Annie Elder was a remarkable woman who not only raised her own (at least) 12 children but also raised 2 sets of grandchildren when their mothers died. Most of the time she gave children their father's surname but in at least one case the surname of the child was not the father's. The children do appear in some records as Elder but they were mostly known locally by their 'other' surname and the details of their parentage would have been known locally.
Family tree (not complete)-
Annie Elder (c1870-c1940) m.(1903) Robert Graham
1. George Elder (17 Nov.1889)
2. John Wilson Kennedy (13 Dec.1891-1989)
3. Martha Elder (c1893)
4. Margaret Jane "Jeannie" Lynn (19 Dec.1894)- father Tristram McMurtry*- m. Thomas Downes
5. Robert Alexander Mullan** (9 Oct.1897) m. Maggie Laverty
6. James Mullan** (3 Jan.1899-8 July 1943) m.1 Sarah Maude Stewart Barr. When she died in 1934, Annie took over the rearing of the 10 children
7. Eliza/Lily/Lizzie Graham (c1901) m. William Loughery
8. Maggie McFetridge Graham (1905-c1933) m. David Grissam. When she died, her mother Annie raised the 6 children
9. Sarah Graham (1904) m. William McFadden- Ben, these are your great-grandparents
10. Samuel Graham (1906)
11. William McFetridge Graham (1909)
12. Agnes Graham (1913)
* Annie was engaged to Tristram McMurtry but he died before they could marry
** Annie Elder named their father as a Presbyterian schoolmaster which narrowed down the possibilities considerably
Everyone in Aghadowey knew everyone else even if they weren't related
Haven't seen your grandmother since yesterday afternoon, Ben
