Elizabeth (Morrison) McElroy (1806 - bef. 1880)

Born 1806 in Ohio, United States

Wife of Thomas Jefferson McElroy — married 1 Jun 1826 in Columbiana, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died before 22 Jun 1880 before age 74 in Ada, Hardin County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Elisabeth Morrison was born in 1806.

She married Thomas McElroy on June 1, 1826 in Columbiana County, Ohio.^[1][2] They were the parents of the following children:

1. Catherine McElroy b 1829 (m Benjamin Reid 1850)
2. John McElroy 1829-1876
3. Hamilton C. McElroy 1833-1902 (m. Eliza Jane Adams)
4. James McElroy b 1834
5. Thomas D. McElroy b 1837
6. Frank R. McElroy b 1839
7. Elizabeth Jane McElroy 1840-1873
8. Isabel McElroy b 1842
9. Rachel McElroy b 1844
10. Benjamin McElroy b 1846
11. Margaret Anna McElroy 1850-1919 ("Annie" m Sylvester Elberson)
12. Sarah Matilda McElroy 1852-1915 (m Charles Landon)

They were recorded in Orange, Hancock County, Ohio in 1850 and 1860, with many of their children.

They later moved to Hardin County.

Research Notes

FamilySearch lists John Morrison 1779-1806 as her father. He was born in PA and died "about 1806" in Hancock, OH.

There is an unsourced, potentially duplicate FS profile for "Eliza Morrison" (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G4DY-8QV) married to the same man. This profile gives William Morrison 1762-1821 and Elizabeth (unknown, died 1818) as her parents. William Morrison was born in PA and died in Columbiana, OH. Mother Elizabeth died in Columbiana.

1870 census record needed. They moved from Hancock to Hardin County between 1860 and 1880. Census records should be gone over carefully for this whole family. One thing noted: in 1850 she was labeled as unable to read or write. Her death must have been before 22 Jun 1880 because her husband is recorded as Widowed and living in his daughter's house then when the census was enumerated. Originally the death date on this profile was "Jan 22 1880" but that may have been a misreading of the census record. It might also call into question the idea that they moved to Hardin earlier than 1880.

Daughter Margaret's death record lists "Scotland" as place of mother's birth. ("Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8KH-X81 : 8 March 2021), Elizabeth Morrison in entry for Margaret Anna Elberson, 18 Feb 1919; citing Ada Village, Hardin, Ohio, reference fn 11776; FHL microfilm 1,984,638.)

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDLN-SJ4 : 29 September 2021), Thomas Mcelroy and Elizabeth Morrison, 1826.
2. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDZJ-8M3 : 25 March 2020), Elizabeth Morrison in entry for Thomas McElroy, 1826.

• FamilySearch Profile
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQC-GKL : 22 December 2020), Elizabeth McElroy in household of Thomas McElroy, Orange Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2B-FLH : 18 February 2021), Elisabeth Mc Elroy in entry for Thomas Mc Elroy, 1860.

• "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8XL-RRD : 8 March 2021), Elizabeth Morrison in entry for Sarah Matilda Landon, 26 Feb 1915; citing Ada Village, Hardin, Ohio, reference fn 9129; FHL microfilm 1,983,341.

• WikiTree profile McElroy-139 created through the import of The Sammons Family Tree.ged on Jun 9, 2011 by Steve Sammons. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Steve and others.