McElhiney, Edward Waldon
| Birth Name | McElhiney, Edward Waldon |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 66 years, 5 months, 26 days |
Narrative
Edward worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad in Truckee, Nevada Co., California and from April through November they lived in a side railed boxcar. It was too cold to cook outside and his new wife tried to cook a chicken dinner in their makeshift living quarters. Edward Waldon McElhiney laughed at her. The romance of living in a boxcar in the middle of winter is one thing to endure, being laughed at is another. Sometimes it’s the small things that finally make a woman take flight. Eight months pregnant, she left her husband and moved back home to her mother’s where she gave birth to her firstborn, naming him after her older brother and after St. Joseph: Roy Joseph McElhiney. They called him Buster. Then word came to Chico that McElhiney was killed in a train coupling accident a short time after she’d left him, but he hadn't died.
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Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 30 November 1905 | Loomis, Phelps Co., Nebraska, USA | ||
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| Death | 26 May 1972 | Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada, USA | ||
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| Burial | Mountain View Cmtry., Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada, USA | |||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | McElhiney, Edward Gayle | 1877 | 1932 | |
| McElhiney, Edward Waldon | 30 November 1905 | 26 May 1972 |
Families
Family of McElhiney, Edward Waldon and Chatfield, Nellie Mary |
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| Married | Wife | Chatfield, Nellie Mary ( * 11 March 1903 + 21 November 1983 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Narrative |
Apr 24, 1926: Chico Newspaper, Chico, Butte Co., California: SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1926 Chico Girl is Bride of Truckee Man CHICO—(Butte Co.) April 24,— Miss Nellie Chatfield. A member of a well known family in Chico, a graduate of the local schools and of the business college, was married on Sunday to Edward McElhiney of Truckee, where the couple will make their home. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J.B. Dermod, of St. John’s Catholic Church, in the presence of the relatives of the bride, including her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.H. CHATFIELD, her sister, Miss Verda CHATFIELD, and her brother, Gordon Chatfield. The groom formerly lived in Miller, Neb., and is now employed by the Southern Pacific Company at Truckee. Divorced: Sep 15, 1936, NELLIE MARY CHATFIELD, Oakland, Alameda Co., California; grounds of cruelty |
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| McElhiney, Roy Joseph | 2 December 1926 | 2004 |
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| _UID | C501AC58E9680B40A842F59F5A0E1357B647 |
Family of McElhiney, Edward Waldon and Stewart, Iola M
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| Marriage | 24 September 1939 | Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada, USA | ||
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| _UID | 9300DE776C56F94FAEEDC03C6795CC69BA95 |
Attributes
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| _UID | D8A02C0617ED114C9FA67D3BDD87CE457FB0 |
Pedigree
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McElhiney, Edward Gayle
- McElhiney, Edward Waldon