MCELHINEY, Max Otis

1901 - 1982  (80 years)   Has no ancestors but 7 descendants in this family tree.

BRYAN, Helen Bernadine

1903 - 1993  (90 years)

Birth	2 Feb 1903	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Died	17 May 1993	Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
Buried	Green Hill Cemetery, Rock Port, Atchison, Missouri, USA
	Address: Green Hill Cemetery Rock Port, Missouri USA
Father	BRYAN, Louis Clifford,   b. 25 Feb 1877, Kansas, USA
Mother	RUSSELL, Lilla,   b. 3 Jun 1880, Missouri, USA
Family	MCELHINEY, Max Otis,   b. 29 Sep 1901, Rantoul, Franklin, Kansas, USA
Married	5 Jun 1930	Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA
Children	1. MCELHINEY, William Bryan,   b. 12 Oct 1931 + 2.

MCELHINEY, William Bryan

1931 - 1937  (6 years)

Birth	12 Oct 1931
Died	25 Dec 1937
	Cause: spinal meningitis
Buried	Green Hill Cemetery, Rock Port, Atchison, Missouri, USA
	Address: Green Hill Cemetery Rock Port, Missouri USA
Father	MCELHINEY, Max Otis,   b. 29 Sep 1901, Rantoul, Franklin, Kansas, USA
Mother	BRYAN, Helen Bernadine,   b. 2 Feb 1903, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA

Father	MCELHINEY, Max Otis,   b. 29 Sep 1901, Rantoul, Franklin, Kansas, USA
Mother	BRYAN, Helen Bernadine,   b. 2 Feb 1903, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Children	+ 1. + 2.

• Name	MCELHINEY, Max Otis  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	29 Sep 1901	Rantoul, Franklin, Kansas, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [1]
  	the University of Kansas with a degree in Industrial Engineering,
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Employment	Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA   [1]
  	by Deep Rock Oil Company
  	Coincided with the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression in the late 1920s. He had his pay cut in half because of the depression.
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	96226002
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96226002
  Death	5 Jun 1982	Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Age	80 years
  Burial	Green Hill Cemetery, Rock Port, Atchison, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Address: Green Hill Cemetery Rock Port, Missouri USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #96226002.
  Person ID	I4210	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family	BRYAN, Helen Bernadine,   b. 2 Feb 1903, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA d. 17 May 1993, Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	5 Jun 1930	Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 9 months - She : 27 years and 4 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Business	Rock Port, Atchison, Missouri, USA   [1, 9, 10]
  	a Russell's Variety store beginning in the early 1930s
  	This was one of 14 Russell Variety stores in small towns in western Missouri and eastern Kansas that were also owned by Helen's mother, and Helen's uncles and aunts in the Russell family.
  Children	1. MCELHINEY, William Bryan,   b. 12 Oct 1931   d. 25 Dec 1937 (Age 6 years) +   2. L
  Family ID	F1710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Sep 1901 - Rantoul, Franklin, Kansas, USA Education - the University of Kansas with a degree in Industrial Engineering, - - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Employment - by Deep Rock Oil Company - - Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 5 Jun 1930 - Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA Death - 5 Jun 1982 - Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, USA Burial - Address: Green Hill Cemetery Rock Port, Missouri USA - - Green Hill Cemetery, Rock Port, Atchison, Missouri, USA Business - a Russell's Variety store beginning in the early 1930s - - Rock Port, Atchison, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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