Elizabeth A (Countryman) Shufelt (1823 - 1902)

Born 25 Dec 1823 in Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1902 at age 78 in Sumner, Bremer, Iowa

Biography

Eliza was born in 1823. Eliza is the child of John Countryman and Sally Switland.

Census

1850

NAME: Eliza Shufelt

AGE: 25

BIRTH YEAR: abt 1825

BIRTHPLACE: Canada

HOME IN 1850: Norfolk, Saint Lawrence, New York

GENDER: Female

FAMILY NUMBER: 258

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:

NAME AGE

William Shufelt 28

Eliza Shufelt 25

Permelia Shufelt 6

Edwin Shufelt 4

Theodore Shufelt 2

1870 US Census

NAME: Eliza Shufelt

AGE IN 1870: 49

BIRTH YEAR: abt 1821

BIRTHPLACE: Canada West

HOME IN 1870: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa

RACE: White

GENDER: Female

POST OFFICE: Bradford

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:

NAME AGE

William Shufelt 50

Eliza Shufelt 49

Jasper Shufelt 17

Alpheus Shufelt 16

Mary Shufelt 11

Emily Shufelt 9

Willie Shufelt 6

Frank Shufelt 4

George Shufelt 1/12

1880

NAME: Eliza Shufelt

AGE: 55

BIRTH YEAR: abt 1825

BIRTHPLACE: Canada

HOME IN 1880: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa

RACE: White

GENDER: Female

RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Wife

MARITAL STATUS: Married

SPOUSE'S NAME: William Shufelt

FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Canada

MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: New York

OCCUPATION: House Keeper

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:

NAME AGE

William Shufelt 56

Eliza Shufelt 55

William Shufelt 16

Emily Marble 19

Myrtle Marble 1

1900 US Census

NAME: Eliza A Shuefelt

[Eliza A Schuefelt]

AGE: 75

BIRTH DATE: Sep 1824

BIRTHPLACE: Canada

[Canada;England]

HOME IN 1900: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa

RACE: White

GENDER: Female

RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Mother in Law

[Mother-in-law]

MARITAL STATUS: Widowed

FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: France, Canada

MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: New York

MOTHER: NUMBER OF LIVING CHILDREN: 9

MOTHER: HOW MANY CHILDREN: 13

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:

NAME AGE

George N Meyers 50

Mary J Meyers 41

Carrie A Meyers 16

Kenneth A Meyers 4

Neva R Meyers 1

Eliza A Shuefelt 75

Death

Obituary

Obituary from the Sumner Gazette

Mrs. Eliza Shufelt was born December 25, 1823, and died at the home of her brother, Alfred Countryman, in this city, June 20, 1902, at the good age of 78 years, 5 months, and 25 days. In 1847 she came with her husband from Canada to New York state, where they resided until 1868, when they moved to Bradford, Chickasaw County, where she lived until the death of her husband, which occurred August 22nd, 1897, since which time she lived among relatives, the last years of her life being with her brother, A. Countryman.

She was the mother of 13 children, four of whom died in infancy. The surviving daughters are Mrs. Amelia Ross, Chicago; Mrs. Mary Myers, Nashua; and Mrs. Emily Keller, Streator, Ill.; and the sons are Edwin, Canton, S.D.; Theodore living in Montana; William, at Spokane, Washington; and Alpheus, Jasper and Frank, of Nashua Vicinity. Mrs. Shufelt was a member of the Baptist church, and her piety was everywhere recognized in an exemplary home life and in a loving, helpful service to all about her. She died strong in the faith of the coming resurrection, the divinity of our Saviour, and a hope that reaches beyond the vale.

The funeral was held in the home of A. Countryman, Monday morning at 9 o'clock, an excellent and appropriate sermon being delivered by Rev. W.W .Robinson, of the M.E.Church. There was a large attendance, including a daughter, Mrs. Keller, from Illinois, and a son from Nashua. The remains were taken to Greenwood Cemetery, one mile this side of Nashua. -obituaries copied by Jolene Gilbert^[1]

Buried

Greenwood Cemetery

Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa^[2]

Find a Grave

Birth: Dec. 25, 1823

Cornwall

Ontario, Canada

Death: Jun. 20, 1902

Sumner

Bremer County

Iowa, USA

Daughter of John & Sara (Switland) Countryman

Wife of John Jackson, mother of Nicholas, Amelia, Edwin

Burial:

Greenwood Cemetery

Nashua

Chickasaw County

Iowa, USA

Created by: Diane Zabel

Record added: May 16, 2008

Find A Grave Memorial# 26874850

Sources

1. ↑ Book: Jacob Countryman, United Empire Loyalist; Ancestors and Descendants in Canada and the United States page 126
2. ↑ Book: Jacob Countryman, United Empire Loyalist; Ancestors and Descendants in Canada and the United States page 125

• Source: Book: Jacob Countryman, United Empire Loyalist; Ancestors and Descendants in Canada and the United States
• Source: Year: 1870; Census Place: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa; Roll: M593_381; Page: 494A; Image: 213; Family History Library Film: 545880
• Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa; Roll: 332; Family History Film: 1254332; Page: 340B; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 0286
• Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: Norfolk, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: M432_591; Page: 158B; Image: 40
• Source: Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #26874850
• Source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa; Roll: 423; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1240423
• Source: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.