Elijah Iles Kerlin (1871 - 1953)

Born 25 Oct 1871 in Grant County, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Florella Marie (Florea) Kerlin — married 15 Jan 1896 (to 17 Mar 1932) in Grant County, Indiana, United States

Husband of Laura E. (Smith) Kerlin — married 20 May 1943 (to 22 May 1953) in Huntington County, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 22 May 1953 at age 81 in R.R.2, Jackson Township, Grant, County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Elijah was a Friend (Quaker) was accepted as member of the Deer Creek Monthly Meeting, Indiana, 1872

• Elijah Iles Kerlin was born on the 25th of October, 1871 to Joseph B. Kerlin and Mary Small in Franklin Township, Grant County, Indiana. ^[1][2][3][4]
• In the spring of 1879, Elijah's mother died. He is 7 1/2 years old.^[5]
• The 1880 U. S. census finds an 8 year old Elijah living with his father and three siblings, his mother having died the previous spring and his eldest brother and three of his sisters have married and left home. He is reported to be a single white male of 8 year and the son of Joseph B Kerlin. He attended school. It is also reported that he was born in Indiana and both of his parents were born on Pennsylvania.^[6]
• On the 15th of January, 1896 Elijah married Florella Marie Florea in Grant County, Indiana.^[7][8]
• The 1900 U. S. census found Elijah living in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana with his wife and two children and his father. It is reported that he is a 27 year old white male. He was born in October 1872 and has been married four years. His wife has given birth to two children, both of whom survive to date. He was born in Indiana, his father in Tennessee, and his mother in Indiana. He can read, write, and speak English. He farms rented land.^[9]
• The 1910 U. S. census found Elijah living with his family in Liberty Township, Grant County, Indiana. He is reported to be a white married male of 37 years. His wife is a year younger than him and he has four children. He and his mother were born in Indiana, his father in Tennessee. He can read and write, he speaks English. He farms rented land.^[10]
• The 1920 U. S. census found Elijah living with his wife, two sons and a daughter in Washington Township, Blackford County, Indiana. His two sons, 16 years and 29 years) work on the farm, and his daughter (14 years) is in school. It is reported that he is married, white male of 49 years. He can read and write, he rents his farm, he and his parents were born in Indiana.^[11]
• The 1930 U. S. Census finds Elijah back in Grant County. He is living in Monroe Township with his second wife and his daughter, her husband and her three children. It is reported that he is a married white male of 56 years. He farms rented land, he was born in Indiana, his mother was also born in Indiana, while his father was born in Tennessee. He can read and write and speaks English.^[12]
• Elijah's wife, Florella Marie Florea, died on the 17th of March, 1932 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.^[13]
• The 1940 U. S. census finds Elijah living alone in Jackson Township, Wells County, Indiana. It is reported that he is a 86 year old widowed, white male. He farms land that he owns and which is valued at $1700. He lived on and worked the same farm in 1935. (Farm Schedule # 192).^[14]
• On the 25th of October, 1943 Elijah married Laura Howell in Huntington County, Indiana.^[15] It is reported that Elijah's residence at the time of his marriage was on a farm in Wells County, Indiana, while his wife's residence was Huntington County, Indiana.
• The 1950 U. S. census finds Elijah.^[16]
• Elijah suffered a stroke on the 16th of September, 1953 and died six days later on the 22nd of May, 1953 at his usual place of residence, Warren, Jackson Township, Wells County, Indiana (R.R.2). He had lived at this location 21 years. It is reported that he was a married white male who made his living farming; that he was born on the 25th of October, 1871 in Grant County to Joseph Kerlin and Mary Small. His wife, Laura Kerlin, is listed as the informant on his death certificate.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38781200/elijah-kerlin : accessed 9 June 2022), memorial page for Elijah Kerlin (25 Oct 1871–22 May 1953), Find A Grave: Memorial #38781200, maintained by Kelly Jean (contributor 47136683); citing Estates of Serenity, Marion, Grant County, Indiana, United States.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : 11 Jun 2022), Certificate > 1953 > 06 > image 2479 of 3368; entry for Elijah I. Kerlin, 22 May 1953, Jefferson Township, Grant County, Indiana, United States; citing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana, United States; Death Certificates; Year: 1953; Roll: 06.
3. ↑ Religious Society of Friend, Deer Creek Monthly Meeting. "Membership Record," Indiana Yearly Meeting Records, Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives, Richmond, Indiana. p. 16, Joseph B Kerlin; "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : Jul 20 2019), Indiana > Grant > Deer Creek Monthly Meeting > Records of the Society of Friends of Indiana > image 598 of 700. Image available vis Ancestry Share [1].
4. ↑ Religious Society of Friend, Deer Creek Monthly Meeting, "Birth and Death Record," p. 26, Indiana Yearly Meeting Records, Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives, Richmond, Indiana; "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : Jul 20 2019), Indiana>Grant>Deer Creek Monthly Meeting>Records of the Society of Friends of Indiana, Joseph B. Kerlin, image 559 of 700.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47604881/mary-kerlin : accessed 10 June 2022), memorial page for Mary Small Kerlin (15 Sep 1830–Apr 1879), Find A Grave: Memorial #47604881, maintained by Kelly Jean (contributor 47136683); citing Deer Creek Cemetery, Marion, Grant County, Indiana, United States.
6. ↑ 1880 U. S. census, Franklin Township, Grant County, Indiana, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 171, p. 10B, dwelling 111, family 114, lines 23-27, Joseph Kerlin and family; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBW-PD9 : 9 Jun 2022), United States Census, 1880 > Indiana > Grant > Franklin > ED 171 > image 10 of 38.; citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 279, image 721 of 786.
7. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCFZ-K9MM : 5 April 2022), Florella Florea in entry for Elijah Kerlin, 1896.
8. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DHYM-DLT2 : 28 March 2022), Florella Florea in entry for Ely Kerlin, 1896.
9. ↑ 1900 U. S. census, Green Township, Grant County, Indiana, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 35, p. 11A, dwelling 247, family 244, lines 23-27, Elijah I. Kerlin and family; database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZC9-5YF : 9 Jun 2022), United States Census, 1900 > Indiana > Grant > ED 35 Green Township > image 21 of 28; citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 373, image 643 of 1306.
10. ↑ 1910 U. S. census, Liberty Township, Grant County, Indiana, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 55, p. 3A, dwelling 30, family 30, lines 16-21, Elijah Kerlin and family; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRKM-9366 : 9 Jun 2022), United States Census, 1910 > Indiana > Grant > Liberty > ED 66 > image 5 of 26; citing National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 351, image 639 of 1130.
11. ↑ 1920 U. S. census, Washington Township, Blackford County, Indiana, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 15, p. 4B, 5A, dwelling 97, family 97, lines 100, 1-4, Elijah Kerlin and family; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR6Z-7H2 : 9 Jun 2022), United States Census, 1920 > Indiana > Blackford > Washington > ED 15 > image 9 of 16; citing National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 423, image 567 of 1286.
12. ↑ 1930 U. S. census, Monroe Township, Grant County, Indiana, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 33, p. 8A, dwelling 138, family 138, lines 31-37, Elijah I. Kerlin and family; database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R42-FYL : 9 Jun 2022), United States Census, 1930 > Indiana > Grant > Monroe > ED 33 > image 15 of 16; citing National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 589, image 933 of 1160.
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38428936/florella-marie-kerlin : accessed 10 June 2022), memorial page for Florella Marie Florea Kerlin (12 Oct 1873–17 Mar 1932), Find A Grave: Memorial #38428936, maintained by Kelly Jean (contributor 47136683); citing Estates of Serenity, Marion, Grant County, Indiana, United States.
14. ↑ 1940 U. S. census, Jackson Township, Wells County, Indiana, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 90-13, p. 13A, Section 9, household 240, line 19, Elijah Kerlin; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MB-RCH9 : 10 Jun 2022), United States Census, 1940 > Indiana > Wells > Jackson Township > 90-13 Jackson Township > image 25 of 29; citing National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 1110, image 292 of 1158.
15. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DCR7-YRC : 14 Aug 2022), Huntington > 1943-1945 Volume 34 > image 40 of 298 (FHL Film # 004185617, image 167 of 920); Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis.
16. ↑ "Wells, Indiana, United States Records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-GQHW-7WZ1 : August 15, 2022), image 21 of 26; United States. Bureau of the Census.

Also see:

• The application for a marriage license for Elijah Kerlin and Laura Howell, 1943
• Hinshaw Index of Selected Quaker Meetings: Joseph B. Kerlin and Family.
• The Kerlin Family's acceptance into the Society of Friends