Eliza was given 160 acres of land in Champaign County when she married. Edward exchanged it for land in Marshall County, Iowa; Land not clear; Lost land and were very poor; Moved to Hancock County, Iowa; Tree claimed in Woodbury County, Iowa; Eliza spent one winter alone in a sod house on land to meet requirements of claim.327
Marriage1 Feb 1859, Urbana, Champaign, Illinnois15