Squire John Elliott married Mary Elizabeth Lewis. They had the following children:
1) John Lewis Elliott born August 2, 1833
2) Lucinda B. Elliott born 1835
3) Martha or Mattie A. Elliott born March 1, 1839
4) Laura Ann Elliott born 1839
5) Susan A. Elliott born September of 1841
6) Rebecca Elliott born 1844
7) Henry Thomas Elliott born March 1845
8) Squire Gupton Elliott born May 9, 1846 (George?)
9) Isaac (J. T.) Elliott born December 3, 1847
Mary Elizabeth Lewis Elliott died February 6, 1903. She was laid to rest at Mount Tabor Baptist Cemetery in Larue County. I do not have a photograph of her or her grave marker. These children were mentioned in her will written October of 1883: Mattie A., son J. T., son S. G., and George, John, Susan and Laura. Her son, H. T. was appointed executor.
October 17, 1831 in Nelson County the marriage bond was placed for the marriage of Squire Elliott to Mary Elizabeth Lewis. She was the daughter of John Lewis. The surety was placed by Thomas W. Ellit and the consent for the bride was filed. The witnesses were John Miller, Thomas W. Elliott and Charles L. Elliott.
In 1835 Squire appears on the Nelson County Tax Lists. He does not own any property other than his horse and mares. He again in 1836 is in Nelson County showing the same. The 1837 record shows about the same except he then owns three cattle also. In 1838 and 1839 he remains in Nelson County. In 1840 he appears on the census in the West Division of Nelson County. He is listed between Amos Lewis & Abijah Lewis (in laws). He appears on the Nelson County Tax lists for 1840 and 1845 but he does not appears on the 1850 census with Elizabeth.
Was he buried at the Rolling Fork Cemetery before 1850?
What is the significance of the name Tolbert to the Elliott's?
1) John Lewis Elliott married Caroline Thompson. Burial at Rolling Fork.
2) Lucinda B. Elliott
3) Martha or Mattie A. Elliott married Andrew D. Hunt. She is buried at Red Hill Cemetery in Hodgenville.
4) Laura Ann Elliott married George W. Bray. By 1870 they had moved into Missouri. She died there in 1911.
5) Susan A. Elliott married Robert Graham. She died in Taylor County, Kentucky, January 12, 1936.
6) Rebecca Elliott
7) Henry Thomas Elliott married Sarah Cordelia Bayne. In 1910 and 1920 he was living in Oklahoma.
8) Squire Gupton Elliott married Nancy "Nannie" Cessna. They would live in Larue County. he died December of 1927 and was buried at Red Hill Cemetery in Hodgenville.
9) Isaac (J. T.) Elliott
John Lewis Elliott married Caroline Thompson. They had the following children:
1) William Tolbert Elliott born October 26, 1859
2) Mary Elizabeth Elliott born January 20, 1864 (Hodgensville)
3) James Squire Elliott born July 19, 1866
4) John Thomas Elliott born July 6, 1869
5) Ursula Catherine Elliott born July 26, 1871
6) George Taylor Elliott born July 13, 1873
7) William "Willie" Jewel Elliott born March 1, 1875
8) Fannie Jane Elliott born July 10, 1878
9) Rosie Ellen Elliott born August 3, 1880
10) Charles "Charley" Web Elliott born May 13, 1882
John lived in Nelson County in 1850. He was 18 years of age. Some of his friends early in life were John Stilwell, and Thomas Price. About 1856 his post office address was New Hope and he was farming. In October of 1857 in Larue County he married Caroline Thompson at the home of her father, James Thompson. The witnesses were Edward Miller and John Henry Harp. They were married by the Rev. Talbott Miller, a Baptist Preacher. He was also well familiar with Jefferson Price at this time in his life.
I have not been able to find the birth record in Washington, Larue, Nelson or Taylor county for the birth of William Tolbert Elliott in October of 1859.
August of 1860 John and Caroline had a Post Office address for Hodgenville. John was farming, owned no real estate and his personal property value was $300.00. He could not read or write. John was 25, Caroline 21 and William was 7 months old.
In the fall of 1861 John enrolled for the Civil War at Camp Andy Johnson. He enlisted into Co. E. 13th Kentucky Infantry. The men of the unit came from the counties surrounding the Green River such as Green, Barren, Warren... Soon after he enlisted he contracted measles (Nov. 1861) at Campbellsville, Taylor County, Ky. For several weeks he was treated at the Regimental Hospital. He dragged after his unit and fought in the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee on April 7, 1862. Soon after he had a relapse and was sent again to a hospital. Around December of 1862 or January of 1863 he returned home on a leave and was treated by Dr. Rodman. I will not write at length here about his military file because I wish to continue on with the family history. In brief, he was in and out of military hospitals through the years he was in the service.
January 20, 1864 his daughter Mary Elizabeth Elliott was born in Hodgenvile, Larue County, Kentucky. (Birth info. from her obituary and marriage records).
John received his honorable discharge from the service while at a military hospital in Indiana. He was discharged for general debility either December of 1864 or January of 1865. (The regiment was mustered out January 12th of 1865.)
July 19, 1866 James Squire Elliott (my line) was born in Larue. The birth place is on his death certificate, otherwise I have not been able to locate a birth record in he areas of Nelson, Washington, Larue or Taylor Counties.
John Thomas Elliott was born July 6, 1869 in Nelson County. The doctor who attended was B. C. Sympson.
In 1870 the family lived at the New Haven Precinct, Post Office Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. John was a farm hand. He did not own real estate and he was 33 years of age. Caroline was 38, Tollie 10, Lizzie 8, Jimmie 6 and Thomas 2.
Ursula Catherine Elliott (called Sudie) was born July 26, 1871. Again, birth records not found for her. The Kentucky Archive records for 1852-1910 are not complete and several years are missing.
George Taylor Elliott was delivered by C. H. Shanity, a physician, on July 13, 1873. By this time John had moved his family to Washington County.
William Jewell Elliott was delivered with the help of Ann claybook and Dr. John Debo. He was also born in Washington County on March 1, 1875.
Fannie Jane Elliott was delivered by Mariah Miner. I have not been able to locate Mariah MINER and I am beginning to think it was actually Mariah MILLER.
June 23rd of 1880 John and Caroline were living in Taylor County in the Saloma District. John was age 47, Caroline 39, Mary E. 17, James S. 13, John T. 11, Ursula 7, George T. 5, Willie J. 4, Fannie J. 3 and Caroline was expecting.
It is around this time that John filed his original pension claim as an invalid. He was 47 years of age, 6 foot tall, had black hair, blue eyes and a dark complexion. John had been able to do light work or none at all since his military service. He had troubles with his lungs and other health issues.
Rosie Ellen Elliott was born August 3, 1880.
Tol, the oldest child, at this time was living with William and Nettie Brown in Larue county.
William T. Elliott married Maria Underwood February 3, 1881. The paperwork was filed in Larue County.
Rosie died around 8 months of age on April 3, 1881 and was laid to rest at Rolling Fork Cemetery in Gleanings, Larue County.
Charley Webb Elliott was born in Nelson County (per information on his marriage records) or in Larue County (per his obituary) on May 13, 1882. Charley was delivered by Dr. Heizer.
As early as 1882 there are records that the family were members at Pleasant Grove Church in White City, Larue County.
The same year of Charley's birth John Lewis Elliott passed away at the age of 49. Dr. Heizer stated John had several ailments (diseased of the lungs as a result of the measles) but he did not take with fever until the end. He diagnosed the cause of death as malarial fever.
John was buried at Rolling Fork Cemetery in Gleanings.
Caroline soon began the paperwork for widow pension to sustain her family. She was an intelligent woman! She relied on the help of friends and relations to write to the government about their knowledge of John's health problems whether as his life long friends, neighbors, military companions, etc.., Many letters were written documenting John's health before and after his military service. The letters also gave evidence of his wife and the children he had left behind. Here are some names of those who wrote letters: William F. Dezern (Dezarn), Henry M. Price, John L. Hedgepeth, Jefferson Price, Elijah Tucker, Caroline Scott, Harding Tucker, John Stilwell, Mariah Miner (Miller?), Ann Claybrook, Thomas Price, Mary C. Rachford, John Debo)
October of 1883 Elizabeth married John Thorton Underwood.
In November of 1890 James Squire Elliott married Florence Belle Redman. They were both residents of Larue County. He was 24 and she was 21.
February of 1891 in Indiana Sudie married Charles Ashcraft.
September of 1893 George Taylor Elliott married Alice McClain - both parties were twenty years of age.
September 30, 1895 Fannie passed away. She had a student at the West School in White City, Larue County. Her remains were laid to rest with her father and sister at the Rolling Fork Cemetery in Gleanings.
Around 1900 Caroline lived in or around Athertonville. Her son, Charlie lived with her. Charlie would marry in December of 1903. His bride was Fannie Alice Abell, daughter of Joe and Mary Abell. The marital papers were filed at the Larue County Courthouse.
John Stilwell, a friend of over 35 years to John, passed away on February 17, 1917. He was buried at Rolling Fork. His grave is near / next to John's. (John Stilwell has two markers) He was 79 years of age.
By this time Caroline (or Carolyn it is sometimes spelled) had moved into Louisville and she lived on Park Boulevard. It is there that she lived her last days with her daughters, Sudie Elliott Ashcraft. Caroline died January 9, 1918. For some time I thought she was buried with her husband and have just recently realized my error. Caroline living in a different location was buried in Louisville at the Evergreen Cemetery on Preston Highway.
Upon her death in 1918 her children were scattered in different states as follows: George and James Squire in Louisville, Kentucky, Mrs. John Underwood in Livona, Missouri, Mrs. Charles Ashcraft in Louisville, W. J. Elliott in Pulaski, Iowa, John Elliott in Numa, Iowa, W. T. Elliott in Yankhill, Oregon.
Additional information:
William Tolbert Elliott married Maria Underwood in February of 1881 in Larue County. He was farming, age 21, a native of Nelson County. Maria was age 22, a native of Larue County. Around May of 1887 they had a son named Ernest. By 1900 they were living in Yarnhill County, Oregon. They remained there until after 1920. In 1930 they were living in an Antonio, Los Angeles, California. He had changed careers and was no longer farming. At the age of 70 he was a clerk in a hardware store who lived at 1547 East 77th Place. The 1930 census information is the last record I have on William T. Elliott. I do not have any photographs of him or his wife Maria/Mariah Underwood Elliott.
Mary Elizabeth Elliott Underwood moved from Larue to Missouri and then onto Illinois. She died Febuary 25, 1957 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. She was buried at the Oakland Cemetery in Centerville. I do not have any photographs of Mary Elizabeth..
John Thomas Elliott married Jennie M. Collins October, 23, 1893. Jennie was from North Loop, Nebraska. By 1900 he had moved to Nebraska and by 1920 he was living in Iowa. He was living in Wayne County, Iowa in 1930. For many years he was a resident of Appanoose and Wayne Counties in Iowa. He had a son named Earl and a daughter who would marry George Brundage. He died at the age of 78 on November 21, 1947 at the home of his son, Earl Elliott. He died of a heart attack but otherwise had been in good health and had just returned a month earlier from a trip to Kentucky where he had visited his brother and sister. The body was taken to the Ruby Funeral Home and later laid to rest at the South Lawn Cemetery in Seymour, Iowa. I do not have any photographs of John Thomas nor a photograph of his burial marker.
Ursula Catherine "Sudie" Elliott Ashcraft married Charlie Ashchraft about 1890. They had a daughter named Addie about 1892. Their son Leroy was born about 1894. By 1910 they were living in the Highland Park area of Louisville, Kentucky. In 1920 she was in that same area living on Park Boulevard. She died December 20, 1957 at her home on 1214 Hart off Preston Highway. She was a member of the Highland Park Second Baptist Church The funeral took place at McDaniel Funeral Home on Park Boulevard in Louisville. She was laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery on Preston Highway. She was survived by a daughter, Mrs. Addie Thomas and a son Elliott Ashcraft. I do not have photographs of Ursula.
George Taylor Elliott lived in Louisville by 1930 in the Highland Park area. George died October 28, 1953. I do not have a photograph of George. He was divorced.
Willie" Jewel Elliott was born 1875 (tombstone says 1885?). He married Mattie Nallie November of 1894. They lived in Illinois in 1900, Missouri in 1910 and Appanoose County, Iowa by 1920. He died May 29, 1940 in Iowa. I do not have a photograph of Willie.
Fannie Jane Elliott died at the age of 17 September 30, 1895. Her remains were laid to rest at the Rolling Fork Cemetery in Larue County, Kentucky. She was never married.
Rosie Ellen Elliott died before she was a year old in the year 1881. Her remains were laid to rest at the Rolling Fork Cemetery in Larue County, Kentucky.
Charley Webb Elliott married Fannie Alice Abell December 23, 1903 in Larue County. Between 1903-1920 the family moved to Iowa. For many years he was a farm resident of the Moulton Community. His wife died in 1926. Around 1948 he moved to Hagerman, New Mexico. While staying with his son, he had a stroke at the age of 76 and died February 27, 1959 in Hagerman, NM. He was the last member of a family of ten. He had been a member of the First Christian Church and the Masonic Lodge (of Moulton). The funeral took place at the First Presbyterian Church and at the Christian Church. One of the ministers mentioned in the obituary was Rev. L. H. West, a visiting evangelist. The remains were laid to rest at the Oakland Cemetery in Appannoose County, Iowa. Survived by one son, five grandchildren (including Mrs. Richard Isler, of El Paso, Texas). I do not have a picture of Charley. .
