Eliza Isabella (McDill) Holbrock (1822 - 1901)

Born 28 Dec 1822 in Ohio, United States

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Eliza McDill married James C. Holbrook on 15 May 1845 in Hamilton, Ohio.

In 1850, the Holbrook family lived in Sparta, Randolph, Illinois. The household included J. C. Holbrook, 33, born in Massachusetts, a lawyer, with $300 in real estate; his wife, Eliza, 27, b. Ohio; their two children, both born in Illinois: David C., 4; and Clara, 2. Also living with them were two women each with a young child; and H. N. Holbrook, 28, b. MA. Living nearby was John McDill, 36, a carpenter, b. South Carolina [possible relative of Eliza (McDill) Holbrook].^[1]

In 1860, the Holbrook family lived in Chester, Randolph, Illinois. The household included James C. Holbrook, 43, born in Massachusetts, an attorney at law, with $8000 in real estate, and $500 in personal estate; his wife Eliza, 37, born in Ohio; their five children, all born in Illinois: David C., 14; Clara, 12; Edward E., 10; Lizzie, 4; and Lydia, 1. ^[2]

Eliza (McDill) Holbrook was born 28 December 1822. She died on 12 December 1901, aged 78. She is buried with family in Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Randolph, Illinois. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 US Census, Sparta, Randolph, Ohio (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8P1-F2P)
2. ↑ 1860 US Census, Chester, Randolph, Illinois (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXH6-9FY)
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #156211968

• McDills in America : a history of the descendants of John McDill ... Woods, Robert McDill, 1903.