Pentalope E. (Abell) McElvain (1796 - 1855)

Born 1796 in Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1855 at about age 59 in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

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She was a farmer when she appeared on the census of 14 Sep. 1850 at Sangamon County, Illinois.^[1]

Census

14 Sep. 1850

Sangamon County, Illinois

• Penelope McElvain 54 b. VA farmer.
• Emily Henderson 15 b. IL.
• W A McElvain 27 b. KY farmer.^[1]

Penelope was born in 1796. She was the daughter of Jeremiah Abell and Hannah Aiken. She passed away in 1855.

History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois

"ABELL, JEREMIAH, was born in 1770, in Rockingham county, Va. He was there married to Hannah Aiken, who was born in 1771. They emigrated to Adair county, Ky. Mr. Abell was the owner of some slaves, but he liberated them in Kentucky, and moved with his family to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in 1829, in what is now Auburn township. Their daughter -

PENELOPE, married in Adair county, Ky., to Samuel McElvain. See his name. They come to Sangamon county with her parents.

Their son, Dr. J. R. Abell, resides at Taylorville.

Rev. Jeremiah Abell was regularly educated for the ministry, preached many years in connection with the Presbyterian church, and received the title of Doctor of Divinity. After coming to Illinois he severed his connection with the Presbyterian church and united with the Methodists. He moved, about 1846, to McDonough county, and died there in 1852."

Source listed below, see page 76

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Year: 1850; Census Place: Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: M432_127; Page: 145A; Image: 297 1850 US Census Penelope McElvain

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Fred Goodell for creating Unknown-210272 on 9 Sep 13.
• *"Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWY6-32F : 23 February 2021), Penelope Abell in entry for Sam'l McElwain, 1815.

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-44B5 : 22 July 2021), Samuel McElarin and Panelope E Abell, 1816; citing Marriage, Adair, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 830,574.

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-ZQHW : 22 July 2021), Samuel McElarin and Panelope E Abell, 1816; citing Marriage, Adair, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 830,574.

• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWB7-9PK : 23 February 2021), Penelope E. Abell in entry for Samuel McEvrain, 1816.

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJM-BH9M : 9 March 2021), Samuel McElrain and Panelope E Abell, 6 Jan 1816; citing Marriage, Adair, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,904,584.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M859-5BY : 19 December 2020), Penelope McIlrain, Sangamon, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVT-7MWX : 15 December 2020), Penelope E Abell McElvain, ; Burial, Thayer, Sangamon, Illinois, United States of America, West Cemetery; citing record ID 28898015, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois. "Centennial record." By John Carroll Power, assisted by his wife, Mrs. S. A. Power. Under the auspices of the Old Settlers' Society. Power, John Carroll, 1819-1894. Springfield, Ill.: E. A. Wilson & Co., 1876.