JOEL & MARGARET JANE
ELROD
(Saline Co. Arkansas)
(Son of Abraham Jr. and Mary Dobbs Elrod)
JOEL ELROD: CENSUS: 1830, 1840 Hall Co. Georgia with parents 1850, Saline Co. AR with parents 1860, 1870, 1880 with spouse and children MARRIAGE: Saline Co. AR 18 Sep 1852. He was 22, she was 18. HISTORY: Spouse Margaret 'Jane Russell gave away 1 of twins: William Ambrose Elrod to her parents William & Jane Russell to raise. When triplets arrived, 1 was stillborn, gave 1, Jenny, to her brother to raise! When another set of twins arrived, she said "God had punished her" so she would raise these. DEATH: Per grandson George Meeks Elrod; Joel died when he was 2-3 years old, while he was sitting on his lap, in their home at Mt. Carmel, AR. MARGARET JANE RUSSELL: Per grandson Meeks Elrod he attended Mt. Carmel School at time of tornado, 1909. The cemetery was next to the home where his grandmother Jane was killed. DEATH: Killed in her home during tornado, 09 March 1909; wall of home fell onto her and other family members and friends. Two grandsons, Meeks and George Elrod, were thrown through a window and into well! Click here to read the 1909 Newspaper Article about Margaret and the Saline Co. AR Tornado BIRTH: family records and histories of descendants RESIDENCE: from birth to 1848, Orange Co NC with parents 1848-1849 moved to Saline Co AR with parents and other family members settled near what is now Alcoa/Reynolds Metals Company. RELIGION: Methodist HISTORY: Gave land with husband Joel Elrod for Mt. Carmel Methodist Episcopal Church, School and Cemetery, 1885. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1880 Saline Co AR P:164/29 D:363 F:376 262- ELROD Joel WM 51 Head Farmer GA SC SC Margaret WF 45/8 Wife Keeping house NC NC NC Mary WF 25 D AR GA NC Alexander WM 24 S AR GA NC George WM 20 S AR GA NC Benjamin WM 8 S AR GA NC Frannie WF 8 D AR GA NC Luther WM 3 S AR GA NC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1860 SALINE CO AR 353/353 P:56 Owen Twp. 353 353 ELROD Joel 32 M farmer 800 GA Jane 26 F farmer NC Mary E. 7 F Ark Alexander 5 M Ark George 9/12 M Ark ATWATER Mariah 30 F sch tea CT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Descendants of Joel Elrod 1 Joel Elrod b: 1829 in Hall Co GA d: 1898 in Bryant AR-Saline Co ..+Margaret Jane Russell b: Sep 1834 in Chapel Hill NC-Orange Co m: 18 Sep 1852 in Benton AR- Saline Co d: 08 Mar 1909 in Bryant AR-Saline Co ..... 2 William Ambrose Elrod b: 22 Aug 1853 in Bryant AR-Saline Co d: Bef. 1870 in Bryant AR-Saline Co ..... 2 Mary Elizabeth Elrod b: 22 Aug 1853 in Bryant AR-Saline Co d: 07 Nov 1935 in Bryant AR-Saline Co ..... 2 Sarah Jane 'Jennie Elrod b: 26 Feb 1856 in Bryant AR-Saline Co d: 06 Oct 1940 in Brookston TX-Lamar Co (Sarah Jane 'Jennie was raised by her mother Margaret Jane's brother, Alexander Russell. Moved to Lamar Co TX by 1895) ......... +Thomas Newton Hogue b: 1855 in Saline Co AR m: 22 Oct 1877 in Saline Co AR d: in Lamar Co TX ............. 3 Isadora Hogue b: Jul 1878 ................. +Ghould Hendon Thompson ............. 3 Margaret Tennie Hogue b: 30 Aug 1881 in Benton AR-Saline Co d: 08 Feb 1934 in Brookston TX ................. +William Chiles Hogan b: 21 Nov 1881 d: 06 Mar 1941 in TX ............. 3 Annie E Hogue b: Mar 1884 ............. 3 Gordon Hogue b: 06 Jul 1892 in AR d: 24 Jan 1969 in TX ............. 3 Milton B Hogue b: Jan 1896 in TX ..... 2 Alexander Franklin Elrod b: 26 Feb 1856 in Bryant AR-Saline Co d: 07 Sep 1925 in Sheridan AR-Grant Co ......... +Martha Rebecca Anne Lowrance b: 18 Aug 1852 in Hardeman Co TN m: 16 Mar 1883 in Benton AR-Saline Co d: 28 Sep 1917 in Sheridan AR-Franklin Twp-Grant Co ............. 3 Henry Elrod b: 1885 in Alexander AR-Saline Co d: 18 Jul 1903 in Sheridan AR- Grant Co ............. 3 Sam Elrod b: 1887 in Alexander AR-Saline Co d: 28 Jun 1903 in Sheridan AR- Grant Co ............. 3 Joseph Daniel Elrod b: 11 Aug 1890 in Alexander AR-Saline Co d: 20 May 1973 in Sheridan AR-Grant Co ................. +Cora Lida Wells b: 11 Sep 1890 in Sheridan AR-Grant Co m: 03 Jul 1909 in Sheridan AR-Grant Co d: 25 Sep 1968 in LR AR-Pulaski Co ..... 2 George Johnston Elrod b: 18 Sep 1859 in Bryant AR-Saline Co d: 31 Jan 1923 in Bryant AR-Saline Co ......... +Laura Parmalee/Parilee Dunnahoa b: Aug 1865 in Collegeville AR-Saline Co m: 14 Jan 1891 in Benton AR-Saline Co d: in Mt Carmel AR-Saline Co ............. 3 George Meeks Elrod b: 23 Jun 1897 in Mt Carmel AR-Saline Co d: Nov 1984 in Chino CA ................. +Minnie Zellar Thomas b: Abt. 1896 m: 26 Jul 1915 Sweet Home AR-Pulaski Co ............. *2nd Wife of George Meeks Elrod: ................. +Mae Jones m: 10 Mar 1928 in Nogales MX-Sonora Co & Wickenburg AZ ............. *3rd Wife of George Meeks Elrod: ................. +May Oliver m: 19 May 1944 ............. 3 Edward Elrod b: 1900 ............. 3 Edgar Newton Elrod b: 18 Jun 1892 in Bryant Cem-Bryant AR-Saline Co d: in Little Rock AR-Pulaski Co ................. +Lucille m: in Little Rock AR-Pulaski Co ..... *2nd Wife of George Johnston Elrod: ......... +Fannie Lillian Mrs. Rood b: 21 Feb 1865 m: 13 Jul 1904 in Saline Co AR d: 12 Mar 1947 in Saline Co AR ............. 3 Kathryn Irene 'Kate Elrod ..... 2 Frances Margaret Elrod b: 10 Mar 1872 in Bryant AR-Saline Co d: 29 Sep 1954 in Sheridan AR-Grant Co ......... +A H 'Jake Deimer m: 08 Aug 1909 in LR AR-Pulaski Co ..... 2 Zanoah Elrod b: 10 Mar 1872 ..... 2 Benjamin J Elrod b: 10 Mar 1872 in Bryant AR-Saline Co d: 18 Sep 1905 in Bryant AR-Saline Co ......... +Elizabeth Holland Jones b: 12 May 1875 in Benton AR-Saline Co m: 14 Nov 1900 in Benton AR-Saline Co d: 05 Jul 1961 in Little Rock AR-Pulaski Co ............. 3 Margaret E Elrod b: 09 Sep 1903 in Saline Co AR d: 05 Apr 1979 in Little Rock AR-Pulaski Co ..... 2 Joel Luther Elrod b: 05 Nov 1876 in Bryant AR-Saline Co d: 12 Apr 1954 in Bryant AR-Saline Co ......... +Anna Mary Gantz b: 03 Apr 1885 in Potter Kansas m: 29 Apr 1885 in or 26 Jul 1905 Benton AR-Saline Co d: 30 Oct 1973 in Bryant AR-Saline Co ............. 3 Angie Lena Elrod b: 07 Oct 1906 in Bryant AR-Saline Co ................. +Lemuel Phelton McGrew b: 03 Aug 1906 in Bauxite AR-Saline Co m: 05 Aug 1927 in Bauxite AR-Saline Co d: 12 Dec 1995 in Benton AR-Saline Co ............. 3 Zanoah Emma Elrod b: 17 Jul 1909 in Bauxite AR-Saline Co d: in died young ............. 3 Lutie 'Marie Elrod b: 07 Sep 1912 in Bauxite AR-Saline Co d: 13 Jan 1996 in Benton AR-Saline Co ................. +Fred Warren Palmer b: 07 Sep 1913 in Alexander AR-Saline Co m: 30 Sep 1933 in Bauxite AR-Saline Co d: Bet. 1975 - 1980 in Benton AR-Saline Co ............. 3 Joe Perry Elrod :Living ................. +Christine Molly Wright :Living
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