Abraham ELEY & Elizabeth BARR

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Abraham ELEY
Elizabeth BARR

Husband: Abraham ELEY
Birth: 9 Jun 1817, Washington Co., PA
Death: 15 Nov 1882
Father: Peter ELY
Mother: Mary Ann "Polly" HORN

Marriage: 14 Nov 1839, Knox Co., OH

Wife: Elizabeth BARR
Birth: 16 Jun 1817, PA
Death: 20 Sep 1895, Monroe Twp., Green Co., WI
Disposition: buried 11 Sep 1895, Richland Cemetery, Monroe Twp., Green Co., WI

Children

— born in Knox Co., OH:
1. (Daughter A) ELEY, b. 1840
2. Adam ELEY, b. 28 Jul 1842; d. 22 May 1885
3. Marion ELEY, b. 27 Sep 1844
4. Mary Jane ELEY, b. 1 Jul 1846, Mt. Liberty; d. 26 Sep 1922, Brodhead, Green Co., WI; m. 5 Nov 1859, Monroe Twp., Green Co., WI, Jackson EARLYWINE

— born in Monroe Twp., Green Co., WI:
5. Hiram Nelson ELEY, b. 22 Dec 1846; d. 11 Dec 1927; m. Susan Matilda HAHN
6. Davis ELEY, b. 21 Jun 1849; m1. 23 Dec 1869, Green Co., WI, Hannah PARROTT; m2. 12 Mar 1874, Green Co., WI, Catherine Jane RANDEL; m3. 27 Aug 1876, Green Co., WI, Alice Josephine JONES
7. Sina Sophronia ELEY, b. 6 Jul 1851; d. 22 Mar 1912
8. Abram ELEY, b. 27 Apr 1857; d. 14 Dec 1942; m. 6 Apr 1884, Marshall Co., IA, Hattie Barbara WETZEL
9. Frances Ellen ELEY, b. 5 Jul 1861; m. 1 Dec 1892, Green Co., WI, Warren JACKETT

The birthdates of Mary Jane and Hiram can't both be correct; either that or one of them is not a child of Abraham and Elizabeth. The data from the 1850 Census should clear it up.

Sources:

1. Liahona Research (Orem, UT), compilers. 1996. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1789-1850. (Broderbund CD-400):

Eley, Abraham Barr, Elizabeth Nov 14, 1839 Knox Co.

2. Family Quest Archives: Ohio Federal Census 1840: Knox County. Heritage Quest CD M704-406 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 OH Knox Co. Butler Twp. p. 406B Abraham Ely 000 010 - 100 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Abraham (b. 1817)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Daughter A (b. 1840)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Elizabeth (b. 1817)

See table for neighbors.

3. Wisconsin Territorial Census (data courtesy of Lynda Bowersock):

Dec 1, 1847 Abraham Eley WI Green Co. p. 12 4 males, 2 females, 6 total

4. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1850 (Broderbund CD-317):

1850 Ealey, Abraham WI Green Co. Jefferson p. 207

5. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1870 (Broderbund CD-319): Wisconsin not included on this disk.

6. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1880 (Broderbund CD-320): Wisconsin not included on this disk.

7. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: Ancestral File.

8. Email from Lynda Bowersock.

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