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John H. Elder (Nelson County, Kentucky, wagon maker.)

b. 1815?

Nelson County, Kentucky, wagon maker. Maryland native. Married to Mary Ann Bowlds Elder in Nelson County on March 24, 1840. Father of John Elder, G. A. Elder, Edwin Elder, Basil Elder, and Susan Elder. Carpenter in Nelson County in 1850. Wagon maker with his son, John Elder, in Nelson County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 288A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 256.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000481488, p. 194 (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Citation

Elder, John H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211329 (November 12, 2026).

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