Downtown Business District of Salem, NJ, ca. 1930-1940

William Elben, born 1817 in Maryland

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
New Jersey: Deptford Township, Gloucester Co.;
Salem and Elsinboro Townships, Salem Co.
Maryland: Easton, Talbot Co.; Millington and Galena, Kent Co.;
Hillsboro, Caroline Co.; Baltimore, Baltimore Co.;
Cecil Co.; Flintstone, Allegany Co.; Harford Co.
Delaware: Duck Creek, Kent Co.

Fifth Generation

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Fifth Generation

This generation born in general 1800-1825.

Children of William C. Elben Sr. and Hannah A. Hall, 4.1 – Salem, New Jersey Line

5.1* William C. Elben Jr., b. 1825 in Salem County, NJ, d. 29 Dec 1864 at age 40. He was born ca. 1825 in Salem County, NJ, as he is listed as age 35 in the 1860 census. He is living with John Roswell 59, Elizabeth Roswell 58, Susan Mapes 24, Thomas Mapes 20, Joseph R. Mapes 2/12, and Sarah A. Elben 4.

Chronology

1825 – William C. Elben Jr. was born in Salem County, NJ.

1830 census – Only 1 person named Elbin appears in the 1830 census of Salem, Salem County, NJ, and that was Mary Elbin. About 120 head of households named Hall appear, and 17 directly in Salem: Clement Hall, George Hall, Horatis Hall, Isaac Hall (2), John Hall (2), Morris Hall (2), Oliver Hall, Rebecca Hall, Samuel Hall, Sarah Hall, Susan Hall, William Hall (3). The women appear as head of households indicating they may be widows and not born a Hall, but married a Hall. About 106 head of households named were named Ridgway. The family must have lived with another family.

1840 census -- Mary is listed in Salem, NJ, head of household. Because Mary was still single (didn’t marry until 1844), the young male living with her is probably her nephew, William C. Elben, Jr.

Mary Elbin:
1 male 10-15, b. 1825-1830, unknown – could he have been William C. Elben Jr.?
1 female 30-40, b. 1800-1810, Mary, head of household.

1850 census – “Hannah Hall” is listed in this census of Salem as age 55, living with William Hall, age 26. Could this be a census error and William Hall should be William Elbin?

1850 census -- Salem, Salem County, NJ, Sarah Elben was born 1795, age 55 in NJ, the mother of son William C. Elben whom she is living with, age 25 or born 1825, a house carpenter, born in NJ. Sarah was widowed.

1860 census -- William C. Elben is in Salem, Salem Co., NJ. He is 35 years old (born 1825) living with Sarah A. Elben, age 4 (born 1856), and with the Roswell and Mapes families (John Roswell 59, Elizabeth Roswell 58, Susan Mapes 24, Thomas Mapes 20, Joseph R. Mapes 2/12, and Sarah A. Elben 4, who was William’s daughter telling us that his wife died between 1856-1860.

Supposedly Elizabeth Roswell, 58, was his aunt or that Susan Mapes 24 was his sister. Elizabeth Roswell was born in Cumberland Co., NJ. Susan Mapes was born in Salem, Salem Co., NJ, where William C. Elben and Sarah A. Elben were born. Perhaps his wife was Sarah Roswell or Sarah Mapes.

1861 Dec 30 – William C. Elben enlisted for the Civil War.

1864 Dec 29 -- William C. Elben died between 1860-1870, during the Civil War on 29 Dec 1864, presumedly unmarried with no heirs. William C. Elben served from 30 Dec 1861 to 29 Dec 1864 in Heavy Artillery, 3^rd Regiment, Company A, in Pennsylvania. He enlisted as a Corporal and was discharged as a First Sergeant, for the Union. Presumably, this ends the lineage of the family.

1870 census – son William C. Elben Jr. of Harford, MD, died between 1860-1870, during the Civil War on 29 Dec 1864. William C. Elben served from 30 Dec 1861 to 29 Dec 1864 in Heavy Artillery, 3^rd Regiment, Company A, in Pennsylvania. He enlisted as a Corporal and was discharged as a First Sergeant, for the Union. Presumably, this ends the lineage of the family as it “daughtered out”.

Another “Wm E. Elborn” was a Civil War Prisoner of War between 1861-1865 on the Confederate side.

Children of John Elbin and Mary A. Husted, 4.2 – Cumberland NJ Line

5.3 Mary A. Elbin, b. ca. 1822 in Bridgeton Township, Cumberland Co., NJ, m. Edward C. Collins on 13 Apr 1841 in Bridgeton, Cumberland Co., NJ (the same year her father died). Edward was b. 1818 in Salem Co., NJ and d. 25 Mar 1881 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. Mary d. 4 Aug 1859 in Cohansey Township, Cumberland Co., NJ. In the New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, for her death she is stated as 37 years old, married name Mary Collins and she was married at her death, and the daughter of Mary and John Elbin (this is incorrect). She had children Mary B. Collins (1845-1875) and Rebecca H. Collins (1847-1927).

Chronology

1822 – Mary A. Elbin was born in Bridgeton Township, Cumberland Co., NJ.

1841 Apr 13 – Mary m. Edward C. Collins in Bridgeton, Cumberland Co., NJ.

1841 Jul 6 – Mary’s father John died in Cumberland County, NJ. He was buried at the First United Methodist Churchyard in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ.

1850 census -- Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ, Edward and Mary A. Collins were living with the Husted and Hann families. Edward and Mary had children Henry F. Collins 7; Mary B. Collins 5; and Rebecca H. Collins 3. Also living with them was Martha Elbin who probably was Mary’s mother, age 48, b. 1802. Also living with them is Samuel B. Elbin, 17, who was Mary’s brother. Edward C. Collins was a shoemaker, the same occupation as William Elbin had, plus he was a Cemetery Agent. Everyone mentioned in this census was born in New Jersey.

1859 Aug 4 – Mary Elbin died at age 37 years, on 4 Aug 1859 in Bridgeton township and was buried in Cohansey township, Cumberland Co., NJ. She was married at the time to Edward Collins. See www.findagrave.com. She was buried at the First Methodist Churchyard in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ, the daughter of John Elbin (25 Sep 1791-6 Jul 1841 in Cumberland) and Martha Bowen Elbin (10 Mar 1800-25 Aug 1862 in Cumberland) who married 2 Mar 1815 in Salem, NJ.

The 2 records below don’t match up exactly. Mary Elbin was Mary Collin’s biological mother and Martha Elbin was her mother after her biological mother died.

1860 census – Martha Elbin, Bridgeton showing her birthdate at 1803. She is living with her grandson Henry F. Collins 16 and with Ephrian D. White 39 and Amelia S. White 29.

1862 Aug 25 – Martha died in Cumberland County, NJ. She was buried at the First United Methodist Churchyard in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ.

1880 census -- Edward had relocated to Philadelphia, and was listed as a Cemetery Agent living as a boarder.

1881 Mar 25 -- Edward died on 25 Mar 1881 in Philadelphia County, PA. He was buried at the Fernwood Cemetery in Fernwood, Delaware County, PA (just west of Philadelphia). 6500 Baltimore Ave., in Fernwood, which has 17,407 internments, 45 of which are Collins.

Mary and Edward had 3 children:

Henry F. Collins

Mary B. Collins, b. 1 Jan 1845 in Cumberland County, NJ, d. 20 Jan 1875 in Cumberland County, NJ. She is buried at the First United Methodist Churchyard in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ.

Rebecca H. Collins, b. 1847, d. 1927, m. Hess. Her father Edward shares a gravestone with daughter Rebecca. She is buried at the Fernwood Cemetery in Fernwood, Delaware County, PA (just west of Philadelphia). See more family ties at www.findagrave.com.

Children of John Elbin and Martha Bowen, 4.x – Cumberland NJ Line

5.4* Samuel B. Elbin, b. 1833 in NJ, d. 15 Nov 1859 (age 26) in Cohansey Township, Cumberland County, NJ and was buried in Bridgeton at the First United Methodist Churchyard, stating his parents were John and Martha Bowen Elbin. Findagrave states that he married Hannah Conner on 19 Dec 1855 in Cumberland County, NJ and that his parents were John Elbin (1791-1841) and Martha Bowen (1800-1862). Between the time he married in 1855 and his death 4 years later in 1859, he had sons Benjamin Franklin Elbin on 14 Sep 1856 and Harry Elbin on 10 Jun 1858. After Samuel died, Hannah married Samuel White in Cohanssey, Cumberland County, NJ. Son Harry Elbin changed his name to Henry White.

Chronology

1833 – Samuel B. Elbin was born in NJ.

1841 Jul 6 – Samuel’s father, John Elbin, died in Cumberland County, NJ, age 50.

1850 census – Martha is listed in Bridgeton, age 48, living with the Collins, Robinson, Husted, and Hann families, 18 individuals in all. Listed also is Samuel B. Elbin, age 17, born 1833 in NJ, a laborer, the son of Martha. Edward C. Collins in the 1850 census was a shoemaker, the same trade of William Elben in the next generation; he had married John’s daughter Mary. Listed household members with ages, all born in NJ.

Edward C. Collins, 31, husband of Samuel’s sister Mary A.
Mary A. Collins (Elbin), 37, Samuel’s sister
Henry F. Collins, 7, their son
Mary B. Collins, 5, their daughter
Rebecca H. Collins, 3, their daughter
Martha Elbin, 48, Samuel’s mother, her husband John Elbin had died.
Summers Robinson, 19
Samuel B. Elbin, 17
Aaron Husted, 42
Sarah Husted, 25
Francis Husted, 14
Sarah J. Husted, 12
Dana B. Husted, 8
Charles M. Husted, 1
Jonathan Hann, 50
Nancy Hann, 47
Mary Hann, 22
Sylvia A. Hann, 12

1855 Dec 19 – Samuel m. Hannah Conner in Cumberland County, NJ. She was born in 1830, the daughter of Isaac and Lydia Conner.

1856 – son Franklin was born in Cumberland County, NJ.

1858 Jun 10 – son Harry was born in Cohansey township, Cumberland County, NJ.

1859 Nov 15 – Samuel died in Bridgeton township, buried in Cohansey township, Cumberland Co., NJ, at age 26, a carpenter, married when he died; therefore, Hannah Elben should be listed in the 1860 census.

1860 census -- Hannah “Elbein” is listed as born ca. 1830 in NJ, age 30, living in this census in Fairfield, Cumberland County, NJ, with 2 young children: Franklin Elbein 3, and Harry Elbein 2. The NJ Births and Christenings Index list Harry as born 10 Jun 1858 in Cohansey township, Cumberland, NJ, the son of Samuel and Hannah Elbin. Many neighbors have the surname Conner.

1860 – Hannah married William Conner and had daughter Laura Conner in NJ.

1968 – Daughter Emma Connect was born in NJ.

1870 census – Cannot find her children Franklin nor Harry (see next generation).

1871 – Son Charles Conner was born in NJ.

1873 – Daughter Jennie Conner was born in NJ.

1880 census – Hannah is living in Fairfield township, Cumberland County, NJ, age 50, married to William Conner, and living with their children Laura Conner 20, Emma Conner 13, Charles Conner 9, and Jennie Conner 7, all born in NJ.

1900 census – Hannah is using her maiden name, Hannah Conner. She is listed as living in Bridgeton City Ward 4, Cumberland, NJ, age 70, widowed, living as the mother-in-law of Aaron Smith, age 40, married to Emma Smith, age 22, whom you would imagine with have been Hannah daughter, Emma Conner or Emma Elbin, b. 1878, which is after Hannah’s husband Samuel died in 1859.

1908 – Hannah Connor Elbin died and was buried in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ.

Children of William Elben, 4.4 – Maryland, New Jersey, and Philadelphia Line

William’s parents of the Fourth Generation were probably born ca. 1780 and in Maryland. He was in the War of 1812.

5.5* William Elben, b. 8 Nov 1817 in Maryland* (most likely in the area where his father participated in the War of 1812), m. Mary Ann Turpin on 21 Dec 1837 in New Jersey, d. 1872 in Philadelphia, PA. William moved to Salem County, NJ, ca. 1830, while his brother John remained in Queen Anne County, MD. William and Mary had 4 children in New Jersey:

Clement Belton Elben, b. 25 Sep 1838 NJ – moved to Pittsburg, PA
Mary Elben, b. 20 Feb 1840 in NJ – died young
William Turpin Elben, b. 12 Sep 1842 in NJ – moved to Maryland
Anna Louisa Elben, b. 7 Jun 1845 in NJ – moved to Los Angeles, CA

*According to his daughter Anna’s statement in the 1880 census when she lived in Philadelphia, she stated her father was born in Maryland. Also, according to William (himself) in the 1860 census, which is by far the most proof when he was 43, he states he was born in Maryland. In the 1880 census, his son William Turpin Elben states that both his parents were born in Maryland. However, this same son, William Turpin Elben, states in the 1900 census of Baltimore, MD, that both his parents were born in New Jersey; at this time William Turpin Elben was age 57. Also, in the 1880 census of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA, his son Clement states that both his parents were born in New Jersey. Clement was William’s first born child, b. 25 Sep 1838. Most reliable records show that William was born in Maryland but moved to New Jersey where he married on 21 Dec 1837. William died sometime between 1871 when he was last listed in the Philadelphia City Directory and 1872 when he is no longer listed in the Philadelphia City Directory, but Mary, his wife, is listed in Philadelphia alone as a widow; William died about at age 55.

As William and Mary Ann Turpin Elben’s son, William Turpin Elben, was born in New Jersey, this son moved to Maryland to where his father was born, and the area to which the son migrated was to Galena, Kent County, MD, where his children were born. This “might” present a clue as to where his father, William Elben, was born in 1817, or perhaps he was born in Kent County elsewhere simply because the War of 1812 was heavily fixated in that county.

One would think that the surnames Clement, Cooper, Turpin, and Belton were important surnames to the Elben family as they used them for Christian names. These names were all from Salem, NJ.

Occupation

William was a shoe dealer and shoemaker as were other relative in this family before they became millers. In 1794 Philadelphia shoemakers organized the "Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers" (the name came from the cordovan leather they worked with) in an effort to secure stable wages. Over the next decade, the union secured some wage increases. Through 1804, the Journeymen received moderate wage increases. In 1805 the union struck for higher wages. The strike collapsed after the union leaders were indicted for the crime of conspiracy.

Marriage

He married in 1837 and his brother married in 1839. It can be assumed that he lived with his brother William in Queen Anne’s County, MD, until the mid-30’s when he moved to Salem County, NJ.

William m. Mary Ann Turpin on 21 Dec 1837 in New Jersey where she was born according to the 1860 census. She was born ca. 16 May 1816 according to her death certificate, and was the daughter of William Turpin and Susannah Camp in Upper Alloways Creek, Salem Co., NJ, d. 18 Oct 1892 of apoplexy in Manhattan, New York City, age 76, but last lived at 660 N. 10th, W 14, in Philadelphia, PA; she may have been visiting New York or in a hospital there when she died.

She is buried at the O. F. C. (Odd Fellows Cemetery) in Philadelphia. Odd Fellows Cemetery was a cemetery at 24th and Diamond Streets in Philadelphia, established in 1849 and destroyed in the 1950s. The gatehouse was designed by architect Stephen Decatur Button. View the 2,886 internments. A member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellow, a fraternal and benevolent society, was founded in Baltimore, MD, in 1819. Currently no Elbens are listed in the O.F.C. in Philadelphia (part of the English order). It was established March 24, 1849 at 23rd and Diamond Streets in Philadelphia, in 1951 the cemetery was acquired by the City of Philadelphia in order to build the Raymond Rosen Housing Development. Some of the graves were moved to the Memorial Park section of Lawnview Cemetery, in Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and some were removed to Philadelphia's Mount Peace Cemetery.

Who would ever know where to find these cemeteries unless you read a bit of history online. The Lawnview Cemetery has 4,410 internments and none are of the Elben family. The Mount Peace Cemetery has 11,334 internments and few have been noted. The records for the Mount Peace Cemetery are kept today at the Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge (slightly north of Philadelphia), and inquiries can be directed there by calling 215-379-1600.

William Elben moved from Maryland to Salem County, NJ, shortly after the 1830 census, and there he met and married Mary Ann Turpin in 1837. She was the dau. of William Turpin, b. ca. 1785 and Susannah Camp.

William Turpin was the son of Uriah Turpin and Susannah Woolford. Uriah Turpin died 9 Dec 1807 in Deptford, Gloucester County, NJ, the precise town where the first Elben appears in the First Generation

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Susannah Camp was b. 1792 in Gloucester Co., NJ, d. 27 Feb 1864 in Upper Alloways Creek, Salem, NJ, the daughter of John and Mary Camp. The Camp family lived in Pittsgrove, Salem Co., NJ, in the 1840 census, the precise town where several Elbens lived.

The name “Turpin” is British. Their name was written as Terrapin and that is the way an Irish or Scotch person would pronounce “Turpin” when asked their name in the 1600-1700's. Other spellings of the name were Tarapin, Terripine, and Turpen.

Mary Ann Turpin Elben, painting from Darlene Cannon.

Chronology

1817 Nov 8 – William Elben was born in Maryland. Census records indicate that William’s father was living in Maryland in 1817, and that he was born 1776-1794 which calculates to the fact that he was too young to be in the Revolutionary War, but that his father could have been in that war. A high probability exists that William’s father was in the 1820 census of Maryland when William was about 2 years old.

Mary Turpin was b. ca. 1817 in Upper Alloways Creek, Salem Co., NJ, d. 16 Oct 1892 in New York City, age 76. She was the dau. of William Turpin and Susannah Camp. The Camp family lived in Pittsgrove, Salem Co., NJ, in the 1840 census.

1820 Aug 7 – William appears in the 1820 census taken 7 Aug 1820 with his parents and younger brother John (see previous generation).

1820 census -- first New Jersey census wasn’t until 1830. The 1820 census of Maryland gives names of only the head of household. William Elbourn, perhaps father of William Elben, is listed in Kent County, MD, age 26-44, or born 1776-1794 which would be the correct age even though the spelling is different. Most likely he could not read not write and the census taker wrote his name the way they thought it sounded. Following his migration path would unveil who he was. In any case, those born 1776-1794 would be way too young to be in the Revolutionary War, but that his father could have been in that war as he would have been born ca. 1750. William, head of household, is living with 2 males under 10 in this 1820 census of Kent County, MD, which fits in this case as son William born 1817. The other son most likely was named John. They are living with William’s wife, same age, and a male slave under 14. One person on this census is listed as a foreigner not naturalized, who could have been William’s mother or the slave. Slavery in the United States from Wikipedia states that persons with African origins were not English subjects by birth and they were considered foreigners and generally outside English common law.

1830 census -- William Elben, the son born 1817, moved to Salem County, NJ, from Maryland by the 1830 census or soon thereafter, with his parents as he was only 13. However, he cannot be found; therefore, he may have returned slightly after 1830. Circumstantial evidence shows that his father, William, had died before 1830, but his mother, Mary, was living in Salem, born ca. 1801. She could have been the prime reason he returned to Salem.

In Salem William met and married Mary Ann Turpin in 1837, and often these 2 women named Mary are confused. One clear definition between the two is that Mary Turpin did not use the name Elben until 1837 when she married William. Plus, Mary Turpin was born in 1816 and Mary Elbin was born ca. 1801. William was 13 in 1830; no records exist of this family in Maryland or Delaware or New Jersey or any other place other than the Mary Elben in Salem. Circumstantial evidence would indicate that William’s father died, and his mother could be living as head of household, born about the same time as his father, which is between 1776-1794. But, if Mary Elben were his mother, at 13 years of age in 1830, he would be living with her in 1830 in Salem. However, the 1830 census lists 2 women in Salem, and only one has the name Mary Elben, the head of household. It is difficult to distinguish which of the 2 women was the head of household, as one is aged 20-29 (born 1801-1810), and the other aged 60-69 (born 1761-1770). These 2 women could have been mother and daughter. Considering the older woman was born ca. 1765, one would assume she may be the grandmother of William born 1816, but not his mother. Therefore, the woman born ca. 1801 could have been William’s mother except for the fact that William at age 13 in 1830 was not living with her. Therefore, circumstantial evidence could indicate that Mary Elben was William Elben’s sister, unmarried. So, looking through this 1830 first census of New Jersey for other possibly-related surnames, listed are the Clement family (Joseph, Samuel, Ruth), the Cooper family (Samuel L., John P., Isaac), the Hall family (Susan, Sarah, William, Horatio, Rebecca), the Ridgway family (Daniel P., Jacob, Ann), the Rocap family (Elizabeth), and most important, no Turpin family, as William Turpen, the father of Mary Turpin, was living in Upper Alloways Creek, Salem County, NJ, and not in the city of Salem itself. In this census, William “Turpen” was head of household, age 40-49, his wife Susannah Camp, was age 30-39, and they had 1 male living with them, age 10-14. This could not be the correct family, as Mary Turpin was 13 in 1830 and she would have been listed.

1830 census of New Jersey (first census of NJ)

Isaac Tarapin or Turpine, Deptford, Gloucester, NJ, 11 in family. He married Jennie Gruff ca. 1890 and had daughter born 13 Mar 1891 in Pittsgrove, Salem County, NJ. At this time Isaac was 29; therefore he was born in 1862, so he was probably the son of the Isaac Tarapin of the 1830 census. Jennie Gruff was age 21. They also had a son born on 2 Sep 1893 in UPG, Salem, NJ. The older Isaac Elbin married Susannah Butcher on 30 Aug 1822 in Salem.

John Tarapin, Hamilton, Gloucester, NJ, 9 in family. He was age 50-59 or born 1771-1780, the son of Uriah Turpin and Susannah Woolford, and he m. Susan Woolpert and had children Uriah, Alfred, Sophia, and Peter, but no Mary.

Joseph Terripine, Maurice River, Cumberland, NJ, 3 in family

Uriah Terripine, Maurice River, Cumberland, NJ, 3 in family

William Turpen, Upper Alloways Creek, Salem, NJ, 3 in family, William age 40-49 or born 1781-1790, wife age 30-39 or born 1791-1800, and son age 10-14 or born 1816-1820.

William Turpen of Upper Alloways Creek was the father of Mary Turpin who married William Elben. He was aged 40-49 or born 1781-1790. He was living with his wife, age 30-39 or born 1791-1800, plus a son, age 10-14 or born 1816-1820, the same timeframe that his daughter Mary was born – so where was she?

In 1830 Mary Turpin was not yet married to William Elben. She must have been aged 13 at this time. DID THEY LIVE IN PHIL? Turpin head of households with a daughter of this age were Isaac Tarapin (age 50-59, born 1771-1780) of Deptford, Gloucester, NJ and John Tarapin of Hamilton, Gloucester, NJ.

The Turpin family, who are very closely connected to the Elben family, were Quakers in Philadelphia and also lived in Deptford. Uriah Turpin was born ca. 1755, died 9 Dec 1807 in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, NJ. He m. Susannah Woolford ca. 1779. They had children John b. 1780; Sarah b. 1785; Isaac b. 1803; William Turpin, b. 1785, m. Susannah Camp; and Jacob Turpin b. 1786, d. 1849. Uriah Turpin was on the Feb and Mar 1782 Tax List, and in the NJ Early Census Index. Uriah Turpin wrote his will on 16 Nov 1807 in Deptford, Gloucester County, NJ. This record was found in the New Jersey Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, but no Elben is listed.

1837 Dec 21 -- William m. Mary Ann Turpin on 21 Dec 1837 in New Jersey where she was born according to the 1860 census.

1838 Sep 25 – Son Clement Belton Elben was born in NJ. The name Belton was definitely tied to Jonathan Belton who married William Elben’s sister Rebecca Elben. The name Clement came from Clement Hall who was instrumental in the Elben family in the last generation.

1840 Feb 20 – Daughter Mary was born and died a month later and therefore did not appear in the 1840 census. She was named after her mother.

1840 census of Salem Co., NJ, image below. The closest name to Elben in this census is “William Ebbin” of Salem, Salem Co., NJ, with a family of 5.

As William, head of household, was listed as born between 1811-1820, he would match exactly. He married in 1837; his household included:

1 male under 5, first child, Clement, born 1838, next child born after this census

1 male 20-29, William Ebbin, head of household, b. 1811-1820

1 female 10-14, born 1826-1830, this may have been Mary who was born in 1825 and in the 1870 census of Philadelphia, PA; she probably was a sister?????? of William. THIS IS INCORRECT

1 female 20-29, Mary Ann Turpin Elben, wife (also born in 1817)

1 female 30-39, born 1801-1810, probably was the same female as the one in the 1830 census of Salem, Salem County, NJ.

This list of residents in the 1840 census was only for head of households. Mary could have been William’s ?????sister or mother.

I assume Mary may have been his sister?????? as she is listed as “head of household” as well as William being head of household. Mary is age 30-39 or born 1801-1810. She is living with a male, age 10-14, or born 1826-1830.

1842 Feb 20 – Son William Turpin Elben was born in NJ.

1845 Jun 7 – Daughter Anna Louisa Elben was born in NJ.

1847 Nov 7 -- Mary Ann Elben and William Elben were members of the Third Methodist Episcopal Church in Camden, Camden Co., NJ on 7 Nov 1847. She was from Salem Co., NJ. Immediately above her is listed William Elben, also with the church leader Sloan, both from Salem Co., NJ.

1850 census -- Camden Middle Ward, Camden Co., NJ, just north of Salem
The name was misspelled as Elberry, but looking at it closely it looks like Elbern
William Elberry, 34, b. 1816 in MD, shoemaker, head of household
Mary Elberry, 34, b. 1816 in NJ, William’s wife, Mary Turbin
Clement B. Elberry, 11, b. 1839 in NJ, son
William Elberry, 6, b. 1844 in NJ, son
(daughter Mary died the year she was born in 1840)
Anna Elberry, 5, b. 1845 in NJ, daughter

They gave their son William b. 1842, the middle name Turpin after his mother’s surname. They named a daughter, Mary, but she died in infancy in 1840. The names Clement (Clem) and Belton must have had some significance, as they named their first son Clement Belton Elben. Their last child was Anna Louisa Elben, b. 1847.

Before 1860 – the family moved to Philadelphia from Salem, NJ, and in Philadelphia, their youngest daughter Anna Louise met and married Thomas Paley Stuard ca. 1871. Son William remained in New Jersey where he was married and shortly left for Maryland. Oldest son Clement moved from Philadelphia to Pittsburg.

1860 census of Philadelphia, PA, Ward 14, Division 2
William Elben 42 born 1818 MD, Shoe Dealer, head of household
Mary Elben 40, b. 1819 in NJ
Clement Elben 21, b. 1839 in NJ
Anna Elben 15, b. 1845 in NJ, m. Thomas Stuard, b. 1843
Joseph J. Barris 23, b. 1837 in PA, Book Gilder
Anna M. Barris 22, b. 1838 in PA (she probably was Anna May Elben who d. 1872)
Sarah Davenport 23, b. 1837 in NJ, Saleswoman

1861 City Directory -- William is listed in Philadelphia as a shoemaker living at 530 N 10^th St. His son Clement is also listed as a salesman, but his son William is not listed as he enlisted as a Private in the Civil War.

1861-1865 – Civil War.

1862 City Directory -- William is listed as shoemaker in Philadelphia; Clement is not listed.

1867 City Directory -- William is listed as a shoemaker in Philadelphia living at 1829 North St.

1870 census – Cannot find any Elben or variation, but the Stuard family is here; Thomas Stuard married Ann Elben, William Elben’s daughter. Thomas Stuard is 27, born 1843, living in Philadelphia Ward 8, Dist. 22, Philadelphia County, PA.

Apparently another census taker came by the same year, and her report is somewhat different. Mary Elben Stuard is said to be age 24, born 1845, and this census indicates that her father, William Elben, moved to Pennsylvania prior to 1845.

1871 City Directory -- William is listed in Philadelphia, perhaps retired from a shoemaker; he was 54 years old.

William died between 1871 when he was last listed in the Philadelphia City Directory and 1872 when he is no longer listed in the Philadelphia City Directory, but Mary, his wife, is listed alone; so he died at age 55.

1872 City Directory -- William had died and Mary is listed alone living at 1102 Callowhill in Philadelphia, PA, at the same address where they lived in the 1862 City Directory.

Strange as it may seem, a William Elben, shoemaker, was listed in the 1872 City Directory of Louisville, Kentucky, living with E. Dietzmann (or perhaps he owned the building), r 103 Jefferson, near 4th, in 1871 and 1872.

1873 City Directory of Philadelphia, Mary was living at 1324 Vine St. in Philadelphia as a boarder.

1880 census of Philadelphia, PA -- Mary was living as a widow with her daughter Anna Louisa who was married to Thomas Paley Stuard.
Thomas Stuard, 37, b. 1843, dry-goods clerk, b. PA, Father b. PA, Mother b. IRE
Anna Stuard, 35, wife, keeps house, b. NJ, Father b. MD, mother b. NJ (dau. Anna Elben, b. 1845)
Milton Stuard, 7, son, b. 1873 in PA
Mary L. Elben, Mother-in-law of Thomas Stuard, widow, 63, b. 1817 in NJ, father b. NJ, mother b. NJ
Oscar Twitchell, 26 in PA, boarder, bottle supplier, father born in Maine, mother in NJ

1881 City Directory -- Mary Elben is listed alone in Philadelphia listed as the widow of William, living at 1039 Mount Vernon St. This house was replaced with a brick townhouse in 1915. All the houses they lived in while in Philadelphia were relatively close to one another in Central Philadelphia near the Delaware River.

1892 Oct 16 – Mary Turpin Elben d. 16 Oct 1892 in New York City, age 76 1/2. Mary last lived at 660 N. 10^th, W 14, in Philadelphia, PA; she may have been visiting New York or in a hospital in that city when she died. She is buried at the O. F. C. Cemetery (Odd Fellows Cemetery) in Philadelphia on 18 Oct 1892. She was therefore born ca. 16 May 1816.

War of 1812

Two men named William were in the War of 1812; one in Kent County and the other in Cecil County, both in Maryland. Because the Cecil County and the Kent County men both listed as William Elburn are also both listed as serving between Apr 21 - May 6, 1813 (exactly the same 2 weeks but in different counties) and both of them served for only 2 days each, I would “assume” they were 2 different men. That is, the William of Cecil County was in the 49th Regt and the William of Kent County was in the 33rd Regt; none of the names of the other soldiers in these regiments were the same. Then after this service was complete, the William in Kent Co. serves again in the 33rd Regt in August 1813 for 7 days and again in the 33rd Regt between Sep 11-14, 1814 for 13 days. Even though Fredericktown, Cecil Co., MD where they fought is very very close to Kent Co., AND because his name in Cecil Co. does not have a middle initial “C.”, but the William in Kent County has a middle initial “C.”, they were probably 2 different men. The one mysterious thing to note is that the Cecil Co. William Elburn is not mentioned again. 

William’s son William, although born in Maryland in 1817, moved to Salem County, NJ, where his father was born. The family moved as a unit ca. 1830 where son William met and married Mary Ann Turpin in 1837.

5.6* John R. Elbin, b. ca. 1819 in Kent County, MD. He spent most of his life in Queen Anne’s County, which is across the Chester River Bridge from Chestertown, Kent Co., MD. He m. Martha Beck 27 Feb 1839 and moved to where the Beck family lived in Queen Anne County, MD.

He married in 1839 and his brother married in 1837. It can be assumed that his brother William had also lived in Queen Anne’s County, MD, until the mid-30’s when he moved to Salem County, NJ.

Birthdates vary: he was born 1821 in the 1850 census, or born 1806 according to the 1860 census, or born in 1801 according to the 1870 census. The children’s names in these census records are all the same, but the birthdates are very different, died 27 Oct 1874, when his will went into probate.

Note: Another John Elbin, not to be confused with this one, was born in 1807 in MD, moved to Pennsylvania where he met and married Elizabeth, b. 1809. They married ca. 1838 as they had son George A. in 1839. John was born in Maryland, Elizabeth was born in Pennsylvania, and George was born in Ohio. This is a different family, but perhaps related.

Marriage

He m. Martha J. Beck on 27 Feb 1839 in Kent Co., MD, according the Maryland Marriage Records. The Beck family had close ties with James Elburn whom we suspect was John’s uncle. John was a wheelwright. The various census records list Martha as born 1824, 1822, 1824, 1813, and 1820.

Chronology

1819 – John was born in MD.

1820 Aug 7 – John appears in District 2, Chestertown, Kent Co., MD, with his parents and older brother William.

1822 – Martha was born in MD according to the 1850 census.

1830 census -- District 1, Kent Co., MD.

1839 Feb 27 – John married Martha Beck in Kent, MD, at age 18 and Martha was age 17, which might indicate that John was from Kent County and Martha was from Queen Anne County to where they moved. No Elburn or variation thereof was married in Queen Anne County, but that county is available for other surnames.

1840 census – John “Elborn” is in Districts 1 and 2 in Queen Anne County, MD
1 male age 20-29, b. 1811-1820, John Elborn, head of household
1 female age 20-29, b. 1811-1820, wife

In this census of what is called Districts 1 and 2, Queen Anne County, MD, 3 Beck head of household families are listed: Debro Beck, John B. G. Beck, and Wm C. Beck. If Martha was born ca. 1820, her parents would probably be born 1800 or before. Of these 3 Beck families, 2 families fit in that category as Debro was “colored”. John and Martha had 4 children, and only one of them was a son, named William; therefore, her father “could” have been Wm C. Beck. “A” William Beck is listed in the 1810 census of Queen Anne County, MD. This Elbin family did live in Dixon, Queen Anne County, MD, as well as several other Beck families.

1840 census -- John should have been age 24 and perhaps not yet head of household, as head of households were the only names listed in that census. “A” John Elborn is listed in Districts 1 and 2 of Queen Anne’s Co., MD, age 20-29 with his wife who was also age 20-29, both born 1811-1820. John m. Martha Beck on 27 Feb 1839 in Kent Co., MD. She was b. ca. 1824, yet the 1870 census states that she was born in 1813.

1850 census – District 1, Queen Anne County, MD, John is listed as John “Elbern”, 29, married to Martha, age 28, listing their children Mary F. Elbern 5, Geveira Elbern 3, William Elbern just born, also Benjamin Wilmer (Black) just born. John was a wheelwright, a person who makes or repairs wooden wheels. This census is somewhat different from other census records, as the ages of the children match up precisely, but the ages of John and Martha are completely different, yet they were younger at this time and should have known when they were born. All Elberns were born in Maryland.

John Elbern, age 29, b. 1821
Martha Elbern, age 28, b, 1822
Mary F. Elbern, age 5, b. 1845
Genevia Elbern, age 3, b. 1847
William Elbern, age 9/12, b. 1849

1850 census of District 1, Queen Anne’s Co., MD, John “Elbern” was 29, b. 1821, and a wheelwright – a person who repairs or makes wooden wheels; Martha was 28 (b. 1822); Mary F. 5 (b. 1845), Geveira 3 (b. 1847); William 9/12. A newborn male was living with them named Benjamin Wilmer, 8/12, Black. The census enumeration date was 4 Aug 1850 and at that time, son William was 9 months old; therefore, he was probably born in Dec 1849. Note that in this census, John and Martha are only one year apart. The entire family was born in Maryland.

1853 Aug 28 – from the Sun Newspaper of Baltimore, MD, August 28, 1853, event taken place in Sudlersville, Queen Anne’s County, Maryland.

1860 census of District 1, Queen Anne’s County, MD, near Millington, John “Elbern” is 54, or born in 1806, married to Martha, age 36, living with their 4 children.

1860 census of District 1, Queen Anne’s Co., MD, near the Millington Post Office, John age 54 (b. 1806 in MD) was a miller living with his daughter-in-law Martha age 36 (b. 1824) and her 4 children: Mary F. Elburn, b. 1846; Benena or Geveira Elburn, b. 1847; William Elburn, b. 1849; Tempa Elburn, b. 1856. The surname is listed as “Elbern” and the entire family was born in Maryland. The value of his real estate was 10,000 and the value of his personal estate was 600, which was more than that of his neighbors, who were all farmers. His skill in making and repairing wooden wheels helped him become a miller – a person who owns or works in a grain mill. Most likely “Tempa” stands for “Temperance.

1870 census of District 1, Queen Anne’s County, MD, at the Crumpton Post Office, is John R. Elbin, b. 1801, age 69, miller and farmer, with his wife Martha I. Beck, 57, b. 1813, and their children Mary F., 23, b. 1847; William, 21, b. 1849; Benener, 19 (female), b. 1851, and Temperance, 10 (female), b. 1860 – all born in Maryland; however, in a later census, he was born in New York. John died between 1870-1880. According to the 1860, John should be age 64, which is probably more accurate than 69.

John was a miller and farmer but this was the only census where this age range shows.

1870 census of District 1, Crumpton, Queen Anne’s Co., MD, John “Elbin” was 69, born ca. 1801 in MD, living with his daughter-in-law Martha I. Elbin who was 57 (b. 1813) in MD, with their children Mary F. 23 (b. 1847); William 21 (b. 1849), Benener 19 (b. 1851), and Temperance 10 (b. 1860). In the 1870 census, the name was spelled “Elbin”. John was a miller and a farmer. The same 4 children are noted in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 census records. Son William was a miller who m. Susan Hart on 21 Dec 1870 in Sudlersville, Queen Anne's Co., MD; his name was spelled William “Elborn”.

1871 onward – John died and in his will mentions his son William L., and Martha, on her renouncement, calls her husband “John Elburn” and her son “William L. Elburn” per research by Joan Elburn Farley.

1872 Sep 8 – John filed his first of two wills and named his son William C. Elbin as administrator of John’s will.

1872 Sep 8 – Will of John Elbin [from Joan Elburn Farley]. The first page is to the judges of the court withdrawing the application for what looks like “counter security” in the matter of WC Elbin administrator of Jno Elbin. There is a bond to administer the estate signed by William C. Elbin et al. Then there is a letter from Mrs. Martha J. Elbin, Mary F. Biscoe, “Benaner” Cacy, JE Biscoe husband of Mary F. Elbin Biscoe who had died, Tempie Robbins and William C. Robbins renouncing their right to administer the estate of John Elbin and recommending Thomas Keating. Then there is a letter from Martha J. Elbin renouncing her right and recommending son William C. Elbin.

1874 Jul 3 – John filed the second of two wills as his son William did not disclose all the just debts in the first will and the sisters tried to have him declared a lunatic by the court, and it finally got resolved in the second probate; William was not found to be a lunatic. John’s will names his widow Martha J. Elbin, son William C., daughter Mary F. Biscoe and husband JE Biscoe, daughter Benina Cacy and husband SB Cacy, daughter Tempie Robbins and husband William C.

Estate of John Elbin

Filed 3 Jul 1874

23 page report

Queen Anne County, MD

son William C. Elbin administrator

sisters tried to claim William C. Elbin was a lunatic

William C. Elbin charged for rent collected by him of William T. Elbin, tenant of the Pott’s Mill Property in Talbot County – This information really ties these families together as William T. Elbin was his nephew (son of his brother William) who was living at Pott’s Mill at exactly this time. See William T. Elbin in next generation, which shows he was living at Pott’s Mill beginning in 1874.

To Martha J. Elbin, widow of deceased

To John B. Brown Committee of William C. Elbin, son of deceased

To James E. Biscoe Administation to Mary T. Biscoe, formerly Mary T. Elbin, daughter of deceased

To Benina Cacy formerly Benina Elbin and daughter of deceased

To Templie Robbins, formerly Templie Elbin and daughter of deceased

On 15 Feb 1887, James E. Briscoe, administrator for Mary F. Biscoe, deceased, formerly Mary F. Elbin, releases his duties to Thomas A. Bryan. 

Martha’s middle initial appears clearly as a “J.”.

1874 Jul 3 – John filed his first of two wills and named his son William C. Elbin as administrator of John’s will. Probate record for John Elbin recorded 3 Jul 1874 in Queen Anne’s County, MD. Transcription by Joan Elburn Farley, Oct 2014. It names William C. Elbin as administrator. John Elbin m. Martha J. Beck and had children Mary F., Benina, William, and Tempa. Distribution in will: Martha J. Elbin, widow; John B. Brown, committee for William C. Elbin, son of deceased, Mary F. Biscoe, formerly Mary F. Elbin; Benina Cacy formerly Benina Elbin; and Templie Robbins formerly Templie Elbin.

1874 Oct 27 – In the Orphan’s Court for Queen Anne’s County: Transcription by Joan Elburn Farley, Oct 2014, of pages 2 and 3: In the ____ petition that William C. Elbin, former administrator of John Elbin, deceased ____ and he is newly required to render a full and explicit account of his administration of the personal estate of said deceased on or before the 27^th day of November next. Forward a copy of said petition and this order be served on the said William C. Elbin in or before the 4^th day of Nov next. Signed RL Tilghman, etc.

The petition of Thomas J. Keating ____ of John Elbin deceased respectfully show that the records of this court do not disclose any account of administration rendered by William C. Elbin. The former administrator upon the personal estate of said deceased and your petition ____ that the said William C. Elbin may be required to reder to this court a full and explicit account of his administration of the personal estate of said deceased on or before some certain day to be fixed by the court.

As in duty bound from Thomas J. Keating ____ for petition.

1880 census of Dixon, Queen Anne’s County, MD, Tempie is living with her husband, William C. Robbins, 2 children, and her mother, Martha I. “Elbonn”, age 60, data of which ties this family together. Martha is widowed; therefore, John died between 1870-1880 in Queen Anne’s County, MD. The Robbins family also had a strong connection to New Jersey as William C. Robbins was born in NJ ca. 1850.

1880 census -- Dixon’s, Queen Anne’s Co., MD, it states that Martha I. “Elbonn” (appears more as Elborn in original) was born in 1820, age 60, and was widowed. Her daughter Temperance (age 25) and her husband William C. Robbins (age 30 and head of household) had two children, Edward Robbins 7 and William Robbins 4, and the 5 of them live together.

1888 Feb 28 – Martha’s will was filed: [daughter Mary F. Biscoe predeceased Martha. Martha mentions other children Tempie, William, and Benina]

Tempie Robbins, daughter
Edward, William and Frances Robbins, grandchildren
Benina Casey, daughter and her husband Samuel E. Casey
Mollie and Samuel Casey, grandchildren
Oscar Lee and Harrey Leote Elbin, grandsons (sons of her son William and wife Susanna)

1920 census of Dixon, Queen Anne’s County, MD, John and Martha’s daughter Temperance (Tempie) Robbins states that her father was born in New York and her mother in Maryland. Tempie is widowed, living with her son, Grover Robbins, age 28, who accurately states that his father, William C. Robbins, was born in New Jersey and his mother in Maryland.

Separating Elben Religious Records

Listed in the “All Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985”. Two women named Mary Elben exist; this list helps distinguish them apart.

Martha Elben

· Martha Elben, 1840-1862, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ, First United Methodist Church.

· Martha Elben, 1843, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ, First United Methodist Church.

· Martha Elbin, 1849, name above her is Edward Collins whom she married, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ, First United Methodist Church.

· Martha Elbern, 1851, transfer to Ferguson, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ, First United Methodist Church.

· Martha Elbern, 1 Apr 1854, transferred to No. 4, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ, First United Methodist Church.

· Martha Elbirn, 1857, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ, First United Methodist Church.

· Martha Elbirn, 1859, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ, First United Methodist Church.

· Martha Elbin, 1861, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ, First United Methodist Church.

· Martha Elburn, Feb 1862, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ, First United Methodist Church.

Mary Elben

These next 3 entries were NOT Mary Ann Turpin as she did not marry William Elben until 1837. This is the Mary Elbin who was born 1801-1810.

· Mary Elbin, 16 Jul 1821, Old St. George Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.

· Mary Elbin, 1826, St. John’s Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.

· Mary Elbin, 1827, St. John’s Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.

Collins Families:

· Mary Elben, marriage 13 Apr 1841 to Edward C. Collins, First United Methodist Church in Bridgeton, Cumberland, PA. Mary was sister of Samuel, shown below.

Mary Ann Turpin and William Elben, both born ca. 1817, married in 1837:

· Mary Ann Elben, 7 Nov 1847, Camden, Camden County, NJ, Third Methodist Episcopal. Leader named Sloan, in Salem NJ, listed with William Elben.

· Mary A. Elben, buried 18 Oct 1892 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, at the Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Mary E. Elben:

· Mary E. Elben, status married, 23 Feb 1869, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, Emory Methodist Episcopal Church.

· Mary E. Elben, single, 1872, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, Emory Methodist Episcopal Church. Because William Elben died in 1872, this might mean something compared to the previous “married” entry. The middle initial “E.” is not understood.

· Mary E. Elben, perhaps born in 1848, listed in April 1868, single, registered at the Emory Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. She is also listed at this church on 23 Feb 1869, but at this time she is married, although she maintains the same surname. Perhaps born ca. 1848?? John Emory was an American Bishop of this church, elected in 1832, born in 1789 at Spaniard’s Neck, Queen Anne’s County, MD, died in 1835.

Samuel Elben

· Samuel Elben, 1849, First United Methodist Church in Bridgeton, Cumberland, PA. States he left the church. He was the son of John and Martha Elben.

· Samuel B. Elbern, 1851, removed by certificate, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, PA, First United Methodist Church.

· Samuel Elben, 1 Apr 1854, First United Methodist Church in Bridgeton, Cumberland, PA. His name is crossed off with a remark that he transferred to No. 4.

· Samuel Elbirn, 1857, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, PA, First United Methodist Church.

· Samuel Elbirn, 1859, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, PA, First United Methodist Church.

· Son of Samuel: Benjamin Franklin Elbin, baptism, 30 Aug 1857, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, PA, First United Methodist Church, father was Samuel B. Elbin, mother was Hannah D. Elbin. It was noted that he was born in Oct 1856.

Anna May Elben and Joseph Elbin

· Anna May Elben, burial, 15 Aug 1872 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, at the Woodlands Cemetery. Birthdate was 1868, so she died at age 4.

· Anna M. Elbin, 20 Feb 1876, Nineteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. It appears as though she married Joseph R. Elbin. He lives at 18^th and Ingersoll Sts., and she lives at 1323 N. 18^th St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, removed without certificate.

· Anna M. Elbin, 1876-1880, married, Nineteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.

· Joseph R. Elbin, 20 Feb 1876, it appears as though he married Anna M. Elbin. He lives at 18^th and Ingersoll Sts., and she lives at 1323 N. 18^th St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, removed without certificate.

· Joseph R. Elbin, 1876-1880, Nineteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.

Miscellaneous

· E. Sallie Elben, 11 Jun 1863-1877, Philadelphia Port Richmond Methodist Episcopal Church, residence of Dr. Robbins, Richmond St., removed without letter. Elben, Sallie A., p. 69 – Nathaniel R. N. Emmell of Watson’s Corner, and Sallie A. Elben, of Philadelphia, married 15 Mar 1877. Sallie Elbin was b. 1832 in PA and is listed in the 1870 census of Philadelphia, age 38, living with perhaps her daughter Mary, age 17, born ca. 1853 in PA, and living with Rachael Fletcher 75, and Margaret Fletcher 25. Apparently Sallie married someone named Elbin. “A” Sallie S. Turpin was b. 29 Nov 1832 in PA, and was age 48 on 1 Jun 1881 when she applied for a U.S. Passport. E. Sallie Elben, may have been married to an Elben, joined the Port Richmond Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA on 11 Jun 1863. The record remarks “Removed without letter”.

· Alice Elbin, single, 22 Jan 1899, Bridesburg Methodist, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.

· Lydia Elbin, Oct 1889, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, NJ, First United Methodist Church, named spelled as Lydia Elbirn.

· Sarah Elbin, 3 Jun 1830, The Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.

· Susie Elbin, 7 Nov 1880, married, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. [She was Susie Hart who m1. William C. Elbin in Queen Anne County, MD]

· Elizabeth Elburn, 1863-1875, married, Madison Street United Methodist, Chester, Delaware, PA

· William Elburn, baptism, 8 Mar 1840, Burlington, Burlington County, NJ, born ca. 1837 because he was baptized at age 3, parents are Saml Lisom and Margaret Lisom.

· Rachel Elburn, baptism, 26 Jul 1840, Broad Street United Methodist Church, daughter of Samuel Sisom and Margaret Sisom, Burlington, Burlington County, NJ.

· Hannah Elburn, baptism, 1 Jun 1867, Zion Lutheran Church, birth 14 May 1867, baptized 1 Jun 1867, father was Heming Hardman, mother was Jana, Dushore, Sullivan, PA.

· Samuel Elburn, 5 Mar 1799, Mayor’s Court Dockets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.

Sallie or Sarah S. Turpin

Perhaps a sister of Mary Ann Turpin. Sallie Elbin m. 11 Jun 1863 to Dr. Robbins, Richmond United Methodist Church, Philadelphia, PA.

Sallie Elbin was b. 1832 in PA and is listed in the 1870 census of Philadelphia, age 38, living with perhaps her daughter Mary, age 17, born ca. 1853 in PA, and living with Rachael Fletcher 75, and Margaret Fletcher 25. Apparently Sallie married someone named Elbin. “A” Sallie S. Turpin was b. 29 Nov 1832 in PA, and was age 48 on 1 Jun 1881 when she applied for a U.S. Passport.

Undetermined Lines

Children of John Elben and Mary -- Salem NJ Line

5.x Rachel G. Elben or Elburn, b. ca. 1818 in Salem, Salem County, NJ, m. Patrick Rocap on 30 Dec 1841 when she was age 23. She died on 16 Sep 1870 in Salem, Salem County, NJ, at age 52; her death record states her parents were John Elben and Mary. The name Rocap may have been Rollap at one time. Patrick d. 1879.

Chronology

1818 – Rachel G. Elburn was born in Salem, Salem County, NJ.

1820 census – the first census in NJ was not until 1830.

1830 census – Rachel would have been 12. Apparently Rachel’s father, John, had died, and his wife Mary Elbin is listed as head of household in Salem, Salem County, NJ, as age 20-29 or born 1801-1810, living with a female age 60-69, born 1761-1770, perhaps her mother or mother-in-law. But why isn’t Rachel in this household as she would have been 12?

“Salem More Than a Century Ago” by Stewart

William and Rachel may have had a daughter and named her Rachel Elben after her mother; she was born ca. 1818 in Salem Co., NJ. It is assumed that William Elben died shortly after 1820 as Rachel Elbin married Thomas Patterson in 1821 in Salem Co., NJ. From the book “Salem More Than a Century Ago”, by Frank H. Stewart, 1935, p. 18 of 24.

1841 Dec 30 – Rachel m. Patrick C. Rocap on 30 Dec 1841 when she was age 23. Patrick was born in 1812 in NJ, the son of Andrew and Amy Rocap. Patrick worked for Smart & Jeffries in Salem.

Marriages, Index to Bride’s Names in Salem County, NJ, showing Rachel on p. 154.

1847 – Rachel and Patrick’s daughter Mary E. Rocap was born in Salem County, NJ.

1850 census – Rachel G. Rocap is listed as born in 1818 in NJ, living in 1850 in Salem, Salem County, NJ. Patrick and Rachel are living with their 3-year old daughter, Mary E. Rocap. Also living with them is John W. Sheppard, age 22; the name Sheppard is connected to Hannah A. Hall Elben.

1853 – Rachel and Patrick’s daughter Anna “Annie P.” Rocap was born in Salem County, NJ.

1853 Set 1853 -- From the History of Salem County with Biographical Sketches of their Prominent Citizens by Thos. Cushing, M.D., and Charles E. Sheppard, Esq., Philadelphia, 1883, p. 401.

1860 census -- Rachel G. Rocap is listed in Salem, Salem Co., NJ, age 41, living with her husband Patrick C. Rocap, age 45, born in 1815 in Cumberland County, NJ, and a Master Carpenter. They are living with their 2 children: Mary B. Rocap 13 (b. 1847) and Annie P. Rocap 9 (b. 1851) who were both born in Salem County, NJ. He was born in Cumberland Co., and she was born in Salem Co

1869 Dec 21 – From the History of Salem County with Biographical Sketches of their Prominent Citizens by Thos. Cushing, M.D., and Charles E. Sheppard, Esq., Philadelphia, 1883, p. 400.

1870 census – Rachel appears in this census right before she died. She lived in Millville, Cumberland County, NJ, alone as head of household, widowed. It states she is 70 years old, but she was actually 52. Could this be a different Rachel?

1870 Sep 16 -- Rachel died in Salem, Salem County, NJ, age 52.

Rocap Family

Mary A. Rocap was born in 1846 in Bridgeton, Cumberland Co., NJ, and d. 1 Feb 1864 at age 18, and the record states she was the daughter of Harris B. and Elizabeth Rocap, indicating that Mary A. Rocap is not the same person; she does appear in the 1850 census of Cohansey, Cumberland Co., NJ as the daughter of Horace B. and Elizabeth Rocap, with siblings Ann E., Henry B., and George Anna.

Also in the 1850 census is a Mary E. Rocap, born in 1847 in NJ, age 3, living in Salem, Salem Co., NJ, with Patrick Rocap 38, and Rachel G. Rocap 32. This is the correct person for this line.

Annie B. Rocap who was born ca. 1851 in Salem, NJ, married _____ Haines, and died on 20 Jun 1875 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. She was married at the time of her death. Most likely her husband was Alexander Haines who was born in NJ ca. 1847 and died on 24 Apr 1875, only 2 months before Annie died; both were very young.

Patrick and Rachel had another daughter, Emma Matilda Rocap, born ca. 1844, and died 11 Sep 1848 in Salem.

Children of Unknown Elbin and Rebecca, 4.x – Philadelphia Line

Unknown Elbin, b. ca. 1790, m. Rebecca who was born in 1790 in Pennsylvania, age 60, and lived in the 1850 census as a widow with her 4 children in Philadelphia North Mulberry Ward, Philadelphia, PA.

5.x Henry Elbin, age 38, born 1812 in PA, druggist.

5.x John S. Elbin, age 32, born 1818 in PA, druggist.

5.x Elizabeth Elbin, age 25, born 1825 in PA, d. 15 Dec 1891 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, according to the death certificates index. Did not marry.

5.x Rebecca Elbin, age 23, born 1827 in PA.

Sixth Generation