8/29/1850 Clear Creek, Cumberland Co, IL. That year the census takerr ecorded Thomas at 30, a farmer with real estate worth $200.Clarissa w as 29, and they had 5 children, all born in IN: Susannah,10, Josiah, 8 , Geo, 6, Peter, 4, and July A, 3. Next door were hisparents.
7/2/1860 Prairie City Pct, Majority Point, Cumberland Co, IL. Thecen sus listed both Thomas and Clarissa at age 36, born in NC. Thefamily c onsisted of Josiah, 17, George, 15, Julia A, 17, Thomas, 8,Henry, 6, L ewis, 2, and Elizabeth, 1. Thomas' occupation was farmerand his proper ty had grown to $600/300. His parents lived next door.
6/16/1880 Sumpter Twp, Cumberland Co, IL. The household was a jumbleo f people that year. Thomas was a 61 year old farmer, wife "Claracy"wa s 56, and living with them were nephew Wiley Elliott, 13, FrankMyers, 2 3, farmer, his wife Sarah, 20 (Thomas' daughter?), JoshuaElliott, boar der and student, son Louis, 22, farmer, his wifeMalinda, 19.
Some say he was born 5/11/1819 in SC but census records say NC.
Per Teresa Elliott:
Elliott Cemetery is family owned and operated. The land for thiscemete ry was donated by Mr. Thomas Elliott (1819, d. 1898), and hasbeen take n care by family members since. It sits on a high hill whichis very st eep and is surrounded by a hedge row. It is located about 4miles west o t Toledo, IL on Route 121. The cemetery is located inSpringpoint Twp., C umberland County, Illinois. I do have somephotographs of this cemetery ( mainly Elliott's). There is also aghost story about the cemetery liste d in a book about CumberlandCounties History/Pioneers.
