William Robert McElhinney
1868 - 1937 (69 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. William Robert McElhinney was born on 5 Apr 1868 in Iowa; died on 6 May 1937 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
Wm. McElhinney Passed Away This Morning
Funeral Services at Sharon Friday Afternoon.
William McElhinney, 69, died at his home in the Sharon community early this Thursday morning (May 6, 1937), following a few days illness.
He suffered something like a stroke while dressing Tuesday morning of this week, and never regained consciousness.
The funeral services will be held from the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church Friday afternoon at 2:30, with interment in the Sharon cemetery.
The widow, two daughters, and three sons survive. An obituary of more length will be published next week.
Morning Sun News-Herald, 13 May 1937
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41620557/william-robert-mcelhinneyWilliam married Mary Eliza Kennedy on 3 Jan 1885. Mary (daughter of James Kennedy and Martha Jane Creelman) was born on 29 Nov 1872 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died in 1955; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Olive McElhinney
was born on 18 Jun 1896 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 31 Aug 1971 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- 2. Olive McElhinney
Generation: 2
2. Olive McElhinney (1.William1) was born on 18 Jun 1896 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 31 Aug 1971 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
Mrs. Olive McElhinney Baird, 75, of Morning Sun, died Tuesday, August 31 (1971).
She was born June 18, 1896, in Des Moines county, the daughter of William and Mary Kennedy McElhinney. On February 24, 1944, she was married to Ralph Baird in Des Moines county.
She was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian church in Morning Sun.
Surviving: One daughter, Mrs. Warren Durst, Muscatine; four sons, Phillip, DeKalb, Illinois, James, Davenport, Lloyd, Cedar Rapids, Don, North Liberty; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lillian Gregory, Morning Sun; two brothers, Martin and Ernest, both of Morning Sun.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Reformed Presbyterian church with Dr. G. M. Robb officiating. Burial was at Sharon cemetery.
The Morning Sun News-Herald - 9 Sep 1971
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115382435/olive-bairdOlive married Ralph Ehrman Baird on 24 Feb 1944 in Des Moines County, Iowa. Ralph (son of James Wallace Baird and Mary Ann Walkinshaw) was born on 4 Jun 1888 in Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 8 Dec 1963 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]