Enoch McElfresh

    Enoch McElfresh, Hardintown, Lawrenceburgh Township, was born in Dearborn County in 1841. He is a son of Samuel McElfresh, who located in this county about 1835, and grew to maturity on the farm with his parents. In 1863 he married Eliza Miller, daughter of Mahlon and Eliza (Hayes) Miller, and began operations as a farmer on his own resources. He has since engaged in agricultural pursuits and has met with fair success, now owning sixty acres of good land.

    Mrs. Eliza McElfresh passed away in June, 1866, and in December, 1867, Mr. McElfresh was married to Jane Marquett, a native of this county and daughter of Jacob and Priscilla (Miller) Marquett. They have five children: Samuel, Eliza M., Joseph, Helen B. and Mary. Four others are deceased. Mr. McElfresh is a member of the I. O. O. F. and a citizen in good standing in his community.

Source: History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana by F.E. Weakley & Co., 1885.