Listed in 1880 census living in Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa - Divorced.
Lived in Highland Township, Jewell County, Kansas in 1900. [1]
He passed away in 1930 in Densmore, Kansas.
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMT5-8XC : accessed 9 May 2018), Elias *Grfft, st st Highland Township, Jewell, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0051, sheet 6B, family 132, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,484.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVM-9W9 : 12 April 2016), Elias Uptigraft in household of William Uptigraft, Iowa, United States; citing p. 1, family 5, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,887.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2C-FVB : 17 August 2017), Elias Uptagrafft in household of William Uptagrafft, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 72, sheet 3A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0337; FHL microfilm 1,254,337.
"Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HCTS-TN2 : 11 March 2018), Elias Uptagrafft in household of William Uptagrafft, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa; citing p. 2, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,463.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2CX-3LL : accessed 8 January 2019), Elias Uptagraft, Highland, Jewell, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 64, sheet 13B, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 442; FHL microfilm 1,374,455.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF6N-9XY : accessed 8 January 2019), Elias Uptagrafft, Highland, Jewell, Kansas, United States; citing ED 71, sheet 2A, line 45, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 535; FHL microfilm 1,820,535.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7QT-16Y : accessed 8 January 2019), Elias Aiptagrafft in household of Ausa E Wehester, West Union, Norton, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 2B, line 90, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 714; FHL microfilm 2,340,449.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 May 2018), memorial page for Elias Uptagrafft (20 Jul 1853–17 Nov 1930), Find A Grave: Memorial #42239518 citing Highland Cemetery, Jewell County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Bill Daugherty (contributor 47160704) .
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