Elmer Asa Piper

Orastus John Piper
(1850-1923)

Ida May Gilis
(1856-1925)

Elmer Asa Piper
(1876-1951)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Nellie Mae Gantt

Elmer Asa Piper ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: 17 December 1876, Adair County, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Marriage (1): Nellie Mae Gantt on 8 March 1905 in Adair County, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 14 January 1951, Greenfield, IA at age 74 ⁶
Buried: After 14 January 1951, Greenfield, IA ⁶

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Grand River Township, Adair, IA on 29 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 4, Family 11, Roll 390
Grand River Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 5 years
Elmer Piper..Head..33..Iowa..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 24 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 6, Family 114, Roll 476
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Elmer Piper..Head..43..Iowa..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 18 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 8, Family 58, Roll 640
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Home owned
Elmer Piper..Head..53..Iowa..married at age 27..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 9 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 1-8, Family 25, Roll 1136
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Elmer A. Piper..Head..63..Iowa..8th grade..Farmer

(Living with wife.)
.

• He was buried after 14 January 1951 in the Greenfield Cemetery in Greenfield, IA.

Find a Grave Memorial 67574757
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Elmer married Nellie Mae Gantt, daughter of Edmund R. Gantt and Frances Holmes, on 8 March 1905 in Adair County, IA.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Nellie Mae Gantt was born on 10 April 1885 in Grove Township, Adair, IA,¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ died on 13 July 1963 in Greenfield, IA ¹⁰ ¹¹ and was buried after 13 July 1963 in Greenfield, IA ¹¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 8 March 1905, in Adair County, IA. ¹

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Grand River Township, Adair, IA on 29 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 4, Family 11, Roll 390
Grand River Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 5 years
Elmer Piper..Head..33..Iowa..Farmer, General Farm
Nellie Piper..Wife..25..Iowa..2/2
Ruby Piper..Daughter..3..Iowa
Clyde Piper..Son..2..Iowa
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 24 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 6, Family 114, Roll 476
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Elmer Piper..Head..43..Iowa..Farmer, General Farm
Nellie Piper..Wife..34..Iowa
Ruby Piper..Daughter..13..Iowa
Clyde Piper..Son..11..Iowa
Dale Piper..Son..4..Iowa
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 18 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 8, Family 58, Roll 640
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Home owned
Elmer Piper..Head..53..Iowa..married at age 27..Farmer, General Farm
Nellie M. Piper..Wife..45..Iowa..married at age 19
Ruby F. Piper..Daughter..23..Iowa..Teacher, Rural School
Dale E. Piper..Son..15..Iowa
Everett O. Weaver..Boarder..36..Iowa..Laborer, Farm Labor
Edna N. Fosenberg..Boarder..19..Iowa..Laborer, Cook
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 9 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 1-8, Family 25, Roll 1136
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Elmer A. Piper..Head..63..Iowa..8th grade..Farmer
Nellie M. Piper..Wife..55..Iowa..9th grade
.

bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Elmer A. Piper
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 08 Mar 1905
Event Place: Adair, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1877
Father's Name: Orastus J. Piper
Mother's Name: Ida May Gilles
Spouse's Name: Nellie Mae Gantt
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Spouse's Father's Name: Edmond R. Gantt
Spouse's Mother's Name: Frances Holmes
Reference ID: p4

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJK5-P2J : 10 February 2018), Frances Holmes in entry for Elmer A. Piper and Nellie Mae Gantt, 08 Mar 1905, Adair, Iowa, United States; citing reference p4, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,819.
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1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 17 May 2020), Elmer A. Piper and Nellie Mae Gantt, 08 Mar 1905, Adair, Iowa; citing reference p4, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,819.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Grand River Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 1A, family 11, Elmer Asa Piper and Nellie Mae Gantt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 390.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 5B, family 114, Elmer Asa Piper and Nellie Mae Gantt; index and images (accessed 23 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 476.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 3B, family 58, Elmer Asa Piper and Nellie Mae Gantt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 640.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 1-8, sheet 2A, household 25, Elmer Asa Piper and Nellie Mae Gantt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1136.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 22 May 2020, memorial page for Elmer Asa Piper (17 Dec 1876-14 Jan 1951), Find a Grave Memorial no. 67574757, citing Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa, USA

7 "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1821206 : accessed 17 May 2020), Nellie Gantt, 10 Apr 1885; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,814.

8 1895 Iowa State Census, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, p. 204, family 86, line 17, T. J. Cunningham and Frances Holmes; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 17 May 2020).

9 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 1A, family 8, Frances Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

10 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 22 May 2020), Nellie Piper, Jul 1963.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 22 May 2020, memorial page for Nellie May Gantt Piper (1885-1963), Find a Grave Memorial no. 67574750, citing Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa, USA

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