Husband Franklin Delano Eller
Born: 2 May 1938
Christened: - West Virginia
Died: 23 Nov 2006 - Salem, NJ
Buried:
Father: John Eller (1896-1982)
Mother: Narsie Dana Midkiff (1907-1992)
Marriage: 12 Jul 1958 - Lebanon, VA
Wife Lurene Adele Land
Born: Abt 1937
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
Husband Georg Eller
Born: 7 Jan 1690 - Kaltenbrunn, Untrfr, Bavaria
Christened:
Died: 1788
Buried:
Father: Johann Adam Valentin Eller (Abt 1636- )
Mother: Margaret Gerbert (Abt 1638- )
Marriage:
Wife Margaretha Huels
Born: 1 Dec 1694 - Kaltenbrunn, Untrfr, Bavaria
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 M Henry Eller
Born:
Christened:
Died: 1788 - Washington Co., Maryland
Buried:
Spouse: Elizabeth Bigler ( - )
Marr: After 1748 - Maryland
Spouse: Margrethe ( -Abt 1748)
2 M George Michael Eller
Born: Abt 1720 - Germany
Christened:
Died: Bef 27 Jul 1778 - Frederick County, Maryland
Buried:
Spouse: Anna Catherina Linnen ( - )
Marr: Bef 1746
Spouse: Anna Schneider ( - )
General Notes: Child - Henry Eller
IMMIGRATION: Henry Eller Sr. arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the "Neptune" on 25 October 1746.
BIOGRAPHY: Henry Sr. stayed in the north, living in Washington Co., Maryland. His descendants moved to Ohio, spreading west into Indiana, then further west. Some of the other Ellers, southern, moved northward into the same areas of Ohio and Indiana that Henry Sr.'s descendants did. The George Micheal Eller family knew that Henry Eller was George Michael's brother, but were not sure if he was brother to the other Ellers arriving during the same period through Philadelphia. The George Michael Eller family and Henry Eller family were very close. Henry was c o-executor of George Michael Eller's will in Frederick County, Maryland in 1778.
General Notes: Child - George Michael Eller
BIOGRAPHY: The Eller Family is spoken of as a very old and honored family in Germany in the 1600's. Among them were writers, teachers, physician and explorers. They were among the first to accept the teachings of the reformation, and because of persecution began coming to America between 1740-1750, many coming to Pennsylvania
BIOGRAPHY: According to h4907b, graybeal@esn.net, "One of three brothers who came to America from Germany on the ship "St. Andrews" from Rotterdam at age 20. They landed in Philadelphia Pennsylvania between 1740 and 1747. Peter Lenn Eller reports that the ship was called the Phoenix. George first settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and then moved a year or two later to Frederick County, Maryland. George Michael's son Peter was the first of George Michael's line to move to the mountains of Rowan County, North Carolina out of which Wilkes and Ashe counties were formed.
BIOGRAPHY: The three men you named are 3 of 5 brothers who all came to this country between 1740 and 1747...They all came here via Rotterdam.
1) Jacob Eller Sr....came here about 1747...
2) Christian Eller...came on the "Restauration" in 1747 and took the Oath of Allegiance 10-9-1747; he brought with him a wife and two sons, John and George...
3) Melchoir Eller...He came here about the same time as his brother Christian...
4) George Michael Eller...he came on either the "Phoenix" or "St. Andrew" in 1743, and took the Oath of Allegience 10-1743...
5) Henry Eller Sr....(this is where my line comes from) arrived here on the "Neptune" 10-25-1746...
All 5 brothers were abt. 20=30, they settled in Germantown, Pa., After a few years most went south into the Virginia Valley, N.C., Kentucky . Henry Sr. stayed in the north, living in Wash. Co., Maryland. His descendants moved to Ohio, spreading west into Indiana, then further west. Some of the other Ellers, southern, moved northward into the same areas of Ohio and Indiana that Henry Sr.'s descendants did...
BIOGRAPHY: George Michael Eller arrived on the Phoenix in 1743. The George Micheal Eller family knew that Henry Eller was George Michael's brother, but were not sure if he was brother to the other Ellers arriving during the same period through Philadelphia. The George Michael Eller family and Henry Eller family were very close. Henry was co-executor of George Michael Eller's will in Frederick County, Maryland. Most of George Michael's and some of Henry's children moved to North Carolina and thus began the North Carolina Ellers, primarily in Wilkes, Rowan , Ashe and Watagua Counties. George Michael's son Peter Eller (Sr.) was the first of George Michael's line to move to North Carolina in the late 1790s.
BIOGRAPHY: We know from their marriage records that John Jacob Eller and Melchior Eller were brothers, and that their father was Casper Eller. This is confirmed in the New Hanover Lutheran Church in Montogomery County, Pennsylvania during the pastorate of Rev. Henry Melchior Muehlenberg. The other immigrants of the same period (Henry, George Michael and Christian Eller) could be brothers (or close relatives). We have not found any proof of this to be fact.
BIOGRAPHY: George Michael Eller's wife was Anna Schneider.
BIOGRAPHY: This is the George Michael Eller that is the subject of Hook's 1957 book -
Title George Michael Eller and descendants of his in America : including information on related families of Vannoy and Van Noy, McNiel, Stoker, Weler, Graybill, Colvard, Whittington, Hook and others Authors Hook, James William , b.1884 (Main Author)
BIOGRAPHY: George Michael is well documented in Frederick County, Maryland after 1773. Many of his family say he first lived in Rowan County, North Carolina, with the other members of the Eller family. He could be the Michael Eller on the tax roll in 1771 in Randolph county (formed from Rowan County. His sons Peter, Leonard, John and George all lived in Rowan, one as late as 1773. His daughter Mary (Maria) is believed to have married Jacob Eller, son of ..... Eller
According to "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America" by James W. Hook, tradition in the Eller families is that their Eller ancestors came from the Palatinate of Germany as Greman Baptist Brethren or Tunkers, sometimes called Dunkards. The church was organized by Alexander Mack and his wife and six others in Schwarzenau, Germany in 1708. The church opposed infant baptism, state religion and war. For this reason, few Ellers are found to have served in the Revolutionary War. North Carolinian Ellers, impressed by the similarity of the German Baptist Brethren to the American Baptist Church, flocked to it in great numbers. According to Hook, George Michael Eller's will was in German and he could, probably, not speek English.
Husband George Eller
Born: Abt 1820 - Ashe Co, North Carolina
Christened:
Died: Between 1860 and 1870 - Piney Point, Ashe Co. North Carolina
Buried:
Father: Henry Eller (Between 1786/1788-Abt 1876)
Mother: Elizabeth Johnson (Between 1791/1792- )
Marriage: Bef 1848 - Ashe Co., North Carolina
Wife Malinda Howell
Born: Abt 1821 - Ashe Co, North Carolina
Christened:
Died: After 1880
Buried:
Children
1 M John Eller
Born: Abt 1848
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
2 F Mary Eller
Born: Abt 1856 - Ashe Co, North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
3 F Martha Eller
Born: Abt 1861 - Ashe Co, North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Edward Howell (Abt 1856- )
Marr: Abt 1879 - Ashe Co., North Carolina
General Notes: Husband - George Eller
George Eller, son of Henry and Elizabeth Johnson Eller, was born in Ashe County North Carolina about 1820. He married Malinda Howell sometime before 1848. George and Malinda are found in the 1850 US Census, George age 30 and Malinda age 29, with a son John age 2. In the 1860 U S Census of Ashe County, George is age 39, with wife Malinda also 39, and daughter Mary, age 4. George died between 1860 and 1870, as Malinda is found living alone with a daughter Mary Eller, age 14, and Martha, age 9. The son John shown in the 1850 census must have died between 1850 and 1860.
General Notes: Wife - Malinda Howell
Malinda Howell married George Eller, son of Henry Eller and Elizabeth Johnson. She and George are found in the 1850 Census of Ashe County listed as George Eller, age 30,, with wife Malinda, age 29 and son John Eller, age 2. She is listed in the 1880 US Census of Piney Creek, Ashe Co. North Carolina as age 50, a widow, living with her married daughter Martha Howell and her husband Edward and infant daughter Ida.
Census Place: Piney Creek, Ashe, North Carolina
Source: FHL Film 1254952 National Archives Film T9-0952 Page 57 1A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Edward HOWEL Self M M W 24 NC Occ: Farmer Fa: N CMo: NC
Martha HOWEL Wife F M W 19 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: N CMo: NC
Ida HOWEL Dau F S W 5M NC Fa: NC Mo: N C
Malinda ELLER MotherL F W W 50 NC Occ: At Home Fa: NC Mo: NC
General Notes: Child - Mary Eller
Mary Eller, daughter of George Malinda Howell Eller, was born about 1856 in Ashe County, North Carolina. She is found listed age 4 in the 1860 census of Ashe Co with her parents George and Malinda. In 1870, she is listed as age 14, living with her mother Malinda and her sister Martha, age 9. In the 1880 US Census she is listed as age 24, divorced, with a 4 year old daughter Joicy C. Eller. Mary is living next door to her married sister Martha Eller Howell. Her mother Malinda Eller is living with her sister.
1880 US Census Place: Piney Creek, Ashe, North Carolina
Source: FHL Film 1254952 National Archives Film T9-0952 Page 57 1A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Mary ELLER Self F D W 24 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: N CMo: NC
Joicy C. ELLER Dau F S W 4 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC
General Notes: Child - Martha Eller
Census Place: Piney Creek, Ashe, North Carolina
Source: FHL Film 1254952 National Archives Film T9-0952 Page 57 1A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Edward HOWEL Self M M W 24 NC Occ: Farmer Fa: N CMo: NC
Martha HOWEL Wife F M W 19 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: N CMo: NC
Ida HOWEL Dau F S W 5M NC Fa: NC Mo: N C
Malinda ELLER MotherL F W W 50 NC Occ: At Home Fa: NC Mo: NC
Husband George Michael Eller
Born: Abt 1720 - Germany
Christened:
Died: Bef 27 Jul 1778 - Frederick County, Maryland
Buried:
Father: Georg Eller (1690-1788)
Mother: Margaretha Huels (1694- )
Marriage: Bef 1746
Other Spouse: Anna Schneider ( - )
Events
1. Immigration: Philadelphia.
2. Immigration: Philadelphia.
3. Immigration: Philadelphia.
4. Immigration: Philadelphia.
Wife Anna Catherina Linnen
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 M Peter Lenn Eller
Born: Abt 1746 - Probably Pipe Creek near Frederick, Maryland
Christened:
Died: Bef 29 Jul 1799 - Ashe County North Carolina
Buried:
Spouse: Elizabeth Dick (Abt 1749-Bef 1844)
Marr: Abt 1766 - Frederick Co, Maryland
2 M Leonard Eller
Born: 20 Mar 1754 - Frederick County, Frederick Co., Maryland
Christened:
Died: Between 1839 and 1840 - Hamilton Co., Indiana
Buried:
Spouse: Elizabeth ( - )
3 M John Eller
Born: After 1754
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Catherine Fight ( - )
Marr: 10 Aug 1785 - Rowan County, North Carolina
4 M Jacob Eller
Born: 1758 - Frederick County, Frederick (Washington) Co., Maryland
Christened:
Died: 1830 - Botecourt Co., Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Magdalena ( - )
5 F Elizabeth Eller
Born: Bef 1760
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Heinrich Reb ( - )
Marr: 10 Jun 1777 - Pipe Creek, Frederick City, Maryland
6 F Eve Eller
Born: 1764 - Frederick County, Frederick (Washington) Co., Maryland
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
7 F Catherine Eller
Born: 1767 - Frederick County, Frederick (Washington) Co., Maryland
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Peter Lehman (possibly) ( - )
8 F Maria Eller
Born: 1769 - Frederick County, Frederick (Washington) Co., Maryland
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Jacob Eller ( - )
General Notes: Husband - George Michael Eller
BIOGRAPHY: The Eller Family is spoken of as a very old and honored family in Germany in the 1600's. Among them were writers, teachers, physician and explorers. They were among the first to accept the teachings of the reformation, and because of persecution began coming to America between 1740-1750, many coming to Pennsylvania
BIOGRAPHY: According to h4907b, graybeal@esn.net, "One of three brothers who came to America from Germany on the ship "St. Andrews" from Rotterdam at age 20. They landed in Philadelphia Pennsylvania between 1740 and 1747. Peter Lenn Eller reports that the ship was called the Phoenix. George first settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and then moved a year or two later to Frederick County, Maryland. George Michael's son Peter was the first of George Michael's line to move to the mountains of Rowan County, North Carolina out of which Wilkes and Ashe counties were formed.
BIOGRAPHY: The three men you named are 3 of 5 brothers who all came to this country between 1740 and 1747...They all came here via Rotterdam.
1) Jacob Eller Sr....came here about 1747...
2) Christian Eller...came on the "Restauration" in 1747 and took the Oath of Allegiance 10-9-1747; he brought with him a wife and two sons, John and George...
3) Melchoir Eller...He came here about the same time as his brother Christian...
4) George Michael Eller...he came on either the "Phoenix" or "St. Andrew" in 1743, and took the Oath of Allegience 10-1743...
5) Henry Eller Sr....(this is where my line comes from) arrived here on the "Neptune" 10-25-1746...
All 5 brothers were abt. 20=30, they settled in Germantown, Pa., After a few years most went south into the Virginia Valley, N.C., Kentucky . Henry Sr. stayed in the north, living in Wash. Co., Maryland. His descendants moved to Ohio, spreading west into Indiana, then further west. Some of the other Ellers, southern, moved northward into the same areas of Ohio and Indiana that Henry Sr.'s descendants did...
BIOGRAPHY: George Michael Eller arrived on the Phoenix in 1743. The George Micheal Eller family knew that Henry Eller was George Michael's brother, but were not sure if he was brother to the other Ellers arriving during the same period through Philadelphia. The George Michael Eller family and Henry Eller family were very close. Henry was co-executor of George Michael Eller's will in Frederick County, Maryland. Most of George Michael's and some of Henry's children moved to North Carolina and thus began the North Carolina Ellers, primarily in Wilkes, Rowan , Ashe and Watagua Counties. George Michael's son Peter Eller (Sr.) was the first of George Michael's line to move to North Carolina in the late 1790s.
BIOGRAPHY: We know from their marriage records that John Jacob Eller and Melchior Eller were brothers, and that their father was Casper Eller. This is confirmed in the New Hanover Lutheran Church in Montogomery County, Pennsylvania during the pastorate of Rev. Henry Melchior Muehlenberg. The other immigrants of the same period (Henry, George Michael and Christian Eller) could be brothers (or close relatives). We have not found any proof of this to be fact.
BIOGRAPHY: George Michael Eller's wife was Anna Schneider.
BIOGRAPHY: This is the George Michael Eller that is the subject of Hook's 1957 book -
Title George Michael Eller and descendants of his in America : including information on related families of Vannoy and Van Noy, McNiel, Stoker, Weler, Graybill, Colvard, Whittington, Hook and others Authors Hook, James William , b.1884 (Main Author)
BIOGRAPHY: George Michael is well documented in Frederick County, Maryland after 1773. Many of his family say he first lived in Rowan County, North Carolina, with the other members of the Eller family. He could be the Michael Eller on the tax roll in 1771 in Randolph county (formed from Rowan County. His sons Peter, Leonard, John and George all lived in Rowan, one as late as 1773. His daughter Mary (Maria) is believed to have married Jacob Eller, son of ..... Eller
According to "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America" by James W. Hook, tradition in the Eller families is that their Eller ancestors came from the Palatinate of Germany as Greman Baptist Brethren or Tunkers, sometimes called Dunkards. The church was organized by Alexander Mack and his wife and six others in Schwarzenau, Germany in 1708. The church opposed infant baptism, state religion and war. For this reason, few Ellers are found to have served in the Revolutionary War. North Carolinian Ellers, impressed by the similarity of the German Baptist Brethren to the American Baptist Church, flocked to it in great numbers. According to Hook, George Michael Eller's will was in German and he could, probably, not speek English.
Notes: Marriage
One source lists Anna Catharina Linnen as George Michael Eller's wife , and the date of their marriage as 11 Jan 1746 in Trippstadt, Pfalz, Bayern. Another source lists George Michael Eller's wife as Anna Schneider. There is much debate on this issue, but nothing has been proven as of this date.
General Notes: Child - Peter Lenn Eller
Peter Eller received 97 pounds from the Estate of George Michael Eller which was settled by the Executors Henry Eller, brother of George Michael Eller, and Michael Gerber on 26 Oct 1779 in Frederick County, Maryland.
Peter Eller appears in the North Carolina land records on 10 Mar and 2 4 July 1780 when he entered upon and obtained orders to have surveyed two parcels of land on the upper ford of Rones Creek in Wilkes County , one containing 200 acres and the other containing 150 acres. He is found in the 1790 US Census living in the Morgan District of Wilkes Cou nty North Carolina, which is now part of Ashe County.
Peter Eller died before 29 July 1799, as evidenced by the court record book located in the courthouse at Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., North Carolina: "Betsey Eller and John Eller having made application for Administration on the estate of Peter Eller gave John Bowers and John Koons for security who were bound in the sum of 800 pounds and qualified as the law directs." Betsey was Peter's widow Elizabeth, and John was his eldest son.
General Notes: Child - Leonard Eller
BIOGRAPHY: Hook lists Leonard Eller as a son of George Michael Eller b . 20 March 1754; d. in Hamilton Co., Indiana in 1839 or 1840. He says , "it is entirely possible that George Michael Eller, Leonard's father , went to North Carolina with the other Ellers and later returned to Frederick Co., Md ... Leonard Eller first appears in the North Carolina record 19 June 1784 when he entered 640 acres of land in Rowan Co., North Carolina. " Leonard appears in the 1790 census for Rowan Co., N.C . and in the 1800 census for Randolph (Formerly Rowan) Co., N.C.About 1801 he removed to Miami Co., Ohio where he remained until 1834 or early1835 when he removed to Hamilton Co., Indiana, where he died intestate in 1838 or 1840.)
General Notes: Child - Elizabeth Eller
Elizabeth Eller, daughter of George Michael Eller, was married to Henrich Reb, son of Caspar Reb of Bucks Co., Pennsylvania on 10 June 1777 . Her marriage was recorded by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick City, Maryland which gave the residence of both as Peiff (Pipe) Creek and called her George Michael Eller's daughter. Witnesses were Jacob, George and Joseph Eller, Michael and Barbara Krault, Frederick Reutenbach, Conrad Spohn, Michael Ungerere and Marie Schausin. Jacob and George who witnessed her marriage are believed to be her brothers , and Joseph her cusin, son of Henry Eller, brother of George Michael Eller.
General Notes: Child - Eve Eller
Named in father George Michael Eller's will as "one of my six youngest children." There is no date of will, but it was probated 25 Aug 1778 . No further record of Eve has been found.
General Notes: Child - Catherine Eller
May have been the Catherine Eller who married, 27 May 1788, Peter Lehman with Adam and Martha Lehman serving as witnesses (Evangelical Church Records, Frederick Co., Maryland
General Notes: Child - Maria Eller
Maria was named as one of the six youngest children in her father George Michael Eller's will, which was probated 25 Aug 1778.
Husband George Michael Eller
Born: Abt 1720 - Germany
Christened:
Died: Bef 27 Jul 1778 - Frederick County, Maryland
Buried:
Father: Georg Eller (1690-1788)
Mother: Margaretha Huels (1694- )
Marriage:
Other Spouse: Anna Catherina Linnen ( - ) - Bef 1746
Events
1. Immigration: Philadelphia.
2. Immigration: Philadelphia.
3. Immigration: Philadelphia.
4. Immigration: Philadelphia.
Wife Anna Schneider
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
General Notes: Husband - George Michael Eller
BIOGRAPHY: The Eller Family is spoken of as a very old and honored family in Germany in the 1600's. Among them were writers, teachers, physician and explorers. They were among the first to accept the teachings of the reformation, and because of persecution began coming to America between 1740-1750, many coming to Pennsylvania
BIOGRAPHY: According to h4907b, graybeal@esn.net, "One of three brothers who came to America from Germany on the ship "St. Andrews" from Rotterdam at age 20. They landed in Philadelphia Pennsylvania between 1740 and 1747. Peter Lenn Eller reports that the ship was called the Phoenix. George first settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and then moved a year or two later to Frederick County, Maryland. George Michael's son Peter was the first of George Michael's line to move to the mountains of Rowan County, North Carolina out of which Wilkes and Ashe counties were formed.
BIOGRAPHY: The three men you named are 3 of 5 brothers who all came to this country between 1740 and 1747...They all came here via Rotterdam.
1) Jacob Eller Sr....came here about 1747...
2) Christian Eller...came on the "Restauration" in 1747 and took the Oath of Allegiance 10-9-1747; he brought with him a wife and two sons, John and George...
3) Melchoir Eller...He came here about the same time as his brother Christian...
4) George Michael Eller...he came on either the "Phoenix" or "St. Andrew" in 1743, and took the Oath of Allegience 10-1743...
5) Henry Eller Sr....(this is where my line comes from) arrived here on the "Neptune" 10-25-1746...
All 5 brothers were abt. 20=30, they settled in Germantown, Pa., After a few years most went south into the Virginia Valley, N.C., Kentucky . Henry Sr. stayed in the north, living in Wash. Co., Maryland. His descendants moved to Ohio, spreading west into Indiana, then further west. Some of the other Ellers, southern, moved northward into the same areas of Ohio and Indiana that Henry Sr.'s descendants did...
BIOGRAPHY: George Michael Eller arrived on the Phoenix in 1743. The George Micheal Eller family knew that Henry Eller was George Michael's brother, but were not sure if he was brother to the other Ellers arriving during the same period through Philadelphia. The George Michael Eller family and Henry Eller family were very close. Henry was co-executor of George Michael Eller's will in Frederick County, Maryland. Most of George Michael's and some of Henry's children moved to North Carolina and thus began the North Carolina Ellers, primarily in Wilkes, Rowan , Ashe and Watagua Counties. George Michael's son Peter Eller (Sr.) was the first of George Michael's line to move to North Carolina in the late 1790s.
BIOGRAPHY: We know from their marriage records that John Jacob Eller and Melchior Eller were brothers, and that their father was Casper Eller. This is confirmed in the New Hanover Lutheran Church in Montogomery County, Pennsylvania during the pastorate of Rev. Henry Melchior Muehlenberg. The other immigrants of the same period (Henry, George Michael and Christian Eller) could be brothers (or close relatives). We have not found any proof of this to be fact.
BIOGRAPHY: George Michael Eller's wife was Anna Schneider.
BIOGRAPHY: This is the George Michael Eller that is the subject of Hook's 1957 book -
Title George Michael Eller and descendants of his in America : including information on related families of Vannoy and Van Noy, McNiel, Stoker, Weler, Graybill, Colvard, Whittington, Hook and others Authors Hook, James William , b.1884 (Main Author)
BIOGRAPHY: George Michael is well documented in Frederick County, Maryland after 1773. Many of his family say he first lived in Rowan County, North Carolina, with the other members of the Eller family. He could be the Michael Eller on the tax roll in 1771 in Randolph county (formed from Rowan County. His sons Peter, Leonard, John and George all lived in Rowan, one as late as 1773. His daughter Mary (Maria) is believed to have married Jacob Eller, son of ..... Eller
According to "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America" by James W. Hook, tradition in the Eller families is that their Eller ancestors came from the Palatinate of Germany as Greman Baptist Brethren or Tunkers, sometimes called Dunkards. The church was organized by Alexander Mack and his wife and six others in Schwarzenau, Germany in 1708. The church opposed infant baptism, state religion and war. For this reason, few Ellers are found to have served in the Revolutionary War. North Carolinian Ellers, impressed by the similarity of the German Baptist Brethren to the American Baptist Church, flocked to it in great numbers. According to Hook, George Michael Eller's will was in German and he could, probably, not speek English.
Husband Carlos Dale Roberts
Born: 16 Jun 1926 - West Virginia
Christened:
Died: 14 Jul 1996 - Chesapeake, VA
Buried:
Marriage: 1956 - Mercer County, WV
Wife Goldie M. Eller
Born: 13 Jan 1930 - WV
Christened:
Died: 20 Jan 2010 - Chesapeake, VA
Buried:
Father: John Eller (1896-1982)
Mother: Narsie Dana Midkiff (1907-1992)
Children
Husband Hansford Eller
Born: 25 Apr 1841 - Ashe Co, North Carolina
Christened:
Died: After 1880 - Ashe Co, North Carolina
Buried:
Father: Luke Eller (1806-1883)
Mother: Sarah King (1810-1892)
Marriage: 29 Jul 1866 - Ashe Co., North Carolina
Wife Catherine Graybeal
Born: Abt 1842 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died: After 1880 - Ashe Co, North Carolina
Buried:
Children
1 F Emily Eller
Born: Abt 1867 - Ashe Co., North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
2 F Sarah Eller
Born: Abt 1868 - Ashe Co, North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
3 M Henderson Aswell Eller
Born: 1869 - Wilkes Co, North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Marcie Sullivan ( - )
Marr: 28 Apr 1891 - Ashe County, NC 1
4 M Joseph L. Eller
Born: Between 1871 and 1872
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
5 F Victoria Delilah Eller
Born: Between 1872 and 1873
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
6 M Walter Luke Eller
Born: Between 1874 and 1875
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
7 M Calvin T. Eller
Born: Between 1876 and 1877
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
8 F Alverta Eller
Born: Between 1877 and 1878
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
9 M Emory Eller
Born: 1880
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
10 M Emmett Eller
Born: 1880
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Died:
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General Notes: Husband - Hansford Eller
Hansford Eller, son of Luke and Sarah King Eller, was born on 25 Apri l 1841. Hansford served as a soldier of the Confederacy in the Civil War. After the war, he married Catherine Graybeal by 1866-1867. Their first daughter Emily was born in 1867. By 1880, they had 10 children , as shown in the 1880 US Census of Staggs Creek, Ashe Co., North Carolina.
1880 US Census Place: Staggs Creek, Ashe, North Carolina
Source: FHL Film 1254952 National Archives Film T9-0952 Page 59 5C
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Hansford ELLER Self M M W 39 NC Occ: Farmer Fa: N CMo: NC
Catherine ELLER Wife F M W 38 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC
Emily ELLER Dau F S W 12 NC Occ: At Home Fa: N CMo: NC
Sarah ELLER Dau F S W 11 NC Occ: At Home Fa: N CMo: NC
Anderson ELLER Son M S W 10 NC Occ: At Home Fa: N CMo: NC
Joseph ELLER Son M S W 8 NC Occ: At Home Fa: N CMo: NC
Delilah ELLER Dau F S W 7 NC Occ: At Home Fa: N CMo: NC
Walter ELLER Son M S W 5 NC Occ: At Home Fa: N CMo: NC
Calvin ELLER Son M S W 3 NC Occ: At Home Fa: N CMo: NC
Alverda ELLER Dau F S W 2 NC Occ: At Home Fa: N CMo: NC
Emite ELLER Son M S W 3M NC Occ: At Home Fa: N CMo: NC
Emery ELLER Son M S W 3M NC Occ: At Home Fa: N CMo: NC
General Notes: Child - Calvin T. Eller
Calvin T. Eller, son of Hansford and Catherine Graybeal Eller, was born in Ashe Co. North Carolina about 1877-1878. He never married.
General Notes: Child - Emmett Eller
Emmett Eller, son of Hansford and Catherine Graybeal Eller, was born in 1880 in Stagg Creek, Ashe Co. North Carolina. He was the twin of Emory Eller. Neither Emmett or his brother Emory married.
Husband Harrison Eller
Born: 30 Oct 1928 - Freeman, Mercer Co., WV
Christened:
Died: 11 Feb 1975 - New York
Buried:
Father: John Eller (1896-1982)
Mother: Narsie Dana Midkiff (1907-1992)
Marriage: 1952
Wife Antoinette Eliza Gericoma
Born: 12 Jan 1925
Christened:
Died: 20 Jan 1975 - New York
Buried:
Children
Husband Harvey Eller
Born: 24 Mar 1819 - Wilkes County, North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 3 Nov 1906 - Wapello Co., Iowa
Buried: - Competine Cemetery Near Farson, Wapello Co., Iowa
Father: Simeon Eller (1794-1850)
Mother: Frances Mc Niel (1799-1856)
Marriage: 25 Nov 1841 - Wilkes Co., North Carolina
Wife Mary Caroline Vannoy
Born: 18 Feb 1823 - Wilkes Co. North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 18 Jan 1904 - Wapello Co., Iowa
Buried: - Competine Cemetery Near Farson, Wapello Co., Iowa
Children
1 M William Hamilton Eller
Born: 29 Oct 1842 - Wilkes Co North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 22 Dec 1922 - Greensboro, North Carolina
Buried:
2 M Barnett Cleveland Eller
Born: 29 Feb 1844 - Wilkes Co., North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 30 Mar 1929 - David City, Nebraska
Buried:
3 F Virginia Eller
Born: 18 Oct 1845 - Wilkes County, North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 30 Oct 1897 - Highland Township, Wapello County, Iowa
Buried: - Martinsburg Cemetery near Martinsburg, Wapello Co, IA
4 F Nancy Eller
Born: 29 May 1847 - Wilkes, North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 4 Jan 1892 - On family farm near Clay Center, Clay Co. Nebraska
Buried: - Cemetery at Clay Center, Clay County, Nebraska
5 F Mary Octavo Eller
Born: 10 Dec 1848 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 3 Apr 1881 - Hampton, Franklin Co., Iowa
Buried:
6 M James Anderson Eller
Born: 30 Apr 1850 - Wilkes Co North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 16 Feb 1932 - Glenwood, Iowa
Buried:
7 M Jesse Franklin Eller
Born: 12 Feb 1852 - Wilkes Co., North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 26 Dec 1932 - Red Bluff, Tehama Co., California
Buried:
8 M Israel Curtis Eller
Born: 17 Dec 1853 - Jefferson County, Iowa
Christened:
Died: 1 Dec 1944 - Blair, Washington Co., Nebraska
Buried:
9 F Martha Clementine Eller
Born: 19 Sep 1855 - Jefferson County, Iowa
Christened:
Died: 1 Dec 1939 - Marshalltown, Iowa
Buried:
10 M John Quincy Eller
Born: 20 Sep 1857 - Wapello Co., Iowa
Christened:
Died: 15 Jun 1875 - Wapello Co., Iowa
Buried:
11 M Thomas Arnold Eller
Born: 12 Sep 1859 - Wapello Co., Iowa
Christened:
Died: 28 Mar 1937 - Stratton, Hitchcock, Nebraska
Buried:
12 M Jacob H. Eller
Born: 27 Aug 1861 - Wapello Co., Iowa
Christened:
Died: 13 Sep 1955 - Clay Center, Clay Co. Nebraska
Buried:
13 M Edson Christy Eller
Born: 27 May 1864 - Wapello Co., Iowa
Christened:
Died: 25 Jan 1920 - Hastings, Nebraska
Buried:
14 F Margie Eller
Born: 2 Mar 1866 - Wapello Co., Iowa
Christened:
Died: 29 May 1935 - Competine, Wapello Co., Iowa
Buried: - Competine Cemetery east of Farson, Wapello Co. Ia
15 M Otis Reader Eller
Born: 20 Jul 1870 - Wapello Co., Iowa
Christened:
Died: 10 Oct 1944 - Long Beach, California
Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Harvey Eller
MARRIAGE: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
MARRIAGE: Bride: CarolineVannoy
Groom: Harvy Eller
Bond Date: 17 Nov 1841
County: Wilkes
Record #: 01 077
Bondsman: Wm H McNeel
Witness: J E Mastin, Deputy Clerk
Bond #: 000165029
Harvey Eller and his wife Mary Caroline Eller with seven small children emigrated to Iowa by covered wagon in 1852. This is well documented in James Will Hook's books. Harvey and family reached his Uncle David' s (Brother of Simeon, son of John Eller)home via the Keokuk and DesMoines wagon trail. They stayed with David for three winter months 1852- 3 until they could arrange for a lease on nearby property. It was here that Israel Curtis and Martha Clementine were born. In 1856 the family moved to the Agnes Davis farm near Dalonega. This is up stream and south of Cedar Creek. One could easily make a round trip by horseback from Uncle David's farm in a day.
In late 1856 they moved to an 80 acre farm southwest of Martinsburg (incorporated November 11, 1854) in Wapello County along county line. It was here that four more children were born - John, Thomas, Jacob, and Edson - before they sold the farm in late 1864 to Elisha Godfrey and bought from James Grant Hook the 160 acres of unimproved land that became their permanent home in Wapello County. It was located 1 miles west of Marysville (Competine) and today includes the town of Farson. Dorothy Vaughn, Bethel Stolte, Gerald Eller, and Lynn Eller are descendents of Thomas Eller.
They had to give immediate possession to Godfrey so the Ellers rented the nearby Goldsby place while improving the new land for occupancy. They moved in the loghouse in December, 1865. It was here the last two children were born - Maggie in 1866 and Otis in 1880.
CENSUS: Household Record 1880 United States Census
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa ther's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Harvy ELLER Self M Male W 61 NC Farmer NC NC
Mary C. ELLER Wife M Female W 58 NC Keeping House NC NC
Thomas ELLER Son S Male W 20 IA Works On Farm NC NC
Jacob ELLER Son S Male W 18 IA Works On Farm NC NC
Edson C. ELLER Son S Male W 16 IA Works On Farm NC NC
Magy ELLER Dau S Female W 14 IA At Home NC NC
Otis ELLER Son S Male W 9 IA NC NC
Wilber PHELPS GSon S Male W 7 IA OH NC
Source Information:
Census Place Competine, Wapello, Iowa
Family History Library Film 1254367
NA Film Number T9-0367
Page Number 58C
CENSUS: 1870 US Census Competine, Wapello Iowa 21 Jul 1870
Eller, Harvey 51 M W Farmer 4800/3200 North Carolina
Mary C 49 F W Keeping House North Carolina
Nancy 22 F W School Teacher North Carolina
James A 20 M W Farm Laborer North Carolina
Jesse F 18 M W Farm Laborer North Carolina
Israel C 16 M W Farm Laborer Iowa
John 12 M W Farm Laborer Iowa
Martha 15 F W At Home Iowa
Thos A 11 M W At Home Iowa
Jacob 9 M W At Home Iowa
Eddie 7 M W At Home Iowa
Maggie 5 F W At Home Iowa
General Notes: Wife - Mary Caroline Vannoy
MARRIAGE: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
MARRIAGE: Bride: CarolineVannoy
Groom: Harvy Eller
Bond Date: 17 Nov 1841
County: Wilkes
Record #: 01 077
Bondsman: Wm H McNeel
Witness: J E Mastin, Deputy Clerk
Bond #: 000165029
MARRIAGE: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
MARRIAGE: Bride: CarolineVannoy
Groom: Harvy Eller
Bond Date: 17 Nov 1841
County: Wilkes
Record #: 01 077
Bondsman: Wm H McNeel
Witness: J E Mastin, Deputy Clerk
Bond #: 000165029
MARRIAGE: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
MARRIAGE: Bride: CarolineVannoy
Groom: Harvy Eller
Bond Date: 17 Nov 1841
County: Wilkes
Record #: 01 077
Bondsman: Wm H McNeel
Witness: J E Mastin, Deputy Clerk
Bond #: 000165029
General Notes: Child - William Hamilton Eller
William Hamilton Eller, oldest son of Harvey and Mary Caroline [Vannoy ] Eller, was born in Wilkes Co., North Carolina. He was 10 years old when his parents immigrated from North Carolina to Jefferson County, Iowa by covered wagon in 1852. In 1862, he entered the Union Army in C o. D, 19th Iowa Infantry, later serving as a 1st Sergeant in Co. I of the 45th Infantry. After the war, on 10 Nov 1866, he married Harriet A. "Hattie" Tracy. He entered the Crozier Theological Seminary at Chester Pennsylvania in 1867, graduating in 1870. He then served as a Baptist Minister, first in Ohio, then in Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska. He studied law while in Nebraska, and was admitted to the Nebraska Bar . In 1876 he settled in Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, where he is found in the 1880 Census with his wife Hattie, his three daughters Julia, Clara and Bessie, and his brother Curtis [Israel Curtis] Eller , who was at that time studying law. In some of their legal cases they worked with William Jennings Bryan, at that time a young practicing attorney in Lincoln, Nebraska. William was chosen Justice of the Superior Court in Nebraska. William was strongly opposed to intoxicating liquors, and in 1890 he moved back to North Carolina and helped run the Keeley Institute which engaged in caring for and treating alcoholics . In 1896 he sold his interests in the Institute and re-entered the Baptist ministry, continuing in that field until his death on 22 Decemb er 1922.
Census Place: Blair, Washington, Nebraska
Source: FHL Film 1254756 National Archives Film T9-0756 Page 18 1D
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
William H. ELLER Self M M W 37 NC Occ: Lawyer Fa: NC Mo: NC
Hattie A. ELLER Wife F M W 40 OH Occ: Keeps House Fa: NY Mo: OH
Julia ELLER Dau F S W 8 OH Occ: At School Fa: N CMo: OH
Clara ELLER Dau F S W 2 NE Fa: NC Mo: OH
Bessie ELLER Dau F S W 4M NE Fa: NC Mo: OH
Curtis ELLER Brother M W 26 IA Occ: Reading Law Fa: NC Mo: NC
General Notes: Child - Barnett Cleveland Eller
Barnett Cleveland Eller, son of Harvey and Mary Caroline Vannoy Eller , was born 29 Feb 1844 in Wilkes Co., North Carolina. His parents immigrated to Iowa when he was 8. He served in the Union Army in the Civil War as 1st Sergeant in Co. K, 9th Iowa Cavalry. He married Annie Troxel on 14 Dec 1869. In 1873 he and Annie and their son Hugh moved from Wapello Co., Iowa to Clay County Nebraska, where a number of his relatives already resided. Three more children were born to them - Lula , Maggie and Troy. They moved again to David City, Butler Co., Nebraska, where Cleveland opened a Dry Goods Store.
1920 US Census Nebraska, Butler Co., David City 6 Jan 1920
Eller, Cleaveland Head M W 75 M NC NC NC
Anna E. Wife F W 68 M IA KY OH
1910 US Census Nebraska, Butler Co., David City Twp 15 Apr 1910
Eller, Cleveland Head M W 66 M1 40 NC NC NC Merchant Dry Goods G en
Anna E Wife F W 58 M1 40 4/4 IA KY OH Home
Eller, Anna V Niece F W 25 S NE NC IA Sales Lady Gen Store
1900 US Census Nebraska, Clay Co. Harvard Precinct Harvard City 2 JUN 1900
Eller, Cleveland HEAD W M Feb 1844 56 M 31 North Carolina North C arolina North Carolina
Anna E WIFE W F Jun 1861 49 M 31 4/4 Iowa Kentucky Ohio
Maggie DAU W F Apr 1881 19 S Neb North Carolin a Iowa
Troy SON W F Jun 1882 17 S Neb North Carolin a Iowa
1880 US Census Marshall, Clay Co., Nebraska
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Cleaveland ELLER Self M Male W 36 NC Farmer NC N C
Anna ELLER Wife M Female W 29 IA Keeping House KY O H
Hugh ELLER Other S Male W 8 IA NC I A
Lula ELLER Other S Female W 5 NE NC I A
James HIATT Other S Male W 22 IA Laborer NC T N
1870 US Census Iowa Wapello Co., Competine Twp
Cleveland Eller 26 M W Farmer 1200/733 North Carolina
Anna 19 F W Keeping House Iowa
General Notes: Child - Virginia Eller
BIOGRAPHY: Virginia "Jennie" Eller (grandmother of James W. Hook) was the first daughter and third child of Harvey Eller and Mary Caroline Vannoy. She was seven years of age and one of seven children when the family moved in a covered wagon from Wilkes Co., N.C. to Iowa in 1852 . She attended Fairfield University, located in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, and after graduating returned home and taught in the neighborhood schools for two years prior to her marriage. She married James Hook on 21 Nov 1867. They had a total of 11 children, eight of them living to adulthood. James and Jennie are found in the 1880 US Census of Highland, Wapello County Iowa with their first six children, Mary, John, Orin, Wallace, Sarah and Jessie.
Census Place: Highland, Wapello, Iowa
Source: FHL Film 1254367 National Archives Film T9-0367 Page 42 A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
James HOOK Self M M W 40 OH Occ: Farmer Fa: P AMo: OH
Virginia HOOK Wife F M W 34 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: N CMo: NC
Mary HOOK Dau F S W 11 IA Fa: OH Mo: N C
John HOOK Son M S W 10 IA Occ: At School Fa: OH Mo: NC
Orin HOOK Son M S W 8 IA Fa: OH Mo: N C
Wallace HOOK Son M S W 6 IA Fa: OH Mo: NC
Sarah HOOK Dau F S W 4 IA Fa: OH Mo: NC
Jesse HOOK Son M S W 1 IA Fa: OH Mo: NC
Eli BESON Other M S W 20 IA Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: P AMo: IN
General Notes: Child - Mary Octavo Eller
Mary Octavo Eller, daughter of Harvey and Mary Caroline Vannoy Eller, was born 10 Dec 1848 in Wilkes Co, North Carolina. She married Josiaph Phelps on Oct 24, 1868 in Wapello, Iowa. On April 27, 1869 the family moved to Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa, where Josiah organized the firm of Phelps Brothers, grocers, a business which he operated with success for many years. Josiah and Mary are found in the 1880 US Census with their 7 children living at that time. Two more, Mary and Martha, were born on March 27, 1881. Mary Octavo Eller Troxel died on Apri l 3, 1881, a few days after the birth of her twin daughters.
Census Place: Hampton, Franklin, Iowa
Source: FHL Film 1254340 National Archives Film T9-0340 Page 46 1A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Josiah PHELPS Self M M W 37 OH Occ: Butcher Fa: NY Mo: ---
Mary PHELPS Wife F M W 31 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: N CMo: NC
Jennie PHELPS Dau F S W 11 IA Occ: At School Fa: OH Mo: NC
Arthur PHELPS Son M S W 9 IA Fa: OH Mo: N C
Wilber PHELPS Son M S W 7 IA Fa: OH Mo: N C
Bennie PHELPS Son M S W 5 IA Fa: OH Mo: N C
Jessie PHELPS Dau F S W 3 IA Fa: OH Mo: N C
Bessie PHELPS Dau F S W 3 IA Fa: OH Mo: N C
L. D. PHELPS Son M S W 10M IA Fa: OH Mo: N C
General Notes: Child - James Anderson Eller
James Anderson Eller, son of Harvey and Mary Caroline [Vannoy] Eller, was born in Wilkes Co., North Carolina. His parents immigrated with the seven children born at that time, Anderson being the youngest, to Wapello Co., Iowa, where they lived the remainder of their lives. James Anderson went to Clay County, Nebraska, where several of his father' s brothers had moved to, and there he married Cora Belle Mizner. They remained there for 27 years, then moved in 1902 to a farm near Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, where both spent the remainder of their lives . Anderson and his wife Cora are found in the 1880 US Census of Edgar , Clay County, Nebraska with their first child, Harvey Newton Eller, age 3.
1880 US Census Edgar, Clay, Nebraska
Source: FHL Film 1254745 National Archives Film T9-0745 Page 10 4B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Anderson ELLER Self M M W 30 NC Occ: Farmer Fa: N CMo: NC
Cora ELLER Wife F M W 20 IL Occ: Keeping House Fa: K YMo: IL
Harvey ELLER Son M S W 3 NE Occ: At Home Fa: N CMo: IL
General Notes: Child - Jesse Franklin Eller
Jesse Franklin Eller, son of Harvey and Mary Caroline [Vannoy] Eller, was born 12 Feb 1852 in Wilkes Co., North Carolina. His family moved to Wapello Co., Iowa in late 1852. Jesse was the youngest of the 7 children born before they immigrated. Jesse moved on to Nebraska about 1873, with his Uncles William M. and John C. Eller and their families. Jesse married Lavina Troxel on 4 Dec 1877. They lived in Marshall, Clay County, Nebraska when they were first married, and are shown there on the 1880 US Census. Jesse and Lavina had two children, Anna V. Elle r and Charles J. Eller. The family later moved to Red Bluff, Tehama Co ., California, where Jesse was engaged in the real estate business. Lavina died on 21 Nov 1891, and Jesse married as his second wife Elizabeth Estes on 28 December 1892. Jesse and Elizabeth had 4 children, Georgia, Estes H., Frank M. and Leroy Eller. Jesse died on 26 Dec 1932 at his home in Red Bluff, Tehama Co., California.
1880 US Census Marshall, Clay Co., Nebraska
Source: FHL Film 1254745 National Archives Film T9-0745 Page 91 B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Jesse ELLER Self M M W 28 NC Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC
Lavina ELLER Wife F M W 33 IA Occ: Keeping House Fa: KY Mo: OH
General Notes: Child - Israel Curtis Eller
Israel Curtis Eller, son of Harvey and Mary Caroline Vannoy Eller, was born in Jefferson County, Iowa on 17 Dec 1853, the first child born after the family moved from Wilkes Co., North Carolina to Jefferson County, Iowa. He moved to Blair, Washington County Iowa in 1880 at age 26 to live with his brother William H. Eller and study law. He studied law under his brother for three years, and was admitted to the Nebraska Bar in 1883. He served as a clerk of the District Court for eight years, and served in the position again in 1908 and 1909. He was appointed Judge of the County Court in 1910, and served in that position until he retired. In 1883 he married Ellen Elizabeth Kemp, and four children were born to this union, but only two, their daughters Mary Louise Eller and Frances Pauline Eller living to adulthood.
1900 US Census Blair City Twp, Washington Co Nebraska
Eller, Curtis Head Dec 1853 46 IA
Ellen E. Wife Feb 1861 39 WI
William C. Son Mar 1888 12 NE
M. Louise Dau Aug 1893 6 NE
F. Pauline Dau Jan 1897 3 NE
1880 US Census Place: Blair, Washington, Nebraska
Source: FHL Film 1254756 National Archives Film T9-0756 Page 18 1D
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
William H. ELLER Self M M W 37 NC Occ: Lawyer Fa: NC Mo: NC
Hattie A. ELLER Wife F M W 40 OH Occ: Keeps House Fa: NY Mo: OH
Julia ELLER Dau F S W 8 OH Occ: At School Fa: N CMo: OH
Clara ELLER Dau F S W 2 NE Fa: NC Mo: OH
Bessie ELLER Dau F S W 4M NE Fa: NC Mo: OH
Curtis ELLER Brother M W 26 IA Occ: Reading Law Fa: NC Mo: NC
General Notes: Child - John Quincy Eller
John Quincy Eller, son of Harvey and Mary Caroline Vannoy Eller, died tragically at age 17, on 15 June 1875. He drowned in Competine Creek , Wapello County, Iowa, when helping to dislodge logs which had become tangled against the Competine Creek Bridge. When the work was nearly completed, one of John's friends jumped on one of the large logs and floated downstream on it. John jumped on another log, but it struck an eddy and John fell off. He could not swim, and he drowned.
General Notes: Child - Thomas Arnold Eller
CENSUS: 1900 US Census Marshall Pct Clay Co Nebraska
Eller, Thomas Head W M Sep 1859 40 M 19 IA VA VA Farmer
Alice C Wife W F Apr 1857 43 M 19 7/6 IA OH OH
Alden B Son W M Aug 1882 17 S IA IA IA
Ella P Dau W F Jan 1885 15 S NE IA IA
Sella M Dau W F Aug 1886 13 S NE IA IA
Vernan H Son W M Feb 1891 9 S NE IA IA
Cleveland Son W M Mch 1893 7 S NE IA IA
John H Son W M Sep 1895 4 S NE IA IA
General Notes: Child - Jacob H. Eller
Jacob H. Eller, son of Harvey and Mary Caroline Vannoy Eller, was born 27 August 1861 in Wapello Co., Iowa. He moved from Wapello County, Iowa to Clay County, Nebraska in 1883, in the company of his younger brother Edson Christy Eller. An account of this trip can be found in the J. W. Hook book, "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America". They stopped in Blair, Nebraska where their elder brothers William Hamilton and Israel Curtis lived, but could not find a farm to rent, so continued on to Clay County, Nebraska, where two other elder brothers, Jesse and Cleveland Eller lived, where they rented a farm. The next year, he and another man organized a hardware and farm implement store and started a one team freight service. In October 1886, Jacob sold his interest in the store and joined his brother Jesse in the real estate business. He married Bertha Adelaid Athey on 1 July, 1888 . They had a total of 5 children. In 1894 he and a friend, Calvin Heasley entered the merchandising field in Clay Center. It was first called Heasley and Eller, but eventually, about 1922, the name was J. H. Eller and Co. In 1948 he retired, selling his interest in the store.
1920 US Census Lone Tree, Clay Co Nebraska
Eller, Jacob H. Head M W 58 WD Iowa NC NC
Raymond J. Son M W 19 S NE IA MO
Frances M. Dau F W 23 S NE IA MO
1910 US Census
General Notes: Child - Edson Christy Eller
1900 US Census Center Pct Colon (?) Village, Saunders County Nebraska
Eller, Edson C. Head May 1864 36 IA
Annie M. Wife May 1866 36 OH [Note: name was Jennie, not Annie, a nd she was 34, not 36]
Floyd E. Son Sep 1893 6 NE
Lyle D. Son Dec 1895 4 NE
Lester C. Son Apr 1898 2 NE
Husband Harvey Augustus Eller
Born: 7 Jul 1855 - Wilkes Co, North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 2 Jan 1946 - On his farm near Bina, Ashe Co., North Carolina
Buried:
Father: James Calvin Eller (1827-1926)
Mother: Mary Ann Carlton (1830-1924)
Marriage: 14 Oct 1877 - Ashe Co., North Carolina
Wife Mary Eller
Born: 4 Mar 1856 - Ashe Co, North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 5 Jul 1946 - North Carolina
Buried:
Father: David Eller (1826-1901)
Mother: Katherine Baker (1833-1903)
Children
1 F Bertha Ruth Eller
Born: 6 Jun 1879 - Bina (Berlin) Ashe Co. North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
2 M Walter Frederick Eller
Born: 3 Apr 1881 - Bina (Berlin) Ashe Co. North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
3 M Joseph Oscal Eller
Born: 20 Feb 1883 - Bina (Berlin) Ashe Co. North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
4 F Nannie Clyde Eller
Born: 12 Jul 1885
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
5 F Henrietta Virginia Eller
Born: 19 May 1887
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
6 M Jesse Franklin Eller
Born: 19 Feb 1890
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
7 F Martha Gertrude Eller
Born: 13 Jan 1892
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Harvey Augustus Eller
Harvey Augustus Eller, the son of James and Mary Ann Carlton Eller was born in Wilkes Co., North Carolina on 7 July 1855. He married Mary Eller, daughter of David and Katherine Baker Eller. His grandfather Simeon and her grandfather Jacob Eller were brothers, which made Harvey and Mary second cousins. Harvey attended Moravian Falls Academy, and lived at the family farm near Bina (then called Berlin], Ashe County, North Carolina, farming and raising stock. He served as a Chairman of the Ashe County Court and held other positions of trust in his community. Harvey and Mary had seven children. Harvey and Mary and their daughter Bertha are found in the 1880 US Census of Staggs Creek, Ashe, Nor th Carolina.
Census Place: Staggs Creek, Ashe, North Carolina
Source: FHL Film 1254952 National Archives Film T9-0952 Page 60 0B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Harvey A. ELLER Self M W 24 NC Occ: Farmer Fa: N CMo: NC
Mary ELLER Wife F M W 24 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: N CMo: NC
Bertha R. ELLER Dau F S W 11M NC Occ: At Home Fa: N CMo: NC
Ellen WYATT Other F S B 16 NC Occ: Servant Fa: N CMo: NC
General Notes: Child - Bertha Ruth Eller
Bertha Ruth Eller, daughter of Harvey Augustus and Mary [Eller] Eller , was born 6 Jun 1869. She never married.
General Notes: Child - Walter Frederick Eller
Walter Frederick Eller, son of Harvey Augustus and Mary [Eller] Eller , was born on 3 April 1881 in Bina [Berlin] Ashe Co., North Carolina. After his marriage, the family lived in Washington D.C. where he was engaged in the real estate business.
General Notes: Child - Joseph Oscal Eller
Joseph Oscal Eller, son of Harvey Augustus and Mary [Eller] Eller, was born 20 February 1883. He was engaged in the real estate business in Raleigh, North Carolina.