Families of Watson Rickard Elwell

WATSON RICKARD ELWELL, son of ELIZABETH EMMA ALDEN and JAMES TALLMADGE ELWELL, was born June 1, 1896 in Minnesota,⁹⁹ and died October 22, 1973 in Broward County, Florida.⁹⁹ He is buried in Deerfield Beach Memorial Cemetery, Broward County, Florida.⁴⁵⁶

He married (1) MARGARET SHERK on October 30, 1920 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota.⁹⁴³¹ She was born in 1898 in Minnesota, and died December 18, 1954 in Broward County, Florida.^{12791, 99}

He married (2) ESTELLE MALVINA MOOD on August 21, 1933 in Jackson County, Missouri.⁹⁴⁰ She was born June 17, 1896 in Winthrop, Ishpeming, Michigan,^{456, 7355} and died April 11, 1966 in Broward County, Florida.^{99, 8008} She is buried in Deerfield Beach Memorial Cemetery, Broward County, Florida.⁴⁵⁶

He married (3) VERA C. MYERS on June 10, 1967 in Church By The Sea, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida.^{280, 6135} She was born December 30, 1899,⁹⁹ and died July 16, 1985 in Polk County, Florida.⁹⁹

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Children of MARGARET SHERK and WATSON RICKARD ELWELL:

1. THOMAS SHERK ELWELL, b. September 3, 1921, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota;⁴⁵³² m. CONSTANCE BARRETT BICKNELL; d. March 13, 1992, Stuart, Martin, Florida.^{4532, 12550}
2. JOHN RICKARD ELWELL, b. August 14, 1924, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota;⁹⁴³² m. (1) GRAYCE JEANETTE GREEN on January 17, 1947 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida⁹⁴³³, m. (2) LORETTA C. WAGNER on May 29, 1957 in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward, Florida⁶¹³⁵; d. May 29, 2009, Deland, Volusia, Florida.⁹⁴³²
3. MARILYN KARMANY ELWELL, b. July 4, 1926, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota;⁷⁵ m. (1) HUNT STROMBERG JR. on January 26, 1947 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina¹²⁷⁹⁶, m. (2) ALBERT HENRY ROTHROCK on October 11, 1949 in Broward County, Florida²⁸⁰, m. (3) GEORGE H. STEPHEN in February, 1960 in Broward County, Florida²⁸⁰; d. October 22, 2019.⁹⁹²⁰
4. MARJORIE ELWELL, b. July 4, 1926, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota;^{74, 456} m. (1) JOHN AUGUSTUS DOYLE on August 28, 1947 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia¹⁰⁸⁸⁶, m. (2) RICHARD DEAN MCGOWAN on June 29, 1959 in Anoka County, Minnesota²⁰²⁴; d. August 29, 1994, Ramsey County, Minnesota.⁷⁴

Children of ESTELLE MALVINA MOOD and WATSON RICKARD ELWELL:

5. Daughter



Personal Information

Watson R. Elwell

• was a Veteran of World War I⁹⁴³⁶
• was a member of the American Legion⁹⁴³⁶
• was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Pompano Beach, Florida. ⁹⁴³⁶

Estelle M. Mood

• was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary⁸⁰⁰⁸
• was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida. ⁸⁰⁰⁸

Education

Marriage Announcements and News

Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, November 7, 1920⁹⁴³¹

Cards have been received announcing the marriage of Miss Margaret Shark, daughter of Mr. Thomas A. Shark of Mankato, and Mr. Watson Rickard Elwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Elwell, that took place at high noon Saturday, October 30, at the home of the bride's father.

Mr. and Mrs. Elwell will be at home at the River View apartments, Minneapolis. Mrs. Elwell is a cousin of Mrs. Glenn Wyer of this city.

Obituaries

Fort Lauderdale Daily News and Evening Sentinel, December 20, 1954¹²⁷⁹¹

MRS. MARGARET JACOBSON

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Fairchild Chapel for Mrs. Margaret S. Jacobson, 56, who died Saturday night at a local hospital. The Rev. Edward P. Downey will officiate, and burial will be in Lauderdale Memorial Park.

Mrs. Jacobson came to Ft. Lauderdale 18 years ago from Minneapolis, Minn., and last lived at 616 SW 11th Ct. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are two sons — Thomas S. Elwell, New York City, and John R. Elwell, Ft. Lauderdale; and two daughters, Mrs. Marjorie Doyle, Ft. Lauderdale, and Mrs. Marilyn Rothrock, Ft. Lauderdale.

Minneapolis Star, April 12, 1966⁸⁰⁰⁸

ELWELL—Mrs. Estelle M., 69 years, 8 S. e. Eight Terrace, Deerfield Beach, Florida. Passed away Monday evening in a local hospital after extended illness. A native of Michigan and a former resident of Minneapolis, moving to Deerfield 10 years ago. She was a past president of Mark Hamilton American Legion Auxiliary of Minneapolis, and a member of first Presbyterian Church of Pompano Beach, Fla. Survivors, husband Watson R. Elwell of Deerfield Beach; daughter, Mrs. Janet Hoffman of Pompano Beach, Fla.; 2 grandsons; sister, Mrs. Ethel Lindbom of Ishpeming, Mich. Services will be held Wednesday at the Kroser Funeral Home of Deerfield Beach.

Fort Lauderdale News, October 23, 1978⁹⁴³⁶

ELWELL

Watson R. Elwell, age 77, of 410 N. Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach. Expired Monday. Mr. Elwell came to this area in 1955 from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Pompano Beach, Fred Hollenbeck WW I Barracks of Pompano Beach, Disabled American Veterans, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Past Commander, Lofley Hinson American Legion Post 162, Deerfield Beach, Deerfield Beach Country Club. He is survived by his wife Vera; three daughters, Mrs. Stanley (Janet) Hoffman, Deerfield Beach; Mrs. Marilyn Stephen, Fort Lauderdale, and Mrs. Marjorie McGowan, Forest Lakes, Minnesota; two sons, Mr. Thomas Elwell, Fitzwilliams, New Hampshire, Mr. John R. Elwell, Fort Lauderdale; one brother, Mr. Edwin S. Elwell, Sr., Minneapolis, Minnesota; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Cook, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Miss Mary Elwell, Duluth, Minnesota; thirteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. THursday at R. Jay Kraeer Deerfield Beach Funeral Home by Rev. Dwayne Black, First Presbyterian Church of Pompano Beach, followed by interment in Deerfield Beach Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 12, 19004585	Blaine, Anoka, Minnesota	James Tallmadge Elwell Elizabeth Emma Alden James Tallmadge Elwell Margaret Alden Elwell Edwin Shedd Elwell Alden Worcester Elwell Elizabeth Alden Elwell Ruth Elwell Mary Isabelle Elwell Laurence Robert Elwell Watson Rickard Elwell
May, 191078	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota	James Tallmadge Elwell Elizabeth Emma Alden Edwin Shedd Elwell Alden Worcester Elwell Elizabeth Alden Elwell Ruth Elwell Mary Isabelle Elwell Laurence Robert Elwell Watson Rickard Elwell
January 3, 1920614	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota	James Tallmadge Elwell Elizabeth Emma Alden Elizabeth Alden Elwell Ruth Elwell Mary Isabelle Elwell Laurence Robert Elwell Watson Rickard Elwell
April 3, 1930615	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota	Watson Rickard Elwell Margaret Sherk Thomas Sherk Elwell John Rickard Elwell Marjorie Elwell Marilyn Karmany Elwell
19402676	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota	Watson Rickard Elwell Estelle Malvina Mood Daughter
April 17, 194012792	Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida	Margaret Sherk Thomas Sherk Elwell John Rickard Elwell Marjorie Elwell Marilyn Karmany Elwell