John Edgar McElrath (January 2, 1844–May 6, 1907) was a prominent Oakland attorney born in Citico, Monroe, Tennessee, who married into an even more prominent Oakland family. He served as a soldier in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, rising up to the rank of Major.
McElrath was born January 2, 1844 to Hugh McDowell McElrath and Elizabeth Lowrey Morgan (McElrath). He was the great-great-grandson of Gov.John Sevier (September 23, 1745–September 24, 1815), an American soldier, frontiersman and politician, and one of the founding fathers of the State of Tennessee.He was the great-grandson of Elizabeth Lowrey Sevier, and was listed on the 1851 Siler Roll and the 1852 Chapman Roll as a male of mixed Eastern Cherokee ancestry. He was admitted to the Eastern Cherokee By Blood application prepared by Guion Miller in 1906-1910.
On September 23, 1875 McElrath married Elsie Ann Alden, daughter of Solomon Ellsworth Alden,) and together they had eleven children:
Elsie Alden McElrath (1876 - 1899)
Bertha McElrath (1878 - 1953)
Marion McElrath (1879 - 1970)
Phoebe McElrath (1880 - 1975)
Ann Edwards McElrath (1882 - 1971)
John Edgar McElrath, Jr. (1883 - 1971)
Hugh McDowell McElrath (1885 - 1888)
Hilda McElrath (1888 - 1950)
Katherine McElrath (1888 - 1984)
Alden McElrath (1889 - 1974)
Clifford McElrath (1891 - 1977)
McElrath was visiting his old family home in Madisonville, Tennessee, in 1907 when he passed away at age 63, leaving behind his wife Elsie and their nine surviving children. He was brought back to California where he was interred in Mountain View Cemetery along with many other members of the Alden and McElrath families, some in Plot 1, Lot 347, and some in Plot 1, 322.
McElrath was born January 2, 1844 to Hugh McDowell McElrath and Elizabeth Lowrey Morgan (McElrath). He was the great-great-grandson of Gov.John Sevier (September 23, 1745–September 24, 1815), an American soldier, frontiersman and politician, and one of the founding fathers of the State of Tennessee.He was the great-grandson of Elizabeth Lowrey Sevier, and was listed on the 1851 Siler Roll and the 1852 Chapman Roll as a male of mixed Eastern Cherokee ancestry. He was admitted to the Eastern Cherokee By Blood application prepared by Guion Miller in 1906-1910.
On September 23, 1875 McElrath married Elsie Ann Alden, daughter of Solomon Ellsworth Alden,) and together they had eleven children:
Elsie Alden McElrath (1876 - 1899)
Bertha McElrath (1878 - 1953)
Marion McElrath (1879 - 1970)
Phoebe McElrath (1880 - 1975)
Ann Edwards McElrath (1882 - 1971)
John Edgar McElrath, Jr. (1883 - 1971)
Hugh McDowell McElrath (1885 - 1888)
Hilda McElrath (1888 - 1950)
Katherine McElrath (1888 - 1984)
Alden McElrath (1889 - 1974)
Clifford McElrath (1891 - 1977)
McElrath was visiting his old family home in Madisonville, Tennessee, in 1907 when he passed away at age 63, leaving behind his wife Elsie and their nine surviving children. He was brought back to California where he was interred in Mountain View Cemetery along with many other members of the Alden and McElrath families, some in Plot 1, Lot 347, and some in Plot 1, 322.
John Edgar McElrath (January 2, 1844–May 6, 1907) was a prominent Oakland attorney born in Citico, Monroe, Tennessee, who married into an even more prominent Oakland family. He served as a soldier in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, rising up to the rank of Major.
McElrath was born January 2, 1844 to Hugh McDowell McElrath and Elizabeth Lowrey Morgan (McElrath). He was the great-great-grandson of Gov.John Sevier (September 23, 1745–September 24, 1815), an American soldier, frontiersman and politician, and one of the founding fathers of the State of Tennessee.He was the great-grandson of Elizabeth Lowrey Sevier, and was listed on the 1851 Siler Roll and the 1852 Chapman Roll as a male of mixed Eastern Cherokee ancestry. He was admitted to the Eastern Cherokee By Blood application prepared by Guion Miller in 1906-1910.
On September 23, 1875 McElrath married Elsie Ann Alden, daughter of Solomon Ellsworth Alden,) and together they had eleven children:
Elsie Alden McElrath (1876 - 1899)
Bertha McElrath (1878 - 1953)
Marion McElrath (1879 - 1970)
Phoebe McElrath (1880 - 1975)
Ann Edwards McElrath (1882 - 1971)
John Edgar McElrath, Jr. (1883 - 1971)
Hugh McDowell McElrath (1885 - 1888)
Hilda McElrath (1888 - 1950)
Katherine McElrath (1888 - 1984)
Alden McElrath (1889 - 1974)
Clifford McElrath (1891 - 1977)
McElrath was visiting his old family home in Madisonville, Tennessee, in 1907 when he passed away at age 63, leaving behind his wife Elsie and their nine surviving children. He was brought back to California where he was interred in Mountain View Cemetery along with many other members of the Alden and McElrath families, some in Plot 1, Lot 347, and some in Plot 1, 322.
McElrath was born January 2, 1844 to Hugh McDowell McElrath and Elizabeth Lowrey Morgan (McElrath). He was the great-great-grandson of Gov.John Sevier (September 23, 1745–September 24, 1815), an American soldier, frontiersman and politician, and one of the founding fathers of the State of Tennessee.He was the great-grandson of Elizabeth Lowrey Sevier, and was listed on the 1851 Siler Roll and the 1852 Chapman Roll as a male of mixed Eastern Cherokee ancestry. He was admitted to the Eastern Cherokee By Blood application prepared by Guion Miller in 1906-1910.
On September 23, 1875 McElrath married Elsie Ann Alden, daughter of Solomon Ellsworth Alden,) and together they had eleven children:
Elsie Alden McElrath (1876 - 1899)
Bertha McElrath (1878 - 1953)
Marion McElrath (1879 - 1970)
Phoebe McElrath (1880 - 1975)
Ann Edwards McElrath (1882 - 1971)
John Edgar McElrath, Jr. (1883 - 1971)
Hugh McDowell McElrath (1885 - 1888)
Hilda McElrath (1888 - 1950)
Katherine McElrath (1888 - 1984)
Alden McElrath (1889 - 1974)
Clifford McElrath (1891 - 1977)
McElrath was visiting his old family home in Madisonville, Tennessee, in 1907 when he passed away at age 63, leaving behind his wife Elsie and their nine surviving children. He was brought back to California where he was interred in Mountain View Cemetery along with many other members of the Alden and McElrath families, some in Plot 1, Lot 347, and some in Plot 1, 322.
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