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Twelfth Generation 44. Wayne McVeigh ELLER was born on 28 Sep 1881 in Fairmont, Neb.. He died on 18 Jul 1959 in Petersburg, Virginia. He was buried in Pohick Church, Fairfax County, Virginia. Wayne Eller grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. He moved "back East" in the early 1900's, after the death of his mother. Wayne Eller lived in several cities, including Philadelphia, Washington and Petersburg. He was employed by the National Biscuit Company and was an officer with State Planters Bank in Petersburg. In the ealy 1940's, Wayne and Mary Eller operated a rooming house in Washington. About this time, Wayne Eller became interested in Amateur radio (Ham radio) primarily to contact his son Temple who was in the army in Puerto Rico. Wayne Eller was an avid camper and outdoorsman. He frequently took his family on camping and canoe trips along the James and Appamattox Rivers and into the Great Dismal Swamp. He even wrote a column for the "Petersburg Progress Index" on the best places to canoe. Wayne McVeigh ELLER and Mary TEMPLE were married on 9 May 1903 in Philadelphia, PA. Mary TEMPLE (daughter of Oliver Perry TEMPLE and Ellen L. (Ella) VAUGHAN) was born on 4 Jul 1878 in Buon Creek, Tenn. She died on 28 Jun 1969 in South Hill, Virginia. She was buried in Pohick Church, Fairfax County, Virginia. Mary Temple moved to Washington from Tennessee with her sister. They went to work for the Government. Wayne McVeigh ELLER and Mary TEMPLE had the following children: +50 i. Helen Vaughan ELLER. +51 ii. Donald Temple ELLER. +52 iii. Temple Lawrence ELLER.

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