Elizabeth (Mears) Shreve (1796 - 1884)

Born 15 Jul 1796 in Georgetown, Brown, Ohio, United States

Wife of Jonathan Shreve — married 1812 in Brown, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 13 May 1884 at age 87 in Brown Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth (Mears) Shreve was an early pioneer in Ohio.

Elizabeth (Myers) Shreve was born on July 15, 1796 in Georgetown, Brown, Ohio, United States.

Elizabeth married Jonathan Shreve (1794 - 1856) in 1812 in Brown, Ohio.

In the 1850 census Elizabeth (age 53) was in Brown, Ripley, Indiana, United States.^[1]

In the 1860 census Elizabeth (age 64) was in Bigger Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States.^[2]

In the 1870 census Elizabeth (age 74), living with her daughter, Elizabeth Paugh., was in Brown, Ripley, Indiana.^[3]

In the 1880 census Elizabeth (age 83) was the widowed mother-in-law of William Paugh in Brown, Ripley, Indiana, United States.^[4]

Elizabeth died on May 13, 1884 in Brown Township, Ripley, Indiana aged 87.

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Brown, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: 169; Page: 293b; Line Number: 13
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #2294182 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   Elizabeth Shreve (53) in Brown, Ripley, Indiana, USA. Born in Kentucky.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 129; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005165841; FHL microfilm: 803271; Image number: 316; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01711-6
   FamilySearch Record: M4N8-DRV (accessed 27 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBY-2SF
   Elizabeth Shrewes (64) in Bigger Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States. Born in Ky.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Brown, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: M593_355; Page: 51A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #20813642 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   Elizabeth Streous (74), At Home, in Brown, Ripley, Indiana. Born in Kentucky.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Brown, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: 307; Page: 360C; Enumeration District: 152
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #45915001 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   Elizabeth Shreve (83), widowed mother-in-law, in household of William Paugh (46) in Brown, Ripley, Indiana, USA. Born in Kentucky.

• 1829 "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9PPD-TTQ?cc=1473259 : 29 March 2019), > image 1 of 1; Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society. Citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio.

• Ancestry.com. The genealogy and history of the Shreve family from 1641 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:Allen, Luther Prentice,. The genealogy and history of the Shreve family from 1641. Greenfield, Ill.: Priv. print., 1901.

• Will of her mother, Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, page 148, [1]

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 June 2020, 18:26), entry for Elizabeth Myers(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LJP8-K5Y); contributed by various users.