Brief Life History of William
When William Eller was born in 1803, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, his father, Henry Eller, was 15 and his mother, Elizabeth Eller, was 11. He married Sarah McGlamery about 1825, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States for about 30 years and North Carolina, United States in 1870. He died on 9 August 1876, in Harvard, Clay, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Wisconsin, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Wm Eller, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Eller, "United States Census, 1830"
Spouse and Children
1803–1876 Male
1806–1880 Female
Children (7)
1821–1908 Male
1830– Female
1835– Male
1837– Female
1839–1906 Female
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1788–1876 Male
1792– Female
Siblings (13)
1803–1876 Male
1805–1875 Male
1806–1847 Female
1806–1870 Female
1809–1898 Male
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1803
Age 0
1804 · Walton War
Age 1
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 22
Name Meaning
North German: topographic name for someone who lived by an alder tree, from Middle Low German elre, alre ‘alder’.
German: habitational name from any of the places in the North Rhine and Mosel areas, so called from an old stream name Elera, Alira, of Celtic origin.
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Heller , reflecting varieties of Yiddish in which there is no h.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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