Susanah W. Ellis

1815 - 1898  (83 years)

• Name	Susanah W. Ellis
  Born	29 Apr 1815	Greene, Ohio
  Gender	Female
  Died	2 Nov 1898	Vermilion, Illinois
  Buried	Sandusky Cemetery, Vermilion, Illinois
  Person ID	I283	Yatesville History & Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2009

  
  

  Family	William Blakeney,   b. 8 Dec 1812, Bourbon, Kentucky ,   d. 2 May 1900, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 87 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1834
  Children	1. Sarah K. Blakeney,   b. 7 Jun 1837, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 9 Oct 1911, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 74 years)   2. John R. Blakeney,   b. Abt 1839, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. Bef 1850, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age < 10 years)   3. William A. Blakeney,   b. Abt 1840, Vermilion, Illinois   4. Thomas Westbury Blakeney,   b. 19 Jul 1842, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 3 Apr 1922, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 79 years)   5. Rachel Blakeney,   b. 28 May 1844, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 22 Nov 1919, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 75 years)   6. Wright Ellis Blakeney,   b. 7 Nov 1845, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 18 Mar 1873, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 27 years)   7. Nancy Blakeney,   b. 1846, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 1917, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 71 years)   8. Martha Ann Blakeney,   b. 22 Jul 1850, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 20 Apr 1916, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 65 years)   9. Mary Jane Blakeney,   b. 9 Feb 1853, Illinois ,   d. 6 Jul 1922, Indiana  (Age 69 years)   10. Susannah Blakeney,   b. 30 Sep 1855, Vermilion, Illinois ,   d. 24 Aug 1938, Vermilion, Illinois  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Susannah was born in Green County, Ohio, and moved to Danville, Illinois in 1821. She married William Blakeney on November 25, 1834, and they had twelve children, eight of whom survived. They are Sarah (McCorkle), T.W. Blakeney, Susannah (Brooks), Nancy (Stevens), Rachael (Ellis), Mary (Royse), Martha (Field). They liked to smoke pipes made of clay on their back porch. One of the stories told to the grandchildren was of the Indians who came to visit their home. The Indians liked fire water (whiskey) and fly (raisin) bread. If they saw the Indians coming, they would go under their trap door in the house and hide after putting bread or whiskey out until the footsteps departed.