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Flora J. Elliott

Female 1865 - 1962  (97 years)


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  • Documents
    Elliott, Augustus E. Civil War Pension Application, List of Dependants
    Elliott, Augustus E. Civil War Pension Application, List of Dependants
    As part of his pension application, Augustus had to provide information about himself, his marriage, and a list of all children, living or dead

  • Name Flora J. Elliott  [1, 2
    Birth 7 Feb 1865  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 16 Feb 1962  Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2037  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2021 

    Father Augustus E. Elliott,   b. 18 Apr 1838, Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1921, Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann Cramer,   b. 29 Apr 1834, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1924, Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 18 Aug 1861  Seneca County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7
    • "Augustavus Elliott and Sarah Klemur licensed to marry August 16, 1861 O.C. Zeller, Clk"

      "The State of Ohio, Seneca County, I certify that I this day soleminized the marriage of Augustus Elliott with Sarah A. Cramer. Witness my hand this 18 day of August A.D. 1861 A.B. Roe VDM. Certified and Recorded September 16, 1861 O.C. Zeller, Clk." Recorded in Vol. 5, page 419.

      On his pension application, Augustus states that he and Sarah were married by Rev. Poe of the M.E. Church, Seneca County, Ohio on 18 August 1861. Dean Cramer shows they married in Fostoria.
    Photos
    Elliott, Augustus and wife Sarah Cramer
    Elliott, Augustus and wife Sarah Cramer
    Augustus and Sarah were married in August, 1861, one year before he was enrolled in the Union Army, in the 123rd Regiment of the Ohio Volunteers at Fostoria, Ohio.
    Documents
    Cramer, Sarah Ann and Augustus E. Eiliott 1861 Marriage License
    Cramer, Sarah Ann and Augustus E. Eiliott 1861 Marriage License
    Seneca County, Ohio Marriage Record "Augustavus Elliott and Sarah Klemur licensed to marry August 16, 1861 O.C. Zeller, Clk" The record was certified and recorded on September 10, 1861.
    Headstones
    Elliott Family Plot Marker, Lakeside Cemetery, Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan
    Elliott Family Plot Marker, Lakeside Cemetery, Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan
    Family ID F130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Albert A. Hodges,   b. Apr 1863, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 20 Oct 1886  Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Elliott St. Clair Hodges,   b. 29 Dec 1896, Ionia Twp, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1974, Ionia Twp, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F1338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Feb 1865 - Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Oct 1886 - Ionia County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Feb 1962 - Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S331] Benkelman, Avis Smith-Interview by Granddaughter Melinda McLemore Strong ca 1976.

    2. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Michigan, Ionia County, Odessa Twp Enumerated 10 Jun 1880 Page 25 SD 2 ED 103 Sheet 323 A 231-236 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S672] Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington DC, January 2, 1915 Pension Application for Augustus E. Elliott , Grand Ledge, Michigan; Shows DOB as Feb 7, 1864 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S356] Seneca County Marriage Records, Augustus Elliott to Sara Cramer, Vol 5, page 419.

    5. [S80] Family Archive CD #450 County and Family Histories: Ohio 1780-1970 (c) Broderbund Software, Inc October 31, 1998, Disk 4, Mercer Van Wert Counties, p 154 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1484] Ancestry.com - Ohio, Marriages, 1803-1900.

    7. [S1539] Cramer, Clarence E. "The Family of Johan Helfer Cramer (Revolutionary War Pension W-2762) With Historical Background", (Preliminary Draft Presented at The John Cramer Family Reunion, Bascom, Ohio, August 22, 1943. Copyright 1944. Clarence Cramer, author, was a resident of Chicago, Illinois, and indicated that his book was prepared 'with the assistance of the Combined Relationship.' Copy of this manuscript is at the Historical Society of York County, 250 East Market Street, York, PA 17403, and a xerox of certain sections in the files of Melinda McLemore Strong, San Antonio, Texas.), p. 57-a (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S577] Dibean, Jack & Marianne "Michigan Marriage Index" http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/dibeanindex/.