On 4 Sep 1904 when James Elmer was 19, he married Florence Edith Smith, daughter of Emanuel Hezekiah Smith (11 Sep 1859-1922) & Sarah Elizabeth Miller (27 Jan 1863-19 Jun 1943), in Perrysville, Ashland County, Ohio. Born on 28 Sep 1883 in Nashville, Holmes County, Ohio. Florence Edith died in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, on 26 Feb 1946; she was 62.