Elija Runnels

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: Abt 1862 - Arkansas
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Parents

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         Father: Hampton William Runnels
         Mother: Martha Davis Beasley

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Notes

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General:

Per 1880 US Census, 6/15/1880, Saline Township, Howard County, Arkansas
Print is nearly illegible, but it looks like -
Head of household is 52 year old Hampton Runnels, a white male born in Tennesse, his father in North Carolina, his mother in Kentucky. He is a farmer, married to 38 year old Martha Runnels, who keeps house. She was born in Louisiana, her parents in South Carolina. Living with them is Hampton's 79 year old mother, Fannie Runnels, a widow born in Kentucky, her parents in Virginia.
The Runnels children are:
Son, 18 year old Elija, born in Arkansas, now at home
Son, 15 year old William H., born in Arkansas, a farm laborer.
Son, 12 year old Isaac, born in Arkansas, a farm laborer.
Son, 11 year old Henry, born in Arkansas, at home.
Daughter, 9 year old Louisa, born in Arkansas.
Son, 7 year old John F., born in Arkansas.
Son, 3 year old Joseph, born in Arkansas.
Son, 7 month old Burt, born in Arkansas.
Also living with them is a boarder/servant, 17 year old Margrett Goshen