Hi Roy, nice to meet you Josh.
I have a couple questions about the McElrath, Self, Cashman lines. First, I did figure out from the 1900 census that Margaret had been married to McElrath prior to then, that she was running a boarding house (?), her parents lived with her, and Henry S Cashman (my ggrandfather) was a boarder.
My question: I have a record of Bertha, Clarence, and Dewey McElrath. On the 1910 census it appears as though Dewey is Jewel, that is incorrect. My grandmother, Anna Cleo, definitely said it was Dewey.
Also, Henry Shoup Cashman died in Salem, Marion County, OR. I have a copy of his death cert. I also have a copy of his WWI draft registration. My son is going to try to take a picture of his and Fannie (Thomas) Cashman's headstones.
Question #2: What happened to Bertha, Clarence, and Dewey when Henry took the family west?
Question #3: Grandma said Dewey lived in Washington State and was alcoholic? I can't find a SSDI.
Maybe one of you have some answers for me. Thanks so much!
Rita Birch, grammauv2@gmail.com