Born
25 May 1847 in
Monroe, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Died
5 Oct 1921
at age 74
in
Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States
Problems/Questions
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Biography
Elijah was born in 1847. He was the son of Neal Harlan and Esther Frailey .
His mother died in 1850. His father remarried to Nancy Wade in 1857.
In 1860, he was living with his paternal grandfather George Barton Harlan.[1]
He married Lucinda Forth on 17 Dec 1867 in Macoupin county, Illinois.[2] They had children.
They were in Woodburn, Warren, Kentucky in 1870.[3]
They were in Chesterfield, Macoupin, Illinois in 1880.[4]
They moved to Madison county, Illinois. They were in Wood River, Madison, Illinois in 1900.[5]
In 1910, they were living with married daughter Emma (Harlan) Shattuck in Wood River.[6]
They were living with son Jesse Harlan in Alton, Madison, Illinois in 1920.[7]
He passed away in 1921 in Alton.[8] His occupation on his death certificate was listed as carpenter.
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBV-SY5 : Sun Mar 10 06:33:32 UTC 2024), Entry for Geo B Harland and Mary A Harland, 1860.
↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28H-JTG5 : Sun Mar 10 11:06:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Elijah Harlan and Lucinda Forth, 17 Dec 1867.
↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX44-H9N : Tue Mar 05 09:00:09 UTC 2024), Entry for E W Harlan and Lucinda Harlan, 1870.
↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXV2-69C : Thu Mar 07 18:23:49 UTC 2024), Entry for Elijah Harlan and Lucinda Harlan, 1880.
↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS4J-4VX : Wed Mar 06 09:54:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Elijah J Harlan and Lucinda Harlan, 1900.
↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK62-TGD : Thu Mar 07 13:39:30 UTC 2024), Entry for James Shattuck and Emma Shattuck, 1910.
↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJH8-LQV : Sun Mar 10 18:22:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Elijah W Harlan and Lucinda C Harlan, 1920.
↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQW8-JVM : 8 March 2018), Elijah Wright Harlan, 05 Oct 1921; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,570,848.
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