Husband: Gideon Heckman McELHANEY
Birthdate: 10 March 1891
Birthplace: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Death date: 24 May 1960
Place of death: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Burial: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Father: Floyd James MCELHENY
Mother: Ella Mae YEAGER
Other spouses:

Marriage date: 7 November 1909
Marriage place: Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA

Wife: Anna Pearl MYERS
Birthdate: 4 March 1894
Birthplace: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Death date: 15 March 1977
Place of death: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Burial: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Father: Wiley Alexander MYERS
Mother: Clementine Lucinda DOUTHAT
Other spouses:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Hugh Alexander MCELHANEY
Sex: M
Birthdate: 11 August 1910
Birthplace: Sumrall, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Death date: 25 March 1992
Place of death: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Burial: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Marriage date: [1] 9 August 1941 [2] 11 February 1951 [3] 25 November 1978
Marriage place: [1] Forrest County, Mississippi, USA [2] Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA [3] Petal, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Spouses' names: [1] Majorie Rouse NORMAN [2] Carrie Elizabeth HERRINGTON [3] W. Christine THALER

Child No. 2: Joseph Heckman MCELHANEY
Sex: M
Birthdate: 4 August 1912
Birthplace: Sumrall, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Death date: 15 April 1997
Place of death: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Burial: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Marriage date: 16 February 1936
Marriage place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Spouses' names: Louise Cornez HARRINGTON

Child No. 3: Mae Louise MCELHANEY
Sex: F
Birthdate: 23 December 1914
Birthplace: Sumrall, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Death date: 3 December 2001
Place of death: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Burial: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Marriage date: [1] 6 August 1934 [2] 29 November 1941
Marriage place: [1] Elmore County, Alabama, USA [2] Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Spouses' names: [1] Coley H. OSBORNE [2] Henry Chappell LEWIS

Child No. 4: John David MCELHANEY
Sex: M
Birthdate: 4 September 1916
Birthplace: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Death date: 7 September 2000
Place of death: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Burial: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Marriage date: [1] 11 April 1936 [2] 9 December 1941
Marriage place: [1] Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA [2] Hillsboro, Scott, Mississippi, USA
Spouses' names: [1] Mary 'Maggie' Ruth BUSTIN [2] Winifred Ellen SCOTT

Child No. 5: Michael James MCELHANEY
Sex: M
Birthdate: 3 February 1918
Birthplace: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Death date: 9 July 1975
Place of death: Hattiesburg, Lamar, Mississippi, USA
Burial: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Marriage date: 2 October 1938
Marriage place: Mississippi, USA
Spouses' names: Virginia Bell WILKINS

Child No. 6: Walter Stanton MCELHANEY
Sex: M
Birthdate: 25 September 1919
Birthplace: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Death date: 6 August 1966
Place of death: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Burial: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Marriage date: 5 August 1941
Marriage place: Forrest County, Mississippi, USA
Spouses' names: Earnestine SUMRALL
 
 
Documentation:
* U. S. Census: 1900, Hazlehurst, Copiah, MS, USA;
* 1910 - 1940, Hattiesburg, Forrest, MS, USA;
* US Directory 1923 - 1959, Hattiesburg, MS, USA;
* Gideon H. McElhaney Death Certificate, Mississippi State File 8056 /Reg 228;
* Gideon Heckman McElhaney Obituary/Hattiesburg American/Hattiesburg, MS/Front page and pg. 2A, May 26, 1960;
* 1917- 1918 WWI Draft Registration, WWI Draft; Registration Location: Forrest County, Mississippi; Roll: 1682920; Draft Board: 0.;
* Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007;
* Lynda McElhaney Balch, granddaughter of Pearl McElhaney; present at Forrest General Hospital with other family members when she passed away;
* Marriage Records at Forrest County Court House in Hattiesburg, Forrest, MS, USA and numerous records located at familysearch.org and ancestry.com.