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John Jacob ELLER, III

John Jacob ELLER, III

Male 1789 - 1847  (57 years)

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  • Name John Jacob ELLER 
    Suffix III 
    Born 25 Dec 1789  North Carolina (now Sullivan County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Oct 1847  Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 20 Oct 1847  Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10  John Jacob Eller
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2024 

    Father John Jacob "Jake" ELLER, Jr.,   b. 20 Mar 1754, Montgomery County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1863, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 108 years) 
    Mother Mary Marlena BIFFLE,   b. 12 Jun 1757, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1837, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 7 May 1776  Davidson County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced 1806 
    • The marriage of John Jacob Eller and Mary Biffle did not terminate officially until 1806 when Mary successfully petitioned the General Assembly of North Carolina to regain her property rights and freedom from her husband. [1]
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susannah McCARTY,   b. 31 Dec 1791, North Carolina or South Carolina (Both given on Census) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1865, Cooper County, Missouri (Age 73 Yrs, 7 Mo., 18 ds.): Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 26 Sep 1810  Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary ELLER,   b. 3 Dec 1812, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. James McCarty "MC" ELLER,   b. 23 Jul 1811, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1870, Round Rock Burnet County, just north of Austin, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 60 years)
    +3. Mary Ann ELLER,   b. 3 Dec 1812, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1870, Henry County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     4. Jacob ELLER, IV,   b. 8 Dec 1813, probably Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jul 1847  (Age < 33 years)
     5. Martitia Rebecca ELLER,   b. 23 Apr 1817, Nicholas County, KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1850, Hale, Carroll County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     6. Joseph ELLER,   b. 13 Aug 1819, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1821, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     7. David S. ELLER,   b. 9 Oct 1822, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1864, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
     8. George M.E.. ELLER,   b. 12 Apr 1825, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    +9. Robert Woodson ELLER,   b. 6 Apr 1827, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1915, Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     10. Harriett E. ELLER,   b. 18 Aug 1829, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1848, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     11. Chistopher Columbus ELLER,   b. 23 Feb 1832, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1851  (Age 19 years)
    Last Modified 7 May 2016 
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Eller, Jacob III (1789-1847)
    Eller, Jacob III (1789-1847)

    EFA Research - People
    'A Memory of Adventures on the American Frontier'
    "A Memory of Adventures on the American Frontier"
    By Edith Lyle, 15900 S. 45th Place, Independence, MO 64055

  • Notes 
    • Data on descendants of Jacob Eller,III, from:
      Berlin, Gayle, James Mc. Eller and His Descendants, The EllerChronicles, IV:3, 113-123; IV:4, 214-223
      Bierschwale, Margaret and Milton, Corrections and Additons,The EllerChronicles, IX:4, 101-102
      Ewing, Ora Kepner, Descendants of Jacob Eller, Sr., and His GrandsonJacob, III, The Eller Chronicles, VI:1:1-4
      Lyles Edith D., Charles Holbert Eller , The Eller Chronicles, V:2:89-91
      ibid. Eller Families of Missouri,.The Eller Chronicles, IV:3,124-143,.
      Ibid. Jacob Eller, III, The Eller Chronicles, Additions andCorrections,. IV:4:224-229, VI:3:113-123

      Addresses:
      Gayle Berlin, 4206 Winchester, Odessa TX 19762
      Bierschwale, Floyd Milton, 509 W. Burbank St., Fredericksburg, TX78624
      Ora Kepler Ewing, Rt. 1, Box 14 Borough, Missouri, 64728
      Edith D. Lyle, 15900 East 45th Place, Independence, MO 64055

  • Sources 
    1. [S277] John Jacob Eller & His Descendants; 2023 Update, J. Gerald Eller; Edward K. Eller; Janie Eller Porter & William Steve Eller, (48 Hour Books (Ohio)), Page 115 of entire book; page 1 in Part Two).