Alford E McElvain

1878 - 1965  (86 years)

• Name	Alford E McElvain
  Nickname	Alfred
  Born	2 Dec 1878	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 May 1965	Alma, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Buried	St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4805	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Melville Stanley McElvain,   b. 23 May 1850, Henry County, Illinois ,   d. 30 Dec 1940  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Josephine Rosanna Heslet McElvain,   b. 22 Dec 1859, Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana ,   d. 3 Apr 1951, Denver, Denver County, Colorado  (Age 91 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1874	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents » Slide Show		Anniversary- McElvain, Melville and Josephine 1 Mr. and Mrs. McElvain were taken by surprise last Friday evening Mar. 19, when a number of their friends and relatives gathered at their home to celebrate their forty first wedding anniversary. The crowd entered carrying a beautiful rocking chair which they presented to the sur¬prised couple. The evening was pleasantly spent in playing games and music was furnished by Irene Howard and Gladys Eversole. At a late hour light refreshments were served consisting of cake and fruit salad. Mr. McElvain then treated the gentlemen to cigars and the ladies to candy. The invited guests were: Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Eversole, Mr. and Mrs. Z. Iteser, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Conley, Mr. and Mrs. Markham, Ira Hopkins, Ab Startup, Charlie Heslet, Mrs. Mosley, Mrs. Kirby, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Yocum, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Van Vleck, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Heslet, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bond, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wax, Mr. and Mrs. Mart Cless, Mrs. and Mrs. Lemon Misses Francis DeGraff, Margaret Bond, Della Startup, Gladys Eversole, Irene Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred McElvain of St. Marys and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cooper of Eskridge.
  		Anniversary- McElvain, Melville and Josephine 2 Mr. and Mrs. Melville S. McElvain were married in Rossville sixty years ago, on March 19, 1874, and have resided in this vicinity ever since.
  		Anniversary- McElvain, Melville and Josephine 3 March 19 will mark the 65th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. M.S. McElvain.
  Family ID	F764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louise DeMarais McElvain,   d. 1957
  Children	+ 1. Rosemary McElvain Cunningham Klesath,   b. 13 May 1910, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 1 Dec 2001, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 91 years)   2. Alford McElvain, Jr.   3. Ethel Josephine McElvain Umscheid
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2017 10:08:15
  Family ID	F4407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - - St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- McElvain, Alford A.E. McElvain Dies Alford E. McElvain, 86, of Wamego, died Thursday at an Alma nursing home. He was born Dec. 2, 1878, at Rossville. He was employed as a telegrapher for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1902. He served as agent and telegrapher at Rossville, St. Marys, Hays, Randolph and Wamego. He retired in 1946 and spent the rest of his life at Wamego. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at St. Marys, Consistory in Topeka, Abdallah Shrine at Leavenworth and the Old Timers Club of Union Pacific Railroad. He was married to Louise DeMarais at St. Marys in 1905. She died in 1957. He also was preceded in death by a son, Alford McElvain. Survivors include two daughter, Mrs. Rosemary Klesath, Topeka, and Mrs. Ethel Umscheid, Wamego; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Kuelper, Denver, Colo.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego with burial in St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery at Wamego.