Eller Family Association

We seek to draw all Ellers and allied families into a cooperative effort.

1821 - 1906 (84 years)

Father	Wright SANDERS, b. 11 Nov 1795, Knox County, KY , d. 1 Jul 1838, Monroe County, IN (Age 42 years)
Mother	Mary "Polly" FRITZ, b. 1795, d. 25 Sep 1868, Monroe County, IN (Age 73 years)
Family ID	F5281	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James Holiday "Jim" ELLER, b. 12 Apr 1821, Wayne County, Kentucky , d. 5 Apr 1903, Center, Howard County, IN (Age 81 years)

Married 14 Sep 1840 Monroe Co., IN

Children

	1. John Wesley ELLER, b. 1 Oct 1841, Monroe County, Indiana , d. 24 Dec 1921, Monroe County, IN (Age 80 years)
	2. James Wright ELLER, b. 3 Jul 1843, Monroe Co., IN , d. 19 Jun 1937, Montgomery County, IN (Age 93 years)
	3. Lucinda Jane ELLER, b. 22 Mar 1846, Monroe County, Indiana , d. 25 Dec 1875 (Age 29 years)
	4. Nathan Harrison ELLER, b. 16 Jan 1848, Owen County, IN , d. 8 May 1928, Logansport, Cass County, IN (Age 80 years)
	5. Mary Elizabeth ELLER, b. 1 Jul 1850, Owen County, IN , d. 16 May 1873, Owen Co., IN (Age 22 years)
	6. Joseph M. ELLER, b. 18 Oct 1852, Owen Co., IN , d. 29 Nov 1886, near West Plains, Kansas (Age 34 years)
	7. Sarah Christiine ELLER, b. 18 Jan 1855, Owen County, IN , d. 1 Nov 1857, Owen Co., IN (Age 2 years)
	8. Martha Ellen ELLER, b. 3 Mar 1857, Owen Co., IN , d. 1943 (Age 85 years)
	9. Emma Florence ELLER, b. 3 Apr 1859, Owen Co., IN , d. 16 Jun 1950, Tipton County, IN (Age 91 years)
	10. Clara Celina ELLER, b. 1 Sep 1861, Owen Co., IN , d. 4 Oct 1942, Crawfordsville, IN (Age 81 years)
	11. Charles A."Charley" ELLER, b. 23 Sep 1864, Owen County, IN , d. 16 Mar 1953, Owen County, IN (Age 88 years)

Last Modified 25 Apr 2016

Family ID F341 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Faraby Sanders was the first daughter and third child born to Wright Sanders and Mary (Polly) Fritz. Her father owned considerable farmland in Owen and Monroe Counties. Wright Sanders was a close friend of Rev John Eller. Wright Sanders will reveals his friendship as it is witnessed by John Eller Jr. and names him as an executor. John Eller Jr was an older brother of James H. Eller.
The Sanders family had their "roots" in the Carolinas. His father, Henry, had served in the Revolutionary War and for 40 years was a Baptist minister. Upon the untimely death of her father, Faraby was placed under the guardianship of her Uncle, John Sanders.
She could not read or write.
After the death of her husband, she applied for a widows pension declaring her financial need. She owned 150 acres of"poor land" at this time.
She died 4 Jan 1906 and is buried at the Heddings Chapel Church Cemetery, Owen Co, IN next to her husband and infant daughter, Sara Christian Eller. [1]