Individual Details
Elisha Overman
(Abt 1791 - 1824)
"Blackford and Grant Counties Indiana. A Chronicle of their people past and Present with Family Lineage and Personal Memoirs," compiled under the editorial supervision of Benjamin G. Shinn; vol. II; The Lewis Publishing Co; Chicago and NY; 1914. Submitted by Peggy Karol and Karen Overholt.
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"Elisha Overman was born in Virginia, of Quaker stock, and he himself was a stanch adherent of the Church of the Friends all his days. In his native state he wedded Mahala Burson, also a Virginia product of good Quaker stock, and some years thereafter they came north, locating in Clinton Co., Ohio, and taking up life as farmers there. There Elisha Overman died in 1824 when he was yet in the prime of his young manhood, and in later years his widow married Amos Davis, who was not a stepfather to his wife's children in the generally accepted sense, but who performed the full duties of a parent to them. He was a thrifty man and the one who possessed many excellent qualities of heart and mind, and made an excellent home for his family. When they had passed the prime of life, they came to Indiana, some of the children having come hither previously and settled on a farm in Centre township, as early as the forties. There Mr. and Mrs. Davis spent their remaining days. Mr. Davis died first, being then past seventy years of age, and his widow passed on some five years later when she was eighty-six years old. They had lived in their Quaker faith and they died happily and content with their achievements in life and the knowledge of duty well performed.
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"Elisha Overman was born in Virginia, of Quaker stock, and he himself was a stanch adherent of the Church of the Friends all his days. In his native state he wedded Mahala Burson, also a Virginia product of good Quaker stock, and some years thereafter they came north, locating in Clinton Co., Ohio, and taking up life as farmers there. There Elisha Overman died in 1824 when he was yet in the prime of his young manhood, and in later years his widow married Amos Davis, who was not a stepfather to his wife's children in the generally accepted sense, but who performed the full duties of a parent to them. He was a thrifty man and the one who possessed many excellent qualities of heart and mind, and made an excellent home for his family. When they had passed the prime of life, they came to Indiana, some of the children having come hither previously and settled on a farm in Centre township, as early as the forties. There Mr. and Mrs. Davis spent their remaining days. Mr. Davis died first, being then past seventy years of age, and his widow passed on some five years later when she was eighty-six years old. They had lived in their Quaker faith and they died happily and content with their achievements in life and the knowledge of duty well performed.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1791 | Virginia USA | |||
| Marriage | 9 Dec 1813 | Highland, Ohio USA - Mahala Burson | |||
| Death | 1824 | Clinton, Ohio USA |
Families
| Spouse | Mahala Burson (1793 - 1882) |
| Child | Jesse Overman (1814 - 1891) |