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John Elliott

Male 1794 - Abt 1853  (~ 62 years)


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  • Name John Elliott  [1, 2
    Born Between 1791 and 1794  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt 1853 
    Buried Little Wabash, Crossville, White County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • John Elliott and his wife were early settlers and business owners in White Couty, as detailed in an article titled "Founding of Phillips Township" (Carmi Times Sesquicentennial Edition 9 Dec 1965, p 1), excerpted below: "Phillips Township is situated on the great Wabash River, containing 64 square miles. It was formerly comprised in Fox River precinct. Parts of it lay in Carmi, Burnt Prairie and Gray precincts. At this time it was mostly timberland, the surface hilly, with parts near the rivers low and swampy. The first settlers were James Kahn and Richard Davis, George Hoover, James Hodge, Absalom Driggers, Stephen Stanley, Thomas Poole and Daniel Boultinghouse. In 1809, John Lucas settled about a mile south of what is now Phillipstown. James Davenport stopped there at about the same time. John Fraser came from North Carolina in 1818...Alexander Phillips was another man well known in this part of White County...Others, John Stum, Richard Graves, Walter Higden, JOHN ELLIOTT, Josiah McKnight, Samuel Hughes, James Johnston, James Evans, the Starks, Hans, Randolphs, Charles, Potters, Davises, Whitneds, Crosses, Grahams, and the Creightons. Deer was plentiful as were wild turkeys...Phillipstown was platted in 1837...Crossville was laid out by John Mills, county surveyor for Thomas Cross and SILAS ELLIOTT. In 1883 there was a flouring mill...one tile factory owned by Williams and Rudolph; two general stores run by Blockford and ELLIOTT; one drug store owned by Davenport...a furniture store...one hotel, MRS. ELLIOTT, proprietor; a blacksmith shop...a meat market...

      Another article in the same paper contained a biography of William O. Smith, the first doctor in the new village of Crossville (destined to become the metropolis of Phillips Township). It noted that "he established his first office in a corner of the Elliott store, which at that time, was the only store in Crossville. He slept in his office and boarded in the nearby Elliott hotel...(after his marriage he and his wife) moved to their new home on Crossville's Main Street, raising a family of four children, became firm friends of the Cross, Elliott and Kuykendall families and many others....

      A John Elliott is listed as the head of a large household in the White County, Illinois 1820, 1830 and 1840 Federal Census

      1820 White County, IL Fox River John Elliott

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      1830 John Elliott

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      1840 John Elliott

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      WHITE COUNTY ILLINOIS WILLS 1816-1916, Vaught Index by Davis WILL BOOK A 1846-1893 Page 26-27
      John Elliott: His daughter Mary Jane Elliott receives land. Son Lafayette Elliott gets the land. Son Silas Elliott gets land but if he has no heirs then his portion of the land is to go to the surviving heirs. Sally Elliott, Emaline Graves, Anna Jones and son Jacob Elliott are to get all of the personal property. Executors sons Samuel Elliott and Joseph Elliott. 18th Mar 1853. Att; Benjamine Elliott and James Graves. Probated 7th April 1853.

      Courtesy of Janice Knotter Columbus, OH Janice@Knotter.com (White County, IL Wills 1816-1819 Book B)

      EARLY LAND GRANTS OF WHITE COUNTY ILLINOIS 1814-1854 and PROBATE INDEX 1818-1976, Vaught Index by Davis Page 31
      Probate Box 68 John Elliott Adm/Exec Samuel Elliott and Joseph Elliott 1853

      Courtesy of Janice Knotter Columbus, OH Janice@Knotter.com
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1850 Census
      White County, Illinois
      82-82
      John Elliott 59 M Farmer 1000 Md
      Layfaitt " 15 M Laborer Ill
      Silas " 14 M "
      Mary J " 12 F "
    Person ID I18742  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2014 

    Family Anna Condet,   b. Bef 1800,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Samuel Elliott,   b. 1816, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sarah "Sally" Elliott,   b. Abt 1817,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Joseph Elliott,   b. Abt 1818, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1895, White County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)
     4. Jacob L. C. Elliott,   b. 14 Aug 1823, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1881  (Age 57 years)
     5. Emmeline Elliott,   b. Bef 1829, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1853  (Age ~ 24 years)
     6. Anna Elliott,   b. Abt 1829, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Lafayette Elliott,   b. 30 Mar 1834, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1880, White County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     8. Silas Elliott,   b. Abt 1836, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1887  (Age ~ 51 years)
     9. Mary Jane Elliott,   b. Abt 1838, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S363] Sisseck, PJ (Elliott) of Cheney, Washington--Family Researcher (pj_sisseck@yahoo.com).

    2. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), White County, Illinois 82-82 (Reliability: 3).