1860 Texas Census Index, 1850-1890
James----- M----- Gonzales County----- page 120 William----- Anderson County----- page 063 McElvey, H.M.----- Houston County----- page 222 McElvy, Fannie----- Burleson County----- page 141 McElvy, William----- Rusk County----- page 298 McElwee, J.T.----- Grimes County----- page 257-----Tennessee McElwer, ?.H.----- Navarro County----- page 195 1870 Texas Census Index, 1850-1890
McElyea, James T.----- Cherokee County----- page 228 McElyea, William C.----- Cherokee County----- page 228 McElyea, William----- Cherokee County----- page 241 McElyea, William P.------ Fannin County----- page 208 McElyea, James P.------ Gonzales County------ page 431 McElyea, Mary F.----- Gonzales County----- page 432 1880 Texas Census Index, 1850-1890
McElyea, G.W.------ Lubbock County----- page 548
1920 Delta County, Texas Census
page?, lines 9-12 McElyea, Jal?----- M----- 38----- Alabama----- Farmer McElyea, ?----- F----- 26----- Alabama----- wife McElyea, Fulton----- M----- 06----- Texas McElyea, Edward M.----- ?/12------ Texas 1900 Delta County, Texas Census McLyea, Jno.H.-------Head--W--M--Dec.1862--37--Tennessee Mary J.----wife----F---June 1864--44---Alabama Oliver--son---M---Dec.1885--14--Alabama Otto--son--M---June---1888--12---Texas Ollie M.---daughter---M---1890---9----Texas Freddie----son----M---January 1893----7-----Texas Audie------son----M----1895---5----Texas This family above is my great grandparents and grandfather, Fred. There is a discrepancy in the date of birth and age in my great grandfather and especially great grandmother. At this time, the correct date or age is undecided.My great grandfather shows up on an 1860 census as a 1 year old, so on the 1900 census he should be 40 or at least 39. 1920 Scurry County, Texas Census
page 21A, lines 3-7 McElyea, Otto----- M------ Head----- 30----- Texas----- Salesman hardware McElyea,------ F----- Mother----- 68----- Alabama----- Housekeeper McElyea, Oliver----- Head----- 34----- Alabama----- Salesman hardware McElyea, Gertrude----- wife----- 34------ Texas------ Housekeeper McElyea,Ralph H.----- son----- 7/12------ Texas In the census above, the McElyea listed after Otto McElyea who is not named is Mary Jane Davis McElyea, my great grandmother.Her birthdate on this census should be 1852 and on the 1900 census she stated her birthdate as 1864. To create more confusion, her death certificate states her d/o/b as 1855. More questions!