Information supplied by: Janet M. Roseen
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| Johann Jacob Eller | ||
| Born: ca. 1754 | Place: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | |
| Married: May 7, 1776 | Place: Rowan County, North Carolina; Organ Lutheran Church | |
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| Parents: Johann Jacob Eller and Maria Eva Goettge | ||
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| Wife | ||
| Mary Marlena Biffle | ||
| Born: ca. 1758 | Place: Rowan County, North Carolina | |
| Died: June 12, 1837 | Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina; whe is buried in Old Weaverville Cemetery next to John and Elizabeth Weaver | |
| Parents: Johannes Adam Biffle and Catherine Henckel | ||
| Mary was divorced from Johann Jacob Eller in
North Carolina, December 20, 1806. Jacob and Mary separated in 1801. By
December 1806, Mary Eller was granted a legal separation from Jacob Eller,
Jr. by the North Carolina Assembly. Jacob had deserted his wife and family
about 1801, and where he went has not been proven. Mary Eller contined to
raise her family in the Reems Creek Valley, living next to her sister and
brother-in-law, John and Elizabeth Biffle Weaver. Mary became ill, and her
sister Elizabeth took her and a young child in to nurse until Mary recovered.
She made a will in Buncombe County, North Carolina, March 25, 1836. The will was proved in court on July 5, 1837 (July Session 1837). |
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| 1 | Elizabeth Eller | |
| Sex | Born: ca. 1780 | Place: Sullivan County, North Carolina (now Tennessee) |
| F | Married: ca. 1797; William Edmonds | Place: Sullivan County, North Carolina |
| Died: January 1837 | Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina | |
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| 2 | Martha Eller | |
| Sex | Born: ca. 1785 | Place: Sullivan County, North Carolina (now Tennessee) |
| F | Married: Lewis Fore | Place: |
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| 3 | Susannah Eller | |
| Sex | Born: ca. 1787 (twin of Rosanna) | Place: Sullivan County, North Carolina (now Tennessee) |
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| Died: February 1864 | Place: Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia | |
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| 4 | Rosanna Eller | |
| Sex | Born: ca. 1787 (twin of Susannah) | Place: Sullivan County, North Carolina (now Tennessee) |
| F | Married: Calvin Fore | Place: North Carolina |
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| 5 | Jacob Eller | |
| Sex | Born: December 25, 1789 | Place: Sullivan County, North Carolina (now Tennessee) |
| M | Married: September 29, 1810; Susanah McCarty | Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina |
| Died: October 16, 1847 | Place: Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri | |
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| 6 | Joseph Eller | |
| Sex | Born: ca. 1793 | Place: Sullivan County, North Carolina (now Tennessee) |
| M | Married: (1st) ca. 1810; Sarah Stephens; (2nd) ca. 1848; Elizabeth Clorinda Hamilton | Place: North Carolina for both |
| Died: September 25, 1863 | Place: Eller Cove, Buncombe County, North Carollina | |
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| 7 | Adam Eller | |
| Sex | Born: January 25, 1795 | Place: Sullivan County, North Carolina (now Tennessee) |
| M | Married: August 20, 1816; Elizabeth Fields | Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina |
| Died: October 13, 1870 | Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina | |
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