Elliot William VAN SCOY, son of George Washington Van Scoy and his wife
Judith Ann STRIMPLE, was born in 1862 in Huron County, Ohio. He died in 1947 in
Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana, and was buried in the Vernon Cemetery,
Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana.
He married (1) about 1886 Icelina JACOBS. She was born in 1866 in Ohio. She
died in 1827 in Jennings County, Indiana, and was buried in the Vernon
Cemetery.
He may have married (2) Winnie _____. She was born in Indiana about 1873.
In 1888 Elliot's father George Washington Van Scoy bought 74 acres of land in
Jennings County, Indiana. Elliot moved to Indiana to farm his father's land.
In 1900, 1910, and 1920 Elliot and Icelina were living in Vernon Township,
Jennings County, Indiana. In 1900 he was a farmer; in 1910, a teamster; and in
1920, retired. He may be the E. L. Vanscoy with wife Winnie living in Vernon
Township in 1930 and working as a sawyer in a swing factory.
Children of Elliot and Icelina (Jacobs) Van Scoy:
i. Dale, b. 1887 in Ohio, m. about 1909 Lola ____.
Child: Madeline b. about 1909.
1910 in Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana.
may be in SSDI, lived Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, d. Dec. 1966
ii. Georgia b. 1889 in Indiana, m. in 1907 Roy B. STEARNS.
Children: Evelyn, b. about 1906; William B. b. about 1914.
1910, 1920 in Sand Creek Township, Jennings County, Indiana.
1930 in Anderson City, Madison County, Indiana.
iii. Kenneth b. about 1891 in Indiana, m. Elizabeth _____.
Child: Mildred, b. about 1919.
1920 in Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana.
iv. Ruth b. about 1893 in Indiana.
v. Lenora b. about 1897 in Indiana.
vi. Gladys b. about 1899 in Indiana.
George Washington Van Scoy is my great(2)-grandfather.
I am interested in learning more about the family of Elliot Van Scoy and in
corresponding with living descendants, in part to invite them to the 100th
anniversary VanScoy-Knapp reunion to be held in Huron County, Ohio, in June 2007.
Frances Van Scoy, francesvanscoy(a)aol.com
VanScoy-Knapp reunion, vsk03(a)aol.com