His father died before 1873 when his widowed mother married again. In 1860, 1870, and 1880, Eli was living in Vermilion County, Illinois. On August 26, 1888, in Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, Eli married Emma Jane WHIPPLE. His and Emma Jane's son, George, was born in November 1890. Emma Jane died in June 1892. Eli and Emma Jane's son was adopted by Emma Jane's sister Elizabeth and her husband, Eber BARBER. On June 6, 1903, in Champaign County, Illinois, Eli married again. His second wife was Mary Ellen BURNS, widow of Jasper UNDERWOOD.
NOTE: Cemetery information is from the Pape Funeral Home online database. It lists burial at Potomac Cemetery.
His father died before 1873 when his widowed mother married again. In 1860, 1870, and 1880, Eli was living in Vermilion County, Illinois. On August 26, 1888, in Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska, Eli married Emma Jane WHIPPLE. His and Emma Jane's son, George, was born in November 1890. Emma Jane died in June 1892. Eli and Emma Jane's son was adopted by Emma Jane's sister Elizabeth and her husband, Eber BARBER. On June 6, 1903, in Champaign County, Illinois, Eli married again. His second wife was Mary Ellen BURNS, widow of Jasper UNDERWOOD.
NOTE: Cemetery information is from the Pape Funeral Home online database. It lists burial at Potomac Cemetery.
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