Elizabeth Jane Shafer

1823 - 1888  (65 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Jane Shafer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	10 Mar 1823	Kentucky, USA   [6, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1840	Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA   [5]
  Residence	24 Aug 1850	Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  Residence	11 Jul 1860	Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA   [8]
  Residence	1 Jul 1870	Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA   [9]
  Residence	1 Jun 1880	Liberty Township, Grant, Indiana, USA   [10]
  Cemetery	1888	Knox Chapel Cemetery, Green Township, Grant, Indiana, United States
  	Knox Chapel Cemetery
  Burial	1888	Green Township, Grant, Indiana, United States
  Death	3 Jun 1888	Grant County, Indiana, United States
  Person ID	I12634	McKelleb
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

  Mother	Rachel
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F7259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John J. Hueston,   b. 1818, Indiana, USA d. 3 Apr 1896, Boone Township, Madison, Indiana, United States (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1840	Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States   [1, 3]
  Children	1. James H. Hueston,   b. 18 Dec 1840, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA d. 3 May 1903, Boone Township, Madison, Indiana, United States (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Henry Hueston,   b. 19 Aug 1844, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA d. 4 Jul 1920, Center Township, Grant, Indiana, United States (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Thomas Hueston,   b. 13 Feb 1860, Kentucky, USA d. 15 Jul 1886, Grant County, Indiana, USA (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Elizabeth Jane Hueston,   b. 19 Apr 1853, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA d. 11 Aug 1885, Indiana, United States (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Moses G. Hueston,   b. 18 Nov 1854, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA d. 22 Jun 1949, Tipton County, Indiana, United States (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Rachael M. Hueston,   b. 1849, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Peter R. Hueston,   b. 5 Sep 1861, Kentucky, United States d. 2 Mar 1925, Fairmount Township, Fairmount, Grant, Indiana, United States (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. George W. Hueston,   b. 1842, Sugar Creek, Gallatin, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Mar 1855, Sugar Creek, Gallatin, Kentucky, USA (Age 13 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Mary Ann Hueston,   b. 1846, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. John J. Hueston,   b. 9 Mar 1857, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA d. 26 Apr 1933, Baeyer, Pulaski, Indiana, United States (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Mar 1823 - Kentucky, USA Residence - 1840 - Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 24 Aug 1850 - Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 11 Jul 1860 - Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 1 Jul 1870 - Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 1 Jun 1880 - Liberty Township, Grant, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Name Variation: Elizabeth is listed with her last name being spelled Shafer in the marriage records with John. 1840 Census: Based on the marriage to John taking place in 1840, it is believed Elizabeth is the female within the household in the 1840 Census with John Age Variation: Elizabeth is listed as being born in 1823 in the 1850, 1860 Census, 1821 in the 1870 Census; 1825 in the 1880 Census (Research):According to William Henry Hueston's marriage record to Miranda Lay Rhoades, Elizabeth was born in Switzerland County, Indiana. However, all other records indicate she was born in Kentucky.

  
  

• Sources

  [S89] Family Search, Kentucky County Marriages, 1786 - 1965, (Name: Family Search;), "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q8-TFD7 : Sat Feb 24 05:44:45 UTC 2024), Entry for J.J. Houston and Elizabeth Jane Shafer, 14 May 1840.; Page #174, Entry #1 (Reliability: 4). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q8-TFD7?lang=en [S89] Family Search, Kentucky County Marriages, 1786 - 1965, (Name: Family Search;), "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28C-2ZW6 : Sat Feb 24 07:46:50 UTC 2024), Entry for J J Hueston and E J Shafer, 11 May 1840. (Reliability: 4). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28C-2ZW6?lang=en [S89] Family Search, Kentucky County Marriages, 1786 - 1965, (Name: Family Search;), "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28C-2H5Q : Sat Feb 24 07:05:06 UTC 2024), Entry for J J Houston and Elizabeth Jane Shafer, 14 May 1840. (Reliability: 4). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28C-2H5Q?lang=en [S89] Family Search, Kentucky County Marriages, 1786 - 1965, (Name: Family Search;), "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28C-2CM2 : Sat Feb 24 06:58:03 UTC 2024), Entry for J J Houston and Elizabeth Shafer, 11 May 1840. (Reliability: 4). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28C-2CM2?lang=en [S20] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Gallatin, Kentucky; Roll: M7004_111; Page: 13; Family History Library Film: 0007826; John J Hueston, Line #29 (Reliability: 3). [S2] 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Home in 1850: Gallatin, Kentucky; Roll: M432_200; Page: 191b; Dwelling #562, Family #562, Elizabeth Hueston, Line #29 (Reliability: 3). [S11] Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Gerorge Huston, Line #31 (Reliability: 4). [S3] 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Home in 1860: Gallatin, Kentucky; Roll: M653_368; Page: 100; Family History Library Film: 803368; Dwelling #676, Family #676, Elizabeth Hustan, Line #34 (Reliability: 3). [S5] 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Gallatin, Kentucky; Roll: M593_462; Page: 32, Dwelling #229, Family #229, Elizabeth Huston, Line #20 (Reliability: 3). [S7] 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty Township, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T9_279; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 172; Dwelling #11, Family #11, Elizabeth Huston, Line #17 (Reliability: 3).