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William L.W. Elliott
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William L.W. Elliott
- Born: 27 Sep 1834, Worcester Co., MD 3 4 5 6 7
- Marriage (1): Amelia Jane Gordy on 18 Dec 1856 in Sussex Co., DE 1 2
- Died: 08 Jul 1903, Sussex Co., DE
- Buried: Abt 11 Jul 1903, St. Stephen's Cemetery, State Street, Delmar, Sussex Co., DE
Note that this William L. Elliott is distinctly different than another William L. Elliott (1823-1900) in contemporary Sussex Co, DE. Both were married on the same day as well!
In 1870, William Elliott is indicated as working in a sawmill with $400 worth of real estate and $150 personal estate. In 1880, he is a laborer in Delmar, MD and he cannot read or write. It seems as if he moved his family from Delaware to Delmar, Maryland c1871.
In 1900, William is listed as a day laborer while wife Amelia ran a boarding house in Delmar, MD. There were six boarders at the time including 4 railroad workers, a salesman and a jeweler. There was also a servant in the household.
William married Amelia Jane Gordy, daughter of William L. Gordy and Elizabeth (Betty) Hastings, on 18 Dec 1856 in Sussex Co., DE.1 2 (Amelia Jane Gordy was born on 25 Jan 1837 in Sussex Co., DE,8 9 10 11 12 died on 01 Jan 1907 in Sussex Co., DE and was buried about 04 Jan 1907 in St. Stephen's Cemetery, State Street, Delmar, Sussex Co., DE.)
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1900 DE Census, states they had been married for 45 years in 1900.
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Sussex Co., DE Marriage Records.
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1870 DE Census, Listed as William Elliott, age 34, in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex Co., DE, born in DE. He is listed as "works in a saw mill" with $400 in real estate and $150 in personal estate.
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1860 DE Census, Listed as William W. Elliott, age 24, in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex Co., DE, born in DE.
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1850 DE Census, Listed as age 16 in the 1850 11th subdivisoon Sussex Co., DE Census (pg 265b).
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1880 DE Census, Listed as William Elliott, age 45, in Delmar, Wicomico Co., MD, born in DE.
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1900 DE Census, Listed as William Elliott, born Dec 1834, in Delmar, Wicomico Co., MD, born in DE.
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1870 DE Census, Listed as Amelia Elliott, age 32, in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex Co., DE, born in DE. She is listed as "keeping house".
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1860 DE Census, Listed as Amelia J. Elliott, age 21 in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex Co., DE, born in DE.
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1880 DE Census, Listed as Amelia J. Elliott, age 42, in Delmar, Wicomico Co., MD, born in DE.
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1900 DE Census, Listed as Amelia J. Elliott, born Jan 1838, in Delmar, Wicomico Co., MD, born in DE. She had had 10 children of which 7 were still living in 1900.
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1850 DE Census, Listed as Amilia Gordy, age 14, in Subdivision 11, Sussex Co., DE.
