Individual Details
John Ivory
(12 Dec 1814 - 18 Sep 1875)
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15 Dec. 1838 Abraham Tunison sold to John Ivory for $250 land situated in the Township of Hadley, County of Lapeer, State of Michigan described as W of NW quarter of Section 10 T6N of R9E. Eighty acres which Tunison owned as two separate land grants from the U.S. government in 1835 and 1836. Recorded 28 Aug 1840.
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John and Phidelia Ivory sold to Jacob Miller for $150 land at Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan described as E of the W of the NW quarter of Section 10 T6N of R9E.
Forty Acres which Ivory purchased from Abraham Tunison by deed dated 15 Dec. 1838.
Recorded 11 July 1840.
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Sept. 23, 1841 John and Phidelia Ivory sold to Harmon Barnes for $1400 land at Lapeer County, Michigan described as the E 1/2 of the NE quarter of Section 5 T6N of R9E except two acres on the south part of the lot. Recorded 25 Sept. 1841.
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Sept. 23 1841 John and Phidelia Ivory of the town of Elba, county of lapeer, State of Michigan sold to William D. Potter of the same place for $100 twenty acres described as N part of the W of the SE quarter of Section 32 T7 N of R9E in the State of Michigan.
Recorded 5 January 1842.
In 1850 John was a farmer in Elba, Lapeer County, Michigan living with his wife and four children. (5th page of Elba township)
In 1870 the value of John's farm was $10,800. Only his daughter Mary was at home along with his wife, and his brother Franklin.
John's age on his gravestone is 60 Years 9 mos. John was transferred to Greenwood 7 June 1889. He is described as a farmer born in New York. His parents were John Ivory and Betsey Page.
Events
| Birth | 12 Dec 1814 | Washington County, New York |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1840 | Elba, Lapeer County, Michigan - Fidelia Dowd | | ||
| Marriage | 10 Mar 1840 | Elba, Lapeer County, Michigan - Fidelia Dowd | | ||
| Census (family) | 6 Aug 1860 | Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan - Fidelia Dowd |  | | |
| Census (family) | 19 Sep 1870 | Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan - Fidelia Dowd | | | |
| Death | 18 Sep 1875 | Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan | | ||
| Burial | Greenwood Cemetery, Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan | |
Families
| Spouse | Fidelia Dowd (1815 - 1880) |
| Child | Franklin Ivory (1840 - 1903) |
| Child | Rufus Ivory (1845 - 1908) |
| Child | Martha Jane Ivory (1847 - 1865) |
| Child | Mary Ann Ivory (1851 - ) |
| 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 | Norman Ivory (1816 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Maria Ivory (1820 - 1903) |
| Sibling | William Egbert Ivory (1822 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Louisa Ivory (1824 - 1900) |
Notes
Census (family)
John Ivory M 45 New York - FarmerFidelia Ivory F 45 Massachusetts
Franklin Ivory M 19 Michigan - Laborer
Rufus Ivory M 14 Michigan
Martha Ivory F 13 Michigan
Mary A Ivory F 9 Michigan
Bartholemew Cronan M 30 Ireland - Farmer
Census (family)
John Ivory M55 New YorkFidelia Ivory F54 Massachusetts
Franklin Ivory M29 Michigan
Mary Ivory F19 Michigan
Endnotes
1. History of Lapeer County, Michigan (Chiicago: H. R. Page and Co., 1884), page 90.
2. "United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHB9-H4F : accessed 07 Sep 2013), John Ivory, 1840..
3. John Ivory/Fidelia Doud marriage record, 10 Mar 1840.
4. "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWDK-XYH : accessed 07 Sep 2013), John Ivory, 1860..
5. "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHCM-Y78 : accessed 07 Sep 2013), John Ivory, ..
6. Portrait and Biographical Gazetteer of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties (Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892), page 550.
7. County Clerk, Lapeer Death Records, John Ivory death 18 Sept 1875, #1461 Vol. 1 page 74.
8. "Michigan, Deaths, 1867-1897," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3XM-SB3 : accessed 19 Feb 2014), John Ivory, 1875..
9. Sexton, Records for Green's Corners Cemetery, (later named Greenwood Cemetery), Lapeer County, Michigan.
10. Find A Grave Memorial# 66822422.