Charles J. ELIG & Mary ZILLES

Table of Contents

Diana, Goddess of the Hunt — for Ancestors!

Every-Name Index

Charles J. ELIG, Sr.
Mary ZILLES

Husband: Charles J. ELIG, Sr.
Birth: Apr 1862/3, Wheeling, Ohio Co., VA [now WV]
Death: 1880-1900, presumably in Ohio Co., WV
Occupation: carriage and wagon manufacturer
Father: Adam EHLIG/ELIG
Mother: Dora __?__

Marriage: 1889/90

Wife: Mary ZILLES
Birth: Mar 1866, WV, presumably in Richland Twp., Ohio Co.
Other Spouse: said to have married a Mr. STRAUB, but if so, it must have been after 1930 as an elderly woman, with no issue
Father: Jacob ZILLES
Mother: Anna "Annie" __?__

Children — born in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV:

1. Doretta ELIG, b. May? 1890; d. Oct 1964; m. by 1920, Chester BERTSCHY; 1920 Census, Wheeling, WV (ED 73, p. 32B)
2. Charles J. ELIG, Jr., b. Feb 1892; m. by 1920, Hazel M. __?__; 1920 Census, Wheeling, WV (ED 98, p. 220A)
3. (Child) ELIG, b. bef. 1900; d.s.p. bef. 1900
4. Sarah L. ELIG, b. 1901/2; m. 1927/8, Charles C. CLAYTON (b. 1898/9, OH); said to have married a Mr. HAYES

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

3. 1900 Census Index/Microfilm (online at Genealogy.com): 802 Main Street, Wheeling City (Ward 1, Precinct 5), Washington District, Ohio Co., WV, Roll 1769 (Book 1), p. 224B, SN 7, SD 287, ED 138, enumerated 8 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

134 163 Elig Charles J Head W M Apr 1863 37 M 10 WV Ger Ger Carriage + Wagon Manfr Y Y Y O F H

____ Mary Wife W F Mar 1866 34 M 10 3 2 WV Ger Ger Y Y Y

____ Dor?ta Daughter W F May? 1890 10 S WV WV WV At School 10 Y Y Y

____ Charles J Jr Son W M Feby 1892 8 S WV WV WV At School 10

Stertzen? Mary Servant W F May 1885 15 S Ger Ger Ger 1899 1 Genl House Work 0 Y Y Y

4. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #90 of 128): 802 Main Street, Wheeling (Ward 1), Washington District, Ohio Co., WV, Roll 1692 (Book 2), p. 170B, SN 1B, SD 1, ED 129, enumerated 15 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28

* 802 14 14 Elig Mrs. Chas. J. Head F W 44 W1 22 4 1 WV Ger Ger Eng None Y Y O F H

____ Dorotha L Dau F W 20 S WV WV WV Eng None Y Y

____ Chas Jr Son M W 18 S WV WV WV Eng Clerk Hotel W N N Y Y

____ Sarah L Dau F W 8 S WV WV WV None

*Main Street

This enumerator seems to have mis-understood the use of Column 11; it's supposed to be the number of children surviving, not the number deceased, which is how the enumerator appears to have used it on this and other records.

5. 1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #6 of 25): 802 Main Street, Wheeling City (1st Ward, 4th Precinct), Washington Dist., Ohio Co., WV, Roll 1966 (Book 2), p. 44B, SN 3B, SD 1, ED 74, enumerated 9 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26

Main
Street 802 57 75 Elig Mary Head O F F W 53 M Y Y WV Germany German Switzerland Swiss Y None

____ Sarah L Daughter F W 18 S Y Y Y WV WV WV Y None

6. 1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 30 — mis-indexed "Elia"): 802 Main Street, City of Wheeling (Ward 1, Block No. 800), Washington Twp., Ohio Co., WV, Roll 2549 (Book 2), p. 198A, SN 7A, ED 35-3, SD 1, enumerated 9 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30 31

* 802 136 173 Elig Mary Head O 6000 R N F W 64 Wd N Y WV Ger Ger Y None

Clayton Charles C Son-in-law M W 31 M 29 N Y OH OH OH Y Salesmanager? ??? W ? Y WW

_______ Sara L Dau F W 28 M 26 N Y WV WV WV Y None

*Main Street

This record was extremely faint and difficult to read.

7. Archives of the STRAUB-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com).

Contact Home
Page Table of
Contents DNA
Hub Biddle
DNA Carrico
DNA Corbin
DNA Cupp
DNA Danish
DNA Ely
DNA Lyon(s)
DNA Rasey
DNA Reason
DNA Rose
DNA Straub
DNA Pedigree
Charts Census
Records Every-Name
Indices

Everything I have is online at this web site. I have no further information, so please don't write asking me if I do.
On the other hand, if you feel I've made an error, please don't hesitate to notify me, but in which case,
please include a link to the page you are referencing.
There are over 18,000 pages on this web site, and I simply don't remember every page, much less every person on every page.

"The Cloud" is double-speak for "dumb terminal on a main frame." Been there; done that. Never again.
You are giving away not only your privacy, but control of your data, your apps, and your computer to a corporation. Is that really where you want to go?
The IT guys on the big iron hated the Personal Computer because it gave users freedom and power; now they've conned you into being back under their control.

Table of Contents

Every-Name Index