Individual Details
Elvira Mahar
(19 Dec 1880 - 13 Mar 1948)
Events
| Birth | 19 Dec 1880 | Collin County, Texas |  | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 22 Jun 1900 | (William S. Mahar and Josephine J. Mounts) Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas | |  | |
| Census-shared | 15 Apr 1910 | (Josephine J. Mounts) Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas | | | |
| Marriage | 17 Sep 1914 | Texas - Oscar Gregg Durning | |||
| Census-shared | 5 Jan 1920 | (Josephine J. Mounts) Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 2 Apr 1930 | Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 8 Apr 1940 | Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas | | | |
| Death | 13 Mar 1948 | Sherman, Grayson County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | 15 Mar 1948 | Van Alstyne Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Oscar Gregg Durning (1876 - 1918) |
| Father | William S. Mahar (1848 - 1907) |
| Mother | Josephine J. Mounts (1853 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Grace Gertrude Mahar (1876 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Fred Mahar (1878 - 1927) |
Notes
Birth
19 December 1880 date of birth on tombstone19 December 1879 date of birth on Texas Certificate of Death
Census (family)-shared
Head William S Mahar M 51 Texas b. Mar 1849 - Livery stable keeperWife Josephine Mahar F 46 Texas b. Jun 1854
Daughter Grace Mahar F 25 Texas b. Aug 1875
Son Fred Mahar M 22 Texas b. Jul 1878 - Cattle
Daughter Eva Mahar F 19 Texas b. Dec 1881
Boarder Rufus Whittle M 55 Missouri b. Jan 1845 - Hostler, livery stable
Niece Sallie Grur (Greer?) F 21 Texas b. Jan 1879
1900 Census shows a niece named Sallie Greer living with the Mahars and their 3 children. Who is this niece Sallie? William had a niece named Sallie Pearl Greer, but she was living with her parents in Brazoria County, TX in 1900.
Census-shared
Josephine Mahar F55 TexasSon Fred Mahar M31 Texas
Daughter Elvira Mahar F24 Texas
Census-shared
Head Josephine Mahar F 66 TexasSon Fred Mahar M 42 Texas - Farming
Daughter Elvira Durning F 38 Texas
Census
Elvira is widowed and living alone in 1930.Census
Elvira is living alone in 1940.Death
Elvira DurningSex Female
Age 68 years
Birth Date 19 December 1879
Birthplace Collin County, Texas
Profession: Domestic
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Father's Name W.S. Mahar
Mother's Name Josephine Mounts
Informant Mrs Willie Douglas
Event Type Death (Cerebral Hemmorhage and Pneumonia)
Event Date 13 March 1948
Event Place Sherman, Grayson, Texas
Wilson N. Jones Hospital (Wilson N. Jones Regional Medical Center)
Burial
PLOT: Moore 2Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3G6-BVM : accessed 27 Feb 2014), William S Mahar, Justice Precinct 4 (voting precinct 34) Van Alstyne town, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing sheet , family 475, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241640..
2. "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M29Q-V7W : accessed 26 Aug 2013), Elvira Mahar in entry for Josephine Mahar, 1910..
3. "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHYS-NXD : accessed 26 Feb 2014), Josephine Mahar, Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing sheet , family 62, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821809..
4. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/HYN1-JN2 : accessed 26 Feb 2014), Elvira M Durning, Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0041, sheet , family 12, NARA microfilm publication ..
5. "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWVY-R3M : accessed 26 Feb 2014), Elvira Durning, Van Alstyne, Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91-42, sheet 3B, family 69, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 4044..
6. "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K39G-LNB : accessed 26 Feb 2014), Elvira Durning, 13 Mar 1948; citing certificate number 12185, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2218861..
7. "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VZ68-S5K : accessed 26 Feb 2014), Elvira Durning, 1948..
8. Find A Grave Memorial# 10492411.