)
Tenia Elizabeth
Charles Goldie
Pearl Elizabeth
May Tina

7.21* Russell Cleveland Elburn, b. 11 Apr 1891, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 8 Oct 1973, Chestertown, Kent, MD, m. Alice Virginia C. Benton, b. 1893, MD, m. ca. 1909, d. 22 Sep 1945, Rock Hall, Kent, MD. They were both buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. They had 12 children. He was a waterman all life.

Russell was 5’ 6”, 140 lbs, blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy completion when he signed up for the WWII Draft at age 51, signed by Mrs. Alice Virginia Elburn of Rock Hall. Russell was working for Henry Demain at “Vita Foods” in Chestertown, Kent Co., MD, at the time of his draft registration. He was employed as a waterman on the Chester River. Lived his entire life in Kent Co., MD.

Russell and Alice were buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Rock Hall, Kent Co., MD. He is listed in the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, living with his parents and siblings. In the 1930 census of Edesville, Russell and Alice are living with their 10 children. In the 1940 census of Piney Neck, Kent, MD, Russell is living with Alice and their 8 children.

7.22 Henry Jackson (known as Henry J.) Elburn, b. 17 Oct 1894, Edesville, Kent, MD, d. 1918 of a flu epidemic, Kent, MD. The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 killed more people than were killed in WWI – more than 20,000. He is listed in the 1900 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, age 4, living with his siblings. He is listed in the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, living with his parents and siblings.

The Death Certificate of “Jackson Elburn” shows he was born in 1894 and died on 18 Oct 1918 in Piney Neck, age 24, of influenza, son the James I. Elburn and Alice Brady, informant was Walter Elburn of Rock Hall, MD.

An Emergency Hopsital for Influenza Patients in 1918.

7.23 James Walter L. Elburn, b. 19 Aug 1896, Edesville, Kent, MD, d. 1903, after he died, his parents gave another son his name. He is listed in the 1900 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, age 2, living with his siblings.

7.24* William Edward “Eddy” Elburn, b. 16 Sep 1899, Edesville, Kent, MD, d. 31 May 1964, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, and was buried at Wesley Chapel Cemetery. He m. Daisy Alberta Pierce, b. ca. 1913. He was a waterman all his life. He is listed in the 1900 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, age 8/12, living with his siblings. He is listed in the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, living with his parents and siblings. He d. 1969, m. Daisy Alberta Pierce.

7.25 Violet Merle (or Myrtle) Elburn, b. 4 Sep 1903, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 7 Dec 1984 in a car accident in Delaware where the family would go to shop and still does. She m. Robert Hormby Smith, b. 23 Feb 1893, PA, d. 22 Aug 1983, Rock Hall, Kent, MD. She had 3 husbands and no children. She is listed in the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, living with his parents and siblings.

7.26 Edna or Edora Mae Elburn, b. 23 Aug 1905, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 1918 flu epidemic. The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 killed more people than were killed in WWI – more than 20,000. She is listed in the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, living with his parents and siblings.

7.27* James Walter Leroy “Roy” Elburn, b. 28 Dec 1907, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 5 Oct 1982 cancer at hospital, Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, m. Harriett Elizabeth Higgins, b. 23 Sep 1911, d. 4 Mar 1983, buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. His granddaughter Evelyn is the genealogist of this family. (c) 443-480-2104. Skinner’s Neck most of life on Harrington Park Rd. on Harrington Creek. Blood clotting issues genetically from Elburn or Brady family – lost a leg. (Glenda Dierker’s grandfather).

Harriet Elisabeth Higgins’ parents were William Henry Higgins and Arriminta “Minnie” Elbourn (from the line of Lemuel Joseph Elbourn).

6.16 Arriminta “Minnie” Elbourn, b. 19 Oct 1890, Piney Neck, Kent, MD - d. 25 Apr 1960, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, m. 18 Sep 1908, Chestertown, Kent, MD, William Henry Higgins b. 8 Jan 1888, Rock Hall, Kent, MD – d. 10 Feb 1950, Rock Hall, Kent, MD.

7.1 Harriet Elisabeth Higgins, b. 23 Sep 1911, Skinner’s Neck, Kent, MD, m. 28 Sep 1926, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, Leroy Elburn, b. 28 Dec 1907, Kent, MD, son of James Elburn and Alice Matilda Brady.

8.1 Gloria Olivia Elburn, b. 14 Feb 1928, Skinner’s Neck, Kent, MD, m. 2 Sep 1950, Kent, MD, Frank Savage.

9.1 Valerie Carol Savage, b, 10 Jun 1952.

9.2 Frank Leroy Savage, b. 9 Nov 1954.

8.2 Phyllis Audrey Elburn, b. 19 Mar 1930, Skinner’s Neck, Kent, MD, m. 28 Aug 1947, Kent, MD, Arthur Dierker.

9.1 Glenda Marie Dierker, b. 2 Aug 1950.

9.2 Ronald Leroy Dierker, b. 25 May 1956.

8.3 Jackie Leroy Elburn, b. 30 Apr 1938, Skinner’s Neck, Kent, MD, m. 20 Jul 1956, Nancy Ann Hubbard.

9.1 David Leroy Elburn, b. 8 Mar 1957.

9.2 James Daniel Elburn, b. 20 Jun 1958.

7.2 William Leroy Higgins, b. 11 May 1918, Skinner’s Neck, Kent, MD.

7.3 Betty Pearl Higgins, b. 18 Jan 1929, Skinner’s Neck, Kent, MD.

7.28 Tenia Elizabeth Elburn (the name on her Death Certificate, but also known as Tina May or Hannie “Teannie E.” Elburn), b. 1 Mar 1910 in Edesville, Kent Co., MD, d. 14 Jul 1910, age 4 months, 15 days. She is listed in the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, living with her parents and siblings. Her Death Certificate states that she died at Piney Neck, white, female, daughter of James Elburn and Alice Brady, informant was her father James Elburn.

7.29 Charles “Goldie” Elburn, b. 6 Jul 1911, Kent, MD, d. 15 Nov 1959, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, and is buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. He m. Clara Mae Kelley, b. ca. 1916, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 7 Jul 2003, Chestertown, Kent, MD. They had dau. Doris Lee Elburn, b. ca. 1933. Goldie is living with his mother in the 1930 census of Edesville. By the 1940 census, he is married to Flora M. and had daughter Daris L. Elburn, b. 1934. They lived at Skinner’s Neck in Kent Co., MD. Charles was a waterman. Flora was b. 1916 in MD.

7.30 Elizabeth “Pearl” Leona Elburn, b. 24 Jul 1912, Piney Neck, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 24 Apr 2001, Chestertown, Kent, MD, m. Stanley Francis Vansant on 30 Nov 1928. He was b. 22 Nov 1908, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 28 Aug 1990, Chestertown, Kent, Maryland. They had son Goldie Vansant. In Pearl’s obituary it says she was instrumental in establishing the Rock Hall Museum. Photos taken in May 2013 by Mara French.

Statue of captain honors watermen's way of life Unveiling celebrated in Rock Hall harbor

By Ed Brandt and Ed Brandt, SUN STAFF | October 8, 1995

ROCK HALL -- One man's solemn tribute to a declining way of life was unveiled yesterday in this small Eastern Shore town. A 16-foot-high statue of Capt. Stanley Vansant, who spent most of his 81 years as a waterman and master boat builder, will stand at water's side in Rock Hall harbor as a reminder of days gone by, but it won't be the only reminder. Hundreds of the 3,000 work- and head-boats he built still work Chesapeake Bay and its quiet coves and harbors. "If this were Japan, Captain Vansant would be a national treasure," said sculptor Kenneth Herlihy, creator of the bronze statue, which shows the captain tonging for oysters.

7.31 May Tina Virginia Elburn, b. 4 Sep 1913, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 28 Dec 1984, buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. She m. Alfred “Mickey” Edward Heinefelt on 10 Dec 1927. She was b. 1906, MD, d. 30 Sep 1972, buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. They lived in Piney Neck. They had children Pearl L.M. Heinefelt, b. ca. 1929, Skinner's Neck, Rock Hall, Kent, MD; Alfred F. “Bud” Heinefelt, b. 28 Aug 1932, Skinner's Neck, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 12 Dec 2008, buried at Wesley Chapel Cemetery; Violet Heinefelt; Gilbert E. Heinefelt. Researcher Frances Batchelor Adkins is researching this line. Her Aunt Pearl 84 now (in 2013) ---- in Skinner’s Neck has two family Bibles: one belonged to her mother Mary Tina Virginia Elburn Hinefelt, and the other belonged to Alice Matilda Brady Elburn and includes marriage, birth, and death dates.

Children of Romaine “Rome” Elburn and Ella Isabel Elburn, 6.26

7.32 Virginia “Virgie” L. 'Virgie' Elburn, b. May 1893, m. Walter Lee Starkey b. 10 Apr 1889, MD, m. 22 Dec 1910, Piney Neck, Kent, MD. They had son Elwood Starkey.

1900 census – Edesville, Kent, MD, Romie is 26, Ella is 25, their daughter Virgie L. Elburn is 7 and was born Mar 1893, their daughter Relie S. Elburn was 5 and was born Apr 1895, and their son Carl Elburn was 2 and was born Jul 1897.

1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. Had many children; information from a phone call to Ella Isabelle Elways on March 2, 2014 from Mara.

1930 census of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, Ella was 49, Aurelia 34, Carl 29, Burton 22, Lemont 16, Virginia Stardy 37, Elwood Stardy 8, Manetta Almony 26, Elinor Porter 23, James Porter 36, Evelyn Porter 3-4/12.

7.33 Aurelia “Relie” or “Realie” C. Elburn, b. Apr 1895. In the 1900 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. Appears in the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. In the 1920 census, sisters Mary, Aurelia, and Eunice are living in Baltimore, boarding with Virginia Thompson and laborers at a Tin Can Mill (ages 19, 24, and 17 respectively).

Aurelia appears in the 1930 census of Baltimore, single, age 34, living with her mother Ella, 49, and her brothers Burton, Carl, and Lemont. No children, information from a phone call to Ella Isabelle Elways on March 2, 2014 from Mara.

7.34 Carl B. Elburn, b. 8 Jul 1898, d. 15 Jul 1967, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, at age 70, and was buried on 31 Jul 1967 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, at Loudon Park Cemetery.

1900 census -- Edesville, Kent Co., MD.

1910 census -- Edesville, Kent Co., MD.

1920 census – Ella resides on Kent Island, Queen Anne’s, MD, a widow, living with son Carl and her minor children. Her occupation was a seamstress. Ella was age 48 (actually 43) and Carl was age 21 and head of household and a boilermaker in a machine ship and he was single, Elenora was 14, Burton was 12, and Lemont was 6.

1928 City Directory of Baltimore, MD -- Ella appears in the 1928 City Directory of Baltimore, MD, as the widow of Romaine, living at 2232 Oak, living with some of her children. Carl was a printer.

1930 census -- Baltimore, single, age 29, living with his mother Ella, 48 (should be 43), and his sister Elenora 34, brothers Burton 12 and Lemont 6. Also with the Stardy, Almony, and Porter families.

1940 census – Baltimore City, MD, living at 718 Bartlett Ave, with his mother Ella, age 65, widowed, and brother Lennart T., age 26, and sister Mary Bigley, age 39. He didn’t marry until age 45 in 1943 when he m. Holly Van Dyke. “A” Holly Marie Elburn lived in Baltimore in the 1994 U.S. Public Records Index at 3003 N. Charles St. #2t; she was born on 18 Dec 1976; therefore, is probably a granddaughter.

7.35 Marietta/Merela Elburn, b. 1900-1904, m. John Vincent Almony b. 28 Oct 1899, Baltimore, MD, USA, d. 6 Nov 1933, Baltimore, MD.

7.36 Mary C. Elburn, b. 2 Jun 1900, d. Dec 1975. In the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. Appears in the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. She appears living in the 1940 census of Baltimore with her mother Ella, age 65, and brother Lennart T., age 26. She m. George W. Bigley ca. 1920 where they are listed in the census of Baltimore. In the 1920 census, sisters Mary, Aurelia, and Eunice are living in Baltimore, boarding with Virginia Thompson and laborers at a Tin Can Mill (ages 19, 24, and 17 respectively). In the 1930 census, George Bigley is 31, mechanic, and Mary Bigley is 29, operator, in Baltimore, MD. In the 1940 census of Baltimore, Baltimore City, MD, Mary Bigly is 39, married, a machine operator, living with her mother Ella 65, and her brothers Carl B. 41, and Lennart T. 26. George Bigley was born ca. 1899 and d. Aug 1955 in Baltimore. She m. William George Bigley, b. ca. 1899, d. 5 Aug 1955, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. He was buried in Sater’s Baptist Historical Church Cemetery in Timonium, MD.

7.37 Bertha L. Elburn, b. 1902.

1910 census of Edesville, “Romain” and Ella were living with their children Bertha L. 17, Realie C. 15, Carl 14, Mary C. 10, Myrtle 8, Elnora 4, Burton 2.

7.38 Emma Elburn, b. 19 Mar 1903, Kent, MD.

7.39 Eunice Myrtle Elburn, b. 5 Aug 1904, d. 26 Mar 1973, (Wesley Cemetery). Marietta/Merela or Myrtle E. “Rita” Elburn, b. 1902 in MD, m. John Vincent Almony who was b. 28 Oct 1899, Baltimore, MD, d. 6 Nov 1933 in Baltimore. They had son Carl Vincent Almony, b. 3 Jan 1923, Catonsville, Baltimore, MD, d. 30 Nov 1924, Catonsville, Baltimore, MD. In the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. Appears in the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. . In the 1920 census, sisters Mary, Aurelia, and Eunice are living in Baltimore, boarding with Virginia Thompson and laborers at a Tin Can Mill (ages 19, 24, and 17 respectively).

7.40 Eilanora Elburn, b. 28 Nov 1905, Kent, MD, m. James Porter b. Abt 1894, m. Abt 1925. Elenora or Elnora or Ellanora “Elnore” Elburn, b. 28 Nov 1905 in Kent, MD, m. James Porter ca. 1925, and had daughter Evelyn Porter. In the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. Appears in the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. She appears in the 1930 census of Baltimore, living with her husband, her mother, and several sibling, and their daughter Evelyn.

7.41* Burton W. Elburn, b. 13 Jun 1908, Kent, MD, m. Gertrude, b. Abt 1923. (he never had a middle name), b. 13 Jun 1908, Kent, MD, m. Gertrude M. Pekoninsky whose family changed her name to unknown. In the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. Appears in the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. He was living in Baltimore, MD, in the 1928 City Directory, working in a laboratory. He appears in the 1920 census of Kent, Queen Anne’s Co., MD, the brother of Carl, living with his mother, Ella. In the 1930 census of Baltimore, Baltimore Independent City, MD, he was still living with his mother, Ella, and siblings Aurelia 34, Carl 29, Lemont 16. In the 1940 census of Baltimore, he was living at 2649 Miles Ave., working as an Operator Seaming Machine, married to Gertrude M. Fisher, but Fisher was not her real name — they just pulled it out of a hat as she was Polish and the family wanted to hide their name Pekoninsky. In this 1940 census, Gertrude was 27, and living with their 8 children: Burton W. Elburn 8, William M. Elburn 7, Janet L. Elburn 6, Robert L. Elburn 4, and Viola M. Elburn 2. Burton d. Jun 1985 in MD.

Burton appears in the 1928 City Directory of Baltimore, MD, living at 2232 Oak St. See below.

7.42* Lemont T. Elburn, b. 10 Oct 1913, d. Jul 1979, age 65 in Baltimore City, Baltimore Co., MD. He appears in the 1930 census of Baltimore, single, age 16, living with his mother Ella, 49, and his brothers Burton and Carl, and sister Aurelia. He appears in the 1920 census of Kent, Queen Anne’s Co., MD, the brother of Carl, living with his mother, Ella. In the 1930 census of Baltimore, Baltimore Independent City, MD, he was still living with his mother, Ella, and siblings Aurelia 34, Carl 29, Burton 22. He lived at 2920 Strickland St., Baltimore, MD. In the 1940 census of Baltimore, Baltimore City, MD, Lemont is living with his mother, Ella 65, and his siblings Carl B. 41, and Mary Bigly 39. Lemont married Hilda (perhaps Dill) who was b. 20 Jul 1921 and d. 9 Dec 2008. They had sons Moe and Ronnie. Moe m. Sharon, later they were divorced, and Sharon married his brother Ronnie and they are still living in Baltimore in 2014; information from a phone call to Ella Isabelle Elways on March 2, 2014 from Mara. Lemont m. Hilda and per parents owned the funeral home.

ELBURN , Hilda On December 9, 2008, Hilda Elburn, beloved wife of the late Lemont Elburn, devoted mother of William Elburn and his wife Donna and Ronald Elburn and his wife Sharon, dear grandmother of Steven Elburn and his fiancé Leslie, cherished great-grandmother of Dustin Elburn, loving sister of Ilean Brinkmeyer, Ruth Shipley, Charles Dill and his wife Shirley, Betty Cook and her husband Bill, Nancy Mills and her husband Calvin, and the late Lillian Chapman, Mary DiAngelo and Doris Koslowski. Mrs. Elburn is also survived by her brother-in-law Norman Chapman and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation for family and friends will be held on Thursday, December 11th from 3-5 and 7-9 P.M. in the HUBBARD FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4107 Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore. The Funeral Service will be held on Friday December 12th at 10:00 A.M. in the Emmanuel Methodist Church, 6517 Frederick Road, Catonsville. Interment in Loudon Park Cemetery. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS CONTRIBUTIONS TO EMMANUEL METHODIST CHURCH WILL BE APPRECIATED

Published in Baltimore Sun on Dec. 11, 2008.

Children of William Thomas Jefferson Elburn and Gracie S. Usilton, 6.29

7.43* William “Willie” Earle Elburn, b. Apr 1898 which matches his gravestone, in Church Hill, Queen Anne’s Co., MD, d. 20 Feb 1979, m. Bertha Mae Roe who was b. 31 Jul 1899, the dau. of John Augustus Roe and May V. Bertha Mae d. Jul 1978 in Chester, Queen Anne’s Co., MD. Both are buried at the Stevensville Cemetery in Stevensville, Queen Anne’s Co., MD. In 1940 they lived at Dornonces Road C Lyroow Lsib, Onted State highway 404 in Rural Queen Anne’s Co. Willie completed the 5^th grade and had at least 16 children. living in the 1910 census in Greensboro, Caroline Co., MD.

1920 census – William Elborn, laborer on a farm, age 21, b. 1898 in MD, both parents were both in Maryland. He was living as a lodger in Dixon, Queen Anne, MD, with the Crew and Cannon families.

1940 census -- Queen Anne’s County, MD, shows Willie Earl Elburn as b. 1908, age 32, living with his wife Bertha Mae, age 40, and their 13 children:

1930 Census of Election District 3, Queen Anne’s Co., MD.
Earle Elborn 32
Bertha May Elborn 31
William Roy Elborn 9
Charles A. Elborn 7
Earle Elborn 5
John W. Elborn 3 3/12
Grave V. Elborn 3 3/12
Gladys M. Elborn 2 4/12
Calvin H. Roe 15

1940 Census of Queen Anne’s Co., MD
Willie Earle Elbon 32 hired man
Bertha Mae 40
Ray William 18
Charles Alfred 16
Earl 15
John Agustus 13
Grove Ligonia 13
Gladys Mae 12
Bertha Mae 9
Ada Louise 8
Thomas Fronlis 6
Howard Norman 4
Ralph Lee 3
Pearl Ann 1
Jane Elizabeth 0

7.44 Emma Elburn, b. May 1900 in MD, living in the 1910 census in Greensboro, Caroline Co., MD. She was just born during the 1900 census of Church Hill, Queen Anne Co., MD, as the dau. of William Elbourn and Grace S. Elbourn, listed with that spelling.

7.45 Harry Elburn, b. 1903 in MD, living in the 1910 census in Greensboro, Caroline Co., MD.

1920 census – Harry was age 16, b. 1904, living in Dixon, Queen Anne, MD, with the Bradley family as a laborer.

1930 census – Harry J. Elborn was age 27, b. 1903, living in Election District 3, Queen Anne, MD, married to Cora B., age 21, and with daughter Francis A. Elborn, age 2 3/12, and son Harry R. Elborn, just born. Everyone in the household states that both their parents were born in Maryland.

7.46* Otis Elburn, b. 1908 in MD, living in the 1910 census in Greensboro, Caroline Co., MD. By the 1940 census, he was spelling his name Elborn, 31, married to Elsie Elborn, 24, and living with their 2 children, Margaret Elborn 4, and William O. Elborn 2.

7.47 William T. Elburn, b. 1911, lived on the Right Of Public Road from Stevensville to Kent Point in 1920.

Children of Jerome “Romaine” Isaiah Elburn and Eliza Ann Elburn, 6.30

7.48 Beulah “Beaulie” Elizabeth Elburn, b. 8 Jan 1894, Kent, MD, m. James T. Elmore, d. 12 Aug 1973, and is buried at the Wesley Cemetery in Kent, MD. They had children Leroy Elmore, b. ca. 1917, and Dorothy V. Elmore, b. 20 Nov 1921. James T. Elmore died before the 1930 census as Beaulie is listed as a widow. In the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, Bealie E. is age 13 living with her parents. In the 1930 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, Beaula is widowed and living with her parents Romie P. and Annie M. and her brother Authur D., and with her children Leroy E. Elmore 13, and Dorothy V. Elmore, 8.

7.49 Ruel Washington Elburn, b. 27 Nov 1900, Kent, MD, d. 27 Sep 1901, Kent, MD.

7.50 Arthur David Elburn, b. 23 Dec 1902, Kent, MD. In the 1910 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, Arthur D. is age 7 living with his parents Ronnie I. Elburn 39 and Annie A. Elburn 37, plus his sister Beallie E. Elburn 13. In the 1930 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, he is living with his parents Romie P. and Annie M. and with his sister Beulah. No known heirs. Not in 1940 census.

Children of Owen Washington Elburn and Fairrow (Fairy A.) Edwards, 6.32

7.51 John David “Owen” Elburn, b. 17 Oct 1907, Edesville, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 25 Dec 1982, Rock Hall, Kent Co., MD, and is buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Rock Hall. He m. Margaret Rebecca Ryan who was b. 1913 and d. 1997, the dau. of Ella Amelia Sanford and Joseph Richard Ryan. Margaret was baptized by Rev. Prettyman on 3 Dec 1913 at the Rock Hall M. E. Church. “Owen” lived in Edesville, Kent Co., MD, most of his life and joined the military on 28 Sep 1942 in Baltimore, MD.

By the 1930 census of Edesville, Kent, MD, John’s father was widowed, and John was living with his father, Owen age 61, his brother Robert S. age 20, and his youngest brother Bernard age 9. By the 1940 census of Kent Co., MD, John’s father was widowed, living on Piney Neck, working as a waterman.

7.52 Robert Fisher S. Elburn, b. 11 Jul 1909, Kent, MD, d. 19 May 1951, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. He was living with his widowed father in the 1930 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. By the 1940 census of Kent Co., MD, he was living with his father and brothers.

7.53 Bernard F. Elburn, b. ca. 1920, d. 27 Mar 1943 in North Africa in WWII. He is buried in the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia. He was buried in the U.S. Army, 135^th Infantry Regiment, 34^th Infantry Division, NARA, WWII Memorial, Overseas American Cemeteries. He was “Killed in Action” near Tunisia during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a Private and a Protestant. He appears as age 9 in the 1930 census living with his widowed father in Edesville, Kent Co., MD. He was living with his widowed father in the 1940 census of Kent Co., MD, and working as a waterman.

The cemetery covers 27 acres, and was completed in 1960. 2,841 American servicemen are buried there, this representing 39% of the burials which were originally made in North Africa and Iran.

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