William ILIFF & Emily JACOBS

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William ILIFF
Emily JACOBS

Husband: William ILIFF
Birth: 8 Apr 1813, Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]
Death: 7 Jul 1858, Hancock Co., OH
Brother: Joshua ILIFF, b. 9 Aug 1807, VA
Father: Stephen ILIFF (1759-1835)
Mother: Hannah BEERS (c1763-18__)

Marriage: 31 Dec 1851, Hancock Co., OH

Wife: Emily JACOBS
Birth: 14 Oct 1826, VA — either Fauquier Co. or Culpeper Co.
Death: 27 Jul 1898, Huber, Hancock Co., OH
Other Spouse: m2. 2 Apr 1863, Hancock Co., OH, Reason BUCKINGHAM
Father: Taliaferro JACOBS
Mother: Lucretia WALKER

Children — born in Biglick Twp., Hancock Co., OH:

1. Joshua ILIFF, b. Jun 1852; d.s.p. 1853
2. Thomas Jefferson ILIFF, b. 2 Oct 1853; d. 21 Dec 1921
3. James M. ILIFF, b. 20 Dec 1854; d. 13 Jun 1901
4. Susan ILIFF, b. 16 Dec 1856; d.s.p. 1856
5. Sarah Ann ILIFF, b. 10 Nov 1858; d. 22 Jan 1894; m. 22 Feb 1876, Hancock Co., OH, , Amos A. BEARD (1843-1902), s/o Adam BEARD (1808-1889), s/o John BEARD (c1770-1829), and thus first cousin of the Sarah Ann BEARD who married Paul STRAUB

Adopted? Child:

. John T. JACOBS, a.k.a., John ILIFF, b. 1847/8, OH

John is not William ILIFF's son, though William may have adopted him when he married Emily in 1851. In the 1850 census, John T. JACOBS (æ 3, b. OH) is living with an unmarried Emily and her parents; in the 1860 census, John ILIFF (æ 12, b. OH) is living with the widowed Emily and her widowed mother; in the 1870 census, John L. JACOBS (æ 22, b. OH) is living with Emily and her second husband, Reason BUCKINGHAM; in the 1880 census, John T. JACOBS (æ 32, b. OH) is living next door to Emily. John is much too young to be Emily's sibling, so a reasonable deduction is that he is either Emily's orphaned nephew or her illegitimate son. The fact that, in the 1880 census, John knows his mother's birthplace, but not his father's, strongly supports that he is Emily's illegitimate son. It's even conceivable that John is a child of rape. A search in county court records around the time of John's birth might reveal a civil bastardy case or even a criminal prosecution for rape.

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1998. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1851-1900. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-236):

Iliff, William Jacobs, Emily 31 Dec 1851 Hancock Co.

This is a very late first marriage for William. I wonder if he had an earlier wife?

2. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #114 of 427): Biglick Twp. (Dist. 48), Hancock Co., OH, p. 445B, 136/136, enumerated 3 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William ILIFF 37 M Farmer 300 Va

Living alone — no son, John, nor is there a 2/3-yr-old John ILIFF indexed elsewhere in Hancock Co., OH. William is listed next to his brother, Joshua ILIFF (æ 41, b. VA, wife Eve — no son, John), who is listed two households from Taliaferro & Lucretia JACOBS and their daughter, Emily JACOBS, whom William marries in 1851.

3 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #7 of 28 — indexed "Sliff"): Vanlue P.O., Biglick Twp., Hancock Co., OH, Roll 982 (Book 1), p. 219A, PN 45, 315/305, enumerated 13 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Lucretia Jacobs 64 F 100 Va

Toliver    " 20 M Farm Laborer O

William H " 19 M "     " "

Emily Iliff 34 F Servant Va

John      " 12 M O

Thomas J " 6 M "

James M   " 5 M "

Sarah Ann " 1 F "

Lucretia is Emily's mother. It appears William may have adopted John, though the apparent surname change (from JACOBS to ILIFF) may be enumerator error.

4. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #25 of 26): Findlay P.O., Marion Twp., Hancock Co., OH, Roll 1218 (Book 1), p. 215A, PN 25, 190/190, enumerated 21 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Buckingham Resin 72 M W Farmer Maryland

__________ Emily 44 F W Keeping House Va

__________ Levi 6 M W Ohio

__________ Barbara E 3 F W Ohio

Iliff James 15 M W Labors on farm Ohio

_____ Sarah A 11 F W Ohio

Jacob John L 22 M W Labors on farm Ohio

John JACOBS may be Emily's nephew — or her illegitimage son.

5. 1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 20): Marion Twp., Hancock Co., OH, Roll T9-1021, p. 423C, PN 7, SD 1, ED 174, enumerated 7/8 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: 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 8 9 10 13 21 22 23 24 25 26

60 64 Buckingham Emile W F 54 / Keeping House / / VA VA VA

Iliff James M W M 25 Son / Farmer OH OH VA

Buckinham Levi W M 13 Son / At home / OH MD VA

Buckingham Etta W F 13 Dau / At home / OH MD VA

61 65 Jacobs John T W M 32 / Farmer OH VA

______ Elmira W F 22 Wife / OH NY OH

______ Blanch W F 1 Dau / OH OH OH

The fact that John knows where his mother was born, but not his father, strongly supports that he is Emily's illegitimate son — along with the fact that he continues to live in close proximity to her.

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

8. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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