Ellizabeth Robertson Chrisman was born in Clark County, Indiana, on December 3, 1815, a daughter of Eli and Elizabeth (Shawhan) Robertson. She was one of eleven known children of this family. She was raised on the farm on which her grandfather, Nathan Robertson, has been credited with building the first Methodist church in Indiana. Since childhood Elizabeth had been a devout and consistent member of the M. E. church.
Elizabeth and David Chrisman were married in Clark County, Indiana, on May 12, 1837 and continued to live in the state of Indiana where all of their eight known children were born. In the late 1850s they removed for a brief time to Grundy County, Missouri, where Elizabeth's sister, Jane Robertson Overman had settled. After the start of the civil war, they moved to Marion County, Iowa. They first settled in Clay Township, but later moved to the farm in northeast Knoxville Township that was the family home for many years. David died in 1890 and Elizabeth remained a widow for nine years, living most of that time in Knoxville. She died on April 16, 1899 at age 82. She had outlived all her siblings but left five of her eight children to mourn her loss.
She was survived by five sons, James Harvey, living six miles east of Knoxville; Eli Robertson, residing in Lucas County; Leonard Wood, of Miller, South Dakota; John Daniel, of Guide Rock, Nebraska; Hezekiah Walker, living in Alaska. She was preceded in death by her first child, William T., who was serving in the civil war when he died at Mound City, Illinois; her daughter, Mary Jane (Mrs. George F. Burzette), who died in 1888 in Liberty Center, Iowa; and an infant daughter who died in 1846 while they were living in Indiana.
Elizabeth's obituary describes her as a woman of strong character who had remarkable vigor and activity of mind and body. She enjoyed the respect and affection of a large circle of friends. Her funeral was at Asbury chapel with burial in the Asbury Cemetery. A handsome marker erected by her children commemorates the lives of David and Elizabeth Chrisman.
Elizabeth and David Chrisman were married in Clark County, Indiana, on May 12, 1837 and continued to live in the state of Indiana where all of their eight known children were born. In the late 1850s they removed for a brief time to Grundy County, Missouri, where Elizabeth's sister, Jane Robertson Overman had settled. After the start of the civil war, they moved to Marion County, Iowa. They first settled in Clay Township, but later moved to the farm in northeast Knoxville Township that was the family home for many years. David died in 1890 and Elizabeth remained a widow for nine years, living most of that time in Knoxville. She died on April 16, 1899 at age 82. She had outlived all her siblings but left five of her eight children to mourn her loss.
She was survived by five sons, James Harvey, living six miles east of Knoxville; Eli Robertson, residing in Lucas County; Leonard Wood, of Miller, South Dakota; John Daniel, of Guide Rock, Nebraska; Hezekiah Walker, living in Alaska. She was preceded in death by her first child, William T., who was serving in the civil war when he died at Mound City, Illinois; her daughter, Mary Jane (Mrs. George F. Burzette), who died in 1888 in Liberty Center, Iowa; and an infant daughter who died in 1846 while they were living in Indiana.
Elizabeth's obituary describes her as a woman of strong character who had remarkable vigor and activity of mind and body. She enjoyed the respect and affection of a large circle of friends. Her funeral was at Asbury chapel with burial in the Asbury Cemetery. A handsome marker erected by her children commemorates the lives of David and Elizabeth Chrisman.
Ellizabeth Robertson Chrisman was born in Clark County, Indiana, on December 3, 1815, a daughter of Eli and Elizabeth (Shawhan) Robertson. She was one of eleven known children of this family. She was raised on the farm on which her grandfather, Nathan Robertson, has been credited with building the first Methodist church in Indiana. Since childhood Elizabeth had been a devout and consistent member of the M. E. church.
Elizabeth and David Chrisman were married in Clark County, Indiana, on May 12, 1837 and continued to live in the state of Indiana where all of their eight known children were born. In the late 1850s they removed for a brief time to Grundy County, Missouri, where Elizabeth's sister, Jane Robertson Overman had settled. After the start of the civil war, they moved to Marion County, Iowa. They first settled in Clay Township, but later moved to the farm in northeast Knoxville Township that was the family home for many years. David died in 1890 and Elizabeth remained a widow for nine years, living most of that time in Knoxville. She died on April 16, 1899 at age 82. She had outlived all her siblings but left five of her eight children to mourn her loss.
She was survived by five sons, James Harvey, living six miles east of Knoxville; Eli Robertson, residing in Lucas County; Leonard Wood, of Miller, South Dakota; John Daniel, of Guide Rock, Nebraska; Hezekiah Walker, living in Alaska. She was preceded in death by her first child, William T., who was serving in the civil war when he died at Mound City, Illinois; her daughter, Mary Jane (Mrs. George F. Burzette), who died in 1888 in Liberty Center, Iowa; and an infant daughter who died in 1846 while they were living in Indiana.
Elizabeth's obituary describes her as a woman of strong character who had remarkable vigor and activity of mind and body. She enjoyed the respect and affection of a large circle of friends. Her funeral was at Asbury chapel with burial in the Asbury Cemetery. A handsome marker erected by her children commemorates the lives of David and Elizabeth Chrisman.
Elizabeth and David Chrisman were married in Clark County, Indiana, on May 12, 1837 and continued to live in the state of Indiana where all of their eight known children were born. In the late 1850s they removed for a brief time to Grundy County, Missouri, where Elizabeth's sister, Jane Robertson Overman had settled. After the start of the civil war, they moved to Marion County, Iowa. They first settled in Clay Township, but later moved to the farm in northeast Knoxville Township that was the family home for many years. David died in 1890 and Elizabeth remained a widow for nine years, living most of that time in Knoxville. She died on April 16, 1899 at age 82. She had outlived all her siblings but left five of her eight children to mourn her loss.
She was survived by five sons, James Harvey, living six miles east of Knoxville; Eli Robertson, residing in Lucas County; Leonard Wood, of Miller, South Dakota; John Daniel, of Guide Rock, Nebraska; Hezekiah Walker, living in Alaska. She was preceded in death by her first child, William T., who was serving in the civil war when he died at Mound City, Illinois; her daughter, Mary Jane (Mrs. George F. Burzette), who died in 1888 in Liberty Center, Iowa; and an infant daughter who died in 1846 while they were living in Indiana.
Elizabeth's obituary describes her as a woman of strong character who had remarkable vigor and activity of mind and body. She enjoyed the respect and affection of a large circle of friends. Her funeral was at Asbury chapel with burial in the Asbury Cemetery. A handsome marker erected by her children commemorates the lives of David and Elizabeth Chrisman.
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