Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William 
Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 
Chicago, 1882. Cass County.

ELIJAH CARVER, farmer; P. O. Virginia; was born in Madison 
County, Ky., Dec. 11, 1805. When 21 years old he engaged as 
overseer upon a large plantation; farmed in Missouri two 
years; in 1832 came to Illinois and located at Walnut 
Grove, this county, and two years later moved to his 
present place, which has been his home for forty-eight 
years, and where he has been engaged in general farming.  
He was married Jan. 15, 1828,to Miss Sophia Haff, who was 
born Nov. 30, 1811, and died Feb. 4, 1866, leaving four 
children, viz.: Fletcher T. (see Hist.) Harrison, of this 
county; Mary E., wife of Charles B. Hopkins, of Kansas; and 
Charles, also in Kansas. Mr. Carver again married in this 
county, Jan. 1, 1867, to Mary E. Boatman; born in Madison 
County, Ky., March l7, 1846, who has borne him 3 children, 
viz.: Ida May, born April 12, 1868; Elijah, born June 13, 
1869; Estella, born Nov. 18, 1872. Mrs. Carver is a 
daughter of Nelson and Elizabeth (Todd) Boatman, natives of 
Kentucky, still living at Philadelphia, this county.  Mr. 
Carver's father, William Carver, a farmer, was born in 
Virginia, in l760, and died April 19, 1837. His wife, Mary
Duncan, born about 1768, died about 1817. They had nine 
children, of whom our subject is the fifth child.  He was 
originally an old line Whig, but is now a Republican;
himself and wife are connected with the Methodist Church.

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