On 7/20/1860 when the census taker came around Margaret was livingwith h er parents back in Eden Twp, Seneca Co, OH. Margaret was 28and there w ere other McElvains there, some too old to be herchildren: John, 18, C aroline, 17, Rebecca, 13, Mary E, 4, and Jane R,7.
On 6/3/1870 Margaret was widowed and head of the house in E LincolnTwp , Logan Co, IL. She was 49 years old with $700/150 and was ahousekeep er. Children in the house were Mary, 15, Jennie, 10, femaleDonny, 8, R ichard, 5, and Fannie, 2.
