Born: 17 May 1828 Champaign Co., Ohio

Died: 8 Feb 1897 Breckenridge, MO Buried: 1897 Lickfork Baptist Church Cemetery, Breckenridge, MO

Parents

Father: David Runkle f: Peter Runkle    gf: John Runkle, Sr. m: Sally Gunner

Mother: Mary Ann Frysinger f: Peter Frysinger    gf: Ludwig Freisinger    gm: Elizabeth m: Catherine Aker    gf: John Aker    gm: Catherine Worley

Siblings

Isaiah Runkle	Levi Runkle   +Lucindia Pence Martin         David Gilla Runkle         Loretta Runkle         Hosea N. Runkle         Hulda Runkle         Tully R. Runkle   +Louisa Maggast	Peter Runkle   +Sary Ann Pence         Barbara Runkle   +Anna Mariah Walter         Charles Walter Runkle         Mary Effie Runkle         Cora Alice Runkle
Edward Runkle   +Mary Lucindia Death         E. Runkle         LeGrand Byington Runkle         Sarah C. Runkle         Otto Maynard Runkle         Emmett Runkle         Lula Runkle         Viola Ollie Runkle         Hettie Runkle         Nettie Victoria Runkle         William Monroe Runkle	James Monroe Runkle   +Mahala Pence         Laura Samantha Runkle         Charles Franklin Runkle         Wiley Anderson Runkle         Infant Runkle         Violetta Mae Runkle         Arilla Belle Runkle

Family

Wife: Lydia Ann Stover f: Joseph Stover    gf: Samuel Stover, Sr.    gm: Barbara Lionberger m: Nancy Ann Strickler    gf: Daniel Strickler    gm: Barbara Buswell

Married: 28 Sep 1848 Champaign Co., St. Paris, Ohio #4756

Children

Sarah Amanda Runkle   +Henry H. Phillips         Lawrence Edward Phillips         Wiley E. Phillips	Minerva Ann Runkle   +Silas Snavely         Alice Snavely         Oliver Snavely         Cora D. Snavely         Lucy Snavely         Philip Snavely         Lizzie Snavely         Albert Snavely         Vena Snavely	David Lewis Runkle   +Viola Virginia Davis         Ida Runkle         Etta A. Runkle         Bessie C. Runkle         Fredrick L. Runkle         Ella Mildred Runkle         Jennie Runkle         Maude Runkle         Perse Runkle         Edgar Runkle
John Joseph Runkle	Baby girl Runkle	James Monroe Runkle
Elmus Elmer Runkle	Mary Idella Runkle   +Frank Preston         Ollie Preston         Eddie Preston         Oliver L. Preston	Albert Perry Runkle   + Mary         Albert Runkle
Dicie Jane Runkle   +Benjamin Franklin Trosper         Oliver Leonidas Trosper         Ottie Edgar Trosper         Oscar Franklin Trosper         Dora Jane Trosper         Orva Benjamin Trosper         Ada May Trosper         Ethel Dicie Trosper         Grace Lettie Trosper         Elmus Elmer Trosper	Dora Bell Runkle   +Henry Lincoln House         James Franklin House         Harley E. House         Albert P. House         Walter L. House         Baby girl House         Baby boy House

Photo Archive

Eli Runkle	Eli Runkle	Mrs. Dora Bell House has Interesting Life
Eli Runkle	Eli Runkle Tombstone	Lick Fork Church and Cemetery
Lick Fork Church and Cemetery	James M. Runkle's Tombstone	Eli Runkle Tombstone
Eli Runkle Tombstone	Lydia Ann Stover Tombstone	Lydia Ann Stover Tombstone

General Sources

1. [mcgee4.GED]
   
   Eli and Lydia Ann moved from Indiana to Caldwell County, nearBreckenridge, Missouri in 1871 via covered wagon. Their daughter DicieJane Runkle (Trosper) told her family that her seat was on a two gallonstone jar turned upside down during the journey.
   After Lydia Ann died April 4, 1884, Dora Belle and her father Eli movedfrom 15 miles south of Chillicothe, Missouri to Cambridge, Nebraska inthe spring of 1885 via covered wagon. Homesteaded (NW1/4 31-3-25). Theylived there till 1890 and then moved to Dorchester, Logan Precient,Nebraska and Lincoln, Nebraska. Dora Belle Runkle married Henry LincolnHouse in 1891 and they moved to Cambridge, Nebraska. Evidently Eli movedback to Missouri as he is buried in the Lickfork Baptist Cemetery,Breckenridge, Missouri. The monument is a grey pointed tall stone withname, date and "At Rest" engraved.
   
2. 1880 Census
   pg 105A
   FHL Film 1254684 National Archives Film T9-0684
   
3. 1850 Census
   

   1850 Census - Champaign County, Ohio - September 9, 1850
   |h# |f# |name             |age   |s|occu  |re  |birth
   |210|210|Eli Runkle       |22    |m|Farmer|3000|Ohio
   |   |   |Lydia Anne Runkle|20    |f|      |    |Virginia
   |   |   |Sarah A. Runkle  |6/12 f| |      |    |Ohio
   |   |   |Martin Miller    |27    |m|Farmer|    |Ohio
   

4. 1860 Census
   

   1860 Census - Kosciusko County, Indiana - october 19, 1960
   |h#  |f#  |name            |ag|s|occu  |pe |birth
   |1479|1479|Eli Runkle      |32|M|Farmer|700|Ohio
   |    |    |Lydia Runkle    |30|F|      |   |Virginia
   |    |    |Amanda Runkle   |11|F|      |   |Ohio
   |    |    |Minerva Runkle  |9 |F|      |   |Ohio
   |    |    |David L. Runkle |7 |M|      |   |Ohio
   |    |    |Joseph J. Runkle|5 |M|      |   |Ohio
   |    |    |James M. Runkle |2 |M|      |   |Ohio
   

5. 1870 Census
   

   1870 Census - Whitley County, Indiana - June 2, 1870
   |h#|f#|name             |ag|s|r|occu         |vre  |vpe |birth  |2
   |31|29|Snavely, Phillip |52|M|w|Farmer       |12000|1368|Ohio   |x
   |  |  |Snavely, Sevina  |52|F|w|Keeping House|     |    |Ohio   |
   |  |  |Snavely, Silas   |23|M|w|Farm Laborer |     |    |Indiana|
   |  |  |Snavely, Julia A.|19|F|w|             |     |    |Indiana|
   |  |  |Snavely, Lucinda |15|F|w|             |     |    |Indiana|
   |  |  |Snavely, Jacob   |15|m|w|             |     |    |Indiana|
   |  |  |Ren Floyd        |20|m|w|Farm Laborer |     |    |Indiana|
   |  |  |Runkle, David L. |17|M|w|Farm Laborer |     |    |Ohio   |
   

6. 1870 Census
   

   1870 Census - Whitley County, Indiana - June 2, 1870
   |h#|f#|name               |ag|s|r|occu         |vre |vpe|birth
   |32|30|Runkle, Eli        |42|m|w|Lumber Man   |1100|866|Ohio
   |  |  |Runkle, Lydia Ann  |40|F|w|Keeping House|    |   |Virginia
   |  |  |Runkle, John Joseph|14|m|w|             |    |   |Ohio
   |  |  |Runkle, James W.   |11|m|w|             |    |   |Ohio
   |  |  |Runkle, Della      |7 |F|w|             |    |   |Indiana
   |  |  |Runkle, Albert     |5 |M|w|             |    |   |Indiana
   |  |  |Runkle, Dicie J.   |4 |F|w|             |    |   |Indiana
   |  |  |Runkle, Dora       |1 |F|w|             |    |   |Indiana