Eli Stofer (1836 - 1915)

Born 21 Apr 1836 in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Weaver) Stofer — married about 27 Jan 1856 in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Sep 1915 at age 79 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

1850 lived with parents and 7 siblings on family farm in Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. 1850 attended school.

1858 to 1865 children were born in Ohio. By 1867 children were born in Indiana.

1860 lived with wife and 3 children in Knox Township (Sandy post office), Columbiana County, Ohio. 1860 was farmer, no land owned. $200 in personal property.

Eli changed spelling of last name from Stoffer to Stofer. Many of his children followed the spelling.

1870 lived in Fairfield Township, (Corunna post office address), DeKalb County, Indiana, with wife and 6 children. 1870 owned $1,680 in real estate and $210 in personal property.

1880 lived in Smithfield township, DeKalb County, Indiana, with wife and 6 children. 1880 was a farmer.

1900 lived with wife, grandchild, Myrtie Thomson (16 yrs old) and servant Clarence G. King (18) yrs old, on family farm in Smithfield Township, Dekalb County, Indiana, 1900 was a farmer. Owned his farm free & clear.

1910 lived with wife on family farm in in Smithfield Township, Dekalb County, Indiana. 1910 owned farm free and clear.

Died at home at 739 N. Jackson St., Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana.

Last occupation: minister.

Cause of death: cancer of the sigmoid (colon) flexure (1 yr 6 mos). Contributing: prostatic and cyotic involocueut? Death certificate informant: O. W. Stofer, Auburn, Indiana.

Buried in Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield Center, DeKalb County, Indiana.

Not a civil war veteran.

Sources

1850 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Knox, Columbiana, Ohio; Roll: M432_669; Page: 295A; Family: #308; Image: 591; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1856 marriage record, Probate Court Clerk, Columbiana County, Ohio, Book __ Page 267, Film Number 000927767, Source Information: Ancestry.com. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016; Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses.

1860 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Knox, Columbiana, Ohio; Roll: M653_948; Page: 5; Family History Library Film: 803948; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

1870 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana; Roll: M593_309; Page: 280B; family #23; Family History Library Film: 545808; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

1880 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana; Roll: 273; Page: 27B; Enumeration District: 080; Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site; Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1900 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0063; Family: #217; FHL microfilm: 1240367; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

1910 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Smithfield, De Kalb, Indiana; Roll: T624_345; Page: 9B; Family: #192; Enumeration District: 0084; family #192; FHL microfilm: 1374358; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006; Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.

1915 Death Certificate, Indiana #296.

Findagrave.com Memorial #33898819.