Elizabeth (Rorke) Brodie (1846 - 1913)

Born 4 Sep 1846 in Decatur, Indiana, United States

Wife of Peter Brodie — married 8 Dec 1892 in Rush, Indiana, United States

Died 3 Mar 1913 at age 66 in Greensburg, Washington Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States

Biography

Eliza, the daughter of Bower Rork and Sarah Mozingo was born about 1846. She was 3 years old in the 1950 census, living with her parents and 5 year old brother in Marion, Decatur, Indiana, United States.^[1] In the 1860 census Eliza (age 13) was in Jackson Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States.^[2] Eliza was living with her widowed mother in the 1870 census. She was 23 years old.^[3]

Eliza married Peter Brodie (1830-1901) on 8 December 1892 in Rush, Indiana, United States. She was 47 years old and Peter was 60 years old.^[4][5] In the 1900 census Eliza (age 50) was the wife of Peter Brodie in Clarksburg, Fugit Township, Decatur, Indiana. Peter's son from a previous marriage resided with them.^[6] In the 1910 census Eliza (age 64) was the widowed domestic of Anderson Armstrong in Noble, Rush, Indiana, United States.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1850; Census Place: Marion, Decatur, Indiana; Roll: 142; Page: 87a; Line Number: 38
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #1755584 (accessed 10 September 2022)
   Eliza A Rork (3) in Marion, Decatur, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 15; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 293; FHL microfilm: 803293; Record number: 537;
   FamilySearch Record: M4F1-4M7 (accessed 10 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9B9J-SSCH Image number 00019
   Eliza A Roarke (13) in Jackson Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 24; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 12; FHL microfilm: 000545854; Record number: 11101;
   FamilySearch Record: MX6B-2NX (accessed 10 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-69TW-9SD Image number 00282
   Eliza A Rork (23) in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, United States.
4. ↑ Marriage License: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
   citing Rush, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004168332.
   FamilySearch Record: XXF6-PWY (accessed 10 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67K7-SWW Image number 00654
   Eliza Rork marriage to Peter Brodie on 8 Dec 1892 in Rush, Indiana, United States.
5. ↑ Marriage Registration: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
   citing Rush, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004129319.
   FamilySearch Record: XXJM-3WH (accessed 10 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZPQ-RJ4 Image number 00647
   Eliza Rork marriage to Peter Brodie in Rush, Indiana, United States.
6. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 18; FHL microfilm: 1240366; Record number: 23002;
   FamilySearch Record: MMBP-157 (accessed 10 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6Q19-J75 Image number 00477
   Eliza Brodie (50), wife, in household of Peter Brodie (70) in Clarksburg, Fugit Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States.
7. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 110, sheet 9A, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 377; FHL microfilm 1,374,390.
   FamilySearch Record: MK5V-SSJ (accessed 10 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RVH-G26 Image number 00124
   Eliza Brodie (64), widowed domestic, in household of Anderson Armstrong (62) in Noble, Rush, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana.