Eleanor Slusher

  General Notes:

The 1850 Federal Census for Kentucky, Harlan Co., District 1, page 45A records Eleanor Slusher (12 - KY) living with her parents John (45 - KY) and Mary (43 - KY) Slusher and siblings William (18 - KY), Mary (16 - KY), Martha (15 - KY), Elizabeth (8 - KY), and John (7 - KY). Next door is Eleanor's brother Wilkenson Slusher (20 - KY) and his wife Mary (19 - KY) and their son Robert (1) as well as Jacob (23 - KY) and Emily (19 - KY) Slasher and their children Mary (4), Lucy (3), and Charity (1). John Slasher is a farmer with real estate valued at $600. See general notes on Eli Henry Broughton for 1860 census facts.

Eleanor Slusher was the daughter of John & Mary "Polly" (Woolum) Slusher
... paternal grandparents: Phillip & Judith (Howard) Slusher
... maternal grandparents: Andrew & Ursley (Woodard) Woolum

Eleanor married Eli Henry Broughton, son of John Broughton and Sarah Payne, in Oct 1859 in Harlan Co., Kentucky. (Eli Henry Broughton was born on 1 Feb 1837 in Knox Co., Kentucky, died on 8 Oct 1912 in Knox Co., Kentucky and was buried in Friendship Cem., Stinking Creek, Knox Co., Kentucky.)

  Marriage Notes:

Kentucky Marriage Records, 1852-1914 (ancestry.com)
Name: Elinder Slusher
Age: 21
Est. Birth Year: abt 1838
Birth Location: Harlan
Residence: Harlan
Spouse Name: Eli Broughton
Spouse Age: 22
Est. Spouse Birth Year: abt 1837
Spouse Birth Location: Knox
Spouse residence: Knox
Marriage Date: Oct 1859
Marriage Location: Harlan
County of Record: Harlan