Ancestral Glimpses » Eliza Ellen DeLay (1850-1931)

Personal data Eliza Ellen DeLay 


Household of Eliza Ellen DeLay

(1) She is married to James Knox Polk.

They got married on January 17, 1873 at Goff Township, Nemaha County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten, she was 22 years old.

GeoCode: 39°39'50.0"N 95°55'55.0"W

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Eliza Ellen Delay
Gender: Female
Birth Place: IL
Birth Year: 1850
Spouse Name: James Knox Polk
Spouse
Birth Place: FL
Spouse Birth Year: 1844
Marriage
Year: 1873
Marriage State: KS
Number Pages: 1

Census 1880 in Harrison Township, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA.

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: James Polk
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Florida
Home in 1880: Harrison, Nemaha, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eliza E. Polk
Father's Birthplace: Florida
Mother's Birthplace: Florida
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members: Name Age
James Polk 36
Eliza E. Polk 28
Charles Higgins 10
John Polk 5
Florida E. Polk 3
Georgia A. Polk 1m
Elisha Johns 29

Child(ren):

  1. John Edwin Polk  1874-1946 
  2. Florida Ellen Polk  1877-1950 
  3. George Anna Polk  1880-1946 
  4. Don Cameron Polk  1882-1949 
  6. Sarah Levina Polk  1889-1895
  7. Eva Polk  1892-> 1900


(2) She is married to William E Higgins.

They got married on February 23, 1869 at Lawrence County, Missouri, Verenigde Staten, she was 18 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Charles James Higgins  1871-1942 


Notes about Eliza Ellen DeLay

From Florida Lucky's journal, Eliza Higgins, née DELAY.
CENSUS: Confirmed by 1880 Kansas, Nemaha Co., Harrison Township (Roll #390)
Lists a Charles Higgins, aged 10, as a stepson to James K. Polk.

Mitchell County, KS, Cemeteries: Prairie Grove Cemetery:
HIGGINS
Alberta 1879
 Florence A. 12 Dec 1884 9 Aug 1965
 James 23 Oct 1845 7 Dec 1932 ssa Mary Catherine PETERSON
James Wilton 5 Aug 1881 22 Jan 1960
 Luella Norton 12 Dec 1868 18 Aug 1960
 Mary Catherine PETERSON 15Jun1846 21 Dec 1922 ssa James
Russell 1887 1887

Source: (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)
ssa = same stone as
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Marriage Information:
 Eliza md. James Knox POLK on 17 Jan 1873 in Nemaha County, Kansas. (James Knox POLK was born on 25 May 1844 in Alachua County, Florida and died on 11 Jan 1909 in Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma.)

Eliza also md. William E. HIGGINS on 23 Feb 1869 in Lawrence County, Missouri. (William E. HIGGINS was born abt. 1844 in Missouri and died abt. 1872.)

Source: http://www.kencrouse.com/family/3711.htm 2-Jun-2002
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Newspaper Death/Burial info?
Drumright Gusher Inc, 127 E Broadway St, Drumright, OK 74030-3801 918-352-2284
email: (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)
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Drumright Community Historical Society
Broadway & Harley Streets
Mail:
118 S. Creek
Drumright, OK 74030
(918) 352-2898
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[POSSIBLE CONNECTION TO James K. Polk? Unknown as of 2017].
JAMES H. HART, of Attica, Marion county, Iowa. Enlisted August 15, 1862; date of discharge not known. Returned home and moved to Goff, Kansas, his present address. Age 29.
Born in Kentucky.
Source: A History of Company 1., 33rd Iowa Infantry Volunteers.
By J. A. Newman, Private of Company
http://www.iowa-counties.com/civilwar/33rd_inf/33rd_infantry_hist.htm
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John A. Delay & Eliza Polk are bur. in adjoining plots in Drumright North Cemetery, Drumright, OK. There are no markers or tombstones. They lived next door to each other in the 1920 Creek Co, OK census.
Source: (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX) 28 Apr 2003
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Source of info on children:
Yvonne James-Henderson (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)

Time Line
Birth
27 Nov 1850 • Fulton City, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
5 Sources
1850
Residence
1860 • Thompson, Guthrie, Iowa
1 Source
1860
10
Birth of Son Charles Higgins(1870–)
1870 • , , Missouri, USA
1870
19
Marriage
17 Jan 1873 • Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
James Knox Polk 
(1844–1909)
1 Source
1873
22
Birth of Son John Edwin Polk(1874–1946)
14 July 1874 • Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
1874
23
Birth of Daughter Florida Ellen Polk(1877–1950)
12 Mar 1877 • Kellog, Jasper, Iowa, USA
1877
26
Birth of Daughter George Anna Polk(1880–1946)
9 Apr 1880 • Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
1880
29
Residence
1880 • Harrison, Nemaha, Kansas, United States
1 Source
1880
30
Birth of Son Don Cameron Polk(1883–)
9 Mar 1883 • Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
1883
32
Residence
1 Mar 1885 • Reilly, Nemaha, Kansas
1 Source
1885
34
Birth of Dau. Mildred Maybelle Polk(1886–1926)
7 Mar 1886 • Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
1886
35
Birth of Daughter Sarah Levina Polk(1889–1895)
30 Sep 1889 • Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
1889
38
Birth of Daughter Eva Polk(1892–)
19 Jun 1892 • Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
1892
41
Death of Daughter Sarah Levina Polk(1889–1895)
12 Dec 1895 • Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
1895
45
Death of Husband James Knox Polk(1844–1909)
11 Jan 1909 • Pollen, Oklahoma, USA
1909
58
Residence
1920 • Tiger, Creek, Oklahoma
1 Source
1920
70
Death of Daughter Mildred Maybelle Polk(1886–1926)
Dec 1926 • Oklahoma City, Canadian, Oklahoma, USA
1926
76
Residence
1930 • Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma
1 Source
1930
80
Death
7 May 1931 • Bristow, Oklahoma, USA
1931
80

Ancestry Sources
1860 United States Federal Census
1880 United States Federal Census
1920 United States Federal Census
1930 United States Federal Census
Ancestry Family Trees
Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Family
Parents
James Delay
1812–
Eleanor Shone
1815–
Spouse & Children
James Knox Polk
1844–1909
Charles Higgins 
1870–
John Edwin Polk 
1874–1946
Florida Ellen Polk 
1877–1950
George Anna Polk 
1880–1946
Don Cameron Polk 
1883–
Mildred Maybelle Polk
1886–1926
Sarah Levina Polk 
1889–1895
Eva Polk 
1892–

Time Line2
When Eliza Ellen Delay was born 27 Nov 1850, in Fulton, Illinois, her father, James, was 38, and her mother, Eleanor, was 35. She married James Knox Polk on 17 Jan 1873, in Goff, Kansas. They had eight children in 22 years. She died 7 May1931, in Bristow, Oklahoma, at the age of 80.
Family Relationships
Children
Charles Higgins
+ 7 Children
Eliza Ellen Delay
Spouse
James Knox Polk
Parents
James Delay - Eleanor Shone
Locations
Life Story Events
27 NOV
1850
Birth
Eliza Ellen Delay was born 27 Nov 1850, in Fulton, Illinois, to Eleanor Shone, age 35, and James Delay, age 38.
27 Nov 1850 • Fulton City, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
1860
AGE 10
Residence
1860 • Thompson, Guthrie, Iowa
17 JAN
1873
AGE 22
Marriage
Eliza Ellen Delay married James Knox Polk in Goff, Kansas, 17 Jan 1873, when she was 22 years old.
James Knox Polk
1844–1909
17 Jan 1873 • Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
1880
AGE 30
Residence
1880 • Harrison, Nemaha, Kansas, United States
1 MAR
1885
AGE 34
Residence
Eliza Ellen Delay lived in Reilly, Kansas, on March 1, 1885.
1 Mar 1885 • Reilly, Nemaha, Kansas
1920
AGE 70
Residence
Eliza Ellen Delay lived in Tiger, Oklahoma, in 1920.
1920 • Tiger, Creek, Oklahoma
1930
AGE 80
Residence
Eliza Ellen Delay lived in Shamrock, Oklahoma, in 1930.
1930 • Shamrock, Creek, Oklahoma
7 MAY
1931
AGE 80
Death
Eliza Ellen Delay died on May 7, 1931, in Bristow, Oklahoma, when she was 80 years old.
7 May 1931 • Bristow, Oklahoma, USA

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Eliza Ellen DeLay

John DeLay
± 1779-± 1850
Eleanor Eday
± 1788-????
Thomas Shain
1786-1875
Elizabeth Adams
1792-1861
James DeLay
1813-1885

Eliza Ellen DeLay
1850-1931

(1) 1873

James Knox Polk
1844-1909

John Edwin Polk
1874-1946
Florida Ellen Polk
1877-1950
George Anna Polk
1880-1946
Don Cameron Polk
1882-1949
Mildred Maybelle Polk
1886-1926
Sarah Levina Polk
1889-1895
Eva Polk
1892-> 1900
(2) 1869

William E Higgins
± 1844-± 1872

Charles James Higgins
1871-1942

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    Birthday November 27, 1850

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    Day of marriage February 23, 1869

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    Day of death May 7, 1931

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    Day of burial May 9, 1931

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