Born in Ripley, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John T. West
and Martha R. (Benefiel) West
Sister of
Charles B. West, Levi P. West, Mary West, Matilda West, George West and Martha M. (West) Mathews
Wife of
Samuel Shreve
— married
3 Dec 1840 in Ripley County, Indiana
Descendants 
Mother of
William Russel Shreve, Martha M. Shreve, Mary Elizabeth Shreve, Sarah Catharine (Shreve) Brown, John Scott Shreve, Alice Jane (Shreve) Ogden, Amanda Ellen Shreve and Hannah E. Shreve
Died
at age 80
in Barbersville, Jefferson, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 May 2011
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Biography
Eliza (West) Shreve was an early pioneer in Indiana.
Eliza (West) Shreve has English ancestors.
Eliza Jane (West) Shreve was born on April 23, 1822 in Ripley, Indiana, United States. Her parents were John T. West (~1787 - 1865) and Martha R. (Benefiel) West (1789 - 1878).
Eliza married Samuel Shreve (1818 - 1900) on 22 December 1840 in Ripley, Indiana, United States.[1]
In the 1850 census Eliza (age 26) was in Otter Creek Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States.[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Samuel S Shreve | M | 32 | Ohio | |
| Eliza Jane Shreve | F | 26 | Ohio | |
| William R Shreve | M | 8 | Indiana | |
| Martha M Shreve | F | 6 | Indiana | |
| Mary E Shreve | F | 3 | Indiana | |
| Sarah K Shreve | F | 0 | Indiana |
In the 1860 census Eliza (age 38) was in Brown Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Samul Shrieve | M | 42 | Ind | |
| Eliza J Shrieve | F | 38 | Ind | |
| William Shrieve | M | 18 | Ind | |
| Martha Shrieve | F | 16 | Ind | |
| Elizabeth Shrieve | F | 13 | Ind | |
| Sarah Shrieve | F | 10 | Ind | |
| John C Shrieve | M | 7 | Ind | |
| Alice J Shrieve | F | 3 | Ind |
In the 1870 census Eliza (age 47) was in Bigger Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States.[4]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Samuel Shreve | M | 52 | Ohio | |
| Eliza Shreve | F | 47 | Indiana | |
| John Shreve | M | 15 | Indiana | |
| Alice Shreve | F | 12 | Indiana | |
| Amanda Shreve | F | 9 | Indiana |
In the 1880 census Eliza (age 57), Keeping House, was the wife of Samuel Shrieves in Shelby Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States.[5]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Samuel Shrieves | M | 60 | Married | Head | Farmer | Indiana, United States |
| Eliza J. Shrieves | F | 57 | Married | Wife | Keeping House | Indiana, United States |
| John Shrieves | M | 25 | Widowed | Son | Laborer | Indiana, United States |
| Minnie J. Shrieves | F | 4 | Single | Grandchild | Indiana, United States |
In the 1900 census Eliza (age 77) was the widowed mother-in-law of Frances Brown in Shelby Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States.[6]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Frances Brown | M | 56 | Married | Head | Indiana | |
| Sarah C Brown | F | 48 | Married | Wife | Indiana | |
| Eliza Shreve | F | 77 | Widowed | Mother-in-law | Indiana |
Eliza, daughter of John West, died (age 79) on 7 March 1903 in Barbourville, Jefferson, Indiana, United States.[7] She is buried in West Fork Cemetery, Rexville, Indiana.[8]
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007730338; Record number: 0
FamilySearch Record: 6ZW8-15T5 (accessed 3 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BT-45QK Image number 00542
Eliza Jane West marriage to Samuel Shrieves on 22 Dec 1840 in Ripley, Indiana, United States. - ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 24; Digital film/folder number: 004192474; FHL microfilm: 442947; Image number: 342; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01150-4
FamilySearch Record: MHVQ-C6P (accessed 3 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-676S-HTD
Eliza Jane Shreve (26) in Otter Creek Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States. Born in Ohio. - ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 153; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005166254; FHL microfilm: 803293; Image number: 462; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01713-8
FamilySearch Record: M4NP-4H2 (accessed 3 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GB9J-S44Y
Eliza J Shrieve (38) in Brown Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States. Born in Ind. - ↑
1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 12; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 23; Digital film/folder number: 004263401; FHL microfilm: 000545828; Image number: 18; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01432-0
FamilySearch Record: MXF9-KGV (accessed 3 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6PZ4-KKN
Eliza Shreve (47) in Bigger Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana. - ↑
1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880"
citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00074; Digital film/folder number: 005160570; FHL microfilm: 1254308; Image number: 90; Sheet number: 523; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: G
FamilySearch Record: MHSC-H3C (accessed 3 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB7-9RQ
Eliza J Shrieves (57), wife, Keeping House, in household of Samuel Shrieves (60) in Shelby Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana, United States. - ↑
1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 89; Digital film/folder number: 004118653; Image number: 386; Sheet number: 12; Sheet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: M9MB-LMS (accessed 3 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCZQ-8R8
Eliza Shreve (77), widowed mother-in-law, in household of Frances Brown (56) in Shelby Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana. - ↑
Death:
"Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017"
Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1903; Roll: 05
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60716 #1849585 (accessed 3 September 2023)
Eliza Jane Shreves death 7 Mar 1903 (born Jan 1824), daughter of John West, in Barbourville, Jefferson, Indiana, USA. - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170356334/eliza-jane-shreve: accessed 03 September 2023), memorial page for Eliza Jane West Shreve (23 Apr 1822–7 Mar 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170356334, citing West Fork Cemetery, Rexville, Ripley County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Bob Scott (contributor 47100323).
See also:
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 19 January 2020, 16:39), entry for Eliza Jane West(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9CWR-LJ8); contributed by various users.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eliza by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eliza:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eliza by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eliza:
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~3.12%
Marc Griffin
:
23andMe, GEDmatch YR5306335 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR694f3dd1
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YR5306335 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR694f3dd1, Ancestry member MarcGriffin1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YR5306335 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR694f3dd1, FTDNA kit #101863
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~0.78%
Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel :
23andMe, GEDmatch M112651 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M396023 [compare], Ancestry member mgbissell
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~0.78%
Robert Benefiel :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jack Dunn :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T494167 [compare]
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