Genealogy: Family Histories
George Elliott Family
Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly
Last Revised 03/03/2005
Descendants of George Elliott, Sr.
Generation No. 1
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GEORGE1 ELLIOTT, SR. was born October 07, 1793 in Beckley, Sussex, England, and died 1870 in LaMoille, Illinois (Source: Elliott Family by Fred Keller SLAHS newsletter 10/16/02.). He married (1) SHARLOTT WEAVER Aft. 1804 in Peasmarsh, England. She died March 16, 1822 in Peasmarsh, England. He married (2) LUCY TRANSIT (Source: Elliott Family by Fred Keller SLAHS newsletter 10/16/02.) Aft. May 16, 1822 in Nine children total, three sisters bef George Jr.. She was born December 25, 1796 in Kent County, England, and died Aft. 1855 in LaMoille, Illinois.More About G
EORGE ELLIOTT, SR.:Burial: LaMoille, Illinois
Emigration 1: 1830, Arrived New York May 1, 1830.
Emigration 2: 1837, Arrived from New York to Town of Lisbon. Considered one of the two original families of the village of Sussex.
Occupation: Stone mason, bet 1839 - 1841 District Number One School (Plank Road School) (Source: Lisbon Plank Graduation by Fred H. Keller, Landmark 30th Anniv. Issue.)
Political 1: Bef. 1849, Lisbon town chairman
Political 2: Bet. 1849 - 1850, Waukesha County Supervisor.
Residence 1: 1804, Peasmarsh, Sussex, England
Residence 2: Abt. 1837, Purchased 160 acres bounded (today 2002) on the west by Maple Ave., the south by Main St., the east by Outer Circle Dr., and north by the Northwestern railroad tracks. (Source: Elliott Family by Fred Keller SLAHS newsletter 10/16/02.)
Residence 3: Abt. 1855, Moved to northern Illinois.
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EORGE ELLIOTT and SHARLOTT WEAVER:Marriage: Aft. 1804, Peasmarsh, England
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UCY TRANSIT:Burial: LaMoille, Illinois
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EORGE ELLIOTT and LUCY TRANSIT:Marriage: Aft. May 16, 1822, Nine children total, three sisters bef George Jr.
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EORGE ELLIOTT and SHARLOTT WEAVER is:i. CAROLINE
2 ELLIOTT, b. August 19, 1820, Peasmarsh, England; d. August 10, 1837, Town of Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin (Source: Mark of the Elliot Family by Fred Keller, Landmark, Summer, 1996, Vol. 39, No. 2.).
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EORGE ELLIOTT and LUCY TRANSIT are:ii. HARRIET
2 ELLIOTT, b. 1832, New York; d. 1918; m. ROBERT BONHAM.iii. MARY ELLIOTT, b. 1833, New York; d. Unknown.
2. iv. JAMES ANDERSON ELLIOTT, b. August 07, 1835, Augusta, Oneida, New York; d. October 26, 1914.
3. v. GEORGE ELLIOTT, JR., b. September 03, 1825, England; d. February 26, 1892.
Generation No. 2
2.
JAMES ANDERSON2 ELLIOTT (GEORGE1) was born August 07, 1835 in Augusta, Oneida, New York (Source: Elliott Family by Fred Keller SLAHS newsletter 10/16/02.), and died October 26, 1914. He married SARAH BOOTS November 01, 1861, daughter of EDWARD BOOTS and ELEANOR SMITH. She was born August 16, 1843 in Peasmarsh, Sussex, England, and died January 08, 1934 in Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.Notes for J
AMES ANDERSON ELLIOTT:In one letter to his wife Sarah, during the war, James complained the lice were so severe, he had to hold his breath and submerge himself in the Arkansaw River to drown the lice. James asked his wife to go to the Champeny store (corner of Maple & Main) to get some blue ointment to treat the lice. Source: Elliott Family by Fred Keller
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AMES ANDERSON ELLIOTT:Burial: St. Alban's Church, Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Masonic: 1874, First Master of the Sussex Ashlar Masonic Lodge No. 193 Free and Accepted Masons; served six terms and was active in many other rolls.
Military service: Aft. November 01, 1861, Civil War: Rejected by Army Medical Department, he volunteered as a civilian harness and saddle maker and teamster; part of the Trans-Mississippi Army in the Quartermaster's Department, 28th Regiment, Wisconsin Vol. Inf.; Source: Mark of the Elliott Family
Occupation 1: Stone mason
Occupation 2: Bet. April - May 1874, A founder of the Lisbon Mutual Insurance Company.
Occupation 3: November 30, 1889, "J.A. Elliott and A. Wileden have just built a splendid stone arc bride on the town line road between Lisbon and Menomonee" Creek just north of Whiskey Corners (Source: Waukesha Free Press and Fred Keller.)
Residence 1: Abt. 1870, Home was at present day W239 N6602 Maple Ave; later became home of Adelaide Weaver Weeks. According to Fred Keller, he rec'd a cottage at east apex of Champeny Dr. and Main St. as inheritance.
Residence 2: Aft. 1864, Went to Sack Bay, MI to follow an uncle in the lumber and shipping business.
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ARAH BOOTS:Burial: St. Alban's Church, Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
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AMES ELLIOTT and SARAH BOOTS:Marriage: November 01, 1861
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AMES ELLIOTT and SARAH BOOTS are:i. ADRIAN
3 ELLIOTT, b. November 12, 1862 (Source: Elliott Family by Fred Keller SLAHS newsletter 10/16/02.).More About ADRIAN ELLIOTT:
Occupation 1: Owned hardware and Champeny General Store in Sussex (Source: Elliott Family by Fred Keller SLAHS newsletter 10/16/02.)
Occupation 2: Also a teacher at the Waukesha School for Boys and later a superintendent of the MIlwaukee Detention Home.
ii. GEORGE EDWARD MICHIGAN ELLIOTT, b. November 21, 1865, Sack Bay, Michigan; d. October 09, 1954; m. (1) MINNIE MINDEMANN, 1905; d. 1905, A few months after marriage.; m. (2) HATTIE VICK, September 28, 1910; b. Abt. 1872; d. March 15, 1953.
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Name 2: So many Georges, used Michigan or "Mich".
Date born 2: Delivered by Indian midwife, she suggested the name Michigan.
Burial: St. Alban's Church, Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Hobbies: Hunting
Masonic: 1910, Master of Sussex Ashlar Lodge; member for nearly 60 yrs.
Residence: W239 N6574 Maple Ave., Sussex, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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Burial: St. Alban's Church, Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
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Marriage: 1905
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Burial: St. Alban's Church, Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
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Marriage: September 28, 1910
iii. FRANK ELLIOTT, b. 1868 (Source: Elliott Family by Fred Keller SLAHS newsletter 10/16/02.).
iv. GERTRUDE "GERTIE" ANN ELLIOTT, b. October 23, 1870 (Source: Elliott Family by Fred Keller SLAHS newsletter 10/16/02.).
v. RANDOLPH ATWOOD ELLIOTT, b. March 03, 1879 (Source: Elliott Family by Fred Keller SLAHS newsletter 10/16/02.).
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GEORGE2 ELLIOTT, JR. (GEORGE1) was born September 03, 1825 in England (Source: Elliott Family by Fred Keller SLAHS newsletter 10/16/02.), and died February 26, 1892. He married SUSANNA W. WEAVER October 10, 1854 in Had eight children (Source: Elliott Family by Fred Keller SLAHS newsletter 10/16/02, In this article Fred Keller indicates that October 19, 1854 was the marriage date at the St. Alban's wood church.), daughter of WILLIAM WEAVER and MARY.More About G
EORGE ELLIOTT, JR.:Burial: St. Alban's Church, Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Occupation: Farmed what is today (2002) Elmwood Ave., Orchard Dr., and Old Mill Lane
Residence 1: Bet. 1850 - 1854, Moved to California gold fields with Solomon Horn of Pewaukee.
Residence 2: 1854, Returned to Town of Lisbon.
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EORGE ELLIOTT and SUSANNA WEAVER:Marriage: October 10, 1854, Had eight children (Source: Elliott Family by Fred Keller SLAHS newsletter 10/16/02, In this article Fred Keller indicates that October 19, 1854 was the marriage date at the St. Alban's wood church.)
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EORGE ELLIOTT and SUSANNA WEAVER is:i. SAMUEL
3 ELLIOTT.More About SAMUEL ELLIOTT:
Military service: Aft. 1861, Joined Union Army, wounded in shoulder, Battle of Chicamauga; rejoined regiment 3 mos later; honorably discharged near War's end.
Residence: Bef. 1861, Left Lisbon family home for ?