Christlieb-Chrislip-Crislip Family Association

Portions of the text that follow, are from the Christlieb-Chrislip-Crislip Family Association-sponsored history and genealogy publication,
Ancestors and Descendants of Friedrich Carl and Anna Catharina Christlieb.

William N. Ours

1822–1906

William N. Ours was born 26 April 1822, in Lewis County, Virginia, where he spent his early years. He moved westward to Prairie Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana. There, he married Eliza Ann Goodale, daughter of Joel Goodale, on 2 December 1849. Eliza Ann Goodale was born in Lavonia, New York, on 15 October 1826. In 1864, William and Eliza Ours located on a farm near Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois. They had a family of eight children. One child died in infancy. Another died at age 7. William N. Ours died 10 September 1906, in Kewanee, Illinois. His wife, Eliza, died 3 December 1911. Both are buried in the Wethersfield Township Cemetery.

Children of William N. Ours and Eliza Ann Goodale

  • Eliza Ann Ours (Friedrich Carl Christlieb1, Jacob Christlieb2, Nancy Crislip3, William N. Ours4) [558], born ca. 1853; died ca. 1860 in Indiana.

  • Emma G. Ours (Friedrich Carl Christlieb1, Jacob Christlieb2, Nancy Crislip3, William N. Ours4) [558], born 13 November 1855 in Goshen Township, Indiana; died 5 April 1931 in Kewanee, Illinois.

  • William G. Ours (Friedrich Carl Christlieb1, Jacob Christlieb2, Nancy Crislip3, William N. Ours4) [558], born ca. 1858; married Matilda Anna Berg, 30 December 1896. William died at Galva, Illinois on 20 June 1950.

  • Samantha M. Ours (Friedrich Carl Christlieb1, Jacob Christlieb2, Nancy Crislip3, William N. Ours4) [558], born 1859; married John A. Lindstrom, 12 December 1884; resided in Kewanee, Illinois.

  • Charles Frederick Ours (Friedrich Carl Christlieb1, Jacob Christlieb2, Nancy Crislip3, William N. Ours4) [559], born October 1861; married Ida E. Mettler, 18 January 1888 in Illinois; Charles died in Callaway County, Missouri, 4 February 1949.

  • Eliza Ann Ours (Friedrich Carl Christlieb1, Jacob Christlieb2, Nancy Crislip3, William N. Ours4) [559], born April 1864; married Dudley Craig, 29 December 1886 in Kewanee, Illinois.

  • Mary R. Ours (Friedrich Carl Christlieb1, Jacob Christlieb2, Nancy Crislip3, William N. Ours4) [559], born June 1869; married Fred Pasewalk, 25 September 1894 in Kewanee, Illinois. In 1931, they were known to be living in Mankato, Minnesota.

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