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America Eller

America Eller

Female 1842 - 1903  (61 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  America Eller was born in 1842 in Wilkes County, NC (daughter of Simeon Eller and Fanny McNeil); died in 1903 in Allegheny Co. NC.

    America married William R. Whittington on 09 Mar 1859. William (son of Allen A. Whittington and Elizabeth Lenderman) was born on 18 Oct 1827; died on 16 Sep 1899. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Thomas Whittington
    2. Gaither Whittington was born about 1867 in Wilkes Co., NC; died in in Farson, Wapello Co., Iowa.
    3. Nora Caroline Whittington was born on 28 Apr 1871 in Ashe Co., NC; died on 24 Oct 1956 in Harve de Grace, MD.

    America married Nathan Weaver after 1870. Nathan was born on 14 Apr 1818 in jan 11 1916. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Nora Weaver

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Simeon Eller was born on 08 Sep 1794 in Ashe Co., NC (son of John Melchor Eller, Sr. and Susannah Kerns); died on 19 Jun 1850 in Wilkes Co., NC.

    Simeon married Fanny McNeil on 16 Apr 1817 in NC. Fanny (daughter of James McNeil and Mary Shepherd) was born on 12 Jan 1799; died on 04 Oct 1856 in Wilkes Co., NC. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Fanny McNeil was born on 12 Jan 1799 (daughter of James McNeil and Mary Shepherd); died on 04 Oct 1856 in Wilkes Co., NC.
    Children:
    1. Mary Eller was born in 1818 in Wilkes County, NC; died on 16 May 1894 in Wilkes County, NC.
    2. John Cleveland Eller was born on 06 Jul 1822 in Wilkes Co., NC; died on 12 Nov 1892 in Trumbull, Clay Co., NE.
    3. William M. Eller was born on 25 Oct 1825 in Wilkes Co., NC; died on 09 Aug 1876 in Clay Co., NE; was buried in Harvard, Clay, Nebraska.
    4. James Calvin Eller was born on 25 Jun 1827 in Wilkes Co., NC; died on 19 Mar 1926 in Bina, Ashe Co., NC.
    5. Nancy Eller was born in 1828; died in 1847.
    6. David Eller was born on 10 Jul 1830 in Wilkes County, NC; died on 13 Sep 1862 in near Richmond, VA.
    7. Rufus Anderson Eller was born on 17 Jan 1833; died on 28 Aug 1906.
    8. Jesse Franklin Eller was born on 17 Dec 1835; died on 05 Nov 1900.
    9. Thomas Jefferson Eller was born in 1837 in Wilkes County, NC; died on 02 May 1863 in Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania County, VA.
    10. 1. America Eller was born in 1842 in Wilkes County, NC; died in 1903 in Allegheny Co. NC.
    11. Harvey Eller was born on 24 Mar 1819 in Wilkes County, North Carolina; died on 03 Nov 1906 in Wapello County, Iowa.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Melchor Eller, Sr. was born in 1767 in Frederick County, MD (son of Peter Lenn Eller and Elizabeth "Betsy" Dick); died in 1823 in Purlear, Wilkes Co., NC; was buried in Robert Cleveland Burial Ground, one mile from New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Purlear, Wilkes County, NC (no marker).

    John married Susannah Kerns on 05 Nov 1792 in Rowan County, NC. Susannah (daughter of John Kern and Catherine) was born about 1765; died on 10 Apr 1853 in Wilkes Co., NC; was buried in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Purlear, Wilkes County, NC. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Susannah Kerns was born about 1765 (daughter of John Kern and Catherine); died on 10 Apr 1853 in Wilkes Co., NC; was buried in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Purlear, Wilkes County, NC.
    Children:
    1. 2. Simeon Eller was born on 08 Sep 1794 in Ashe Co., NC; died on 19 Jun 1850 in Wilkes Co., NC.
    2. David Eller was born on 11 Apr 1796 in Ashe or Wilkes County, NC; died on 18 Mar 1870 in Jefferson County, IA; was buried in Moorman Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson Co, IA.
    3. Rachel Eller was born on 12 Apr 1800; died on 26 Dec 1850.
    4. Absalom Eller was born on 17 Feb 1803 in Purlear, Wilkes County, GA; died on 07 Feb 1879 in Purlear, Wilkes County, GA.
    5. Peter Eller was born on 17 Mar 1805 in Ashe Co., NC; died on 07 Nov 1872 in North Carolina.
    6. Delilah Gazia Eller was born on 15 Feb 1808 in Ashe County, NC.
    7. John Eller, Jr. was born on 17 Mar 1798 in Wilkes County, NC; died on 13 Apr 1876 in Lewis Fork Creek, Wilkes County, NC.
    8. Mary "Polly" Eller was born on 17 Feb 1810; died on 11 Jun 1898.

  3. 6.  James McNeil was born in 1763; died in 1834.

    James married Mary Shepherd about 1791. Mary was born on 17 Jan 1772. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Shepherd was born on 17 Jan 1772.
    Children:
    1. John McNeil was born on 30 Jan 1796; died on 21 Jan 1877.
    2. 3. Fanny McNeil was born on 12 Jan 1799; died on 04 Oct 1856 in Wilkes Co., NC.
    3. Oliver McNeil was born in 1808.
    4. George McNeil was born on 17 May 1802; died on 21 Apr 1878.
    5. Elijah "Eli" McNeil was born on 14 May 1814; died on 21 Nov 1881.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Peter Lenn Eller was born on 1 Apr 1746 in Frederick County, MD (son of George Michael Eller and Anna Maria "Salome" Schneider); died in 1799 in Ashe County, NC; was buried in Eller Cemetery, Ashe County, NC.

    Peter married Elizabeth "Betsy" Dick about 1767 in Rowan Co., NC. Elizabeth (daughter of Conrad Dick and Anna Catherine [Unknown]) was born in 1749 in Frederick Co., MD; died on 8 Jul 1844 in Ashe Co., NC. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth "Betsy" Dick was born in 1749 in Frederick Co., MD (daughter of Conrad Dick and Anna Catherine [Unknown]); died on 8 Jul 1844 in Ashe Co., NC.
    Children:
    1. 4. John Melchor Eller, Sr. was born in 1767 in Frederick County, MD; died in 1823 in Purlear, Wilkes Co., NC; was buried in Robert Cleveland Burial Ground, one mile from New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Purlear, Wilkes County, NC (no marker).
    2. Elizabeth Eller was born about 1779 in Rowan County, NC.
    3. Catherine Martha Eller was born on 06 Mar 1773 in Rowan Co., NC; died after 1850 in Jackson County, OH; was buried in Stoker-Graybill Cemetery, East of Council Bluffs, IA.
    4. Peter B. Eller, Jr. was born on 6 Mar 1773 in Frederick County, MD; died in Nov 1851 in Wilkes County, NC.
    5. Barbara Eller was born about 1781 in Rowan County, NC.
    6. Jacob Eller was born about 1776 in Rowan County, NC; died on 03 Nov 1855 in Ashe County, NC; was buried in Eller Cemetery, Warrensville, Ashe County, NC.
    7. Mary Eller was born about 1785 in Rowan Co., NC; died in 1872 in Henry Co., IN.
    8. Henry Eller was born in 1786 in Wilkes Co., NC; died on 3 Nov 1855 in Ashe County, NC; was buried in Barker-Eller-McNeil Cemetery, Lansing, Ashe County, NC.
    9. George Eller was born in 1790 in Wilkes County, NC; died before 1841.

  3. 10.  John Kern was born before 1750 in Germany; died in 1823 in Rowan County, NC.

    John married Catherine. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Catherine
    Children:
    1. 5. Susannah Kerns was born about 1765; died on 10 Apr 1853 in Wilkes Co., NC; was buried in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Purlear, Wilkes County, NC.