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This may be your Anna Belle's family:
1880 Brownstown Twp., Jackson Co., Indiana
Enumeration District: 105
Sheet Number: 29B
Enumeration Date: June 30, 1880
Line: 30
Dwelling/Family: 764/787
Mc Elfresh, T. - age 34, married, farmer, born in Ohio. Parents born in Ohio.
" Margaret - wife, age 34, married, keeping house, born in Indiana. Father born in
Indiana. Mother born in Tennessee.
" James - son, age 14, born in Indiana
" Wes - son, age 13, born in Indiana
" Thos. - son, age 11, born in Indiana
" Ida - daughter, age 7, born in Indiana
" Mary C. - daughter, age 5, born in Indiana
" Florence - daughter, age 3, born in Indiana.
1900 Driftwood Twp., Jackson Co., Indiana
Enumeration District: 68
Sheet Number: 62A
Enumeration Date: June 16, 1900
Line: 11
Dwelling/Family: 151/153
McElfresh, Thomas - born September 1846, age 53, married 28 yrs., born in Ohio. Father
born in Ohio. Mother born in Indiana. Occupation farmer.
" Margaret C. - wife, born November 1846, age 53, married 28 yrs., 10 children/8
children living, born in Indiana. Father born in Tennessee. Mother born in Kentucky.
" Mary C. - daughter, born February 1875, age 25, born in Indiana.
" Florence - daughter, born October 1877, age 22, born in Indiana
" Ella - daughter, born August 1880, age 19, born in Indiana
" Anna B. - daughter, born August 1885, age 14, born in Indiana
" Simeon - son, born December 1888, age 11, born in Indiana
Steele, Beldora - boarder, born September 1855, age 44, widowed, born in Indiana. Parents
born in Kentucky.
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Per:
familysearch.org
Thomas McElfresh
b: Sept 1847 - Morgan Co., OH
Father: Basil McElfresh
Mother: Mary Achels/Ackles
m: September 2, 1871 - Jackson Co., IN
Margaret Griffin
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In the 1870 Driftwood Twp., Jackson Co., IN census I found a Margaret Griffin (age 23, IN)
with three young children; James (age 5), William (age 3) and Thomas (age 1) living with
her. These same children match up with the ages of the three oldest in the 1880 census
for the Thomas McElfresh household. This info would indicate Margaret was either married
before (about 1865) or she had three children out of wedlock.
Jackson Co., IN doesn't post marriage records online after 1850 so finding the record
would mean contacting the county clerks office or possibly historical society for that
info.
I did locate a Margaret Hedrick in the 1860 Driftwood Twp., Jackson Co., IN census who is
the same age as Margaret Griffin but couldn't link Hedrick to a Griffin.
I hope this information is helpful.............Karen