Robert McELROY

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1815- Moved from Washington Co., PA to Harrison Co., OH w/parents
1830- Married in Tuscarawas Co., OH
1833- Moved to Union Co., OH
1840C: Leesburg, Union, OH
1850C: York, Union, OH- 36yrs, b. PA, w/wife & 14 children
1860C: York twp- 51 yrs, b. OH, could not read or write, w/wife & 10 children, son, John (29), was next door, Another (unidentified) John McElroy, 13 yrs, was in the Miller home, one door away
1870C: York twp- 60 yrs. b. PA, mother foreign born, could not write, w/wife & 6 children
1880C: York twp- 70 yrs, b. PA, father -Ireland, mother- PA, w/wife & 3 children & 1 granddaughter, Mary R, 10 yrs, b. OH ^{1 2 3}

  Research Notes:

The Bouic Index has as many "McIlroy" spellings for Robert's family as it does for James'.
It is my belief, as yet unproven, that Robert was the cousin of James S McIlroy.
From the 1883 Union County History:
ROBERT McILROY, farmer, P.O. Bokes Creek, was born in Washington County, Penn., August 27, 1809; his parents were John and Nancy McIlroy, with whom when six years of age he came to Harrison County, Ohio, where his mother died in 1832. Of a family of twelve children there are now but two living viz. : Robert and George. His father married for his second wife, Mrs. A. Murphy, who survived him, he having died in 1838. On August 17, 1830, our subject was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Dickinson, daughter of George and Anxious Dickinson. To them have been born seventeen children, eleven of whom are now living, viz. : John, Silas, David, Robert D., Samuel S., Thomas M., Eliza, Keziah and Theresa, Hester A. and Susan E. In 1833, with his wife and three children, he came to Union County, where after residing in different parts, he in the spring of 1877 settled in the southern portion of York Township, where he now resides. He attended and voted at the first election held in York Township at the house of Aaron Shirk. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for many years has officiated as class leader, and is the owner of 153 acres of land.
Marysville Tribune Jun 1887
Bokescreek p3c1 Robert McElroy recieived word of the death of his only brother who resides in Harrison County. Uncle Robert is the only one that remains of a large family. He is 79 . (George McElroy of Harrison Co. died

Based on above dates, John would have moved from Washington Co., PA to Harrison Co., OH about the same time that Samuel McIlroy moved to Jefferson Co., OH.
Robert's family first moved to Leesburg, Union Co. in 1833 and settled in York twp before 1850.
James McIlroy, son of Samuel, moved from Harrison to Union Co. about 1838.

The obituary of Eliza, Robert's daughter, noted that two of her brothers served in the Civil war. Based on age and ability, those were probably William and David.

Robert married Rebecca DICKINSON, daughter of George DICKINSON and Anxious, on 19 Aug 1830 in Tuscarawas Co., OH. (Rebecca DICKINSON was born about 1810 in PA and died on 28 Sep 1892 in York twp, Union Co., OH.)