Elizabeth Richardson ^{2 3 4 5 6 7}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1812 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 48 on the 1860 census.
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• She appeared on the 1830 US Census in , Spencer County, KY on June 1830. ⁹

1830 US Census
Page 344, Roll 41
, Spencer County, Kentucky
Females
20-30: 1 = (Elizabeth, wife, age 21)
(Living with husband and daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1840 US Census in , Oldham County, KY on June 1840. ¹⁰

1840 US Census
Page 159, Roll 121
, Oldham County, Kentucky
Females
20-30: 1 = (Elizabeth Houser, wife, age 31)
(Living with husband and 3 children.)

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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in District 1, Spencer County, KY on 14 August 1850. ⁵

1850 US Census
Page 79, Family 120, Roll 219
District 1, Spencer County, Kentucky
Elizabeth Houser..42..VA
William I. Houser..17..KY..Farmer
Sarah Houser..12..KY
Margaret Houser..9..KY
John L. Houser..6..KY

(Elizabeth was widowed and living with 4 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 3 Jun 1809, then her age should have been 41 instead of 42. Her husband, Jonas, had died in 1846. Her oldest daughter, Mary Ellen, was married in 1845 and her young son, George, died in his infancy. Next door at Dwg 119 was Letitia Richardson..57..VA, possibly the mother of Elizabeth Richardson, and Louisa A. Richardson..18..KY, possibly a younger sister of Elizabeth.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in District 1, Spencer County, KY on 7 June 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 19, Roll 395, Family 121, Dwelling 121, Family 121
District 1, Spencer County, Kentucky
Elisabeth Howser..48..VA..Widowed
William Howser..25..KY..Farm Laborer
Sarah Howser..21..KY
Margaret Howser..19..KY
John Howser..16..KY

(Elizabeth was widowed and living with 4 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 3 Jun 1809, then her age should have been 50 instead of 48.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 2 July 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 29, Family 205, Roll 248
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
Elizabeth Houser..60..KY..Keeps House
Maggie Howser..25..KY..At Home

(Elizabeth was widowed and living with her daughter, Margaret.)

NOTE - Her birth location should have been Virginia instead of Kentucky.
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• She has alternate death information of June 1872. ¹¹

Elizabeth married Jonas Houser, son of John Howser and Anna Maria Arnspiger, on 26 March 1829 in , Shelby County, KY.¹ (Jonas Houser was born on 25 December 1804 in , Washington County, MD ^{2 12} and died on 3 April 1846 ^{2 3 4}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1830 US Census in , Spencer County, KY on June 1830. ⁹

1830 US Census
Page 344, Roll 41
, Spencer County, Kentucky
Males
20-30: 1 - Jonas Howser (age 26)
Females
under 5: 1 = (Mary Ellen, daughter, age 3 months)
20-30: 1 = (Elizabeth, wife, age 21)
Total = 3
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• They appeared on the 1840 US Census in , Oldham County, KY on June 1840. ¹⁰

1840 US Census
Page 159, Roll 121
, Oldham County, Kentucky
Males
5-10: 1 = (William, son, age 6)
30-40: 1 = Jonas Houser (age 36)
Females
under 5: 1 = (Sarah, daughter, age 1 month)
5-10: 1 = (Mary, daughter, age 10)
20-30: 1 = (Elizabeth Houser, wife, age 31)
Total = 5

NOTE - Elijah Houser, 1st cousin, was living next door.
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