Joseph Eby

  General Notes:

The 1850 Federal Census for Erin Township, Stephenson Co., Illinois records Joseph (27 - PA) and Mary (27 - Ohio) Eby with daughter Eveline (3/12 - Ill). Next door is Emanuel Mishler (27 - PA) and his wife Susan (25 - Ohio) and their child Maria (5 - Ohio). Emanuel is the brother of Mary.

The 1860 Federal Census for Kent Township, Stephenson Co., Illinois records J. (39 - PA) and Mary (38 - Ohio) Eby with children Elmira (10), Lina [Celina] (8), and Amanda (6). Joseph is a farmer with real estate valued at $2,000 and a personal estate at $850. Next door are John (49 - PA) and Liza (45 - PA) Mishler [indexed as Merkler at ancestry.com] with their children Josephine Mishler (22 - PA), Barton Mishler (21 - PA), Fred Mishler (20 - PA), Ann L. Mishler (17 - PA), Marion Mishler (15 - PA), Bessey A. Mishler (13 - PA), Sarah Mishler (10 - PA), and Ann Mishler (8 - PA). They have real estate valued at $4,000 and a personal estate at $1,000. Near by are E. [Emanuel] (38 - PA) and Susan (32 - Ohio) Mishler [indexed as Meshar at ancestry.com] with children Maria (14 - Ohio), Josephine (11 - Ill), John (9 - Ill), Sarah (4 - Ill), Caroline (3 - Ill), and John (1/12 - Ill). They have real estate valued at $4,000 and a personal estate at $400.

The 1870 Federal Census for Kent Township, Stephenson Co., Illinois records Joseph (48 - PA) and Anna (37 - PA) Eby with children Selina [Celina] (18 - Ill), Lyman (16 - Ill), Amanda (14 - Ill), Norman (9 - Ill), Mary A. (4 - Ill), Lizzie (2 - Ill), and Ellen (6/12 - Ill). Joseph is a farmer with real estate valued at $8,500 and a personal estate at $2,200. All around the Joseph Eby family are the family of his wife, Mary Mishler Eby: John (54 - PA) and Eliza (54 - PA) Mishler with their daughter Lizzie Mishler (26 - PA). They have real estate valued at $18,800 and a personal estate at $8,000. Emanuel (47 - PA) and Susan (45 - Ohio) Mishler with children Maria (24 - Ohio), John (17 - Ill), Thomas (15 - Ill), Calvin (12 - Ill), James (10 - Ill), Susan (8 - Ill), Levi (5 - Ill), and Mark (2 - Ill). They have real estate valued at $14,400 and a personal estate at $2,400. Also nearby are John (21 - PA) and Anna (21 - PA) Mishler with their son Isaac (1 - PA).

Joseph Eby is not found in 1880 census records, however, Lyman (26 - Ill) and Amanda (24 - Ill) are living with David (52 - PA) and Martha (46 - PA) Eby at Lanark City, Carroll Co., Illinois. Norman Eby is living with her recently married sister, Celina Eby Sheaffer, in Colfax, Dallas Co., Iowa.

Joseph married Mary Mishler. (Mary Mishler was born circa 1821 in Ohio and died circa 1865 in Kent Township, Stephenson Co., Illinois.)