Born
9 Nov 1823 in
Grayson County, Kentucky
Ancestors
Wife of
Noah Elder
— married
1842 in Grayson County, Kentucky
Descendants
Died
12 Sep 1914
at age 90
in
Grayson County, Kentucky
Profile last modified 17 Dec 2019
| Created 28 Nov 2016
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Biography
Probably a daughter of Welcome Ashley by Frances C. Geary out of wedlock, giving rise to the use of Geary as maiden names in surviving records.
Maiden name usually stated as Geary .[1] [2] Listed as Ashley on birth record of son Silas Elder [3]
Death certificate states daughter of W. Ashley & Frances C. Geary.
Called Aunt Tudd by known descendants of Welcome Ashley .
Probable granddaughter of Cary Ashley .
Children
Susannah Geary and Noah Elder were the parents of the following children, all born in Grayson County, Kentucky:
Robert (23 Oct 1842 - 2 Mar 1889), md. Judah Bozarth on 21 Oct 1869
Jane "Jennie" (ca 1845 - )
Paulina (ca 1847 - ), md. Harison Cline ca 1867
Morgan (1850 - d. 1 Oct 1859)
Silas (25 Jul 1852 - ), md. Rose Ann Hayse (1854-1916)
John R. (ca 1855 - )
Ginsey (ca 1857 - ), md. Ezra D. Byers, ca 1872
Mary Frances (30 Oct 1859 - bef 1902), md. John T. Johnson
Cary (12 May 1862 - 25 Jul 1928), md. 1. Mary L. (1867-1889), 2. Almeda Hayse on 19 Sep 1896
Willis Ann (ca 1863 - aft 1880)
Emma (ca 1867 - ), m. John T. Johnson
Death
Death Certificate
Name: Susan Elder
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 91
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1822
Birth Place: Kentucky
Death Date: 12 Sep 1914
Death Place: Grayson County, Kentucky
Father: W. Ashley
Mother: Frances C. Gary
Research Notes
Elizabeth Almira (Ashley) Geary , daughter of John Wiley Ashley (Welcome's uncle), married Matthew Geary on 23 Aug 1825 in Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Was Susannah Ashley/Geary or her possible mother, Frances Geary, related to this family in any direct manner?
Could the maiden name of Welcome's mother Mary also have been Geary? (DNA testing could provide the answers.)
Sources
↑ Birth Record for Daughter Mary Frances Elder
↑ Death Certificate of son, Cary Elder
↑ Birth Record of son Silas Elder .
1850 US Census; Grayson County, Kentucky
Ky Vital Statistics - Deaths
Death Certificate
Find A Grave: Memorial #24747338
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