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Author: REMBUD1
Surnames: Chance, Elmore
Classification: queries
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Alsey Elmore married John Chance in 1806 in Lincoln County, KY. They moved to Lee County,
Iowa in 1836-37 and bought land on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation. John died before
the 1840 census and Elcey is listed as the Widow Chance. They had sons, William, Stephen
Franklin, John Buford, Thomas H.,and Harvey. One daughter, Elizabeth. Her father was
Mathew Elmore and brother Shapley Elmore. She is listed as Elsey, Elcy, Elsy, and Elcey
Chance in different documents. In 1850, she is living with her son Harvey Chance in Lee
County, Iowa and in 1860, she is living with her son Stephen Chance in Linn County, MO
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