Elmer Sholder1,2 
M, (23 February 1868 - 7 August 1957)
- Relationship
- 6th great-grandson of Martin Scholderer
Elmer Sholder was born on 23 February 1868 at Pennsylvania.3,2 He was the son of Charles Emanuel Sholder and Mary Anna Kinley.1 Elmer Sholder married, at age 17, Josephine Bastian, daughter of Samuel Bastian and Josephine [—?—], on Wednesday, 30 September 1885 at Methodist Evangical Parsonage, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Elmer Sholder died on 7 August 1957 at age 89 years, 5 months and 15 days.2 He was buried in lot 820A, in the Montoursville Cemetery, located in Montoursville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2
He and Josephine Bastian were both living at Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in 1885 when they were married. Elmer Sholder and Josephine Bastian appeared on the census of 19 June 1900 at Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. From 'Boyd's Directory of Williamsport', Compiled and Published by W. H. Boyd Co., Member of the Association of American Directory Publishers, 1910, page 432. Elmer lived at P. & E. bridge, South Side, in 1910. He is listed as a farmer.
From 'Boyd's Directory of Williamsport', Compiled and Published by W. H. Boyd Co., Member of the Association of American Directory Publishers, 1915, page 457. Elmer lived at P. & E. bridge, South Side, in 1915. He is listed as a farmer.
Elmer Sholder and Josephine Bastian appeared on the census of 24 May 1910 at Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Elmer Sholder was a farmer in 1915. He and Josephine Bastian appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 at Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Elmer Sholder and Josephine Bastian appeared on the census of 14 April 1930 at Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
He and Josephine Bastian were both living at Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in 1885 when they were married. Elmer Sholder and Josephine Bastian appeared on the census of 19 June 1900 at Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. From 'Boyd's Directory of Williamsport', Compiled and Published by W. H. Boyd Co., Member of the Association of American Directory Publishers, 1910, page 432. Elmer lived at P. & E. bridge, South Side, in 1910. He is listed as a farmer.
From 'Boyd's Directory of Williamsport', Compiled and Published by W. H. Boyd Co., Member of the Association of American Directory Publishers, 1915, page 457. Elmer lived at P. & E. bridge, South Side, in 1915. He is listed as a farmer.
Elmer Sholder and Josephine Bastian appeared on the census of 24 May 1910 at Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Elmer Sholder was a farmer in 1915. He and Josephine Bastian appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 at Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Elmer Sholder and Josephine Bastian appeared on the census of 14 April 1930 at Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Child of Elmer Sholder and Josephine Bastian
- John H. Sholder+ (28 Jun 1886 - May 1972)
Last Edited=23 Dec 2019
Citations
- [S14] John F Meginness, History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (Baltimore, Maryland: prepared by Lycoming Historical Society; Gateway Press, Inc., 1990 reprint of 1892 original), p. 1135.
- [S1252] Elmer Sholder tombstone, lot 820A, Montoursville Cemetery, 1401 Broad Street, Montoursville, Pennsylvania; photographed by Kevin L. Sholder, in July 2005. A plaque style tombstone most likely made of granite. It states Elmer Sholder 1868 - 1957.
- [S42] Family records from Floyd Bixler Sholder Family Bible, Floyd Bixler Sholder (1906-1976) Family Bible original owned in 1992 by Helen Elizabeth (Shaffer) Sholder, (Williamsport, Pennsylvania). This family Bible belonged to Floyd Bixler Sholder of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and passed to his wife Helen Elizabeth (Shaffer) Sholder. The information from the Bible was recorded on 6 September 1992.