Birth |
13 Jul 1872 |
Galesburg, Knox, IL [1, 2, 3] |
Census |
30 Apr 1910 |
Bedford, Taylor, IA [4] |
- 1910 census at Washington Township, Taylor, IA shows: Mary G. McElfish, 37, married once, 19 years, b. IL, parents b. IN/OH; children, b. MO: Stella M., 18; Edith G., 17; Nora M., 11; Helen L., 4.
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Census |
8 Apr 1940 |
706 Madison St., Bedford, Taylor, IA [5] |
- 1940 census at Bedford, Taylor, IA shows Geneva Burrell, 67, widowed, b. IL, same residence 1935; John Warley, son-in-law, 50, b. IA; Stella Warley, daughter, 48, b. MO, abstractor, abstracting company; Jack, grandson, 15, b. MO.
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Obituary |
24 Feb 1955 |
Bedford, Taylor, IA [3] |
- Mrs. M. G. Burrell, a resident of Bedford and Taylor county for many years, died at St. Francis hospital, Maryville, Friday, Feb. 18 after an illness of ten months. Funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Fred H. Cowles. Burial in Fairview Cemetery. Mary Geneva Crawford, only daughter of Francis Marion and Nancy Rebecca Dailey Crawford was born July 13, 1872 at Galesburg, Ill., and died at the age of 82 years, seven months, five days. Her parents and three brothers preceded her in death. In 1890 she was married to Joseph A. McElfish, and to them four daughters were born who survive. They are Stella M. Marley and Edith H. Ackley of Bedford; Nora M. Loy of Pittsburg, Kansas, Helen M. Smith of Lincoln, Nebraska. She is also survived by a half-sister, Mrs. Cora Geiskein; a half-brother, Howard Phillips; qq grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, all dearly loved by her. Mrs. Burrell was a member of the Bedford Methodist church for more than 50 years. She came to Bedford at the age of three years in 1875 with her widowed mother and three brothers, and lived the rest of her life in Taylor County and northern Missouri. She was married to R. T. Burrell in 1917. He passed away in 1930. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, the O.E.S. Past Matrons club, Triangle club and the Twentieth Century club.
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Mary Geneva (Crawford) Burrell
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Name |
Neva Crawford |
Death |
18 Feb 1955 |
St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, Nodaway, MO [1, 3, 6] |
Burial |
20 Feb 1955 |
Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor, IA [2, 3] |
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Family |
Joseph Albert MCELFISH, b. 25 Apr 1862, IA d. 22 Aug 1918, FRANCE (Age 56 years) |
Marriage |
1 Nov 1890 |
Maryville, Nodaway, MO [3, 7] |
Divorce |
Aug 1916 [8] |
Children |
| 1. Stella MCELFISH, b. 21 May 1891, Worth Co., MO d. 16 Jun 1982, Corning, Adams, IA (Age 91 years) |
| 2. Edith Geneva MCELFISH, b. 21 Feb 1893, Gravity, Taylor, IA d. 11 Sep 1955, St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, Nodaway, MO (Age 62 years) |
| 3. Nora M. MCELFISH, b. 26 Apr 1895 d. 14 Aug 1985, Pittsburg, Crawford, KS (Age 90 years) |
| 4. Helen M. MCELFISH, b. 19 Nov 1900, Gravity, Taylor, IA d. 26 Sep 1955 (Age 54 years) |
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Family ID |
F277 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |