Person:Elijah Driskell (2)

--GaleB 05:08, 20 January 2008 (EST)

In 1850 Ozark Co., MO is Elijah Driskell age 47 b. Unk. His wife is Annes/Anna age 39 b. Unk. Children are: Nancy 14, John 11, Elisha 10, Catherine 9, all b. IA/IN?, Lewis 2 b. MO, Benjamin 1 month b. MO. Living nearby, in the house of Benjamin Clapp 56 b. NC is, Elizabeth Driskell age 16 b. IA.

Elijah Driscal appears on the 1860 Falling Springs, Douglas Co., MO census. pg. 878. He is age 54 b. Geo. In his house is wife Anna age 48 b. KY. Children are: Lewis age 13, Benjamin age 10, Eliza J. age 6, and Margaret age 4. All children were born in MO.

Living nearby, also in Falling Springs on pg. 881, is John Driscal age 24 b. IN. His wife is Matilda age 20 b. KY. They have one child: William J. age 1 b. MO. Also in the house is Elisha Driscal age 20 b. IN. These are Elijah's sons. John married Matilda Sanders on Jan. 14, 1858 in Ozark Co., Mo.

Elijah (b. abt 1805)is most likely the son of Elisha (b.abt 1765-1770)by his birthplace. Elisha was listed on the 1804 Jackson Co., GA tax list.

In 1870 the family is back in Ozark Co., MO. Only this time ELISHA age 64 was b. KY. Often family members, children, gave the census information and they did not always know where parents were born (1850 is a good example). His son John is still listed as b. IN.