James F. McElhone

b. circa 1867, d. 14 January 1938
  • James F. McElhone was born circa 1867 in District of Columbia.
  • The following appeared on 25 June 1886 in The New York Herald: (Washington, June 24) The sixty-ninth annual commencement of Georgetown College classical department, class of '86, took place this morning. . . . The valedictory, delivered by Mr. James F. McElhone, son of Mr. John J. McElhone, chief of the official reporters of the House of Representatives, was excellent, both in matter and manner, gracefully composed and finely delivered . . .
  • He married Lillian C. McCeney on 22 June 1908 in Manhattan, New York.
  • James F. McElhone and Lillian C. McCeney appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Manhattan, New York, at 612 Riverside Drive. Other members of the household included Phyllis M. McElhone. Also in the household was Virginia Emerson?, age 36, apparently Lillian's aunt.
  • He was employed by a newspaper as an editorial writer, according to the 1910 census.
  • Lillian C. McCeney became a widow at his death.
  • James F. McElhone died on 14 January 1938 in Manhattan, New York.
  • Last Edited: 16 Jul 2010

Family: Lillian C. McCeney b. circa 1887