Individual Details
Kenneth Ward Elliott
(10 Jun 1900 - 1953)
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Fredricka, Bremer Co., Iowa, Kenneth appears in the household of his grandmother Almira Parkin and her husband Henry.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Dubuque, Dubuque Co. Iowa Kenneth is in the household of his uncle E. C. Wagner and family. Kenneth is a brakeman for the railroad.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Julien, Dubuque City, Dubuque Co., Iowa, Kenneth is a painting contractor with a wife Ally S. and children John K. and Bertha M.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Kenneth W. Elliott, 53, of 2115 Seminary St., died at 7 a.m. Monday at Finley Hospital after a brief illness.
Friends may call after 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Egelhof Funeral Home, where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Dr. Elwyn A. Smith, dean of the Theological Seminary, University of Dubuque, will officiate. Burial will be in the Center Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Elliott was born June 10, 1900, in Dubuque, a son of the late Byron and Matilda Grigg Elliott. He lived in Dubuque all his life, and was a painting contractor for many years. He retired from his business in 1948 and was recently associated with the Grand Theatre. He was married to Alys Graham, September 2, 1921, at Wesley Methodist Church, East Dubuque. He was a member of the Grandview Avenue Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife; a son, John K. Elliott, Dubuque; a daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Ruth) Quaid, Cedar Rapids, Ia.; a brother, Joseph G. Elliott, Maywood, Ill.; an aunt, Miss Georgia Grigg, Dubuque, and six grandchildren.
He was preceded by his parents, two brothers, Vincent and one in infancy, and a sister, Maude.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Dubuque, Dubuque Co. Iowa Kenneth is in the household of his uncle E. C. Wagner and family. Kenneth is a brakeman for the railroad.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Julien, Dubuque City, Dubuque Co., Iowa, Kenneth is a painting contractor with a wife Ally S. and children John K. and Bertha M.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Kenneth W. Elliott, 53, of 2115 Seminary St., died at 7 a.m. Monday at Finley Hospital after a brief illness.
Friends may call after 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Egelhof Funeral Home, where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Dr. Elwyn A. Smith, dean of the Theological Seminary, University of Dubuque, will officiate. Burial will be in the Center Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Elliott was born June 10, 1900, in Dubuque, a son of the late Byron and Matilda Grigg Elliott. He lived in Dubuque all his life, and was a painting contractor for many years. He retired from his business in 1948 and was recently associated with the Grand Theatre. He was married to Alys Graham, September 2, 1921, at Wesley Methodist Church, East Dubuque. He was a member of the Grandview Avenue Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife; a son, John K. Elliott, Dubuque; a daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Ruth) Quaid, Cedar Rapids, Ia.; a brother, Joseph G. Elliott, Maywood, Ill.; an aunt, Miss Georgia Grigg, Dubuque, and six grandchildren.
He was preceded by his parents, two brothers, Vincent and one in infancy, and a sister, Maude.
Events
| Birth | 10 Jun 1900 | Dubuque Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 2 Sep 1921 | East Dubuque, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois - Alys S. Graham | | ||
| Death | 1953 | Dubuque Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Center Grove Cemetery, Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Alys S. Graham (1901 - 1983) |
| Child | John Kenneth Elliott (1922 - 2010) |
| Child | Ruth Elliott (1927 - 2016) |
| Father | Byron Elliott (1872 - 1903) |
| Mother | Matilda Mary Grigg (1872 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Georgia May Elliott (1897 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Grant Elliott (1898 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Vincent C Elliott (1902 - 1948) |
Endnotes
1. Probate of Henry Parkin (n.p: #1732, n.d).
2. Iowa Births and Christenings Index 1857-1947, Database online..
3. Find A Grave.
4. 1930 Census Dubuque Co., Iowa.
5. Obituary of Alys S. Elliott, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Monday, March 14, 1983, Page 2A, Col. 3.
6. Find A Grave.
7. Find A Grave.