Elmer Ellsworth McCollum

Elmer Ellsworth McCollum
Birthdate:	circa 1871
Birthplace:	Richland, WI, United States
Death:	November 29, 1948 (72-81)
Immediate Family:	Son of Julian Lee Roy McCollum and Eliza Seaman McCollum Husband of Lelia McCollum Father of Everett Elmer McCollum, DDS Brother of Charles LeRoy McCollum and Dock Curtis McCollum

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Elmer E. McCollum, the youngest son of Hon. J. L. R. McCollum, was born near the gristmill in the town of Buena Vista, Richland county, Wis., on Apr. 26, 1870. He was reared at the place of his birth and was educated in the Sextonville high school, after which he took a course in the Northern Indiana Normal at Valparaiso, Ind. He commenced his independent career in 1889 by purchasing his brother's interest in the mercantile business that was being conducted under the firm name of J. L. McCollum & Co., and in 1903 he purchased his father's interest in the same, thus becoming the sole proprietor. He has the only store in the village of Twin Bluffs, and carries a general line of merchandise, suitable to the community, and also buys produce, railroad ties, etc. For the past sixteen years he has served as postmaster at Twin Bluffs. Mr. McCollum was married on May 20, 1896, to Miss Lela Pease, a daughter of Dexter Pease, a prominent citizen of Richland Center, and to this union there has been born one child- Everett Elmer, born in 1901. Mr. McCollum is a member of the Masonic lodge at Richland Center, the Modern Woodmen of America at Twin Bluffs, and the I. O. O. F. at Sextonville.

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1871	1871	Birth of Elmer Ellsworth McCollum Richland, WI, United States http://www.geneagraphie.com/getperson.php?personID=I252440&tree=1 Name Elmer Ellsworth McCollum Born 26 Apr 1870 Sextonville, WI Find all individuals with events at this location Gender Male Died 29 Nov 1948 Richland County, WI Find all individuals with events at this location Buried Richland Center Cemetery, Richland Township, Richland County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location Person ID I252440 Geneagraphie Last Modified 13 Sep 2011 Father Julien Leroy McCollum, b. 4 Jan 1842, Leicester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 3 Jul 1931, Twin Bluffs, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) Mother Eliza Krouskop, b. 18 Feb 1846, Lake Township, Logan, OH Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 2 Dec 1926, Twin Bluffs, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) Married 13 Mar 1864 Richland County, WI Find all individuals with events at this location Family ID F102300 Group Sheet Family Lelia Pease, d. 11 Dec 1958, Richland County, WI Find all individuals with events at this location Married 20 May 1896 Richland Center, WI Find all individuals with events at this location Notes Married: there is a 1946 Newspaper story of she and Elmer celebrating their 50 the wedding anniversary in 1946 Newspaper Archive Richland Center Cemetery, Richland Township, Richland County, Wisconsin, USA Children 1. Everett Elmer McCollum, D.D.S., b. 21 Oct 1901, Twin Bluffs, WI Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 23 Jan 1984, Cazenovia, Richland County, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) Last Modified 13 Sep 2011 Family ID F102317 Group Sheet Notes He owned a grocery and general store in Twin Bluffs, WI. On April 7, 1908, he sold his business in Twin Bluffs but continued as postmaster until 1931, when he retired after 42 years.
1901	October 1, 1901	Birth of Everett Elmer McCollum, DDS Twin Bluffs, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States Name Everett Elmer Mccollum Gender Male Birth Date 21 Oct 1901 Birthplace Twin Bluffs, Richland, Wisconsin Race White Father's Name Elmer Ellsworth Mccollum Father's Birthplace Sextonville Mother's Name Lelia Pease Mother's Birthplace Richland Center Citing this Record "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926," database, FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR5Q-G4F : 12 December 2014), Everett Elmer Mccollum, 21 Oct 1901; citing Twin Bluffs, Richland, Wisconsin, reference pg 29, cn 953; FHL microfilm 1,305,151. Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926 Indexing Project (Batch) Number C03083-7 System Origin Wisconsin-EASy GS Film number 1305151 Reference ID pg 29, cn 953 ================================= Name Everett Elmer McCollum Event Type Birth Event Date 21 Oct 1901 Event Place Richland, Wisconsin Affiliate Film Number 0254 Record Number 000953 Citing this Record "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907," database, FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHHF-MR4 : 4 December 2014), Everett Elmer McCollum, 21 Oct 1901; from "Wisconsin Births, 1820-1907," database, Ancestry ( http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Richland, Wisconsin, reel 0254, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division, Madison.
1948	November 29, 1948 Age 77	Death of Elmer Ellsworth McCollum http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118241415 Elmer Ellsworth McCollum Birth: Apr. 26, 1870 Death: Nov. 29, 1948 Family links: Parents: Julian LeRoy McCollum (1842 - 1931) Eliza Krouskop McCollum (1846 - 1926) Spouse: Leila P Pease McCollum (1874 - 1958) Children: Everett Elmer McCollum (1901 - 1984)* Siblings: Charles LeRoy McCollum (1865 - 1955)* Dock Curtis McCollum (1868 - 1955)* Elmer Ellsworth McCollum (1870 - 1948) Calculated relationship Burial: Richland Center Cemetery Richland Center Richland County Wisconsin, USA Plot: L.C. 29 ===================================== One source says July 3, 1931 - but Elmer and Lelia celebrated 50th wedding in 1946.

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