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View Tree for Elzy Creel StithElzy Creel Stith (b. October 13, 1818, d. May 09, 1894)

Elzy Creel Stith (son of Thomas Stith and Unknown Unknown) was born October 13, 1818 in Kentucky91, and died May 09, 1894 in near Atterberry IL91. He married America Jane Witt on November 03, 1842 in Atterberry, Illinois91, daughter of Jesse Witt and Mary Smith.

 Includes NotesNotes for Elzy Creel Stith:
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Elzy Creel Stith came to Menard County Illinois in 1839 wh en he was 17.
He came to Illinois from Adair County Kentucky with his two bro thers,
William and Milton. After some time getting established in Menard Coun ty,
the brothers returned to accompany a wagon train from Kentucky to
Illin ois. Some of the families making the trip with the wagon train were
Davis, W itt, Stith and Atterberry.
Elzy and America acquired land just north of what i s now Atterberry,
Illinois where they raised a family of ten children. In 18 68 they built
an 11 room home approximately two miles north of Atterberry wit h brick
fired from clay in a field just east of the location of the home. Th e
family lived in a log house nearby, when work was started on the new
home . The contractor of the house was Gaines Greene from Petersburg who
had move d to the area from Mason County. Gaines Greene was the brother of
William G. G reene of Tallula, Illinois. The house still stands, but has
been remodeled a n d covered with aluminum siding. The original house had
a
solid walnut sta ir ca se which was removed by a thief at one point in
time
when the house st oo d e mp ty. After the death of his mother, John
Jenkins
(Jink) Stith the fifth ch i ld , occupied the home until his death in
1943.
Elzy's Will was pr obat ed in 189 4

More About Elzy Creel Stith:
Burial: 1898, Oakland Cemetery, Petersburg, Illinois.91

More About Elzy Creel Stith and America Jane Witt:
Marriage: November 03, 1842, Atterberry, Illinois.91

Children of Elzy Creel Stith and America Jane Witt are:
  1. +Charles David Stith, b. July 18, 1861, Atterberry, Illinois91, d. December 06, 1944, Springfield, Illinois91.
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