Age: 53
Served: 1 year
1943 to October 21, 1944
OFFICER
There is truly little that we can confirm in Elmo’s early life or those of his parents. We are fairly certain that he was born in Georgia to Austin and Carrie (Carroll) Pressley. Austin and Carrie were almost certainly born into slavery, probably in the 1840s. More than likely, they were both born in or shortly after 1846 and lived their entire lives in varying counties in Georgia.
Elmo’s date of birth is equally unsubstantiated by documents. The documents that would seem to be the most dependable indicated that he was at least the sixth child born to Austin and Carrie in April 1881. It is clear that he did not know where or when he was born, because after he moved to Cincinnati, he gave different dates and places on official documents.
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