Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Elias Lorey

Silas Lorey
(Abt 1804-)

Maria Gates
(Abt 1809-)

Elias Lorey
(1834-1902)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Emily Arnspiger

Mary Frances Lorey

2. Mary Catherine Houser

Elias Lorey ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: 20 April 1834, Morgans, Portage, Ohio, United States ² ⁵ ⁶
Marriage (1): Emily Arnspiger on 13 March 1859 in Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States ¹
Marriage (2): Mary Catherine Houser on 15 November 1865 in Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States ²
Died: 13 February 1902, Ashton, Sumner, Kansas, United States at age 67 ⁶
Buried: After 13 February 1902, Forest Hill Cemetery, Ashton, Sumner, Kansas, United States ⁶

bullet Burial Notes:

Elias' gravestone is a small column of an off-white marble. The inscription reads "Elias Lorey, Born Apr. 20, 1834, Died Feb. 13, 1902".

Find A Grave Memorial #52730171

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52730171/elias-lorey: accessed March 23, 2025), memorial page for Elias Lorey (20 Apr 1834\'9613 Feb 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52730171, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Ashton, Sumner County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Judy Mayfield (contributor 46636512).
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

1. 1870 US Census, 1 July 1870, Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States. ⁴ 1870 US Census
Page 23, Dwelling 161, Family 166
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
Elias Lorey..35..OH..Farming

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 20 Apr 1834, then his age should have been 36 instead of 35.

2. 1880 US Census, 8 June 1880, Walton Township, Sumner, Kansas, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 121B, District 195, Dwelling 48, Family 49, Roll 398
Walton Township, Sumner County, Kansas
Elias Lorey..Head..46..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and 3 children.)

3. 1900 US Census, 11 June 1900, Walton Township, Sumner, Kansas, United States. ⁵ 1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 344, Dwelling 74, Family 74
Walton Township, Sumner County, Kansas
Farm owned no mortgage
Elias Laney..Head..Apr 1834..66..Widowed..OH..Farmer

(Living with 2 sons.)

Elias married Emily Arnspiger, daughter of Steven Arnspiger and Catharine Howser, on 13 March 1859 in Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States.¹ (Emily Arnspiger was born in 1835 in Jessamine, Kentucky, United States ⁷ and died on 21 March 1861 in Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States ⁷.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Alt. Marriage, 13 March 1861, Logan, Illinois, United States.

Elias next married Mary Catherine Houser, daughter of Abraham Houser and Barbara Ann Arnspiger, on 15 November 1865 in Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States.² (Mary Catherine Houser was born on 23 March 1843 in Jersey, Illinois, United States,² ⁴ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ died on 17 July 1895 in Sumner, Kansas, United States ¹⁰ and was buried after 17 July 1895 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ashton, Sumner, Kansas, United States ¹⁰.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1870 US Census, 1 July 1870, Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States. ⁴ 1870 US Census
Page 23, Dwelling 161, Family 166
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
Elias Lorey..35..OH..Farming
Kate Lorey..27..IL..Keeps House
Myraw Lorey..3..IL
Lorain Lorey..1m..IL..May

1 Dr. W.W. Houser, Genealogy of the Houser, Rhorer, Dillman, Hoover Families (1910).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Walton Township, Sumner County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 195, p. 121B, dwelling 48, family 49, Elias Lorey and Mary Catherine Houser; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 2 Aug 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 398.

3 Dr. W.W. Houser, Genealogy of the Houser, Rhorer, Dillman, Hoover Families (1910), page 78.

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois, p. 23, dwelling 161, family 166, Elias Lorey and Mary Catherine Houser; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 26 Sep 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Walton Township, Sumner County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 344, sheet 4B, dwelling 74, family 74, Elias Lorey; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 26 Sep 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52730171.

7 Dr. W.W. Houser, Genealogy of the Houser, Rhorer, Dillman, Hoover Families (1910), page 77.

8 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 8 Range 11, Jersey County, Illinois, p. 85, dwelling 119, family 119, Barbara Ann Arnspiger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1401638 : accessed 26 Sep 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 111.

9 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, p. 15, dwelling 131, family 126, Barbara Ann Arnspiger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 20 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 200.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52730197.

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