Elisha Jacob Fryman

Elisha Jacob Fryman was born in the year 1808 in Harrison County, Kentucky.

He is the father of Stephan,

grandfather of Ernest, and great grandfather of Harold.

Elisha Jacob's parents were George and Margart Snapp Fryman.

He was the son of a farmer and was a farmer himself in Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois.

Elisha Jacob was married several times.

His first wife was Elenore or Ellen Werld or Worrell.

She was born in Clermont County, Ohio in 1812. She died in Richland County, Illinois in 1856.

They were married in Clermont County, Ohio August 23, 1832.

They had 12 children. The children of their union are;

1.Gertie;

2.William-born in Richland County Ill.;

3.Emily or Emmeline-born in 1832 in Brown County, Ohio;

4.Amanda-born in 1835 in Brown County, Ohio;

5.Susan-born in 1838 in Brown County, Ohio;

6.Elisha-born in 1840 in Brown County, Ohio;

7.David-born June 12, 1842 in Webb City, Big Buddy, Illinois;

8.Stephan-born February 23, 1843 in Ross County, Ohio;

9.John-born May, 1844 in Brown County, Ohio;

10.James-born in February, 1846 in Brown County, Ohio;

11.Richard-born February 1, 1851 in Ohio;

12.Lucisda-born in 1856 in Richland County, Illinois.

Elenore or Ellen probably died of complications from childbirth.

Elisha Jacob and Elenore/Ellen travelled back and forth between Ohio and Illinois,

finally setting in Richland County, Illinois.

Elisha Jacob's second wife appears to be Mary Davis,

born in 1810 in Pennsylvania.

There are no children listed from this marriage.

She raised the children while Elisha Jacob farmed their land.

She died in 1873 in Richland County, Illinois.

The third marriage on record is to Sarah Poff.

They were married December 4, 1873 in Richland County, Illinois.

There are no children listed for this union.

Sarah Poff was born in 1810 in Ohio. She died in Richland County, Illinois.