Elkanah Booher ¹

   FamilySearch ID: KNW2-SYX.

  General Notes:

!SOURCES:
1. Booher, Winfield Scott. BOOHER FAMILY HISTORY HORIZONS, (1976), p. 117
2. Booher, Allen G. sr. MY OFTEN MISPELLED NAME IS BOOHER
3. 1860 Montgomery Co. IN census
4. 1870 Montgomery Co. IN census
5. 1880 Montgomery Co. IN census
6. Lanny Crawley work
7. 1900 Montgomery Co. IN census
8. 1910 Montgomery Co. IN census
9. 1850 Montgomery Co. IN census [see father]
10. USGenweb: Indiana: Montgomery Co. Marriages recorded between 1850-1888

!BIRTH: Source 2 p. 81 for date

!MARRIAGE: Source-2 p. 116 for date and place; Source-10 Bk 4 p. 166 for date and place


!DEATH: Source 2 p. 81 for date; Source-6 citing Boone Co. IN Death Records, Bk R23, p. 77 for exact day and place

BURIAL:

!ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Source-6 has a child Joseph for this family but does not indicate a source

!CENSUS:
1860 Source-3 p. 122 #301-286 Franklin Twp.
Booher, Elcana 30 farmer 800/300 TN
Margaret 26 OH
Sarah C. 6 IN
James B. 3 "
Pheba E. 2 "

!1870 Source-4 p. 142 #283-284 Franklin Twp. Shannondale P.O.
Booher, Elkana 41 farmer TN
Margaret 35 hk OH
Sarah C. 15 IN
Pheebe E. 11 "
Martin L. 7 "
Eliza J. 3
Myrtle 1/12

!1880 Source-5 Census Place: Franklin, Montgomery, Indiana
Source: FHL Film 1254300 National Archives Film T9-0300 Page 382D

Elkanah BOOHER Self 51 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA
Margaret BOOHER Wife 48 OH Occ: Kps Hs Fa: OH Mo: PA
Martin L. BOOHER Son 19 IN Occ: Wrks n Frm Fa: TN Mo: OH
Eliza J. BOOHER Dau 13 IN Occ: At Schl Fa: TN Mo: OH
Ina Belle BOOHER Dau 10 IN Occ: At Schl Fa: TN Mo: OH

!1900 Source-7 p. 97 #129-133 Franklin Twp.
Booker, Elkana Apr 1829 71 m 46y TN KY MA farmer
Marget Dec 1833 66 [unk] OH OH PA
Lee, Walter Feb 1880 20 IN IN IN farm labor g-son

Note. Elkana's father and mother's places of birth are incorrect. The census taker had copied the previous listing.

!1910 Source-8 p. 92 #338-340 Franklin Twp.
Booher, Elkanah 81 m 56y TN TN TN farmer
Margaret 76 8-4 OH OH PA

Elkanah married Margaret Armstrong on 12 Jan 1854 in , Montgomery, IN. (Margaret Armstrong was born in Dec 1833 in , , OH and died in 1912.)