Elsie Ann Dull
1853-1937
1870 Census (#1020) name misspelled (Eliza)
1880 Census (#1058)
1900 Census (#1056)
1920 Census (#1083)
1930 Census (#1081)
Else Ann Dull's Bible
(#1018a)
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(#1018c) -
(#1018d)
Mentioned in obituary of daughter, Olive (Mihm) Weisman
(#1092)
Death Index Elsie Mihm (#120)
Death certificate (#166)
Elsie Ann (Dull) Mihm is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Mercer County, Dublin Twp., Rockford, Ohio (no photo available)
The father of my g grandmother Elsie Ann Dull is a family
mystery. Christina Shaffer is named as the mother of Elsie Ann Dull on Elsie's
death certificate. In the 1870 census, Eliza Dull is living with Christina
Shafer b1802. Christina is head of household in Liberty Township, Van Wert
County, Ohio. Eliza and Elsie's birth years match. Christina had a daughter
named Christina Shafer who would have been about 17 when Elsie was born. If the
daughter was Elsie's mother, she was not enumerated with Elsie and Christina
b.1802 in 1870. I believe the census taker misheard Elsie's name and spelled it
Eliza. In 1860 Christina Shafer and children were living next to William Mihm
and his family. This means Elsie's mother Christina must have known some of the
Mihm family. Elsie's future husband was Thomas Fredrick Mihm. Since Christina
Shafer b.1802 is enumerated as head of household on 1850 census and youngest
daughter Hannah Shafer was born abt.1843, Christina's husband must have died (or
left the family) between 1843 and 1850. Elsie Dull was born in 1853. Family
stories say that Elsie Dull was born out of wedlock. No one knew who her father
was. There were many Dull families living in the area during the time of her
birth.
