William SURFACE & Elizabeth MYERS

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William SURFACE
Elizabeth MYERS

Husband: Wilhelm / William SURFACE / SURFUS / SURFAS / SEARFOSS / ZURFASS / ZERFASS / ZERFACE
Birth: 27 Jun 1811, Montgomery Co., VA
Death: 23 Oct 1862, Stones Crossing, Johnson Co., IN
Disposition: buried Salem Cemetery, Bluff Creek, Johnson Co., IN
Father: George W. SURFACE (1767-1845) — Joh. Ulrick², Joh. Nicholas Kurt¹ ZERFASS (1709-1784) of Rheinland-Pfalz, DEU
Mother: Christina Jane "Katy" LONG (1773-1830)

Marriage: 25 Nov 1829

Wife: Elizabeth MYERS
Birth: 26 May 1814, Montgomery Co., VA
Death: 5 Nov 1862, White River Twp., Johnson Co., IN

Children — born in White River Twp., Johnson Co., IN:

1. William Henry SURFACE, b. 15 May 1830; d. 18 May 1912; m. 30 Mar 1850, Mary Susanna FOGELSONG
2. Eliza Ellen SURFACE, b. 20 Mar 1832; d. 16 Sep 1862
3. George E. SURFACE, b. 11 Jan 1836; d. 10 Jan 1907
4. Hiram Price SURFACE, b. 24 Mar 1841; d. 20 Sep 1903; bur. Barton Co., MO; m. 1862, IN, Charlotte CAMPBELL
5. James Edward SURFACE, b. 21 Jan 1842; d. 19 Nov 1911
6. Elizabeth Emeline / Emily SURFACE, b. 5 Apr 1845; d. 2 Jan 1862
7. Martha Jane SURFACE, b. 25 Dec 1846; d. 26 Jul 1881
8. Sarah Ann SURFACE, b. 11 Dec 1849
9. Michael Albert SURFACE, b. 3 Mar 1851
10. John T. SURFACE, b. 1859; d. 25 Dec 1862

Others in Household:

. Samuel SURFACE, b. 1845/6, IN
The only Samuel SURFACE this age and birthplace I can find in the 1850 census is the son of John SURFACE / SURFUS & Ellen DELONG. Based on links at Find-a-Grave, this John is a first cousin of our subject, which makes Samuel our subject's first cousin, once removed, and that certainly makes it plausible that he's the Samuel in our subject's household in 1860.

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Sources:

1a. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. KY, NC, TN, VA, WV Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229): not found.

1b. Anon. 1966. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1789-1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400): not found.

1c. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Indiana Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-228): not found.

2. 1830 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #X; official enumeration date 1 Jun 1830; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 - - Co. - Twp. Roll - p. - Ln. - - - -

These data indicate:

2. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #66 of 107; official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 IN Johnson Co. pp. 301B-302A Ln. 15 William Surface 210 010 - 100 010 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Hiram (b. 1838/9)
= George (b. 1836)

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = William (b. 1830)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = William (b. 1811)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Eliza (b. 1832)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Elizabeth (b. 1814)

1 person employed in agriculture

2. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 37): White River Twp., Johnson Co., IN, Roll M432_155, p. 53A, 94/94, enumerated 25 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William Surface 37 M Farmer 1,300 Virginia

Elizabeth   " 36 F "

Eliza Ellen " 16 F Indiana

George      " 12 M "

Hiram       " 11 M "

James       " 7 M "

Emeline     " 5 F "

Martha      " 3 F "

Sarah       " 1 F "

Son William has married and left the nest. Cousin Samuel is living with his parents in Perry, Allen Co., IN.

3. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6-7 of 43): Bluff Creek P.O., White River Twp., Johnson Co., IN, Roll M653_271, pp. 392-393, PN 6-7, 43/43, enumerated 6 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

William Surface 48 M Farmer 3000 500 Va

Eliz       " 45 F Ind

George     " 23 M Day laborer 80 "

Hiram      " 19 M "     " "

Emeline    " 16 F "

Samuel     " 14 M "

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Martha Surface 13 M Ind

Sarah      " 11 F "

Michael    " 9 M "

John       " 6 M "

William Collins 23 M Farm Laborer Ohio

Samuel appears to be the child of one of our subject's first cousins, except that he's also enumerated as being æ 11 with his parents in Perry, Allen Co., IN.

4. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):

• Both of our subjects, William & Elizabeth (MYERS) SURFACE, have passed away.

• Son William is married, but I can't find him.
• Daughter Eliza Ellen is deceased.
• Son George is married and living in White River Township.
• Son Hiram is married, but I can't find him.
• Son James is married and living in White River Township.
• Daughter Elizabeth Emeline is deceased.
• Daughter Martha Jane is married, but I can't find her.
• Daughter Sarah Ann is presumably married, but I don't know her married name.
• Son Michael is married, but I can't find him.
• Cousin Samuel is back living with his parents in Allen County

Has a section of the White River Township census been lost? This isn't the only family I've been working on that has members missing from the census in 1870.

5. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com).

6. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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