Elisha & Elizabeth are said to have married in Dent Co., and their children are said to have been born there, however they are in the 1860 census of St. Francois Co., MO, not Dent Co.

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

Elisha EVES Spouse: Martha A. H. LANHAM Marriage: 15 Jun 1865, Jefferson, Missouri Source: Marriage Records, 1825-1951. Jefferson County (Missouri). Recorder of Deeds

How is it that Martha married second as LANHAM, not BLAKE?

2.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  E. H. EAVES (æ 17, b. TN, male) is living in Crawford Co., MO (p. 218B), with his parents, B. EAVES (æ 39, b. AL) and L. EAVES (æ 40, b. NC), plus siblings.

3.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 156):  Locust Ridge P.O., Liberty Twp., St. Francois Co., MO, Roll M653_645, p. 28, PN 28, 188/188, enumerated 23 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

E H C Eaves	26	M		Farmer		200	Tenn
E A     "	30	F		"			"
W C     "	7	M					Mo
J C     "	5	M					"
N J L   "	2	F					"

4.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 45):  Hillsboro P.O., Central Twp., Jefferson Co., MO, Roll M593_783, p. 231A, PN 21, enumerated 14 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1870:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

15

19

147

154

Eaves Elisha

36

M

W

Farmer

4000

1500

Tennessee

/

Martha

35

F

W

Keeps house

Virginia

William

17

M

W

Works on farm

Missouri

/

John

15

M

W

do

do

/

Luellen

14

F

W

Attends School

do

/

George

12

M

W

do

do

/

Andrew

9

M

W

do

do

/

Nancy

7

F

W

do

do

/

Christina

7

F

W

do

do

/

Thomas

4

M

W

At Home

do

Elisha

3

M

W

do

do

Virginia

9/12

F

W

do

do

Aug

Levina

64

F

W

Lives with Son

North Carolina

Lanham T J

21

M

W

Works on farm

Missouri

Hosi John

40

M

W

Blacksmith

Ireland

/

/

Where's Nancy Jane?  "T. J. LANHAM" has to be Marsha's brother, General Z. T. LANHAM ("General" is his given name, not his rank; "Z. T." presumably stands for Zachary Taylor).

5.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #22 of 38 — indexed "Earis"):  Central Twp., Jefferson Co., MO, Roll T9_695, p. 100B, PN 22, SD 1, ED 193, enumerated 12 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).

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2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

13

21

24

25

26

207

211

Eaves Elisha

W

M

46

/

Farmer

MO

KY

KY

_____ Martha

W

F

45

Wife

/

Hous Keeper

MO

MO

MO

_____ Thomas

W

M

14

Son

/

Works on farm

/

MO

MO

MO

_____ Elizha (sic)

W

M

12

Son

/

Works on farm

/

MO

MO

MO

_____ Virginia

W

F

10

Dau

/

At Home

/

MO

MO

MO

_____ Richard

W

M

5

Son

/

MO

MO

MO

_____ Martha

W

F

3

Dau

/

MO

MO

MO

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

7.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 22):  Watkins Twp., Dent Co., MO, Roll T623_853 (Book 1), p. 128A, SN 3, SD 10, ED 21, enumerated 6-8 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 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).

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5

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8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

27

28

40

40

Calahan James T

Head

W

M

Feb 1866

34

M

9

MO

MO

MO

Farmer

0

Y

Y

Y

R

F

36

_______ Martha A A

Wife

W

F

Jan 1877

23

M

9

2

2

MO

TN

VA

Y

Y

Y

_______ Everett E

Son

W

M

Oct 1892

7

S

MO

MO

MO

At School

5

Y

N

Y

_______ Elsie F

Dau

W

F

Feb 1895

5

S

0

0

MO

MO

MO

Eaves Elisha

F-in-Law

W

M

Mar 1833

67

M

TN

TN

MO

Minister

Y

Y

Y

_____ Martha F

M-in-Law

W

F

Nov 1835

64

M

1

1

NS

Un

Un

8.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find, and I really looked.

9.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 27):  Third Street, DeSoto City (Ward 3), Valle Twp., Jefferson Co., MO, Roll T625_930, p. 268B, SN 8B, SD 11, ED 47, enumerated 7 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 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	17	18	19	21	23	25	26
*	X	193	206	Eaves Martha	head	O	F	F	W	84	W	Y	Y	VA	VA	VA	Y	none
				Calahan, Annie	Dau			F	W	42	W	Y	Y	MO	TN	VA	Y	none
*Third Street

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