James married Jane Catherine Gough on 18 Jan 1853 in Meade, KY. Jane (daughter of William Henry Gough, Sr. and Susannah Mahala Burch) was born on 29 Sep 1834 in Meade County, Kentucky; was christened on 5 Oct 1834 in St. Teresa Catholic Church, Rhodelia Ky.; died before 1870 in Daviess County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah Elder was born in 1854; and died.
2. John Junius Elder was born about 1856; and died.
3. Martha Mary Elder was born about 1856; and died.
4. Eliza Louise Elder was born about 1858; and died.
5. William Joseph Elder was born in 1859; and died.
6. Ephraim Elder was born about 1862; and died.
7. Robert Elder was born in 1863; and died.