Individual Details
William Egbert Ivory
(20 Aug 1822 - 29 Apr 1901)
Family tradition says William built the present day (1991) Ivory family farmhouse at Hadley township, Lapeer County, Michigan from timbers on the farm. His grandson Earl remodeled it in 1904 after he married.
1900 William is widowed living with his daughter Ada Wallrath and her family at Oxford Township. Oakland County, Michigan.
Events
| Birth | 20 Aug 1822 | Henderson, Jefferson County, New York |  |  | |
| Marriage | 7 Oct 1847 | Lapeer County, Michigan - Sarah Jane Dowd | | | |
| Census (family) | 6 Aug 1860 | Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan - Sarah Jane Dowd | | | |
| Census (family) | 19 Sep 1870 | Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan - Sarah Jane Dowd | | | |
| Death | 29 Apr 1901 | Oxford, Oakland County, Michigan | | ||
| Burial | 1 May 1901 | Greenwood Cemetery, Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan | | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Jane Dowd (1829 - 1898) |
| Child | Ellery E. Ivory (1848 - 1910) |
| Child | Elwell Ivory (1848 - 1903) |
| Child | Egbert D. Ivory (1852 - 1906) |
| Child | Mary Almeda Ivory (1856 - 1924) |
| Child | Ada Jane Ivory (1864 - 1927) |
| Father | John Ivory (1780 - 1859) |
| Mother | Betty "Betsy" Page (1781 - 1859) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ivory (1803 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Jonas Ivory (1804 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Horace Ivory (1806 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Theophilus Ivory (1807 - 1863) |
| Sibling | John Ivory (1814 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Norman Ivory (1816 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Maria Ivory (1820 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Louisa Ivory (1824 - 1900) |
Notes
Birth
or 22 Aug 1822Marriage
A silver goblet engraved with 1847 was at one time the only proof of Sarah Jane Doud and William Egbert Ivory's marriage.Census (family)
William Ivory M 37 New York - FarmerSarah J Ivory F 32 Massachusetts
Elwell Ivory M 12 Wisconsin
Elory Ivory M 12 Wisconsin
Egbert Ivory M 8 Wisconsin
Mary Ivory F 3 Wisconsin
Ellen Day F 37 New York - Domestic
Census (family)
William Ivory M 48 New York - FarmerSarah J Ivory F 40 New York - Keeping house
Ellory Ivory M 22 Wisconsin - Farm laborer
Elmell Ivory M 22 Wisconsin - Farm laborer
Egbert Ivory M 18 Wisconsin - at home
Almeda Ivory F 13 Michigan - at school
Ada Ivory F 6 Michigan - at school
Burial
PLOT East sectionEndnotes
1. Ellis, J. Dee, Pioneer Families and History of Lapeer County, Michigan (Lapeer, MI: Ellis Publishing Co., 1978), page 109.
2. 1900 U.S. Census Michigan, Oakland County, Oxford township, page 119A.
3. Oakland County Newspaper clipping collection 1885-1925 (Historical Society), Sarah Ivory's Obituary.
4. A silver goblet engraved with 1847 was at one time the only proof of Sarah Jane Doud and William Egbert Ivory's marriage..
5. Dowd, Rev. W. W., The Descendants of Henry Doude, Who came from England in 1639 (Hartford, Connecticut: Case Lockard and Brainard Co., 1885).
6. "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWDK-ND9 : accessed 19 Feb 2014), William Ivory, 1860..
7. "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHCM-Y3V : accessed 19 Feb 2014), William Ivory, Michigan, United States; citing p. , family 303, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552183..
8. County Clerk, Michigan Department Of Health Certificate Of Death - Oakland Co., No. 417.
9. "Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHNC-NVC : accessed 03 May 2014), John Ivory in entry for Wm. Ivory, 29 Apr 1901; citing Oxford, Oakland, Michigan, reference v 2 p 293 rn 1720; FHL microfilm 973983..
10. Sexton, Records for Green's Corners Cemetery, (later named Greenwood Cemetery), Lapeer County, Michigan.
11. Find A Grave Memorial# 66823050.