THIRD GENERATION

19. Elizabeth Gravenbergh was born on 6 Jun 1812 in Middletown, Montgomery, New York. ⁽¹⁵³⁾ She was baptized on 28 Jun 1812. ⁽¹⁵²⁾ She died on 18 Nov 1890 in Mendon, St Joseph, Michigan. ⁽¹⁵⁴⁾ She was buried on 18 Nov 1890 in Mendon Cemetery, Mendon Twp, St Joseph, Michigan.⁽¹⁵⁵⁾
GENERAL NOTES:
Birth/Baptism - "Elizabeth, daughter of John Gravenbergh & Christian Van Evera, was born June 6, 1812"

Death: Her headstone reads: "Elizabeth Wilcox, 18 Nov 1890, age 83y 4m 22d, wife of John H. Wilcox." (This age is incorrect, or the tombstone was misread. It should have been 78y 5m 12d, if the death date was read correctly.)

1820 Census - in father's household, a female under age 10.
1830 Census - in the John Grovenburgh household; female age 15-20.
1840 Census - in father's household, a female age 20-30.
1845 Census - in the Azariah Gruvenburg household; a female age 21-45.
1850 Census - Elizabeth Wilcox, age 39, born in NY.
1860 Census - Elizabeth Wilcox, age 52, born in NY, cannot write.
1870 Census - Elizabeth, is age 61, birthplace in New York.

She was married to John H. Wilcox about 1846.⁽¹⁵⁶⁾
FAMILY NOTES:
1825 New York, Cortland Co., Truxton Census, FHL film #0843779.
John Willcox -
2 males; 2 females,
0 male subject to military duty and between age 18-45,
1 male qualified to vote,
1 married female under the age of 45 years,
1 females unmarried under the age of 16 years,
6 acres of improved land occupied by the same family,
2 meat cattle owned, 0 horses owned, 0 sheep owned, 10 hogs owned,
10 yards of fulled cloth manufactured in the domestic way during the preceding year,
30 yards of linen, cotton, or other thin cloth during the preceding year.

1850 US Census, Park, St Joseph, MI;
John H. Wilcox, 45y, m,farmer, $900 real estate, Bpl- Penn; Elizabeth Wilcox, 39,f, Bpl NY; Mary Ann,2,f, Bpl- Mich.

1860 US Census, ;
Mendon Twp, St Joseph, Michigan: dwelling 367- J.H. Wilcox, 60, m, farmer, $1500 real estate, $400 pers prop., Bpl Pennsy., cannot write. Elizabeth Wilcox, 52,f, Bpl- NY, cannot write. Maryann E. Wilcox, 12,f, Bpl Mich, att. school.
NOTE: There are four Wilcox families in Mendon in 1860. The towns of Leonidas, Nottaway, & Colon are very close by with 6 more Wilcox families...Most were born in NY.

1870 US Census,Mendon Twp, St. Joseph, Michigan;
John Wilcox, age 70, and Elizabeth, age 61, Christiana Grovenburg, age 95 years.
John H. Wilcox was born on 30 Apr 1800 in Pennsylvania. ⁽¹⁵⁷⁾ Her birthdate is calculated from the tombstone notation. He owned land in St Joseph, Lockport Twp, Sec 20, SWSE, 40 acres on 1 Jul 1836 in Lockport Twp, St Joseph, Michigan. ⁽¹⁵⁸⁾ He owned land in St Joseph, Park Twp, Sec 28, N1/2SE, 80 ac on 1 May 1839 in Park Twp, St. Joseph, Michigan. ⁽¹⁵⁹⁾ He died on 13 Jun 1876 in Mendon Twp, St. Joseph, Michigan. ⁽¹⁶⁰⁾ He was buried in Mendon Cemetery, Mendon Twp, St Joseph, Michigan.⁽¹⁶¹⁾

GENERAL NOTES:
Another land Patent for John H. Wilcox is in Gladwin Twp, Gladwin Co, Michigan 1872...

It is not yet proved that these lands owned by John Wilcox is owned by the spouse of Elizabeth Gravenbergh.

1850 Census - John H. Wilcox, 45y, m, farmer, $900 real estate, Bpl- Penn.
1860 Census - J.H. Wilcox is age 60, a farmer, with $1500 in real estate, $400 in personal property, born in Penn., cannot write.
1870 Census - John Wilcox, age 70.

Tombstone: "John H. Wilcox, age 76y1m13d;" buried with his wife Elizabeth. Elizabeth Gravenbergh and John H. Wilcox had the following children:

81 i. Maryann E. Wilcox was born about 1848 in Michigan.