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Henry Harvey Elmer (1836 - 1903)

Henry Harvey Elmer
Born in River, Branch, Michigan, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 10 Mar 1858 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 66 in Summerville, Union, Oregon, USAmap
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Henry Elmer was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

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Biography

When Henry Harvey Elmer was born on November 14, 1836, his father, Cleon, was 34 and his mother, Emily, was 27. He married Emma Amelia Knapp on March 10, 1859. They had six children in 40 years. He died on August 30, 1903, in Summerville, Oregon, at the age of 66, and was buried there.

Name

Henry Harvey Elmer [1][2]

Birth

14 November 1836 • Branch, Michigan, USA [2]
"Cleon and Emily began to farm their new land and Emily became pregnant soon after arriving at White Pigeon. She gave birth to their fourth child and second daughter on June 4, 1834 and the baby was named Harriet. Another son was added to the family two and a half years later when Henry Harvey was born on November 14, 1836." Cleon and Emily Clark Elmer: American Frontiersmen and Mormon Pioneers; By V. Trent Jackson, a 3rd Great-Grandson; 2012.

Residence

1840 • James, Steuben, Indiana, USA [1]
1850 • Sanpete, Utah Territory, USA [2]

Sources

  • 1840 United States Federal Census; Year: 1840; Census Place: James, Steuben, Indiana; Roll: 94; Page: 112; Image: 238; Family History Library Film: 0007730
Source Information: Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Cleon Elmer;
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): James, Steuben, Indiana
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2: Henry Harvey Elmer, Timothy Elmer
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1: Edcil Elmer
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1: Raymond Elmer
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1: Cleon Elmer
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1: Harriet Elmer
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1: Fanny Elmer
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1: Emily Clark
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 8
NOTE: The only person actually mentioned in the source would be Cleon Elmer. All of the others were ascertained from associated facts.
Household Members: Home in 1850: Sanpete, Utah Territory, USA. Family Number, 43.
Clear Elmer; Age, 48; Birth Year, abt 1802; Birthplace, Massachusetts; Gender, Male; Occupation, Farmer.
Emily Elmer; Age, 41; Birth Year, abt 1809; Birthplace, Massachusetts; Gender, Female.
Fanny Elmer; Age, 23; Birth Year, abt 1827; Birthplace, New York; Gender, Female.
Roman Elmer; Age, 21; Birth Year, abt 1829; Birthplace, New York; Gender, Male; Occupation, Farmer.
Edsil Elmer; Age, 18; Birth Year, abt 1832; Birthplace, New York; Gender, Male; Occupation, Farmer; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Harriet Elmer; Age, 16; Birth Year, abt 1834; Birthplace, Michigan; Gender, Female; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Henry H Elmer; Age, 14; Birth Year, abt 1836; Birthplace, Michigan; Gender, Male; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Timothy Elmer; Age, 12; Birth Year, abt 1838; Birthplace, Indiana; Gender, Male; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Mary Elmer; Age, 6; Birth Year, abt 1844; Birthplace, Illinois; Gender, Female; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Martha Elmer; Age, 6; Birth Year, abt 1844; Birthplace, Illinois; Gender, Female; Attended School Within the Year, Yes.
Edward Elmer; Age, 3; Birth Year, abt 1847; Birthplace, Iowa; Gender, Male.
NOTE: Mary and Martha were marked as twins on the original form.

Acknowlegements

  • Elmer-1165 was created by Margaret Simons through the import of GadElmer1760.ged on Feb 8, 2015.

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1840 Census
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 1850 Census




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