Individual Details
Elsie Jane LIVINGSTON
(2 Jan 1843 - 23 Apr 1908)
1850 Adams Twp., Champaign Co., OH, stamped pg. 400B;
James Levingston [sic], head, 55 (1794-95) born PA, brick mason, real estate of $1, 000.
Rebecca Levingston, 47 (1802-03), born VA
Rebecca Levingston, 16 (1833-34) born OH
William Levingston, 18 (1833-34), born OH, attended school within the year. Living with James and Rebecca - assumed parents
Sarah Levingston, 14 (1835-36), born OH
James Levingston, 12 (1837-38) born OH, attended school within the year
Eliza Jane Levingston, 8 (1841-42), born OH
Samuel J. Levingston, 4 (1845-46) born OH
Maria Levingston, 3 (1846-47) born OH
1 Jun 1860, P.O. Quincy, Adams Twp., Champaign Co., OH, pg. 81;
James Levingston [sic], 64 (1795-96), born PA, farmer, real estate of $1600, personal of $374
Rebecca Levingston, 56 (1803-04), born PA
Sarah Levingston, 25 (1834-35), born OH, house work. Lives with James and Rebecca, assumed parents
James Levingston, 23 (1836-37) born OH, day laborer. Lives with James and Rebecca, assumed parents
Elsie J. Levingston, 17 (1842-43) born OH, housework
Samuel Levingston, 14 (1845-46), born OH, attended school within the year
Meriah Levingston, 10 (1849-50), born OH, attended school within the year
1 Jun 1870, P.O. St. Paris, Adams Twp., Champaign Co., OH, pg. 12;
Rebecca Livingstone, head, 76 (1793-94), born Virginia, real estate of $4000, personal of $500, cannot write.
Elsa Livingstone, 27 (1842-43), born OH, assists keeping house
Samuel Livingstone, 24 (1845-46), born OH, farmer. Living with mother and sister.
Leonidas Fidler, 17 (1853-53), born OH, farm laborer.
1 Jun 1880 Adams Twp., Champaign Co., OH, ED 17 pg 7C printed pg 190;
Noah Fiddler, head, 60 (1819-1820), born OH father born NJ mother born VA
Elsa J. Fiddler, wife, 37 (1842-43), born OH father born PA mother born OH
John Fiddler, son, 13 (1866-67), born OH father born OH mother born NJ
Alberta Fiddler, daughter, 5 (1874-75), born OH both parents born OH
Anna Fiddler, daughter, 3 (1876-77) born OH both parents born OH
Samuel Fiddler, son, 1 (1878-79) born OH both parents born OH.
Obituary in file doesn't have the date or the newspaper in which it was printed. Poor copy - very faint in spots.
Have now transcribed a copy from the Cedar County Republican dated May 7, 1908. Newspapers located at State History Library at Columbia Missouri.
" Mrs. Elsie J. Fiddler, wife of Noah Fiddler, deceased, died April 23, 1908, at the home of her son near Bear Creek. Her death was due to nervous prostration. She was born in Ohio Jan. 2, 1843 and was married to Noah Fiddler Aug. 3, 1873. To this union six children was born,four girls and two boys, all are living and four [? - or both?] are married. Sister Fiddler was converted to God in her 18th year and joined the M. E. church and lived and died in the church. She was a consistant member of the church, a good neighbor and a [?] mother. She was confined to her bed six months before she died and she bore her affliction with [?] and christian fortitude and she said often during her sickness that she was ready to go whenever the Lord was ready to take her. She was buried in the Lindley Prairie cemetery in the presence of her children except two also a large concorse [sic] of friends and neighbors. Her funeral was preached from Rev. 13:14 [?].
John A. McIntosh"
James Levingston [sic], head, 55 (1794-95) born PA, brick mason, real estate of $1, 000.
Rebecca Levingston, 47 (1802-03), born VA
Rebecca Levingston, 16 (1833-34) born OH
William Levingston, 18 (1833-34), born OH, attended school within the year. Living with James and Rebecca - assumed parents
Sarah Levingston, 14 (1835-36), born OH
James Levingston, 12 (1837-38) born OH, attended school within the year
Eliza Jane Levingston, 8 (1841-42), born OH
Samuel J. Levingston, 4 (1845-46) born OH
Maria Levingston, 3 (1846-47) born OH
1 Jun 1860, P.O. Quincy, Adams Twp., Champaign Co., OH, pg. 81;
James Levingston [sic], 64 (1795-96), born PA, farmer, real estate of $1600, personal of $374
Rebecca Levingston, 56 (1803-04), born PA
Sarah Levingston, 25 (1834-35), born OH, house work. Lives with James and Rebecca, assumed parents
James Levingston, 23 (1836-37) born OH, day laborer. Lives with James and Rebecca, assumed parents
Elsie J. Levingston, 17 (1842-43) born OH, housework
Samuel Levingston, 14 (1845-46), born OH, attended school within the year
Meriah Levingston, 10 (1849-50), born OH, attended school within the year
1 Jun 1870, P.O. St. Paris, Adams Twp., Champaign Co., OH, pg. 12;
Rebecca Livingstone, head, 76 (1793-94), born Virginia, real estate of $4000, personal of $500, cannot write.
Elsa Livingstone, 27 (1842-43), born OH, assists keeping house
Samuel Livingstone, 24 (1845-46), born OH, farmer. Living with mother and sister.
Leonidas Fidler, 17 (1853-53), born OH, farm laborer.
1 Jun 1880 Adams Twp., Champaign Co., OH, ED 17 pg 7C printed pg 190;
Noah Fiddler, head, 60 (1819-1820), born OH father born NJ mother born VA
Elsa J. Fiddler, wife, 37 (1842-43), born OH father born PA mother born OH
John Fiddler, son, 13 (1866-67), born OH father born OH mother born NJ
Alberta Fiddler, daughter, 5 (1874-75), born OH both parents born OH
Anna Fiddler, daughter, 3 (1876-77) born OH both parents born OH
Samuel Fiddler, son, 1 (1878-79) born OH both parents born OH.
Obituary in file doesn't have the date or the newspaper in which it was printed. Poor copy - very faint in spots.
Have now transcribed a copy from the Cedar County Republican dated May 7, 1908. Newspapers located at State History Library at Columbia Missouri.
" Mrs. Elsie J. Fiddler, wife of Noah Fiddler, deceased, died April 23, 1908, at the home of her son near Bear Creek. Her death was due to nervous prostration. She was born in Ohio Jan. 2, 1843 and was married to Noah Fiddler Aug. 3, 1873. To this union six children was born,four girls and two boys, all are living and four [? - or both?] are married. Sister Fiddler was converted to God in her 18th year and joined the M. E. church and lived and died in the church. She was a consistant member of the church, a good neighbor and a [?] mother. She was confined to her bed six months before she died and she bore her affliction with [?] and christian fortitude and she said often during her sickness that she was ready to go whenever the Lord was ready to take her. She was buried in the Lindley Prairie cemetery in the presence of her children except two also a large concorse [sic] of friends and neighbors. Her funeral was preached from Rev. 13:14 [?].
John A. McIntosh"
Events
| Birth | 2 Jan 1843 | Adams Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Adams Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Adams Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Adams Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio | |||
| Marriage | 7 Aug 1873 | Champaign Co., Ohio - Noah Clark FIDLER | | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Adams Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1900 | Madison Twp., Cedar Co., MO, ED 55 Sh 12B; Elsie Fidler, head, born Jan 1843, 57, widow, mother of 6, all living, born OH both parents born OH, farmer, owns farm. | |||
| Death | 23 Apr 1908 | Bearcreek, Cedar Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Lindley Prairie, Cem. Cedar Co., MO | ||||
| Reference No | 810 |
Families
| Spouse | Noah Clark FIDLER (1817 - 1899) |
| Child | Alberta Candace (Bert) FIDLER (1874 - 1949) |
| Child | Anna Mary (Anne) FIDLER (1876 - 1931) |
| Child | Samuel Thornton FIDLER (1878 - 1971) |
| Child | Elizabeth Garfield FIDLER (1880 - 1945) |
| Child | Frank Clark FIDLER (1883 - 1957) |
| Child | Minnie Ethel FIDLER (1886 - 1967) |
| Father | James LIVINGSTON (1794 - 1866) |
| Mother | Rebecca JOHNSON (1803 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Rebecca LIVINGSTON (1832 - 1914) |
| Sibling | William John LIVINGSTON (1831 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Sarah LIVINGSTON (1835 - 1870) |
| Sibling | James LIVINGSTON (1837 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Samuel Lynch LIVINGSTON (1845 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Mariah L. T. LIVINGSTON (1847 - 1920) |
Endnotes
1. Samuel T. Fidler, Affidavit of Personal Knowledge and Memory.
2. Marriage Certificate, Book G page 439, Champaign Co., OH.
3. Gravestone photo.
4. Samuel T. Fidler, Affidavit of Personal Knowledge and Memory.