Elisabeth Metcalf 1 2 3 4 5 6
- Born: 8 September 1845, , Logan County, IL 1 3 5
- Marriage (1): Alfred Lytle Howser on 23 March 1865 in , Logan County, IL 1 2 3
- Died: 19 February 1895, Ida Grove, IA at age 49 1 6
- Buried: 23 February 1895, Ida Grove, IA 1 6
 General Notes:
After her divorce from Alfred Howser, Elisabeth was married to George Harrison Hackett.
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Noted events in her life were:
• She has alternate birth date of 5 September 1846 and a birth location of Illinois.
This birth date appears on the memorial page at FindAGrave.com even though the photograph of the gravestone indicates an age at death of 48y, 11m, 11d which calculates to a birth date of 8 Oct 1846.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 2 July 1870. 5
1870 US Census
Page 32, Dwelling 214, Family 221
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
M. M. Merriman..52..KY..Lawyer
Elizabeth Merriman..42..IL..Keeps House
Cordelia Merriman..20..IL..At Home
Abigail Merriman..16..IL..At Home
Mary S. Merriman..14..IL..At Home
Emma R Merriman..9..IL..At Home
Laura Merriman..6..IL..At Home
Lyman Merriman..4..IL..At Home
Elizabeth Howser..24..IL..Visitor
Cora May Howser..1..IL..Visitor
(Elisabeth and Daughter, Cara, were living as "visitors" at the home of M. M. & Elizabeth Merriman and their family.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Ida Grove, IA on 15 June 1880. 3
1880 US Census
Page 88A and 88B, District 137, Dwelling 11, Family 11, Roll 0345
Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa
Elizabeth Howser..Wife..34..IL..Keeping House
(Living with husband, 4 children, and mother.)
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• She was buried on 23 February 1895 in the Ida Grove Cemetery in Ida Grove, IA.
Plot: 162
Find A Grave Memorial #46177572
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Elisabeth married Alfred Lytle Howser, son of John Howser and Elytha Jane Bryan, on 23 March 1865 in , Logan County, IL.1 2 3 The marriage ended in divorce after 1880. (Alfred Lytle Howser was born on 6 September 1844 in , Logan County, IL,4 6 7 8 died on 2 February 1917 in Sawtelle, CA 4 6 and was buried after 2 February 1917 in Los Angeles, CA 6.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Ida Grove, IA on 15 June 1880. 3
1880 US Census
Page 88A and 88B, District 137, Dwelling 11, Family 11, Roll 0345
Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa
Alferd D. Howser..Self..36..IL..Land Agent
Elizabeth Howser..Wife..34..IL..Keeping House
Cora M. Howser..Dau..11..IL..At Home
Carrie M. Howser..Dau..9..IA
Chester Howser..Son..5..IA
Centenial M. Howser..Dau..3..IA
Emily Metcalf..64..Mother-in-Law..KY..Widowed..At Home
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Marriage Notes:
Name listed as MEDCALF, ELIZABETH on the Illinois Marriage Register of Logan County.
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The 1870 census shows Elizabeth and daughter, Cora, as "visitors" at the home of M. M. & Elizabeth Merriman. I am not sure of the relationship. I can not find her husband, Alfred, in the 1870 census.
1870 Federal Census
page 32, Dwg 214, Family 221
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
02 July 1870
Elizabeth Howser...24..IL
Cora May Howser...1..IL
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