Surname Elbourn(e) / Elbon / Elburn / Elbin / Elben

Steamboat Wharf, Rock Hall, MD, date on back of card is 1911.

Lemuel Joseph Elbourn, born 1830

Kent County, Maryland

Fifth Generation

This page was updated by Mara French on 7/3/14. An asterisk (*) shows continuation of that line. Send any corrections or additions to marafrench@mindspring.com. Revisions: 2012, 2013, 2014.

Contents

GENERATIONS: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
(click numbers to go to each generation)

Elben Home Page

Lemuel Elbourn of Maryland Home Page

Outline of Lemuel Elbourn

Elben DNA Test Results

Maps of Maryland and Delaware

Bibliography

Fifth Generation

Children of Lemuel Joseph Elburn and Sarah Catherine “Kate” Benton, 4.5

The children of this couple were researched by Judy Elbourn Curtis. Judy further states that Lemuel had 8 children:

Thomas James Elbourn
Joseph Lemuel Elbourn
William Henry Elbourn
George Washington Elbourn
Mary Elizabeth Elbourn
John Wesley Elbourn
Nora Virginia “Jennie” Elbourn
Charles Albert Elbourn (Elbourne)

Judy Elbourn Curtis was told years ago by an Elbourn that the oldest son was often named after both of his grandparents----therefore, Thomas James (first son) was named after his grandfathers Thomas Benton and James Elbourn. Just last month, Judy found a previously unknown daughter, Mary Elizabeth, b. 1869 (she is listed in the 1870 census as Mary E.). Since she was the first girl, the naming pattern continues – Mary Elizabeth is named after her grandmothers, Mary Rollison and Elizabeth Covington. For years Judy thought Lemuel’s father was probably James Jr. as he was born in 1804 and he and his wife Elizabeth Hague b. 1805 were married in 1826 in Kent, MD---they were the right age and in the right place. But when James Jr. moved to Indiana in 1838, he would have taken his children with him, and he did not take Lemuel who was only 8 years old as he was not his child. Further documents have been found that provide information on Sarah Jones to support her being the 2^nd wife of James Elbourn Sr.

5.1* Thomas James “James T.” Elbourn, b. 1 Dec 1858, Edesville, Kent, Maryland, d. 22 Sep 1932 in Rock Hall, Kent, MD. He m. Sarah Elizabeth Kendall on 18 Feb 1880, Rock Hall, Kent, MD. She was b. 20 May 1864, Harper's Ferry, Jefferson, WV, d. 12 Jul 1949, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, dau. of Stephen M. Kendall, b. abt 1840/1841, Kent, MD, d. 6 Feb 1899, Edesville, Kent, MD, and Anna Rebecca “Annie” Birch, b. abt 1842-1845, Ree’s Corner, Kent, MD, d. 21 Dec 1934, Rock Hall, Kent, MD. They were both buried at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Rock Hall, MD. He was referred to as James T. in the 1860 census of District 1, Kent, MD. After Thomas died on 22 Sep 1921, Sarah Elizabeth Kendall married ca. 1940 to his brother, John Wesley Elburn, as John W.’s wife died in 1939.

Occupation

Thomas bought a schooner “Mattie L. Ford” in 1910 for $100, a 38-year old vessel. The Chesapeake Bay is famous for its skipjacks, but they were a lighter and faster boat; the schooner would be more adapted to the hauling of freight (from Joan Elburn Farley).

Joseph L. Mulford was born on 24 Sep 1844 in Bridgetown, Cumberland, NJ, exactly the same town where another large Elbourn family lived, spelling their name Elben, and matching most other DNA results. Bridgetown is where he bought the vessel.

The “Mattie L. Ford” was 32 tons, 20 net tons, 56.2’ L by 19.1’ W by 5’ D. It had a crew of 3, built in 1872 in Bridgetown, Cumberland, NJ. The home port where the schooner had permanent documents issued was in Baltimore, MD. From the “Congressional Serial Set” by the US Government Printing Office, 1911. The vessel “Oxford” is not listed here.

Children

There were 14 children born to the marriage of Thomas James and Sarah E. (Kendall) Elbourn. Only 4 grew to adulthood, married and had children. Remaining infants and children died young, some names unknown. (Information provided to Judy Elbourn Curtis by Edith Muriel (Elbourn) Batchelor in 1967).

Note: Brother to Thomas James Elbourn, Joseph Lemuel Elbourn’s wife (of the 5^th generation), Harriet Elizabeth Beck Elbourn, died on 22 Mar 1900 leaving 5 young children in the 6^th generation (Mary Virginia Elbourn, Arraminta Elbourn, Sarah Catherine Elbourn, Joseph Owen Elbourn, and Elijah Washington Elbourn). Joseph Lemuel Elborn’s brother, Thomas James Elbourn (5.1, generation 5) and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Kendall, raised these children along with their already large family of 14; their children were born 1881-1905, and Joseph Lemuel Elbourn’s 5 children were born 1887-1898. This would indicate that many of these children would be living together in the 1910 census, so be aware to differentiate who they are.

Swan Creek, Rock Hall, MD. Swan Point (as seen in the first photo) is across the waterway and is private land owned by farmers and unreachable by car. Photos taken in May 2013 by Mara French.

Census

22 Jun 1857 – Thomas’ parents Lemuel and Sarah Catherine “Kate” Benton married in Rock Hall.

1 Dec 1858 –Thomas James Elbourn born in Edesville, Kent, MD.

1860 census – Lemuel is listed as L. J. Elbourne, age 30, living with Sarah C. 21 and James T. age 1 in District 1, Kent, MD (here he was known as James Thomas).

1870 census – The census of District 4, Kent, MD, matches very closely, but with 4 errors. It is put here for further study. Plus, this family has not been found in 1870 except for this entry.

Census Name	Correct Name	Census Age	Correct Age	Birth Year
Thomas Elburn	Lemuel Elburn	40	same	1830
Sarah C. Elburn	same	29	34*	1836
Louis Elburn	Thomas Elburn	11	same	1858
James L. Elburn	Joseph L. Elburn	9	same	1860
William H. Elburn	same	7	same	1862
George W. Elburn	same	4	same	1865
Mary E. Elburn	same	1	same	1869

*Sarah’s age has consistently been variable.

1880 census -- Thomas was age 22, a farm laborer, married to Sarah E., age 16, and living at Swan Creek Neck, Kent, MD. By the next year, they had their first child.

1900 census -- of Edesville, Kent, MD, Thomas and Sarah have 3 children: Annie B. Elburn, 11 (b. Jul 1888); Purnell J. Elburn 5 (actually 7, born 28 Aug 1893); and Myrtle E. Elburn 5 (Edith Muriel b. 1 Mar 1895). Their daughter Sarah E. who was born Nov 1883 had died on 8 Dec 1898 before this census. Their dau. Blanche, who was b. ca. 1896, also died in 1898, as well as 5 others before 1900.

1910 census -- of Edesville, Kent, MD. Ancestry.com has this census indexed as Ellman, but the original looks clear to me as Elburn, which should be Elbourn. Thomas is 52, born 1858, stating his wife is Sarah E., age 46, and they are living with Connell J. 17 (should be Purnell), Edith M. 15, Thomas B. (Thomas Bennett) 8, and George W. (George Washington), 5. It states that Sarah had a total of 14 children and that only 4 are still living, those 4 listed in this census. Thomas was a fisherman along with son Purnell. Edith was a seamstress in a factory. The name Connell J. must have been entered incorrectly as it should be Purnell Jump (Jump was a surname of a family in the area at that time).

1920 census -- of Edesville, Kent, MD, Thomas James Elbourn is 61, a waterman on the Chesapeake Bay, and married to Sarah E. (Kendall), 56, living with their children Merrill E. (Edith Muriel) 20, Thomas Bennett 17, and George Washington 14. Also living with them is Thomas’ widowed mother, Sarah C. Downey, 83, telling us that his mother remarried after his father Lemuel Joseph Elbourn had died in 1879. Sarah m. Charles Downey in 1883.

1930 census -- of Edesville, Kent, MD, Thomas J. Elbourn was 71 living with his wife Sarah E. Elbourn, 65. They were living alone, and Thomas died 22 Sep 1932.

1940 census -- of Kent, MD, living on Gratitude Rd, is Sarah E. Elbourn, age 74, b. 1866, living with John W. Elbourn, age 69, born Aug 1873, who is her first husband’s brother. She was John’s second marriage after his wife had died on 1 Mar 1939. John died 25 Nov 1948 and Sarah died 12 Jul 1949, but she was buried with her first husband.

Death

Joan Elburn Farley has in her possession the death certificate of Thomas James Elbourn, male, white, was married at the time of his death, died 22 Sep 1932 of Diabetes Mellitus which he had for the last 3 years of his life. He was a waterman and worked 60 years in that occupation until 1919. He was born in Piney Neck; his father is Lemuel Joseph Elbourn of Rock Hall, and his mother is Sarah C. Benton of Piney Neck. Thomas’ wife Sarah Elbourn, supplied the information on the death certificate.

5.2* Joseph Lemuel Elbourn, b. 2 Nov 1860, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 12 May 1950, Rock Hall, Kent, MD. He m. Harriett Elizabeth “Hattie” Beck on 29 Aug 1882 in Rock Hall, Kent, MD. She was b. 17 Jan 1867 in Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 22 Mar 1900, Piney Neck, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, dau. of John A. Beck (b. 1820, Kent, MD) & Sarah Webb (b. 1824, Kent, MD, d. abt. 1868/1870, Kent, MD), and is buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Rock Hall. The Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Rock Hall, Kent, MD, lists Harriet as Harriet Elizabeth Beck Elbourn, b. Oct 1860 in Kent, MD, d. 21 Mar 1900 in Kent, MD.

Note: Joseph Lemuel Elbourn’s wife (of the 5^th generation), Harriet Elizabeth Beck Elbourn, died on 22 Mar 1900 leaving 5 young children in the 6^th generation (Mary Virginia Elbourn, Arraminta Elbourn, Sarah Catherine Elbourn, Joseph Owen Elbourn, and Elijah Washington Elbourn). Joseph Lemuel Elborn’s brother, Thomas James Elbourn (5.1, generation 5) and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Kendall, raised these children along with their already large family of 14; their children were born 1881-1905, and Joseph Lemuel Elbourn’s 5 children were born 1887-1898. This would indicate that many of these children would be living together in the 1910 census, so be aware to differentiate who they are.

Census

1900 census -- Joseph and Harriett appear in Edesville, Kent, MD. Joseph and Harriett have 5 children in this census: Mary V. 15, Arraminta 9, Katie 4, Joseph O. 4, and Elijah W 1. Their last child was an unnamed baby born 19 Mar 1901 who died in infancy.

1910 census -- Edesville, Kent, MD, Joseph is widowed living with his children: Katie E. 17, b. 1893 (Sarah Catherine “Kate”, b. 1894); Lizzie W. 14, b. 1896 (Elijah Washington b. 1898); and Joseph W. 11, b. 1899 (Joseph Owen b. 1896).

1920 census -- Edesville, Kent, MD, Joseph L. Elbourn is 58, living alone, b. ca. 1862, widowed, stating that both parents were born in MD.

1930 census -- Edesville, Kent, MD, Joseph L. Elbourn is 68, living alone, b. ca. 1862, widowed, stating that both parents were born in MD.

1940 census -- Edesville, Kent, MD, Joseph L. Elbourn is 78, living alone, b. ca. 1862, widowed, stating that both parents were born in MD. Ancestry.com has his middle initial indexed as “J”. He is living in Piney Neck where he owns his home and has completed the 3^rd grade.

5.3* William Henry Elbourne, b. 2 Feb 1862 (date confirmed by multiple family records from Judy Elbourn Curtis, tnjcurtis@aol.com in March 2014) in Langford, Kent, MD, and d. 30 Sep 1928 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE. For an unknown reason, he added an “e” at the end of his surname. His younger brother Charles who also moved to Omaha, NE, had also changed his name to Elbourne.

About 1884, William Henry and his brother George Washington decided to leave MD to go West to explore their opportunities. They worked their way to Omaha, Douglas, NE where they both found employment and met and married their wives. Their younger brother, Charles Albert Elbourn was living in MD and joined his brothers in Omaha NE in about 1897, where he worked and met and married his wife.

William Henry was a tall, good-looking man, slender, 6’3” with dark brown hair and brown eyes and had a moustache most of his adult years.

From the Municipal Journal and Engineer, Vol. XIV, No. 6, June 1903, and submitted by Joan Elburn Farley, William H. Elbourne was elected City Treasurer and Clerk in Omaha.

Marriage

William Henry m. Sarah Percis “Sadie” Gibson in Omaha, Douglas, NE on 23 May 1888. They had 8 children, one unnamed daughter died at childbirth.

Research from Judy Elbourn Curtis: Sadie was b. 31 Mar 1869, Bridgeton, Cumberland, Maine, and she d. 14 Nov 1942, Lincoln, Lancaster, NE, dau. of John Henry Gibson (b. 20 Jan 1846, Saccarappa, Cumberland, ME, d. 16 Sep 1931, Buffalo, Erie, NY) and Harriet Cornelia Webb (b. 7 May 1852, Milan, Coos, NH, d. 10 Sep 1898, Buffalo, Erie, NY). She was the oldest of 5 children.  Her father was a carriage maker and carpenter in Maine.  The family moved to Omaha, Nebraska in abt. 1875 where the youngest 3 children were born.  In Omaha, her father was an insurance and real estate broker. Sadie's parents moved to Buffalo, New York in the mid 1890's where her father became the general manager of the American Investor's Trust.  Her mother, Hattie Webb died in 1898 in Buffalo.  Her father then remarried and remained in Buffalo, New York, making occasional visits to Nebraska until he died in 1931. Sadie and her brother Frank were always close and were living in Omaha, Nebraska when she met and married William Elbourn. Sarah “Sadie” Gibson's father, John Henry Gibson, was b. 20 Jan 1848 in Saccarappa (Westbrook), Cumberland, ME  According to wikipedia, Bridgton & Westbrook are very close to each other.  I know the family lived in Bridgton when Sadie was born (oldest child b. 31 Mar 1869); however, the puzzle is her brother Frank (8 Jul 1873, and the location I have is Lowell, Middlesex, MA----this is a head scratcher, as I do not know any family stories regarding living in MA.  

Occupation

While in Omaha, William Henry worked for the local trolley (railway) transit system, and eventually became superintendent. He enjoyed local politics and became City Clerk of Omaha from 1901 through 1906. Photo below was submitted by Joan Elburn Farley from the booklet “Nebraskans, 1854-1904”, 1904, page 76. This photo was taken between 1901 and 1906, before William moved to a farm in Adams, Gage, NE, in 1907. His age in this photo is 39-44 years old.

In about 1907/1908, William bought a farm in Adams, Gage, NE and his family moved there. Their farm produced corn, wheat and potatoes. Wm. Henry managed the farm and sold farm insurance for National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut (which later became known as Hartford Insurance), and he traveled much of Nebraska. He was known for being a man of his word. He would talk to the farmers, find out what their needs were, leave with a handshake and they knew he would write up the policy and take care of them fairly.

In about 1915, the farm was leased to a family and William bought a drug store/grocery store combination on the corner of 33^rd and Holdrege in Lincoln, NE. The family moved to Lincoln and William continued to sell farm insurance and managed the stores; Sadie and their older children helped in both stores. He continued with selling farm insurance and managing the stores until shortly before his death in 1928.

Dated Tuesday, May 29, 1906 from the Sun, Baltimore, MD. Joan has a variety of clips that will be put here to shed a more positive light on William.

Census

1880 census – William lived with the Tarbutton, Scott, and Johnson families in Edesville, Kent, MD, at age 17. The head of household was William J. Tarbutton 38, and his wife Mary A. Tarbutton 36. William Elbourn was a farm laborer.

1900 census – William was 38 living in Omaha Ward 6, Douglas, NE, with his wife Sadie N. Elbourn whom he married in 1888. They are living with their children Hattie 7 and Howard J 3. He was prominent in city politics in Omaha, NE, having served on the city council.

1910 census – William was in Adams, Gage, NE on the family farm, living with his wife Sadie and their 4 children: Harriet 18, Howard J. 14, Homer 10, and Mildred 1 3/12 (1 year and 3 months).

1920 census – William lived in Lincoln Ward 7, Lancaster, NE with his wife Sadie G. They are living with of their 3 children: Homer 19, Mildred 10, and Merlin A. 8, and 5 women, all teaching at the University of NE – Lincoln Agricultural College and boarding in the Elbourn home: Bernice Clay, Edna E. Noble, Matilda Peters, Elizabeth E. Rutherford, and Ruth Odell. During the 1920’s, William acquired a drug store/grocery story combination on the corner of 33rd Street and Holdrege in Lincoln, NE. William also traveled and sold Hartford insurance to farmers across most of the state of Nebraska.

Gibson Family

From the book “John Gibson of Cambridge, Massachusetts: And His Descendants, 1634-1899.

Note: the above book, John Gibson of Cambridge, Massachusetts: And His Descendants, 1634-1899 ended before 3 additional children were born to William H. Elbourn and Sadie: Homer b 1900, Mildred b. 1909 and Merlin Alane “Pete” b. 1911.

Will for Probate – William H. Elbourn – Lincoln, NE

William Henry Elbourn died 30 Sep 1928 and is buried at the Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE.

5.4* George Washington Elbourn, b. 5 Jul 1865, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 30 Aug 1937, Placerville, Amador, CA. He m. Pauline Roland on 14 Feb 1887 in Omaha, Douglas, NE. Pauline was b. 30 Oct 1867, in Placerville, Amador, CA, and she d. 13 Oct 1939, Placerville, Amador, CA, dau. of Victor Roland, b. abt 1840, in France & Francis Monnier, b. abt 1840, in France. They are the parents of 2 children: Lena Francis Elbourn, b. Apr 1891 in Omaha, NE, and Frank Elbourn b. 27 Nov 1894 in Omaha, NE. As he also lived in Omaha, NE, it is unsure if he used the name Elbourne as his brothers did.

Census

1870 census -- Pauline is listed in Placerville, CA, with her parents Victor Roland 35 and Fannie Roland 40. Both her parents were born in France and spell their name Rowland. In the 1880 census of Placerville, Pauline is 12 and her mother Francis is divorced living with 5 children: Mary 17, Louis 15, Pauline 12, Julia 10, and Josephine 7. By the 1900 census of Placerville, Pauline’s mother is listed as divorced and living with 3 of her children, but not Pauline as she had married George W. Elbourn.

1900 census -- Omaha, Douglas, NE, George and Pauline are living with their 2 children Lena 9 and Frank 5. In the 1910 census of Everett, Burt, NE, the 4 of them are listed.

1920 census -- of Everett, Burt, NE, Lena was no longer in the household (married Clarence Sears in 1910), and Frank is listed with Esther, age 1, listed as George’s granddaughter. Esther, b. 16 May 1918 in Everett, Burt, NE, is the daughter of Frank and his 1st wife, Grace Getzmeyer (b. 1896 in NE, d. Nov 1918 in Everett, Burt, NE). Frank m2. wife, Thelma Francis Brown, on 21 Jul 1921 in North Platte, Lincoln, NE.

1930 census – George 64, Pauline 62, and granddaughter Esther 11, live together in Everett, Burt, NE. Both George and Pauline died before the 1940 census.

5.5 Mary Elizabeth Elbourn, b. 1869 in Kent, MD, and is listed in the 1870 census of District 4, but cannot be found thereafter. She died young, in about 1872, and she is not in any further records. Mary Elizabeth is their first daughter, and they named her Mary after her grandmother, Mary Rollison, mother of Sarah Catherine Benton, and Elizabeth, after her grandmother, Elizabeth Covington, mother of Lemuel Joseph Elbourn.

5.6* John Wesley Elbourn, b. Aug 1871, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 25 Nov 1948, Rock Hall, Kent, MD. Many descendants of John Wesley Elbourn live in southeastern Virginia in and around Kilmarnock, White Stone, Weems (all in Lancaster County); others live across the Rappahannock River in Butylo.

Marriages

John W. m1. Nellie Catherine “Kate” Burch on 1 Feb 1897 in Edesville, Rock Hall, Kent, MD. She was b. 15 Jun 1876, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 1 Mar 1939 in Rock Hall, Kent, MD, dau. of John Burch.

John W. m2. Sarah Elizabeth Kendall ca. 1940 in Kent, MD, the wife of his late older brother Thomas James. They had no children. Sarah was b. 20 May 1864, Harper's Ferry, VA. She was the widow of John’s brother Thomas. She d. 12 Jul 1949, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, and is buried in the Wesley Cemetery with her first husband, Thomas James Elbourn.

Census

1900 census – John appears in Edesville, Kent, MD married to Nellie C. in 1895 and with 3 children.

1910 census -- John appears in Lancaster, VA, as age 38, head of household, living with his wife Nellie, age 32, son Charles 13, son George 12, son Morris 11, and son Melvin 5. John is listed as a farmer, unable to read or write, but his wife and children could read and write.

1920 census – John W. Elbourn and his wife Nellie were living in White Stone, Lancaster, VA, with their 6 children. John and his 3 older sons were fishermen. Lyre (or Laura) was the wife of Charles Franklin Elbourn, the oldest son of John W. Elbourn.

1940 census -- Sarah E. Elbourn was born ca. 1866 in MD, and appears as age 74 in Kent, MD, living on Gratitude Road. She is---he is still living in 1940--- married to John W. Elbourn, age 59, a waterman by trade. John W. Elbourn b. 1871 would be age 69 not 59.

5.7 Nora Virginia “Jennie” Elbourn, b. 1874, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. ca. 1910, Kent, MD. She m1. William Coleman on 3 Jan 1891, Rock Hall, Kent, MD. She m2. David Joiner on 28 Jan 1898, Edesville, Kent, Maryland. No children born to either marriage. She died between age 30 and 40 of Tuberculosis of the bone as did her father, Lemuel, in Kent, MD, at about the same age.

5.8* Charles Albert Elbourn (Elbourne), b. 19 Mar 1877, Rock Hall, Kent, MD, d. 9 Mar 1954, Salem, Kent, MO. He is buried at the Douglas Park Cemetery in Douglas, Converse, WY; there is no marker. Charles Albert Elbourn (Elbourne) and his descendants changed the spelling of Elbourn to Elbourne – reason unknown. Charles signed up for the WWI Draft in Converse, WY, at age 40. He was a farmer working for E. B. Combs & Sons. He was tall, slender, with grey eyes and light hair. He signed the Registration Card as “Charles Albert Elbourn”.

Charles was the last child of Lemuel, and the year previous, on 4 Mar 1876, Lemuel was 46 and started to write an inventory for probate, as it was very possible he knew he would die soon, which occurred 3 years later.

Marriages

Charles m1. Blanche Dual/Deuel Hender on 5 Aug 1901 in Tekamah, Burt, NE. She was divorced when he married her. She was b. 28 Jul 1878, Omaha, Douglas, NE, d. 2 Oct 1966, Douglas, Converse, WY.

The marriage record of Charles and Blanche states that Charles was 25 and Blanche was 22, and the groom’s parents were L. Elbourne and Sarah Benton. Charles and Blanche later divorced. They had 3 children: Claude Hender Elbourne, b. 1902 in Omaha, NE; Lavona Elbourne, b. 1904 in Omaha, NE, Alice Elbourne, b. 1906, and Grace Virginia Elbourne, b. 1909 in Florence, NE. Charles and Blanche divorced.

Charles m2. Elsie “Nettie” A. Hanes, after 1920 in Missouri. She was b. ca. 1890 in Missouri. They had 2 children: Albert, b. ca. 1925 in Missouri (no documentation available), and Robert Leroy, b. 1928 in Douglas, Wyoming. Nettie’s maiden name was Coker and she had first married William Crawford Hanes of Cheyenne, WY.

Census and City Directories

1893 and 1894 – Miss Blanche Hender is listed in the 1893 and 1894 City Directories on 4160 Erskine St., Omaha, NE.

1901 – Charles A. Elbourne is listed in the 1901 City Directory of Omaha, NE, as a Conductor living at 3715 N Street, Omaha, NE.

1910 census of Florence, Douglas, NE, “Chas” (32) living with his wife Blanche (31) and their children Claude 8 and Grace 2. They also had daughter Lavonia who was born in 1904 and died within a year.

1920 census of Douglas, Converse, WY, Charles (41) was married to Nettie (37), and living with son Claude (18), and daughter Alice (14).

1930 census of Bear Creek, Converse, WY, Blanche, divorced from Charles, living with her daughter Grace who m. Marion G. Hardy and had newborn son Glenn E. Hardy that year. Blanche’s parents were both born in Maine.

1930 census Charles cannot be found.

1940 census of Douglas, Converse, WY, Charles lived on Nuberill St. in the East end of town. He was a caretaker with an 8^th grade education. He was living with his second wife Elsie A. Elbourne, 53, and their son Robert Leroy Elbourne, 12. Robert Leroy Elbourne was b. 17 Feb 1928 and died at age 12 on 14 Nov 1940, right after the census was taken.

Death

Blanche Deuel Elbourne was b. 28 Jul 1878 in Omaha, Douglas, NE and d. 3 Oct 1966 in Douglas, Converse, WY.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 5, 1966 at the Stark Chapel for Blanche Deuel Elbourne who died at the Wilson Rest Home after a long illness. Rev. Ernest Maedche officiated and burial was in the Douglas Park Cemetery. She had lived here for 50 years. She belonged to the Presbyterian Church. Survivors include one son, Claude H. Elbourne of Baton Route, La.; one daughter, Mrs. Grace Hardy of Douglas, WY; four grandchildren, including Eugene Hardy of Douglas, WY; and four great-grandchildren.

Elsie Allene Coker, b. Jun 1887 in Delta, CO to Isaac J. Coker and Nannie Pierson Warrington, m1. William Crawford Hanes, b. Jan 1884 in OH, son of Horatio W. Hanes and Cena R. Horton, and they had 4 children: Lorene Hanes 1904, Harold Hanes 1906, Alice J. Hanes 1908, and Thelma Hanes 1911.