— born in Vermillion Twp., Vermillion Co., IN
7.  Shannon T. ELLIOTT, b. Feb 1850 

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

Joseph W. ELLIOTT Spouse: Catharine ROSS Marriage: 03 Dec 1846, Delaware, Ohio Source: Marriage Records, 1835-1951. Ohio. Probate Court (Delaware County)

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3-4 of 12; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840

OH

Delaware Co.

Marlborough Twp.

Roll 391

pp. 248B-249A

Ln. 11

Joseph W Elliott

110 001 - 110 010

0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1835-1840	= William (b. 1836/7)
1 male	5-9	1830-1835	= David (b. 1832/3)
1 male	30-39	1800-1810	= Joseph (b. 1807/8)
1 female	4 or under	1835-1840	= Elizabeth (b. 1839)
1 female	5-9	1830-1835	= Susan (b. 1833/4)
1 female	20-29	1810-1820	= Wife-1
1	person employed in agriculture

Joseph is listed one line above James S. ELLIOTT (æ 20-30; wife, 2 daughters) and one line below Widow Elizabeth ELLIOTT (æ 50-60; one daughter), who is one line below Ambrose HOLMES (æ 30-40; wife and children).  Despite being listed next to Ambrose HOLMES, our subject is not the Joseph W. ELLIOTT who married Almira HOLMES.

3.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6-7 of 42):  Vermillion Twp., Vermillion Co., IN, Roll M432_177, pp. 91B-92A, 45/46, enumerated 21 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Joseph W Elliott	42	M		None		Ohio
Catharine   "	25	F				"
David       "	17	M		Tailor		"
Susan       "	16	F				"
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William Elliott	13	M				Ohio
Elizabeth   "	11	F				"
Ruthlinda   "	9	F				"
James       "	9	M				"
Rigdon      "	3	M				"
Shannon     "	3/12	M				Indiana

Ruthlinda is Catharine's daughter from her first marriage; all the remaining ELLIOTT children are from Joseph's prior marriage, except Rigdon and Shannon, who are Catharine's sons.

4.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 28):  Waldo P.O., Waldo Twp., Marion Co., OH, Roll M653_1006, p. 407B, PN 90, 649/646, enumerated 10 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Abraham Stull	36	M		Farmer		300	Penn
Catharine  "	37	F					Ohio
Martin     "	2	M					Do
Wesley     "	5/12	M					Do
Ross Linda Ross	19	F					Do
Rigdon E Eliot	12	M					Do
Shanon     "	10	M					Indiana
Martin Stull	33	M		Farmer	600	1400	Penn

"Ross Linda" appears to be Ruthlinda.

5.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 27):  Waldo P.O., Waldo Twp., Marion Co., OH, Roll M593_1240, p. 205B, PN 12, 87/92, enumerated 7 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Stull Abraham	44	M	W	Farmer	1500	500	Pennsylvania
_____ Catharine	47	F	W	Keeping House			Ohio
_____ Douglass	12	M	W				Do
_____ Wesly M	10	M	W				Do
_____ Elizabeth A	7	F	W				Do
Elliott Shannon T	20	M	W				Do