Mary Ellen Houser

John Howser
(1776-1839)

Anna Maria Arnspiger
(1777-1855)

Richardson
(Abt 1779-)

Letitia
(Abt 1784-)

Jonas Houser
(1804-1846)

Elizabeth Richardson
(1809-1872)

Mary Ellen Houser
(1830-1876)

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Spouses/Children:
1. David O. Alsop

Mary Ellen Houser ¹ ² ³

Born: 16 March 1830, , Spencer County, KY ¹ ²
Marriage (1): David O. Alsop on 1 October 1845 in , Shelby County, KY ¹
Died: 24 February 1876, , Logan County, IL at age 45 ¹
Buried: After 24 February 1876, Atlanta, IL ¹ ⁴

bullet Other names for Mary were Mary Ellen Howser ⁵ ⁶ and Susan Howser.⁷

bullet General Notes:

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #2478]
The Houser family came from Mondenberg, Germany around 1740, to live in Maryland. Mary Ellen's parents lived near Mount Eden, Kentucky and their graves can be found in the Stodghill Cemetery, located 2 1/2 miles southwest of Mount Eden, along with many other Housers.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1823 and a birth location of Kentucky.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 47 on the 1870 US Census.
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• She has alternate birth date of 1828 and a birth location of Kentucky.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 32 on the 1860 census.
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• She appeared on the 1830 US Census in , Spencer County, KY on June 1830. ⁸

1830 US Census
Page 344, Roll 41
, Spencer County, Kentucky
Females
under 5: 1 = (Mary Ellen, daughter, age 3 months)

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1840 US Census in , Oldham County, KY on June 1840. ⁹

1840 US Census
Page 159, Roll 121
, Oldham County, Kentucky
Females
5-10: 1 = (Mary, daughter, age 10)

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Anderson County, KY on 2 August 1850. ²

1850 US Census
Page 191B, Dwelling 25, Family 25, Roll 190
, Anderson County, Kentucky
Mary E. Alsup..20..KY

(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, IL on 27 June 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 87, Dwelling 659, Family 660, Roll 200
Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, Illinois
Mary E. Alsup..32..KY

(Living with husband and 6 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 16 Mar 1830, then her age should have been 30 instead of 32.
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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 34, Dwelling 226, Family 233
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
Susan Alsop..47..KY..Keeps House

(Living with husband and 7 children.)

NOTE - Inexplicably, Mary's name appears as Susan on this 1870 US Census record. And if her birth date was 16 Mar 1830, then her age should have been 40 instead of 47. Is it possible that David and Mary were divorced and then David remarried sometime between 1860 and 1870 to this unknown Susan?
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• She was buried after 24 February 1876 in the Niblick Cemetery in Atlanta, IL.

Cannot find a separate stone for Mary Ellen in Niblick cemetery, but we think she is in an unmarked grave next to David.
Find A Grave Memorial 90338516
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Mary married David O. Alsop, son of James Alsop and Rosanna Gray, on 1 October 1845 in , Shelby County, KY.¹ (David O. Alsop was born on 4 April 1827 in , Spencer County, KY,¹ ² ¹¹ ¹² died on 4 September 1898 in , Logan County, IL ¹ ¹² and was buried after 4 September 1898 in Atlanta, IL ¹ ¹².)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Anderson County, KY on 2 August 1850. ²

1850 US Census
Page 191B, Dwelling 25, Family 25, Roll 190
, Anderson County, Kentucky
David Alsup..23..KY
Mary E. Alsup..20..KY
Elizabeth P. Alsup..3..KY
Lara B. Alsup..9m..KY
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, IL on 27 June 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 87, Dwelling 659, Family 660, Roll 200
Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, Illinois
David O. Alsup..36..KY..Farmer
Mary E. Alsup..32..KY
P. E. Alsup..12..KY
L. B. Alsup..9..KY
Jonas Alsup..7..KY
Kate Alsup...6..KY
James Alsup..4..KY
P. F. Alsup..1..KY
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 2 July 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 34, Dwelling 226, Family 233
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
David Alsop..50..KY..Farmer
Susan Alsop..47..KY..Keeps House
Bell Alsop..19..KY
Kate Alsop..17..KY
James Alsop..13..KY
Fannie Alsop..12..KY
Emma Alsop..7..IL
Edward Alsop..5..IL
Leslie Alsop..2..IL
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bullet Marriage Notes:

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #2478]
David and Mary Ellen lived in Anderson, Spencer County, Jefferson and Shelby County in Kentucky before moving to Logan County, Illinois (near Lawndale). One son, Jonas, died in 1865.
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According to Mollie McFarland, David O. Alsop lived on a houseboat with wife, Mary Ellen, and at least the last 6 children, with a goat, because one of the children needed goats milk. They fished for their meat for their meals. David also had a drinking problem in his later years.
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1 David Alsup, "Alsop/Alsup Family," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dpalsup_1 : accessed 23 Oct 2009).

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Anderson County, Kentucky, p. 191B, dwelling 25, family 25, David O. Alsop and Mary Ellen Houser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 190.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, Illinois, p. 87, dwelling 659, family 660, David O. Alsop and Mary Ellen Houser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Feb 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 200.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 26 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90338516.

5 Willis E. Mills, World Family Tree Vol. 073, Ed. 1, Tree #0444 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: March-2001).

6 Willis E. Mills, World Family Tree Vol. 098, Ed. 1, Tree #0602 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: March-2002).

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois, p. 34, dwelling 226, family 233; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

8 1830 U.S. census, Spencer County, Kentucky, p. 344, Jonas Houser and Elizabeth Richardson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19, roll 41.

9 1840 U.S. census, Oldham County, Kentucky, p. 159, Jonas Houser and Elizabeth Richardson; database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 17 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M704, roll 121.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 12 May 2019), memorial page for Mary Ellen Houser Alsop (16 Mar 1830\endash 24 Feb 1876), Find A Grave Memorial no. 90338516, citing Niblick Cemetery, Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, USA

11 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 42, p. 151C, family 224, David O. Alsop and Josephine J. Mann; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Aug 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0227.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 12 May 2019), memorial page for David O. Alsop (4 Apr 1827\endash 4 Sep 1898), Find A Grave Memorial no. 18113684, citing Niblick Cemetery, Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, USA

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