Mav 1988

Immigrant Henry Eller, Sr. and Elizabeth Bigler

Compiler Clarice Vivian (Eller) Stanley (Mrs. John H.) , 605 Vine St. ., Martins Ferry, OH 43935

My research pertains to the Henry and Elizabeth Bigler Eller family. For this family record please refer to The Eller Chronicles, Vol. II, No. 2 of May 1988 page 64. I believe my ancestor in this family to be Jacob Eller who married Margareth Willjard/Williard on 14 October 1792 in the German Reformed Church, Frederick, MD in the county of Frederick. This date differs from James W. Hook publication. The Church of the Latter Day Saints supplied this date from their research in Frederick Co., Maryland.

I have done research in Frederick, Md., Frederick Co., and Hagerstown, Md., Washington Co. In Hagerstown I obtained a copy of the H/657 Deed which pertains to the settlement of the estate of Henry Eller, deceased, recorded 21 April 1794, naming his children:- Joseph Eller, Elizabeth Eller, Rebecca Eller, Henry Eller, Jacob Eler, Ester Eller, Daniel Eller, Sarah Eller, Magdalena Eller, Maria Eler, Salomo Eler, and Peter Eller.

In another deed, Washington Co., Md. Land Record M 12, pages 462 and 463, recorded 25 April 1800 finally received the forty pounds due him from the estate, as he is now of lawful age. (The youngest son of Henry - Peter Eller) In the history of Washington Co., Pa. published in 1882, under Biographical Sketches of many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, by Boyd Crumrine, was a paragraph pertaining to a Peter Eller who came to West Bethlehem Township soon after 1800 and purchased land. At the time of publication 1882 mention was made that Peter's son Henry lived on the tract of land. Further there is a record of "Memorandun of an agreement" assigned the, widow and heirs of Peter Eller late of West Bethlehem Township, Washington Co., Pa., deceased, etc. leaving no will, dated ? day of May 1843. The administrators were Daniel Eller and Nicholas Garret. Signatures of persons receiving their distributive shares were: Mary Magdeline Eller, Widow and children Mary Eller, Henry Eller, Katharine Eller, and Elizabeth Eller. Could this Peter Eller be the youngest son of Henry, Sr. & Elizabeth Eller? If so, Daniel might be his older brother. In the 1810 Census I found Peter Eller in West Bethlehem Township, Washington Co., Pa. and Daniel Eller in Fayette Co., Pa., George Twp. In 1820 Daniel resided in Redstone Twp, and in 1830 in Menhallen Twp. At that time he was listed as one male 60-70 years old. I could find no record of Daniel after that. In checking court house records in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pa. there was no record of his having owned land.

With further reference to Henry Eller, Sr., an estate settlement is also recorded in Frederick Co., Md. I copied the following from the index:

These records, however, are in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Md.; not in Frederick, Md. I have not had the opportunity to pursue this.

Regarding Jacob Eller, the fifth child of Henry Eller, Sr. & Elizabeth Bigler Eller, as mentioned in the above deed of settlement of estate, I find him and his family in the 1800 Frederick Co. Maryland Census:

2 m under 10	1 f under 10
1 m 26-45	1 f 26-45

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In the year 1810, Jacob and family are in Washington Co., Md., page 486

1820 Jacob is in Frederick Co., Md., page 124

1830 could only find Jacob Eller, Jr., Frederick Co., Md., page 66

From these census records, we must conclude that Jacob Eller, Sr. and his wife Margareth Willjard/Williard Eller had three sons and two daughters. Margareth must have died between 1820 and 1830. On page 64 of May 1988 Eller Chronicles Gale E. S. Honeyman states that Jacob Eller was born c. 1764 and he was buried 8 May 1831, Burkittsville, Md.

I have found no record of the two daughters of Jacob and Margareth, but I believe the sons to be Jacob Eller, Jr., Elias and Peter.

The first son, Jacob, Jr. bought a piece of a tract of land from Jacob Eller, Sr. recorded 11 August 1821, Land Record U.S. 14/57 Frederick Co., Md.

On April 15, 1837 Jacob, Jr. sold 6 acres of land to Caleb Ogelton. Liber H.S. 4/468. On I Sept. 1837 Jacob, Jr. bought 80 acres of land in Callaway Co., Missouri, Deed Book E, pages 343 & 344. He and his family appeared on the 1840 and 1850 Callaway Co., MO census records.

The marriage of Jacob Eller, Jr. was recorded in Marriage Record Book 1778-1865 in Frederick Co., MD as follows:
13 Nov. 1826 - Jacob Eller to Elizabeth Grimes.

Based on Maryland and Missouri research, I am submitting family group sheets for Jacob Eller, Sr. & Jacob Eller, Jr.

The second and third sons of Jacob Eller, Sr. and Margareth, I believe to be Elias and Peter. -This Peter Eller is my great great grandfather, and Elias I do know is his brother. Elias was born ca. 1800 and Peter 1811, birthplace Maryland according to census records. These two brothers came to Ohio Co., WV and married sisters. Elias married Mary Standiford 4 March 1830 in Ohio Co. Bk. 2/17. Peter married Jane Standiford ca. 1837,1838, and settled in Marshall Co., WV, which was formed from Ohio Co. in 1835. Elias Eller bought a lot in Triadelphia, WV, near Wheeling, WV 1 June 1833 Ohio Co., VA/WV deed Bk. 18/349 and Elias and sold this lot 21 August 1838, Ohio Co. deed 23/41 & 42.

On the 23rd. day of May 1838, Elias Eller of Ohio Co., VA bought 180 acres of land in Audrain Co., MO deed book Vol A. pages 121 & 122. Audrain Co. Missouri borders Callaway Co., MO on the North. It seems that Elias Eller settled just a little above the county line, and Jacob Eller, Jr. south of the line. Thus they were near neighbors, but lived in separate counties. The fact that Jacob and Elias both went to Missouri about the same time, and settled near one another, seems good reason to believe they were brothers. I did research in both counties in Missouri in 1987. I also found a will for Jacob Eller in Callaway County, MO, and Elias Eller had signed as one of the witnesses.

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If there are any living descendants of these Missouri Ellers, I would appreciate hearing from them.

I am also submitting family group sheets for Elias and Peter Eller families, as well as my family chart to show what I believe to be my line of descent. My Eller family has always known that Elias and Peter were brothers, and that Peter settled in Marshall Co., WV, and that Elias went "West". By checking census records, I finally found that "West" was Missouri, and subsequently obtained copies of deeds from Audrain and Callaway counties. Jacob left a will in Callaway county, but could not find one for Elias in Audrain; however, there was an Estate Settlement.

In summation, it appears that Jacob Eller, Jr. is the son of Jacob, Sr. who is the son of Henry Eller, Sr. & Elizabeth Bigler Eller. Further, it must be concluded that Jacob Eller, Jr. is a brother to Elias and Peter.

 

		Compiled by:	CLARICE V STANLEY
NOTE:	I BELIEVE THIS TO BE = FAMILY OF	May 1988	605 VINE St.
	JACOB ELLER, SR.; HOWEVER, NOT PROVEN		MARTINS FERRY, OH 43935

HUSBAND	Jacob Eller Sr.			Book & Page numbers Source of Information
Occupation	Agruculture, Farmer			James W. Hook Book
Lived at	Frederick Co, & Washington Co., MD			regarding Ellers
Military Service	-			-
Born	ca. 1764	Place:	MD	Frederick, MD &
Married	4 Oct. 1792	Place:	German Reformed Church, Frederick Co., MD	Hagerstown,MD
Died	1831	Place:	-	census records of
Buried at	Burkittsville, Md. (Per Gale E. S. Honeyman, San Francisco, Ca)			Frederic &
Father	Henry Eller Sr.	Mother	Elizabeth Bigler	Washington Counties
Grandparents' names	-			in Maryland, etc. -
WIFE (nee)	Margareth Willjard/Williard			Inf. regarding this
Born	27 Aug. 1765	Place:	(Per Gale Homeyman)	family given to me
Died	1820-1830	Place:	-	by Gale E.S.Honeyman
buried at	-			470 Grove #2
Father	Johann Elias Williard	Mother	Rosina Gump	San Francisco,CA 94102
Grandparents' names	- - ( Johann Georg Gump & Rosina Mack			-
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CHILDREN		BIRTH		DEATH		Marriage
sex	-	Date	Place	Date	Place	Date - Place -spouse & Parents

1	Female ??	-	-	-
F		ca. 1794	-	-
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2	Jacob Eller, Jr.	MD	Callaway Co., MO	13 Nov, 1826 Frederick Co.,MD
M		ca. 1795	ca. Jan. 1868	Elizabeth Grimes
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3	Elias Eller	MD	Audrain Co., MO	4 March 1830, Ohio Co., VA/WV
M		ca 1800	23-28 May 1879	Mary Standiford
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4	Female ??	-	-	-
F		ca. 1805	-	-
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5	Peter Eller	MD	Marshall Co.,WV	No Record ca. 1837, 1838
M		ca. 1811	1880-1890	Jane Standiford
		bpth bur.	Mt. Joy Cem.	Marshall Co.,WV-no Mkrs

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		Compiled by:	CLARICE V STANLEY
		August 1987	605 VINE St.
			MARTINS FERRY, OH 43935

HUSBAND	ABRAM S. ELLER			Book & Page numbers Source of Information
Occupation	Farmer			Census Records &
Lived at	Audrain Co., MO - South Salt River			Court House of
Military Service	-			Audrain Co., MO
Born	c. 1835	Place:	Ohio Co., VA	and
Married	23 Mar 1864	Place:	Callaway Co., MO C/121	Estate Settlemant
Died	July 1883	Place:	Audrain Co.	Audrain Co.
Buried at	-			Bk. F. page 205
Father	Elias Eller	Mother	Mary Standiford	-
Grandparents' names	Jacob Eller, Sr. & Mary Willjard - - Skelton Standiford & Mary ?
WIFE (nee)	MARY E. BURT			-
Born	C. 1840	Place:	MO	-
Died	-	Place:	-	-
buried at	-			-
Father	-	Mother	-	-
Grandparents' names	-			-

CHILDREN		BIRTH		DEATH		Marriage
sex	-	Date	Place	Date	Place	Date - Place -spouse & Parents

1	William S. Eller	-	-	14 Oct. 1901 Audrain Co. MO 5/422
M		c. 1865	-	Sallie B. Ragsdale
		-	-	b. Monroe Co., MO
2	Franklin E.	-	-	-
M		c. 1867	-	-
		-	-	-
3	Lillian H.	-	-	24 June 1881 Audrain Co. 2/556
F		c. 1869	-	S. C. Groves
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4	Vandelia B. "Vannie"	-	-	16 Nov 1892 Audrain Co. 3/85
F		c. 1871	-	R. C. Calhoun
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5	James B.	-	-	-
M		c. 1873	-	-
		-	-	-
6	Mary E.	-	-	-
F		c. 1877	-	-
		-	-	-
7	George A.	-	-	-
-		-	-	-
		-	-	-
8	-	-	-	-
-		-	-	-
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