‎Minnie "Mary Maud Abraham" Abraham‏‎ 1) 2) 2) Born ‎ Apr 26, 1879 at PA‎ 1) 3), died ‎ Oct 6, 1912 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 33 years 3), buried ‎ at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. P 3) On the 1900 census, Minnie states that she has had two children, and both are living. On the 1910 census, Minnie states that she has had four children, and all four are living. Minnie's death certificate lists her parents as Peter Abraham, born in Sweden, and Anna Beck, born in PA. 1) 4) 3) Census (‎ 1900 at Manor Twp. Armstrong Co., PA) Living with husband and children. 4) Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 1) Married ‎ Apr 22, 1896 at Armstrong Co. PA 1) 2) (16 years married) to: ‎John Edward "John Edwin Elwood" Elwood‏‎ 5) 2), son of Jos. Francis "Frank Elwood" Elwood and Letitia "Calley McFarland, Caroline McFarland" McFarland‏. Born ‎ Mar 7, 1875 at PA‎ 5) 6), died ‎ Oct 18, 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 65 years 6), buried ‎ at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. P 6), ‎1st marriage to: Minnie "Mary Maud Abraham" Abraham, ‎2nd married to: Lizzie [--?--] Grave stone not on Carolyn Schrecengost's inventory of memorials in the Salem UCC cemetery. Possibly an unmarked grave, or family decided on burial elsewhere. 6) Census (‎ 1900 at Manor Twp. Armstrong Co., PA) Laborer at a glassworks. Living with wife and children. 4) Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. 1) Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Miner. Widowed. Living with widowed aunt Mrs. R.A. Cogley, son Edward and daughter Laura. 7) Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Widowed. Living alone. 8) Children: 1. ‎Annie A. Elwood‏‎ 4) Born ‎ Dec 1896 at PA‎ 4) Census (‎ 1900 at Manor Twp. Armstrong Co., PA) Living with parents and brother. 4) Census (‎ 1910 at Manor Twp. Armstrong Co., PA) Living with grandparents Peter (age 60, laborer, born in Sweden) and Annie (age 50, born in PA) Abraham. 9) 2. ‎Elmer Edwin "Edward E. Elwood, Edwin E. Elwood" Elwood‏‎ 10) 7) 1) 4) Born ‎ Jun 13, 1898 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 7) 10), died ‎ Feb 25, 1951 at Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA‎, 52 years 10), buried ‎ at Atwood Cemetery, Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA 10). Occupation: (‎ Jun 1946) Miner. 11) Census (‎ 1900 at Manor Twp. Armstrong Co., PA) Living with parents and sister. 4) Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 1) Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Miner. Living with father, great-aunt Mrs. R.A. Cogley, and sister Laura. 7) Census (‎ 1940 at Natrona Heights, Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Machine man in a coal mine. Living with wife and children. 12) 3. ‎James V. Elwood‏‎ 1) Born ‎± 1901 at PA‎ 1) Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 1) 4. ‎Laura M. Elwood‏‎ 7) 1) Born ‎± 1909 at óPA‎ 7) Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 1) Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, great-aunt Mrs. R.A. Cogley, and brother Edward. 7) 5. ‎Peter Rosco Elwood‏‎ 13) Born ‎ Sep 3, 1910 at PA‎ 13), died ‎ May 3, 1911 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 0 years 13), buried ‎ at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. P 13)

Sources

1) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 11, Sheet 2-A, Dwelling 28, Family 29, Edward Elwood Family
2) source: Marriage License and Certificate of John Edwin Ellwood and Mary Maud Abraham
3) source: Death Certificate of Minnie Elwood
4) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Manor Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 24, Sheet 14-A, Dwelling 264, Family 269, Edward Elwood Family
5) source: Baptismal Record of John Edward Elwood
6) source: Death Certificate of John Edward Elwood
7) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (Western District), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 6, Sheet 6-A, Dwelling 112, Family 113, John E. Elwood Family
8) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-10, Sheet 22-A, Dwelling 134, Family 134, John Elwood Residence
9) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Manor Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 30, Sheet 11-B, Dwelling 240, Family 244, Peter Abraham Family
10) source: Death Certificate of Elmer Edwin Elwood
11) source: Marriage License and Certificate of John E. Elwood and Irene Stackhouse
12) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Natrona Heights, Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA, page: ED 2-217, Sheet 8-A, Household 137, Edwin Elwood Family
13) source: Death Certificae of Peter Rosco Elwood

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Minnie Abraham & John Edward Elwood." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F4089&main_person=I11617 : accessed 08 March 2026) Minnie Abraham #I11608, born ‎ Mar 7, 1875 at PA