Louisa Anne McElderry

1842 - 1939  (97 years)

• Name	Louisa Anne McElderry  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Born	28 Apr 1842	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA   [1]
  Residence	1850	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA   [4]
  Residence	1860	Beat 10, Anderson, Texas, USA   [7]
  Residence	1880	New York, New York, USA   [2]
  Residence	1900	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA   [8]
  Residence	1910	Talladega Ward 1, Talladega, Alabama, USA   [6]
  Residence	1920	Talladega Ward 1, Talladega, Alabama, USA   [5]
  Residence	1930	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA   [3]
  Died	31 May 1939	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I3396	Cooke Family History
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas McElderry b. 18 Jan 1790, Leesburg, Loudon, Virginia, USA d. 16 Jul 1883, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Frances Ann Sugars Turner b. 28 Jul 1806, Alabama, USA d. 27 Aug 1846, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA  (Age 40 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1831
  Family ID	F1006	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elbert Sevier (Hugh) Jemison b. 30 May 1835, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA d. 7 Feb 1896, Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1858	Talladega, Alabama, USA   [9]
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F659	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  elbert Elbert & Louisa Jemison, Wedding Picture, c.1858, Talladega, Alabama Elbert S. Jemison and his bride Louisa A. McElderry (b.1842 - d.1939) are shown on their wedding trip in 1858. Louisa A. McElderry was the daughter of Thomas McElderry, one of Talladega County’s pioneer families. Thomas fought with Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Talladega. Louisa married Elbert Jemison in Talladega on October 26, 1858. Elbert S. Jemison, a native of Talladega, Alabama, attended LaGrange College, read law in the office of L. E. Parsons, and was admitted to the bar in Talladega at an early age. He left for Texas soon afterward where he remained most of his life. He was a Captain in the Confederate Army of Texas, serving in the 1st Texas Infantry. After the war, he entered the Cotton Brokerage business and wholesale grocery business in Houston, Texas. He later purchased a seat on the New York Cotton Exchange, and was controlling stockholder and President of the Houston East Texas Railway Company, which he later sold to the Harriman Interest in New York, which is now part of the Southern Pacific system The couple retired back to Talladega and Elbert passed away shortly thereafter in 1896. His widow built a large mansion on the corner of South and Cherry Streets and spent the remainder of her years as a local philanthropist, contributing time and money to various causes - churches, hospitals, parks, and libraries to name a few. Her home is known locally as the Jemison-Purefoy Home. It is the property of the Alabama Institute of the Deaf and Blind, where it serves as a dormitory.

  
  

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