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Residences & events: 1860 Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. He was a farmer with property =$1280/1000 at census time and there was a Harriett Welch, 16,assistant, living with the family. 1861 A newspaper article on daughter Eliza said the family moved to afarm 2 miles north of Coles (Station?) when she was three. 1870 E Nelson Twp, Moultrie Co, IL. Ephraim's property had grown to$2190/1200 by census time and a James Foster, 16, farm hand fromIndiana was living there. 1875 E Nelson Twp. In the atlas Ephraim was listed as a land owneramong the township's 1021 residents along with brother, Enoch, theirfather, and Uncle George. 9/2/1871 He paid a school tax for his property located at T13 R6. 11/16/1875 Ephraim bought 40 acres of railroad land located at S24T13N for $10.00/acre. His residence at the time was not recorded. 1880 E Nelson Twp, Moultrie Co, Il. He was still a farmer at censustime and all the children were still at home with the exception ofdaughter, Eliza. He was married to his second wife and the firstwife's family lived nearby. 6/16/1885 Seward Co, NE. The census taker found his family inPrecinct G while brothers, Enoch and John Wesley, and cousin, IsaacStanderfer, were in Prect F. Ephraim's family consisted of himself,wife, Mary and his last 7 children, the last of which was born in NE. By 1900 Johnson City, Monegan Springs Twp, St Clair Co, MO |