William Clarence Elwell

Birth Name William Clarence Elwell
Gender male
Age at Death 87 years, 10 months, 10 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth October 22, 1882 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   1a 1b
Event Note

Return of a Birth, city of Cleveland
male Elwell, October 22, 1882
place of birth: 850 St Clair
mother: Emma Frederick, 20, white, German American
father: William Elwell, 23, white, England

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Event Note

Ohio County Births, Volume 5 p 195
William Elwell
22 October 1882, Cleveland
parents: Wm Elwell and Emma, who reside at 1250 St Clair

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Census June 11, 1900 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1900 John Frederick household 2a
Event Note

1900 Census Ward 19, Cleveland, ED 81, sheet 18a
11 June 1900
owns the house at 86 Claremont Street

John Frederick, head, 70, May 1830, married 39 years, born in Germany, parents also, arrived 1850, unknown if naturalized, laundryman,
Elizabeth Frederick, wife, 51, August 1848, married 39 years, 8 children, 2 alive, born in Pennsylvania, parents in Germany, launderer
William Elwell, grandson, 17, October 1882, born in Ohio, father in England, mother in Pennsylvania, office clerk
Frank Elwell, grandson, 15, November 1884, born in Ohio, father in England, mother in Pennsylvania, office clerk

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Residence June 11, 1900 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 86 Claremont Street 2a
Event Note

living at 86 Claremont Street when the 1900 census was taken

also:
1899 Cleveland City Directory
Elwell
William C heater, r 86 Claremont

 

Residence (Grandson) 1905 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 63 Belrose 3a
Event Note

1905/1906 Cleveland City Directory
Fredrick
John, retired, r 63 Belrose

1905/1906 Cleveland City Directory
Elwell
William C ironworker 63 Belrose

Residence (Grandson) 1906 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1235 East 85th 3b
Residence September 29, 1909 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1495 East 55th 4a
Event Note

living at 1495 East 55th when he married

Census April 16, 1910 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1314 Giddings Road 5a
Event Note

1910 Census Ward 22, Cleveland ED 329, sheet 5a
April 16, 1910
at 1314 Giddings Road [Geddings?]

Wm C Elwell, 25, married 1x for less than a year, born in Ohio, father in England, mother in Pennsylvania, pattern maker, shop
Mary M Elwell, 23, no children, born in Ohio, parents in Ireland,
George C Elwell, 21, brother, single, born in Ohio, father in England, mother in Pennsylvania, salesman, dry goods

 

Draft Registration September 12, 1918 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   6a
Event Note

World War I Draft Registration
12 September 1918, Local Board 11, Broadway, Cleveland
William Clarence Elwell
born October 22, 1883
residence: 8004 Force Avenue, Cleveland
contact person: Mrs William C Elwell, same address
occupation: foreman, Brownhoist machine company, 4403 St. Clair

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Residence September 12, 1918 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 8004 Force Avenue 6a
Event Note

William Elwell was living at 8004 Force Avenue when he registered for the WWI Draft. His wife Mary was his contact person and was at the same address.

Informant December 25, 1918 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 8004 Force Avenue 7a
Event Note

William provided the information on his grandmother Elizabeth (Schultz) Frederick's death record. They both lived at 8004 Force Avenue when she died.

Census January 12, 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 8004 Force Avenue 8a
Event Note

1920 Census, Ward 15, Cleveland, ED 303, sheet 9B
January 12, 1920
owns the home at 8004 Force Avenue

William C Elwell, 35, born in Ohio, parents in Ireland, foreman, hoist company
Mary Elwell, 33, born in Ohio, parents in Ireland
Eugene Elwell, 9
George Elwell, 7
Katherine Elwell, 6
Robert Elwell, 1y 3m

children born in Ohio

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Census April 3, 1930 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 8004 Force Avenue 9a
Event Note

1930 Census Ward 15, Cleveland, ED 298, Sheet 2B
April 3, 1930
at 8004 Force Avenue

William Elwell, 45, married 1st at 21, born in Ohio, father in England, mother in Pennsylvania, foreman, machine shop
Mary Elwell, 43, married 1st at 20, born in Ohio, parents in Southern Ireland
Eugene Elwell, 19, clerk, tool manufacturing company
George Elwell, 17?
Kathryn Elwell, 16
Robert Elwell, 11

 

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Residence 1935 Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, United States   10a
Event Note

the 1940 census indicates that they were living in Bay City in 1935

Census April 10, 1940 Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, United States 805 Garfield 10a
Event Note

1940 Census Ward 5, Bay City, Michigan, ED 9-15, sheet 11A
April 10, 1940
at 805 Garfield

William C Elwell, 56, foreman, crane manufacturing
Mary N Elwell, 53,
Eugene A Elwell, 29, single, florist, flower shop
George S Elwell, 27, single, temporarily absent from the home, clerk, retail wear store
Catherine Elwell, 26, clerk, credit department store
Robert J Elwell, 21, single, clerk, crane manufacturing company

all born in Ohio. all lived in Bay City in 1935

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Residence (Head) 1942 Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, United States 805 Garfield Avenue  
Event Note

Bay City, Michigan, City Directory, 1942
Elwell
Kathryn M, teller, CP Co resides 805 Garfield Avenue
Robert J, clerk, IB Corp, 805 Garfield Avenue
Wm C (Mary) supervisor IB Corp, home 805 Garfield Avenue

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011

Draft Registration April 27, 1942 Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, United States   11a
Event Note

World War II Draft Registration Cards
April 27, 1942
William Clarence Elwell
805 Garfield, Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
age: 58, born October 22, 1883, Cleveland
5'9", 140 lb, brown eyes, brown hair, dark complexion
tatooed letter E on right hand
contact person: Robert J Elwell, same address
employer: Industrial Brownhoist, 135 Washington, Bay City

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Residence April 27, 1942 Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, United States 805 Garfield 11a
Event Note

William and Robert Elwell were both living at 805 Garfield when William registered for the WWII Draft in 1942. Robert was William's contact person.

 

Residence September 1970 Bay County, Michigan, United States   12a
Event Note

the SSDI said that William's last residence was Bay City

Death September 1970     12a
Event Note

Social Security Death Index
William Elwell
born 22 October 1883
died September 1970
SSN issued in Michigan
last residence: Bay City, Michigan

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father William ElwellJanuary 12, 1859
Mother Emma Frederickabout 1861
         William Clarence Elwell October 22, 1882 September 1970
    Brother     Frank Elwell November 22, 1884
    Brother     George Charles Elwell September 26, 1888 July 24, 1959
    Brother     male Elwell May 9, 1892

Families

Family of William Clarence Elwell and Mary Egan
Married Wife Mary Egan ( b. October 17, 1886 d. December 23, 1974 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage September 29, 1909 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   4a
Event Note

Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records
page 312, application #64245
29 September 1909
Wm C Elwell, 25, of 1495 East 55th, born in Cleveland
occupation: template maker
parents: Wm Elwell and Emma Frederick
and
Mary M Egan, 22, of 7612 Spafford, born in Cleveland
no occupation
parents: Wm Egan and Ellen Boland
first marriage for both
by J T Carroll (Broadway)

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  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Eugene A ElwellOctober 27, 1910October 25, 1989
George S ElwellJuly 14, 1912January 4, 2002
Kathryn M ElwellAugust 25, 1913October 11, 2010
Robert J ElwellOctober 11, 1918December 31, 2002

Source References

  1. Ohio County Births
      • Page: male Elwell, 22 Oct 1882, Cleveland
      • Citation:

        "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNW4-GMZ : 9 March 2018), Elwell, 22 Oct 1882; citing Birth, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,892,392.

      • Page: William Elwell, 22 October 1882, Cleveland, Volume 5 p 195
  2. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Page: John Frederick, Ward 19, Cleveland, ED 81, sheet 18a
  3. Cleveland City Directories
      • Page: 1905/1906
      • Page: 1906/1907
  4. Cuyahoga County Marriage Records
      • Page: Wm Elwell, Mary Egan, Cuyahoga, 29 Sep 1909
  5. 1910 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Wm C Elwell, Ward 22, Cleveland ED 329, sheet 5a
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML8R-H5T : accessed 9 March 2019), Wm C Elwell, Cleveland Ward 22, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 329, sheet 5A, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1174; FHL microfilm 1,375,187.

  6. United States, Selective Service System: United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      • Page: William Clarence Elwell, Board 11, Cleveland, 12 Sep 1918
  7. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953
      • Page: 25 December 1918, Elizabeth Frederick, Cleveland
      • Citation:

        "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X82C-32T : 9 March 2018), John Frederick in entry for Elizabeth Frederick, 25 Dec 1918; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 87954; FHL microfilm 1,984,540.

  8. National Archives and Records Administration: 1920 United States Census
      • Page: William C Elwell, Ward 15, Cleveland, ED 303, sheet 9B
  9. National Archives and Records Administration: 1930 United States Census
      • Page: William Elwell, Ward 15, Cleveland, ED 298, Sheet 2B
  10. 1940 United States Census
      • Page: Wm C Elwell, Ward 5, Bay City, Michigan, ED 9-15, sheet 11A
  11. United States, Selective Service System: United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      • Page: William Clarence Elwell, Bay City, MI, April 27, 1942
  12. Social Security Administration: Social Security Death Index
      • Page: Wm Elwell, Sept 1970, last residence Bay City, MI