Husband: Thomas Joshua ELY
Birthdate: abt 1814
Birthplace: KY (1)
Death date: abt 1851
Place of death: MO? (2)
Burial: ?
Father: Thomas ELY (3)
Mother: Margaret HOWARD (3)

Marriage date: 05 Dec 1833
Marriage place: Ralls Co., MO (5)

Wife: Elizabeth EADS
Birthdate: abt 1816
Birthplace:
Death date: bef 1851 (4)
Place of death: MO
Burial: ?
Father: Drury EADS
Mother: Elizabeth DOOLEY

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Thomas Benjamin ELY
Sex: M
Birthdate: abt 1834 (6)
Birthplace: MO (6)
Death date: unknown
Place of death:
Burial: unknown
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 2: Sarah Jane ELY (6)
Sex: F
Birthdate: abt 1836 (6)
Birthplace: MO (6)
Death date: bef 1870
Place of death: CA
Burial: Butte Co,, CA ?
Marriage date: abt 1851
Marriage place: MO
Spouse's name: Joseph Edward MYERS

Child No. 3: Drury ELY
Sex: M
Birthdate: abt 1837 (6)
Birthplace: MO (6)
Death date: Jan 1913
Place of death: San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX
Burial: City Cemetery no 6 (7)
Marriage date: 16 Mar 1868
Marriage place: Yolo Co., CA (8)
Spouse's name: Virginia Silver

Child No. 4: Margaret Ann ELY
Sex: F
Birthdate: 26 Jun 1840
Birthplace: MO (6 & 8)
Death date: 12 Jun 1916
Place of death: Blackfoot, Bingham Co., ID (8)
Burial: Blackfoot Cemetery
Marriage date: 15 Aug 1858
Marriage place: Yolo Co., CA (9)
Spouse's name: John ROWLES

Child No. 5: Mary ELY
Sex: F
Birthdate: abt 1843
Birthplace: MO
Death date: bef 1870
Place of death: CA
Marriage date: 25 Feb 1858
Burial: Butte Co., CA (private property, cow pasture-Rooney property
Marriage place: Solano Co., CA
Spouse's name: James Deveny CAMPBELL

Child No. 6: Susan ELY
Sex: F
Birthdate: abt 1845 (6)
Birthplace: MO
Death date: 1875 (9)
Place of death: Chico, Butte Co., CA
Burial: Pine Creek Cemetery, Pine Creek, Butte Co., CA (10)
Marriage date: 25 Oct 1859
Marriage place: Chico twp, Butte Co., CA (10)
Spouse's name: Washington BROYLES
 
 
Documentation:
(1) 1850 US Federal Census, Sacramento Co., CA (gold rush)
(2) Ralls County, MO probate package, but did he died in CA, on the way home to MO, or in MO?
(3) Probate package for the father Thomas Ely.
(4) Per letter in her husband Thomas Ely's probate package.
(5) Ralls County, MO marriage record.
(6) 1850 US Federal Census, Ralls Co., MO
(7) Obituary; San Antonio Express, Thursday, Jan 30, 1913, pg 5
(8) Yolo Co., CA marriage record.
(8) Obituary for Margaret Rowles
(9) Yolo Co., CA marriage record. John is listed as Rolls instead of Rowles.
(9) Cemetery marker & cemetery book. I have been to this cemetery abt 4 times.
(10) Butte County, CA marriage record.
(11) Bio on Washington Broyles in the Butte County History book date 1918.