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

Samuel Elburn, born 1783

Kent County, Maryland

Sixth Generation

This page was updated by Mara French on 11/19/14. An asterisk (*) shows continuation of that line. Send any corrections or additions to marafrench@mindspring.com. Revisions: 2012, 2013, 2014.

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Sixth Generation

Children of William Samuel Elburn and Mary Elizabeth Deford, 5.1

6.1* James “Thomas” Elburn, b. 29 May 1861 in Chestertown, Kent Co., MD, baptized 13 Apr 1862 in Kent Co., MD, d. 27 Jan 1948 in Chestertown, Kent Co., MD, m. 19 Sep 1884 in Kent Co., MD, to Rebecca Emmeline Ashley, dau. of David Crocket Ashley (brother of William Samuel Elburn’s mother, Sarah Garetta Elizabeth Ashley who married Thomas W. Elburn) and Mary Ann Crouch. Rebecca was b. 18 Sep 1862 in Kent, MD, baptized 25 Aug 1863, d. 1946, Kent, MD. Both are buried in the Crouch/Ashley family graveyard in Piney Neck, MD. He lived in Rock Hall, MD. They have children Thomas A., Eda M., Daisy M., George F., and William D., all born in Maryland. He lived in Edesville, Kent Co., MD.

Chronology

1861 May 29 – James Thomas Elburn was born.

1862 Sep 18 -- Rebecca Emmeline Ashley was born.

1870 census – William, Thomas’ father, is listed in Chestertown, Kent Co., MD, living with his wife Mary E. and 3 of his children: Thomas, Charles, and James W.

1880 census – James T. lived in Piney Neck/Edesville with his parents and 7 siblings. He had only 1 sister.

1884 Sep 19 – James m. Rebecca Emmeline Ashley, dau. of David Crocket Ashley (brother of Sarah Garetta Elizabeth Ashley) and Mary Ann Crouch.

1900 – Election District 5, Edesville (South, West Part), Kent, MD.

1907 Aug 5 – Mary Elizabeth Deford Elburn, Thomas’ mother, died.

1910 census – Edesville, Kent, MD, Thomas Elburn 48 is married to Rebecca Elburn 45 and living with sons George F. Elburn 12 and Eilliam Elburn 8.

1913 Feb 7 – William, Thomas’ father, died in Chestertown, Kent, MD.

1920 census – Edesville, Kent, MD, James T. Elburn 58 is married to Emeline R. Elburn 54 and living with sons George F. Elburn 22 and William D. Elburn 18.

1930 census of Election District 5, Edesville, Rock Hall, MD, Thomas J. Elburn 68 and his wife Rebecca 66, were living alone and near William Joseph Elburn and his wife Mary Ellen Berger who were descendants of the “James Elburn” line.

1940 census – cannot locate them.

1946 -- Rebecca Emmeline Ashley Elburn died.

1948 – James Thomas Elburn died in Rock Hall, Kent, MD. Both are buried in the Crouch/Ashley family graveyard in Piney Neck, MD. There are 28 gravestones in this cemetery, from the Ashley, Beck, Blanch, Crouch, Dolan, Elburn (only these 2), Hodges, Hynson, Lister, Middleton, Sewell, Shriver, and Worton families. See Ashley Cemetery.

6.2* Charles Henry Elburn, b. 21 Aug 1862 in Rock Hall, Kent Co., MD, d. 7 Jun 1954 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, at his daughter Nettie Elburn Peacock’s house. Charles was buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Rock Hall, Kent Co., MD. Charles m. Emma Isabel Kendall on 28 Sep 1886; she was b. 10 Oct 1867, MD, the dau. of Jacob Kendall and Mary E. Dadds who was baptized on 11 Apr 1868 in Edesville, Kent Co., MD, by Rev. Leary. She died sometime between the birth of their last child in 1892 and the 1900 census; no death certificate has been found.

Chronology

1862 Aug 21 – Charles Henry Elburn born.

1870 census – Charles was 7, living with his parents William 32 and Mary E. 31, and his brothers Thomas 9 and James W. 5.

1867 Oct 10 – Emma Isabel Kendall was born, , the dau. of Jacob Kendall and Mary E. Dadds who was baptized on 11 Apr 1868 in Edesville, Kent Co., MD, by Rev. Leary.

1880 census -- Charles is listed in the 1880 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD (see his brother Thomas above for image).

1886 Sep 28 – Charles m. Emma Isabel Kendall.

1892-1900 – Emma Isabel Kendall Elburn died sometime between the birth of their last child in 1892 and the 1900 census; no death certificate has been found.

1900 census -- Charles and all the children are living with various relatives, which leads to Carroll Newton Elburn. Carroll Newton Elburn and his father, Charles Henry Elburn, are living with Charles’ brother John in the 1900 census in Edesville, Kent Co., MD. The way the census record is written leads one to believe that Carroll is the son of John, but he is Charles’ son. In this census of Edesville, Kent, MD, Charles is widowed, age 37, living with his brother John W. Elburn 34, and John’s wife Mary N. Elburn 32, and their 4 children Herbert W. Elburn 9, Ivey M. Elburn 8, Elmar E. Elburn 5, Lela M. Elburn 7, and with Charles’ son Carrol N. Elburn 11.

1910 census – Charles, a widower, living in Edesville, Kent, MD, alone, without his 5 children who were living on their own: Muriel, Carroll, Mary, Emma, and Anna, all of whom where of age by this census.

1920 census – Charles is 58 and living as a boarder in Chestertown, Kent, MD, with R. G. G. Cllift 48, Mary E. Clift 29, Medford S. Clift 8, and Charles G. Clift 2 8/12.

1930 census – Charles is 67, widowed, living in Chestertown, Kent, MD, with his son-in-law George T. Peacock 50, George’s wife Jeannette 39, who is also Charles’ daughter, and their son George T. Peacock 16.

1940 census – Charles is 77, widowed, head of household, living at 105 Mall St. in Chestertown, Kent, MD, a house that he owns. He completed the 6^th grade. He is living with the Peacock family: Nettie E. Peacock 49 (Charles’ daughter), George T. Peacock 26 (Charles’ grandson), Murggie Peacock 21 (Charles’ granddaughter-in-law), and Julia Ann Peacock 1 (Charles’ great granddaughter).

1954 Jun 7 – Charles Henry Elburn died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.

Death

Charles d. 7 Jun 1954 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Rock Hall, Kent Co., MD. Charles' death certificate and the records of Wesley Cemetery record that he is buried in Wesley Cemetery. He also owned a plot in Wesley Cemetery, although there are no tombstones on the plot. It is assumed that Charles is buried in his plot at Wesley; the plot cannot be probed for caskets because of the roots of an extensive root system from a huge Dogwood tree that cover the plot, per Burgess Tucker, Wesley Cemetery.

Emma Isabel Kendall probably died in childbirth or soon thereafter and is buried in Charles Elburn’s plot in Wesley Cemetery. She would have been buried before Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Rock Hall began to keep records. As with Charles, no stone. Charles’ father, William Samuel Elburn, originally owned the plot in Wesley, but bought a plot in Chester Cemetery in 1907 when Mary E. Deford Elburn died; she was the first buried in the Elburn plot in Chester. He sold the Wesley plot to son Charles Henry. These gives more reason for Charles to purchase the plot if wife Emma Isabel had been buried there.

6.3* John William Elburn, b. 4 Dec 1864 in Kent Co., MD, baptized John William on 30 Apr 1865 in Edesville, Kent Co., MD by Rev. Leary. He d. 11 Apr 1912, Kent, MD; his death certificate says he killed himself when he accidentally drowned in Rock Hall Creek – this probably means he drowned and not on purpose. He m. Mary N. Smith on 22 Mar 1889 in Rock Hall, MD; she was b. Oct 1867 in MD, and d. 1929 and is buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Because John died early, his son Herbert Wilton Elburn received inheritance from John’s brother Richard Franklin Elburn.

Chronology

1864 Dec 4 – John William Elburn born in Kent Co., MD.

1867 Oct – Mary Smith born.

1880 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD, John William Elburn lived in Piney Neck/Edesville with his parents and 7 siblings. He had only 1 sister (see his brother Thomas above for image).

1889 Mar 22 – John William Elburn m. Mary Smith.

1900 census in Edesville, Kent Co. MD, with his wife Mary N. Smith, b. 1869 in MD, and children Herbert W. age 20, dau. Ivey M. age 8, dau. Elma E. age 6, dau. Lelia M. age 8, son Carroll Newton age 11, and his brother Charles H. age 38. John d. 1912 and Mary N. d. 1929, and both are buried in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. They were actually cousins who married.

1912 Apr 11 – John William Elburn died, buried in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

1929 – Mary Smith Elburn died, buried in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

6.4 George Oscar Elburn, b. 10 Nov 1870 in Kent Co., MD, d. 9 Aug 1891, Kent, MD, age 21, buried at the Chester Cemetery, Chestertown, Kent Co., MD. He drowned and was originally interred in Wesley Cemetery in Rock Hall, but was moved to the Elburn plot in Chester Cemetery on 9 Jan 1915. He drowned at age 20 loading the boat with baskets of peaches in Rock Hall headed for Baltimore. He slipped off the dock and was crushed between the boat and the pier. He is listed in the 1880 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. No known heirs.

6.5* Walter Ludlow Elburn, b. 28 Jan 1873 in Rock Hall, Edesville, Kent Co., MD, d. 11 Nov 1969 near Chestertown in Queen Anne’s, MD, buried at the Chester Cemetery, Chestertown, Kent Co., MD. Because Walter was born in Rock Hall, the indication is tremendous that the descendants of Samuel Elburn (b. 1783) and James Elburn (b. 1769), both of Rock Hall, were related.

Walter m. Mary “Molly” Rebecca Ringgold on 5 Oct 1910 in Chestertown, Kent, MD. She was b. 24 Oct 1888 in Queenstown, Queen Anne’s Co., MD, d. 2 Dec 1968 in Tolchester, Kent Co., MD, the dau. of William Edward Ringgold and Susanna Arters. They had children William Walter, Joseph Arters, Edward Ringgold, Thomas Franklin, Richard Deford, and James Ellsworth.

Photo of Tolchester Park ca. 1916, where the family rode the train many times, but the best was the merry-go-round; it was an original made in Germany with the handcarved and painted horses. Walter and Molly, as a young couple, picnicked often at Tolchester. Sitting on the back bench (left to right) is Susanna “Annie” Arters Ringgold, Walter Ludlow Elburn, Molly Rebecca Ringgold Elburn, and son William Walter Elburn. On the front bench is William Edward “Ned” Ringgold, and Charles Drinkwater who was the son of one of Ned’s sisters and her first husband. Ned and Annie raised Charles. The two women at the ends of the benches are unknown.

Here’s a video of the steamboat ride from Baltimore to Tolchester in 1960:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX0fhYYdmW0

How nice that someone took this video as it probably brings back good memories. 

Also see the “Tidewater Maryland, an Embayed Coast Plain” Thesis written in 1918 by Walter Lefferts for his PhD. It has a map of the steamboat routes between Baltimore and the Eastern Shore. It also shows the railroad routes and addresses the early road system (or lack thereof) and explains about how people between Chestertown and Rock Hall tended to travel by water rather than by land. It’s an interesting little bit of early shore life.

Chronology

1873 Jan 28 – Walter Ludlow Elburn born in Rock Hall, Edesville, Kent Co., MD.

1880 census – Living with parents and siblings in Edesville, Kent Co., MD.

1888 Oct 24 – Walter m. Mary Rebecca Ringgold in Queenstown, Queen Anne’s Co., MD.

1900 census in Chestertown, Kent Co., MD.

1910 census of Chestertown, he is living with his father, William S. Elburn age 71 and his brother Richard F. Elburn 28, and a boarder from Germany, Emma M. Bird, age 37.

1930 census of Church Hill, Queen Anne’s Co., MD, he is living with his wife Mollie, and his children William Walter Elburn 18, Joseph Artus Elburn 14, Edward R. Elburn 11, Richard D. Elburn 7, and James E. Elburn 3 4/12. He enlisted for WWI in Queen Anne’s Co., MD, stating he is short, medium build, blue eyes and black hair.

1969 Nov – Walter died only 2 months before his 97^th birthday in January.

The first Elburn Florist Model T truck with family gathered around. Left to right: Walter Ludlow Elburn, James Ellsworth Elburn, Molly Ringgold Elburn, Edward Ringgold Elburn, unknown girl, William Walter Elburn, unknown woman with arms around unknown boy, Joseph Arters Elburn, and Richard Deford Elburn. The unknown people could be from the Ringgold family.

Walter Ludlow Elburn working at his Elburn’s Florist and Greenhouses, ca. 1940, which he owned and operated in Kingstown, Queen Anne’s Co., MD. Photo below is of the greenhouses dated ca. 1940.

Greenhouses in May 2013 with structures built in front. Now it is the Magnolia Refinishing store on Rte 213 east side of Chester River near Buick dealer was the former Elburn’s Florist and Greenhouses. 6732 Church Hill Road, Chestertown, 410-778-2200, right after Britland Farms Land, both on left.

Building between greenhouses and Walter’s private home.

The greenhouse is now used as a furniture repair shop, May 2013, and not owned by the Elburn family.

Walter at this 96^th birthday, 28 Jan 1969; he died later that year just 2 months before his 97^th birthday. Just a few months before he died, he was out in his little skiff hand-tonging for oysters; photo below was taken in 1965 in the Chester River, contributed by Joan Elburn Farley. Tonging for oysters has really been upgraded these days with better boats and equipment, but it is still a tough job.

Molly and Walter on their 50^th Anniversary (above).

Walter Elburn’s family home next to the greenhouses, taken in May 2013. No longer owned by the Elburn family.

6.6 Nora May Elburn, b. 6 Jul 1875 in Kent Co., MD, d. 19 Jul 1908, Kent, MD, buried at the Chester Cemetery, Chestertown, Kent Co., MD. She died of burns sustained at her home in Chestertown, MD in 1908 and was single with no children. She accidentally set herself on fire and burned to death. She is listed in the 1880 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. She is listed in the 1900 census of Chestertown, Kent Co., MD

6.7 Richard Franklin “Frank” Elburn, b. 12 Oct 1878 in Kent Co., MD, d. 10 Sep 1929 in Easton, Talbot Co., MD, age 50, at the Emergency Hospital. He was buried at the Chester Cemetery, Chestertown, Kent Co., MD. His Death Certificate states his father was Wm S. Elburn of MD and his mother was Mary Elizabeth DeFord of MD. The informant was Walter L. Elburn of Chestertown, MD, his brother. He died of a fractured compound, depressed skull. His probate was on 10 Sep 1929 (47 pages). He is listed in the 1880 census of Edesville, Kent Co., MD. He was stuck by an automobile while gathering the mail from the box in front of the Chestertown Post Office and died from sustained injuries. He was taken to the Easton Emergency Hospital because his injuries were so severe that the small Chestertown Hospital could not handle him. He died 2 or 3 days later from a crushed skull. The irony is that it was not his day to work, but he was filling in for a co-worker who needed the day off.

He is listed in the 1900 census of Chestertown, Kent Co., MD. In the 1910 census of Chestertown, he is living with his father, William S. Elburn age 71 and his brother Walter L. Elburn 37, and a boarder from Germany, Emma M. Bird, age 37. In the 1920 census of Chestertown, he was a boarder, single, living with various other people.

His WWI Draft Registration Card shows he lived at 109 Spring Ave., Chestertown, Kent Co., MD.

Richard Franklin Elburn’s mother, Mary Elizabeth Deford Elburn, died in 1907. He was her last child. At that time, Richard was 29 years old. The website https://familysearch.org/ has 47 pages from the Orphans’ Court for or before the Register of Wills for Kent County, Maryland, the estate of R. Franklin Elburn, dated 9/10/1929. Listed as sureties are W. B. Copper, James Thomas Elburn, Chas. H. Elburn, Walter L. Elburn of Kent Co., MD, and Herbert W. Elburn of Baltimore, MD. Following is page 7 of 47 which has some genealogical data. Richard Franklin Elburn’s brother John William Elburn died in 1912; inheritance was given to his children Herbert, Ivy, Lelia, and Elma.

The following estate papers for Richard Franklin Elburn is 47 pages and can be found on FamilySearch.org. The administrator of his account was W. (William) B. Copper, with his brothers James Thomas Elburn, Chas. H. Elburn, and Walter L. Elburn of Kent Co., MD, and his nephew Herbert W. Elburn of Baltimore, son of his deceased brother John W. Elburn, as sureties. Page 1 or 47:

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Seventh Generation