Person:Jacob Ellenbarger (1)

Research Notes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Jackson Township, in History of Wayne County, Indiana: together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, history of Indiana and the Northwest Territory, embracing accounts of the prehistoric races, aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk Wars, and a brief review of its civil, political and military history (1884). (Chicago : Inter-state Pub., , 1884).

   Hyperlinked Transcript
   p 557 - Jacob Ellaberger was born in Lancaster County, Pa., Sept. 1, 1808. His father died when he was five years old, and at the age of eleven years he commenced to earn his own living. When eighteen years of age he went to Montgomery County, Ohio, remaining there six years, and in 1834 he came to Wayne County, Ind. He was married in Ohio to Mary Ann Rider, of Ross County, Ohio. In 1836 he went to Fayette County, Ind., where he worked at the shoemaker's trade till he moved to his farm near Bentonville. His wife died in July, 1846, and Mr.Ellaberger was married to Mrs. Mary Kolb, daughter of John and Elizabeth Hoover. They were the parents of seven children, six of whom survive---Amos, Ephraim, Martha E., married Peter Whisler, now living in Henry County, Ind.; Mary A., wife of David Vance, of Henry County; Amanda E., wife of Daniel Teeters, and Kate. Mrs. Ellaberger had two children by her first husband, Richard Kolb.

2.   Cambridge City Tribune. (Cambridge City, Indiana).

   31 Aug 1916 - Men Who Did Things.
   ... Jacob, father of Amos Ellenbarger, of Mrs. Martha E. Wissler, and of Mrs. Joseph C. Howard. Joseph C. is the son of the late Isaiah Howard above mentioned. ...

3. ↑ Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432).

   1850; Census Place: Jackson, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M432_180; Page: 40A; Image: 87.
   -----
   Jacob E Elebarger 42
   Mary Elebarger 30
   Jemima Elebarger 10
   Francisc H Elebarger 11
   Silas Elebarger 8
   Amos Elebarger 2
   Ephraim Elebarger 0
   Henry Elebarger 48

4. ↑ Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693).

   1860; Census Place: Jackson, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M653_308; Page: 169; Image: 171; Family History Library Film: 803308
   -----
   Jaco Ellenbergar 51
   Mary Ellenbergar 39
   Jemimah Ellenbergar 19
   Silas Ellenbergar 17
   Amos Ellenbergar 12
   Ephram Ellenbergar 10
   Martha Ellenbergar 8
   Marian Ellenbergar 18
   Mandy Ellenberger 1
   Henry Ellenberger 58

5. ↑ Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M593).

   1870; Census Place: Jackson, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M593_370; Page: 375A; Image: 275; Family History Library Film: 545869
   -----
   Jacob Ellabarger 61
   Mary Ellabarger 49
   Amos Ellabarger 22
   Ephriam Ellabarger 20
   Watt Ellabarger 18
   Mary Ellabarger 16
   Amanda Ellabarger 11
   Catharine Ellabarger 7

6. ↑ Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9).

   1880; Census Place: Jackson, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: 322; Family History Film: 1254322; Page: 148C; Enumeration District: 62; Image: 0059
   -----
   Jacob Ellenbarger 72
   Mary Ellenbarger 59
   Catharine Ellenbarger 17

7. ↑ 60174660, in Find A Grave.

   [Note: no headstone photo as of Sep 2014.]

8.   Fox, Henry Clay. Memoirs of Wayne County and the city of Richmond, Indiana: from the earliest historical times down to the present, including a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in Wayne County. (Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association, 1912)
   Vol 2, p 136.

   [see Amos Ellabarger]