Born about in Pennsylvania
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Lewis Ellzey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Ellzey) Sibley and John Shaffer Ellzey
Died
at about age 86
in Pike, Mississippi, United States
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Biography
Eva was born in April 21, 1766 in Pennsylvania, according to FamilySearch as the daughter of Henry Shaffer Keltner and Barbara Stapleton. [1][2]
Lewis Ellzey married Eva Shaffer in Virginia or Pennsylvania around 1788. [2]Lewis died in Pike County around 1834 and Eve died August 8, 1852 in Pike County. They are believed to be buried either in unmarked graves on family property or Silver Creek Baptist Church cemetery where they were members.
- Louis Ellzey (of the noted Ellzey Cragg ... Eva Shaffer), a full blooded German, came to Pike Co, MS in 1817 from Fairfield District, South Carolina Married Eva Shaffer (of German extraction), in Virginia or Pennsylvania. Migrated to Pike Co, MS about 1818, settling on the Bogue Chitto River near what has been known as the Stallings Ferry. [3]
Louis Ellzey and Eva Shaffer Keltner were the perents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters.
- Daughter, Elizabeth Ellzey married William Sibley. Her mother, Eva, was living with her in the 1850 Pike County. Estimated birth year: abt 1776, Age 84, Birth place: Pennsylvania, Gender: Female, Home in 1850, (City, County, State): Police District 3, Pike, Mississippi.
Eve Ellzey was received into the Silver Creek Baptist Church, by letter, in September, 1821.Lewis died in Pike County around 1834 and Eve died August 8, 1852 in Pike County. They are believed to be buried either in unmarked graves on family property or in the Silver Creek Baptist Church cemetery where they were members. [2]
Eva Shaffer Ellzey passed away in 1852.[2] [4][1] Burial - unknown Cemetery, Pike County, Mississippi , USA Find A Grave: Memorial #207401746
Research Notes
The references list Eva's maiden name as Shaffer. However sources do not agree on the father's last name. FamilySearch shows it listed as Shaffer Keltner and Eva's Rootsweb source. [2][1]
Source
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/364607/I544992802/eveoreva-shaffer/individual
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KNSH-XX7/eva-shaffer-keltner-1766-1852
- ↑ History of Pike County, Luke Ward Conerly and E. Russ Williams. page 40
- ↑ [1] Findagrave : Eva Shaffer Keltner Ellzey, Memorial # 207401746
- See also:
- https://www.geni.com/people/Eva-Ellzey/6000000023161925852
- The Fortenberry Families of Southern Mississippi by Adrianne Fortenberry Criminger
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207401746/eva-shaffer-ellzey
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eva by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eva:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eva by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eva:
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~1.56%
Teresa Fortenberry
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T303365 [compare], FTDNA kit #419935
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~0.78%
William Fortenberry :
23andMe, GEDmatch QS7332580 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A205686 [compare], Ancestry member georgiaboy29
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~0.78%
Micah Fortenberry :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mlfort81
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~0.78%
Wanda (Gee) Rice :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T744151 [compare], FTDNA kit #B265790
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~0.78%
A. J. Gee :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T811086 [compare], FTDNA kit #847421
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Eva Shaffer married Lewis Ellzey. Eva was the daughter of Barbara Stapleton and Henry Shaffer Keltner.
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