Ellender Caroline (Edwards) McIlwain (1828 - 1903)

Born 31 Mar 1828 in Georgia, United States

Wife of John Theophilus McIlwain — married 15 Feb 1843 in Lauderdale, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Sep 1903 at age 75 in Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Ellender (or Eleanor^[1]) Caroline Edwards was born in Georgia in 1828.^[2]

She married John Theophilus McIlwain of Alabama in Lauderdale, Mississippi in 1843,^[3] and although their first three children were born in Alabama, they were counted in Lauderdale, Mississippi in 1860, with eight children.^[4]

Children:

1. Vincent E. McIlwain (1844)^[4]
2. Tilitha Ann McIlwain (1845)^[4]
3. Sarah Jane McIlwain (1846)^[4]
4. Martha E. McIlwain (1848)^[4]
5. John Thomas McIlwain (1849)^[4][5]
6. Emily Parilee McIlwain (1853-1924)^[6][4]
7. George Washington McIlwain (1854)^[4]
8. William M. McIlwain (1859)^[4][1]
9. Mary Elizabeth McIlwain (1866)^[1][5]
10. Henry Hill McIlwain (1867-1925)^[1][7]
11. Caroline J. McIlwain (c.1868)^[1]
12. Adelia H. McIlwain (c.1872-1948)^[1][8]

They were counted with five children in Grant Parish, Louisiana in 1880.^[1]

Eleanor Caroline Edwards McIlwain died in Winn Parish, Louisiana in 1903.^[2]

Research Notes

• One Durham [family] researcher, W. O. Durham, reported John and his wife Caroline had 13 children; John Thomas McIlwain was the fifth born. The GEDCOM lists 16 children and places John Thomas as the sixth child. I only have the names of five children since this family is not my main field of research. I have the name of a child who died young, and the names of four others who married in my Durham and Martin families. ~Marian (Durham-1670) Roberts
• The 1900 census reports she'd had 14 children, 9 surviving at 1900.^[5] After the merges of 3 Elizabeths and 2 Adelias, the children will be correct.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDXG-CQW : 7 September 2017), Eleanor C Mc Ilwain in household of John T Mc Ilwain, 8th Ward, Winn, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 53, sheet 562B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0474; FHL microfilm 1,254,474.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 January 2019), memorial page for Ellender Caroline Edwards McIlwain (31 Mar 1828–1 Sep 1903), Find A Grave: Memorial #21320510, citing Mars Hill Cemetery, Atlanta, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by S. Butler (contributor 46933867) .
3. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZR-DFN : 10 February 2018), John T. Mc Ilwain and Elender C. Edwards, 15 Feb 1843; citing Lauderdale,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 899,112.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G6-8ZX : 14 December 2017), Ellender C Mc Ilwain in entry for J T Mc Ilwain, 1860.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPJ-2WY : accessed 7 January 2019), Ellen C Mcilwain in household of John T Mcilwain Sr., Ward 6, Winn, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 118, sheet 9A, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,586.
6. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3QP-GL6 : 10 March 2018), Caroline Edwards in entry for Emily Paralee Durham, 29 Jan 1924; citing Pollock, Grant, Louisiana, certificate number 1700, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,367,540.
7. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F37S-NRD : 10 March 2018), Carolina Edwards in entry for Henry Hill Mcilwain, 20 Feb 1925; citing Montgomery, Grant, Louisiana, certificate number 1858, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,367,879.
8. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS1Y-24F : 10 March 2018), Carylon Edward in entry for Ardelia Hoseltine Durham, 06 Jan 1948; citing Atlanta, Winn, Louisiana, certificate number 1442, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,409,051.

See Also:

• Ancestry Family Trees Note: ($) http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15300688&pid=1227

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Edwards-2295 created through the import of Ries - Kennedy.ged on Sep 26, 2011 by Cindy Davis. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Cindy and others.