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I have found very little information about my McElfresh family. We go back to about the middle 1700's and all I have is a gentleman's name GARRISON McELFRESH. We don't know where he was born nor when he died, or where he lived. We don't know his wife's name and the only child that we have found of theirs is my 2nd Great grandfather, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE McELFRESH. Joshua and Mary McElfresh... JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE McELFRESH was born March 14, 1817 in Coshocton County Ohio. He married MARY MELVINA VAN HORN on November 22, 1854 in Morgan County Ohio. I have copies of discharge papers stating that he was in the Civil War. He was a private in Company D, 32 Missouri Infantry. He lived to be over a hundred years old and in his later years enjoyed going to the County Fairs because he always won the gold handled cane they always gave the oldest resident. Nothing is known of Mary Van Horn�s family. She died on November 12, 1911. Joshua Hampshire died Sept. 23, 1917, both he and his wife are buried and Honey Bend Cemetery in Montgomery County Illinois. They lived a mile north of Farmersville, Illinois, and their land today is on the west access road of Highway. Children of Joshua and Mary McElfresh are THOMAS GARRISON McELFRESH born January 16, 1857. Jerome Finton McElfresh he was born Feb. 15, 1851 in Ohio, he died Aug. 13, 1919. Adam McElfresh born 1860 and died Sept. 27, 1940 in Montgomery County. Marvin McElfresh born 1865 he died Nov. 11, 1931 in Montgomery County. Flora McElfresh she was born Feb. 24, 1867 in Pleasant Hill, Illinois, she died about 1925. Charles D. McElfresh dates are unknown. Lucy Susie McElfresh no dates for her. Edith McElfresh, born 1866 in Zanesville Twp. Montgomery County Illinois. S.N. McElfresh dates unknown. Joshua McElfresh�s will is located in Montgomery County Courthouse, book or page E 96 Thomas and Mary McElfresh ... THOMAS GARRISON McELFRESH was my Great grandfather, he was born January 16, 1857 in Ohio. He married MARY ELIZABETH BANDY January 2, 1879 in Montgomery County Illinois. Mary was the daughter of Louis Bandy and Margaret Blue Bandy. Their children were Birdie McElfresh born Aug. 15, 1879, he died March 10, 1907. Dove Alice McElfresh born October 2, 1880. Madgedelen McElfresh, born Aug. 8, 1882. Ralph Roy McElfresh born April 13, 1884, he died Oct. 28, 1886. Mary Grace McElfresh born Aug. 7, 1886. Charles Walter McElfresh, born May 16, 1888. My grandmother NELLIE BLY McELFRESH born December 17, 1892. Opal McElfresh born January 15, 1899. The McElfresh family attended the Waggoner Baptist Church, which was next door to where they lived in Waggoner. Mary joined the church on December 16, 1912 and was baptized on December 19. Thomas and Mary McElfresh lived all their lives in the little town of Waggoner. Their home was about three blocks east of the railroad track and just a half a block south of Main Street. Thomas died on May 16, 1926, and Mary Bandy McElfresh died Dec. 5, 1928. Both are buried in the Honey Bend cemetery Block 1, Lot 50. Thomas McElfresh�s will is in book E, page 159 in the Montgomery County Courthouse. Nellie Bly McElfresh ... NELLIE BLY McELFRESH grew up in Waggoner and after she graduated from school got a job as a telephone operator in Farmersville. One afternoon a friend of hers, working beside her in the telephone office asked if she, instead of catching the train the six or eight miles back to Waggoner, might stay over that evening and they�d go to a dance at the school. As she and her friend sat on a bench upstairs in the school, watching the boys as they came up the stairs, she asked if Verna knew a particular boy. Verna laugh and said she sure did �he�s my brother that�s SANFORD CLOW. They started dating, and Sanford would ride the train to Waggoner from Farmersville, or rent a horse and buggy from the livery stable. On February 17, 1914 SANFORD JOSEPHUS CLOW and NELLIE BLY McELFRESH were married in Springfield, Illinois. |
Descendants of Garrison McElfresh by Connie Clow Bogner If you have changes for the McElfresh Family Charts Contact... [email protected] Generation No. 1 1. GARRISON1 MCELFRESH was born Unknown, and died Unknown. Child of GARRISON MCELFRESH is: 2. i. JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2 MCELFRESH, b. March 14, 1817, Coshocton Co., Ohio; d. September 19, 1917, Honey Bend, Montgomery Co., Illinois. Generation No. 2 2. JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2 MCELFRESH (GARRISON1) was born March 14, 1817 in Coshocton Co., Ohio, and died September 19, 1917 in Honey Bend, Montgomery Co., Illinois. He married MARY ALVINA VANHORN November 22, 1854 in Morgan Co., Ohio. She was born February 27, 1832, and died November 17, 1911 in Montgomery Co., Illinois. Children of JOSHUA MCELFRESH and MARY VANHORN are: 3. i. THOMAS GARRISON3 MCELFRESH, b. January 16, 1857, Ohio; d. May 15, 1925, Montgomery Co., Illinois. 4. ii. JEROME FINTON MCELFRESH, b. February 15, 1851, Ohio; d. August 13, 1919. iii. ADAM MCELFRESH, b. 1860; d. September 27, 1940, Montgomery Co., Illinois. iv. MARVIN MCELFRESH, b. 1865; d. November 11, 1931, Montgomery Co., Illinois. 5. v. FLORA D. MCELFRESH, b. February 24, 1867, Pleasant Hill, IL; d. Abt. 1925. vi. CHARLES D. MCELFRESH, b. Unknown; d. Unknown. vii. LUCY SUSIE MCELFRESH, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. BROWN, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. viii. EDITH MCELFRESH, b. 1866, Zanesville Twp. Montgomery Co., Illinois; d. Unknown; m. NEWTON WILLIAMS, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. ix. S.N. MCELFRESH, b. Unknown; d. Unknown. Generation No. 3 3. THOMAS GARRISON3 MCELFRESH (JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born January 16, 1857 in Ohio, and died May 15, 1925 in Montgomery Co., Illinois. He married MARY ELIZABETH BANDY January 02, 1879 in Montgomery Co., Illinois, daughter of LOUIS BANDY and MARGARET BLUE. She was born March 27, 1860 in Illinois, and died December 05, 1927 in Divernon, IL. Children of THOMAS MCELFRESH and MARY BANDY are: 6. i. NELLIE BLY4 MCELFRESH, b. December 17, 1892, Waggoner, Macoupin Co., Illinois; d. January 25, 1986, Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri. ii. BIRIDIE MCELFRESH, b. August 15, 1879, Montgomery Co., Illinois; d. March 10, 1907; m. EVA A. CLIFTON, March 08, 1902; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. iii. DOVIE ALICE MCELFRESH, b. October 02, 1880, Montgomery Co., Illinois; d. January 27, 1964; m. CLYDE L. FAUT, January 22, 1911; b. Unknown; d. January 15, 1954, Illinois.. iv. MADGE DELENE MCELFRESH, b. August 08, 1882, Montgomery Co., IL; d. December 22, 1949; m. GRIFFITH, December 25, 1907; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. v. RALPH ROY MCELFRESH, b. April 13, 1884, Montgomery Co., IL; d. October 28, 1886. 7. vi. MARY GRACE MCELFRESH, b. August 07, 1886, Montgomery Co., IL; d. May 18, 1963, Rockford, Illinois. vii. CHARLES WALTER MCELFRESH, b. May 16, 1888; d. September 28, 1965, Quincy, Illinois. 8. viii. OPAL NADINE MCELFRESH, b. January 15, 1899, Waggoner, Macoupin Co., IL; d. 1971. 4. JEROME FINTON3 MCELFRESH (JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born February 15, 1851 in Ohio, and died August 13, 1919. He married KATHERINE HENRY 1879. She was born Unknown. Children of JEROME MCELFRESH and KATHERINE HENRY are: i. STELLA4 MCELFRESH, b. Unknown; d. Unknown. ii. RUSSELL MCELFRESH, b. Unknown. 5. FLORA D.3 MCELFRESH (JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born February 24, 1867 in Pleasant Hill, IL, and died Abt. 1925. She married GEORGE WILLIAMS 1891. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown. Children of FLORA MCELFRESH and GEORGE WILLIAMS are: i. GEORGE4 WILLIAMS, b. Unknown. ii. INFANT WILLIAMS, b. Unknown. iii. BARNETT WILLIAMS, b. Unknown. iv. CHARLES E. WILLIAMS, b. Unknown. Generation No. 4 6. NELLIE BLY4 MCELFRESH (THOMAS GARRISON3, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born December 17, 1892 in Waggoner, Macoupin Co., Illinois, and died January 25, 1986 in Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri. She married SANFORD JOSEPHUS CLOW February 17, 1914 in Springfield, Illinois, son of MATHIAS CLOW and NETTIE CAUBY. He was born June 28, 1887 in Farmersville, Montgomery Co., Illinois, and died December 29, 1940 in Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri. Children of NELLIE MCELFRESH and SANFORD CLOW are: 9. i. HAROLD EDWIN5 CLOW, b. July 08, 1915, Appleton City, St. Clair Co., Missouri; d. October 13, 1996, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri. ii. SANFORD JAY CLOW, b. December 29, 1916, Appleton City, St. Clair Co., Missouri; d. July 20, 1994, Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri; m. ARDITH MAXINE ABBIATTI, March 23, 1940, Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri; b. May 03, 1920, Miami, Oklahoma. 10. iii. DOLLY BLY CLOW, b. February 22, 1918, Appleton City, St. Clair Co., Missouri; d. July 16, 1991, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri. 7. MARY GRACE4 MCELFRESH (THOMAS GARRISON3, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born August 07, 1886 in Montgomery Co., IL, and died May 18, 1963 in Rockford, Illinois. She married CALVIN STEAD October 24, 1906 in Raymond, Illinois. He was born Unknown, and died January 21, 1950 in Rockford, Illinois. Children of MARY MCELFRESH and CALVIN STEAD are: i. VESTA5 MCELFRESH, b. April 18, 1904; d. September 27, 1904. 11. ii. MILDRED ALBERTA STEAD, b. March 27, 1907, Waggoner, Macoupin Co., Illinois. 12. iii. PAULINE LUELLA STEAD, b. September 27, 1908, Waggoner, Macoupin Co., Illinois; d. December 02, 1958, Lancaster, Cal. 13. iv. DOROTHY ELIZABETH STEAD, b. August 06, 1913, Waggoner, Macoupin Co., Illinois. v. WILMA NADINE STEAD, b. October 04, 1915, Waggoner, Macoupin Co., Illinois; m. EARL BURDETTE CARLSON, August 09, 1941, Belvidere Illinois; b. Unknown. 8. OPAL NADINE4 MCELFRESH (THOMAS GARRISON3, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born January 15, 1899 in Waggoner, Macoupin Co., IL, and died 1971. She married FLOYD GROVE November 10, 1916. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown. Child of OPAL MCELFRESH and FLOYD GROVE is: i. DONNA5 GROVE, b. Unknown. Generation No. 5 9. HAROLD EDWIN5 CLOW (NELLIE BLY4 MCELFRESH, THOMAS GARRISON3, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born July 08, 1915 in Appleton City, St. Clair Co., Missouri, and died October 13, 1996 in Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri. He married LUCILLE SELVEY JOYCE April 20, 1935 in Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri. She was born May 21, 1914 in Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri. Children of HAROLD CLOW and LUCILLE JOYCE are: 14. i. DAVID SANFORD6 CLOW, b. April 26, 1940, Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri. 15. ii. DONALD HAROLD CLOW, b. June 01, 1945, Carthage, Jasper Co., Missouri. 16. iii. CONNIE SUE CLOW, b. March 22, 1949, Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri. 10. DOLLY BLY5 CLOW (NELLIE BLY4 MCELFRESH, THOMAS GARRISON3, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born February 22, 1918 in Appleton City, St. Clair Co., Missouri, and died July 16, 1991 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri. She married WILSON B. DUNCAN November 05, 1938. He was born December 17. Child of DOLLY CLOW and WILSON DUNCAN is: 17. i. ELIZABETH ANN6 DUNCAN, b. February 01, 1953. 11. MILDRED ALBERTA5 STEAD (MARY GRACE4 MCELFRESH, THOMAS GARRISON3, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born March 27, 1907 in Waggoner, Macoupin Co., Illinois. She married WAYNE ALVIN GRIMSLEY September 06, 1928. He was born December 05, 1903 in Merdosa Illinois. Children of MILDRED STEAD and WAYNE GRIMSLEY are: i. BILLY WAYNE6 GRIMSLEY, b. September 22, 1930. ii. BARABA GRIMSLEY, b. September 02, 1933. 12. PAULINE LUELLA5 STEAD (MARY GRACE4 MCELFRESH, THOMAS GARRISON3, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born September 27, 1908 in Waggoner, Macoupin Co., Illinois, and died December 02, 1958 in Lancaster, Cal. She married (1) ROBERT DONALD LEBRE Unknown. He was born Unknown. She married (2) HAROLD WILLIAMSON Unknown. He was born Unknown. Children of PAULINE STEAD and HAROLD WILLIAMSON are: i. ROBERT DONALD6 WILLIAMSON, b. July 09, 1929. ii. GWENDOLYN PAULINE WILLIAMSON, b. February 21, 1933. 13. DOROTHY ELIZABETH5 STEAD (MARY GRACE4 MCELFRESH, THOMAS GARRISON3, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born August 06, 1913 in Waggoner, Macoupin Co., Illinois. She married OSCAR F. MARGARON December 24, 1933 in Auburn, Illinois. He was born Unknown. Children of DOROTHY STEAD and OSCAR MARGARON are: i. SHIRLEY ANN6 MARGARON, b. February 07, 1937. ii. JERALD OTIS MARGARON, b. April 10, 1944. Generation No. 6 14. DAVID SANFORD6 CLOW (HAROLD EDWIN5, NELLIE BLY4 MCELFRESH, THOMAS GARRISON3, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born April 26, 1940 in Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri. He married BONNIE LEE DAWSON November 11, 1960 in Columbus, Kansas, daughter of TALBOT DAWSON and VERA BLACK. She was born July 19, 1940 in Neosho, Newton Co., Missouri. Child of DAVID CLOW and BONNIE DAWSON is: 18. i. LEZLIE DEE7 CLOW, b. September 26, 1960, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri. 15. DONALD HAROLD6 CLOW (HAROLD EDWIN5, NELLIE BLY4 MCELFRESH, THOMAS GARRISON3, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born June 01, 1945 in Carthage, Jasper Co., Missouri. He married CAROLYN LEE ALCORN June 09, 1967 in Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri. She was born May 26, 1943. Child of DONALD CLOW and CAROLYN ALCORN is: i. CHRISTIAN NICOLE7 CLOW, b. September 13, 1971, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri; m. TREVOR KELLER, March 23, 1996, Bella Vista, Arkansas; b. April 14, 1971. 16. CONNIE SUE6 CLOW (HAROLD EDWIN5, NELLIE BLY4 MCELFRESH, THOMAS GARRISON3, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born March 22, 1949 in Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri. She married DAVID FRANKLIN BOGNER December 19, 1970 in Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri. He was born October 09, 1949 in Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri. Children of CONNIE CLOW and DAVID BOGNER are: i. CHRISTOPHER JAMES7 BOGNER, b. April 26, 1976, Scott AFB, St. Clair Co., Illinois. ii. NICHOLAS DAVID BOGNER, b. September 09, 1980, Scott AFB, St. Clair Co., Illinois. iii. BRADEN JOSHUA BOGNER, b. April 22, 1982, Scott AFB, St. Clair Co., Illinois. 17. ELIZABETH ANN6 DUNCAN (DOLLY BLY5 CLOW, NELLIE BLY4 MCELFRESH, THOMAS GARRISON3, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born February 01, 1953. She married MARK C. RICHARDS Unknown. He was born May 21, 1952. Children of ELIZABETH DUNCAN and MARK RICHARDS are: i. ANDREW7 RICHARDS, b. May 23, 1976. ii. MEGAN KARESSA RICHARDS, b. January 07, 1973. Generation No. 7 18. LEZLIE DEE7 CLOW (DAVID SANFORD6, HAROLD EDWIN5, NELLIE BLY4 MCELFRESH, THOMAS GARRISON3, JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE2, GARRISON1) was born September 26, 1960 in Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri. She married MATTHEW LEE STEPHENS October 25, 1986 in Lawrence, Douglas Co., Kansas. He was born June 23, 1961 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri. Child of LEZLIE CLOW and MATTHEW STEPHENS is: i. ALISHA NICOLE8 STEPHENS, b. January 08, 1991. |
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| Joshua McElfresh and Mary VanHorn McElfresh Honey Bend, Illinois |
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| The Thomas McElfresh Family Nell McElfresh Clow is on the lap of her mother far right |
| Nell, Opel, Walter, and Dove McElfresh |
| Walter McElfresh, Don and Donna Steele Nell McElfresh Clow, Opel and Floyd Grove |
| The McElfresh Family... by David Clow |
| Nell McElfresh School Picture |
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| Joshua McElfresh 100 years old Montgomery County Illinois... 1917 Photo |
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| From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 Subject: McElfresh To: [email protected] CC: [email protected] Connie, a cousin sent me your web site, and we are distant cousins. I see a lot of family resemblance. David Clow especially looks like members of my family. My Mother was a McElfresh and we descend from David McElfresh an early 17th century settler in MD at London Town. On Joan Leonard's site there is info on a related family to yours; see her web site for further info http://www.mcelfresh.ws/ James McElfresh b: 4 Oct 1799 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland d:20 Oct 1848 in Morgan County, Ohio.. +Katherine Mothernick (Mullanex) m: 20 Dec 1820 in Baltimore County,Maryland b: Abt. 1801 d: Bef. 1847 in Morgan County, Ohio? ....... 1 William R. McElfresh b: 27 Dec 1821 in Ohio d: 21 Oct 1886 in Union, Morgan, Ohio ........... +Elizabeth Ann Van Horn m: 17 Jan 1846 in Morgan County,Ohio b: 6 Jun 1826 in Loudon County, Virginia d: 16 Mar 1899 in Morgan County, Ohio I am sure link into the same line as my family- even the names are the same. All of the US McElfresh's seem to be descended from David of London Town. I am sending Joan who is the expert on this McElfresh family. There are some pictures of my family on her site, and you will see the resemblance of some of the older family members. John Ogden (Alexandria, VA) |
| Misc Notes from other McElfresh Family Members... |
| JOHN MC ELFRESH was born March 1839 in Fountain Co., Indiana, and died September 11, 1921 in Gaylord, Kansas. He married MARTHA @ JANE GLENDENNING March 04, 1866, daughter of JOSEPH GLENDENNING and ELIZABETH GLENDENNING. She was born June 06, 1847 in Schuyler Co., Missouri, and died May 04, 1924 in Smith Center, Kansas. More About JOHN @ MCELFRESH: 1860 Federal Census: July 24, 1860, Grundy Co., Missouri 1870 Federal Census: August 18, 1870, Schuyler Co., Missouri 1880 Federal Census: June 08, 1880, Smith Co., Kansas 1900 Federal Census: June 16, 1900, Smith Co., Kansas 1910 Federal Census: April 15, 1910, Smith Co., Kansas 1920 Federal Census: January 03, 1920, Smith Co., Kansas Military service: 1864, Army, Civil War Religion: Abt. 1877, Wesleyan Methodist Church Residence 1: 1877, moved to Kansas Residence 2: Abt. 1907, moved to Gaylord, Kansas |
| What does the name mean? Last Name: McElfresh Scottish (Western Isles): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Bhris, patronymic from a personal name meaning �servant of (Saint) Bricius�. This was the name of a 5th-century Gaulish saint whose cult was popular in Scotland in the 12th�14th centuries. |
| The McElfresh Family: What About Us? Everyone has a name. Each name came from somewhere. The McElfresh name is rare. I�ve never accidentally met someone with the name McElfresh, though others have introduced me to others with the same last name. Every family has a history. Some can trace their family history back a few hundred years. As with most family names, �McElfresh� can be traced, but not too far. The research I�ve done to date indicates that the McElfresh immigrants came from Scotland. Early McElfresh settlers arrived on the east coast of the United States back in the mid 1700�s, perhaps Maryland. McElfresh as a name is patronymic** in origin, probably derived from other names. As best I can determine, McElfresh means �the son of the servant of Bricius.� He was a Gaulish saint. Not ghoulish. Other spellings include �Mackelfriesch.� That�s ghoulish. My father�s sister, Edna Woodward, has worked on a family tree for many years. Her work goes as far back as a John McElfresh who married an Ann Becraft in Montgomery, MD in 1817. He was the son of William McElfresh who was born in Maryland in 1789. From then forward, the McElfresh �clan� moved into Pennsylvania, westward to Ohio, south to Kentucky, then Illinois, and Missouri. My grandmother on the McElfresh side came from a French family. |
| The McElfresh Family: What About Us? Everyone has a name. Each name came from somewhere. The McElfresh name is rare. I�ve never accidentally met someone with the name McElfresh, though others have introduced me to others with the same last name. Every family has a history. Some can trace their family history back a few hundred years. As with most family names, �McElfresh� can be traced, but not too far. The research I�ve done to date indicates that the McElfresh immigrants came from Scotland. Early McElfresh settlers arrived on the east coast of the United States back in the mid 1700�s, perhaps Maryland. McElfresh as a name is patronymic** in origin, probably derived from other names. As best I can determine, McElfresh means �the son of the servant of Bricius.� He was a Gaulish saint. Not ghoulish. Other spellings include �Mackelfriesch.� That�s ghoulish. My father�s sister, Edna Woodward, has worked on a family tree for many years. Her work goes as far back as a John McElfresh who married an Ann Becraft in Montgomery, MD in 1817. He was the son of William McElfresh who was born in Maryland in 1789. From then forward, the McElfresh �clan� moved into Pennsylvania, westward to Ohio, south to Kentucky, then Illinois, and Missouri. My grandmother on the McElfresh side came from a French family. |
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| Name Date Acres Location State More Info MCELFRESH, GARRISON 30 Sep 1835 79.9200 t:8 N r:13 W s:26 OH |
| Origin: The McElfresh Name MACLEFRISH, MACLEFRISK, A hebridean surname. Probably from M'Gille Brish, `son of the servant of (S.) Bricius.' Bricius was a Gaulish saint of the fifth century, and his name was a favorite personal name from 1100 to 1300. There was a culdee of this name, and a later Bricius (Brice) was bishop of Moray (1203-1222). Donald MacIleresch in Ulleray, North Uist, is recorded in 1718, and probably M"Illfrice of the Edinburgh Marriage records (1669) is the same name. Janet M'Lefrish in the parish of Shotts, 1710, and Isabel M'Ilfreish in Torphichen in the same year. From the Surnames of Scotland, Their Origin, Meaning and History, by George F. Black PhD, The New York Library, 1962 (929.4 B561) MacDonald of Sleat Tartan MacDonald of Sleat motto "By Sea, By Land" There are several variants of the McElfresh name including: Maclefish, Macklefish, McElfish, McLefresh, McKelfresh, and McLish. If you bear this surname, no doubt you have heard numerous odd pronunciations of it. I would suspect that scribes from the early days had much the same difficulty and so we find the name recorded with numerous spellings.The McElfreshes have been adopted, so to speak, by the Clan Donald and thus may claim the MacDonald of Sleat tartan and crest. Many of the McElfreshes in the United States can trace their ancestry to David Macklefresh, who came to America from Scotland. David settled in Maryland in the 1690's and he was Lord Mayor of London Town, MD at the time of his death in 1710. His position as Lord Mayor may have been simply due his ownership of a majority of London Town's property at the time and not necessarily an official title bestowed upon him. London Town was located 5 miles south of Annapolis, MD at 38 deg 56 min 00 sec North,76 deg 32 min 59 sec West. . It was established in 1683 as a tobacco inspection port and had a population of 300 in 1725. There is now going on in London Town a singular effort to unearth the story of that town and the people there. David Mackelfreish is one of the earliest and more prominent citizens, having been a landholder, merchant, tavern owner and ferry operator there in the 1600s. There is a Macklefish (sic) Street there. The London Town Foundation, in cooperation with Anne Arundel County is conducting an archealogical/historical "dig". Their mission: "To research, explore, and teach Tidewater history through the story of the Lost Towns of Anne Arundel. The Foundation will preserve its historic, archaelogical, and horticultural components to the highest standard . . ." In short, the Lost Towns project will unearth the old building sites of London Town, reconstruct some of them, glean artifacts and develop the historical context of the origins of the Town and its people, including our David Mackelfreish. They have already identified and marked his house, the ferry landing, a tavern, carpenter shop and all sorts of pottery, glass, buttons, pipes, and other artifacts and are beginning to compile historical information about the development of the Town. They will be publishing a "local history study" pamphlet soon under the auspices of the Maryland State Archives. (Similar works have been done on Annapolis and Anne Arundel County and are for sale by the Foundation.)They also have a vision to reconstruct the Town as a "Williamsburg" type historical exhibit. Their address is London Town Publik House and Gardens, 839 London Town Road, Edgewater, MD 21037-2120. Membership is $25.00/year. Email: [email protected] Phone: 410-222-1919 Submitted by Bob O'Neal |
| A McElfresh Map is like a chapter in American history spread out on one page. Open it and you are hooked. The large, colorful maps are filled with gripping details of history. It's not a story written down, but a vivid paper graphic. The particulars are there for you to explore. The famous battlefields of the Civil War including Gettysburg, Manassas, Antietam and many more are available at low cost and in colorful detail. A wide range of information and rare, carefully selected photographs and period maps are included on the reverse side of each map. The maps are a renowned resource for studying battles or as an accompaniment on a battlefield visit. The maps are produced by Earl B. McElfresh, cartographer and map historian, who authored and compiled Maps and Mapmakers of the Civil War, Harry N. Abrams, 1999. For more information on the book please go to News. For more information on our maps visit our Products page. The map to the left is a study draft for the map "Lewis and Clark and the Louisiana Purchase 1803-1806." It depicts New Orleans and Environ in 1804. It is from the archives of McElfresh Map Co., LLC. |
| Elizabeth McElfresh Primary Investigators: Ruth Burch and William Baker 2. ELIZABETH6 MCELFRESH (WILLIAM5, RICHARD4 MACKELFISH, DAVID3 MACLEFISHII, DAVID2, JOHN1 MACKELFREISE) was born 1807 in Ann Arundel County, Maryland, and died February 10, 1892 in Boston, Somerset Township, Belmont County, Ohio. She married JOSEPH M. CLARK April 09, 1829 in Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio. Notes for ELIZABETH MCELFRESH: AKA Elizabeth Mackelfresh. Elizabeth was born in 1807 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and died on February 10, 1892 in Boston, Somerset Township, Belmont County, Ohio. Elizabeth was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Bedson McElfresh. Her siblings were: Margaret McElfresh, Deborah McElfresh, James McElfresh, Quiller Garrison McElfresh, Nathan McElfresh, Mary McElfresh, Joshua Hanson McElfresh, Patience McElfresh, Henry William McElfresh. www.mcelfresh.ws/photoalbum.html |
| Thomas Garrison McElfresh Reference E19-1022 Marriage 2-Jan-1879 with=Mary Elizabeth Bandy1 Death Date unknown. Family Mary Elizabeth Bandy (27-Mar-1860 - 5-Dec-1927) Children 1. Nellie Bly McElfresh 2. Opal Nadine McElfresh 3. Birdie McElfresh (15-Aug-1879 - 10-Mar-1907) 4. Dovie Alice McElfresh (2-Oct-1880 - 27-Jan-1964) 5. Madge Deline McElfresh (8-Aug-1882 - 22-Dec-1949) 6. Ralph Roy McElfresh (13-Apr-1884 - 28-Oct-1886) 7. Charles Walter McElfresh (14-May-1885 - 28-Sep-1965) 8. Mary Grace McElfresh (7-Aug-1886 - 18-May-1963) Citations [S83] Source Ref:0792. Private Papers: Arlene (Mrs. Wayne) Cook. www.mcelfresh.ws/ |
| Posted by: Cheryl Arver (ID *****2307) Date: September 29, 2004 at 17:05:40 In Reply to: Henry G. McElfresh b. 1835 in Morgan Co., OH d. 1892 by Darline Duncan of 186 Henry G. McElfresh was the son of James McElfresh and Katherine Mullanex. James was born in Anne ArundelCounty, MD in 1799 and he died in Morgan County, OH in 1848. Katherine was born about 1801 and died before 1847 probably in Morgan County, OH. James and Katherine were married in Baltimore County, MD in 1820. By 1830 James was in Richland, Belmont County, OH and by 1840 he was in Union Township of Morgan County, OH. James' second wife was Margaret Van Horn; they were married in Morgan County, OH in July of 1847. They were the parents of Catherine Anna McELfresh, who was born the same year James died. |
JOSHUA HAMPSHIRE McELFRESH was born March 14, 1817 in Coshocton County Ohio. He married MARY MELVINA VAN HORN on November 22, 1854 in Morgan County Ohio. I have copies of discharge papers stating that he was in the Civil War. He was a private in Company D, 32 Missouri Infantry. He lived to be over a hundred years old and in his later years enjoyed going to the County Fairs because he always won the gold handled cane they always gave the oldest resident. Nothing is known of Mary Van Horn�s family. She died on November 12, 1911. Joshua Hampshire died Sept. 23, 1917, both he and his wife are buried and Honey Bend Cemetery in Montgomery County Illinois. |
The research I�ve done to date indicates that the McElfresh immigrants came from Scotland. Early McElfresh settlers arrived on the east coast of the United States back in the mid 1700�s, perhaps Maryland. McElfresh as a name is patronymic** in origin, probably derived from other names. As best I can determine, McElfresh means �the son of the servant of Bricius.� He was a Gaulish saint. Work goes as far back as a John McElfresh who married an Ann Becraft in Montgomery, MD in 1817. He was the son of William McElfresh who was born in Maryland in 1789. From then forward, the McElfresh �clan� moved into Pennsylvania, westward to Ohio, south to Kentucky, then Illinois, and Missouri. |
| Posted by: Cheryl Arver (ID *****2307) Date: July 08, 2006 at 19:07:50 In Reply to: Joshua Mcelfresh b. 1817 was his father Garrison by David Clow of 189 I have a Quiller Garrison McElfresh who was born in 1801 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Garrison was a brother to my ancestor James McElfresh. Garrison was married three times. His first marriage was in 1826 in Belmont County, Ohio to Hannah Devore. Their children were: John D. b. 1827, Henry Wm, b. 1832, Adam b. 1835, Newton b. 1839, Joseph b. 1839, Ruth Ann b. 1841, Elizabeth Hannah b. 1843. His second marriage was to Harriett Manley Mingus in 1847 in Morgan County, OH. Children from this marriage: James Evan b. 1847, Martha b. 1849, Quiller Garrison b. 1854, Nathan b, 1855, William b. 1856. His 3rd marriage was to Lidy Ledbetter in 1867 in Dent County, MO. I do not have Garrison's date of death. A Joshua McElfresh is residing next door to Garrison McElfresh on the 1860 census in Dent County, MO census, leading me to believe that he was likely a son - he was listed as age 30 in 1860, which would fit in time frame of the birthdates of Garrison's other children. However, you list your Joshua's birthdate as 1817 - a 13 year difference. If he wasn't a son, I would still think he is somehow closely related. I can provide more information on Garrison's ancestry, if you think this Garrison is the same as yours. I believe Mary Alvina Van Horn may have been a daughter of Thomas Van Horn. Elizabeth Van Horn, who I believe was Alvina's sister married William R. McElfresh, the eldest son of James McElfresh. |
| Posted by: Cheryl Arver (ID *****2307) Date: September 29, 2004 at 17:05:40 In Reply to: Henry G. McElfresh b. 1835 in Morgan Co., OH d. 1892 by Darline Duncan of 189 Henry G. McElfresh was the son of James McElfresh and Katherine Mullanex. James was born in Anne ArundelCounty, MD in 1799 and he died in Morgan County, OH in 1848. Katherine was born about 1801 and died before 1847 probably in Morgan County, OH. James and Katherine were married in Baltimore County, MD in 1820. By 1830 James was in Richland, Belmont County, OH and by 1840 he was in Union Township of Morgan County, OH. James' second wife was Margaret Van Horn; they were married in Morgan County, OH in July of 1847. They were the parents of Catherine Anna McELfresh, who was born the same year James died. |
| "Cheryl Arver" <[email protected]> To: "Connie Bogner" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: McElfresh Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:17:16 -0400 Plain Text Attachment [ Scan and Save to Computer | Save to Yahoo! Briefcase ] Your Joshua was born in Coshocton County, OH, which isn't too far from Belmont County, OH, so this piece of the puzzle could fit in with Garrison's migration pattern. I hope this informatin helps you determine if Joshua belongs to Garrison. My ancestor James McElfresh (Quiller Garrison's brother) had a son, Henry G. McElfresh. I have always felt the G. stood for Garrison, but never have found any proof, it's just a hunch. Notes regarding Quiller Garrison McElfresh: Resided in Richland Township, Belmont County, OH on the 1830 census: 1 m under 5 1 m 20-30 1 f under 5 1 f 20-30 From "Early Settlers - Purchasers of Land in East and East Central Ohio 1800-1840", page 186 (z) represents transaction was made in the Zanesville Ohio Land Office: McElfresh, Garrison (z), Yr: 1834, Date: Nov 17, Residence: Belmont Co, OH, Range 13 Township 08 Section 26. Land Patent Report: Document No. 7346, Patentee Name: McElfresh, Garrison, Authority: April 24, 1820, signature dtae, 9/30/1835, Land Office: Zanesville; Legal Land Description: E1/2 NW of Section 26, Township 8 North, Range 13 West, Ohio River Survey, 79.92 acres in Morgan County, OH. Resided in Union Township, Morgan County, OH on the 1840 census: 2 m under 5 2 m bet 5 & 10 1 m bet 10 & 15 1 m bet 30 & 40 1 f bet 10 & 15 1 f bet 30 & 40 1850 Morgan County, OH Census, Union Township, 5 Sep 1850 1217/1217 Garrison McElfresh, 49, m, farmer, Real estate value $1,000, b. MD Harriett, 36, f, b. VA Henry 17, m, farmer, b. OH Adam, 15, m, b. OH Joseph, 13, b. OH Newton, 11, m, b. OH Ruth, 9, f, b. OH Hannah, 7, f, b. OH James, 5, m, b. OH Martha, 1, f, b. OH Almira Mingus, 14, f, b. OH 1850 Morgan County, OH Agricultural Census: Garrison McElfresh Owner, 45 acres improved, 35 acres unimproved, Farm's Cash Value, $1000, Value of Farming Implements, $150, 3 horses, 2 milch cows, 2 other cattle, 22 sheep, 23 swine, Value of livestock $188, Produce for year ending June 1, 1850: 75 bushels wheat, 150 bushels Indian Corn, 60 bushels of oats, 3000 bushels tobacco, 56 lbs. wool, 6 bushels peas, beans, 6 bushels of Irish potatoes, 20 bushels sweet potatoes, 12 bushels of buckwheat, 150 lbs. butter, 5 tons hay, $45 value of slaughtered animals. Resided in Watkins Township, Dent County, Missouri on the 1860 census. Resided in Watkins Township, Dent County, Missouri on the 1870 census. Notes regarding William McElfresh - Garrison's father: Moved to Belmont County, OH, between 1820 and 1830 Among the pioneer settlers of Franklin Township, Monroe County, OH, was the McElfresh family with land grants signed in 1839 by Martin Van Buren. William McElfresh was a minister of Scotch descent and an ardent supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1822 he and his family left their home in Elliott's Mill near Baltimore, MD, traveling by wagon some 400 miles through unbroken wilderness to McMahan's Creek in Belmont County, OH. Source: "Monroe County Ohio Families", 1992 R977.196 M757, page 226. Resided in Richland Township, Belmont County, OH on the 1830 census: 1 m 10-15 1 m 15-20 1 m 50-60 1 f 10-15 1 f 40-50 Caldwell, Ohio, November 22, 1918 H. O. McElfresh San Fernando, Cal. Below you will find a short sketch of our family history. If there is anything you want a more detailed account of, let me know, and I will do the best I can to give the information. Truly Yours. W A.McElfresh William McElfresh, a farmer and minister, and Adam Scott, a farmer and a blacksmith, was a soldier in the War of 1812, in the U.S. Army. They were born and raised and Ellicotts Mills, near Baltimore, Md. They were of Scotch decent and ardent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1822 they migrated to the then Land of Promise, and settled on McMahans Creek Belmont County, Ohio more than 300 of the 400 mile journey was through an unbroken wilderness, only a wagon trail. Each of them raised large intelligent families. A son of said William McElfresh named Joshua Hanson, was born March 8, 1814, and a daughter of said Adam Scott named Mary Ann was born May 9, 1813. They were married March 12, 1835, in 1840, they located on a farm near Stafford, Monroe County, Ohio, where said Mary Ann McElfresh died March 1, 1891. And said Joshua H. McElfresh died Feb. 5, 1899. Their children were Harriet Elisabeth McElfresh Wilson, born April 19, 1836, died July 22, 1853. Adam N. (sic) born April 12, 1839, died April 8, 1911, a farmer. William Avery, born Jan 1, 1842, teacher and insurance agent, served in Co. D 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Civil War, a private, living at Caldwell, Ohio. Sara Jane born Sept. 9, 1844 died Sept 20, 1844. Mary Jane McElfresh, born Oct 17, 1845, living at Stafford, Ohio. Joshua Evan, born Sept. 4, 1848, died Sept. 19, 1898. Teacher and farmer. Henry A., born May 9, 1851, living at Ravenswood, W. Va. farmer and dealer in real estate and live stock. Susan A. born Jun 1, 1855, died July 4, 1855. My Grandfather Wm. McElfresh, lived to be 75 Yr old, and my Grandfather, Adam Scott, lived to be 89, the McElfresh family, so far as I know are generally healthy and long lived. W A M This is a true copy of the original letter as obtained from Wm. Avery McElfresh's great grandson, Donald McElfresh of Caldwell, Ohio. July, 1978 - John D. L. Ogden William McElfresh is buried at the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Franklin Township (Hanson Ridge), Monroe County, Ohio. He died January 18, 1847, aged 75 years and 9 days. His stone is marble but badly cracked at the bottom. "When my Grandfather (Allen McElfresh) and I first relocated the stone, it had nearly toppled over. We returned with my brothers Gregg and Kirk in June of 1969 and reset the stone and the base. Next to his grave is a depression but no stone; perhaps, his wife Elizabeth Bigely (?) is buried there. This cemetery is located on a hill above the valley where William and his family first settled and built their log cabin. William is known to be the Father of Joshua Hanson (8 Mar 1814-25 Feb 1899), and he is thought to be the father of Nathan (ca 1804) and Henry W. (12 May 1818-12 Oct 1870) and probably several other children. Since William was a minister it is presumed he may have preached at this church. The Methodist Episcopal Church that once stood here has now been torn down. The cemetery is abandoned, but it is relatively well maintained and is located on the Roscoe Wilhelm farm." John Ogden ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connie Bogner" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 3:27 PM Subject: McElfresh Hi Cheryl, You posted a reply to my brother (David Clow's) message on GenForum about Garrison McElfresh. We feel this is probably our ancestor and I would be interested in anything that you have on this family. We know very little and have run into road blocks everywhere. In fact we did not know he lived in Dent Co. MO. We have quite a bit of information on Joshua H. McElfresh but very little on his father. I copied information from Joshua's death record and it shows a Garrison as the father. Please let me know how I can help you on the Joshua line. While my brother is traveling I am at home updating information on the computer. I am also in the process of getting war records for Joshua for his part in the Civil War. Thank you for your help. Connie Clow Bogner |
| "Cheryl Arver" <[email protected]> To: "Connie Bogner" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: McElfresh Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:05:38 -0400 Hi Connie, Here is an outline descendent tree of Quiller Garrison McElfresh. I have included your Joshua in the tree, who seems to fit in with the birth order of Garrison's other children. The source of my information on Garrison McElfresh was from Ray McElfresh. Another source for the McElfresh ancestry was Judge Charles Moylan. As I mentioned in my post, Garrison was a brother to my ancestor, James McElfresh. I'll send some notes in a separate email. Cheryl Direct Descendants of John Macklefreise 1 John Macklefreise b: Bet. 1630 - 1634 in Scotland .. +Janet Thomsone m: 30 Nov 1654 in South Leith Parish, Midlothian County, Scotland ...... 2 Janet Maclefreise b: 16 Sep 1655 in Christening date; probably born in South Leith Parish, Midlothian County, Scotland ...... 2 James Macklefreise b: 25 Jan 1656/57 in Christening date; probably born in South Leith Parish, Midlothian County, Scotland ...... 2 David Mackelfresh b: 27 Jun 1658 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland d: 03 Jan 1710/11 in Londontown, Anne Arundel, Maryland ..........+Alice Jones m: 1694 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland b: Abt. 1678 d: Aft. 1738 ............... 3 Richard Maclefish b: 17 Jul 1695 d: Bef. 1724 ............... 3 John Maclefish b: 01 Jul 1697 d: 1697 ............... 3 Mary Maclefish b: 15 Jul 1699 d: Aft. 1738 ............... 3 Jane Maclefish b: 11 Mar 1700/01 d: 1734 ............... 3 David Maclefish b: 27 Oct 1702 in Londontown, Anne Arundel, Maryland d: Mar 1737/38 in Londontown, Anne Arundel, Maryland ................... +Mary Elizabeth Leeke m: 03 Jan 1722/23 in All Hallow's Parish, London Town, Maryland b: 17 Sep 1707 d: Feb 1732/33 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland ........................ 4 Richard Mackelfish b: 28 Jun 1724 in Londontown, Anne Arundel, Maryland d: Feb 1808 in Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania ............................ +Susannah Green m: Abt. 1745 in Frederick County, MD(later Montgomery Co) b: in Maryland d: Abt. 1808 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania ................................. 5 Richard McElfresh/Mackelfish b: Abt. 1748 in Upper Newfoundland Hund. Mont. Maryland d: Abt. 1810 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania ................................. 5 Mary McElfresh/Mackelfish b: Abt 1755 in Upper Newfoundland Hund. Mont. MD d: Aft. 1810 ................................. 5 David McElfresh/Mackelfish? b: Abt. 1757 in Upper Newfoundland Hund. Mont. MD ................................. 5 John McElfresh/Mackelfish b: Abt. 1759 in Upper Newfoundland Hund. Mont. MD ................................. 5 Alice McElfresh/Mackelfish b: Abt. 1762 in Upper Newfoundland Hund. Mont. MD d: Aft. 1810 ................................. 5 Henry McElfresh/Mackelfish b: Abt. 1764 in Upper NewFoundland Hund. Mont. MD d: Aft. 1840 in Madison County?, Indiana ................................. 5 Abner McElfresh/Mackelfish b: Abt. 1765 in Upper Newfoundland Hund. Mont. MD d: Bef. 1800 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland? ................................. 5 Elizabeth McElfresh/Mackelfish b: Abt. 1767 in Upper Newfoundland Hund. Mont. MD d: Aft. 1810 ................................. 5 Eli McElfresh/Mackelfish b: Abt. 1769 in Upper Newfoundland Hund. Mont. MD d: Abt. 1820 ................................. 5 William McElfresh/Mackelfish b: 1771 in Upper Newfoundland Hund. Montgomery, MD d: 18 Jan 1847 in Monroe County, Ohio...................... +Elizabeth Bedson/Bigley m: 08 Aug 1795 in Baltimore County, Maryland b: 1782 in Maryland d: Aft. 1850 .......................................... 6 Margaret McElfresh b: Abt. 1796 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland d: Bef. 1814 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland .......................................... 6 Deborah McElfresh b: Abt. 1797 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland .......................................... 6 James McElfresh b: 04 Oct 1799 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland d: 20 Oct 1848 in Morgan County, Ohio .......................................... 6 Quiller Garrison McElfresh b: 1801 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland d: Aft. 1867 in Dent County, Missouri .............................................. +Hannah Devore m: 28 Sep 1826 in Belmont County, Ohio d: Bef. 1847 .................................................. 7 John D. McElfresh b: 24 Jul 1827 in Richland, Belmont, Ohio d: 28 May 1889 in Marion, Morgan, Ohio .................................................. 7 Joshua McElfresh b: Abt. 1830 in Ohio .................................................. 7 Henry William McElfish b: 22 Feb 1832 in Richland, Belmont, Ohio d: 28 Mar 1919 in Melrose, Monroe, Iowa (bu, Cass Co. IA) .................................................. 7 Adam McElfresh b: Abt. 1835 in Richland, Belmont, Ohio .................................................. 7 Newton McElfresh b: Abt. 1839 in Belmont or Morgan County, Ohio .................................................. 7 Joseph McElfresh b: 1839 in Belmont or Morgan County, Ohio d: 03 Nov 1903 in Jackson County, Indiana .................................................. 7 Ruth Ann McElfresh b: Abt. 1841 in Belmont or Morgan County, Ohio d: in Missouri .................................................. 7 Elizabeth Hannah McElfresh b: Abt. 1843 in Union, Morgan, Ohio .............................................. +Harriet Manley Mingus m: 13 May 1847 in Morgan County, Ohio b: Abt. 1814 in Virginia d: Bef. Oct 1867 .................................................. 7 James Evan McElfresh b: Mar 1847 in Morgan County, Ohio d: Unknown .................................................. 7 Martha McElfresh b: Abt. 1849 in Union, Morgan, Ohio .................................................. 7 Quiller Garrison McElfresh b: Dec 1854 in Union, Morgan, Ohio d: 12 Jan 1920 in Licking, Texas, Missouri (bu Williams Cem) .................................................. 7 Nathan McElfresh b: 1855 in Union Twp, Morgan, Ohio .................................................. 7 William McElfresh b: 1856 in Union Twp, Morgan, Ohio ...... +Lidy Ledbetter m: 07 Oct 1867 in Dent County, Missouri .......................................... 6 Nathan McElfresh b: 1804 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland d: 1865 in Monroe County, Ohio .......................................... 6 Elizabeth McElfresh b: Abt. 1807 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland d: 1885 in Oklahoma .......................................... 6 Mary McElfresh b: Abt. 1808 .......................................... 6 Joshua Hanson McElfresh b: 08 Mar 1814 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland d: 25 Feb 1899 in Monroe County, Ohio .......................................... 6 Patience McElfresh b: Abt. 1817 in Maryland .......................................... 6 Henry William McElfresh b: 12 May 1818 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland d: 12 Oct 1870 in Looney Twp, Polk, Missouri ................................. 5 Nathan McElfresh/Mackelfish b: Abt. 1773 in Upper Newfoundland Hund. Mont. MD d: 1824 in Adams County, Ohio ................................. 5 Susanna McElfresh/Mackelfish b: Abt. 1775 in Upper Newfoundland Hund. Mont. MD ........................ 4 Elizabeth Mackelfish b: 02 Mar 1725/26 ........................ 4 Mary Mackelfish b: 26 Jun 1727 ........................ 4 David Mackelfish b: 28 Sep 1730 d: 1819 ........................ 4 Alice Mackelfish b: 1733 ......... +Martha Sellman m: 08 Oct 1733 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, MD b: 1712 d: 1792 in Frederick County, Maryland ........................ 4 Jean Mackelfresh b: 1734 d: 1804 ........................ 4 John Mackelfresh b: 1735 d: 1799 in Frederick County, Maryland ........................ 4 Margaret Mackelfresh b: 1738 d: 1804 ............... 3 Thomas Maclefish b: 21 Dec 1705 in Anne Arundel County,Maryland d: 1768 ...... 2 Thomas Mackilphrize b: 20 Sep 1660 in Christening date; probably born in South Leith Parish, Midlothian County, Scotland ...... 2 Charles Macklefreise b: 16 Dec 1661 in Christening date; probably born in South Leith Parish, Midlothian County, Scotland ...... 2 Alexander Mackelfrise b: 31 May 1663 in Christening date; probably born in South Leith Parish, Midlothian County, Scotland ...... 2 John Mackelfrise b: 31 May 1663 in Christening date; probably born in South Leith Parish, Midlothian County, Scotland ...... 2 Agnes Mackilfreise b: 27 Dec 1666 in Christening date; probably born in South Leith Parish, Midlothian County, Scotland |
When was Joshua McElfresh Born ??? If we beleave that Garrison and Hannah McElfresh are the father and mother of Joshua McElfresh then we must have a bad birth date for Joshua, 1817. His parents didn't get married until 1826. John, a brother to Joshua, was born in 1827 and according to 1860 census Joshua was born in 1830. In 1831 Henry is born. 1835 Adam is born . 1839 Newton and Joseph are born. 1840 Ruth is born. 1843 Elizabeth Hannah is born. Joshua McElfresh is married to Mary A. Vanhorn November 22, 1854 in Morgan Co., Ohio. She was born 1832, making her 22 years old, and Joshua 24. If Joshua was b. in 1817 he would have been 37 years old. Children of Joshua and Mary McElfresh are Thomas Garrison born January 1857 Morgan Co. Ohio. Jerome Finton born 1851 in Ohio. Adam born 1860 in Missouri. Marvin 1865. Edith born 1866 in Zanesville Twp. Montgomery County Illinois. Flora born 1867 in Pleasant Hill, Illinois. Charles D. unknown. Lucy Susie no dates for her. S.N. McElfresh dates unknown. In 1860 Joshua shows up in Dent Co Missouri and from the census records is living next door to Garrison McElfresh, his father. (he says he is 30 year old, birth in 1830) In 1862, Joshua enlisted in Union for 3 years, probably about 32 years old. When he was discharged in Aug. or Sep. 1863 papers show his age as 36. This would make him be born in 1826 or 1827. If he had been born in 1817 when he enlisted he would have been 45 years old, and when most of the men were 18, 20, 25 years of age Joshua would have been called the old man even at the age of 32 let alone 45. |
| Posted by: Mary Grover (ID *****7280) Date: August 13, 2006 at 07:59:03 In Reply to: Joshua Mcelfresh b. 1817 was his father Garrison by David Clow of 191 David, I was given some information about Joshua McElfresh & Mary A. Vanhorn's son Charles Augustus McElfresh - The gedcom I was given was put together by Velma DeMoulin Morton 1977-1980 -Velma has since passed away. Charles McElfresh was born February 25, 1867 in Montgomery county, Illinois and died November 30, 1953 from a blood clot in the brain - He is buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Adams county, Nebraska- Two of Charles sons Willis leroy McElfresh & William Vernie McElfresh are buried in the Raymond City Cemetery in Raymond, Illinois- They died very young. His daughter Tossie Lavona McElfresh married 3 times 1st to Albert E. Demoulin and 2nd to Albert Brown and 3rd to John Pankua-Would be glad to give you the descendants if you would like- I checked your website out and it is nice. Mary Miller-Grover |
| Misc. Information on the McElfresh Family |
| William McElfresh was born in 1771 in Montgomery County, Maryland, son of Richard and Susannah McElfresh. He married Elizabeth Bedson on August 8, 1795 and they raised a family of ten known children. William and his family did not move west as his father and brothers did at the turn of the century. This McElfresh family traveled west in the 1820's and settled in Belmont County, Ohio where William died in 1847. Of the ten children of William and Elizabeth, seven have present day descendants, including me, researching their lines. What we have done here is to create a page for each researcher to share their McElfresh discoveries in their line. Each child of William and Elizabeth is listed below, just click on the child's name to go the page about that child and their descendants. Margaret: 1796-1813 married Daniel Hall Deborah: 1797-? married Adam Hamilton James: October 4, 1799-October 20, 1848 Quiller Garrison: 1801-before 1867 Nathan: 1804- August 4, 1864 Elizabeth: 1807-1892 married Joseph Clark Mary: 1808-? married William Tilton Joshua Hanson: March 8, 1814-February 25, 1899 Patience: 1817-? married James Miracle Henry W.: May 12, 1818-October 12, 1870 |