| Sources (n.b., Fulton Co., OH,
was formed in 1850 from Williams, Henry, and Lucas Cos.):
1. Family Quest Archives: Pennsylvania Federal Census
1820: Northumberland, Lycoming, Mercer, McKean, and Potter Counties.
Heritage Quest CD M33-107 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| 1820 |
PA |
Northumberland Co. |
Shamokin Twp. |
p. 57 |
Ely Asher |
401110-10011-0100 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 4 males |
9 or under |
1810-1820 |
= John (b. 1820)
= Robert (b. 1818)
= Joseph (b. 1814)
= George (b. 1812) |
| 1 male |
16-18 |
1801-1804 |
= ? |
| 1 male |
26-44 |
1775-1794 |
= Asher (b. 1788) |
| 1 female |
9 or under |
1810-1820 |
= Phoebe (b. 1816) |
| 1 female |
26-44 |
1775-1794 |
= Catherine (b. 1792) |
| 1 female |
45 or over |
in or bef. 1775 |
= Susannah (b. 1746) |
| 1 |
engaged in agriculture |
| *In the 1820 Census, the third column is
age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25; therefore, any
individual in column three is duplicated in column four. |
It's hard to say who the teenage male is. He's too old to be Asher's son
and too young to be Asher's brother. A nephew, perhaps? Or just
a hired hand? The older woman in the household is Asher's mother.
The list is alphabetical, so no neighborhood reconstruction is possible.
The only other ELY in Northumberland Co. is Asher's brother, Samuel
ELY.
2. Family Quest Archives: Ohio Federal Census 1830:
Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, and Licking Counties. Heritage
Quest CD M19-134: (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen).
| 1830 |
OH |
Knox Co. |
Franklin Twp. |
p. 288A |
Ely Asher |
122 200 100 - 101 001 000 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 male |
4 or under |
1825-1830 |
= Samuel (b. 1829) |
| 2 males |
5-9 |
1820-1825 |
= William (b. 1824)
= Asher (b. 1822) |
| 2 males |
10-14 |
1815-1820 |
= John (b. 1820)
= Robert (b. 1818) |
| 2 males |
15-19 |
1810-1815 |
= Joseph (b. 1814)
= George (b. 1812) |
| 1 male |
40-49 |
1780-1790 |
= Asher (b. 1788) |
| 1 female |
4 or under |
1825-1830 |
= Esther (b. 1826) |
| 1 female |
10-14 |
1815-1820 |
= Phoebe (b. 1816) |
| 1 female |
30-39 |
1790-1800 |
= Catherine (b. 1792) |
See table
for neighbors.
3. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund
CD-316):
| 1840 |
Ely, Asha |
OH |
Williams Co. |
Brady Twp. |
p. 238 |
"Asha" must be a misreading of Asher.
4. Reuben P. Ely, Warren S. Ely, and Daniel B. Ely. 1910.
An Historical Narrative of the Ely, Revell, and Stacye Families.
Fleming H. Revell, Co., New York
(online at GenealogyLibrary.com).
| p. 259 |
(161) ASHER ELY, youngest son of Col.
George and Susanna (Farley) Ely, was born after the removal of his parents
to Pennsylvania, according to the testimony of his grandson, Hon. Lafayette
G. Ely, of West Unity, Ohio, to whom we are indebted for much of the information
in reference to the descendants of Col. George Ely. As he was born
November 26, 1788, this helps to fix the approximate date of the removal
of the family to Northumberland County, at about the date when a number
of Bucks Countians settled in that county. Asher Ely received a fair
common school education in the primitive schools of that locality and followed
the life of a farmer, the will of his father providing that Asher should
cultivate a portion of the land and provide a home on the premises for
his mother. He had been a soldier in the War of 1812 and received
as such a warrant for government land, and about 1825, his mother having
died in 1821, he removed with his family to Knox County, Ohio, where he
resided until 1840. In that year he removed to Williams County, Ohio,
the northwest county of the State, then covered with dense forests of heavy
timber, the first settlement there having been made in 1833. He opened
up a farm in the primitive forest and in addition to the tilling of the
soil for general agriculture, devoted considerable attention to the manufacture
of oil from peppermint that grew in profusion in that section, the product
being principally sold in the Philadelphia market. Asher Ely was
an industrious, honest and influential citizen of Williams County and took
an active interest in the establishment of its local institutions.
He |
| p. 260 |
and his wife were among the organizers of Mount
Salem Presbyterian Church, in the early forties. He died November
1, 1849. He married, in Northumberland County, Pa., May 6, 1811,
Catharine Campbell, born there October 20, 1792, doubtless of Scotch-Irish
parentage and of the same family into which several of his elder brothers
had married. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Ely continued to reside
on the homestead farm in Williams County, Ohio, until her death, on June
5, 1872.
Children of Asher and Catharine (Campbell) Ely:--
535. George Ely, born March 1, 1812; died March 1, 1889; married
Elizabeth Folck. See forward.
536. Joseph Ely, born March 4, 1814; died in Fulton County, Ohio;
married, first, Susan Struble, and, second, Rebecca Ives. See forward.
537. Phebe Ely, born January 12, 1816; married in 1834, Daniel Axtell,
who died January 17, 1867. In 1891, Phebe moved to Tennessee, and died
there in 1894. Her children were:--
Asher E., born October 12, 1835; died January 1, 1865.
Mary J., born January 4, 1837; died January 6, 1861.
Catharine S., born June 27, 1840; died April 4, 1873.
538. Robert Ely, born January 16, 1818; died young.
539. John Ely, born March 13, 1820; died in Fulton County, Ohio,
September 26, 1878; married, first, Mary Mason; second, Rhoda Mason. See
forward.
540. Asher Ely, born January 24, 1822; died in Williams County,
Ohio, June 2, 1899; married, first, Martha Bortre; second, Phebe A. Marlon.
See forward.
541. William Ely, born April 20, 1824; died September 11, 1888;
married, first, Susan Carr; second, Agnes Herrin. See forward.
542. Esther B. Ely, born November 24, 1826; died June 9, 1889; married,
1823, John Salsbury, born in Vermont, 1822, died in Williams County, Ohio,
March 30, 1889. They had seven children, of whom four lived to age of maturity,
viz:--John W., Nathan, Catharine E. and Ida A.
|
| p. 261 |
543. Samuel Ely, born August 11, 1829, living
in Williams County, Ohio; married, first, Hannah Tripp; second, Martha
Moore. See forward.
544. Caleb Ely, born, Knox County, Ohio, December 1, 1831; married,
1855, Sarah Shaugh, who died in 1893. They have one son, Adelbert.
545. Obadiah Stillwell Ely, born January 20, 1834; married Mahala
A. Masters. See forward.
546. Catharine Ely, born March 13, 1836; died October 14, 1900;
married, first, George Marks; second, Thomas Moss. See forward. |
3. Thomas Mikesell, ed. 1905. The County of Fulton: a
History of Fulton County, Ohio... Northwestern Historical Assn., Madison,
WI (Broderbund CD-450):
| p. 131 |
Educational Development...
...The Asher Ely school district was organized in 1845... |
| p. 231 |
Franklin Township...
...In 1839, came ... Asher Ely and his sons, William
and O.S. Ely... |
This has to be our subject — how many "O.S." ELYs could there be?
But the implication, here, is that Asher settled in the part of Williams
Co. that became Fulton Co. when it was formed in 1850. Franklin Twp.
was part of Williams Co., then became part of Fulton Co.
4. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:
Ancestral
File. |
