In 1900, widow Elizabeth McElfresh (32 - Dec 1847) owned a farm in Franklin Twp., Monroe County, Ohio where she lived with four of her seven children, George (18 - Aug 1881), Luther T. (16 - Feb 1884), Harriet (14 - Mar 1886), and Anna (6 - Mar 1894). All of the children except Anna attended school. Everyone in the home was a native of Ohio, as were their parents. According to the census, all seven of Elizabeth's children were still living.
From the Zanesville Signal, 27 July 1928
AGED WOMAN DIES
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth McElfresh, 81, occurred early Thursday
morning [26 Jul 1928] at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence
Leasure, near Berne.
The deceased was a daughter of Robert and Nancy Miller and was
born and reared on a farm near Summerfield, but has made her home
for many years in the community where she died.
Besides Mrs. Leasure, two other daughters, Mrs. Josie Miller, Akron,
and Mrs. Harriet Biedenbach, Malta, for sons, George, Phillipine Islands;
Hayes, California, Henry and Luther McElfresh, and one brother, Albert
Miller, residing in the west.From death certificate:
Name: Elizabeth McElfresh
Age: 81 years 7 months 18 days
Birth: 08 Dec 1846, Noble Co., Ohio
Occupation: Housewife
Marital status: Widowed
Spouse: Evan McElfresh
Father: Robt B. Miller, native of Morgan Co.
Mother: Jane Burton, native of Noble Co., Ohio
Informant: Anna Leasure, Summerfield, O. Rt. 3
Sources conflict on name:
Nancy -- obituary of daughter Elizabeth Miller McElfresh
Jane Burton -- death certificate of daughter Elizabeth Miller McElfresh