Pearl Violet McElvain Cless

1875 -

• Name	Pearl Violet McElvain Cless
  Born	23 Jan 1875	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I7582	Rossville
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2017

  
  

  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	William Henry Cless,   b. Nov 1869, Illinois ,   d. 1942  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Children	1. Alma Cless Claxton
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2017 16:40:51
  Family ID	F4322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart