Posted on: San Luis Obispo County, California<BR>Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ca/SanLuisObispo/32 Surname: McElroy, Hilbert ------------------------- My McELROY family travelled far and wide. Three of them died in Paso Robles, San Louis Obispo: Reid McElroy, 1836 - 1911, m. Francis POUND. Frances Jane McElroy, 1870 - 1944, m. John Henry HILBERT Sara Ann Eliza McElroy, 1873 - ????, m. ???? Any connections or further information? Here is a little more detail. My web site has them all in GENDEX format. Descendants of Reid McElroy - ------------------------------------------------- FIRST GENERATION 1. Reid McElroy 1,2 was born on 8 Jun 1836 in Folkstone, England. He died on 6 Jan 1911 in Paso Robles, San Louis Obispo, California. Reid and Frances sailed for America April 1885 on the steamship Perovian. He was married to Frances Pound (daughter of James Pound and Eliza Web) on 22 Jul 1863 in Parish Church, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England. Frances Pound was born on 18 Feb 1836 in England. She died on 24 Jun 1905 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Reid McElroy and Frances Pound had the following children: +2 i. Charles John Reid McElroy. 3 ii. Eliza Jane Frances McElroy was born on 4 Dec 1866 in London, Middlesex, England. She died on 17 Mar 1869 in Folkstone, England. +4 iii. Colin James Robert McElroy. +5 iv. Frances Jane McElroy. +6 v. Adelaide Sophia McElroy. 7 vi. Sara Ann Eliza McElroy 3,4 was born on 18 Feb 1873 in Folkstone, England. She died in Paso Robles, San Louis Obispo, California. Sara was living in Paso Robles when her father died in 1936. SECOND GENERATION 2. Charles John Reid McElroy 3,4 was born on 18 Jun 1865 in Folkstone, England. He died on 11 May 1937 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. He was married to Mary Ellen Flynn between 1880 and 1889. Mary Ellen Flynn 3,5,1 was born between 1855 and 1875. She died on 9 Mar 1950 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. Charles John Reid McElroy and Mary Ellen Flynn had the following children: +8 i. Mabel Beatrice McElroy. 9 ii. Ethel Gertrude McElroy 4,1,6 was born on 12 Aug 1891. 10 iii. Helen Ruth McElroy 4,1 was born on 11 Jul 1893. 11 iv. Naomi Frances McElroy 3,4,1 was born on 25 Oct 1895. 4. Colin James Robert McElroy was born on 21 Sep 1868 in Folkstone, England. He died on 22 Jun 1914 in San Diego, San Diego, California. He was married to Elva Prince between 1884 and 1900. Elva Prince was born between 1858 and 1878. 5. Frances Jane McElroy 1,4,7 was born on 4 Mar 1870 in Folkstone, England. She died on 25 Nov 1944 in Paso Robles, San Louis Obispo, California. She was married to John Henry Hilbert between 1886 and 1892. John Henry Hilbert 4,2 was born between 1860 and 1883. The IGI has John "of" Hoxton Road, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, and the marriage about 1889. 6. Adelaide Sophia McElroy 1,4 was born on 17 Dec 1871 in Folkstone, England. She died before 1971 in Newfield, Tompkins, New York. Adelaide was living in Newfield, New York and married to Smith Williams when her father died in 1936. She was married to Smith Williams before 1936 in Unknown. Smith Williams was born between 1861 and 1881. This isn't a typo. Smith was his given name, Williams his surname. She was married to Warren Tomkins between 1887 and 1903 in Unknown. Warren Tomkins was born between 1861 and 1881 in Unknown. Adelaide Sophia McElroy and Warren Tomkins had the following children: +12 i. Mary Tomkins. 13 ii. Homer Tompkins was born between 1887 and 1903. +14 iii. Alice Tompkins. THIRD GENERATION 8. Mabel Beatrice McElroy 3 was born on 27 Aug 1889 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. She died on 16 Jun 1981 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. She was Methodist. She was married to William Frederick Walzer (son of Frank Louis Walzer and Caroline Rogolinski) on 23 Jan 1912 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. William Frederick Walzer 3 was born on 22 Mar 1889 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. He died in 1962 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. 12. Mary Tomkins was born between 1887 and 1903. She was married to Bruce Caslick. 14. Alice Tompkins was born on 28 Feb 1909. She was married to Leslie Stevens. SOURCES 1. McElroy Family Bible. 2. IGI. 3. D. M. Walzer. Data copied out of assorted family bibles, news clippings and so forth. 4. Charles J. McElroy obituary Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 12 May 1936, page 21. 5. Mary Ellen Flynn McElroy obituary Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 10 Mar 1950, on un-numbered page following page 38. 6. Ethel G. McElroy obituary Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 01 Aug 1975, Page 8C. 7. California Death Index (On-line) Death information 1940 - 1999. Data from The California Department of Health Services Office of Health Information and Research vital Statistics Section. Via RootsWeb. Link: My Web Site URL: <http://www.thevision.net/tedpack/>