Ancestors of Eleanor Walker

Eleanor Walker
(between 1793-after 1870)

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Spouses/Children:
Thomas Allen

Eleanor Walker ³

Born: between 1793 and 1794, Pennsylvania ³
Marriage: Thomas Allen on December 28, 1820 in Wayne County, Indiana ¹ ²
Died: after 1870 ⁴
Buried: Chaplin Cemetery, Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana ⁵

Noted events in her life were:

• Alt. Spelling/AKA. Her given name was also spelled "Elender." She was listed as "Ellen" Walker at the Anderson Public Library (Indiana) online resources.

• Alt. Birth: Tennessee. ⁶ The 1860 census stated she was born in "Tennessee."

• Census, 1820, Wayne County, Indiana. ⁷ Eleanor Walker was not listed with her father, apparently; she was age 26/27, and married December 28, 1820 (or the marriage was registered on that date)

• Census, 1840, Henry County, Indiana. ⁸ 17th line: Thomas Allen: 2 males under 5 (unknown), 1 male 5-10 (Wallace? age 12?), 1 male 10-20 (James F. Allen), 1 male 20-30 (s/b 30-40, Thomas? Allen). 1 female under 5 (Amanda? Allen), 2 females 5-10 (Mary E., Minerva? Allen), 1 female 30-40 (Eleanor Allen)

• Census, 1850, Dudley Township, Henry County, Indiana. ⁹ Elenor Allen, age 56, female, born in Pennsylvania

• Census, 1860, Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana. ⁶ Elenor Allen, age 66, female, born in Tennessee

• Census, 1870, Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana. ⁴ Eleanor Allen, age 76, female, white, keeping house, born in Pennsylvania, cannot write

Eleanor married Thomas Allen on December 28, 1820 in Wayne County, Indiana.¹ ² (Thomas Allen was born between 1793 and 1794 in Maryland,⁹ died after 1880 ⁴ ¹⁰ and was buried in the Chaplin Cemetery, Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana ⁵.)

Noted events in their marriage were:

• Indiana Marriages through 1850. ² Name: Elender Walker; Spouse: Thomas Allen; Date: 28 Dec 1820; County: Wayne; State: Indiana; Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT; Microfilm: 1838642 - 1838643

1 LDS Online Record. URL: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/AF/family_group_record.asp?familyid=2163521&frompage=99 (5/2007). See: http://www.familysearch.org/

2 Indiana marriage index through 1850 at the Indiana State Library. URL: http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html

3 Email (and snail mail) from Beverly May (De Long) Whitaker, a descendant of Ruth (Walker) and John Faucett Tryer.

4 The 1870 United States federal census. Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana; Post Office: Mercury; Page 5; Sheet 194 Enumerated August 15, 1870. The ninth enumeration of the U.S. government

5 Madison County Area Cemetery Database. URL (6/2004): http://www.and.lib.in.us/cemetery/cemeterysearch.asp

6 The 1860 United States federal census. Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana; Post Office: Alexandria; Page 150 (15?, 153?); Enumerated August 2, 1860. The eighth enumeration of the U.S. government

7 The 1820 United States federal census. Wayne County, Indiana Sheet marked as page 233. The fourth enumeration of the U.S. government

8 The 1840 United States federal census. Sheet 134 68; Henry County, Indiana. The sixth enumeration of the U.S. government

9 The 1850 United States federal census. Dudley Township, Henry County, Indiana; enumerated August 27, 1850, page 232 (463). The seventh enumeration of the U.S. government

10 The 1880 United States federal census. Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana Enumeration District 2; Supervisor's District #3; Sheet 2B; June 1, 1880. The tenth enumeration of the U.S. government

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