Hello Listers,
Does anyone have any information regarding the Courtney family that was in
Switzerland Co. in the mid 1800's? Elias Courtney married Mary Pavy in
Harrison Co., KY in 1808. On the 1850 Switzerland Co., Pleasant Twp. census
Elias and Mary were living in the home of their son Bluford and his wife
Elmira Courtney. On the 1860 census Elias is still in Pleasant Twp. but he
is head of household in his own residence and his wife's name is Sarah. They
are living two houses away from his son Jesse. I have been told that Elias
died in 1861 but I have no proof of this. Some time ago I asked someone to
look up a cemetery listing for Elias and Mary in Wanda Morford's book. No
entry was found for either of them. I would appreciate if someone could tell
me where they are buried and the dates of their deaths. In the Indiana
marriage records I found where an Elias Courtney married Sarah Mills on May
20, 1856. If this is the same Elias, it must mean that Mary died between
1850 and 1856. I would appreciate any help you can give me.
Ardath Blue