Ellen Jane (Marsh) Van Auken (1854 - 1938)

Born 13 May 1854 in Plainfield Township, Will, Illinois, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Van Auken — married 3 Sep 1871 in West Irving, Tama, IA.

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1938 at age 84 in Elberon, Tama, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Ellen was born in 1854. She is the daughter of Leonard Marsh and Melissa Beebe. ^[1] Joseph Van Auken married Ellen Jane Marsh on 3 Sep 1871 at West Irving, Tama, IA. ^[2]

Nettie Van Auken, the daughter of Joseph Van Auken and Ellen Marsh, was born in Waltham, Tama County, Iowa. ^[3]

Genealogical Records

Marriage Records

• Primary Source, Iowa Marriage Records ^[2] : Data Summary

1. ) Joseph Vanauken married Ellen Jane Marsh on 3 Sep 1871 at West Irving, Tama, IA.

• Primary Source, Iowa Marriage Records ^[3] : Data Summary:

1. ) Nettie Van Auken; age 21 born in Waltham, Tama County, Iowa, daughter of Joseph Van Auken and Ellen Marsh; married Elmer E. Stevenson; age 24 son of Noah P. Stevenson, and Mary V Donaldson, on Jan 27 1904 at Waltham, Tama, Iowa.

Census Records

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1860, ^[1] : Data summary: In the 1860 census, Ellen Marsh, age 6 was the living in the Illinois household of her father Leonard Marsh. Members of the household include:

1. ) Leonard Marsh, Male, 51, Mass
2. ) Susan M Marsh, Female, 23, N Y
   1. ) Jeanette Marsh, Female, 10, Ills
   2. ) Ellen Marsh, Female, 6, Ills
   3. ) Lewis Marsh, Male, 3, Ills
   4. ) Waldo Marsh, Male, 0, Ills
3. ) George Grimes, Male, 15, Mass
4. ) {Editorial Notes}
   1. ) The 1860 Plainfield, Will County, Illinois Census Document shows migration of Leonard and Melissa Susan (Beebe) Clark and family from Lorraine, NY to Plainfield, Will, Illinois with the William and Susan (Clark) Beebe Family in 1853.
   2. ) Note this document enumerates Melissa (from the 1850 Census) as Susan and her age is should be 31/32 instead of 23. Secondly, Janet from 1850 is now enumerated as Jeanette.

Death Records

• Primary Source, (burial); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[4]: Data Summary: Ellen Jane “Ella” (Marsh) Van Auken, wife of Joseph Van Auken (1850–1928), was born in 1854, and died in 1938 at Tama County, Iowa. Ellen was buried in the Waltham Cemetery at Elberon, Tama County, Iowa, USA, PLOT 67/68.

Ellen J Van Auken Iowa death certificate

Research Notes

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   1. ) A Primary Source contains data that was recorded by the person in the profile; or by someone known to or with first hand knowledge of that person, during the person's lifetime, death or within two generations thereafter.
   2. ) A Secondary Source is a genealogical reference created as the result of a extensive study of available source material and it provides some evidence of the source documentation used to generate the text data.
   3. ) A Tertiary Source is a genealogical data source which is a collection of genealogical information that does not cite Primary or Secondary information sources, and the data may be factual or hearsay.
   4. ) Braces {Editorial Note Example} are used to insert editorial comments; that is to say, information or clarification that is not contained in the original, cited source material.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} *"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXCQ-W5S : 30 December 2015), Leonard Marsh, 1860. Susan M. Marsh 1860 census
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry.com. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Iowa, Marriages. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Iowa marriage record of Nettie VanAuken
4. ↑ Find A Grave Index,Ellen (Marsh) Van Auken burial record and tombstone photo

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