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Johannes Enelius Emil Eliassen (John Emil Eliason) was born on 18 Jun 1857 in Kviljord, Vanse, Vest-Agder, Norway. He was christened on 5 Jul 1857 in Vanse, Lista, Vest-Agder, Norway. He died on 31 Jul 1941 in Zion, Lake Co., IL.
NAME-Johannes Enelius Emil Eliassen>John Emil Eliason
1871-Confirm #22-(Vanse)-Johannes Enelius Emil of Qvillio to Elias Evertsen & Karen Aanundatter
1880-He deserted from the ship Hardys at New York on 14 Feb 1880.
1882-John E Eliasen mar Alice S Taylor on 12/1/1882 in Kane Co., IL (Illinois marriages online)
1883-Kane, Kane Co., IL (birth of Rolley)
1888-Kaneville, Kane Co., IL (b. of Eline)
1892-Elburn, Kane Co., IL (b. of Mary Ann)
1895-Kaneville-Extracts from Aurora Beacon News-Mar 27-The house on the old Taylor farm, occupied
by Mr. Taylor's son-in-law, John Eliasson's family, burned last Thursday evening. Mr. Eliasson was in
Chicago at the time; not nearly all the effects were saved and the barn and other buildings barely
escaped.
1898-April 20-The school election in Dist. #2 resulted in the election of E.L. Hoyt to succeed W.H. Tupper,
whose term expired. There were 14 votes polled, 10 of which were for Mr. Hoyt and the remainder for Mr.
Eliasson.
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John Elisson, b.c. 1858 b. Norway, in Kaneville Twp., Kane Co., IL
Alice L 1851
Taylor W 1886
Wilhelm L 1884
Elva K 1888
Mary A 1893
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1910-John Eliason 52, b. Norway, res-Lake Co., IL with Alice 59, Rolla 26, Taylor 24, Elvie 22, Mary 17 &
Howard Goodwin 3 (11 Mar 1907-Jun 1987 in Omaha, NE -issue Iowa??)
1920-John Eliason b.c.1858 Norway, res-Ward 1 Zion, Lake Co., IL with Sarah b.c. 1870, Taylor W. b.c.
1886, & Mirran H. b.c. 1891
1930-John A Eliason b.c. 1858 in Norway, res-Zion, Lake Co., IL with Sarah b.c. 1870
1941-ELIASON JOHN E male, white, age 84 yrs 1941-07-31 Lake Co., Zion
Johannes married Alice Lillian Taylor on 1 Dec 1882 in Kane Co., IL. Alice was born about 1851. She died on 24 Aug 1918 in Zion, Lake Co., IL.