Abraham Elwell

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Abraham Elwell
b. 5 August 1790, Salem County, New Jersey, to Joel and Elizabeth (Hutton) Elwell
d. 12 March 1880–1882, Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois

m. Franklin County, Indiana
Esther “Hettie” Coomes
b. 28 May 1797, Salem, New Jersey
d. 6 August 1887, Knox County, Illinois

Children with Esther Coomes:

  • Joel Coomes
  • Marriet
  • George H.
  • John Hutton
  • Abraham, Jr.
  • Isaac Coomes
  • Esther Elizabeth
  • Jacob Harrison
  • Mary Almira

Abraham immigrated to Union County, Indiana, about 1826. He later moved to Knox County, Illinois.

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William Harold Hedden
Arvada CO

Worley Elmer Eltzroth

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Worley Elmer Eltzroth
b. 24 February 1869, Miami County, Indiana, to John Weaver and Frances Melinda (Bear) Eltzroth
d. 7 January 1955, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana

m. 15 January 1891, North Grove, Miami County, Indiana
Jarried Mae Depoy
b. 18 August 1869, Washington Courthouse, Ohio
d. 22 January 1961, Des Moines, Iowa

Worley lived in Wabash and Miami counties in Indiana. He emigrated from Indiana to Missoula County, Montana, in 1904. He later moved to Yellowstone County, Montana, in 1918. He and Jarried had no children.

Worley Eltzroth worked as a railroad roundhouse foreman in Indiana, Iowa, Wyoming, and Montana. He later invested in the Merchants Hotel in Laurel, Montana, and operated it for several years. He bought and operated two ranches near Laurel, Montana, prior to his retirement.

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Jesse William Long, Jr.
Helena MT

Rachel Jane Eltzroth

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Rachel Jane Eltzroth
b. 7 March 1864, Somerset, Wabash County, Indiana, to John B. and Margaret (See) Eltzroth
d. 15 July 1940, Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan

m/1. 23 October 1884, Cutler, Carroll County, Indiana
Noah Alfred Long
b. 20 December 1862, Carroll County, Indiana
d. 24 June 1947, Carroll County, Indiana

m/2. 20 August 1892, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
August Robert Anderson
b. 6 June 1860, Kristenstuad, Sweden
d. 16 December 1909, Columbus, Quincy County, Illinois

Children with Noah Alfred Long:

  • George Lloyd (1885–1960) married Rose McCollum
  • Bessie Anna (1886–1955) married Henry Schlotman
  • Jesse William (1888–1969) married Lassara Hartman
  • Clarence William

Children with August Robert Anderson:

  • Arved Roy (1893–1969) married Mary Groop
  • Elmer (1894–1895)
  • Lillian May (1901–1978)
  • Alma Elnora (1902–1976) married Alvin Groop

Rachel moved to Otter Lake, Lapeer County, Michigan, in 1894. She later moved to Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, and then on to Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan.

She was a hotel manager when she met her second husband, and following his early death, she opened and operated bakeries in several different states.

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Jesse William Long, Jr.
Helena MT

Lorinda Eltzroth

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Lorinda Eltzroth
b. 29 April 1822, Lanier Township, Preble County, Ohio, to Jacob and Elizabeth (Neff) Eltzroth
d. 3 June 1914, Providence, Rhode Island

m/1. 4 December 1845, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
William Fletcher Brady
b. to John and [–?–] Brady
d. Tipton, Indiana

m/2. 1854
Newton J. Jackson
d. 1862

m/3.
David J. Kemp

Children with William Fletcher Brady:

  • Carthon J. married Josephine Clark
  • Samuel W. married Olive Rosengarten

Children with Newton J. Jackson:

  • Willard W. married Margaret Wakem

Lorinda’s first husband, William Fletcher Brady, was the son of John Brady, the first mayor of Muncie, Indiana. William died on the day he was elected city auditor.

Lorinda left Tipton County, Indiana, about 1890 after the death of her third husband to live near a son in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Nancy B. Fratt
Westfield NJ

William Harper Ellis

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William Harper Ellis
b. 10 June 1813, to Henry and Charity (Harper) Ellis
d. 28 June 1897, Kansas

m.
Elizabeth A. Boots
d. 4 March 1862

William moved to Grant County, Indiana, about 1838 and on to Kansas in 1866.

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Joseph R. Williams
Helena MT

Nancy Faris Ellis

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Nancy Faris Ellis
b. 25 August 1811, to Henry and Charity (Harper) Ellis
d. 20 September 1881, Chetopa, Kansas

m. 11 October 1836
William Harper Reed
b. 10 January 1816
d. 28 October 1857, Chetopa, Kansas

About 1838 William H. and Nancy (Ellis) Reed moved from Ohio to Delaware County, Indiana. Later they moved to Moultrie County, Illinois, where Henry Ellis, Nancy’s father died on 28 October 1857. In 1866 the family moved to Chetopa, Kansas.

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Joseph R. Williams
Helena MT

Sarah Elliott

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Sarah Elliott
b. 17 January 1819, Shelby County, Kentucky, to Charles and Elizabeth (Glover) Elliott
d. 20 September 1911, Sharpsville, Tipton County, Indiana

m. 4 January 1838, Vienna Township, Scott County, Indiana
John McCullough
b. 25 August 1809, Chester District, South Carolina, to George and Jenny (Thompson) McCullough
d. 18 November 1855, Wapello County, Iowa

Children with John McCullough:

  • Elizabeth (b. 1839)
  • George (b. 1840)
  • Charles (b. 1842)
  • William (b. 1842)
  • James (b. 1844)
  • Charles Elliott (b. 1846)
  • Jannette (b. 1849)
  • Margaret (b. 1853)

Sarah immigrated to Scott County, Indiana, from Shelby County, Kentucky, in 1831 and emigrated from Sharpsville, Tipton County, Indiana, to Page County, Iowa, in 1884.

Sarah and her husband John helped in the raising of Hopewell Church, two miles east of Vienna, Scott County, Indiana. The couple owned a farm of 120 acres in Scott County, Indiana, another near Little York, Indiana, and 160 acres in Mahaska County, Iowa. In the fall of 1855, John went to see his Iowa land but became ill with cholera and died there in Wapello County, Iowa.

Sarah raised her six children as well as two other fatherless children and managed to add to the estate left to her by her husband. She remained a member of Hopewell Church until the congregation decreased so much it couldn’t support a minister.

In 1884, Sarah moved with her daughter and son-in-law, Dennis Sands, to Page County, Iowa. But in 1902, they returned to Indiana to live in Sharpsville, Tipton County, Indiana. At the time of her death, Sarah was supposedly the oldest woman in the county.

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Mrs. Lynn Emmons
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Bertha Lillie Ehrhardt

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Bertha Lillie Ehrhardt
b. 11 March 1882, New Pennington, Ripley County, Indiana, to Daniel C. and Anna Amelia (Uphaus) Ehrhardt
d. 23 March 1914, Glasgow, Valley County, Montana

m.
J. Claude Colson

Children with J. Claude Colson:

  • Amelia
  • Virgi

Bertha emigrated from New Pennington, Ripley County, Indiana, in 1913 to Glasgow, Valley County, Montana.

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Merla Uphaus Gines
Renton WA

Margaret Ann Dye

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Margaret Ann Dye
b. 30 August 1850, Linton, Greene County, Indiana to John Alvadore Dye and Lucinda Hardin
d. 17 May 1937, Effingham County, Illinois

m. 21 November 1867, Martin County, Indiana
James K. Adams
b. 27 December 1844, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, to James and Sarah (Davis) Adams
d. 23 July 1930, Effingham County, Illinois

Children with James K. Adams:

  • Veva Ola
  • Earnest
  • Elsa
  • Sarah Bell
  • George
  • Fred
  • Rex

Margaret emigrated in 1867 to Effingham County, Illinois, along with her parents.

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Dorothy Ray Gibson
White Heath IL

John Alvadore Dye

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John Alvadore Dye
b. 23 October 1821, to John and Lucinda (Hardin) Dye
d. 2 September 1887, Effingham County, Illinois

m. 8 October 1840, Greene County, Indiana
Elizabeth Morrow
b. 8 August 1824, Lawrence County, Indiana
d. 24 January 1917, Effingham County, Illinois

Children with Elizabeth Morrow:

  • Sarah
  • Adam Eli
  • Marietta
  • Margaret Ann
  • William
  • Lucy Jane
  • Samuel Morrow
  • George
  • Henry
  • John A.
  • Marion

John moved to Effingham County, Illinois, in 1867.

Submitted by:
Dorothy Ray Gibson
White Heath IL