Eli Murphy Cohee (abt. 1842 - 1935)

Born about 25 Nov 1842 in Butler Co., Ohio, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Ann (Taylor) Cohee — married 14 Aug 1866 in Preble, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1935 at about age 92 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, USA

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Biography

Eli Cohee was born in November 1842 in Butler Co., Ohio. He was the son of James Cohee and Mary Murphy.

1850 census - -Milford Twnp., Butler Co., Ohio, USA

James Cohee, age 33, male, , farmer, born Ohio; Mary Murphy, age 26, born Ohio, cannot read/write; Eli Cohee, age 8, male, , born Indiana, attended school; Rachael Cohee, age 2, female, , born Ohio.^[1]

1860 census -- Milford Twnp., Butler Co., Ohio, USA

James Cohee, age 43, male, , day laborer, $200 real estate, $100 personal property, born Ohio; Mary Murphy, age 35, born Ohio; Eli Cohee, age 17, male, , born Ohio; Rachel Cohee, age 12, female, , born Ohio, attended school; George Cohee, age 9, male, , born Ohio, attended school; Edwin Cohee, age 4, male, , born Ohio; Pleasant Cohee, age 1, male, , born Ohio^[2]

He married Eliza Taylor 14 August 1866 in Preble Co., Ohio.^[3] Her father gave consent for the marriage.

1870 census -- Jefferson Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio, USA

Eli Cohee, age 28, white, male, farmhand, $200 personal property, born Indiana; Eliza Cohee, age 21, white, female, keeping house, born Ohio; William C Cohee, age 3, white, male, born Ohio; Banford M Cohee, age 1/12 (May) white, male, born Ohio^[4]

1880 census -- Washington Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio, USA

Eli M Cohee, white, male, age 38, married, farm laborer, cannot read/write, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Eliza A Cohee, white, female, age 31, wife, married, keeping house, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; William C Cohee, white, male, age 13, son, single, at home, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio, attended school; Banford M Cohee, white, male, age 10, son, single, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio, attended school; Mollie C Cohee, white, female, age 8, daughter, single, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio, attended school; Minta F Cohee, white, female, age 5, daughter, single, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio; James Cohee, white, male, age 3, son, single, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio; Sarah E Cohee, white, female, age 5/12 (Jan), daughter, single, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio;^[5]

1900 census -- Washington Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio, USA

Eli M Cohee, head, white, male, born Nov 1842, age 57, married 34 years, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer, rent farm; Eliza A Cohee, wife, white, female, born Aug 1849, age 50, married 34 years, 12 children / 10 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; James Cohee, son, white, male, born Feb 1877, age 23, single, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio, carpenter; Earnest Cohee, son, white, male, born Dec 1882, age 17, single, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio, at school, attended school; Walter Cohee, son, white, male, born Jan 1889, age 11, single, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio, at school, attended school; Pauline Cohee, daughter, white, male, born Aug 1891, age 8, single, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio, at school, attended school; Jessie Cohee, daughter, white, male, born Sept 1893, age 6, single, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio, at school, attended school; Herman Cohee, grandson, white, male, born May 1890, age 10, single, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio, at school, attended school;^[6]

1910 census -- Gasper Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio, USA

Eli M Cohee, head, white, male, age 67, married 44 years, born Indiana, father born Maryland, mother born Ohio, farmer, rent farm; Eliza A Cohee, wife, white, female, age 61, married 44 years, 12 children / 10 living, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio; Jessie M Cohee, daughter, white, male, age 16, single, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio^[7]

1930 census -- Lanier Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio, USA

Ernest F Cohee, head, own, white, male, age 48, married, first married @ 22, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio, farmer; Eva G Cohee, wife, white, female, age 52, married, first married @ 26, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Maryland; Eli Cohee, father, white, male, age 87, widow, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio^[8]

1930 census -- Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, USA

William Klingel, head, own $6600, white, male, age 59, married, first married @ 26, born Ohio, father born Germany, mother born Germany, wood worker paper mill machinery; Florence Klingel, wife, white, female, age 55, married, first married @ 20, born Ohio, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio; Earl Klingel, son, white, male, age 33, married, first married @ 27, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, foreman automobile factory; Lillian Klingel, daughter, white, female, age 28, married, first married @ 24, born Ohio, father born US, mother born US; Raymond Klingel, son, white, male, age 13, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, attended school; Jean Klingel, granddaughter, white, female, age 3, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; William Earl, grandson, white, male, age 6/12, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Eli Cohee, father-in-law, white, male, age 87, widow, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Ohio^[9]

He died 22 September 1935 in Hamilton, Ohio.^[10][11] He is buried in Mound Hill Cemetery in Eaton, Ohio.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3J-KX4 : 21 December 2020), Eli Cohee in household of James Cohee, Milford Township, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCL3-M6P : 18 February 2021), Eli Cohee in entry for James Cohee, 1860.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZ1P-1XW2 : 13 October 2021), Eli Cohee and Eliza A. Taylor, 1866.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LV-658 : 29 May 2021), Eli Cohee, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8SN-7KY : 14 January 2022), Eli M. Cohee, Washington Township, Preble, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM6G-899 : 7 January 2022), Eli Cohee, 1900.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML6X-RNH : accessed 14 January 2023), Eli M Cohee, Gasper, Preble, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 154, sheet 2A, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1225; FHL microfilm 1,375,238.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4C3-TNS : accessed 14 January 2023), Eli Cohee in household of Ernest L Cohee, Lanier, Preble, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 12A, line 42, family 294, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1863; FHL microfilm 2,341,597.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4SH-VMM : accessed 14 January 2023), Eli Cohee in household of William Klingel, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 18A, line 19, family 402, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1753; FHL microfilm 2,341,487.
10. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6WV-XYL : 8 March 2021), Eli Cohee, 22 Sep 1935; citing Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, reference fn 52429; FHL microfilm 2,022,525.
11. ↑ Hamilton Daily News Journal (Hamilton, Ohio), 9/24/1935, p 5:

    RITES AT EATON FOR ELI COHEE, 92

    Funeral services for Eli Cohee, age 92, who died at the Fort Hamilton Hospital Sunday night, age 8:15 o'clock, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of his son, Clem Cohee, Main street, Eaton.

    The deceased, who was a former resident of Eaton, came to Hamilton five years ago and made his home with his daughter, Mrs William Klingel, 208 North F street. He made numerous friends here was loved and respected by all who knew him. Besides his daughter and son, he leaves numerous other relatives and friends.

12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24496588/eli-m-cohee: accessed 14 January 2023), memorial page for Eli M. Cohee (25 Nov 1842–22 Sep 1935), Find A Grave: Memorial #24496588, citing Mound Hill Cemetery, Eaton, Preble County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Digger4Genealogy (contributor 46955726).