Hi Alfred,
My line is the Henry Eller line, but others say that my Henry comes from Leonard. My evidence doesn't look that way, but you never can tell, there are so many Henry's, you get run over with them.
If you have questions about the census I am pasting here, let me know. Glad to help.
Ellers do not appear in Fayette Co. IL until the 1860 census
Doris Wynn
Eller Families in Fayette County, Illinois Census
1860
| 1860-Seminary Twp. pg. 250, Aug. 29, P.O. Vandalia |
| 1682-1999 Eller, Henry 30 M farmer $1000 $200 Ohio |
| | Mary A. | 30 | F | Ohio |
| (This is Mary Ann Weddle) |
| Wm. | 11 | M | Ohio |
| James | 9 | M | Ohio |
| Mary | 8 | F | Ohio |
| Margaret | 5 | F | Ohio |
| John | 2 | M | Ohio |
| Isaac L. | 5/12 | M | Ohio |
1870
| 1870-Seminary Twp. pg 55, July 6th, P.O. Vandalia |
| 64-65 Elam, Edward 60 M farmer $2500 $800 Tenn |
| | Mary A. | 45 | F | Ohio |
| (This is Mary Ann Weddle, same woman as in 1860 with Henry) |
| Eller, | Wm. | 20 | M | Ohio |
| James | 18 | M | Ohio |
| Mary A. | 16 | F | Ohio |
| Margaret | 14 | F | Ohio |
| John | 12 | M | IL |
| Isaac | 7 | M | IL |
| Sarah | 3 | F | IL |
| Elam, | Nora | 5/12 | F | IL |
1880
| 1880-Hurricane Twp. pg 4 & 5, June 2nd |
| 43-44 Eller, Ephraim 26 f farmer IL __ __ |
| | Bargara F. | 52 | F | mother | w | IL | IL | IL |
| Angeline | 21 | f | dau | s | IL | IL | IL |
| 44-45 Eller, John Ed 25 m laborer m IL IL IL |
| | Lizy | 26 | f | wife | m | IL | IL | IL |
| ( This is Elizabeth Lockwood) |
| William | 3 | m | son | | IL | IL | IL |
| Seminary Twp. pg 11, June 7th |
| 103-103 Eller, Eliza 25 f m IL AL TN |
| (This is Eliza Conner, wife of Wm. Eller) |
| | Chas. W. | 4 | m | son | | IL | IL | IL |
| Mary E. | 2 | f | dau | | IL | IL | IL |
| Seminary Twp. pg 15, June 10th |
| 146-145 Cook, James 53 m farmer m TN TN TN |
| (This is Eliza Conner, wife of Wm. Eller) |
| | Mary Ann | 57 | f | wife | m | OH | MD | MD |
| (This is Mary Ann Weddle, her 3rd marr.) |
| Francis | 14 | f | dau | | IL | TN | OH |
| Nora O. | 13 | f | dau | | IL | TN | OH |
| Floyd | 6 | m | son | | IL | TN | OH |
| Elam, | Angenna | 12 | f | step dau | IL | TN | OH |
| Eller, | Wm. H | 2 | m | stepson | IL | TN | OH |
| Seminary Twp. pg. 17, June 12th |
| 177-175 Cook, Beverly 24 m farmer m IL TN IL |
| | Emma J. | 25 | f | wife | m | OH | OH | OH |
| Dora | 4 | f | dau | | IL | IL | IL |
| Luana | 3 | f | dau | | IL | IL | IL |
| John | 1 | m | son | | IL | IL | IL |
| Eller, | John | 22 | m | laboror | s | OH | OH | OH |
| 178-176 Heather, Thos. B 29 m farmer IL IN IL |
| | Mary E. | 27 | f | wife | m | OH | OH | OH |
| (This is Mary Ellen Eller, dau of Henry Eller) |
| Albert | 6 | m | son | | IL | IL | OH |
| Elizabeth | 4 | f | dau | | IL | IL | OH |
| Ollie | 2 | f | dau | | IL | IL | OH |
| Mary L. | 1 | f | dau | | IL | IL | OH |
| *William | 23 | m | laborer | s | IL | IN | IN |
| *Bev. N. | 20 | m | laborer | s | IL | IN | IN |
| *=Brothers |
| 179-177 Heather, Geo. W. 28 m farmer m IL IN IL |
| | Sarah F. | 18 | f | wife | m | OH | IN | IL |
| (This is Sarah Elizabeth Eller, dau of Henry Eller) |
| Delphi L. | 2/12 | f | dau | | IL | OH | IL |
| June 17th pg. 26 |
| 241-242 Eller, Isaac 20 m laborer s IL OH OH |
| Living in household of William Collier age 52 from NC. Can determine no relationship |
| 1225-226 Goodin, Alex 30 m farmer m IL TN TN |
| | Margaret | 23 | f | wife | m | IL | OH | OH |
| (This is Margaret Eller, dau of Henry Eller) |
| Laura | 6 | f | dau | | IL | IL | OH |
| William L. | 4 | m | son | | IL | IL | OH |
| Mary Ellen | 1 | f | dau | | IL | IL | OH |
| 1900 Seminary Twp. pg. 2, June 3rd |
| 31-33 Eller, Isaac H June 1860 M married 17 yrs. IL OH OH farmer |
| | Cynthia | W | Oct 1868 | | m | IL | TN | IL |
| 4 children, 3 living - (This is Cynthia Cook) |
| Clarence E.* | S | Aug 1885 | 14 | s | IL | IL | IL |
| Edward E.# | S | Oct 1889 | 10 | s | IL | IL | IL |
| Bertha C.# | D | Oct 1890 | 9 | s | IL | IL | IL |
| ( *=laborer - - #=school ) |
| 130-132 Eller, William H Dec 1848 51 married 5 years. OH OH OH Stat Eng. |
| | Julia | W | May 1862 | 38 | | IL | IRE | IRE |
| 0 children - ( This is Julia Hays ) |
| 278-280 Eller, Henry H June 1878 21 married 1 year IL OH IL farmer |
| | Pearle | W | Aug 1881 | 18 | | MO | IN | IN |
| 0 children - (This is Pearl Maybelle Chriss) |
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