Elijah Chilcote (MacKrill) McRill (1789 - 1878)

Born 18 Jan 1789 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (England) McRill — married 7 Nov 1811 in Fairfield, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1878 at age 89 in Fostoria, Hancock, Ohio, United States

Biography

Elijah was born in 1789. He was the son of Benjamin MacKrill and Mary Chilcote. ^[1]

Married 11/07/1811, Fairfield, OH to Rebecca England (1793-1834).^[2][1]

They had 11 children according to FamilySearch:

John McRill 1810-1840

Seeley William McRill 1812-1886^[1]

Joshua Joseph McRill 1814-1890

Luther Francis McRill 1816-1862

Robert Bruce McRill 1818-1879

Mary Jane McRill 1821-1881^[1]

Benjamin Jacob McRill 1823-1905

Joseph Solomon McRill 1824-1864

Elijah C. McRill Jr. 1825-1905

Atha Alpha McRill 1827-1884

Rebecca McRill 1831-1893

He died 11 Nov 1878 and is buried in Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria, OH, USA. ^[1]

Notes

The spelling of the family name varies and McRill was preferred by Elijah and his descendants.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} * Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #133898932 (accessed 22 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Elijah C McRill Sr. (18 Jan 1789-11 Nov 1878), citing Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio, USA (plot: Section A, Plot 214, Burial #5); Maintained by Bonita (contributor 47264828).
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ5Q-CR8 : 29 September 2021), Elijah Mackrel and Rebecca England, 1811.

• FamilySearch Profile
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQZ-PJP : 22 December 2020), Elizah C Mackrill, Washington Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC21-PC6 : 18 February 2021), Elijah C Mc Rill, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62J-R9S : 29 May 2021), Elijah C McRill in entry for Elijah McRill, 1870.
• "Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6ZJ-CJC : 19 January 2020), Elijah C. McRill, 1878.
• Find a Grave