Simeon Eller Genealogy

Simeon Eller (son of John and Susanna Eller), b. Sept. 7, 1794; d. June 19, 1850; m. (the license was issued in Wilkes Co., N. C., Apr. 16, 1817) Fanny, dau. of James and Mary McNiel, b. Jan. 12, 1799; d. Oct. 4, 1856. (See McNiel Genealogy) Both are buried at the New Hope Cemetery northwest of Wilkesboro, N. C. The family lived in the vicinity of the New Hope Church in Wilkes Co. on land located on Coles Creek and on the North Fork of Lewis Fork Creek. He and his wife were members of the New Hope Baptist Church. He was a Deacon in the church at the time of his death. He and his bro. Peter worked unceasingly for better schools in Wilkes Co. Their efforts finally culminated in the establishment of the Academy in Wilkesboro which was one of the first schools of importance in Western North Carolina. This and other public-spirited acts were recognized by a grateful community when it succeeded in having Peter appointed Colonel, and Simeon, Captain, of the County Militia which was a regularly drilled guard under the chief command of the Governor of the state. They held these offices for many years. Peter was further honored by being chosen and re-chosen to represent his community in the legislature of his state, where he did much for the cause of education. Simeon was a blacksmith and gunsmith by trade. A gun made by him is still preserved by one of his descendants. Other objects of his handicraft have been preserved. He d. in his sixty-fifth year of acute indigestion while on a visit to the home of his son James. The Doctor's bill of Scroggs and Hackett who attended him during his last illness is worth recording. It has considerable bearing, no doubt, upon the cause of his death.

Mr. Simeon Eller, Dr.
to Scroggs and Hackett
1850.
June 16th To visit from Mr. Jones. Stay all night vivisection. Various doses Medicine Pres. & ........ $ 3.50 June 17th Visit Milage Close attention & detention 2 days & nights. Various Medicines, Mustard Plaster, Blister Plaster, Injections repeatedly-Laudanum, Oil Turpentine, Croton Oil, Opium, Nitre, Sudlitz Powders,

Close watching, etc., etc., all the time .......... 14.00

$17.50

1851
Sept. 18 by Harvey Eller Note in full Scroggs & Hackett

A. A Hackett

(Above attested before Justice of the Peace, July 11, 1850.)

His will was written for him on the evening of the day before he died and he was too weak to sign it. His son Harvey was made executor and the inventory of personal property of the estate listed among other things, 28 head of hogs, 14 head of cattle, 5 head of horses, 5 head of sheep, 500 bushels of corn, 3 stacks of oats, 5 stacks of hay, household furniture, kitchen furniture, 2 side saddles, 1 man saddle, 1 loom, farming utensils, set smith's tools, 2 wagons, one shotgun and one rifle. He is remembered as being a tall, portly man much like his son Harvey. Samples of his writing show a beautiful hand, somewhat large, but clear, bold and uniform. He was devoted to the Baptist Church and was active in the councils of the New Hope Church from the time of its organization in 1830. He and his wife were greatly interested in problems of education and spent much time tutoring their children and helping them with their studies. Their children claimed to have obtained more schooling at home than in school.

Children of Captain Simeon Eller and Fanny McNiel:

(1) Harvey Eller.

(2) John Eller, b. 1821; d. Nov., 1892; m Jane. dau. of Hugh Montgomery of Wilkes Co., N. C. He moved by covered wagon to Jefferson Co., Iowa, in 1853 and in 1873 moved to Clay Co., Nebr. where he d. Children:

(1) James Allen Eller and
(2) Alexander Hamilton Eller who lived and d. in Jefferson Co., Iowa;
(3) Charles Eller;
(4) Jesse Eller and
(5) Joseph Eller resided in Clay Co., Nebr.;
(6) Elizabeth Eller m. Abram Fisher and resided in Clay Co., Nebr.;
(7) Sophronie Eller m. Payton Colvard and resided in Okla.;
(8) Edmund Lee Eller.

(3) Polly Eller, b. 1823; d. 1894; m. Esq. Allen Whittington. Lived and d. in Wilkes Co., N. C. Children:

(1) Leander;
(2) Elvira who m. Rufus Colvard who d. 1891;
(3) Emily who m. a Vannoy;
(4) Benjamine who m. a Colvard and d. 1891.

(4) William Eller, b. 1825; d. Aug. 9, 1876; m. Catherine Parnell whose father was a drummer boy at Guilford Courthouse on Mar. 15, 1781. The family emigrated to Iowa with bro. John Eller in 1853 and later moved to near Harvard, Nebr., where he d. Children:

(1) James Calloway Eller of Folsom, Calif.;
(2) Thomas J. Eller of Clay Center, Nebr.;
(3) Rev. David Eller, a Baptist minister;
(4) Frank Eller;
(5) Robert M. Eller;
(6) Henrieta Eller who m. Adalbert Peck of Wapello Co., Iowa;
(7) Angeline Eller who m. Mr. Hackett of Harvard, Nebr.;
(8) America Eller who m. John Knorr, of Clay Center, Nebr.
(9) Martha Eller who m. Cleon Gould, of Clay Center, Nebr.
(10) Fannie Eller, of Clay Center, Nebr.

(5) James Eller.

(6) Nancy Eller, b. 1830; d. 1847; m. Mar. 7, 1846, Jesse Vannoy. No children.

(7) David Eller, b. 1832; d. at Drurys Bluff, Va. 1864. He m Polly McNiel. Was an Orderly Sergeant in Co. K, 53d N. C. Confederate Army. His body was removed from its first resting place and re-interred at New Hope Cemetery in Wilkes Co. No issue.

(8) Captain Jesse F. Eller, b. Dec. 17, 1835; d. 1900; m. Apr. 1859, Mary Ann Laxton, b. Jan. I, 1840, d 1900. He was a Captain in Co. K, 53d N. C., C. S. A. He was severely wounded at Spottsylvania Courthouse. Family first lived in Wilkes Co., N. C., then moved by covered wagon in 1869 to Wapello Co., Iowa. In 1873 the family moved to near Harvard, Nebr., and in 1880 it moved back and settled near Marion, Va., where both parents d. Issue, twelve children, as follows:

(1) Oscal Pulaski Eller, b. July 28, 1860; m. Eva Wright of Nebr. who d 1923. Family lived, Hastings, Nebr. Farmer. Issue: Ralph and Ruth.

(2) Virginia Eller, b. Aug. 2, 1862; m. J. A. Kirk who d. 1916. Family lived, Lincoln, Nebr. Farmer. Issue:

(1) Earle.
(2) Mabel.
(3) Raymond.
(4) Mary.
(5) Harold.

(3) Junius Arthur Eller, b. Apr. 20, 1867; m, Georgia Johnston of Va. Family lives, Marion, Va. Farmer. Issue:

(1) Lulu.
(2) Ethel.
(3) Myrtle.
(4) Mary.
(5) Carlton.
(6) Grace.
(7) Laxton.
(8) Clay.
(9) Evelyn.
(10) Joseph.
(11) John.

(4) Quincy Aswell Eller, b. Nov. 15, 1869; m. Mary Sanders. Family living, Chilhowie, Va. Merchant. Issue: Frances and Marian.

(5) Edward Everett Eller, b. Feb. 12, 1870; m. July 30, 1896, Elizabeth McNiel, dau. of Peter McNiel and granddau. of John McNiel, who m. Rachel Eller. Merchant, North Wilkesboro, N. C. Issue:

(1) Mary.
(2) Ernest McNiel.
(3) Franklin Peter.

The son Ernest McNiel Eller graduated with honors from Naval Academy at Annapolis, June, 1925. (See McNiel Genealogy)

(6) Ellen Eller, b. 1873; d. 1883.

(7) Manley Toy Eller, b. 1875; d. 1883.

(8) Louise Eller, b. 1877; d. 1883.

(9) Benjamin Hill Eller, b. Dec. 20, 1879; m. Mar. 13, 1901, Belle Cornett of Va. Merchant, North Wilkesboro, N. C. Issue:

(1) Deane.
(2) Catherine.
(3) LeRoy.
(4) Lillian.

(10) Mollie Evelyn Eller, b. May 11, 1881; m. Aug. 6, 1915, William Heggie McNiel, son of Peter McNiel, b. 1879; d. Jan. 15, 1925. Family lived, North Wilkesboro, N. C. Merchant. (See McNiel Genealogy) Issue:

(1) Frank.
(2) Frances.
(3) Margaret.
(4) Edward.

(11) Mattie Edith Eller, b. July 14, 1883. Teacher, North Wilkesboro Schools. Unm.

(12) Emma Chloe Eller, b. May 16, 1885. Teacher, North Wilkesboro Schools. Unm.

(9) Anderson Eller, b. 1836, m. his cousin, Alva McNiel, who d. June 1894. He had sons:

(1) James.
(2) Simeon.
(3) Cleveland.
(4) Gaither.
(5) Rufus.
(6) Cicero.

He lived in Wilkes Co., N. C.

(10) Thomas J. Eller, b. 1838; d. 1863. He was a private in the 1st N. C. Confederate Army and was killed at Chancellorsville near where Stonewall Jackson fell early on the morning of the second day's fight. He was buried where he fell. He was a bright boy, the pride of the family, a good teacher and a promising youth. Never m.

(11) America Eller, b. 1840; d. 1919, m. 1st, William Whittington, son of Allen Whittington, Esq. Children:

(1) Thomas who lives in Washington, D. C.;
(2) Gaither who m. Ella Phelps and lives near Farson, Iowa. She m. 2d, Nathan Weaver and resided in Allegheny Co., N. C. Issue: one dau., Nora.