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Eli Decker (1829 - 1902)

Eli Decker
Born in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 8 Apr 1852 in Hancock, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Died at age 73 in Augusta, Hancock, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

Eli Decker was born on April 8, 1829 in Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York, United States. His parents were Cornelius Johannes Decker and Gertrude Bruyn.

He married Estella Leach on April 8, 1852 in Hancock county, Illinois.[1][2][3]

  1. J T Decker was born in 1853; died in 1854.
  2. Virginia Decker was born on March 12, 1856 in Augusta, Hancock County, Illinois.[4]
  3. Charles Henry Decker was born on December 22, 1857 in Augusta.[5]
  4. Cornelia Ann Decker was born on December 7, 1858 in Augusta.[6]
  5. Benjamin E Decker was born on May 3, 1861 in Augusta.[7]
  6. Estella May Decker was born on February 19, 1864 in Augusta.[8][9]
  7. Arthur Eli Decker was born about 1869 in Augusta.[10][11]

Eli was a harness manufacturer.

Eli passed away at an age of seventy-three on July 18, 1902 in Augusta, Hancock County, Illinois. He is buried in the Augusta Cemetery in Augusta, Illinois.[12][13]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFK3-PGC : 5 November 2017), Eli Decker and Astella Leach, 08 Apr 1852; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 954,177.
  2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-NQ5W : 6 November 2017), Eli Decker and Astella Leach, 08 Apr 1852; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,532,142.
  3. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSJ7-1D2M : 13 January 2020), Eli Decker, 1852.
  4. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N31S-KP9 : 8 March 2018), Eli Decker in entry for Virginia Pierson, 16 Apr 1929; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,643,315.
  5. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N32F-SSC : 8 March 2018), Eli Decker in entry for Chas. Henry Decker, 03 Apr 1929; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,643,031.
  6. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N345-13Y : 9 March 2018), Eli Decker in entry for Cornelia Ann Decker, 08 Sep 1945; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,984,1
  7. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ5G-DW7 : 8 March 2018), Eli Decker in entry for Benjamin E Decker, 08 Dec 1934; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,753,854.
  8. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKQ-DWN : 19 February 2021), Eli Decker in entry for Rolla Frank and Estella M. Decker, 18 Jun 1891; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 954,181.
  9. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQGM-3Q6 : 9 March 2018), Eli Decker in entry for Stella M. Frank, 01 Aug 1940; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,832,232.
  10. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKQ-35M : 19 February 2021), Eli Decker in entry for Antun E. Decker and Cora Lee Talbot, 31 Dec 1896; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 954,181.
  11. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3HY-BYQ : 3 March 2020), Eli Decker in entry for Arthur Eli Decker, 17 Jan 1944; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,983,612.
  12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 August 2020), memorial page for Eli Decker (8 Apr 1829–18 Jul 1902), Find a Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #118419304, citing Augusta Cemetery, Augusta, Hancock County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by labs2006 (contributor 47500545) .
  13. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HG17-JG6Z : 14 February 2020), Eli Decker, .
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85R-YNL : 4 April 2020), Eli Decker in household of Henry A Young, Hancock county, part of, Hancock, Illinois, United States; citing family 602, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJL-4SK : 15 September 2017), Eli Decker, Augusta, Hancock, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 62, sheet 16B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,211.
  • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSWW-QXP : accessed 1 August 2020), Eli Decker, Augusta Township Augusta vill., Hancock, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 16A, family 368, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,304.




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