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Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 22:32:08 -0700

Recently had a request for the information that I had on the Ely Surname in
DeWitt and decided I would share this with the list just in case it helps
someone else. I am in no way related to this family (one of the few in
early DeWitt) and this is all I have. Hope it helps someone.
Earliene

Ely in DeWitt County Illinois:

1840 Census
Page 2
David S. Ely
1 male 30-40
1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 30-40

Page 18
Solomon Ely
2 males 5-10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50
1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 40-50

Marriages 1840-1849
Axey Ely to Greenberry Hall 11/19/1840
Abigail Ely to George W. Mills 2/14/1843

1850 Census DeWitt County

Solomon Ely wm age 52 b. VA Farmer
Deborah C. wf age 34 b. KY
Manerva B. wf age 21 b. TN
Darius wm age 18 b. TN
Lucy wf age 11 b. VA
Sarah H. wf age 10 b. VA
Elizabeth R. wf age 8 b. VA
Janie B. wf age 6 b. VA
Simpson wm age 1 b. IL

David S. Ely wm age 49 b. VA Farmer
Lucy wf age 46 b. VA
Rhoda M. wf age 26 b. VA
Nancy M. wf age 16 b. VA
Pelina wf age 13 b. IL
Lucy B. wf age 6 b. IL
Poff, John K. W. wm age 13 b. TN

George W. Mills wm age 29 b. KY Farmer
Abigail wf age 26 b. TN
Elizabeth wf age 6 b. IL
Artimetia wf age 3 b. IL
Rachel wf age 1 b. IL

Greenberry Hall wm age 29 b. KY
Achsah wf age 29 b. TN Nee: ELY
Emaline wf age 8 b. IL
Rachel wf age 7 b. IL
Mary E. wf age 5 b. IL
Montgomery wm age 1 b. IL

Marriages 1850-1859
Rhoda M. to Moses Ellsworth 12/19/1850
Nancy Ely to Charles W. Richmon 1855
David S. Ely to Lucy Muncy 7/22/1857 (missing 1860 Census)



1860 DeWitt County Census
page 496
Lafayette Ely wm age 20 b. IL enumerated w/ Marshall and Manerva Boyd

Abigail and George W. Mills missing on the 1860 Census, there is a Probate
in Box 4 # 121 for Abigail none for George W. Mills
Old Union Cemetery:
Abigail Mills w/o G. W. d. 3-30-1853 29y 6m 20d
No record of George

Page 555
Lucy B. Ely enumerated with John H. and Margaret Randolph

page 557
Axy Hall wf age 39 b. TN Nee: Ely
Mary E. wf age 14 b. IL
Montgomery P. wm age 11 b. IL
Alice A. E. wf age 7 b. IL
John Alex Duncan wm age 18 b. IL
Emaline M. wf age 18 b. IL nee: Hall m/ 4/22/1860 to J. A. Duncan

Page 595
Oliver Ely wm age 31 b. TN Frmr
Catherine wf age 21 b. IL (Nancy Catherine)
Sarah A. wf age 4
Wilbert F. wm age 2 b. IL
Elias S. wm age 3/12
Darius J. wm age 28 b. TN

Page 610
Solomon Ely wm age 63 b. VA Frmr
Debora wf age 43 b. KY
Simson wm age 11 b. IL
Jefferson T. F. wm age 8 b. IL
Pauline wf age 2 b. IL
Selma wf age 2 b. IL
Elizabeth W. Murry wf age 17 b. VA
Jane B. Murry wf age 15 b. VA
David C. Coward wm age 25 Boarder Agent b. NY
Mary M. McClelland wf age 45 Boarder school teacher b. VA

Page 749
Overton Ely wm age 40 b. TN Frmr
Matilda wf age 40 b. TN
Lafayette wm age 20 b. TN
George W. wm age 16 b. TN
Mary A. wf age 15 b. TN
Rebecca wf age 12 b. Iowa
Anderson wm age 7 b. Iowa
Emma E. wf age 1 b. IL

No Charles W. Richmon/Richmond listed 1860
Page 696
Moses Elsworth wm age 45 b. OH
Rhoda M. wf age 45 b. VA
Rhoda wf age 21 b. IL
William J. wm age 19 b. IL
Mahittable wf age 16 b. IL
John L. wm age 6 b. IL
Arelius L. B. wm age 3 b. IL
Willowby A. wm age 2 b. IL
Moses A. wm age 1/12 b. IL
Sarah McCaslin wf age 11 b. IL


Marriages 1860-1869
George W. Ely to Sarah A. True 11/17/1865
John Ely to Matilda Teawalt 1/1/1869
Lafayette Ely to Rebecca Hammond 2/1/1866
Lucy B. Ely to William Stewart 9/15/1860
Mary A. Ely to T. J. Sharp 1/1/1866
Paulina Ely to C. P. Huffman 4/11/1861
Rebecca Ely to James C. Beaty 8/29/1866
Susanna Ely to James Stewart 10/29/1868

1870 Census DeWitt County
Missing from the 1870 Census are:
Lucy B. Ely (Wm. Stewart)
Mary A. Ely (T. J. Sharp)
Paulina Ely ( C. P. Huffman)
Rebecca Ely (James C. Beatty)

Barnett Township pg 24
Oliver D. Ely wm age 42 b. TN Frmr
Nancy Catherine wf age 33 b. IL
Sarah A. wf age 14 b. IL
Wilbert F. wm age 12 b. IL
Oliver D. wm age 9 b. IL
Florence wm age 3 b. IL

Clintonia Township pg 24
George W. Ely wm age 26 b. TN Frmr
Sarah A. wf age 23 b. KY
Clara E. wf age 3 b. IL
Claudy M. wf age 1 b. IL
Page 30
Matilda Ely wf age 48 b. TN
Lafayette wm age 28 b. TN
Rebecca E. (Hammond) wf age not given b. OH
Anderson F. wm age 17 b. IL
William wm age 2 b. IL (son of Lafayette)
Edward L. wm age 6/12 b. IL (son of Lafayette)

Tunbridge Township page 5
David S. Ely wm age 69 b. VA Frmr
Lucy L. wf age 32 b. VA
Andrew J. wm age 9 b. IL
William H. wm age 8 b. IL
Danl M. wm age 7/12 b. IL



1870 Census cont
Waynesville Township
Page 22
John Ely wm age 27 b. OH
Matilda wf age 21 b. VA
Louis J. wm age 7/12 b. IL

Peter Ely wm age 57 b. OH
Sarah wf age 54 b. OH
Sousan wf age 17 b. OH
Emma wf age 10 b. OH

Marriages 1870-79
Anderson Ely to Margaret Sheheen 3/20/1878
Mrs Lucy Ely to Jonah H. Nichols 9/15/1875
Sarah A. Ely to George C. Simmerman 8/27/1873
Sue Ely to James M. McKee 2/20/1875

Marriages after 1879
Oliver D. Ely to Emma Cromwell 4/6/1882
Andrew J. Ely to Mrs Nancy C. Ely 3/19/1884
Oliver D. Ely to Eliza J. Flora 11/20/1890
Claudia M. Ely to Ashford J. Cooley 2/17/1892
William H. Ely to Mary A. Oglevee 5/21/1892
David Newton Ely to Lucy Ann Blangy 6/22/1893
Lee Edward Ely to Sarah E. Sullivan 4/21/1894
Clemma Ely to J. A. Ludwig 8/28/1895
William H. Ely to Emma Cromer 11/17/1895
Cloa B. Ely to Alva Piatt 1/8/1899

Death Records index
All in Register 1
Cynthia Ely 4\4\1911
Frank Ely 8\5\ 1907
Guernsey Lee Ely 12\7\1911
Harriette Ely 4\4\1911
Lloyd Ely 2\9\1905
Rebecca Ely 9\3\1902
Helen Ely 10\10\1916

Probate Records Index
David N. Ely Box 215 #8698
David N. Ely Box 55 #2062
David S. Ely Box 27 # 917
Josephene M. Ely Box 358 # 13043
Lee E. Ely Box 329 #12316
Margaret J. Ely Box 255 #10044
Matilda et al Ely Box 193 # 8063
Solomon Ely Box 13 #393

Cemetery records vol 1-5
Woodlawn
Craig H. Ely 9/21/1900-6/18/1963
William H. Ely 1867-1937
Lloyd L. Ely 1904-2/9/1905 8m
Edna M. Ely 1876-1/29/1900 23y
May L. Ely 1871-2/9/1901 29y
Minnie B. Ely 1881-1952
Clarence S. Ely 1873-1956
Angeline Ely dates unreadable
Helen Ely 1905-10/10/1916
Matilda Ely 1819-3/8/1891
Lafayette 1841-11/22/1894
Rebecca E. Ely 1842-9/3/1902
George W. Ely 1843-6/12/1911 Residence Davenport, OK
Sarah A. Ely 1847-1936
John O. Ely 1874-1930
Josephene M. Ely 1875-1944
Mary A. Ely 1872-1936
Lee E. Ely 1869-1940
Sarah Ely 1875-1949
Cecil Ely 1901-1935
Guernsey 1900-12/7/1911 11y 5m 19d
Roger L. Ely 1898-10/8/1918 20y 2m 7d buried Woodlawn 1921
Frank Ely d. 8/5/1907 24y 11m 12d
Evelyn Catherine Ely d. 12/28/1921 18y 7m 15d
Anderson Frank Ely d. 4/20/1925 72y 4m 28d
Eva Ely Joy MOTHER 1869- 7/13/1925 53y
Listed under graves dug but not accounted for above:
George Ely 6/15/1892
B. Ely infant 11/2/1895

Jenkin Switch Cemetery Barnett Township
Abimeloeh M. O. Ely d. 3/22/1839 son of Solomon and Rebecca Ely
Ely Infant of Solomon and Rebecca Ely

Pleasant Valley Cemetery
David Ely 1800-1874
Lucy Ely 1838-1918
David H. Ely 1860-1866
William H. Ely 1862-1948
Wife Emma 1870-1911
David 1820-1869
David Jr. no dates

Old Union Cemetery
Solomon Ely no dates
Wife of Solomon no dates
Oliver no dates
W/ Emma 1870-1887
Infant 1887-1887
Augustus W. son of Solomon and Rebecca d. 3/8/1853 22y 3m 17d

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