Elgin Bruce Collver

Male 1847 - 1921  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name Elgin Bruce Collver 
    Born Apr 1847  Hainsville, Canada West Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Feb 1921  Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 28 Feb 1921  The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I8662  Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2022 

    Father John Miller Collver,   b. 4 Nov 1818, Schooleys Mountain, Washington Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1883, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Huldah J. Overton,   b. Cal 12 Apr 1830, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1896, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Married 11 Nov 1846  Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • at Congregational Church by Reverend Charles J. Knowles
    Family ID F1220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Louisa Cole,   b. 15 Jul 1852, New York City, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1 Jun 1900  (Age < 47 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1872  Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • by D. W. Reid, Pastor, McDougal of Saint Baptist Church, Residence, 88 Milton Street, Brooklyn; witnesses were Alfred Sister Thomson and Sarah J. Far(sp)
    Children 
     1. Emma Collver,   b. 16 Jul 1872, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1920, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     2. Henrietta B. Culver,   b. 1 Mar 1874, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1942, New York City, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Eva Collver,   b. 18 Apr 1878, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1879, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     4. Jennie Collver,   b. Apr 1879, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Ida Collver,   b. Mar 1883, , , New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F8829  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • surname also spelled Culver

      Born in Hainsville, Canada West? 1849?

      Died at Kings County Hospital

      resided at: 441 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn
      137 Leonard Street [at death]

      60 years in USA and NYC

      1 Jun 1900 widower; had four children, all living

  • Sources 
    1. [S414] Brooklyn, Kings, New York - Vital Records, FHL2027359, Certificate 3982 (Reliability: 3), 26 Feb 1921.

    2. [S44] Suffolk County Historical Society Register, (Volume XVIII), page 23 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S425] Kings, New York - Vital Records, FHL1543860, Certificate 289 (Reliability: 3).