Elizabeth Counover

   Another name for Elizabeth was Elizabeth Conover.⁴

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Monroe Twp., Carroll County, OH. ⁵ The 1850 Census recorded farmer Jacob Justice, 30; with wife E., 27; I, 10; S., 8; June, 6; A. L., 2; and M., 1. All were born in Ohio except E. in New Jersey.

A neighbor is farmer B. Roby, 46, living with T., 36; E., 16; D., 14; Geo, 12; L. L., 6; J. L, 3; and M. J., 1. Everyone was born in Ohio except B. in Maryland.

David Roby, 14, would later marry his neighor, Elizabeth Justus, 8, nine years later in 1859.

2. Census in 1870 in Monroe Twp., Carroll County, OH. ⁶ The 1870 census recorded farmer Jacob Justus. In his home:
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Jacob Justus M 50y Ohio
Elizabeth Justus F 47y New Jersey
Alvin Se Justus M 22y Ohio
Martin Justus M 21y Ohio
Mary Justus F 17y Ohio
Virgil Justus M 15y Ohio
Mary Conwell F 32y Ohio

Mary was a servant.

3. Census in 1880 in Monroe Twp., Carroll County, OH. ⁷ The 1800 census recorded farmer Jacob Justus:
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Jacob Justus M 59 Ohio, United States
wife Elizabeth Justus F 57 New Jersey, United States.

4. Census in 1900 in Sherrodsville, Carroll, OH. ² The 1900 Census recorded Elizabeth Justus, widowed, 77, born Mar 1823, living alone in Sherrodsville in a home she owned. She had given birth to 9 children by 1900, and 3 were still alive that year. She and her parents were born in New Jersey.

Elizabeth married Jacob Justus. (Jacob Justus was born about 1820 in , , OH,¹ died on 16 Jun 1896 in , Carroll County, OH ⁸ and was buried in Sherrodsville: Zion Cemetery, Carroll, OH ⁸.)