Elizabeth descended from Mayflower passenger Elizabeth (Howland) Dickinson, daughter of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley. Elizabeth (Howland) Dickinson married John -- son, Joseph Dickinson married Rose Townsend -- son, Joseph married Hannah (last name unknown) -- youngest daughter Rosannah married Joseph Washburn -- James Washburn married Judah Griffin (daughter of Gershom and Phebe Griffin), these were the parents of Elizabeth. The last two generations were Quakers and Elizabeth had a few Quaker husbands.
The Washburns settled on Long Island, living there until Elizabeth's grandfather Joseph Washburn removed himself to Westchester County, New York, where she was born in 1804. Elizabeth's son Wallace Washburn (1819-1868) was born in New York, when she was 15. She and Daniel Moore had two children born in New York: David in 1823, and Rosannah in 1825. Between 1820 and 1837, Elizabeth's siblings migrated to Ohio. It is unknown when, with whom, or under what surname, she moved to Ohio.
In 1847, John and Elizabeth Sheley migrated to Illinois with their combined families where they appeared in the 1850 and 1860 censuses.
Burt County, Nebraska
After John Sheley died in 1868, Elizabeth Washburn Sheley moved to Burt County, Nebraska with William Aiken (Elizabeth's son) and Clarissa (William's wife), their son Lafayette (Elizabeth's grandchild), where William's half-brother Wallace Washburn lived. William purchased 120 acres of land in July 1868, and sold it in 1870. They were enumerated in 1870 in Burt County. Four of William's children were born in Nebraska. Elizabeth Sheley died in 1877.
Family story about Elizabeth (Washburn) Sheley to Ellen Benedict:
"Great Aunt Agnes enjoyed talking about her family. She knew little about Ira Akin who had died when William was two or three years old. Elizabeth (Washburn) was a different story -- she was a woman of "many husbands." One husband, an old Quaker, gave Elizabeth a divorce by saying in Meeting three times, "Me and Thee do not suit." So far I have not discovered a record of Elizabeth (or one of her husbands) attending a Friends Meeting, but records are sparse. She had numerous Quaker relatives including her brothers Walter and Joseph, and ancestors on both sides. Elizabeth and Ira were probably distant cousins through their Briggs and Cornell ancestors.
Agnes recalled the names of five of Elizabeth's children: David Moore, Rosannah (Moore), Lafayette Akin, William Henry Aiken and Sally Ann (Sheley) who married Austin B. Bailey. Agnes was well-acquainted with the Bailey family who had moved from Illinois to Nebraska, and then to Idaho with the Aikens, and had taken up land on the same day near Agnes's birth place, 7 miles northwest of Meridian, Idaho. She told Wayne Stephens that Elizabeth was buried in the Decatur Cemetery, in Burt County, Nebraska."
A visit found that Elizabeth's stone reads: Elizabeth Sheley, Born Apr 17 1804 Died Feb 18 1877
Ira Akin married Elizabeth (Washburn) between 1830 and 1835, probably in NY or Ohio. She was born 17 April 1804 in Ulster or Westchester Co., NY, daughter of James Washburn and Judah Griffin; and died 18 February 1877 in Burt Co., Nebraska; buried in the Decatur Cemetery under the name of "Elizabeth Sheley." It is unknown when, with whom, or under what surname, she moved from New York to Ohio. Members of her Washburn family migrated to Huron County, Ohio, between 1819 and 1833.
Elizabeth (Washburn) was Ira's third wife, and he, her third or fourth husband. When they got together, she was in her late 20s or early 30s, and he, in his mid to late 50s (old enough to be her father). Neither one has been located in the 1830 census. We know from the letter that Ira wrote that he was in Tymochtee, Ohio, by April 1832. He purchased land from Joseph and Rebecca Chaffe at the edge of the Tymochtee Village site, in 1834 and again in 1837. "Ira Aikens" and Joseph Chaffe opened the first tavern in Tymochtee. Lafayette was born in 1838. The next year (1839), Ira leased land to the School Directors. William Henry Akin was born on 4 May 1840, the year of the census:
1840 US census, Ohio, Crawford Co., Tymochtee Twp., p. 62:
Ira Akin 1 male 50-60 yrs 1 female 30-40 yrs
1 male 15-20 yrs 1 female 15-20 yrs
2 males 5 & under 1 female 5-10 yrs
On 14 August 1841, Ira and Elizabeth sold their real estate to Henry St. John.5 Later that year (19 December 1841) Rosannah Moore married Amos Watson in Clay Country, Missouri. The bride and groom (Rosannah and Amos) next appeared in Huron County, Ohio, where she had numerous Washburn kin. We have no information about Ira's death, other than the notation in the Crawford County Court Docket Book, that on 11 April 1843, Cooper Watson was appointed as the Administrator of Ira Akin's estate. Were Cooper and Amos kin? Unfortunately the County Clerk could not find the papers pertaining to Ira's estate. Sometime earlier, Elizabeth had taken up with John Sheley of Erie County whose first wife had died in 1841. Elizabeth's last child Sally Ann Sheley was born in Erie County on 21 September 1843.
The Washburns settled on Long Island, living there until Elizabeth's grandfather Joseph Washburn removed himself to Westchester County, New York, where she was born in 1804. Elizabeth's son Wallace Washburn (1819-1868) was born in New York, when she was 15. She and Daniel Moore had two children born in New York: David in 1823, and Rosannah in 1825. Between 1820 and 1837, Elizabeth's siblings migrated to Ohio. It is unknown when, with whom, or under what surname, she moved to Ohio.
In 1847, John and Elizabeth Sheley migrated to Illinois with their combined families where they appeared in the 1850 and 1860 censuses.
Burt County, Nebraska
After John Sheley died in 1868, Elizabeth Washburn Sheley moved to Burt County, Nebraska with William Aiken (Elizabeth's son) and Clarissa (William's wife), their son Lafayette (Elizabeth's grandchild), where William's half-brother Wallace Washburn lived. William purchased 120 acres of land in July 1868, and sold it in 1870. They were enumerated in 1870 in Burt County. Four of William's children were born in Nebraska. Elizabeth Sheley died in 1877.
Family story about Elizabeth (Washburn) Sheley to Ellen Benedict:
"Great Aunt Agnes enjoyed talking about her family. She knew little about Ira Akin who had died when William was two or three years old. Elizabeth (Washburn) was a different story -- she was a woman of "many husbands." One husband, an old Quaker, gave Elizabeth a divorce by saying in Meeting three times, "Me and Thee do not suit." So far I have not discovered a record of Elizabeth (or one of her husbands) attending a Friends Meeting, but records are sparse. She had numerous Quaker relatives including her brothers Walter and Joseph, and ancestors on both sides. Elizabeth and Ira were probably distant cousins through their Briggs and Cornell ancestors.
Agnes recalled the names of five of Elizabeth's children: David Moore, Rosannah (Moore), Lafayette Akin, William Henry Aiken and Sally Ann (Sheley) who married Austin B. Bailey. Agnes was well-acquainted with the Bailey family who had moved from Illinois to Nebraska, and then to Idaho with the Aikens, and had taken up land on the same day near Agnes's birth place, 7 miles northwest of Meridian, Idaho. She told Wayne Stephens that Elizabeth was buried in the Decatur Cemetery, in Burt County, Nebraska."
A visit found that Elizabeth's stone reads: Elizabeth Sheley, Born Apr 17 1804 Died Feb 18 1877
Ira Akin married Elizabeth (Washburn) between 1830 and 1835, probably in NY or Ohio. She was born 17 April 1804 in Ulster or Westchester Co., NY, daughter of James Washburn and Judah Griffin; and died 18 February 1877 in Burt Co., Nebraska; buried in the Decatur Cemetery under the name of "Elizabeth Sheley." It is unknown when, with whom, or under what surname, she moved from New York to Ohio. Members of her Washburn family migrated to Huron County, Ohio, between 1819 and 1833.
Elizabeth (Washburn) was Ira's third wife, and he, her third or fourth husband. When they got together, she was in her late 20s or early 30s, and he, in his mid to late 50s (old enough to be her father). Neither one has been located in the 1830 census. We know from the letter that Ira wrote that he was in Tymochtee, Ohio, by April 1832. He purchased land from Joseph and Rebecca Chaffe at the edge of the Tymochtee Village site, in 1834 and again in 1837. "Ira Aikens" and Joseph Chaffe opened the first tavern in Tymochtee. Lafayette was born in 1838. The next year (1839), Ira leased land to the School Directors. William Henry Akin was born on 4 May 1840, the year of the census:
1840 US census, Ohio, Crawford Co., Tymochtee Twp., p. 62:
Ira Akin 1 male 50-60 yrs 1 female 30-40 yrs
1 male 15-20 yrs 1 female 15-20 yrs
2 males 5 & under 1 female 5-10 yrs
On 14 August 1841, Ira and Elizabeth sold their real estate to Henry St. John.5 Later that year (19 December 1841) Rosannah Moore married Amos Watson in Clay Country, Missouri. The bride and groom (Rosannah and Amos) next appeared in Huron County, Ohio, where she had numerous Washburn kin. We have no information about Ira's death, other than the notation in the Crawford County Court Docket Book, that on 11 April 1843, Cooper Watson was appointed as the Administrator of Ira Akin's estate. Were Cooper and Amos kin? Unfortunately the County Clerk could not find the papers pertaining to Ira's estate. Sometime earlier, Elizabeth had taken up with John Sheley of Erie County whose first wife had died in 1841. Elizabeth's last child Sally Ann Sheley was born in Erie County on 21 September 1843.
Elizabeth descended from Mayflower passenger Elizabeth (Howland) Dickinson, daughter of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley. Elizabeth (Howland) Dickinson married John -- son, Joseph Dickinson married Rose Townsend -- son, Joseph married Hannah (last name unknown) -- youngest daughter Rosannah married Joseph Washburn -- James Washburn married Judah Griffin (daughter of Gershom and Phebe Griffin), these were the parents of Elizabeth. The last two generations were Quakers and Elizabeth had a few Quaker husbands.
The Washburns settled on Long Island, living there until Elizabeth's grandfather Joseph Washburn removed himself to Westchester County, New York, where she was born in 1804. Elizabeth's son Wallace Washburn (1819-1868) was born in New York, when she was 15. She and Daniel Moore had two children born in New York: David in 1823, and Rosannah in 1825. Between 1820 and 1837, Elizabeth's siblings migrated to Ohio. It is unknown when, with whom, or under what surname, she moved to Ohio.
In 1847, John and Elizabeth Sheley migrated to Illinois with their combined families where they appeared in the 1850 and 1860 censuses.
Burt County, Nebraska
After John Sheley died in 1868, Elizabeth Washburn Sheley moved to Burt County, Nebraska with William Aiken (Elizabeth's son) and Clarissa (William's wife), their son Lafayette (Elizabeth's grandchild), where William's half-brother Wallace Washburn lived. William purchased 120 acres of land in July 1868, and sold it in 1870. They were enumerated in 1870 in Burt County. Four of William's children were born in Nebraska. Elizabeth Sheley died in 1877.
Family story about Elizabeth (Washburn) Sheley to Ellen Benedict:
"Great Aunt Agnes enjoyed talking about her family. She knew little about Ira Akin who had died when William was two or three years old. Elizabeth (Washburn) was a different story -- she was a woman of "many husbands." One husband, an old Quaker, gave Elizabeth a divorce by saying in Meeting three times, "Me and Thee do not suit." So far I have not discovered a record of Elizabeth (or one of her husbands) attending a Friends Meeting, but records are sparse. She had numerous Quaker relatives including her brothers Walter and Joseph, and ancestors on both sides. Elizabeth and Ira were probably distant cousins through their Briggs and Cornell ancestors.
Agnes recalled the names of five of Elizabeth's children: David Moore, Rosannah (Moore), Lafayette Akin, William Henry Aiken and Sally Ann (Sheley) who married Austin B. Bailey. Agnes was well-acquainted with the Bailey family who had moved from Illinois to Nebraska, and then to Idaho with the Aikens, and had taken up land on the same day near Agnes's birth place, 7 miles northwest of Meridian, Idaho. She told Wayne Stephens that Elizabeth was buried in the Decatur Cemetery, in Burt County, Nebraska."
A visit found that Elizabeth's stone reads: Elizabeth Sheley, Born Apr 17 1804 Died Feb 18 1877
Ira Akin married Elizabeth (Washburn) between 1830 and 1835, probably in NY or Ohio. She was born 17 April 1804 in Ulster or Westchester Co., NY, daughter of James Washburn and Judah Griffin; and died 18 February 1877 in Burt Co., Nebraska; buried in the Decatur Cemetery under the name of "Elizabeth Sheley." It is unknown when, with whom, or under what surname, she moved from New York to Ohio. Members of her Washburn family migrated to Huron County, Ohio, between 1819 and 1833.
Elizabeth (Washburn) was Ira's third wife, and he, her third or fourth husband. When they got together, she was in her late 20s or early 30s, and he, in his mid to late 50s (old enough to be her father). Neither one has been located in the 1830 census. We know from the letter that Ira wrote that he was in Tymochtee, Ohio, by April 1832. He purchased land from Joseph and Rebecca Chaffe at the edge of the Tymochtee Village site, in 1834 and again in 1837. "Ira Aikens" and Joseph Chaffe opened the first tavern in Tymochtee. Lafayette was born in 1838. The next year (1839), Ira leased land to the School Directors. William Henry Akin was born on 4 May 1840, the year of the census:
1840 US census, Ohio, Crawford Co., Tymochtee Twp., p. 62:
Ira Akin 1 male 50-60 yrs 1 female 30-40 yrs
1 male 15-20 yrs 1 female 15-20 yrs
2 males 5 & under 1 female 5-10 yrs
On 14 August 1841, Ira and Elizabeth sold their real estate to Henry St. John.5 Later that year (19 December 1841) Rosannah Moore married Amos Watson in Clay Country, Missouri. The bride and groom (Rosannah and Amos) next appeared in Huron County, Ohio, where she had numerous Washburn kin. We have no information about Ira's death, other than the notation in the Crawford County Court Docket Book, that on 11 April 1843, Cooper Watson was appointed as the Administrator of Ira Akin's estate. Were Cooper and Amos kin? Unfortunately the County Clerk could not find the papers pertaining to Ira's estate. Sometime earlier, Elizabeth had taken up with John Sheley of Erie County whose first wife had died in 1841. Elizabeth's last child Sally Ann Sheley was born in Erie County on 21 September 1843.
The Washburns settled on Long Island, living there until Elizabeth's grandfather Joseph Washburn removed himself to Westchester County, New York, where she was born in 1804. Elizabeth's son Wallace Washburn (1819-1868) was born in New York, when she was 15. She and Daniel Moore had two children born in New York: David in 1823, and Rosannah in 1825. Between 1820 and 1837, Elizabeth's siblings migrated to Ohio. It is unknown when, with whom, or under what surname, she moved to Ohio.
In 1847, John and Elizabeth Sheley migrated to Illinois with their combined families where they appeared in the 1850 and 1860 censuses.
Burt County, Nebraska
After John Sheley died in 1868, Elizabeth Washburn Sheley moved to Burt County, Nebraska with William Aiken (Elizabeth's son) and Clarissa (William's wife), their son Lafayette (Elizabeth's grandchild), where William's half-brother Wallace Washburn lived. William purchased 120 acres of land in July 1868, and sold it in 1870. They were enumerated in 1870 in Burt County. Four of William's children were born in Nebraska. Elizabeth Sheley died in 1877.
Family story about Elizabeth (Washburn) Sheley to Ellen Benedict:
"Great Aunt Agnes enjoyed talking about her family. She knew little about Ira Akin who had died when William was two or three years old. Elizabeth (Washburn) was a different story -- she was a woman of "many husbands." One husband, an old Quaker, gave Elizabeth a divorce by saying in Meeting three times, "Me and Thee do not suit." So far I have not discovered a record of Elizabeth (or one of her husbands) attending a Friends Meeting, but records are sparse. She had numerous Quaker relatives including her brothers Walter and Joseph, and ancestors on both sides. Elizabeth and Ira were probably distant cousins through their Briggs and Cornell ancestors.
Agnes recalled the names of five of Elizabeth's children: David Moore, Rosannah (Moore), Lafayette Akin, William Henry Aiken and Sally Ann (Sheley) who married Austin B. Bailey. Agnes was well-acquainted with the Bailey family who had moved from Illinois to Nebraska, and then to Idaho with the Aikens, and had taken up land on the same day near Agnes's birth place, 7 miles northwest of Meridian, Idaho. She told Wayne Stephens that Elizabeth was buried in the Decatur Cemetery, in Burt County, Nebraska."
A visit found that Elizabeth's stone reads: Elizabeth Sheley, Born Apr 17 1804 Died Feb 18 1877
Ira Akin married Elizabeth (Washburn) between 1830 and 1835, probably in NY or Ohio. She was born 17 April 1804 in Ulster or Westchester Co., NY, daughter of James Washburn and Judah Griffin; and died 18 February 1877 in Burt Co., Nebraska; buried in the Decatur Cemetery under the name of "Elizabeth Sheley." It is unknown when, with whom, or under what surname, she moved from New York to Ohio. Members of her Washburn family migrated to Huron County, Ohio, between 1819 and 1833.
Elizabeth (Washburn) was Ira's third wife, and he, her third or fourth husband. When they got together, she was in her late 20s or early 30s, and he, in his mid to late 50s (old enough to be her father). Neither one has been located in the 1830 census. We know from the letter that Ira wrote that he was in Tymochtee, Ohio, by April 1832. He purchased land from Joseph and Rebecca Chaffe at the edge of the Tymochtee Village site, in 1834 and again in 1837. "Ira Aikens" and Joseph Chaffe opened the first tavern in Tymochtee. Lafayette was born in 1838. The next year (1839), Ira leased land to the School Directors. William Henry Akin was born on 4 May 1840, the year of the census:
1840 US census, Ohio, Crawford Co., Tymochtee Twp., p. 62:
Ira Akin 1 male 50-60 yrs 1 female 30-40 yrs
1 male 15-20 yrs 1 female 15-20 yrs
2 males 5 & under 1 female 5-10 yrs
On 14 August 1841, Ira and Elizabeth sold their real estate to Henry St. John.5 Later that year (19 December 1841) Rosannah Moore married Amos Watson in Clay Country, Missouri. The bride and groom (Rosannah and Amos) next appeared in Huron County, Ohio, where she had numerous Washburn kin. We have no information about Ira's death, other than the notation in the Crawford County Court Docket Book, that on 11 April 1843, Cooper Watson was appointed as the Administrator of Ira Akin's estate. Were Cooper and Amos kin? Unfortunately the County Clerk could not find the papers pertaining to Ira's estate. Sometime earlier, Elizabeth had taken up with John Sheley of Erie County whose first wife had died in 1841. Elizabeth's last child Sally Ann Sheley was born in Erie County on 21 September 1843.
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