Silas Lorey
(Abt 1804-)
Maria Gates
(Abt 1809-)
Elias Lorey
(1834-1902)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Emily Arnspiger

2. Mary Catherine Houser

Elias Lorey 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 20 April 1834, Morgans, OH 4 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Emily Arnspiger on 13 March 1859 in Eminence Township, Logan, IL 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Mary Catherine Houser on 15 November 1865 in Lincoln, IL 1 3 4
  • Died: 13 February 1902, Ashton, KS at age 67 8
  • Buried: After 13 February 1902, Ashton, KS 8
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 1 July 1870. 6

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.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Walton Township, Sumner County, KS on 8 June 1880. 4

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.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Walton Township, Sumner County, KS on 11 June 1900. 7

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
Myron Laney..Son..May 1867..33..IL..Farmer
Clarence Laney..Son..Mar 1883..17..KS..School
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• He was buried after 13 February 1902 in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Ashton, KS.

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
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Elias married Emily Arnspiger, daughter of Steven Arnspiger and Catharine Howser, on 13 March 1859 in Eminence Township, Logan, IL.1 2 (Emily Arnspiger was born in 1835 in , Jessamine County, KY 1 9 and died on 21 March 1861 in Eminence Township, Logan, IL 1 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They have conflicting marriage information of 13 March 1861 and , Logan County, IL. 10


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Elias next married Mary Catherine Houser, daughter of Abraham Houser and Barbara Ann Arnspiger, on 15 November 1865 in Lincoln, IL.1 3 4 (Mary Catherine Houser was born on 23 March 1843 in , Jersey County, IL,4 6 11 12 13 died on 17 July 1895 in , Sumner County, KS 13 and was buried after 17 July 1895 in Ashton, KS 13.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 1 July 1870. 6

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
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Walton Township, Sumner County, KS on 8 June 1880. 4

1880 US Census
Page 121B, District 195, Dwelling 48, Family 49, Roll 398
Walton Township, Sumner County, Kansas
Elias Lorey..Head..46..OH..Farmer
Mary Lorey...Wife..37..IL..Keeping House
Myron Lorey..Son..13..IL..Works On Farm
Floran Lorey..Son..10..IL..Works On Farm
Luetta Lorey..Dau..7..IL
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Sources


1 Jo Arnspiger, "Descendents of George Heinrich Ernstberger" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jarnspiger; Updated: 2005-02-07 02:45:02 UTC (Mon)).

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

3 Sheila Bruner Ramos, "The George Ulrich Bruner Family of Switzerland, PA and KY" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/a/m/Shelia-R-Ramos/index.html; Updated February 2, 2006).

4 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; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Aug 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 398.

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

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois, p. 23, dwelling 161, family 166, Elias Lorey and Mary Catherine Houser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Sep 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Walton Township, Sumner County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 344, sheet 4B, dwelling 74, family 74, Elias Lorey; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Sep 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

8 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.

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

10 James E. Thomas, World Family Tree Vol. 013, Ed. 1, Tree #2790 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: August 14, 1997).

11 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 8 Range 11, Jersey County, Illinois, p. 85, dwelling 119, family 119, Barbara Ann Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Sep 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 111.

12 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, p. 15, dwelling 131, family 126, Barbara Ann Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 200.

13 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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