Gazlay Family History
Elmer Oliver Hannaford
Parents
| Father | Thomas S. Hannaford (ca. 1873 - ) |
| Mother | Adelaide Clarke (ca. 1877 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 16 June 2010; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 728 |
| Name | Elmer Oliver Hannaford |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 21 November 1903 in Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts1, 2 |
| Married | 24 November 1926 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Mary Elizabeth Nelson (née Clark) 2, 3 |
| Married | 2 April 1960 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Harrietta Mary ‘Harriet’ Nelson |
| Died | 5 September 1980 in Ledyard, New London County, Connecticut1 |
| Buried | in Comstock Cemetery, Montville, New London County, Connecticut1 |
Biography
Elmer served in the U.S. Coast Guard as a pay clerk. He is listed twice in the 1930 US Census, once with his first wife Mary and a second time as a crew member on the USS Champlain.2, 4
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Elizabeth Nelson (née Clark) (daughter of John Leonard Clark and Elizabeth Chapel) |
| Born | 22 October 1900 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 28 October 1919 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Harry Ray Nelson |
| Married | 24 November 1926 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Elmer Oliver Hannaford |
| Died | 4 December 1959 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Elmer Oliver Hannaford and Mary Elizabeth Nelson (née Clark) : |
| +1. | Dolores Ruth ‘Dee’ Nadeau |
| Born | 8 June 1938 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut |
| Adopted | (child of John McPherson and Bertha May Clark, adopted by Elmer Oliver Hannaford and Mary Elizabeth Clark) |
| Married | 17 February 1960 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Randolph V. ‘Randy’ Fox |
| Died | 5 April 2012 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Spouse 2 | Harrietta Mary ‘Harriet’ Nelson (daughter of Roy Nelson and Clarissa ‘Clara’ Clark (born Douglass)) |
| Born | 13 January 1924 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | ca. 1941 to Charles Hudson Obday, Jr. |
| Married | 2 April 1960 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Elmer Oliver Hannaford |
| Married | 13 May 1961 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Asa Douglas Oliver |
| Died | 27 October 1986 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- Death Certificate, Connecticut, Ledyard, Elmer Oliver Hannaford, 5 September 1980. Copy viewed at Ledyard Town Hall.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Richmond County, New York City, Enumeration District 435, Sheet 9B, Elmer and Mary Hannaford.
- Marriage Certificate, State of Connecticut, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Town of Montville: Elmer Hannaford and Mary Nelson, #1926-108. Copy viewed at Montville Town Hall.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Richmond County, New York City, Enumeration District 43-103, Sheet 8A, Coast Guard crew of the USS Champlain including Elmer O. Hannaford