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PHOTOGRAPH INFORMATION

NAME(S): Elmer & Mattie Birks
PHOTOGRAPH: # 5155
OTHER INFO: (First WIfe)
PHOTOGRAPHER: David J. Huff, Decatur, Illinois
CARD SIZE: 13.0 cm x 18.3 cm
WHERE PURCHASED: Cambridge City, Indiana
WHEN PURCHASED: April 30, 2022

Probably: Elmer Vandeventer Birks

Born: July 30, 1875, Harristown, Macon County, Illinois
Died: July 12, 1950, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Father: John VanDeventer Birks
Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Copeland
Married 1st: Mattie Edna Gouge
Children: John Gouge & Jessie Bernerd
Married 2nd: Myrtie May Brandt
Children: Margaret Elizabeth & Robert Elmer

Probably: Mattie Edna Gouge

Born: October 3, 1880, Harristown, Macon County, Illinois
Died: September 5, 1958, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Father: William Ezra Gouge
Mother: Naomi Mariah Dempsey
Married: Elmer Vandeventer Birks
Children: John Gouge & Jesse Bernerd

NOTES

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SOURCES

1880 Census Harristown, Macon County, Illinois (Elmer)

1900 Census Illini, Macon County, Illinois
1910 Census Illini, Macon County, Illinois (Elmer)
1910 Census Harristown, Macon County, Illinois (Mattie)
1920 Census Illini, Macon County, Illinois (Elmer)
1920 Census Harristown, Macon County, Illinois (Mattie)
1930 Census Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Elmer)
1931 Decatur, Illinois, City Directory (Elmer)
1940 Census Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Elmer)
1940 Census Washington, District of Columbia (Mattie)
1950 Census Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Elmer)
1950 Census Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa (Mattie)
World War I Draft Registration Card (Elmer)
Newspapers.com Marriage Index (Elmer - 2nd Marriage)
Newspapers.com Obituary Index (Elmer)
FindAGrave.com (Elmer)
FindAGrave.com (Mattie)